The 1942–43 season saw Rochdale compete for their 4th season in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. In the 1st Championship, Rochdale finished in 41st position out of 48, and in the 2nd Championship, they finished 21st out of 28. Some matches in the 2nd Championship were also in the League War Cup and Lancashire Cup.
| 1942–43 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ted Goodier |
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
| Football League North | 41st & 21st |
| League War Cup | 1st Round Proper |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Cunliffe All: Jimmy Cunliffe |
Statistics
edit| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League North & League War Cup | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG
|
Jimmy Strong | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Ed Goodall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | 
|
William Folds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Arthur Chesters | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Lew Bradford | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Joe Duff | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Len Gallimore | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO
|
Tom Sneddon | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Gilbert Richmond | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Jeff Barker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Bill Byrom | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| FW |  WAL
|
George Murphy | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| DF |
|
F.T. Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Tom Wildsmith | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Jack Blood | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
George Walton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Stan Cutting | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF |
|
Arthur Garfoot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Tom Dooley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Tom Breakwell | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Jimmy Eastwood | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Ellis Cornwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Tom Smith | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
John Neary | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Tom Jones | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Jim Treanor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Bertie Duffy[1] | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| MF |
|
Schofield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Billy Burnikell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |
|
Herbert Palfreyman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF |
|
Webb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Duncan Colquhoun | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| MF |
|
A. Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF |
|
David Bebb | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| MF |
|
Frank France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |
|
Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |
|
Harry Gee | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 | |
| MF |
|
Percy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |
|
Albert Collinge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Jimmy Cunliffe | 31 | 20 | 31 | 20 | |
| MF |
|
Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF |
|
Norman Richmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Eric Wood | 29 | 12 | 29 | 12 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Verdun Jones | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW |
|
James Thorpe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Wally Hunt | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW |
|
Jack Harker | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| FW |
|
Shaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW |
|
Walter Horrabin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Les Horton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW |
|
N. Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Frank Curran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|
|
J. Manning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | WAL
|
David LG Jones | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | |
|
|
Whalley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | ENG
|
Roland Bartholomew | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Ron Hornby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|
|
Harry Cload | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| DF | ENG
|
Frank Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|
|
Byrne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Competitions
editFootball League North & War League Cup
edit| 29 August 1942 1 | Southport | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Southport |
 |
Bartholomew |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1200 |
| 5 September 1942 2 | Rochdale | 2 – 3 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Colquhoun Bartholomew |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 800 |
| 12 September 1942 3 | Rochdale | 1 – 3 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
| A. Jones |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1744 |
| 19 September 1942 4 | Halifax Town | 3 – 0 | Rochdale | Halifax |
| |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3000 |
| 26 September 1942 5 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Cunliffe Bebb |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1441 |
| 3 October 1942 6 | Oldham Athletic | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2464 |
| 10 October 1942 7 | Rochdale | 1 – 5 | Blackburn Rovers | Rochdale |
| Cunliffe |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1325 |
| 17 October 1942 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 – 0 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
| |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 850 |
| 24 October 1942 9 | Rochdale | 3 – 4 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
| Cunliffe DLG. Jones Wood |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1800 |
| 31 October 1942 10 | Blackpool | 5 – 0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
| |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8000 |
| 21 November 1942 13 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Cunliffe Duffy Cload |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1355 |
| 28 November 1942 14 | Stockport County | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Stockport |
| |
Wood |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1500 |
| 5 December 1942 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 – 4 | Rochdale | Bolton |
| |
Cload Harker |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 1500 |
| 12 December 1942 16 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Rochdale |
| Cunliffe Harker |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1432 |
| 19 December 1942 17 | Rochdale | 6 – 3 | Bury | Rochdale |
| Gee Eastwood Cunliffe Harker Wood |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 717 |
| 26 December 1942 19 | Rochdale | 4 – 3 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Cunliffe Eastwood Wood |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4582 |
| 2 January 1943 20 | Oldham Athletic | 2 – 3 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| Gee Cunliffe Wood |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1496 |
| 9 January 1943 21 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Rochdale |
| Cunliffe Wood DLG Jones Harker |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1737 |
| 16 January 1943 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
| |
Harker Cunliffe |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 2000 |
| 23 January 1943 23 | Stockport County | 3 – 4 | Rochdale | Stockport |
| |
Cunliffe Gee Harker |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2000 |
| 30 January 1943 24 | Rochdale | 6 – 0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Wood Harker Cunliffe |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2601 |
| 6 February 1943 25 | Rochdale | 3 – 2 | Bury | Rochdale |
| Gee DLG Jones |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4234 |
| 20 February 1943 27 | Rochdale | 4 – 2 | Burnley | Rochdale |
| Murphy Wood |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3916 |
| 6 March 1943 29 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Rochdale |
| Harker |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7296 |
| 13 March 1943 30 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
| |
Wood |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 7865 |
| 20 March 1943 31 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Cunliffe |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2722 |
| 27 March 1943 32 | Oldham Athletic | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| |
Cunliffe |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2300 |
References
edit- ^ "Duffy, Robert – the Celtic Wiki".
- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- ^ A Record of British Wartime Football by Brian McColl