1939–40 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1939–40 football season

Rochdale 1939–40 football season
Rochdale
1939–40 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Regional League - NW Division9th
League War Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Richardson
All: Arthur Richardson

The 1939–40 season saw Rochdale begin to compete for their 19th season in the Football League Third Division North, however with the outbreak of World War 2, the league was abandoned, and a wartime league was formed. The F.A. Cup was also cancelled and replaced with the League War Cup.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North Regional League NW War League Cup Lancashire Cup Jubilee Fund
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Peter Robertson 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Baird 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Sneddon 13 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Dickie Rhodes 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Wales WAL Jim Pearce 23 1 3 0 14 0 4 1 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Reg Kilsby 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Ferguson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Joe Duff 31 7 2 0 22 3 5 4 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Wynn 24 5 3 1 14 4 5 0 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Tommy Dutton 18 3 1 0 12 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Peter Vause 8 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO William Keenan 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Wally Reynolds 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Harry Pollard 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Jack Ellis 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Gwyn Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jimmy Eastwood 28 0 0 0 22 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG John Neary 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Willie Harker 9 1 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ernest Steele 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Tommy Prest 5 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Wales WAL Tommy Olsen 14 1 0 0 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG George Nevin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Arthur Warburton 23 0 0 0 17 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
GK England ENG William Carey 18 0 0 0 12 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Chester 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alf Anderson 11 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Wally Hunt 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Arthur Richardson 15 15 0 0 14 14 1 1 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Tommy Smith 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ernie Robson 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG John Shadwell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   J. Taylor 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Cliff Chadwick 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Jack Hall 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Alf Ainsworth 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Colquhoun 9 1 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Sam Earl 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Bill Byrom 12 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Syd Rawlings 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Wales WAL Doug Redwood 5 2 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Roland Haworth 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Archie Livingstone 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Alick Robinson 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Don Carter 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   J. McGowan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Tommy Burdett 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Reg Halton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
26 August  1939 (1939 -08-26) 1 Doncaster Rovers 2 – 0 Rochdale Doncaster
Leyfield Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 10564
Rochdale v Wrexham
29 August  1939 (1939 -08-29) 2 Rochdale 1 – 0 Wrexham Rochdale
Wynn Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6300
Rochdale v York City
2 September  1939 (1939 -09-02) 3 Rochdale 1 – 0 York City Rochdale
Reynolds Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6288

Regional League - North West Division

Rochdale v Barrow
21 October  1939 (1939 -10-21) 4 Rochdale 1 – 3 Barrow Rochdale
Harker Jones (o.g.)
 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2300
Southport v Rochdale
28 October  1939 (1939 -10-28) 5 Southport 3 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Dutton
Duff 		Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2000
Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
11 November  1939 (1939 -11-11) 6 Rochdale 5 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Dutton
Hunt
Wynn 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3098
Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale
18 November  1939 (1939 -11-18) 7 Bolton Wanderers 4 – 0 Rochdale Bolton
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 2200
Rochdale v Preston North End
25 November  1939 (1939 -11-25) 8 Rochdale 1 – 1 Preston North End Rochdale
Richardson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3291
Burnley v Rochdale
2 December  1939 (1939 -12-02) 9 Burnley 3 – 1 Rochdale Burnley
Wynn Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1181
Rochdale v Carlisle United
9 December  1939 (1939 -12-09) 10 Rochdale 3 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Wynn
Richardson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1756
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
23 December  1939 (1939 -12-23) 11 Oldham Athletic 0 – 3 Rochdale Oldham
Richardson Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1579
Bury v Rochdale
6 January  1940 (1940 -01-06) 12 Bury 3 – 1 Rochdale Bury
Richardson Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4437
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
20 January  1940 (1940 -01-20) 13 Rochdale 1 – 5 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Anderson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1629
Barrow v Rochdale
10 February  1940 (1940 -02-10) 14 Barrow 1 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Richardson Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2229
Rochdale v Southport
24 February  1940 (1940 -02-24) 15 Rochdale 1 – 2 Southport Rochdale
Richardson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1300
Accrington Stanley v Rochdale
9 March  1940 (1940 -03-09) 16 Accrington Stanley 4 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Ainsworth Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 950
Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers
16 March  1940 (1940 -03-16) 17 Rochdale 2 – 2 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Vause
Wynn 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2405
Preston North End v Rochdale
23 March  1940 (1940 -03-23) 18 Preston North End 5 – 0 Rochdale Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5000
Rochdale v Burnley
30 March  1940 (1940 -03-30) 19 Rochdale 1 – 1 Burnley Rochdale
Ainsworth Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
Carlisle United v Rochdale
6 April  1940 (1940 -04-06) 20 Carlisle United 1 – 2 Rochdale Carlisle
Olsen
Duff 		Stadium: Brunton Park
Blackpool v Rochdale
24 April  1940 (1940 -04-24) 21 Blackpool 7 – 2 Rochdale Blackpool
Dodds
Rawlings
Richardson 		Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2500
Rochdale v Bury
18 May  1940 (1940 -05-18) 22 Rochdale 2 – 3 Bury Rochdale
Richardson
Duff 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1305
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
25 May  1940 (1940 -05-25) 23 Rochdale 3 – 1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Richardson
Carter
Livingstone 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2003
Rochdale v Blackpool
28 May  1940 (1940 -05-28) 24 Rochdale 3 – 3 Blackpool Rochdale
Richardson
Livingstone 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1850
Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale
3 June  1940 (1940 -06-03) 25 Blackburn Rovers 4 – 2 Rochdale Blackburn
Hargreaves
Burdett Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 353

Jubilee Fund

Rochdale v Halifax Town
19 August  1939 (1939 -08-19) 26 Rochdale 3 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium

War League Cup

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
13 April  1940 (1940 -04-13) 27 Rochdale 3 – 0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Pearce
Duff
Redwood 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
Rochdale v Bury
20 April  1940 (1940 -04-20) 28 Rochdale 1 – 0 Bury Rochdale
Prest Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7531
Bury v Rochdale
27 April  1940 (1940 -04-27) 29 Bury 1 – 1 Rochdale Bury
Duff Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6885
Everton v Rochdale
7 May  1940 (1940 -05-07) 30 Everton 5 – 1 Rochdale Liverpool
Lawton
Redwood Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 8335
Rochdale v Everton
11 May  1940 (1940 -05-11) 31 Rochdale 4 – 2 Everton Rochdale
Colquhoun
Duff
Richardson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6601

Lancashire Cup

Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale
4 November  1939 (1939 -11-04) 32 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Rochdale Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park

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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
  3. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.[not specific enough to verify]
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