1927–28 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1927–28 season
ManagerJack Peart
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North13th
FA Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Albert Whitehurst (32)
All: Albert Whitehurst (36)

The 1927–28 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 21st in existence and their 7th in the Football League Third Division North.

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Division 3 North FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Harry Moody 21 0 19 0 2 0
DF  SCO Willie Brown 17 0 16 0 1 0
DF  ENG Yaffer Ward 33 0 32 0 1 0
DF  ENG Ernie Braidwood 29 0 27 0 2 0
DF  ENG David Parkes 31 2 29 2 2 0
DF  SCO Alex Christie 33 0 33 0 0 0
FW  ENG Billy Tompkinson 40 11 38 11 2 0
FW  ENG Billy Bertram 41 14 40 13 1 1
FW  ENG Albert Whitehurst 43 36 41 32 2 4
FW  ENG Jack Barber 31 1 29 1 2 0
FW  ENG Bobby Hughes 26 5 26 5 0 0
MF  ENG Henry Martin 18 2 16 1 2 1
MF  ENG Jack Hall 21 1 20 1 1 0
FW  ENG Joe Clennell 15 5 13 2 2 3
DF  WAL Dai Hopkins 8 0 8 0 0 0
MF  ENG Cecil Halkyard 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF  ENG John Stephenson 22 0 22 0 0 0
GK  ENG Eddie Plane 2 0 2 0 0 0
GK  ENG William Wood 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Bob Schofield 3 0 3 0 0 0
GK  WAL Jackie Mittell 19 0 19 0 0 0
DF  ENG Allan Murray 5 1 5 1 0 0
MF  ENG Uriah Miles 7 2 7 2 0 0
DF  ENG Walter Webster 7 1 7 1 0 0
MF  ENG Eric Holroyd 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK  ENG Albert Monks 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK   W. Heywood 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Alfred Kellett 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squad Statistics (Non-competitive)

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Harry Moody 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF  SCO Willie Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Yaffer Ward 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG Ernie Braidwood 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF  ENG David Parkes 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  SCO Alex Christie 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Billy Tompkinson 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Billy Bertram 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Albert Whitehurst 1 2 1 2 0 0
FW  ENG Jack Barber 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Bobby Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Henry Martin 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Jack Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Joe Clennell 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  WAL Dai Hopkins 2 0 1 0 1 0
MF  ENG Cecil Halkyard 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG John Stephenson 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK  ENG Eddie Plane 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK  ENG William Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Bob Schofield 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK  WAL Jackie Mittell 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Allan Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Uriah Miles 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG Walter Webster 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Eric Holroyd 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK  ENG Albert Monks 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   W. Heywood 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Alfred Kellett 1 0 0 0 1 0

