1933–34 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1933–34 season
ManagerHerbert Hopkinson
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North22nd
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Robson (10)
All: Jack Robson (10)

The 1933–34 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 27th in existence and their 13th in the Football League Third Division North.

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North FA Cup Division 3 North Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Bert Welch 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Wally Webster 40 0 38 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Ben Wheelhouse 28 2 27 2 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jack Gordon 35 1 34 1 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO David Bain 34 0 32 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Walter Buckley 36 1 34 1 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Will Rigby 34 3 32 2 1 1 1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Cairns 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jack Smith 26 8 25 8 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tony Weldon 28 7 27 7 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Clarrie Murfin 27 7 26 7 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Jack Butler 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Harry Hope 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Harry Chadwick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Willie Barrott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Stephen Spargo 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Collins 31 8 30 6 0 0 1 2
MF England ENG Dermot Hoadley 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Danny McRorie 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Cliff Walmsley 33 0 31 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO William Peters 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Walter Slicer 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Fred Fitton 14 6 13 6 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jack Robson 30 10 28 10 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Billy Benton 7 3 6 3 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Tom Smith 26 0 25 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Thomas Shepherd 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Coneys 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Arnold Bliss 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Harry Longbottom 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Squad Statistics (Non-competitive)

Appearances and goals (Non-competitive)

No. Pos Nat Player Total Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Bert Welch 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Wally Webster 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Ben Wheelhouse 2 0 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jack Gordon 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO David Bain 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Walter Buckley 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Will Rigby 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Cairns 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jack Smith 2 1 1 1 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Tony Weldon 2 0 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Clarrie Murfin 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Jack Butler 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Harry Hope 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Harry Chadwick 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Willie Barrott 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Stephen Spargo 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Collins 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Dermot Hoadley 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Danny McRorie 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Cliff Walmsley 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO William Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Walter Slicer 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Fred Fitton 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jack Robson 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Billy Benton 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Tom Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Thomas Shepherd 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Coneys 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Arnold Bliss 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Harry Longbottom 1 0 0 0 1 0

