1944–45 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1944–45 football season

Rochdale 1944–45 football season
Rochdale
1944–45 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League North27th & 57th
Top goalscorerLeague: John Reid
Ernest Morris
All: John Reid
Ernest Morris

The 1944–45 season saw Rochdale compete for their 6th season in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. Rochdale finished in 27th position in the first and in 57th position and in the second. 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Arthur Chesters 26 0 26 0
GK England ENG Walker Grimsditch 7 0 7 0
GK   W. Thorpe 1 0 1 0
GK   H.H.C. Hall 2 0 2 0
GK   Hesketh 1 0 1 0
GK   F. Olive 1 0 1 0
DF   W. Manghan 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Joe Duff 38 3 38 3
DF England ENG Ellis Cornwell 29 0 29 0
DF   Matthew Muir 15 0 15 0
DF England ENG William Keenan 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Bill Byrom 18 0 18 0
DF England ENG Doug Cole 2 0 2 0
DF England ENG Harry Lowe 5 0 5 0
DF England ENG Eddie Lyons 5 0 5 0
DF Wales WAL Gwyn Jones 3 0 3 0
MF England ENG Jim Treanor 7 0 7 0
MF   Jimmy? Macauley 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Walter Ainsworth 7 3 7 3
MF England ENG Jimmy Eastwood 3 0 3 0
MF   Jimmy Jones 15 2 15 2
MF   Charles Wilson 1 0 1 0
MF Wales WAL Bob Davies 1 0 1 0
MF   F. Whittaker 7 0 7 0
MF England ENG Tom Jones 8 0 8 0
MF England ENG John Neary 24 0 24 0
MF England ENG Jimmy Chambers 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jimmy Gemmell 3 0 3 0
DF Wales WAL Jim Pearce 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG George Haigh 24 1 24 1
MF   Jack Bradshaw 2 0 2 0
MF England ENG Jack Foxton 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG James Taylor 1 0 1 0
MF   Percy Taylor 1 1 1 1
FW England ENG John Gastall 2 0 2 0
MF England ENG Wally Reynolds 18 3 18 3
FW England ENG Jack Gallon 22 5 22 5
MF   John Reid 12 6 12 6
FW England ENG Alf Ainsworth 6 0 6 0
MF   A.L. Hughes 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Sammy Makin 11 2 11 2
MF   S.A. Pickstock 1 1 1 1
FW England ENG Jimmy Cunliffe 3 0 3 0
MF   John Banner 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Albert Mycock 2 0 2 0
MF   Jack Higham 1 0 1 0
FW   Ernest Morris 9 6 9 6
FW   Albert Griffiths 1 0 1 0
FW   Harold Acton 2 1 2 1
FW   Alfred Chaney 1 0 1 0
FW Northern Ireland NIR Davy Cochrane 2 1 2 1
FW England ENG Wally Hunt 1 1 1 1
FW England ENG Jimmy Constantine 10 3 10 3
FW   Jack Harker 4 0 4 0
FW   James Weatherspoon 1 0 1 0
FW   William Whittle 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Jack Bradley 1 0 1 0
FW   D. Strachan 6 0 6 0
FW England ENG Tom Cochrane 4 1 4 1
MF England ENG Albert Malam 2 0 2 0
FW England ENG Arthur Bailey 1 0 1 0
FW   J. Bate 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Eric Wood 5 3 5 3
FW England ENG Syd Roberts 2 1 2 1
FW England ENG Billy Woods 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Arthur Cunliffe 3 0 3 0
FW   Kenneth Atkinson 2 0 2 0
FW England ENG James Harrison 4 0 4 0
FW   James Young 2 1 2 1
FW   Harry Revell 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Jack Brinton 2 1 2 1
FW   Harry Seddon 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Alf Hanson 4 4 4 4
FW   Thorpe 1 0 1 0

