1911–12 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1911–12 season
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Lancashire Combination Division 11st
FA Cup4th Qualifying Round
Top goalscorerLeague: 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  ENG Billy Biggar 34 0 32 0 1 0 1 0
DF  ENG Joe Blackett 25 0 24 0 1 0 0 0
DF  SCO Danny Crossan 21 0 20 0 0 0 1 0
DF   William Chick 33 3 31 3 1 0 1 0
DF  ENG Tom Meynell 32 3 30 2 1 1 1 0
MF  ENG James Henderson 28 1 26 1 1 0 1 0
MF  ENG Jack Reynolds 30 7 28 7 1 0 1 0
FW  ENG Alf Gregson 33 21 32 21 0 0 1 0
FW  ENG Frank Spriggs 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
FW   Bob Peake 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Albert Smith 28 11 26 10 1 1 1 0
MF   H. Morgan 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
FW  ENG Tom Page 18 15 17 15 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Tommy Broome 14 2 14 2 0 0 0 0
DF   James McKenzie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Frederick Bracey 8 4 8 4 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG 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  ENG 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  ENG Billy Biggar 12 0 1 0 6 0 5 0
DF  ENG Joe Blackett 10 0 0 0 6 0 4 0
DF  SCO Danny Crossan 8 0 1 0 4 0 3 0
DF   William Chick 12 0 1 0 6 0 5 0
DF  ENG Tom Meynell 10 1 1 0 5 1 4 0
MF  ENG James Henderson 11 0 1 0 6 0 4 0
MF  ENG Jack Reynolds 10 2 1 0 6 0 3 2
FW  ENG Alf Gregson 10 9 1 0 5 4 4 5
FW  ENG Frank Spriggs 5 3 1 1 2 1 2 1
FW   Bob Peake 4 3 1 0 2 2 1 1
MF  ENG Albert Smith 10 4 1 0 5 3 4 1
MF   H. Morgan 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
FW  ENG Tom Page 5 3 0 0 3 1 2 2
MF  ENG Tommy Broome 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
DF   James McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW  ENG Frederick Bracey 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
FW  ENG Billy Lovett 6 2 0 0 4 1 2 1
MF   Howarth 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG 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

Competitions

Lancashire Combination Division 1

2 September 1911 (1911-09-02) 1 Rochdale 5–0 Denton Rochdale
Spriggs
Smith
Chick
Peak
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
23 September 1911 (1911-09-23) 2 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
Smith Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2000
7 October 1911 (1911-10-07) 3 Hyde 5–1 Rochdale Hyde




Gregson Stadium: Ewen Fields
Attendance: 2000
14 October 1911 (1911-10-14) 4 Rochdale 3–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
T. Page
Gregson
Reynolds
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
21 October 1911 (1911-10-21) 5 Heywood United 1–1 Rochdale Heywood
Smith Stadium: ?
Attendance: 4000
28 October 1911 (1911-10-28) 6 Eccles 1–2 Rochdale Eccles
Lovett
Gregson
Stadium: ?
Attendance: 4000
4 November 1911 (1911-11-04) 7 Rochdale 3–1 St Helens Town Rochdale
Gregson
Lovett
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
11 November 1911 (1911-11-11) 8 St Helens Town 0–3 Rochdale St Helens
Lovett
Gregson
Stadium: Primrose Ground
Attendance: 4000
25 November 1911 (1911-11-25) 9 Haslingden 2–1 Rochdale Haslingden

Gregson Stadium: ?
Attendance: 2500
2 December 1911 (1911-12-02) 10 Rochdale 2–0 Chorley Rochdale
Gregson
Lovett
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
9 December 1911 (1911-12-09) 11 Bacup 1–7 Rochdale Bacup
Meynell
Gregson
T. Page
Smith
Stadium: West View
Attendance: 1500
16 December 1911 (1911-12-16) 12 Rochdale 5–0 Barrow Rochdale
Reynolds
T. Page
Smith
Lovett
Gregson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
23 December 1911 (1911-12-23) 13 Walkden Central 0–3 Rochdale Walkden
Lovett
T. Page
Stadium: ?
Attendance: 300
25 December 1911 (1911-12-25) 14 Rochdale 2–0 St Helens Recreation Rochdale
Lovett
? (o.g.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
26 December 1911 (1911-12-26) 15 Chester 3–1 Rochdale Chester


