1915–16 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1915–16 season saw Rochdale compete in the wartime football league, which was set up following the outbreak of World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 13th, as well as the Midland Section Northern Division, finishing 5th.

Rochdale
1915–16 season
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Lancs & Midland13th & 5th
Top goalscorerFred Heap

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League Lancs/Midland Section
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG John Swann 2 0 2 0
DF   ENG Jack Barton 29 0 29 0
DF    Alfred Caldwell 27 0 27 0
MF    W.S. Anderson 2 0 2 0
DF    C. Lee 3 0 3 0
MF   ENG Jack Yarwood 34 0 34 0
MF   ENG Archibald Rawlings 27 6 27 6
MF    T. Southworth 4 0 4 0
MF    A. Walker 23 5 23 5
FW   ENG Ernest Hawksworth 25 7 25 7
MF   ENG Albert Smith 36 7 36 7
GK   ENG Billy Biggar 10 0 10 0
MF   ENG Jim Tully 27 0 27 0
DF   ENG Harry Swift 11 3 11 3
DF   SCO Robert Neave 1 1 1 1
DF   ENG George Kay 27 3 27 3
FW   ENG Jimmy Kenyon 3 0 3 0
MF   ENG James Brannick 17 4 17 4
DF   AUS John Cuffe 5 0 5 0
MF    H. Holt 5 1 5 1
GK   ENG Joe Butler 3 0 3 0
FW   ENG Fred Heap 23 10 23 10
GK   ENG Arthur Causer 20 0 20 0
DF   SCO Danny Crossan 5 0 5 0
MF   ENG Samuel Challinor 5 0 5 0
FW   ENG Tom Page 1 1 1 1
MF   ENG Albert Barnett 3 0 3 0
FW   ENG Wally Smith 1 1 1 1
FW    William Brown 2 0 2 0
FW   SCO Sandy Turnbull 1 0 1 0
DF    Billy Brown 1 0 1 0
MF    P. Pickup 2 0 2 0

Competitions

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Football League - Lancashire Section

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4 September  1915 (1915 -09-04) 1 Burnley 6–1 Rochdale Burnley
 
 
 
 
 
 
A. Smith   Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 3000
11 September  1915 (1915 -09-11) 2 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Central Rochdale
Neave   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
18 September  1915 (1915 -09-18) 3 Preston North End 1–2 Rochdale Preston
  Walker  
A. Smith  
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 1600
25 September  1915 (1915 -09-25) 4 Rochdale 0–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
2 October  1915 (1915 -10-02) 5 Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Stockport
 
 
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2500
9 October  1915 (1915 -10-09) 6 Rochdale 1–2 Everton Rochdale
A. Smith    
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
16 October  1915 (1915 -10-16) 7 Liverpool 2–2 Rochdale Liverpool
 
 
A. Smith  
Kay  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12000
23 October  1915 (1915 -10-23) 8 Rochdale 2–4 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
A. Smith   (pen.)
Hawksworth  
 
 
 
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
30 October  1915 (1915 -10-30) 9 Bury 3–1 Rochdale Bury
 
 
 
Hawksworth   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4000
6 November  1915 (1915 -11-06) 10 Rochdale 0–2 Manchester City Rochdale
Barnes    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
13 November  1915 (1915 -11-13) 11 Manchester United 2–0 Rochdale Manchester
A. Davies  
Gipps  
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 4000
20 November  1915 (1915 -11-20) 12 Stoke 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Whittingham   Brannick   Stadium: Victoria Ground
27 November  1915 (1915 -11-27) 13 Rochdale 2–3 Blackpool Rochdale
A. Smith   (pen.)
Holt  
 
 
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
4 December  1915 (1915 -12-04) 14 Rochdale 1–0 Burnley Rochdale
Heap   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
11 December  1915 (1915 -12-11) 15 Southport Central 2–2 Rochdale Southport
 
 
Hawksworth  
Heap  
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1000
18 December  1915 (1915 -12-18) 16 Rochdale 2–4 Preston North End Rochdale
Brannick     
 
 
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
25 December  1915 (1915 -12-25) 17 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Rochdale Oldham
 
 
Walker  
Heap  
Brannick  
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4062
1 January  1916 (1916 -01-01) 18 Rochdale 0–1 Stockport County Rochdale
  Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
8 January  1916 (1916 -01-08) 19 Everton 3–2 Rochdale Liverpool
 
 
 
A. Smith  
Heap  
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 6000
15 January  1916 (1916 -01-15) 20 Rochdale 3–1 Liverpool Rochdale
Hawksworth   
Heap  
  Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
22 January  1916 (1916 -01-22) 21 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Rochdale Bolton
 
 
 
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 3000
29 January  1916 (1916 -01-29) 22 Rochdale 2–1 Bury Rochdale
Rawlings  
Walker  
  Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
5 February  1916 (1916 -02-05) 23 Manchester City 4–1 Rochdale Manchester
P. Fairclough  
Barnes   
Cartwright  
Heap   Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 8000
12 February  1916 (1916 -02-12) 24 Rochdale 2–2 Manchester United Rochdale
Swift    Halligan  
Woodcock  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
19 February  1916 (1916 -02-19) 25 Stoke City 1–3 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Whittingham   Page  
Swift  
Hawksworth  
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 3000
26 February  1916 (1916 -02-26) 26 Blackpool 4–0 Rochdale Blackpool
 
 
 
 
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4000

Football League - Midland Section - Northern Division

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4 March  1916 (1916 -03-04) 27 Rochdale 0–1 Leeds City Rochdale
  Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
11 March  1916 (1916 -03-11) 28 Bradford 5–0 Rochdale ?
 
 
 
 
 
Stadium: ?
Attendance: 500
Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue
18 March  1916 (1916 -03-18) 29 Bradford 3–4 Rochdale ?
 
 
 
Rawlings  
Walker  
Heap  
W. Smith  
Stadium: ?
Attendance: 3000
Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue
25 March  1916 (1916 -03-25) 30 Barnsley 0–1 Rochdale Barnsley
Heap   Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2000
1 April  1916 (1916 -04-01) 31 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Layton  
Connor  
Hawksworth   Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 4000
8 April  1916 (1916 -04-08) 32 Leeds City 3–1 Rochdale Leeds
 
 
 
Walker   Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 2000
15 April  1916 (1916 -04-15) 33 Rochdale 3–0 Bradford Rochdale
Rawlings   
Kay  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue
21 April  1916 (1916 -04-21) 34 Rochdale 1–1 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Kay   Holley   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
22 April  1916 (1916 -04-22) 35 Bradford 5–2 Rochdale ?
 
 
 
 
 
Heap  
Rawlings  
Stadium: ?
Attendance: 3000
Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue
29 April  1916 (1916 -04-29) 36 Rochdale 2–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Heap  
Rawlings  
  Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2800

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References

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