1938–39 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1938–39 season
ManagerSam Jennings
Ted Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North15th
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Wynn
All: Jimmy Wynn

The 1938–39 season saw Rochdale compete for their 18th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North FA Cup Division 3 North Cup Lancashire Cup Football League Jubilee
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Des Fawcett 15 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Baird 42 0 37 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Sneddon 36 0 31 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
FW England ENG Joe Duff 47 16 41 14 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0
MF England ENG Ted Goodier 34 2 28 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0
MF England ENG Fred Reeve 34 4 27 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 1
MF England ENG Harry Howarth 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW Scotland SCO Tom Douglas 10 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
MF England ENG Richard Haworth 13 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
FW England ENG Syd Goodfellow 48 4 41 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 2
FW Wales WAL Arthur Griffiths 17 5 14 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO William Keenan 11 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO William Royan 7 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Archie Young 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Wynn 41 30 36 28 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0
MF England ENG John Barratt 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF England ENG Albert Gregory 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ernest Hobbs 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Tommy Doyle 34 0 29 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
MF England ENG Reg Kilsby 28 7 23 6 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0
FW England ENG Tommy Prest 22 6 21 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Georgie Mee 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Latimer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Wally Reynolds 23 4 22 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Peter Vause 21 13 20 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Joe Firth 18 6 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jack Briggs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Wales WAL Bryn Lewis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG John Gastall 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG John Neary 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Henry Roberts 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Harold Knowles 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
    J. Kennedy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Final league table[edit]

Main article: 1938–39 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
13 Barrow 42 11 5 5 46 22 5 4 12 20 43 1.015 41
14 Wrexham 42 15 2 4 46 28 2 5 14 20 51 0.835 41
15 Rochdale 42 10 5 6 58 29 5 4 12 34 53 1.122 39
16 New Brighton 42 11 2 8 46 32 4 7 10 22 41 0.932 39
17 Lincoln City 42 9 6 6 40 33 3 3 15 26 59 0.717 33
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions[edit]

Football League Third Division North[edit]

