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1933–34 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1933–34 season saw Rochdale compete for their 13th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1933–34 season
ManagerHerbert Hopkinson
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North22nd
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Robson
All: Jack Robson

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North FA Cup Division 3 North Cup Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Bert Welch 12 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Wally Webster 42 0 38 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Ben Wheelhouse 30 2 27 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Jack Gordon 36 1 34 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO David Bain 36 0 32 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Walter Buckley 37 1 34 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Will Rigby 36 3 32 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
FW   SCO John Cairns 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Smith 28 9 25 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
FW   SCO Tony Weldon 30 7 27 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Clarrie Murfin 28 7 26 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Jack Butler 7 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Harry Hope 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Chadwick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Willie Barrott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Stephen Spargo 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jimmy Collins 32 8 30 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Dermot Hoadley 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Danny McRorie 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Cliff Walmsley 34 0 31 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO William Peters 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Walter Slicer 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Fred Fitton 15 6 13 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Jack Robson 30 10 28 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Billy Benton 7 3 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Tom Smith 26 0 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Thomas Shepherd 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jimmy Coneys 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Arnold Bliss 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Harry Longbottom 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Final league table edit

Main article: 1933–34 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
18 Southport 42 6 11 4 35 29 2 6 13 28 61 0.700 33
19 Gateshead 42 10 3 8 46 40 2 6 13 30 70 0.691 33
20 Accrington Stanley 42 10 6 5 44 38 3 1 17 21 63 0.644 33
21 Rotherham United 42 5 7 9 31 35 5 1 15 22 56 0.582 28 Re-elected
22 Rochdale 42 7 5 9 34 30 2 1 18 19 73 0.515 24
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions edit

