1934–35 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1934–35 season
ManagerBilly Smith
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North20th
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Len Clarke (13)
All: Len Clarke (15)

The 1934–35 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 28th in existence and their 14th 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  ENG Cliff Walmsley 30 0 28 0 1 0 1 0
DF  ENG Albert Worthy 32 0 31 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG Arthur Ives 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG George Wyness 34 0 33 0 0 0 1 0
DF  SCO George Jordan 20 0 17 0 1 0 2 0
DF  ENG Walter Buckley 41 0 37 0 1 0 3 0
MF  ENG Frank Ryder 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG Bert Humpish 35 3 31 2 1 0 3 1
FW  ENG Philip Bartley 14 3 14 3 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO William Douglas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Harold Howe 25 3 24 3 0 0 1 0
MF  SCO Charlie Whyte 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Reg Cook 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO James Nicol 27 11 27 11 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Levi Redfern 27 3 25 3 1 0 1 0
FW  ENG Billy Smith 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 0
MF  ENG Billy Thomas 7 1 6 1 0 0 1 0
FW  ENG Les Sullivan 35 9 32 9 0 0 3 0
MF  ENG George Dobson 18 5 15 5 1 0 2 0
DF  WAL Gwyn Jones 31 0 28 0 1 0 2 0
FW  ENG Cliff Eaton 21 2 17 1 1 0 3 1
FW  ENG Len Clarke 28 15 24 13 1 0 3 2
GK  ENG Bert Welch 16 0 14 0 0 0 2 0
MF  ENG Sam Skaife 31 0 28 0 1 0 2 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  ENG Cliff Walmsley 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF  ENG Albert Worthy 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Arthur Ives 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG George Wyness 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF  SCO George Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Walter Buckley 1 1 1 1 0 0
MF  ENG Frank Ryder 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Bert Humpish 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW  ENG Philip Bartley 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW  SCO William Douglas 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Harold Howe 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  SCO Charlie Whyte 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Reg Cook 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW  SCO James Nicol 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF  ENG Levi Redfern 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW  ENG Billy Smith 1 1 1 1 0 0
MF  ENG Billy Thomas 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW  ENG Les Sullivan 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG George Dobson 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  WAL Gwyn Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Cliff Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Len Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK  ENG Bert Welch 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Sam Skaife 1 0 0 0 1 0


Final league table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
18 Accrington Stanley 42 11 5 5 44 36 1 5 15 19 53 0.708 34
19 Gateshead 42 12 4 5 36 28 1 4 16 22 68 0.604 34
20 Rochdale 42 9 5 7 39 35 2 6 13 14 36 0.746 33
21 Southport 42 6 6 9 27 36 4 6 11 28 49 0.647 32 Re-elected
22 Carlisle United 42 7 6 8 34 36 1 1 19 17 66 0.500 23
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

