1948–49 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1948–49 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Third Division North7th
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Connor
All: Jack Connor

The 1948–49 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 42nd in existence and their 21st in the Football League Third Division North.

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North F.A. Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Wales WAL Bill Roberts 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF England ENG Bill Watson 41 0 40 0 1 0
DF England ENG Arnold Bonell 5 0 5 0 0 0
MF England ENG Cecil Heydon 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Walter Price 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Don Partridge 35 0 33 0 2 0
MF England ENG Cyril Lawrence 13 1 12 1 1 0
FW England ENG George Eastham 3 0 2 0 1 0
FW England ENG Jack Livesey 33 8 32 8 1 0
FW England ENG Cyril Brown 9 3 9 3 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Dryburgh 40 6 39 6 1 0
DF England ENG Wally Birch 43 6 41 6 2 0
MF Scotland SCO David Reid 14 1 14 1 0 0
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 29 3 28 3 1 0
FW England ENG Jackie Moss 23 8 21 8 2 0
MF England ENG Eric Wood 36 6 34 6 2 0
GK England ENG Les Bywater 24 0 22 0 2 0
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 22 0 20 0 2 0
FW England ENG Alan Middlebrough 6 3 4 2 2 1
MF England ENG Jimmy Britton 3 0 2 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Ronnie Hood 9 1 9 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Hawson 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 21 0 21 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jack Connor 22 10 22 10 0 0
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 15 0 15 0 0 0
FW England ENG Billy Woods 10 0 10 0 0 0
DF England ENG Harry Hubbick 19 0 19 0 0 0
    Tom Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0
  England ENG Jimmy Cheetham 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squad Statistics (Non-competitive)

Appearances and goals (Non-competitive)

No. Pos Nat Player Total Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Wales WAL Bill Roberts 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Bill Watson 3 0 3 0
DF England ENG Arnold Bonell 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Cecil Heydon 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Walter Price 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Don Partridge 3 0 3 0
MF England ENG Cyril Lawrence 2 0 2 0
FW England ENG George Eastham 2 0 2 0
FW England ENG Jack Livesey 2 1 2 1
FW England ENG Cyril Brown 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Dryburgh 5 2 5 2
DF England ENG Wally Birch 5 1 5 1
MF Scotland SCO David Reid 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 3 0 3 0
FW England ENG Jackie Moss 2 0 2 0
MF England ENG Eric Wood 5 0 5 0
GK England ENG Les Bywater 3 0 3 0
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 3 0 3 0
FW England ENG Alan Middlebrough 2 1 2 1
MF England ENG Jimmy Britton 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Ronnie Hood 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Hawson 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 2 0 2 0
FW England ENG Jack Connor 2 2 2 2
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Billy Woods 2 0 2 0
DF England ENG Harry Hubbick 2 0 2 0
    Tom Jones 1 0 1 0
  England ENG Jimmy Cheetham 1 0 1 0

