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1924–25 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1924–25 season saw Rochdale compete for their 4th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1924–25 season
ChairmanGeorge L. Foulds
ManagerJack Peart
StadiumSpotland
Football League Third Division North6th
FA Cup6th round qualifying
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Anstiss
All: Harry Anstiss
Highest home attendance11,000
Lowest home attendance1,000

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division3 (N) F.A. Cup Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Harry Moody 44 0 41 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
DF   WAL Dai Hopkins 7 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Willie Brown 43 0 39 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Bobby Willis 25 0 21 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF   ENG David Parkes 44 1 41 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Levy Thorpe 33 0 30 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Billy Tompkinson 39 12 36 11 2 0 1 1 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Anstiss 46 27 42 23 2 0 1 1 1 3
FW   ENG Albert Whitehurst 24 10 22 9 0 0 0 0 2 1
FW   SCO Teddy Roseboom 33 4 30 4 2 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Albert Pearson 15 6 11 3 2 0 0 0 2 3
DF   SCO Ed Stirling 15 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Billy Oxley 13 9 11 5 0 0 1 1 1 3
FW   ENG Bobby Hughes 35 11 33 11 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Alex Christie 32 2 29 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Jock Mills 18 4 16 3 1 0 0 0 1 1
DF   ENG Fred Mason 26 0 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Albert Smith 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Tweedale Rigg 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Arthur McGarry 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Joe Campbell 6 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Jack Hall 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Bob Sandiford 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Jack Cawthra 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Cecil Halkyard 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Final league table edit

Main article: 1924–25 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
4 Southport 42 17 2 2 41 7 5 5 11 18 30 1.595 51
5 Bradford Park Avenue 42 15 5 1 59 13 4 7 10 25 29 2.000 50
6 Rochdale 42 17 2 2 53 16 4 5 12 22 37 1.415 49
7 Chesterfield 42 14 3 4 42 15 3 8 10 18 29 1.364 45
8 Lincoln City 42 13 4 4 39 19 5 4 12 14 39 0.914 44
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions edit

