1913–14 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1913–14 season saw Rochdale compete in The FA Cup for the 6th time and reached the 4th qualifying round. The also competed in the Central League and finished 10th.

Rochdale

1913–14 season
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Central League	10th
FA Cup	4th Qualifying Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jack Allan All: Jack Allan

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Central League		F.A. Cup		Lancs Snr Cup		Manc Snr Cup		Friendlies
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Billy Biggar	42	0	36	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Jack Barton	39	0	33	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Danny Crossan	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Charlie Milnes	43	3	36	2	1	0	4	1	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Tommy Broome	20	5	15	3	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	James Henderson	35	0	27	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Tommy Spink	42	2	34	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Bob Watson	22	6	18	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	1
	MF	ENG	Jack Allan	32	20	26	17	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	1
	FW	ENG	Bob Grierson	29	8	24	7	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Albert Smith	46	16	38	15	1	0	4	1	1	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Jim Tully	38	2	33	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		J.L. Kay	24	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		J. Goodwin	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Billy Bamford	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		H.J. Coates	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		D.H. Clark	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Ernest Hawksworth	22	6	19	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
	DF		W. Chamberlain	19	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	GK		James Morris	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Vince Hayes	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Marshall	10	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		J. Tattersall	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		George Spoor	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		A. Walker	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		W. Plumley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		J. Taylor	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Fred Heap	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		C. Clegg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		J. Broad	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		W. Bird	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Competitions

Central League

Main article: 1913–14 Football League

Rochdale v Bury Reserves

2 September  1913 (1913 -09-02) 1	Rochdale	7–0	Bury Reserves	Rochdale
	Allan Smith Watson			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000

Manchester City Reserves v Rochdale

3 September  1913 (1913 -09-03) 2	Manchester City Reserves	1–0	Rochdale	Manchester
				Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 10000

Rochdale v Huddersfield Town Reserves

6 September  1913 (1913 -09-06) 3	Rochdale	2–0	Huddersfield Town Reserves	Rochdale
	Watson Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Bradford City Reserves v Rochdale

13 September  1913 (1913 -09-13) 4	Bradford City Reserves	0–0	Rochdale	Bradford
				Stadium: Valley Parade

Rochdale v Port Vale

20 September  1913 (1913 -09-20) 5	Rochdale	0–1	Port Vale	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000

Huddersfield Town Reserves v Rochdale

1 October  1913 (1913 -10-01) 6	Huddersfield Town Reserves	1–2	Rochdale	Huddersfield
			Grierson Allan	Stadium: Leeds Road

Rochdale v Everton

4 October  1913 (1913 -10-04) 7	Rochdale	0–1	Everton	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000

Blackpool Reserves v Rochdale

11 October  1913 (1913 -10-11) 8	Blackpool Reserves	2–2	Rochdale	Blackpool
			Allan Grierson	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Burnley Reserves

18 October  1913 (1913 -10-18) 9	Rochdale	4–0	Burnley Reserves	Rochdale
	Allan Broome (pen.)			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Port Vale v Rochdale

25 October  1913 (1913 -10-25) 10	Port Vale	2–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
			Allan	Stadium: Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 9000

Blackburn Rovers Reserves v Rochdale

1 November  1913 (1913 -11-01) 11	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	0–0	Rochdale	Blackburn
				Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 3500

Preston North End Reserves v Rochdale

8 November  1913 (1913 -11-08) 12	Preston North End Reserves	1–2	Rochdale	Preston
			Hawksworth	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic Reserves

15 November  1913 (1913 -11-15) 13	Rochdale	1–2	Oldham Athletic Reserves	Rochdale
	Allan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers Reserves

22 November  1913 (1913 -11-22) 14	Rochdale	5–4	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Rochdale
	Clark Broome Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Manchester United Reserves v Rochdale

6 December  1913 (1913 -12-06) 15	Manchester United Reserves	2–0	Rochdale	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 3500

Rochdale v Blackpool Reserves

20 December  1913 (1913 -12-20) 16	Rochdale	1–0	Blackpool Reserves	Rochdale
	Hawksworth			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Bolton Wanderers Reserves v Rochdale

25 December  1913 (1913 -12-25) 17	Bolton Wanderers Reserves	2–1	Rochdale	Bolton
			Allan	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 4000

Southport Central v Rochdale

26 December  1913 (1913 -12-26) 18	Southport Central	1–2	Rochdale	Southport
			Grierson Milnes	Stadium: Haig Avenue

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

27 December  1913 (1913 -12-27) 19	Rochdale	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Allan Smith (pen.)			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500