Main article: 1938–39 Football League
27 August  1938 (1938 -08-27) 1 Rotherham United 7 – 1 Rochdale Rotherham
Branham
Hanson
Clarke
Bastow 		Report Griffiths Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7438
30 August  1938 (1938 -08-30) 2 Rochdale 2 – 3 Carlisle United Rochdale
Griffiths
Haworth 		Report Murphy
Ashton (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5217
3 September  1938 (1938 -09-03) 3 Rochdale 1 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Royan Report Ferrier
Halford 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7357
6 September  1938 (1938 -09-06) 4 Rochdale 1 – 1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Goodfellow Report Perry Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4469
10 September  1938 (1938 -09-10) 5 Rochdale 2 – 2 York City Rochdale
Goodfellow
Griffiths 		Report Hughes
Scott 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5494
12 September  1938 (1938 -09-12) 6 Doncaster Rovers 5 – 0 Rochdale Doncaster
Perry
Little
Killourhy (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5530
17 September  1938 (1938 -09-17) 7 Wrexham 1 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Burditt Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3565
24 September  1938 (1938 -09-24) 8 Rochdale 5 – 2 Gateshead Rochdale
Duff
Griffiths
Wynn
Reeve
Conroy (o.g.)		 Report Embleton
Miller 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6393
1 October  1938 (1938 -10-01) 9 Hartlepools United 4 – 2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Wigham
Woods
Self 		Report Wynn Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4446
8 October  1938 (1938 -10-08) 10 Rochdale 6 – 1 Darlington Rochdale
Wynn
Reeve
Duff
Griffiths 		Report Armstrong Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5232
15 October  1938 (1938 -10-15) 11 Halifax Town 2 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Barkas
Widdowfield 		Report Kilsby Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 5626
22 October  1938 (1938 -10-22) 12 Rochdale 2 – 0 New Brighton Rochdale
Duff
Prest 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7292
29 October  1938 (1938 -10-29) 13 Barrow 3 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Harris
Fletcher
Samuel 		Report Goodier Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 6533
5 November  1938 (1938 -11-05) 14 Rochdale 5 – 2 Chester Rochdale
Kilsby
Wynn (pen.) (pen.)
Duff 		Report Howarth
Pendergast 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6732
12 November  1938 (1938 -11-12) 15 Bradford City 3 – 0 Rochdale Bradford
Swindells
Smailes 		Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6615
19 November  1938 (1938 -11-19) 16 Rochdale 4 – 0 Hull City Rochdale
Wynn
Reynolds
Prest 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6690
3 December  1938 (1938 -12-03) 17 Rochdale 0 – 1 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Sargeant Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6293
10 December  1938 (1938 -12-10) 18 Accrington Stanley 0 – 5 Rochdale Accrington
Report Kilsby
Prest
Duff
Wynn (pen.)		 Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 3836
17 December  1938 (1938 -12-17) 19 Rochdale 2 – 1 Barnsley Rochdale
Wynn
Prest 		Report Asquith Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5466
24 December  1938 (1938 -12-24) 20 Rochdale 0 – 1 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Wadsworth Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5811
26 December  1938 (1938 -12-26) 21 Southport 4 – 1 Rochdale Southport
Patrick
Colquhoun
Hawkins 		Report Vause Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 6606
27 December  1938 (1938 -12-27) 22 Rochdale 5 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Duff
Wynn
Prest
Reynolds 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6293
31 December  1938 (1938 -12-31) 23 Oldham Athletic 1 – 2 Rochdale Oldham
Fielden Report Wynn
Reeve 		Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11644
11 January  1939 (1939 -01-11) 24 Lincoln City 2 – 2 Rochdale Lincoln
Ponting
Hancock 		Report Duff Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1847
14 January  1939 (1939 -01-14) 25 York City 0 – 7 Rochdale York
Report Vause
Firth
Wynn (pen.)
Duff 		Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3826
21 January  1939 (1939 -01-21) 26 Rochdale 0 – 0 Wrexham Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7250
28 January  1939 (1939 -01-28) 27 Gateshead 2 – 2 Rochdale Gateshead
McDermott
Embleton 		Report Vause
Wynn 		Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 2846
4 February  1939 (1939 -02-04) 28 Rochdale 3 – 4 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Wynn (pen.)
Duff 		Report Robbins
Wigham
McGarry 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5557
11 February  1939 (1939 -02-11) 29 Darlington 1 – 2 Rochdale Darlington
Feeney Report Firth Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3011
18 February  1939 (1939 -02-18) 30 Rochdale 4 – 5 Halifax Town Rochdale
Wynn (pen.)
Vause 		Report Widdowfield
Griffiths
Wood
Atack 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6521
25 February  1939 (1939 -02-25) 31 New Brighton 3 – 1 Rochdale New Brighton
Frost
Wood 		Report Wynn Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 3296
4 March  1939 (1939 -03-04) 32 Rochdale 2 – 2 Barrow Rochdale
Reynolds
Vause 		Report Samuel
Alcock 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4734
11 March  1939 (1939 -03-11) 33 Chester 0 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4375
18 March  1939 (1939 -03-18) 34 Rochdale 1 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Prest Report Hinsley Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5651
25 March  1939 (1939 -03-25) 35 Hull City 3 – 3 Rochdale Hull
Richardson
Hubbard 		Report Duff
Wynn
Vause 		Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 3975
1 April  1939 (1939 -04-01) 36 Rochdale 4 – 0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Wynn
Vause
Kilsby 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4314
7 April  1939 (1939 -04-07) 37 Crewe Alexandra 4 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Cobourne
Chandler
Goodfellow (o.g.)		 Report Firth Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6678
8 April  1939 (1939 -04-08) 38 Stockport County 1 – 2 Rochdale Stockport
Sargeant Report Wynn
Vause 		Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6485
10 April  1939 (1939 -04-10) 39 Rochdale 5 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Wynn
Vause
Firth
Gastall 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7786
15 April  1939 (1939 -04-15) 40 Rochdale 4 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Duff
Vause
Wynn 		Report Waring Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3981
22 April  1939 (1939 -04-22) 41 Barnsley 2 – 0 Rochdale Barnsley
McGarry Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8403
29 April  1939 (1939 -04-29) 42 Carlisle United 5 – 1 Rochdale Carlisle
Ashton
Beresford
Hunt (pen.)		 Report Reynolds Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2800

F.A. Cup[edit]

Main article: 1938–39 FA Cup
26 November  1938 (1938 -11-26) 1 Halifax Town 7 – 3 Rochdale Halifax
Jackson
Widdowfield
Wood 		Report Wynn
Duff
Goodier 		Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 10000

Football League Third Division North Cup[edit]

2 January  1939 (1939 -01-02) 1 Accrington Stanley 2 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Alexander
Waring 		[1] Knowles Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 1600

Lancashire Cup[edit]

21 September  1938 (1938 -09-21) 1 Oldham Athletic 0 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
[1] Stadium: Boundary Park
11 October  1938 (1938 -10-11) 1 Rochdale 2 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Duff
Wynn 		[1] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
18 October  1938 (1938 -10-18) 1 Rochdale 1 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Kilsby [1] Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Football League Jubilee[edit]

20 August  1938 (1938 -08-20) Halifax Town 4 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
[1] Kennedy Stadium: The Shay
23 August  1938 (1938 -08-23) Rochdale 5 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Goodfellow (pen.) (pen.)
Howarth
Douglas
Reeve 		[1] Stadium: Spotland Stadium

[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.
  2. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
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