1955–56 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1955–56 football season

Rochdale
1955–56 season
Manager	Harry Catterick
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Division 3 North	12th
F.A. Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Eric Gemmell All: Eric Gemmell
← 1954–55 1956–57 →

The 1955–56 season saw Rochdale compete for their 28th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3 North		F.A. Cup		Lancashire Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Albert Morton	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jim Storey	20	1	18	1	0	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Harry Boyle	28	0	26	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Joe Lynn	37	5	34	5	1	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Billy McCulloch	49	2	45	2	1	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Danny Murphy	50	0	46	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Arnold Kendall	32	5	30	5	0	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Frank Mitcheson	18	3	17	3	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Eric Gemmell	31	13	29	13	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Johnny McClelland	25	5	24	5	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Jimmy Anders	38	13	34	11	1	0	3	2
	FW	ENG	Neville Black	21	5	18	5	1	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Dave Neville	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Harry Fearnley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Don Partridge	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Brian Sutton	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Brian Green	8	0	5	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	Derek Andrews	24	5	22	4	1	0	1	1
	DF	ENG	Ray Aspden	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Jimmy Jones	38	0	34	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Ralph Moremont	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	BER	Calvin Symonds	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Charlie Ferguson	36	0	33	0	1	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Frank Lord	8	4	8	4	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Bev Glover	22	0	19	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Bernard Stonehouse	17	2	15	1	0	0	2	1
	FW	SCO	Andy McLaren	23	5	23	5	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Harry Jackson	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	George Lyons	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Gerry Molloy	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Final League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts
10	Workington	46	13	4	6	47	20	6	5	12	28	43	1.190	47
11	York City	46	12	4	7	44	24	7	5	11	41	48	1.181	47
12	Rochdale	46	13	5	5	46	39	4	8	11	20	45	0.786	47
13	Gateshead	46	15	4	4	56	32	2	7	14	21	52	0.917	45
14	Wrexham	46	11	5	7	37	28	5	5	13	29	45	0.904	42

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

20 August 1955 (1955 -08-20) 1	Grimsby Town	1 – 1	Rochdale	Cleethorpes
	Evans	Report	McClelland	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 11694

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

24 August 1955 (1955 -08-24) 2	Accrington Stanley	3 – 0	Rochdale	Accrington
	Dick Scott Cocker	Report		Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 12016

Rochdale v Bradford Park Avenue

27 August 1955 (1955 -08-27) 3	Rochdale	4 – 2	Bradford Park Avenue	Rochdale
	Mitcheson Gemmell Kendall Black	Report	Brickley Deplidge (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4648

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

29 August 1955 (1955 -08-29) 4	Rochdale	1 – 1	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Kendall	Report	McCredie	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8086

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

3 September 1955 (1955 -09-03) 5	Rochdale	4 – 4	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Lynn Mitcheson Kendall Black	Report	King Chaytor Travis	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10824

Rochdale v Barrow

5 September 1955 (1955 -09-05) 6	Rochdale	5 – 1	Barrow	Rochdale
	Black Andrews McClelland Gemmell McCulloch	Report	Horton	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4618

Chesterfield v Rochdale

10 September 1955 (1955 -09-10) 7	Chesterfield	7 – 2	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Sowden Smith Woodhead Keen	Report	Gemmell McClelland	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 9381

Barrow v Rochdale

15 September 1955 (1955 -09-15) 8	Barrow	2 – 0	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
	Codd Gordon	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5157

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

17 September 1955 (1955 -09-17) 9	Rochdale	1 – 3	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Anders	Report	Speakman Kelly McDevitt	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5518

Rochdale v Chester

21 September 1955 (1955 -09-21) 10	Rochdale	4 – 2	Chester	Rochdale
	Gemmell Lynn (pen.) (pen.)	Report	Lee Jolley	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2936

Southport v Rochdale

24 September 1955 (1955 -09-24) 11	Southport	2 – 0	Rochdale	Southport
	McLaren McIlvenny	Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3949

Darlington v Rochdale

28 September 1955 (1955 -09-28) 12	Darlington	2 – 0	Rochdale	Darlington
	Davis Morton	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 5222

Rochdale v Gateshead

1 October 1955 (1955 -10-01) 13	Rochdale	1 – 1	Gateshead	Rochdale
	Andrews	Report	Robson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5358

York City v Rochdale

8 October 1955 (1955 -10-08) 14	York City	1 – 2	Rochdale	York
	Brown	Report	Gemmell	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 9742

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

15 October 1955 (1955 -10-15) 15	Rochdale	3 – 2	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Gemmell Kendall	Report	Gregory Brown	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6110

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

22 October 1955 (1955 -10-22) 16	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 0	Rochdale	Crewe
	Todd Stewart	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4922

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

29 October 1955 (1955 -10-29) 17	Rochdale	1 – 4	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Gemmell	Report	Robinson Lumley Luke	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4388

Stockport County v Rochdale

5 November 1955 (1955 -11-05) 18	Stockport County	0 – 0	Rochdale	Stockport
		Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9337

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

12 November 1955 (1955 -11-12) 19	Rochdale	1 – 1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Mitcheson	Report	Jepson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4660

