1911–12 Rochdale A.F.C. season
| 1911–12 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
| Lancashire Combination Division 1 | 1st |
| FA Cup | 4th Qualifying Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alf Gregson (21) All: Alf Gregson (21) |
The 1911–12 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 5th in existence and where they competed in The F.A. Cup for the 4th time and reached the fourth qualifying round. The also competed in the Lancashire Combination Division 1 and finished top of the table for the second consecutive season.
Squad Statistics
Appearances and Goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Lancs Comb Div 1 | LCD play-off | F.A. Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Billy Biggar | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Joe Blackett | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Danny Crossan | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | William Chick | 33 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tom Meynell | 32 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | James Henderson | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jack Reynolds | 30 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Alf Gregson | 33 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Frank Spriggs | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bob Peake | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Albert Smith | 28 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | H. Morgan | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tom Page | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Tommy Broome | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | James McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Frederick Bracey | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Billy Lovett | 26 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Lawrence Kenyon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Hall | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | James Stamford | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | J Costelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | WH Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Howarth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jack Page | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bernard Tattum | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Barker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Arthur Campey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Harry Moon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Squad Statistics (Non-Competitive)
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Lancs Snr Cup | Manc Snr Cup | Friendlies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Billy Biggar | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | Joe Blackett | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | Danny Crossan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | William Chick | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tom Meynell | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | James Henderson | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jack Reynolds | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| FW | Alf Gregson | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
| FW | Frank Spriggs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | Bob Peake | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | Albert Smith | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| MF | H. Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tom Page | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| MF | Tommy Broome | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| DF | James McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Frederick Bracey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Billy Lovett | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| MF | Howarth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jack Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bernard Tattum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Harry Moon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Hardwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Friendlies
| 16 September 1911 Friendly | Rochdale | 4–0 | Blackpool Reserves | Rochdale |
| Smith Peak Spriggs Reynolds |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000 |
| 30 September 1911 Friendly | Rochdale | 2–0 | Everton Reserves | Rochdale |
| Gregson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500 |
| 13 January 1912 Friendly | Rochdale | 3–1 | Stoke | Rochdale |
| T. Page Broome |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000 |
| 17 February 1912 Friendly | Rochdale | 3–1 | Preston North End Reserves | Rochdale |
| Gregson Lovett |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 500 |
| 16 March 1912 Friendly | Hartlepool | 1–2 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| Gregson Reynolds |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2000 |
Competitions
Lancashire Combination Division 1
| 2 September 1911 1 | Rochdale | 5–0 | Denton | Rochdale |
| Spriggs Smith Chick Peak |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000 |
| 23 September 1911 2 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Rochdale | Accrington |
| Smith |
Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 2000 |
| 7 October 1911 3 | Hyde | 5–1 | Rochdale | Hyde |
| Gregson |
Stadium: Ewen Fields Attendance: 2000 |
| 14 October 1911 4 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
| T. Page Gregson Reynolds |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
| 21 October 1911 5 | Heywood United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Heywood |
| Smith |
Stadium: ? Attendance: 4000 |
| 4 November 1911 7 | Rochdale | 3–1 | St Helens Town | Rochdale |
| Gregson Lovett |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
| 11 November 1911 8 | St Helens Town | 0–3 | Rochdale | St Helens |
| Lovett Gregson |
Stadium: Primrose Ground Attendance: 4000 |
| 25 November 1911 9 | Haslingden | 2–1 | Rochdale | Haslingden |
| Gregson |
Stadium: ? Attendance: 2500 |
| 2 December 1911 10 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Chorley | Rochdale |
| Gregson Lovett |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2500 |
| 9 December 1911 11 | Bacup | 1–7 | Rochdale | Bacup |
| Meynell Gregson T. Page Smith |
Stadium: West View Attendance: 1500 |
| 16 December 1911 12 | Rochdale | 5–0 | Barrow | Rochdale |
| Reynolds T. Page Smith Lovett Gregson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
| 25 December 1911 14 | Rochdale | 2–0 | St Helens Recreation | Rochdale |
| Lovett ? |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000 |
| 26 December 1911 15 | Chester | 3–1 | Rochdale | Chester |
| Stamford |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 6000 |
| 1 January 1912 17 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Chester | Rochdale |
| Smith Reynolds Lovett |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6000 |
| 6 January 1912 Abandoned | Colne | 1–0 | Rochdale | Colne |
| Stadium: Cottontree Attendance: 1000 |
| 16 January 1912 18 | Colne | 0–1 | Rochdale | Colne |
| Chick |
Stadium: Cottontree Attendance: 2000 |
| 20 January 1912 19 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Rossendale United | Rochdale |
| Smith Gregson Broome |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500 |
| 27 January 1912 20 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Colne | Rochdale |
| Smith T. Page Gregson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000 |
| 3 February 1912 21 | Rossendale United | 1–2 | Rochdale | Newchurch |
| T. Page Reynolds |
Stadium: Dark Lane ? Attendance: 1000 |
| 10 February 1912 22 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Hyde | Rochdale |
| Chick T. Page |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000 |
| 24 February 1912 23 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Heywood United | Rochdale |
| Gregson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000 |
| 2 March 1912 24 | Rochdale | 4–0 | Eccles | Rochdale |
| Meynell Gregson Smith Bracey |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000 |
| 23 March 1912 25 | Nelson | 0–3 | Rochdale | Nelson |
| Bracey Reynolds Henderson |
Stadium: Seedhill Attendance: 2000 |
| 30 March 1912 26 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Haslingden | Rochdale |
| Gregson Reynolds |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000 |
| 5 April 1912 27 | St Helens Recreation | 1–1 | Rochdale | St Helens |
| Bracey |
Stadium: Boundary Road ? Attendance: 2000 |
| 8 April 1912 29 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Nelson | Rochdale |
| Lovett Bracey Broome |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000 |
| 13 April 1912 30 | Rochdale | 9–0 | Bacup | Rochdale |
| T. Page Lovett ? Gregson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000 |
| 20 April 1912 31 | Barrow | 1–0 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4500 |
| 27 April 1912 32 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Walkden Central | Rochdale |
| Gregson Smith |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000 |
Lancashire Combination Divisional play-off
| 13 September 1911 | Haslingden | 0–2 | Rochdale | Haslingden |
| Smith Meynell |
Stadium: ? Attendance: 500 |
F.A. Cup
| 18 November 1911 Q4 | Barrow | 1–0 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 7000 |
Lancashire Senior Cup
| 19 September 1911 1 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Barrow | Rochdale |
| Spriggs |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 600 |
Manchester Senior Cup
| 26 September 1911 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Northern Nomads | Rochdale |
| Gregson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000 |
| 9 October 1911 | Rochdale | 5–0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Lovett Smith T. Page |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500 |
| 27 November 1911 Semi-final | Manchester City | 0–2 | Rochdale | Manchester |
| Smith Lovett |
Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1500 |
| 27 March 1912 Final | Manchester United | 0–0 | Rochdale | Manchester |
| Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3000 |
| 30 April 1912 Final Replay | Manchester United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| Gregson |
Stadium: Boundary Park |