25 August 1934 (1934-08-25) 1 Lincoln City 3–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Reed
Campbell
Iverson
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6765
28 August 1934 (1934-08-28) 2 Rochdale 0–1 Barrow Rochdale
Report Peed Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4396
1 September 1934 (1934-09-01) 3 Rochdale 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Whyte Report Urmson (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6582
3 September 1934 (1934-09-03) 4 Barrow 1–1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Foster Report Bartley Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5556
8 September 1934 (1934-09-08) 5 Wrexham 2–0 Rochdale Wrexham
Waller
Bamford
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6588
15 September 1934 (1934-09-15) 6 Rochdale 2–4 Halifax Town Rochdale
Nicol
Thomas
Report Tunstall
Valentine
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7830
22 September 1934 (1934-09-22) 7 Rotherham United 4–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Bastow
Fenoughty
Dickinson
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3807
29 September 1934 (1934-09-29) 8 Rochdale 1–0 Walsall Rochdale
Sullivan
Humpish
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2511
6 October 1934 (1934-10-06) 9 Chesterfield 2–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Turner
Brown
Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4413
13 October 1934 (1934-10-13) 10 Rochdale 1–0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Sullivan (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3684
20 October 1934 (1934-10-20) 11 Rochdale 2–2 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Nicol
Redfern
Report Harker
Brown
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5263
27 October 1934 (1934-10-27) 12 Gateshead 2–0 Rochdale Gateshead
Ferguson
Hales
Report Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 3197
3 November 1934 (1934-11-03) 13 Rochdale 0–5 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Stevenson
McNaughton
Dunkerley
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5045
10 November 1934 (1934-11-10) 14 Crewe Alexandra 4–1 Rochdale Crewe
Mustard
Dyer
Report Clarke Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3620
17 November 1934 (1934-11-17) 15 Rochdale 3–2 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Nicol
Dobson
Report Lindsay
Bonass
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3782
1 December 1934 (1934-12-01) 16 Rochdale 2–2 Southport Rochdale
Clarke
Smith
Report Appleby
Worswick
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2869
15 December 1934 (1934-12-15) 17 Rochdale 3–1 New Brighton Rochdale
Clarke
Jordan
Report Allen Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3095
22 December 1934 (1934-12-22) 18 York City 0–1 Rochdale York
Report Eaton Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3003
25 December 1934 (1934-12-25) 19 Rochdale 1–3 Darlington Rochdale
Sullivan Report Best Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5466
26 December 1934 (1934-12-26) 20 Darlington 2–2 Rochdale Darlington
Edgar
Middleton
Report Sullivan
Clarke
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 6943
29 December 1934 (1934-12-29) 21 Rochdale 2–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Nicol Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4531
5 January 1935 (1935-01-05) 22 Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Burgin
MacDonald
Report Clarke Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6816
12 January 1935 (1935-01-12) 23 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Turner Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5895
19 January 1935 (1935-01-19) 24 Rochdale 3–3 Wrexham Rochdale
Humpish
Howe
Sullivan (pen.)
Report Waller
Fryer
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4702
26 January 1935 (1935-01-26) 25 Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Halifax
Tunstall (pen.) Report Clarke Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7133
2 February 1935 (1935-02-02) 26 Rochdale 1–3 Rotherham United Rochdale
Humpish Report Raynor
Bastow
Dickinson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4212
9 February 1935 (1935-02-09) 27 Walsall 0–0 Rochdale Walsall
Report Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 6954
16 February 1935 (1935-02-16) 28 Rochdale 0–2 Chesterfield Rochdale
Report Lovett
Dawson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2033
23 February 1935 (1935-02-23) 29 Mansfield Town 1–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Edmonds Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4788
2 March 1935 (1935-03-02) 30 Accrington Stanley 2–5 Rochdale Accrington
Britton (pen.) Report Nicol
Sullivan
Clarke
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2019
9 March 1935 (1935-03-09) 31 Rochdale 6–1 Gateshead Rochdale
Howe
Nicol
Redfern
Sullivan
Clarke
Report Rivers Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3562
16 March 1935 (1935-03-16) 32 Stockport County 3–1 Rochdale Stockport
Stranger
McNaughton
Hill
Report Nicol Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7735
23 March 1935 (1935-03-23) 33 Rochdale 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Sullivan
Clarke
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1889
30 March 1935 (1935-03-30) 34 Hartlepools United 0–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2955
3 April 1935 (1935-04-03) 35 Chester 1–0 Rochdale Chester
Wilson (pen.) Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3004
6 April 1935 (1935-04-06) 36 Rochdale 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Report Baines Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7154
13 April 1935 (1935-04-13) 37 Southport 2–1 Rochdale Southport
Worswick Report Clarke Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2315
19 April 1935 (1935-04-19) 38 Carlisle United 0–0 Rochdale Carlisle
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4417
20 April 1935 (1935-04-20) 39 Rochdale 3–3 Chester Rochdale
Bartley
Dobson
Report Mantle Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6933
22 April 1935 (1935-04-22) 40 Rochdale 3–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Nicol
Dobson
Report Ferguson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5711
27 April 1935 (1935-04-27) 41 New Brighton 1–0 Rochdale New Brighton
Worthy (o.g.) Report Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 1875
4 May 1935 (1935-05-04) 42 Rochdale 2–0 York City Rochdale
Redfern
Dobson
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5212

FA Cup

24 November 1934 (1934-11-24) 1 Wrexham 4–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Findlay
Fryer
Rogers
Report Smith Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5500

Third Division North Cup

8 December 1934 (1934-12-08) 1 Carlisle United 1–1 Rochdale Carlisle
Elliott [1] Eaton Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2000
8 January 1935 (1935-01-08) 1 (Replay) Rochdale 3–0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Humpish
Clarke
[2] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
25 March 1935 (1935-03-25) 3 (Bye in R2) Stockport County 3–0 Rochdale Stockport
Dunkerley
Hill
[3] Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1500

[4]

Lancashire Cup

11 September 1934 (1934-09-11) 1 Rochdale 2–3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Buckley
Smith
[5] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000

Manchester Cup

19 February 1935 (1935-02-19) 1 Bury 3–0 Rochdale Bury
[6] Stadium: Gigg Lane

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
  4. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  6. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097