Competitions

Football League North & War League Cup

Rochdale v Blackpool
26 August  1944 (1944 -08-26) 1 Rochdale 3 – 7 Blackpool Rochdale
W. Ainsworth
Morris 		Mortensen
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7071
Blackpool v Rochdale
2 September  1944 (1944 -09-02) 2 Blackpool 3 – 0 Rochdale Blackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4000
Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale
9 September  1944 (1944 -09-09) 3 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 0 Rochdale Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3000
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
16 September  1944 (1944 -09-16) 4 Rochdale 2 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
W. Ainsworth
Acton 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2850
Burnley v Rochdale
23 September  1944 (1944 -09-23) 5 Burnley 2 – 2 Rochdale Burnley
Duff
W. Ainsworth 		Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 4213
Rochdale v Burnley
30 September  1944 (1944 -09-30) 6 Rochdale 3 – 1 Burnley Rochdale
Gallon
D. Cochrane
Duff 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3612
Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers
7 October  1944 (1944 -10-07) 7 Rochdale 2 – 2 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Gallon
P. Taylor 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4100
Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale
14 October  1944 (1944 -10-14) 8 Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 Rochdale Bolton
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 4000
Accrington Stanley v Rochdale
21 October  1944 (1944 -10-21) 9 Accrington Stanley 1 – 2 Rochdale Accrington
Morris Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 3449
Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
28 October  1944 (1944 -10-28) 10 Rochdale 3 – 0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Morris
Roach (o.g.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2135
Rochdale v Preston North End
4 November  1944 (1944 -11-04) 11 Rochdale 5 – 2 Preston North End Rochdale
Gallon
Reynolds
T. Cochrane
Wood 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3100
Preston North End v Rochdale
11 November  1944 (1944 -11-11) 12 Preston North End 2 – 1 Rochdale Preston
J. Jones Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 2700
Southport v Rochdale
18 November  1944 (1944 -11-18) 13 Southport 2 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Hunt
J. Jones 		Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3000
Rochdale v Southport
25 November  1944 (1944 -11-25) 14 Rochdale 1 – 1 Southport Rochdale
Roberts Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3326
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
2 December  1944 (1944 -12-02) 15 Rochdale 2 – 3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Reid Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2621
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
9 December  1944 (1944 -12-09) 16 Oldham Athletic 0 – 2 Rochdale Oldham
Reid
Reynolds 		Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5658
Halifax Town v Rochdale
16 December  1944 (1944 -12-16) 17 Halifax Town 4 – 2 Rochdale Halifax
Pickstock
Makin 		Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1800
Rochdale v Halifax Town
23 December  1944 (1944 -12-23) 18 Rochdale 3 – 0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Reynolds
Reid
Young 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4760
Accrington Stanley v Rochdale
25 December  1944 (1944 -12-25) 19 Accrington Stanley 0 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Gallon Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 5800
Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
30 December  1944 (1944 -12-30) 20 Rochdale 1 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Haigh Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4063
Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale
13 January  1945 (1945 -01-13) 21 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 2 Rochdale Blackburn
Gallon
Constantine 		Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3017
Rochdale v Preston North End
20 January  1945 (1945 -01-20) 22 Rochdale 1 – 1 Preston North End Rochdale
Reid Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1934
Preston North End v Rochdale
27 January  1945 (1945 -01-27) 23 Preston North End 1 – 1 Rochdale Preston
Reid Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 1755
Burnley v Rochdale
3 February  1945 (1945 -02-03) 24 Burnley 2 – 0 Rochdale Burnley
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 5657
Rochdale v Burnley
10 February  1945 (1945 -02-10) 25 Rochdale 0 – 4 Burnley Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4607
Rochdale v Blackpool
17 February  1945 (1945 -02-17) 26 Rochdale 3 – 6 Blackpool Rochdale
? (o.g.)
Hanson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2554
Blackpool v Rochdale
24 February  1945 (1945 -02-24) 27 Blackpool 4 – 0 Rochdale Blackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7000
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
3 March  1945 (1945 -03-03) 28 Rochdale 0 – 8 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2887
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
10 March  1945 (1945 -03-10) 29 Rochdale 0 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2670
Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale
17 March  1945 (1945 -03-17) 30 Blackburn Rovers 4 – 0 Rochdale Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3000
Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale
24 March  1945 (1945 -03-24) 31 Tranmere Rovers 0 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Brinton Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2376
Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers
31 March  1945 (1945 -03-31) 32 Rochdale 4 – 1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Duff
Constantine
Makin 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2379
Chester v Rochdale
2 April  1945 (1945 -04-02) 33 Chester 3 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3000
Stockport County v Rochdale
7 April  1945 (1945 -04-07) 34 Stockport County 3 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3042
Rochdale v Stockport County
14 April  1945 (1945 -04-14) 35 Rochdale 0 – 2 Stockport County Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1671
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
21 April  1945 (1945 -04-21) 36 Rochdale 1 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Wood Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1776
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
28 April  1945 (1945 -04-28) 37 Oldham Athletic 2 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1297
Rochdale v Chester
5 May  1945 (1945 -05-05) 38 Rochdale 2 – 1 Chester Rochdale
Hanson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 708

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References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ A Record of British Wartime Football by Brian McColl
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