Final league table

Main article: 1927–28 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
11 Wrexham 42 15 1 5 48 19 3 5 13 16 48 0.955 42
12 Halifax Town 42 11 7 3 47 24 2 8 11 26 47 1.028 41
13 Rochdale 42 13 4 4 45 24 4 3 14 29 53 0.961 41
14 Rotherham United 42 11 6 4 39 19 3 5 13 26 50 0.942 39
15 Hartlepools United 42 10 3 8 41 35 6 3 12 28 46 0.852 38
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1927–28 Football League
27 August 1927 (1927-08-27) 1 Barrow 1–3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Brown Report Bertram
Barber
Whitehurst 		Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 7783
30 August 1927 (1927-08-30) 2 Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Bertram
Hughes 		Report Burgess Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10253
3 September 1927 (1927-09-03) 3 Rochdale 1–0 Nelson Rochdale
Whitehurst Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9869
10 September 1927 (1927-09-10) 4 Wigan Borough 1–2 Rochdale Wigan
Fenner Report Bertram
Whitehurst 		Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 5275
17 September 1927 (1927-09-17) 5 Rotherham United 3–1 Rochdale Rotherham
Parkin
Scott 		Report Whitehurst Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4911
24 September 1927 (1927-09-24) 6 Rochdale 5–1 Southport Rochdale
Whitehurst
Parkes
Bertram
Tompkinson 		Report Hamilton Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6264
1 October 1927 (1927-10-01) 7 Durham City 3–2 Rochdale Durham
Robson (pen.)
Leedham 		Report Tompkinson
Gurkin (o.g.)		 Stadium: Holiday Park
Attendance: 2354
8 October 1927 (1927-10-08) 8 Rochdale 3–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Tompkinson
Whitehurst 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7493
15 October 1927 (1927-10-15) 9 Chesterfield 1–3 Rochdale Chesterfield
Oxley Report Hughes
Whitehurst 		Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5439
22 October 1927 (1927-10-22) 10 Rochdale 0–3 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Pegg
Dinsdale
Basnett 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5229
29 October 1927 (1927-10-29) 11 Hartlepools United 0–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Parkes
Hughes 		Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4086
5 November 1927 (1927-11-05) Abandoned Rochdale 1 a 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Tompkinson [1] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
12 November 1927 (1927-11-12) 12 New Brighton 2–1 Rochdale New Brighton
Harley Report Bertram Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 4409
19 November 1927 (1927-11-19) 13 Rochdale 3–3 Bradford City Rochdale
Russell (o.g.)
Tompkinson
Whitehurst 		Report Harvey
Richardson
Summers 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5952
3 December 1927 (1927-12-03) 14 Rochdale 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Whitehurst
Tompkinson
Martin 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3991
17 December 1927 (1927-12-17) 15 Rochdale 4–1 Darlington Rochdale
Whitehurst
Tompkinson
Hughes 		Report Cochrane Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3912
24 December 1927 (1927-12-24) 16 Doncaster Rovers 5–2 Rochdale Doncaster
T. Keetley (pen.)
Philipson
Hall 		Report Whitehurst
Bertram 		Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5291
27 December 1927 (1927-12-27) 17 Bradford Park Avenue 4–1 Rochdale Bradford
Hart
Quantrill
Taylor 		Report Bertram Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 21762
31 December 1927 (1927-12-31) 18 Rochdale 3–0 Barrow Rochdale
Tompkinson
Clennell 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3973
2 January 1928 (1928-01-02) 19 Stockport County 5–1 Rochdale Stockport
Newton
Smith
Scullion 		Report Tompkinson Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10571
3 January 1928 (1928-01-03) 20 Rochdale 0–4 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Report Hart
Quantrill 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5481
7 January 1928 (1928-01-07) 21 Nelson 6–3 Rochdale Nelson
McClure
McGuire
Radford
Harry Taylor 		Report Whitehurst
Clennell 		Stadium: Seedhill
Attendance: 2539
14 January 1928 (1928-01-14) 22 Ashington 5–1 Rochdale Ashington
Graham
Johnson
Wood (o.g.)
Chipperfiled 		Report Whitehurst Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 1223
21 January 1928 (1928-01-21) 23 Rochdale 3–0 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Bertram
Whitehurst 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3626
4 February 1928 (1928-02-04) 24 Southport 3–1 Rochdale Southport
Marshall
Devine 		Report Tompkinson Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2731
11 February 1928 (1928-02-11) 25 Rochdale 1–0 Durham City Rochdale
Bertram Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1458
18 February 1928 (1928-02-18) 26 Wrexham 2–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Harris
Bob T Jones 		Report Whitehurst Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4157
25 February 1928 (1928-02-25) 27 Rochdale 5–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Whitehurst
Bertram 		Report Williams Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2602
28 February 1928 (1928-02-28) 28 Rochdale 2–1 Rotherham United Rochdale
Whitehurst
Hall 		Report Scott Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1885
3 March 1928 (1928-03-03) 29 Lincoln City 3–1 Rochdale Lincoln
Dinsdale
Pringle 		Report Whitehurst Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5760
10 March 1928 (1928-03-10) 30 Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Report Robinson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2582
17 March 1928 (1928-03-17) 31 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Rochdale Accrington
Barclay (pen.) Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 3885
24 March 1928 (1928-03-24) 32 Rochdale 0–0 New Brighton Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2404
31 March 1928 (1928-03-31) 33 Bradford City 2–2 Rochdale Bradford
Scriven
Cairns 		Report Miles
Hughes 		Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10565
6 April 1928 (1928-04-06) 34 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Flanagan
Bevan
Urmson 		Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 10053
7 April 1928 (1928-04-07) 35 Rochdale 2–2 Ashington Rochdale
Bertram
Whitehurst 		Report Robert Robinson
Johnson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3309
9 April 1928 (1928-04-09) 36 Rochdale 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Whitehurst Report Charlton
Flanagan 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3069
10 April 1928 (1928-04-10) 37 Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Halifax
Waites Report Whitehurst Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3595
14 April 1928 (1928-04-14) 38 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Crewe
Owen Report Miles Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2887
21 April 1928 (1928-04-21) 39 Rochdale 2–2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Murray
Whitehurst 		Report Coleman
Dixon 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2099
28 April 1928 (1928-04-28) 40 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Gregg Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2708
1 May 1928 (1928-05-01) 41 Rochdale 3–2 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Whitehurst
Bertram 		Report Barber (o.g.)
Barclay (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1443
5 May 1928 (1928-05-05) 42 Rochdale 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Webster Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1768

FA Cup

Main article: 1927–28 FA Cup
26 November 1927 (1927-11-26) 1 Rochdale 8–2 Crook Town Rochdale
Whitehurst
Clennell
Martin 		Report Duffy
Mitchell 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4139
10 December 1927 (1927-12-10) 2 Darlington 2–1 Rochdale Darlington
Ruddy Report Bertram Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 7571

Lancashire Cup

7 October 1927 (1927-10-07) 2 Manchester United 4–2 Rochdale Manchester
[2] Whitehurst Stadium: Old Trafford

Manchester Cup

10 January 1928 (1928-01-10) 2 Mossley 4–0 Rochdale Mossley
[3] Stadium: Seel Park

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