1953–54 Rochdale A.F.C. season
| 1953–54 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Harry Catterick |
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
| Division 3 North | 19th |
| F.A. Cup | 1st Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jack Haines All: Jack Haines |
The 1953–54 season saw Rochdale compete for their 26th season in the Football League Third Division North.
Statistics[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 3 North | F.A. Cup | Lancashire Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG
|
Graham Cordell | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Harry Potter | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO
|
Harry Boyle | 44 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Joe Lynn | 44 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Eric Downes | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Alistair Buchan | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Ken Rose | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Bobby Gilfillan | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Fred Evans | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Neville Black | 27 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Jimmy Anders | 46 | 7 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Albert Morton | 39 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Ray Haddington | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  POL
|
Adam Wasilewski | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  [[|South Africa]]
|
Robert Priday | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Bill Morgan | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Jackie Arthur | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Don Partridge | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Danny Boxshall | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Arnold Kendall | 33 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Brian Mottershead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Bill Watson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Jack Haines | 32 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Frank Lord | 21 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Bill Tolson | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Des Frost | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Eddie Lyons | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
George Lyons | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Bev Glover | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Ray Calderbank | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Final League Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 0.662 | 41 |
| 18 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 0.908 | 40 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 0.766 | 40 |
| 20 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 0.738 | 40 |
| 21 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 0.704 | 38 |
Source: rsssf.com
Competitions[edit]
Football League Third Division North[edit]
| 22 August 1953 1 | Carlisle United | 7 – 0 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
Johnston  Ashman Atkinson Whitehouse Drury |
Report | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8378 |
| 25 August 1953 2 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
| Report | Done |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5689 |
| 29 August 1953 3 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
| Haddington |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8375 |
| 1 September 1953 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 – 1 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
| McDevitt Atkinson Done Bainbridge |
Report | Priday |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6100 |
| 5 September 1953 5 | Grimsby Town | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Cleethorpes |
| Wright Smith |
Report | Haddington Anders |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 12305 |
| 8 September 1953 6 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
| Report | Horsman |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6105 |
| 12 September 1953 7 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7634 |
| 14 September 1953 8 | Halifax Town | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Halifax |
| Priestley |
Report | Haddington |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 6186 |
| 19 September 1953 9 | Southport | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Southport |
| Gaskell |
Report | Wasilewski |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5748 |
| 22 September 1953 10 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
| Report | Smith |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3070 |
| 26 September 1953 11 | Wrexham | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
| Hewitt Tilston |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 12602 |
| 28 September 1953 12 | Chesterfield | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Chesterfield |
| McGoldrick |
Report | Kendall |
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 8308 |
| 3 October 1953 13 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
| Haddington |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7483 |
| 10 October 1953 14 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| Haines |
Report | Mosby |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7873 |
| 17 October 1953 15 | Workington | 0 – 1 | Rochdale | Workington |
| Report | Kendall |
Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 7070 |
| 24 October 1953 16 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Gateshead | Rochdale |
| Report | Callender |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6308 |
| 31 October 1953 17 | Hartlepools United | 6 – 0 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| Linacre Harden Johnson |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6763 |
| 7 November 1953 18 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Darlington | Rochdale |
| Haines Frost |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2601 |
| 14 November 1953 19 | Barnsley | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Barnsley |
| Brown Kaye |
Report | Frost |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8146 |
| 28 November 1953 20 | Port Vale | 6 – 0 | Rochdale | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Hayward Griffiths Leake |
Report | Stadium: Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 16841 |
| 5 December 1953 21 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
| Haines Frost |
Report | Mitcheson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4451 |
| 12 December 1953 22 | Chester | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Chester |
| Thomas Travis |
Report | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3578 |
| 19 December 1953 23 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
| Kendall Haines |
Report | Bond |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4654 |
| 25 December 1953 24 | Rochdale | 3 – 2 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
| Black Anders |
Report | Rosenthal Tunnicliffe |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5693 |
| 26 December 1953 25 | Bradford City | 4 – 0 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Powell (pen.) Tunnicliffe Williamson Woan |
Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10366 |
| 28 December 1953 26 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Chester | Rochdale |
| Lord Anders Kendall |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7226 |
| 9 January 1954 27 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | York City | Rochdale |
| Haines |
Report | Dunmore Storey |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5575 |
| 16 January 1954 28 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale |
| Lord Haines Lynn |
Report | Smith |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4936 |
| 23 January 1954 29 | Stockport County | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Stockport |
| Murray |
Report | Kendall Anders |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6651 |
| 30 January 1954 30 | York City | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | York |
|
Report | Kendall Lynn (pen.) |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 5650 |
| 6 February 1954 31 | Rochdale | 2 – 0 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Black Kendall |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6549 |
| 13 February 1954 32 | Rochdale | 6 – 2 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
| Lord Kendall Haines |
Report | Hope Hewitt |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5078 |
| 20 February 1954 33 | Mansfield Town | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
| Darwin Daley |
Report | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 8234 |
| 27 February 1954 34 | Scunthorpe United | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| Mosby |
Report | Arthur |
Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 7260 |
| 6 March 1954 35 | Rochdale | 4 – 2 | Workington | Rochdale |
| E. Lyons G. Lyons Lynn Anders |
Report | Dunlop Dailey |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4683 |
| 13 March 1954 36 | Gateshead | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Gateshead |
| Robson Ingham |
Report | Lord |
Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 4847 |
| 20 March 1954 37 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale |
| Black Haines |
Report | Johnson McLaughlin |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6583 |
| 27 March 1954 38 | Darlington | 0 – 0 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3978 |
| 3 April 1954 39 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Barnsley | Rochdale |
| Lord |
Report | Lumley |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5785 |
| 7 April 1954 40 | Accrington Stanley | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Accrington |
| Brydon |
Report | Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 5124 |
| 10 April 1954 41 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Pickard |
Report | Black Anders |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 7099 |
| 16 April 1954 42 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Barrow | Rochdale |
| Kendall |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5865 |
| 17 April 1954 43 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Port Vale | Rochdale |
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 14749 |
| 19 April 1954 44 | Barrow | 4 – 2 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Ormond Armstrong McLaren |
Report | Partridge Lord |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4306 |
| 24 April 1954 45 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| Bettany Murphy |
Report | Anders |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2965 |
| 27 April 1954 46 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | Rochdale |
| Report | Pickard |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3818 |
F.A. Cup[edit]
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Cleethorpes |
| Maddison Smith |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 8536 |
Lancashire Cup[edit]
| Rochdale | 0 – 2 | Southport | Rochdale | |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 862 |
References[edit]
- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]