1937–38 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1937–38 season
ManagerErnest Nixon
Sam Jennings
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North17th
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Wynn (20}
All: Jimmy Wynn (20)

The 1937–38 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 31st in existence and their 17th 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 Des Fawcett 45 0 42 0 2 0 1 0
DF  SCO Tommy Baird 45 0 42 0 2 0 1 0
DF  SCO Tom Sneddon 37 0 34 0 2 0 1 0
DF  SCO Hugh McLaren 34 1 34 1 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Charlie Robinson 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
FW  ENG Joe Duff 20 1 18 1 2 0 0 0
MF  SCO Alex McMurdo 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO Micky Burke 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Wally Hunt 21 10 18 7 2 1 1 2
FW  ENG Harry Marshall 32 6 30 6 1 0 1 0
MF  WAL Sid Protheroe 32 7 30 7 1 0 1 0
DF  ENG Edward Sperry 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO Alex Graham 12 4 11 4 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Ted Goodier 42 0 39 0 2 0 1 0
MF  SCO Frank Wilson 8 1 7 1 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Jimmy Eastwood 31 0 28 0 2 0 1 0
FW  ENG Jimmy Wynn 30 20 28 20 2 0 0 0
MF  SCO Jock Millar 27 8 26 8 1 0 0 0
MF  IRL Thomas McMurray 25 1 23 1 2 0 0 0
MF  ENG Roland Haworth 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Bob Hardy 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Wilfred Barks 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF  WAL Idris Williams 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Arnold Sutcliffe 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Adam Dawson 12 6 12 6 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  ENG Des Fawcett 1 0 1 0
DF  SCO Tommy Baird 1 0 1 0
DF  SCO Tom Sneddon 1 0 1 0
DF  SCO Hugh McLaren 1 0 1 0
MF  ENG Charlie Robinson 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Joe Duff 1 0 1 0
MF  SCO Alex McMurdo 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO Micky Burke 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Wally Hunt 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Harry Marshall 1 0 1 0
MF  WAL Sid Protheroe 1 0 1 0
DF  ENG Edward Sperry 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO Alex Graham 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Ted Goodier 1 0 1 0
MF  SCO Frank Wilson 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Jimmy Eastwood 1 0 1 0
FW  ENG Jimmy Wynn 0 0 0 0
MF  SCO Jock Millar 0 0 0 0
MF  IRL Thomas McMurray 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Roland Haworth 1 0 1 0
MF  ENG Bob Hardy 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Wilfred Barks 0 0 0 0
DF  WAL Idris Williams 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Arnold Sutcliffe 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Adam Dawson 1 1 1 1