Stamford Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 6000
30 December 1911 (1911-12-30) 16 Denton 3–0 Rochdale Denton


Stadium: ?
Attendance: 2500
1 January 1912 (1912-01-01) 17 Rochdale 3–0 Chester Rochdale
Smith
Reynolds
Lovett
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6000
6 January 1912 (1912-01-06) Abandoned Colne 1–0 Rochdale Colne
Stadium: Cottontree
Attendance: 1000
16 January 1912 (1912-01-16) 18 Colne 0–1 Rochdale Colne
Chick Stadium: Cottontree
Attendance: 2000
20 January 1912 (1912-01-20) 19 Rochdale 3–0 Rossendale United Rochdale
Smith
Gregson
Broome
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
27 January 1912 (1912-01-27) 20 Rochdale 3–0 Colne Rochdale
Smith
T. Page
Gregson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
3 February 1912 (1912-02-03) 21 Rossendale United 1–2 Rochdale Newchurch
T. Page
Reynolds
Stadium: Dark Lane ?
Attendance: 1000
10 February 1912 (1912-02-10) 22 Rochdale 2–0 Hyde Rochdale
Chick
T. Page
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
24 February 1912 (1912-02-24) 23 Rochdale 2–2 Heywood United Rochdale
Gregson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
2 March 1912 (1912-03-02) 24 Rochdale 4–0 Eccles Rochdale
Meynell
Gregson
Smith
Bracey
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
23 March 1912 (1912-03-23) 25 Nelson 0–3 Rochdale Nelson
Bracey
Reynolds
Henderson
Stadium: Seedhill
Attendance: 2000
30 March 1912 (1912-03-30) 26 Rochdale 3–0 Haslingden Rochdale
Gregson
Reynolds
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
5 April 1912 (1912-04-05) 27 St Helens Recreation 1–1 Rochdale St Helens
Bracey Stadium: Boundary Road ?
Attendance: 2000
6 April 1912 (1912-04-06) 28 Chorley 0–0 Rochdale Chorley
Stadium: Ranglets Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2000
8 April 1912 (1912-04-08) 29 Rochdale 3–0 Nelson Rochdale
Lovett
Bracey
Broome
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
13 April 1912 (1912-04-13) 30 Rochdale 9–0 Bacup Rochdale
T. Page
Lovett
? (o.g.)
Gregson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
20 April 1912 (1912-04-20) 31 Barrow 1–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4500
27 April 1912 (1912-04-27) 32 Rochdale 3–1 Walkden Central Rochdale
Gregson
Smith
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000

Lancashire Combination Divisional play-off

13 September 1911 (1911-09-13) Haslingden 0–2 Rochdale Haslingden
Smith
Meynell
Stadium: ?
Attendance: 500

F.A. Cup

18 November 1911 (1911-11-18) Q4 Barrow 1–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 7000

Lancashire Senior Cup

19 September 1911 (1911-09-19) 1 Rochdale 1–2 Barrow Rochdale
Spriggs
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 600

Manchester Senior Cup

12 September 1911 (1911-09-12) Denton 2–4 Rochdale Denton

Maynell
Peak
Spriggs
Stadium: ?
26 September 1911 (1911-09-26) Rochdale 3–0 Northern Nomads Rochdale
Gregson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
9 October 1911 (1911-10-09) Rochdale 5–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Lovett
Smith
T. Page
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
27 November 1911 (1911-11-27) Semi-final Manchester City 0–2 Rochdale Manchester
Smith
Lovett
Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1500
27 March 1912 (1912-03-27) Final Manchester United 0–0 Rochdale Manchester
Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3000
30 April 1912 (1912-04-30) Final Replay Manchester United 1–1 Rochdale Oldham
Gregson Stadium: Boundary Park

Friendlies

16 September 1911 (1911-09-16) Rochdale 4–0 Blackpool Reserves Rochdale
Smith
Peak
Spriggs
Reynolds
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
30 September 1911 (1911-09-30) Rochdale 2–0 Everton Reserves Rochdale
Gregson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
13 January 1912 (1912-01-13) Rochdale 3–1 Stoke Rochdale
T. Page
Broome
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
17 February 1912 (1912-02-17) Rochdale 3–1 Preston North End Reserves Rochdale
Gregson
Lovett
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 500
16 March 1912 (1912-03-16) Hartlepool 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Gregson
Reynolds
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2000

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References

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