Football League Third Division North edit

Main article: 1924–25 Football League
30 August  1924 (1924 -08-30) 1 Hartlepools United 1–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Smith   Report Tompkinson   Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,000
6 September  1924 (1924 -09-06) 2 Rochdale 3–2 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Anstiss   
Roseboom  		 Report Kettle  
Glover  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
13 September  1924 (1924 -09-13) 3 Rochdale 2–1 Darlington Rochdale
Anstiss    Report Brown   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
17 September  1924 (1924 -09-17) 4 New Brighton 5–0 Rochdale New Brighton
Wilcox    
Kelly  
Mathieson  		 Report Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 6,000
20 September  1924 (1924 -09-20) 5 Bradford (Park Avenue) 0–0 Rochdale Bradford
Report Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 12,000
27 September  1924 (1924 -09-27) 6 Rochdale 3–1 Wrexham Rochdale
Tompkinson   
Oxley  		 Report Toms   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
4 October  1924 (1924 -10-04) 7 Rotherham County 1–3 Rochdale Rotherham
Hammerton   Report Hughes   
Anstiss  		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7,000
11 October  1924 (1924 -10-11) 8 Rochdale 2–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Whitehurst  
Roseboom  		 Report Crockford   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
18 October  1924 (1924 -10-18) 9 Accrington Stanley 2–2 Rochdale Accrington
Skillen    Report Hughes  
Christie  		 Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 7,500
25 October  1924 (1924 -10-25) 10 Walsall 0–2 Rochdale Walsall
Report Anstiss    Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 7,000
1 November  1924 (1924 -11-01) 11 Rochdale 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Hughes  
Roseboom  		 Report Dean   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
8 November  1924 (1924 -11-08) 12 Lincoln City 1–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Heathcote   51' Report Tompkinson   14', 38' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,000
15 November  1924 (1924 -11-15) 13 Grimsby Town 1–1 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Cooper   Report Anstiss   Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,000
22 November  1924 (1924 -11-22) 14 Nelson 1–0 Rochdale Nelson
Bottrill   Report Stadium: Seedhill Football Ground
Attendance: 5,000
6 December  1924 (1924 -12-06) 15 Southport 0–0 Rochdale Southport
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 7,000
20 December  1924 (1924 -12-20) 16 Durham City 3–2 Rochdale Durham
Foster  
Merritt  
Stokoe  		 Report Hughes  
Roseboom  		 Stadium: Holiday Park
Attendance: 2,000
25 December  1924 (1924 -12-25) 17 Rochdale 5–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Hughes   
Mills  
Tompkinson  
Anstiss  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
26 December  1924 (1924 -12-26) 18 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Rochdale Crewe
Oldacre  
Toms  		 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,000
27 December  1924 (1924 -12-27) 19 Rochdale 3–1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Mills  
Anstiss   		 Report Cook   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
2 January  1925 (1925 -01-02) 20 Ashington 4–3 Rochdale Ashington
Robertson  
Johnson  
Gardner  
Thompson  		 Report Parkes  
Anstiss  
Mills  		 Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 4,000
3 January  1925 (1925 -01-03) 21 Wigan Borough 2–3 Rochdale Wigan
Glover    Report Tompkinson  
Hughes  
Anstiss  		 Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 6,000
10 January  1925 (1925 -01-10) 22 Rochdale 3–0 Durham City Rochdale
Whitehurst  
Anstiss   		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
17 January  1925 (1925 -01-17) 23 Darlington 2–0 Rochdale Darlington
Hooper  
Brown  		 Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 8,000
24 January  1925 (1925 -01-24) 24 Rochdale 2–2 Bradford (Park Avenue) Rochdale
Whitehurst    Report Peel  
Quantrill  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
31 January  1925 (1925 -01-31) 25 Wrexham 1–0 Rochdale Wrexham
Jones   Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,000
7 February  1925 (1925 -02-07) 26 Rochdale 4–1 Rotherham County Rochdale
Pearson   
Oxley  
Tompkinson  		 Report Scott   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
14 February  1925 (1925 -02-14) 27 Chesterfield 2–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Dennis   (pen.)
Fisher  		 Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: JG Sheppersdon
21 February  1925 (1925 -02-21) 28 Rochdale 0–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Report Thompson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: WF Bunnell
24 February  1925 (1925 -02-24) 29 Rochdale 5–2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Anstiss   
Oxley   
Campbell  		 Report Gascoigne  
Keetley  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
28 February  1925 (1925 -02-28) 30 Rochdale 3–0 Walsall Rochdale
Hughes  
Anstiss  
Campbell  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
7 March  1925 (1925 -03-07) 31 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Dean     Report Oxley   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,000
14 March  1925 (1925 -03-14) 32 Rochdale 3–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Tompkinson  
Hughes  
Anstiss  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
21 March  1925 (1925 -03-21) 33 Barrow 1–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Lowson   Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,700
28 March  1925 (1925 -03-28) 34 Rochdale 0–1 Nelson Rochdale
Report Laycock   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
4 April  1925 (1925 -04-04) 35 Rochdale 0–0 Ashington Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
10 April  1925 (1925 -04-10) 36 Rochdale 3–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Whitehurst  
Anstiss   		 Report Howson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
11 April  1925 (1925 -04-11) 37 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Rochdale
Anstiss   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
13 April  1925 (1925 -04-13) 38 Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Halifax
Howson  
Dixon   		 Report Sandiford   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 6,000
14 April  1925 (1925 -04-14) 39 Rochdale 2–0 New Brighton Rochdale
Campbell  
Hughes  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
18 April  1925 (1925 -04-18) 40 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Doncaster
McLean  
Keetley  		 Report Whitehurst   Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3,000
28 April  1925 (1925 -04-28) 41 Rochdale 5–1 Barrow Rochdale
Whitehurst    
Anstiss  
Pearson  		 Report Clayton   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
1 May  1925 (1925 -05-01) 42 Rochdale 2–0 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Tompkinson    Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1924–25 FA Cup
29 November  1924 (1924 -11-29) Q5 Halifax Town 0–1 Rochdale Halifax
[1] Christie   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 12,000
13 December  1924 (1924 -12-13) Q6 Norwich City 1–0 Rochdale Norwich
Hannah   (pen.) [1] Stadium: The Nest
Attendance: 10,000

Lancashire Cup edit

2 September  1924 (1924 -09-02) 1 Southport 5–3 Rochdale Southport
      [1] Tompkinson  
Anstiss  
Oxley  		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5,000

Manchester Cup edit

3 February  1925 (1925 -02-03) 1 Rochdale 10–0 Manchester University Rochdale
Anstiss    
Pearson    
Oxley    
Whitehurst  		 [1] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
7 March  1925 (1925 -03-07) 2 Rochdale 1–3 Ashton National Rochdale
Mills   [1]     Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,500

[1] [2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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