1917–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1917–18 season saw Rochdale compete for their third season in the wartime football league, during World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 4th in the Principle Tournament and 10th in the Subsidiary Tournament.

Rochdale

1917–18 season
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League Lancs	4th & 10th
Top goalscorer	Billy Halligan

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Lancs		Friendlies
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Tom Kay	28	0	28	0	0	0
	GK		A. Lee	2	0	2	0	0	0
	GK		R. Butterworth	6	0	5	0	1	0
	GK		T. Berry	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	James Henderson	19	0	18	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Vince Hayes	27	0	27	0	0	0
	DF	WAL	Harry Millership	5	0	5	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Tweedale Rigg	26	0	26	0	0	0
	DF		W. McDonald	8	0	8	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Danny Crossan	22	0	21	0	1	0
	MF		J. Litherland	5	0	5	0	0	0
	DF		J.E. Hallas	3	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jim Tully	19	2	19	2	0	0
	MF		Wilfred Bunting	19	0	18	0	1	0
	DF	EIR	Pat O'Connell	34	7	33	6	1	1
	MF		P. Lennox	2	0	2	0	0	0
	MF		Tattersall	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Charlie Milnes	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		J Poles	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		P.J. Kay	4	0	4	0	0	0
	MF		T.H. Duckworth	4	0	3	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Archie Rawlings	5	0	5	0	0	0
	MF		Hunt	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		R. Sommersgil	3	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Freddy Capper	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		A. Harding	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		A. Jones	11	0	11	0	0	0
	MF		F.J. Sheldon	7	4	7	4	0	0
	MF		Sam Lloyd	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Ernest Goodwin	11	3	11	3	0	0
	MF		A. Walker	6	2	6	2	0	0
	MF		Howarth	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		A. Johnson	4	1	4	1	0	0
	FW	ENG	Tom Page	19	12	19	12	0	0
	FW		Bob Thomas	10	6	10	6	0	0
	FW	EIR	Billy Halligan	34	36	33	36	1	0
	FW		J.W. Roberts	5	2	5	2	0	0
	MF	ENG	Tommy Meehan	2	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		J. Flaherty	4	7	4	7	0	0
	FW		F. Annesley	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		W.G. Carruthers	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jack Mitton	3	1	3	1	0	0
	FW		Stocks	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		R. Perks	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Albert Smith	35	7	34	7	1	0
	DF		West	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Marshall	1	0	0	0	1	0

Competitions

Football League - Lancashire Section

Rochdale v Burnley

1 September  1917 (1917 -09-01) 1	Rochdale	9–0	Burnley	Rochdale
	O'Connell Flaherty Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Burnley v Rochdale

8 September  1917 (1917 -09-08) 2	Burnley	2–2	Rochdale	Burnley
			Flaherty O'Connell	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 1200

Rochdale v Manchester United

15 September  1917 (1917 -09-15) 3	Rochdale	3–0	Manchester United	Rochdale
	Halligan Tully			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Manchester United v Rochdale

22 September  1917 (1917 -09-22) 4	Manchester United	1–1	Rochdale	Manchester
	Woodcock		Halligan	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Southport Central

29 September  1917 (1917 -09-29) 5	Rochdale	6–0	Southport Central	Rochdale
	Walker Halligan Smith Flaherty			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Southport Central v Rochdale

6 October  1917 (1917 -10-06) 6	Southport Central	2–2	Rochdale	Southport
			Walker Halligan	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1000

Rochdale v Stockport County

13 October  1917 (1917 -10-13) 7	Rochdale	0–1	Stockport County	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Stockport County v Rochdale

20 October  1917 (1917 -10-20) 8	Stockport County	2–0	Rochdale	Stockport
				Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2000

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

27 October  1917 (1917 -10-27) 9	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Rochdale	Oldham
			Smith	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1500

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

3 November  1917 (1917 -11-03) 10	Rochdale	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Halligan (pen.)			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Bury v Rochdale

