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1938–39 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1938–39 season saw Rochdale compete for their 18th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1938–39 season
ManagerSam Jennings
Ted Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North15th
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Wynn
All: Jimmy Wynn

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North FA Cup Division 3 North Cup Lancashire Cup Football League Jubilee
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Des Fawcett 15 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Tommy Baird 42 0 37 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
DF   SCO Tom Sneddon 36 0 31 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
FW   ENG Joe Duff 47 16 41 14 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0
MF   ENG Ted Goodier 34 2 28 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0
MF   ENG Fred Reeve 34 4 27 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 1
MF   ENG Harry Howarth 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW   SCO Tom Douglas 10 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
MF   ENG Richard Haworth 13 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
FW   ENG Syd Goodfellow 48 4 41 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 2
FW   WAL Arthur Griffiths 17 5 14 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF   SCO William Keenan 11 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW   SCO William Royan 7 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Archie Young 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jimmy Wynn 41 30 36 28 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0
MF   ENG John Barratt 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF   ENG Albert Gregory 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Ernest Hobbs 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GK   SCO Tommy Doyle 34 0 29 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
MF   ENG Reg Kilsby 28 7 23 6 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0
FW   ENG Tommy Prest 22 6 21 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Georgie Mee 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO John Latimer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Wally Reynolds 23 4 22 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Peter Vause 21 13 20 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Joe Firth 18 6 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jack Briggs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   WAL Bryn Lewis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG John Gastall 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG John Neary 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Henry Roberts 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Harold Knowles 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
     J. Kennedy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Final league table edit

Main article: 1938–39 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
13 Barrow 42 11 5 5 46 22 5 4 12 20 43 1.015 41
14 Wrexham 42 15 2 4 46 28 2 5 14 20 51 0.835 41
15 Rochdale 42 10 5 6 58 29 5 4 12 34 53 1.122 39
16 New Brighton 42 11 2 8 46 32 4 7 10 22 41 0.932 39
17 Lincoln City 42 9 6 6 40 33 3 3 15 26 59 0.717 33
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions edit

