1943–44 Rochdale A.F.C. season
Rochdale 1943–44 football season
Rochdale 1943–44 football season
1943–44 season | |
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Manager | Ted Goodier |
Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
Football League North | 13th & 24th |
League War Cup | 2nd round |
Top goalscorer | League: Jack Harker All: Jack Harker |
The 1943–44 season saw Rochdale compete for their 5th season in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. In the 1st Championship, Rochdale finished in 13th position out of 50, and in the 2nd Championship, they finished 24th out of 50. Some matches in the 2nd Championship were also in the League War Cup and Lancashire Cup.
Statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League North & League War Cup | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ENG | Bill Fielding | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Arthur Chesters | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Lew Bradford | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Bill Byrom | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Tom Wildsmith | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Tom Dooley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Jimmy Eastwood | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | Edward Mulligan | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
MF | ENG | Tom Breakwell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Joe Duff | 35 | 5 | 35 | 5 | |
MF | ENG | Jim Treanor | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Leslie Lievesley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Ellis Cornwell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Arthur Warburton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Tom Jones | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | John Neary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | George Haigh | 33 | 2 | 33 | 2 | |
MF | WAL | Bob Davies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Jimmy? Macauley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | WAL | George Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | John McGahie? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Percy Taylor | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
MF | Harry Gee | 25 | 11 | 25 | 11 | ||
MF | S. Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | ENG | Jimmy Cunliffe | 21 | 9 | 21 | 9 | |
DF | ENG | Les Horton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Charles Windle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Michael O'Mahoney | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | John Banner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | ENG | Eric Wood | 37 | 15 | 37 | 15 | |
FW | ENG | Jack Gallon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Jack Harker | 22 | 26 | 22 | 26 | ||
FW | Roy Carrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Ernest Morris | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||
MF | ENG | James Harrison | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | |
FW | Arthur Joseph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Willie Miller | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
MF | ENG | Jackie Wharton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | Bill Rudd (snr) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | ENG | Richard Maudsley | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | WAL | Doug Redwood | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | WAL | Tom Sibley | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
FW | Jimmy Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Competitions
Football League North & War League Cup
Blackpool v Rochdale
28 August 1943 (1943 -08-28) 1 | Blackpool | 6 – 1 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
Harker | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8000 |
Rochdale v Blackpool
4 September 1943 (1943 -09-04) 2 | Rochdale | 2 – 6 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
Cunliffe Harker | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4330 |
Rochdale v Southport
11 September 1943 (1943 -09-11) 3 | Rochdale | 6 – 1 | Southport | Rochdale |
Harker Wood | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2032 |
Southport v Rochdale
18 September 1943 (1943 -09-18) 4 | Southport | 4 – 4 | Rochdale | Southport |
Harker | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2700 |
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
25 September 1943 (1943 -09-25) 5 | Oldham Athletic | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Oldham |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2570 |
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
2 October 1943 (1943 -10-02) 6 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
Harker Wood | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2023 |
Halifax Town v Rochdale
9 October 1943 (1943 -10-09) 7 | Halifax Town | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Halifax |
Harker Duff | Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3160 |
Rochdale v Halifax Town
16 October 1943 (1943 -10-16) 8 | Rochdale | 4 – 3 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
Mulligan Gee Cunliffe | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2343 |
Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale
23 October 1943 (1943 -10-23) 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 – 1 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
Cunliffe | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 3822 |
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
30 October 1943 (1943 -10-30) 10 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Rochdale |
Wood Cunliffe | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3161 |
Rochdale v Burnley
6 November 1943 (1943 -11-06) 11 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Burnley | Rochdale |
Wood Harker Gee | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3214 |
Burnley v Rochdale
13 November 1943 (1943 -11-13) 12 | Burnley | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Burnley |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 2200 |
Stockport County v Rochdale
20 November 1943 (1943 -11-20) 13 | Stockport County | 1 – 3 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Cunliffe Redwood | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1800 |
Rochdale v Stockport County
27 November 1943 (1943 -11-27) 14 | Rochdale | 2 – 0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
Harker | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1122 | |||
Note: Match abandoned after 74 minutes because of fog, but the result stood. |
Rochdale v Bradford City
4 December 1943 (1943 -12-04) 15 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
Harker | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2290 |
Bradford City v Rochdale
11 December 1943 (1943 -12-11) 16 | Bradford City | 3 – 0 | Rochdale | Bradford |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 2500 |
Bury v Rochdale
18 December 1943 (1943 -12-18) 17 | Bury | 1 – 4 | Rochdale | Bury |
Harrison Harker Gee Wood | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2134 |
Rochdale v Bury
25 December 1943 (1943 -12-25) 18 | Rochdale | 5 – 0 | Bury | Rochdale |
Gee Cunliffe Wood Harrison Harker | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3103 |
Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers
27 December 1943 (1943 -12-27) 19 | Rochdale | 5 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Rochdale |
Harker Cunliffe | Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale
1 January 1944 (1944 -01-01) 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Bolton |
Gee Harrison | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 6786 |
Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale
8 January 1944 (1944 -01-08) 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
Wood | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 4530 |
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
15 January 1944 (1944 -01-15) 22 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Rochdale |
Wood Gee Harrison | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4055 |
Burnley v Rochdale
22 January 1944 (1944 -01-22) 23 | Burnley | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Burnley |
Gee | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 1825 |
Rochdale v Burnley
29 January 1944 (1944 -01-29) 24 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Burnley | Rochdale |
Morris Taylor | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000 |
Rochdale v Southport
5 February 1944 (1944 -02-05) 25 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Southport | Rochdale |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4330 |
Southport v Rochdale
12 February 1944 (1944 -02-12) 26 | Southport | 2 – 4 | Rochdale | Southport |
Gee Harrison Harker | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3500 |
Blackpool v Rochdale
19 February 1944 (1944 -02-19) 27 | Blackpool | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8000 |
Rochdale v Blackpool
26 February 1944 (1944 -02-26) 28 | Rochdale | 0 – 2 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9911 |
Burnley v Rochdale
4 March 1944 (1944 -03-04) 29 | Burnley | 3 – 3 | Rochdale | Burnley |
Gee Wood Sibley | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 6166 |
Rochdale v Burnley
11 March 1944 (1944 -03-11) 30 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Burnley | Rochdale |
Duff Sibley | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7023 | |||
Note: Result counted as a draw in the league and a win in the League Cup. |
Blackpool v Rochdale
18 March 1944 (1944 -03-18) 31 | Blackpool | 8 – 0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
Dix Mortensen | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 25000 |
Rochdale v Blackpool
25 March 1944 (1944 -03-25) 32 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
Duff | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8706 |
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
1 April 1944 (1944 -04-01) 33 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
Wood Duff Haigh | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4188 |
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
8 April 1944 (1944 -04-08) 34 | Oldham Athletic | 0 – 2 | Rochdale | Oldham |
Wood Wharton | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7620 |
Rochdale v Stockport County
10 April 1944 (1944 -04-10) 35 | Rochdale | 1 – 4 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
Wood | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5700 |
Stockport County v Rochdale
15 April 1944 (1944 -04-15) 36 | Stockport County | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Sibley Wood | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3000 |
Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale
22 April 1944 (1944 -04-22) 37 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1500 |
Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers
29 April 1944 (1944 -04-29) 38 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
Morris Wood Taylor | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1693 |
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