1916–17 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1916–17 season saw Rochdale compete for their second season in the wartime football league, during World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 8th in the Principle Tournament and 1st in the Subsidiary Tournament.

Rochdale

1916–17 season
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League Lancs	8th & 1st
Top goalscorer	Billy Halligan

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Lancs		Friendlies
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Arthur Causer	20	0	20	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Billy Biggar	11	0	10	0	1	0
	GK	ENG	Tom Kay	6	0	6	0	0	0
	DF		W.S. Anderson	3	0	3	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jack Barton	4	0	4	0	0	0
	DF		W.A. Wemyss	2	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jack Page	4	0	4	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Herbert Tyler	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Danny Crossan	14	1	13	1	1	0
	DF		Alfred Caldwell	9	0	9	0	0	0
	DF	WAL	Harry Millership	24	0	23	0	1	0
	MF		Herbert Tierney	25	0	24	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	James Henderson	14	0	13	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Vince Hayes	2	0	2	0	0	0
	MF		J. Harrison	4	0	3	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Jack Hebden	7	0	7	0	0	0
	DF		W. Hartley	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		N. Fielding	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		W.R. Roberts	2	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jim Tully	24	4	23	1	1	3
	MF		A. Walker	26	12	26	12	0	0
	MF		J.E. Butterworth	3	0	3	0	0	0
	MF		J. Litherland	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Tweedale Rigg	12	1	11	1	1	0
	MF		A. Poles	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		C.E. Walters	3	0	3	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Robert Frith	3	0	3	0	0	0
	DF	EIR	Pat O'Connell	18	1	17	0	1	1
	MF	ENG	Archie Rawlings	35	3	35	3	0	0
	MF		L. Walkden	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Yarwood	2	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Broster	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Tom Page	5	2	5	2	0	0
	FW		Bob Thomas	26	14	26	14	0	0
	MF		R. Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Tommy Meehan	18	5	18	5	0	0
	FW	WAL	Frank Curtis	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	EIR	Billy Halligan	35	20	34	18	1	2
	MF	ENG	Eli Turner	2	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Albert Smith	28	3	27	3	1	0
	FW		W. Kehoe	5	1	5	1	0	0
	FW		P. Roscoe	1	0	1	0	0	0

Competitions

Football League - Lancashire Section

Stockport County v Rochdale

2 September  1916 (1916 -09-02) 1	Stockport County	3–0	Rochdale	Stockport
				Stadium: Edgeley Park

Rochdale v Bury

9 September  1916 (1916 -09-09) 2	Rochdale	2–0	Bury	Rochdale
	T.Page ? (o.g.)			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Stoke City v Rochdale

16 September  1916 (1916 -09-16) 3	Stoke City	1–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	Turner		Kehoe	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 6000

Rochdale v Southport Central

23 September  1916 (1916 -09-23) 4	Rochdale	1–1	Southport Central	Rochdale
	Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale

30 September  1916 (1916 -09-30) 5	Blackburn Rovers	6–1	Rochdale	Blackburn
	Chapman		Thomas	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5000

Rochdale v Manchester City

7 October  1916 (1916 -10-07) 6	Rochdale	2–2	Manchester City	Rochdale
	T.Page (pen.) Halligan		Barnes Brennan	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Everton v Rochdale

14 October  1916 (1916 -10-14) 7	Everton	3–0	Rochdale	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 11000

Rochdale v Blackpool

21 October  1916 (1916 -10-21) 8	Rochdale	4–1	Blackpool	Rochdale
	Thomas Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

28 October  1916 (1916 -10-28) 9	Rochdale	0–6	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Port Vale v Rochdale

4 November  1916 (1916 -11-04) 10	Port Vale	1–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	G. Shelton		Tully	Stadium: Old Recreation Ground

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

11 November  1916 (1916 -11-11) 11	Rochdale	4–1	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Thomas Halligan A. Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Preston North End v Rochdale

18 November  1916 (1916 -11-18) 12	Preston North End	1–2	Rochdale	Preston
			Halligan Rawlings	Stadium: Deepdale

Rochdale v Burnley

25 November  1916 (1916 -11-25) 13	Rochdale	1–2	Burnley	Rochdale
	Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Manchester United v Rochdale

2 December  1916 (1916 -12-02) 14	Manchester United	1–1	Rochdale	Manchester
	Anderson		Thomas	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Liverpool

9 December  1916 (1916 -12-09) 15	Rochdale	3–2	Liverpool	Rochdale
	Rawlings Walker			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000

Rochdale v Stockport County

16 December  1916 (1916 -12-16) 16	Rochdale	4–0	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Thomas Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Bury v Rochdale

23 December  1916 (1916 -12-23) 17	Bury	1–2	Rochdale	Bury
			A. Smith Crossan (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1000

Rochdale v Stoke City

30 December  1916 (1916 -12-30) 18	Rochdale	0–1	Stoke City	Rochdale
			Bridgett	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Southport Central v Rochdale

6 January  1917 (1917 -01-06) 19	Southport Central	3–0	Rochdale	Southport
				Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2000

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

13 January  1917 (1917 -01-13) 20	Rochdale	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
	Thomas Meehan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Manchester City v Rochdale

20 January  1917 (1917 -01-20) 21	Manchester City	2–1	Rochdale	Manchester
	Wynn Barnes		Thomas	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 7000

Rochdale v Everton

27 January  1917 (1917 -01-27) 22	Rochdale	2–1	Everton	Rochdale
	Halligan Meehan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Blackpool v Rochdale

3 February  1917 (1917 -02-03) 23	Blackpool	0–2	Rochdale	Blackpool
			Thomas Halligan	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

10 February  1917 (1917 -02-10) 24	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Rochdale	Bolton
			Walker	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 1500

Rochdale v Port Vale

17 February  1917 (1917 -02-17) 25	Rochdale	1–3	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Thomas		Lockett Bentley (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

24 February  1917 (1917 -02-24) 26	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Rochdale	Oldham
				Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3500

Rochdale v Preston North End

3 March  1917 (1917 -03-03) 27	Rochdale	1–2	Preston North End	Rochdale
	Rawlings			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Burnley v Rochdale

10 March  1917 (1917 -03-10) 28	Burnley	4–3	Rochdale	Burnley
			Walker Thomas Halligan	Stadium: Turf Moor

Rochdale v Manchester United

17 March  1917 (1917 -03-17) 29	Rochdale	2–0	Manchester United	Rochdale
	Meehan Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Liverpool v Rochdale

24 March  1917 (1917 -03-24) 30	Liverpool	4–0	Rochdale	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

31 March  1917 (1917 -03-31) 31	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Rochdale	Bolton
			A. Smith	Stadium: Burnden Park

Bury v Rochdale

6 April  1917 (1917 -04-06) 32	Bury	0–2	Rochdale	Bury or Rochdale
			Walker Meehan	Stadium: Gigg Lane or Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

7 April  1917 (1917 -04-07) 33	Rochdale	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Bury v Rochdale

9 April  1917 (1917 -04-09) 34	Bury	2–3	Rochdale	Bury or Rochdale
			Halligan Rigg	Stadium: Gigg Lane or Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

14 April  1917 (1917 -04-14) 35	Rochdale	5–1	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Walker Meehan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

21 April  1917 (1917 -04-21) 36	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Rochdale	Oldham
			Walker Halligan Tierney	Stadium: Boundary Park

Friendlies

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

25 December  1916 (1916 -12-25)	Rochdale	6–2	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Halligan Tully O'Connell			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000