Rochdale v Stalybridge Celtic

1 January  1914 (1914 -01-01) 20	Rochdale	0–1	Stalybridge Celtic	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3500

Liverpool Reserves v Rochdale

3 January  1914 (1914 -01-03) 21	Liverpool Reserves	2–3	Rochdale	Liverpool
			Grierson Smith Allan	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 4000

Rochdale v Manchester City Reserves

10 January  1914 (1914 -01-10) 22	Rochdale	4–1	Manchester City Reserves	Rochdale
	? (o.g.) Hawksworth Grierson Tully			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

17 January  1914 (1914 -01-17) 23	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Rochdale	Crewe
			Smith	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4000

Rochdale v Bradford City Reserves

24 January  1914 (1914 -01-24) 24	Rochdale	1–1	Bradford City Reserves	Rochdale
	Allan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Bury Reserves v Rochdale

31 January  1914 (1914 -01-31) 25	Bury Reserves	1–2	Rochdale	Bury
			Smith Grierson	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2500

Everton v Rochdale

7 February  1914 (1914 -02-07) 26	Everton	4–2	Rochdale	Liverpool
			Spink Milnes	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 2500

Rochdale v Stockport County Reserves

14 February  1914 (1914 -02-14) 27	Rochdale	2–4	Stockport County Reserves	Rochdale
	Grierson Hawksworth			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Burnley Reserves v Rochdale

2 March  1914 (1914 -03-02) 28	Burnley Reserves	4–0	Rochdale	Burnley
				Stadium: Turf Moor

Stockport County Reserves v Rochdale

7 March  1914 (1914 -03-07) 29	Stockport County Reserves	3–1	Rochdale	Stockport
			Smith (pen.)	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2800

Rochdale v Preston North End Reserves

14 March  1914 (1914 -03-14) 30	Rochdale	1–1	Preston North End Reserves	Rochdale
	Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500

Oldham Athletic Reserves v Rochdale

21 March  1914 (1914 -03-21) 31	Oldham Athletic Reserves	0–1	Rochdale	Oldham
			Tattersall	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Manchester United Reserves

28 March  1914 (1914 -03-28) 32	Rochdale	0–1	Manchester United Reserves	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500

Rochdale v Barnsley Reserves

4 April  1914 (1914 -04-04) 33	Rochdale	0–2	Barnsley Reserves	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500

Stalybridge Celtic v Rochdale

10 April  1914 (1914 -04-10) 34	Stalybridge Celtic	1–1	Rochdale	Stalybridge
			Allan	Stadium: Bower Fold Attendance: 6000

Rochdale v Southport Central

11 April  1914 (1914 -04-11) 35	Rochdale	4–1	Southport Central	Rochdale
	Tully Walker Smith (pen.)			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers Reserves

13 April  1914 (1914 -04-13) 36	Rochdale	2–0	Bolton Wanderers Reserves	Rochdale
	Watson Allan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Barnsley Reserves v Rochdale

14 April  1914 (1914 -04-14) 37	Barnsley Reserves	1–1	Rochdale	Barnsley
			Smith	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Liverpool Reserves

28 April  1914 (1914 -04-28) 38	Rochdale	2–2	Liverpool Reserves	Rochdale
	Smith (pen.) Watson			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1913–14 FA Cup

Barrow v Rochdale

29 November  1913 (1913 -11-29) Q4	Barrow	3–0	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
				Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 7000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Nelson v Rochdale

23 September  1913 (1913 -09-23) 1	Nelson	1–3	Rochdale	Nelson
			Smith Broome Spink	Stadium: Seedhill Attendance: 1000

Rochdale v Barrow

6 October  1913 (1913 -10-06) 2	Rochdale	2–0	Barrow	Rochdale
	Watson Milnes			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

20 October  1913 (1913 -10-20) 3	Rochdale	3–2	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Allan Grierson			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1200

Blackpool v Rochdale

10 November  1913 (1913 -11-10) SF	Blackpool	4–1	Rochdale	Blackburn
			Broome (pen.)	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 2000

Manchester Senior Cup

Manchester United v Rochdale

11 February  1914 (1914 -02-11)	Manchester United	5–0	Rochdale	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

Friendlies

Chesterfield v Rochdale

27 September  1913 (1913 -09-27)	Chesterfield	5–2	Rochdale	Chesterfield
			Allan Watson	Stadium: Saltergate

Rochdale v Aston Villa Reserves

13 December  1913 (1913 -12-13)	Rochdale	1–1	Aston Villa Reserves	Rochdale
	Hawksworth			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000