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1920–21 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1920–21 season saw Rochdale compete in The F.A. Cup for the 9th time where they were knocked out in the first round proper. It was also the club's final season in the Central League before election to the Third Division North.

Rochdale
1920–21 season
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Central League10th
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerHarry Dennison

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Central League F.A. Cup Manc. Cup Lancs Jnr Cup Friendlies
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK    H. Thorpe 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Jack Yarwood 50 1 39 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
DF    Billy Bamford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jack Broster 47 2 37 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
MF    J. Davie 27 0 22 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF    W. Bradshaw 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG William Clifton 26 5 20 4 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Tom Byrom 22 10 18 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW    F. Braithwaite 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Harry Mallalieu 24 3 19 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Ted Connor 36 2 28 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Fred Baines 39 0 31 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Dennison 40 31 29 22 5 1 4 4 0 0 2 4
FW    W. Ward 11 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GK    Tom McDonald 7 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF    J. Taylor 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jack Hill 17 0 11 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
GK   ENG Jimmy Crabtree 40 0 30 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Tom Bamford 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Sid Hoad 26 4 22 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
DF   ENG Jimmy Nuttall 45 0 34 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Joe Wilson 24 1 19 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW    E. Lowe 26 11 18 9 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
MF    Tom Wilson 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
FW    L. Turner 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW    E. Tansey 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Joe Herbert 10 6 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
FW   ENG Arthur Collinge 20 7 13 2 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 1
FW   ENG Bob Sandiford 12 4 7 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Joseph Barnes 10 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Tom Nuttall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW    Bert Thornley 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK    Lund/Lunn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW    Clutton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK    Stansfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW    Bussey/Bussy 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF    J.H. Doxford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF    A. Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW    J. Crompton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF    E. Fuller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Competitions edit

Central League edit

Main article: 1920–21 Football League
28 August  1920 (1920 -08-28) 1 Rochdale 1–3 Nelson Rochdale
Byrom    
 
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
4 September  1920 (1920 -09-04) 2 Nelson 1–2 Rochdale Nelson
  Dennison  
Clifton  		 Stadium: Seedhill
7 September  1920 (1920 -09-07) 3 Rochdale 4–1 Stalybridge Celtic Rochdale
Byrom    (pen.)
Dennison   		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
11 September  1920 (1920 -09-11) 4 Rochdale 0–1 Burnley Reserves Rochdale
  Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4500
18 September  1920 (1920 -09-18) 5 Burnley Reserves 3–4 Rochdale Burnley
 
 
 		 Dennison  
Byrom  
Clifton  
Ward  		 Stadium: Turf Moor
20 September  1920 (1920 -09-20) 6 Stalybridge Celtic 3–0 Rochdale Stalybridge
 
 
 		 Stadium: Bower Fold
25 September  1920 (1920 -09-25) 7 Rochdale 3–0 Southport Rochdale
Dennison   
Hoad  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
2 October  1920 (1920 -10-02) 8 Southport 5–0 Rochdale Southport
 
 
 
 
 		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
9 October  1920 (1920 -10-09) 9 Bradford City Reserves 0–3 Rochdale Bradford
Byrom   (pen.)
Lowe  
Dennison  		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4000
16 October  1920 (1920 -10-16) 10 Rochdale 2–3 Bradford City Reserves Rochdale
Byrom   (pen.)
Dennison  		  
 
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
23 October  1920 (1920 -10-23) 11 Bolton Wanderers Reserves 1–2 Rochdale Bolton
  Clifton  
Byrom  		 Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 10000
26 October  1920 (1920 -10-26) 12 Rochdale 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Reserves Rochdale
Hoad    
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4500
6 November  1920 (1920 -11-06) 13 Tranmere Rovers 6–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
 
 
 
 
 
 		 Byrom   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8000
13 November  1920 (1920 -11-13) 14 Rochdale 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Connor  
Lowe   		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
17 November  1920 (1920 -11-17) 15 Huddersfield Town Reserves 1–3 Rochdale Huddersfield
  Lowe   
Hoad  		 Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 500
23 November  1920 (1920 -11-23) 16 Blackpool Reserves 2–1 Rochdale Blackpool
 
 		 Byrom   Stadium: Bloomfield Road
11 December  1920 (1920 -12-11) 17 Rochdale 3–1 Everton Reserves Rochdale
Dennison   
Lowe  		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
25 December  1920 (1920 -12-25) 18 Rochdale 0–2 Oldham Athletic Reserves Rochdale
 
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
27 December  1920 (1920 -12-27) 19 Oldham Athletic Reserves 0–0 Rochdale Oldham
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4000
1 January  1921 (1921 -01-01) 20 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Blackburn
 
 		 Lowe  
Broster  		 Stadium: Ewood Park
15 January  1921 (1921 -01-15) 21 Rochdale 2–1 Preston North End Reserves Rochdale
Broster  
J. Wilson  		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
18 January  1921 (1921 -01-18) 22 Rochdale 0–3 Huddersfield Town Reserves Rochdale
 