Football League Third Division North edit

Main article: 1933–34 Football League
26 August  1933 (1933 -08-26) 1 Rochdale 1 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
J. Smith   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4633
30 August  1933 (1933 -08-30) 2 Hartlepools United 2 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Hardy  
Wigham  		 Report J. Smith   Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4580
2 September  1933 (1933 -09-02) 3 Gateshead 2 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Temple    Report J. Smith   Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 4226
5 September  1933 (1933 -09-05) 4 Rochdale 3 – 0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Rigby  
Weldon  
Murfin  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4766
9 September  1933 (1933 -09-09) 5 Rochdale 0 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Report Watson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7437
16 September  1933 (1933 -09-16) 6 Chesterfield 3 – 0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Bedford   (pen.)
Cook   		 Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9969
23 September  1933 (1933 -09-23) 7 Rochdale 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Weldon  
Collins  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5621
30 September  1933 (1933 -09-30) 8 Rochdale 1 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Weldon   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5229
7 October  1933 (1933 -10-07) 9 Barnsley 4 – 1 Rochdale Barnsley
Blight  
Andrews   
Spence  		 Report Murfin   Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8970
14 October  1933 (1933 -10-14) 10 Rochdale 2 – 2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Murfin  
J. Smith  		 Report Butler  
Methven  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5334
21 October  1933 (1933 -10-21) 11 New Brighton 0 – 2 Rochdale New Brighton
Report Murfin  
J. Smith  		 Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 4450
28 October  1933 (1933 -10-28) 12 Rochdale 0 – 2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Wright    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4322
4 November  1933 (1933 -11-04) 13 Walsall 2 – 0 Rochdale Walsall
Sheppard  
Alsop  		 Report Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5567
11 November  1933 (1933 -11-11) Abd Rochdale 1 a 2 York City Rochdale
Robson   [1]    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
18 November  1933 (1933 -11-18) 14 Chester 7 – 1 Rochdale Chester
Armes    
McLachlan   
Mantle   		 Report Fitton   Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4477
2 December  1933 (1933 -12-02) 15 Barrow 5 – 3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Shankly  
Parker   
Foster   		 Report Collins  
Robson  
Benton  		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3736
9 December  1933 (1933 -12-09) 16 Rochdale 3 – 1 Barnsley Rochdale
Fitton  
Robson  
Benton  		 Report   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2641
16 December  1933 (1933 -12-16) 17 Stockport County 4 – 1 Rochdale Stockport
Stevenson  
Foulkes  
Lythgoe   		 Report Robson   Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3790
23 December  1933 (1933 -12-23) 18 Rochdale 1 – 2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Benton   Report Davies  
Chambers  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3258
25 December  1933 (1933 -12-25) 19 Southport 3 – 0 Rochdale Southport
Diamond     Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4956
26 December  1933 (1933 -12-26) 20 Rochdale 3 – 3 Southport Rochdale
Fitton   
Gordon  		 Report Diamond  
Holmes  
Baldwin  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3944
30 December  1933 (1933 -12-30) 21 Darlington 1 – 1 Rochdale Darlington
Shepherd   (o.g.) Report Collins   Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3770
6 January  1934 (1934 -01-06) 22 Rochdale 2 – 0 Gateshead Rochdale
Collins  
Wheelhouse  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3220
13 January  1934 (1934 -01-13) 23 Rochdale 0 – 2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Report Dodd    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3186
20 January  1934 (1934 -01-20) 24 Accrington Stanley 1 – 3 Rochdale Accrington
Kelly   Report Collins  
Rigby  
Weldon  		 Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2851
27 January  1934 (1934 -01-27) 25 Rochdale 0 – 1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Buckley   Report Cook  
Malam  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4151
3 February  1934 (1934 -02-03) 26 Crewe Alexandra 4 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Deacon  
Weale  
Cull  
Swindells  		 Report Robson   Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2766
6 February  1934 (1934 -02-06) 27 Rochdale 0 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Report Dougal   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1261
10 February  1934 (1934 -02-10) 28 Tranmere Rovers 4 – 0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Hunt  
Urmson  
Bell   		 Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3612
20 February  1934 (1934 -02-20) 29 Rochdale 3 – 6 York City Rochdale
Robson     Report Dando   
Hathway  
Ivory  
Wilcockson   		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 800
24 February  1934 (1934 -02-24) 30 Mansfield Town 5 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield
Johnson   
Bytheway   
Munnings  		 Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4502
3 March  1934 (1934 -03-03) 31 Rochdale 1 – 1 New Brighton Rochdale
Fitton   Report Davis   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2534
10 March  1934 (1934 -03-10) 32 Rotherham United 4 – 0 Rochdale Rotherham
Hicks  
Briggs   
Wright  		 Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 2227
17 March  1934 (1934 -03-17) 33 Rochdale 3 – 3 Walsall Rochdale
Weldon     (pen.) Report Alsop  
Leslie  
Sheppard  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2108
24 March  1934 (1934 -03-24) 34 York City 6 – 1 Rochdale York
Hathway   
Dando    
Lax  		 Report Murfin   Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3382
30 March  1934 (1934 -03-30) 35 Rochdale 1 – 2 Wrexham Rochdale
Buckley   Report Waller  
Bamford  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3052
31 March  1934 (1934 -03-31) 36 Rochdale 6 – 0 Chester Rochdale
J. Smith    
Wheelhouse  
Fitton  
Robson  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2492
2 April  1934 (1934 -04-02) 37 Wrexham 4 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Waller  
Bryant   
Frewin  		 Report Robson   Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5061
7 April  1934 (1934 -04-07) 38 Doncaster Rovers 5 – 0 Rochdale Doncaster
Turner    
Dodd  
Flowers  		 Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4873
14 April  1934 (1934 -04-14) 39 Rochdale 1 – 2 Barrow Rochdale
Robson   Report Shankly  
Foster   (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2298
21 April  1934 (1934 -04-21) 40 Carlisle United 3 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Ferguson  
Slinger   		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2762
28 April  1934 (1934 -04-28) 41 Rochdale 1 – 1 Stockport County Rochdale
Murfin   Report Stevenson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7544
5 May  1934 (1934 -05-05) 42 Halifax Town 4 – 2 Rochdale Halifax
Tunstall   
Chambers  
James Hall  		 Report Murfin  
Collins  		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3434

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1933–34 FA Cup
25 November  1933 (1933 -11-25) 1 Sutton Town 2 – 1 Rochdale Sutton-in-Ashfield
Egan  
Newbold  		 Report Rigby   Stadium: Priestsic Road
Attendance: 4946

Third Division North Cup edit

22 January  1934 (1934 -01-22) 1 Rochdale 2 – 4 Stockport County Rochdale
Collins    [2] Lythgoe   
Stevenson  
Foulkes  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium

[3]

Lancashire Cup edit

26 September  1933 (1933 -09-26) 1 Rochdale 1 – 2 Bury Rochdale
J.R. Smith   [4]    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500

Manchester Cup edit

28 February  1934 (1934 -02-28) 3 Manchester United 9 – 0 Rochdale Manchester
          [5] Stadium: Old Trafford

References edit

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