Rochdale v Halifax Town

26 November 1955 (1955 -11-26) 20	Rochdale	2 – 1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	McClelland Black	Report	Lonsdale	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4354

Bradford City v Rochdale

3 December 1955 (1955 -12-03) 21	Bradford City	2 – 2	Rochdale	Bradford
	Walsh 3' Simm 89' (pen.)	Report	Whyte 37' (o.g.) McLaren 51'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10072 Referee: R Wood

Rochdale v Grimsby Town

17 December 1955 (1955 -12-17) 22	Rochdale	2 – 0	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
	Gemmell Anders	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4547

Bradford Park Avenue v Rochdale

24 December 1955 (1955 -12-24) 23	Bradford Park Avenue	3 – 3	Rochdale	Bradford
	Ward Whitaker Redfearn	Report	Gemmell Anders	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 7743

Rochdale v Carlisle United

26 December 1955 (1955 -12-26) 24	Rochdale	5 – 2	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	McLaren Anders Kendall Lynn (pen.)	Report	Bond Whitehouse	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4698

Carlisle United v Rochdale

27 December 1955 (1955 -12-27) 25	Carlisle United	1 – 2	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Ashman	Report	Jackson Anders	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4429

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

31 December 1955 (1955 -12-31) 26	Oldham Athletic	2 – 2	Rochdale	Oldham
	Murphy (o.g.) Chaytor	Report	Anders McLaren	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10179

Wrexham v Rochdale

7 January 1956 (1956 -01-07) 27	Wrexham	0 – 0	Rochdale	Wrexham
		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6679

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

21 January 1956 (1956 -01-21) 28	Tranmere Rovers	2 – 1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Parnell Stephens	Report	Andrews	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4732

Rochdale v Derby County

28 January 1956 (1956 -01-28) 29	Rochdale	0 – 5	Derby County	Rochdale
		Report	Woodhead Powell Straw Parry	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7466

Rochdale v Southport

4 February 1956 (1956 -02-04) 30	Rochdale	1 – 3	Southport	Rochdale
	Lynn (pen.)	Report	Bromilow Miles	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2845

Gateshead v Rochdale

11 February 1956 (1956 -02-11) 31	Gateshead	4 – 1	Rochdale	Gateshead
	Lydon 1', 18' Robson 46', 80'	Report	Black 57'	Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 1932

Rochdale v York City

18 February 1956 (1956 -02-18) 32	Rochdale	3 – 1	York City	Rochdale
	Anders Storey	Report	Fenton	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3923

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

3 March 1956 (1956 -03-03) 33	Rochdale	1 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Anders	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4260

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

10 March 1956 (1956 -03-10) 34	Hartlepools United	1 – 0	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Luke (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 8150

Rochdale v Wrexham

17 March 1956 (1956 -03-17) 35	Rochdale	1 – 0	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Anders	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4285

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

22 March 1956 (1956 -03-22) 36	Scunthorpe United	1 – 2	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Gregory	Report	Andrews Anders (pen.)	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 4865

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

24 March 1956 (1956 -03-24) 37	Mansfield Town	6 – 0	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Murray Darwin Jepson Mitten	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 8563

Rochdale v Workington

30 March 1956 (1956 -03-30) 38	Rochdale	1 – 0	Workington	Rochdale
	Stonehouse	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4057

Rochdale v Stockport County

31 March 1956 (1956 -03-31) 39	Rochdale	0 – 0	Stockport County	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4643

Workington v Rochdale

2 April 1956 (1956 -04-02) 40	Workington	0 – 1	Rochdale	Workington
		Report	Lord	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 5548

Halifax Town v Rochdale

7 April 1956 (1956 -04-07) 41	Halifax Town	1 – 1	Rochdale	Halifax
	Griffiths	Report	McCulloch	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3212

Rochdale v Bradford City

14 April 1956 (1956 -04-14) 42	Rochdale	3 – 1	Bradford City	Rochdale
	Lord McLaren McClelland	Report	Jackson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3879

Rochdale v Chesterfield

18 April 1956 (1956 -04-18) 43	Rochdale	1 – 5	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Lord	Report	Smith Sowden Keating	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2518

Derby County v Rochdale

21 April 1956 (1956 -04-21) 44	Derby County	2 – 0	Rochdale	Derby
	Straw Ackerman	Report		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 13077

Rochdale v Darlington

24 April 1956 (1956 -04-24) 45	Rochdale	1 – 0	Darlington	Rochdale
	Lord	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2542

Chester v Rochdale

28 April 1956 (1956 -04-28) 46	Chester	0 – 0	Rochdale	Chester
		Report		Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 4213

F.A. Cup

Rochdale v York City

19 November 1955 (1955 -11-19) 1	Rochdale	0 – 1	York City	Rochdale
		Report	Wilkinson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8992

Lancashire Cup

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

24 October 1955 (1955 -10-24)	Rochdale	1 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Andrews			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3070

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

15 February 1956 (1956 -02-15)	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 2	Rochdale	Bolton
			Stonehouse Anders	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 1432

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

7 March 1956 (1956 -03-07)	Rochdale	1 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
	Anders			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2733

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References

^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. ^{[not specific enough to verify]}

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