 
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
22 January  1921 (1921 -01-22) 23 Preston North End Reserves 2–0 Rochdale Preston
 
 		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4000
29 January  1921 (1921 -01-29) 24 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Rochdale Crewe
 
 
 		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6000
5 February  1921 (1921 -02-05) 25 Rochdale 5–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Lowe   
Mallalieu  
Dennison   		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
8 February  1921 (1921 -02-08) 26 Rochdale 1–1 Manchester City Reserves Rochdale
Mallalieu     Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
22 February  1921 (1921 -02-22) 27 Rochdale 1–1 Blackpool Reserves Rochdale
Herbert     Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
26 February  1921 (1921 -02-26) 28 Rochdale 2–1 Bury Reserves Rochdale
Mallalieu  
Herbert  		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
5 March  1921 (1921 -03-05) 29 Bury Reserves 1–2 Rochdale Bury
  Herbert  
Yarwood  		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
8 March  1921 (1921 -03-08) 30 Rochdale 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
 
 
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
12 March  1921 (1921 -03-12) 31 Rochdale 3–1 Stockport County Reserves Rochdale
Clifton  
Collinge  
Dennison  		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
19 March  1921 (1921 -03-19) 32 Stockport County Reserves 0–0 Rochdale Stockport
Stadium: Edgeley Park
26 March  1921 (1921 -03-26) 33 Manchester United Reserves 1–2 Rochdale Manchester
  Dennison    Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 6000
28 March  1921 (1921 -03-28) 34 Manchester City Reserves 2–0 Rochdale Manchester
 
 		 Stadium: Hyde Road
2 April  1921 (1921 -04-02) 35 Rochdale 3–1 Manchester United Reserves Rochdale
Dennison       Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6000
11 April  1921 (1921 -04-11) 36 Aston Villa Reserves 5–0 Rochdale Aston
 
 
 
 
 		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 4000
16 April  1921 (1921 -04-16) 37 Rochdale 1–0 Aston Villa Reserves Rochdale
Sandiford   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
20 April  1921 (1921 -04-20) 38 Everton Reserves 1–0 Rochdale Liverpool
  Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 4000
23 April  1921 (1921 -04-23) 39 Liverpool Reserves 0–2 Rochdale Liverpool
Collinge  
Dennison  		 Stadium: Anfield
30 April  1921 (1921 -04-30) 40 Rochdale 3–0 Liverpool Reserves Rochdale
Dennison     Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
2 May  1921 (1921 -05-02) 41 Port Vale Reserves 5–0 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
 
 
 
 
 		 Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
7 May  1921 (1921 -05-07) 42 Rochdale 1–2 Port Vale Reserves Rochdale
   
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000

F.A. Cup edit

Main article: 1920–21 FA Cup
20 November  1920 (1920 -11-20) Q4 Rochdale 1–0 Fleetwood Rochdale
Connor   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
4 December  1920 (1920 -12-04) Q5 Rochdale 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Dennison   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
18 December  1920 (1920 -12-18) Q6 Coventry City 1–1 Rochdale Coventry
Millard   Report E. Lowe   Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 18000
21 December  1920 (1920 -12-21) Q6 Replay Rochdale 2–1 Coventry City Rochdale
E. Lowe  
Byrom  		 Report Hanney   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9000
8 January  1921 (1921 -01-08) 1 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Rochdale Plymouth
Sheffield  
Russell   77' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 24287

Manchester Senior Cup edit

21 March  1921 (1921 -03-21) Oldham Athletic 4–4 Rochdale Oldham
 
 
 
 		 Collinge   
Sandiford   		 Stadium: Boundary Park
4 April  1921 (1921 -04-04) Rochdale 4–3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Dennison    
Sandiford  		  
 
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
18 April  1921 (1921 -04-18) Ashton National 1–1 Rochdale Ashton-under-Lyne
  Collinge   Stadium: National Park
Attendance: 3000
25 April  1921 (1921 -04-25) Rochdale 3–0 Ashton National Rochdale
Collinge  
Dennison  
Clifton  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
5 May  1921 (1921 -05-05) SF Manchester United 2–0 Rochdale Manchester
 
 		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 1000

Lancashire Junior Cup edit

16 September  1920 (1920 -09-16) Eccles United 3–1 Rochdale Eccles
 
 
 		 T. Wilson   Stadium: ?
Attendance: 5000

Friendlies edit

12 February  1921 (1921 -02-12) Darlington 3–3 Rochdale Darlington
 
 
 		 Dennison   
Collinge  		 Stadium: Feethams
19 February  1921 (1921 -02-19) Oldham Athletic 5–5 Rochdale Oldham
 
 
 
 
 		 Hoad  
Dennison   
Herbert   		 Stadium: Boundary Park

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References edit

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "Rochdale match record: 1921". www.11v11.com.
  3. ^ "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk.
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