The 1927–28 season saw Rochdale compete for their 7th season in the Football League Third Division North.
| 1927–28 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jack Peart |
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
| Football League Third Division North | 13th |
| FA Cup | 2nd Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Albert Whitehurst All: Albert Whitehurst |
Statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Division 3 North | FA Cup | Lancashire Cup | Manchester Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG
|
Harry Moody | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO
|
Willie Brown | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Yaffer Ward | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Ernie Braidwood | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
David Parkes | 31 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Alex Christie | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Billy Tompkinson | 41 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Billy Bertram | 42 | 14 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Albert Whitehurst | 44 | 38 | 41 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Jack Barber | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Bobby Hughes | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Henry Martin | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Jack Hall | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Joe Clennell | 16 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  WAL
|
Dai Hopkins | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Cecil Halkyard | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
John Stephenson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Eddie Plane | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
William Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Bob Schofield | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | WAL
|
Jackie Mittell | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Allan Murray | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Uriah Miles | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Walter Webster | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Eric Holroyd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Albert Monks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | 
|
W. Heywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Alfred Kellett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Final league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 0.955 | 42 |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 1.028 | 41 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 53 | 0.961 | 41 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 0.942 | 39 |
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 0.852 | 38 |
Source: rsssf.com
Competitions edit
Football League Third Division North edit
| 27 August 1927 1 | Barrow | 1 – 3 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
Brown  |
Report | Bertram Barber Whitehurst |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 7783 |
| 30 August 1927 2 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Bertram Hughes |
Report | Burgess |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10253 |
| 3 September 1927 3 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Nelson | Rochdale |
| Whitehurst |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9869 |
| 10 September 1927 4 | Wigan Borough | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Wigan |
| Fenner |
Report | Bertram Whitehurst |
Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 5275 |
| 17 September 1927 5 | Rotherham United | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Rotherham |
| Parkin Scott |
Report | Whitehurst |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4911 |
| 24 September 1927 6 | Rochdale | 5 – 1 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Whitehurst Parkes Bertram Tompkinson |
Report | Hamilton |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6264 |
| 1 October 1927 7 | Durham City | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Durham |
| Robson (pen.) Leedham |
Report | Tompkinson Gurkin (o.g.) |
Stadium: Holiday Park Attendance: 2354 |
| 8 October 1927 8 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
| Tompkinson Whitehurst |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7493 |
| 15 October 1927 9 | Chesterfield | 1 – 3 | Rochdale | Chesterfield |
| Oxley |
Report | Hughes Whitehurst |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5439 |
| 22 October 1927 10 | Rochdale | 0 – 3 | Lincoln City | Rochdale |
| Report | Pegg Dinsdale Basnett |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5229 |
| 29 October 1927 11 | Hartlepools United | 0 – 2 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| Report | Parkes Hughes |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4086 |
| 5 November 1927 Abandoned | Rochdale | 1 a 1 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
| Tompkinson |
[1] | |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
| 12 November 1927 12 | New Brighton | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | New Brighton |
| Harley |
Report | Bertram |
Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 4409 |
| 19 November 1927 13 | Rochdale | 3 – 3 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
| Russell (o.g.) Tompkinson Whitehurst |
Report | Harvey Richardson Summers |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5952 |
| 3 December 1927 14 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
| Whitehurst Tompkinson Martin |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3991 |
| 17 December 1927 15 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Darlington | Rochdale |
| Whitehurst Tompkinson Hughes |
Report | Cochrane |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3912 |
| 24 December 1927 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 – 2 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
| T. Keetley (pen.) Philipson Hall |
Report | Whitehurst Bertram |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 5291 |
| 27 December 1927 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 – 1 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Hart Quantrill Taylor |
Report | Bertram |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 21762 |
| 31 December 1927 18 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Barrow | Rochdale |
| Tompkinson Clennell |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3973 |
| 2 January 1928 19 | Stockport County | 5 – 1 | Rochdale | Stockport |
| Newton Smith Scullion |
Report | Tompkinson |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10571 |
| 3 January 1928 20 | Rochdale | 0 – 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | Rochdale |
| Report | Hart Quantrill |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5481 |
| 7 January 1928 21 | Nelson | 6 – 3 | Rochdale | Nelson |
| McClure McGuire Radford Harry Taylor |
Report | Whitehurst Clennell |
Stadium: Seedhill Attendance: 2539 |
| 14 January 1928 22 | Ashington | 5 – 1 | Rochdale | Ashington |
| Graham Johnson Wood (o.g.)Chipperfiled |
Report | Whitehurst |
Stadium: Portland Park Attendance: 1223 |
| 21 January 1928 23 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Wigan Borough | Rochdale |
| Bertram Whitehurst |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3626 |
| 4 February 1928 24 | Southport | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Southport |
| Marshall Devine |
Report | Tompkinson |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2731 |
| 11 February 1928 25 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Durham City | Rochdale |
| Bertram |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1458 |
| 18 February 1928 26 | Wrexham | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
| Harris Bob T Jones |
Report | Whitehurst |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4157 |
| 25 February 1928 27 | Rochdale | 5 – 1 | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
| Whitehurst Bertram |
Report | Williams |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2602 |
| 28 February 1928 28 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Rotherham United | Rochdale |
| Whitehurst Hall |
Report | Scott |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1885 |
| 3 March 1928 29 | Lincoln City | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Lincoln |
| Dinsdale Pringle |
Report | Whitehurst |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5760 |
| 10 March 1928 30 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale |
| Report | Robinson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2582 |
| 17 March 1928 31 | Accrington Stanley | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Accrington |
| Barclay (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 3885 |
| 24 March 1928 32 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | New Brighton | Rochdale |
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2404 |
| 31 March 1928 33 | Bradford City | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Scriven Cairns |
Report | Miles Hughes |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10565 |
| 6 April 1928 34 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 – 0 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
| Flanagan Bevan Urmson |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10053 |
| 7 April 1928 35 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Ashington | Rochdale |
| Bertram Whitehurst |
Report | Robert Robinson Johnson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3309 |
| 9 April 1928 36 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
| Whitehurst |
Report | Charlton Flanagan |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3069 |
| 10 April 1928 37 | Halifax Town | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Halifax |
| Waites |
Report | Whitehurst |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3595 |
| 14 April 1928 38 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| Owen |
Report | Miles |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2887 |
| 21 April 1928 39 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
| Murray Whitehurst |
Report | Coleman Dixon |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2099 |
| 28 April 1928 40 | Darlington | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| Gregg |
Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2708 |
| 1 May 1928 41 | Rochdale | 3 – 2 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
| Whitehurst Bertram |
Report | Barber (o.g.) Barclay (pen.) |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1443 |
| 5 May 1928 42 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
| Webster |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1768 |
FA Cup edit
| 26 November 1927 1 | Rochdale | 8 – 2 | Crook Town | Rochdale |
| Whitehurst Clennell Martin |
Report | Duffy Mitchell |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4139 |
| 10 December 1927 2 | Darlington | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| Ruddy |
Report | Bertram |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 7571 |
Lancashire Cup edit
| 7 October 1927 2 | Manchester United | 4 – 2 | Rochdale | Manchester |
| |
[2] | Whitehurst |
Stadium: Old Trafford |
Manchester Cup edit
References edit
- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097