Final league table

Main article: 1933–34 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion
18 Southport 42 8 17 17 63 90 0.700 33
19 Gateshead 42 12 9 21 76 110 0.691 33
20 Accrington Stanley 42 13 7 22 65 101 0.644 33
21 Rotherham United 42 10 8 24 53 91 0.582 28 Re-elected
22 Rochdale 42 9 6 27 53 103 0.515 24
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1933–34 Football League
26 August 1933 (1933-08-26) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Darlington Rochdale
Smith Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4633
30 August 1933 (1933-08-30) 2 Hartlepools United 2–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Hardy
Wigham 		Report Smith Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4580
2 September 1933 (1933-09-02) 3 Gateshead 2–1 Rochdale Gateshead
Temple Report Smith Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 4226
5 September 1933 (1933-09-05) 4 Rochdale 3–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Rigby
Weldon
Murfin 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4766
9 September 1933 (1933-09-09) 5 Rochdale 0–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Report Watson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7437
16 September 1933 (1933-09-16) 6 Chesterfield 3–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Bedford (pen.)
Cook 		Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9969
23 September 1933 (1933-09-23) 7 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Weldon
Collins 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5621
30 September 1933 (1933-09-30) 8 Rochdale 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Weldon Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5229
7 October 1933 (1933-10-07) 9 Barnsley 4–1 Rochdale Barnsley
Blight
Andrews
Spence 		Report Murfin Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8970
14 October 1933 (1933-10-14) 10 Rochdale 2–2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Murfin
Smith 		Report Butler
Methven 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5334
21 October 1933 (1933-10-21) 11 New Brighton 0–2 Rochdale New Brighton
Report Murfin
Smith 		Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 4450
28 October 1933 (1933-10-28) 12 Rochdale 0–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Wright Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4322
4 November 1933 (1933-11-04) 13 Walsall 2–0 Rochdale Walsall
Sheppard
Alsop 		Report Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5567
11 November 1933 (1933-11-11) Abd Rochdale 1 a 2 York City Rochdale
Robson [1] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
18 November 1933 (1933-11-18) 14 Chester 7–1 Rochdale Chester
Armes
McLachlan
Mantle 		Report Fitton Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4477
2 December 1933 (1933-12-02) 15 Barrow 5–3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Shankly
Parker
Foster 		Report Collins
Robson
Benton 		Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3736
9 December 1933 (1933-12-09) 16 Rochdale 3–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Fitton
Robson
Benton 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2641
16 December 1933 (1933-12-16) 17 Stockport County 4–1 Rochdale Stockport
Stevenson
Foulkes
Lythgoe 		Report Robson Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3790
23 December 1933 (1933-12-23) 18 Rochdale 1–2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Benton Report Davies
Chambers 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3258
25 December 1933 (1933-12-25) 19 Southport 3–0 Rochdale Southport
Diamond Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4956
26 December 1933 (1933-12-26) 20 Rochdale 3–3 Southport Rochdale
Fitton
Gordon 		Report Diamond
Holmes
Baldwin 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3944
30 December 1933 (1933-12-30) 21 Darlington 1–1 Rochdale Darlington
Shepherd (o.g.) Report Collins Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3770
6 January 1934 (1934-01-06) 22 Rochdale 2–0 Gateshead Rochdale
Collins
Wheelhouse 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3220
13 January 1934 (1934-01-13) 23 Rochdale 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Report Dodd Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3186
20 January 1934 (1934-01-20) 24 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Rochdale Accrington
Kelly Report Collins
Rigby
Weldon 		Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2851
27 January 1934 (1934-01-27) 25 Rochdale 0–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Buckley Red card Report Cook
Malam Red card		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4151
3 February 1934 (1934-02-03) 26 Crewe Alexandra 4–1 Rochdale Crewe
Deacon
Weale
Cull
Swindells 		Report Robson Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2766
6 February 1934 (1934-02-06) 27 Rochdale 0–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Report Dougal Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1261
10 February 1934 (1934-02-10) 28 Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Hunt
Urmson
Bell 		Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3612
20 February 1934 (1934-02-20) 29 Rochdale 3–6 York City Rochdale
Robson Report Dando
Hathway
Ivory
Wilcockson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 800
24 February 1934 (1934-02-24) 30 Mansfield Town 5–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Johnson
Bytheway
Munnings 		Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4502
3 March 1934 (1934-03-03) 31 Rochdale 1–1 New Brighton Rochdale
Fitton Report Davis Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2534
10 March 1934 (1934-03-10) 32 Rotherham United 4–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Hicks
Briggs
Wright 		Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 2227
17 March 1934 (1934-03-17) 33 Rochdale 3–3 Walsall Rochdale
Weldon (pen.) Report Alsop
Leslie
Sheppard 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2108
24 March 1934 (1934-03-24) 34 York City 6–1 Rochdale York
Hathway
Dando
Lax 		Report Murfin Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3382
30 March 1934 (1934-03-30) 35 Rochdale 1–2 Wrexham Rochdale
Buckley Report Waller
Bamford 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3052
31 March 1934 (1934-03-31) 36 Rochdale 6–0 Chester Rochdale
Smith
Wheelhouse
Fitton
Robson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2492
2 April 1934 (1934-04-02) 37 Wrexham 4–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Waller
Bryant
Frewin 		Report Robson Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5061
7 April 1934 (1934-04-07) 38 Doncaster Rovers 5–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Turner
Dodd
Flowers 		Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4873
14 April 1934 (1934-04-14) 39 Rochdale 1–2 Barrow Rochdale
Robson Report Shankly
Foster (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2298
21 April 1934 (1934-04-21) 40 Carlisle United 3–0 Rochdale Carlisle
Ferguson
Slinger 		Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2762
28 April 1934 (1934-04-28) 41 Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Murfin Report Stevenson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7544
5 May 1934 (1934-05-05) 42 Halifax Town 4–2 Rochdale Halifax
Tunstall
Chambers
Hall 		Report Murfin
Collins 		Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3434

FA Cup

Main article: 1933–34 FA Cup
25 November 1933 (1933-11-25) 1 Sutton Town 2–1 Rochdale Sutton-in-Ashfield
Egan
Newbold 		Report Rigby Stadium: Priestsic Road
Attendance: 4946

Third Division North Cup

22 January 1934 (1934-01-22) 1 Rochdale 2–4 Stockport County Rochdale
Collins [2] Lythgoe
Stevenson
Foulkes 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

[3]

Lancashire Cup

26 September 1933 (1933-09-26) 1 Rochdale 1–2 Bury Rochdale
Smith [4] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500

Manchester Cup

28 February 1934 (1934-02-28) 3 Manchester United 9–0 Rochdale Manchester
[5] Stadium: Old Trafford

References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  3. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  5. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.