10 November  1917 (1917 -11-10) 11	Bury	2–1	Rochdale	Bury
			Halligan	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2000

Rochdale v Bury

17 November  1917 (1917 -11-17) 12	Rochdale	7–5	Bury	Rochdale
	Mitton Halligan Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500

Rochdale v Stoke

1 December  1917 (1917 -12-01) 13	Rochdale	0–0	Stoke	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 15000

Liverpool v Rochdale

8 December  1917 (1917 -12-08) 14	Liverpool	5–1	Rochdale	Liverpool
	Bennett		Page	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 12000

Rochdale v Liverpool

15 December  1917 (1917 -12-15) 15	Rochdale	1–0	Liverpool	Rochdale
	Page			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4500

Blackpool v Rochdale

22 December  1917 (1917 -12-22) 16	Blackpool	1–3	Rochdale	Blackpool
			Sheldon O'Connell	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Blackpool

29 December  1917 (1917 -12-29) 17	Rochdale	6–3	Blackpool	Rochdale
	Smith ? (o.g.) Johnson Halligan Sheldon			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Manchester City v Rochdale

5 January  1918 (1918 -01-05) 18	Manchester City	1–1	Rochdale	Manchester
	Tyler		Page	Stadium: Hyde Road

Rochdale v Manchester City

12 January  1918 (1918 -01-12) 19	Rochdale	1–4	Manchester City	Rochdale
	Halligan		Thompson Barnes Watson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

19 January  1918 (1918 -01-19) 20	Rochdale	6–0	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
	Halligan Page			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500

Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale

26 January  1918 (1918 -01-26) 21	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	Rochdale	Blackburn
			Halligan	Stadium: Ewood Park

Rochdale v Everton

2 February  1918 (1918 -02-02) 22	Rochdale	2–2	Everton	Rochdale
	Sheldon O'Connell			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000

Everton v Rochdale

9 February  1918 (1918 -02-09) 23	Everton	2–2	Rochdale	Liverpool
			Thomas Halligan	Stadium: Goodison Park

Port Vale v Rochdale

16 February  1918 (1918 -02-16) 24	Port Vale	1–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	Brennan		Page	Stadium: Old Recreation Ground

Rochdale v Port Vale

23 February  1918 (1918 -02-23) 25	Rochdale	2–0	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Thomas Page			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

2 March  1918 (1918 -03-02) 26	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Rochdale	Bolton
			Page	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

9 March  1918 (1918 -03-09) 27	Rochdale	5–2	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Halligan Goodwin			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000

Preston North End v Rochdale

16 March  1918 (1918 -03-16) 28	Preston North End	3–4	Rochdale	Preston
			Page Halligan	Stadium: Deepdale

Rochdale v Preston North End

23 March  1918 (1918 -03-23) 29	Rochdale	4–3	Preston North End	Rochdale
	Smith Thomas Tully Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

29 March  1918 (1918 -03-29) 30	Rochdale	2–3	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Thomas Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000

Rochdale v Bury

30 March  1918 (1918 -03-30) 31	Rochdale	2–1	Bury	Rochdale
	Thomas			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

1 April  1918 (1918 -04-01) 32	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Rochdale	Oldham
				Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4000

Bury v Rochdale

6 April  1918 (1918 -04-06) 33	Bury	1–4	Rochdale	Bury
			Roberts Page O'Connell	Stadium: Gigg Lane

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

13 April  1918 (1918 -04-13) 34	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Rochdale	Bolton
			Page	Stadium: Burnden Park

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

20 April  1918 (1918 -04-20) 35	Rochdale	4–0	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Smith Goodwin Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Stoke v Rochdale

27 April  1918 (1918 -04-27) 36	Stoke	1–2	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	Jones		Goodwin O'Connell	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 10000

Friendlies

Rochdale v Bury

4 May  1918 (1918 -05-04)	Rochdale	1–1	Bury	Rochdale
	O'Connell			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500