Football League Third Division North edit

Main article: 1938–39 Football League
27 August  1938 (1938 -08-27) 1 Rotherham United 7 – 1 Rochdale Rotherham
Branham     
Hanson  
Clarke  
Bastow  		 Report Griffiths   Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7438
30 August  1938 (1938 -08-30) 2 Rochdale 2 – 3 Carlisle United Rochdale
Griffiths  
Haworth  		 Report Murphy  
Ashton    (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5217
3 September  1938 (1938 -09-03) 3 Rochdale 1 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Royan   Report Ferrier  
Halford  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7357
6 September  1938 (1938 -09-06) 4 Rochdale 1 – 1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Goodfellow   Report Perry   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4469
10 September  1938 (1938 -09-10) 5 Rochdale 2 – 2 York City Rochdale
Goodfellow  
Griffiths  		 Report Hughes  
Scott  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5494
12 September  1938 (1938 -09-12) 6 Doncaster Rovers 5 – 0 Rochdale Doncaster
Perry  
Little   
Killourhy    (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5530
17 September  1938 (1938 -09-17) 7 Wrexham 1 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Burditt   Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3565
24 September  1938 (1938 -09-24) 8 Rochdale 5 – 2 Gateshead Rochdale
Duff  
Griffiths  
Wynn  
Reeve  
Conroy   (o.g.)		 Report Embleton  
Miller  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6393
1 October  1938 (1938 -10-01) 9 Hartlepools United 4 – 2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Wigham   
Woods  
Self  		 Report Wynn    Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4446
8 October  1938 (1938 -10-08) 10 Rochdale 6 – 1 Darlington Rochdale
Wynn    
Reeve  
Duff  
Griffiths  		 Report Armstrong   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5232
15 October  1938 (1938 -10-15) 11 Halifax Town 2 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Barkas  
Widdowfield  		 Report Kilsby   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 5626
22 October  1938 (1938 -10-22) 12 Rochdale 2 – 0 New Brighton Rochdale
Duff  
Prest  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7292
29 October  1938 (1938 -10-29) 13 Barrow 3 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Harris  
Fletcher  
Samuel  		 Report Goodier   Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 6533
5 November  1938 (1938 -11-05) 14 Rochdale 5 – 2 Chester Rochdale
Kilsby   
Wynn   (pen.)  (pen.)
Duff  		 Report Howarth  
Pendergast  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6732
12 November  1938 (1938 -11-12) 15 Bradford City 3 – 0 Rochdale Bradford
Swindells  
Smailes   		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6615
19 November  1938 (1938 -11-19) 16 Rochdale 4 – 0 Hull City Rochdale
Wynn   
Reynolds  
Prest  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6690
3 December  1938 (1938 -12-03) 17 Rochdale 0 – 1 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Sargeant   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6293
10 December  1938 (1938 -12-10) 18 Accrington Stanley 0 – 5 Rochdale Accrington
Report Kilsby   
Prest  
Duff  
Wynn   (pen.)		 Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 3836
17 December  1938 (1938 -12-17) 19 Rochdale 2 – 1 Barnsley Rochdale
Wynn  
Prest  		 Report Asquith   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5466
24 December  1938 (1938 -12-24) 20 Rochdale 0 – 1 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Wadsworth   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5811
26 December  1938 (1938 -12-26) 21 Southport 4 – 1 Rochdale Southport
Patrick   
Colquhoun  
Hawkins  		 Report Vause   Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 6606
27 December  1938 (1938 -12-27) 22 Rochdale 5 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Duff   
Wynn  
Prest  
Reynolds  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6293
31 December  1938 (1938 -12-31) 23 Oldham Athletic 1 – 2 Rochdale Oldham
Fielden   Report Wynn  
Reeve  		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11644
11 January  1939 (1939 -01-11) 24 Lincoln City 2 – 2 Rochdale Lincoln
Ponting  
Hancock  		 Report Duff    Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1847
14 January  1939 (1939 -01-14) 25 York City 0 – 7 Rochdale York
Report Vause    
Firth   
Wynn   (pen.)
Duff  		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3826
21 January  1939 (1939 -01-21) 26 Rochdale 0 – 0 Wrexham Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7250
28 January  1939 (1939 -01-28) 27 Gateshead 2 – 2 Rochdale Gateshead
McDermott  
Embleton  		 Report Vause  
Wynn  		 Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 2846
4 February  1939 (1939 -02-04) 28 Rochdale 3 – 4 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Wynn    (pen.)
Duff  		 Report Robbins   
Wigham  
McGarry  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5557
11 February  1939 (1939 -02-11) 29 Darlington 1 – 2 Rochdale Darlington
Feeney   Report Firth    Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3011
18 February  1939 (1939 -02-18) 30 Rochdale 4 – 5 Halifax Town Rochdale
Wynn     (pen.)
Vause  		 Report Widdowfield   
Griffiths  
Wood  
Atack  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6521
25 February  1939 (1939 -02-25) 31 New Brighton 3 – 1 Rochdale New Brighton
Frost   
Wood  		 Report Wynn   Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 3296
4 March  1939 (1939 -03-04) 32 Rochdale 2 – 2 Barrow Rochdale
Reynolds  
Vause  		 Report Samuel  
Alcock  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4734
11 March  1939 (1939 -03-11) 33 Chester 0 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4375
18 March  1939 (1939 -03-18) 34 Rochdale 1 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Prest   Report Hinsley   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5651
25 March  1939 (1939 -03-25) 35 Hull City 3 – 3 Rochdale Hull
Richardson   
Hubbard  		 Report Duff  
Wynn  
Vause  		 Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 3975
1 April  1939 (1939 -04-01) 36 Rochdale 4 – 0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Wynn   
Vause  
Kilsby  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4314
7 April  1939 (1939 -04-07) 37 Crewe Alexandra 4 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Cobourne   
Chandler  
Goodfellow   (o.g.)		 Report Firth   Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6678
8 April  1939 (1939 -04-08) 38 Stockport County 1 – 2 Rochdale Stockport
Sargeant   Report Wynn  
Vause  		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6485
10 April  1939 (1939 -04-10) 39 Rochdale 5 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Wynn  
Vause   
Firth  
Gastall  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7786
15 April  1939 (1939 -04-15) 40 Rochdale 4 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Duff   
Vause  
Wynn  		 Report Waring   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3981
22 April  1939 (1939 -04-22) 41 Barnsley 2 – 0 Rochdale Barnsley
McGarry    Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8403
29 April  1939 (1939 -04-29) 42 Carlisle United 5 – 1 Rochdale Carlisle
Ashton  
Beresford  
Hunt     (pen.)		 Report Reynolds   Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2800

F.A. Cup edit

Main article: 1938–39 FA Cup
26 November  1938 (1938 -11-26) 1 Halifax Town 7 – 3 Rochdale Halifax
Jackson  
Widdowfield     
Wood   		 Report Wynn  
Duff  
Goodier  		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 10000

Football League Third Division North Cup edit

2 January  1939 (1939 -01-02) 1 Accrington Stanley 2 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Alexander  
Waring  		 [1] Knowles   Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 1600

Lancashire Cup edit

21 September  1938 (1938 -09-21) 1 Oldham Athletic 0 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
[1] Stadium: Boundary Park
11 October  1938 (1938 -10-11) 1 Rochdale 2 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Duff  
Wynn  		 [1]    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
18 October  1938 (1938 -10-18) 1 Rochdale 1 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Kilsby   [1]    Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Football League Jubilee edit

20 August  1938 (1938 -08-20) Halifax Town 4 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
     [1] Kennedy   Stadium: The Shay
23 August  1938 (1938 -08-23) Rochdale 5 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Goodfellow   (pen.)  (pen.)
Howarth  
Douglas  
Reeve  		 [1]   Stadium: Spotland Stadium

[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.
  2. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
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