Final league table

Main article: 1948–49 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
5 Gateshead 42 16 13 13 69 58 1.190 45
6 Oldham Athletic 42 18 9 15 75 67 1.119 45
7 Rochdale 42 18 9 15 55 53 1.038 45
8 Stockport County 42 16 11 15 61 56 1.089 43
9 Wrexham 42 17 9 16 56 62 0.903 43
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1948–49 Football League
21 August 1948 (1948-08-21) 1 Hartlepools United 6–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Price
Richardson
Hawkins
Watson (o.g.)		 Report Brown Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 10383
24 August 1948 (1948-08-24) 2 Rochdale 3–0 Gateshead Rochdale
Wood
Livesey
Arthur 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9955
28 August 1948 (1948-08-28) 3 Rochdale 3–4 Darlington Rochdale
Brown
Wood 		Report Clarke
Quinn
Milner 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12326
30 August 1948 (1948-08-30) 4 Gateshead 2–1 Rochdale Gateshead
Weddle
Small 		Report Livesey Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 7410
4 September 1948 (1948-09-04) 5 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Rochdale Oldham
Report Wood Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 18065
7 September 1948 (1948-09-07) 6 Rochdale 1–0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Moss Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8343
11 September 1948 (1948-09-11) 7 New Brighton 1–2 Rochdale New Brighton
Lyon Report Livesey
Moss 		Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground
Attendance: 8385
16 September 1948 (1948-09-16) 8 Carlisle United 1–1 Rochdale Carlisle
Walshaw Report Birch (pen.) Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 12539
18 September 1948 (1948-09-18) 9 Rochdale 3–1 Chester Rochdale
Arthur
Dryburgh
Moss 		Report Best Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11965
25 September 1948 (1948-09-25) 10 Southport 3–1 Rochdale Southport
Wyles
Banks 		Report Livesey Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 9643
2 October 1948 (1948-10-02) 11 Rochdale 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Wood
Dryburgh
Reid 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10836
9 October 1948 (1948-10-09) 12 Rochdale 4–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Wood
Dryburgh
Moss 		Report Parker Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11151
16 October 1948 (1948-10-16) 13 Rotherham United 3–1 Rochdale Rotherham
Guest
Grainger
Shaw 		Report Birch (pen.) Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 16750
23 October 1948 (1948-10-23) 14 Rochdale 1–1 Hull City Rochdale
Birch (pen.) Report Harrison Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 14967
30 October 1948 (1948-10-30) 15 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Tindill Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 18860
6 November 1948 (1948-11-06) 16 Rochdale 1–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Moss Report Asquith (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8707
13 November 1948 (1948-11-13) 17 Halifax Town 2–1 Rochdale Halifax
Hodgkinson
Mycock 		Report Wood Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7743
20 November 1948 (1948-11-20) 18 Rochdale 2–1 Wrexham Rochdale
Moss
Middlebrough 		Report Boothway Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7760
18 December 1948 (1948-12-18) 19 Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Report Sloan Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5803
25 December 1948 (1948-12-25) 20 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale Stockport
Barkas
Herd 		Report Moss
Dryburgh 		Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10641
27 December 1948 (1948-12-27) 21 Rochdale 2–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Dryburgh
Birch (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10510
1 January 1949 (1949-01-01) 22 Darlington 6–1 Rochdale Darlington
Ward
Quinn
Bower 		Report Middlebrough Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 9887
15 January 1949 (1949-01-15) 23 Rochdale 1–2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Birch (pen.) Report Haddington
Gemmell 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8252
22 January 1949 (1949-01-22) 24 Rochdale 1–1 New Brighton Rochdale
Connor Report Taylor Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5867
29 January 1949 (1949-01-29) 25 Barrow 0–1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Report Livesey Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 7321
5 February 1949 (1949-02-05) 26 Chester 2–1 Rochdale Chester
Foulds Report Livesey Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5570
12 February 1949 (1949-02-12) 27 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7246
19 February 1949 (1949-02-19) 28 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Rochdale
Connor Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4322
26 February 1949 (1949-02-26) 29 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Rochdale Crewe
Ferris (pen.) Report Connor Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6062
12 March 1949 (1949-03-12) 30 Rochdale 2–0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Arthur
Connor 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9840
19 March 1949 (1949-03-19) 31 Hull City 1–1 Rochdale Hull
Price Report Hood Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 36509
26 March 1949 (1949-03-26) 32 Rochdale 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Report Tindill
Barritt 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8637
2 April 1949 (1949-04-02) 33 Bradford City 1–0 Rochdale Bradford
Molyneux Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10314
4 April 1949 (1949-04-04) 34 Rochdale 1–0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Connor Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3362
9 April 1949 (1949-04-09) 35 Rochdale 1–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Connor Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6885
15 April 1949 (1949-04-15) 36 York City 1–1 Rochdale York
Storey Report Livesey Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 12438
16 April 1949 (1949-04-16) 37 Wrexham 2–0 Rochdale Wrexham
Rowell 25'
Beynon 37'		 Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 8494
18 April 1949 (1949-04-18) 38 Rochdale 2–0 York City Rochdale
Connor
Birch (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7758
23 April 1949 (1949-04-23) 39 Rochdale 3–0 Barrow Rochdale
Livesey
Lawrence
Connor 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7757
27 April 1949 (1949-04-27) 40 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Rochdale Accrington
Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 5446
30 April 1949 (1949-04-30) 41 Mansfield Town 2–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Chessell Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 9885
7 May 1949 (1949-05-07) 42 Rochdale 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Dryburgh
Connor 		Report Williamson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5923

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1948–49 FA Cup
27 November 1948 (1948-11-27) 1 Rochdale 1–1 (a.e.t.) Barrow Oldham
Middlebrough Report McIntosh Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 12077
4 December 1948 (1948-12-04) 1 Barrow 2–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Collins
Livingstone 		Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 9570

Lancashire Cup

26 October 1948 (1948-10-26) 1 Bury 1–2 Rochdale Bury
Dryburgh Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3300
9 November 1948 (1948-11-09) 2 Rochdale 1–1 Everton Rochdale
Birch (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2372
16 November 1948 (1948-11-16) 2 Everton 0–1 Rochdale Liverpool
Middlebrough Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 5103
3 May 1949 (1949-05-03) SF Manchester City 0–2 Rochdale Manchester
Livesey
Connor 		Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 3812
10 May 1949 (1949-05-10) F Blackpool 0–1 Rochdale Oldham
Connor Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 13174

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References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
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