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1939–40 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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.

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

Statistics edit

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   SCO Peter Robertson 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Tommy Baird 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Tom Sneddon 13 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Dickie Rhodes 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   WAL Jim Pearce 23 1 3 0 14 0 4 1 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Reg Kilsby 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Alex Ferguson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Joe Duff 31 7 2 0 22 3 5 4 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Jimmy Wynn 24 5 3 1 14 4 5 0 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Tommy Dutton 18 3 1 0 12 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Peter Vause 8 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO William Keenan 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Wally Reynolds 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Pollard 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Jack Ellis 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   WAL Gwyn Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jimmy Eastwood 28 0 0 0 22 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG John Neary 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Willie Harker 9 1 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ernest Steele 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Tommy Prest 5 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW   WAL Tommy Olsen 14 1 0 0 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG George Nevin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Arthur Warburton 23 0 0 0 17 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
GK   ENG William Carey 18 0 0 0 12 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Tommy Chester 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Alf Anderson 11 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Wally Hunt 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Arthur Richardson 15 15 0 0 14 14 1 1 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Tommy Smith 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Ernie Robson 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   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   ENG Cliff Chadwick 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Jack Hall 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Alf Ainsworth 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Duncan Colquhoun 9 1 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Sam Earl 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Bill Byrom 12 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Syd Rawlings 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   WAL Doug Redwood 5 2 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Roland Haworth 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Archie Livingstone 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Alick Robinson 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   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   ENG Tommy Burdett 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Reg Halton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions edit

Football League Third Division North edit

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

Regional League - North West Division edit

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

Jubilee Fund edit

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

War League Cup edit

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

Lancashire Cup edit

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

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References edit

  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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