Final league table

Main article: 1937–38 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
15 Port Vale 42 11 8 2 45 27 1 6 14 20 46 0.890 38 Transferred to the Third Division South
16 Southport 42 8 8 5 30 26 4 6 11 23 56 0.646 38
17 Rochdale 42 7 10 4 38 27 6 1 14 29 51 0.859 37
18 Halifax Town 42 9 7 5 24 19 3 5 13 20 47 0.667 36
19 Darlington 42 10 4 7 37 31 1 6 14 17 48 0.684 32
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1937–38 Football League
28 August 1937 (1937-08-28) 1 Rochdale 0–0 York City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8448
30 August 1937 (1937-08-30) 2 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Eden
Mayson
Kearney 		Report Hamilton (o.g.)
Marshall 		Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8508
4 September 1937 (1937-09-04) 3 Bradford City 3–1 Rochdale Bradford
Hardy
Moore 		Report Protheroe Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 5997
7 September 1937 (1937-09-07) 4 Rochdale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4480
11 September 1937 (1937-09-11) 5 Rochdale 3–2 Southport Rochdale
Hunt
Marshall 		Report Atkinson
Patrick 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5915
13 September 1937 (1937-09-13) 6 Halifax Town 2–3 Rochdale Halifax
Hoyland
Jackson 		Report Protheroe
Wilson 		Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2409
18 September 1937 (1937-09-18) 7 Doncaster Rovers 5–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Allen
Killourhy
Perry 		Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 10647
25 September 1937 (1937-09-25) 8 Rochdale 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Hunt Report Johnson
Waring 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5632
2 October 1937 (1937-10-02) 9 Rochdale 2–0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Graham
Wynn 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5019
9 October 1937 (1937-10-09) 10 Chester 4–1 Rochdale Chester
Sargeant
Wrightson
Sanders 		Report Hunt Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5913
16 October 1937 (1937-10-16) 11 Barrow 0–1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Report Graham Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4332
23 October 1937 (1937-10-23) 12 Rochdale 6–1 Wrexham Rochdale
Graham
Wynn
Hunt
Protheroe 		Report Burgon Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4193
30 October 1937 (1937-10-30) 13 Hartlepools United 3–3 Rochdale Hartlepool
Scott
Wigham 		Report Marshall
Protheroe 		Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5087
6 November 1937 (1937-11-06) 14 Rochdale 0–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Callender Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9074
13 November 1937 (1937-11-13) 15 Hull City 4–1 Rochdale Hull
Fryer
McNeill 		Report Wynn Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 8848
20 November 1937 (1937-11-20) 16 Rochdale 2–1 New Brighton Rochdale
Wynn
Hunt 		Report Mustard (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5295
4 December 1937 (1937-12-04) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Hunt (pen.) Report Davis Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4460
11 December 1937 (1937-12-11) 18 Darlington 2–4 Rochdale Darlington
Clacher
Brown 		Report Wynn
Millar 		Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1378
18 December 1937 (1937-12-18) 19 Rochdale 1–1 Port Vale Rochdale
Wynn Report Roberts (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3560
25 December 1937 (1937-12-25) 20 Rochdale 0–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Report Curran Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9146
27 December 1937 (1937-12-27) 21 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
Report Wynn Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4700
1 January 1938 (1938-01-01) 22 York City 0–5 Rochdale York
Report Wynn
Millar
Marshall 		Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5971
8 January 1938 (1938-01-08) 23 Gateshead 3–1 Rochdale Gateshead
Smith
McDermott 		Report Protheroe Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 9504
15 January 1938 (1938-01-15) 24 Rochdale 2–0 Bradford City Rochdale
Protheroe
Wynn 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3234
22 January 1938 (1938-01-22) 25 Southport 2–0 Rochdale Southport
Hampson Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3832
29 January 1938 (1938-01-29) 26 Rochdale 4–5 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Millar
Marshall
Wynn 		Report Malam
Killourhy
Little
McFarlane 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5069
5 February 1938 (1938-02-05) 27 Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Rochdale Crewe
Chandler
Foster
Tagg
Waring 		Report McLaren Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3393
12 February 1938 (1938-02-12) 28 Rotherham United 1–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Smith Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 9282
19 February 1938 (1938-02-19) 29 Rochdale 4–0 Chester Rochdale
Wynn (pen.)
Dawson
Millar
Done (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5728
26 February 1938 (1938-02-26) 30 Rochdale 3–3 Barrow Rochdale
McMurray
Dawson 		Report Mullaney
McIntosh 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6243
5 March 1938 (1938-03-05) 31 Wrexham 2–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Burditt
Raven 		Report Tunney (o.g.) Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3620
12 March 1938 (1938-03-12) 32 Rochdale 2–2 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Dawson
Protheroe 		Report Self
Nevin 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5615
19 March 1938 (1938-03-19) 33 Lincoln City 2–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Deacon Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6836
26 March 1938 (1938-03-26) 34 Rochdale 0–0 Hull City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5761
2 April 1938 (1938-04-02) 35 New Brighton 2–0 Rochdale New Brighton
Wood
Shiels 		Report Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 3419
9 April 1938 (1938-04-09) 36 Rochdale 2–2 Gateshead Rochdale
Wynn
Millar 		Report Thompson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5240
15 April 1938 (1938-04-15) 37 Rochdale 3–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Wynn (pen.)
Millar 		Report Temple Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4648
16 April 1938 (1938-04-16) 38 Oldham Athletic 4–2 Rochdale Oldham
Gray
Ferrier
Diamond 		Report Duff
Eaves (o.g.)		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 17106
18 April 1938 (1938-04-18) 39 Carlisle United 0–1 Rochdale Carlisle
Report Dawson Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5609
23 April 1938 (1938-04-23) 40 Rochdale 1–1 Darlington Rochdale
Dawson Report Harris (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4028
30 April 1938 (1938-04-30) 41 Port Vale 4–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Masters
Roberts
Bellis 		Report Wynn (pen.) Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2992
7 May 1938 (1938-05-07) 42 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Craig (o.g.) Report Griffiths Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2065

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1937–38 FA Cup
27 November 1937 (1937-11-27) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Hunt Report Deacon Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11500
1 December 1937 (1937-12-01) 1 Lincoln City 2–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Campbell
Whyte 		Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6474

Division 3 North Cup

21 September 1937 (1937-09-21) 1 Rochdale 2–3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Hunt [1] Robbins
Blackshaw 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000

Lancashire Cup

18 April 1938 (1938-04-18) 1 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Rochdale Blackburn
[2] Dawson Stadium: Ewood 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
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