1918–19 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1918–19 season saw Rochdale compete for their fourth season in the wartime football league, during World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 10th in the Principle Tournament and 3rd in the Subsidiary Tournament.

Rochdale

1918–19 season
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League Lancs	10th & 3rd
Top goalscorer	Billy Halligan

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Lancs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Tom Kay	29	0	29	0
	GK		R. Butterworth	5	0	5	0
	GK		J. West	4	0	4	0
	GK	ENG	Tommy Hampson	1	0	1	0
	GK	ENG	Harry Moody	3	0	3	0
	DF		George Gutteridge	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Vince Hayes	2	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	James Henderson	10	0	10	0
	DF	ENG	Jack Barton	6	0	6	0
	DF		T. Davenport	3	0	3	0
	DF		F. Chadwick	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Yarwood	14	0	14	0
	DF	ENG	Bob Lilley	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Jimmy Nuttall	8	0	8	0
	DF	WAL	Harry Millership	3	0	3	0
	DF		D. Buckley	4	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Danny Crossan	8	0	8	0
	DF		Johnson	2	0	2	0
	MF		Herbert Tierney	2	0	2	0
	DF		J. McOwen	6	0	6	0
	DF		J. Taylor	1	0	1	0
	DF		Fred Baines	10	0	10	0
	DF		Jackson	1	0	1	0
	DF		McCallum	1	0	1	0
	DF		G. Hurst	2	0	2	0
	MF		T.H. Duckworth	3	0	3	0
	MF		Wilfred Bunting	9	2	9	2
	MF		J. Jackson	7	1	7	1
	MF		Sam Spruce	28	0	28	0
	MF	ENG	Tweedale Rigg	7	0	7	0
	MF		Kelly	1	0	1	0
	MF		J. Butterworth	2	0	2	0
	DF	EIR	Pat O'Connell	35	3	35	3
	MF	ENG	Jim Tully	1	0	1	0
	MF		Turner	1	0	1	0
	FW	EIR	Billy Halligan	27	16	27	16
	MF	ENG	Tommy Broome	1	0	1	0
	MF		Hall	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Ernest Goodwin	28	8	28	8
	MF		Thomason	3	0	3	0
	MF		R. Bellis	7	2	7	2
	FW		Bob Thomas	7	9	7	9
	MF		G. Best	4	1	4	1
	MF		Clifford Ashworth	1	0	1	0
	FW	WAL	Stan Davies	6	2	6	2
	MF		Donald	1	0	1	0
	MF		Jones	1	0	1	0
	MF		G. Kirkpatrick	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	William Moody	5	0	5	0
	FW	ENG	Jack Peart	1	1	1	1
	FW		P. Kelly	3	1	3	1
	MF		A. Walker	1	0	1	0
	FW		J. Smith	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Fred Heap	13	3	13	3
	FW		G. Reynolds	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Billy Hibbert	1	0	1	0
	FW		H. Smith	2	0	2	0
	FW		J. Stott	1	1	1	1
	FW	ENG	Ernest Hawksworth	9	4	9	4
	FW	ENG	Dick Crawshaw	1	0	1	0
	FW		A. Brown	2	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Albert Smith	35	9	35	9
	FW	SCO	Billy Semple	1	0	1	0

Competitions

Football League - Lancashire Section

Liverpool v Rochdale

7 September  1918 (1918 -09-07) 1	Liverpool	4–0	Rochdale	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 15000

Rochdale v Liverpool

14 September  1918 (1918 -09-14) 2	Rochdale	1–2	Liverpool	Rochdale
	Thomas			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Burnley v Rochdale

21 September  1918 (1918 -09-21) 3	Burnley	2–4	Rochdale	Burnley
			Bellis A. Smith	Stadium: Turf Moor

Rochdale v Burnley

28 September  1918 (1918 -09-28) 4	Rochdale	2–1	Burnley	Rochdale
	Halligan (pen.)			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Stockport County v Rochdale

5 October  1918 (1918 -10-05) 5	Stockport County	2–2	Rochdale	Stockport
			Thomas Halligan	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1500

Rochdale v Stockport County

12 October  1918 (1918 -10-12) 6	Rochdale	4–1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Halligan (pen.) Thomas			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Southport Vulcan v Rochdale

19 October  1918 (1918 -10-19) 7	Southport Vulcan	3–3	Rochdale	Southport
			Bunting Goodwin Thomas	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1500

Rochdale v Southport Vulcan

26 October  1918 (1918 -10-26) 8	Rochdale	5–2	Southport Vulcan	Rochdale
	Best O'Connell A. Smith Thomas P. Kelly			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Manchester United

2 November  1918 (1918 -11-02) 9	Rochdale	1–3	Manchester United	Rochdale
	Bunting			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Manchester United v Rochdale

9 November  1918 (1918 -11-09) 10	Manchester United	0–1	Rochdale	Manchester
			J. Jackson	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 6000

Rochdale v Stoke

16 November  1918 (1918 -11-16) 11	Rochdale	3–2	Stoke	Rochdale
	A. Smith Halligan		Bowser Jones	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4500

Stoke v Rochdale

23 November  1918 (1918 -11-23) 12	Stoke	1–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	Herbert		Thomas	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 5000

Rochdale v Bury

30 November  1918 (1918 -11-30) 13	Rochdale	0–2	Bury	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Bury v Rochdale

7 December  1918 (1918 -12-07) 14	Bury	2–1	Rochdale	Bury
			Halligan	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4000

Rochdale v Blackpool

14 December  1918 (1918 -12-14) 15	Rochdale	1–0	Blackpool	Rochdale
	A. Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Blackpool v Rochdale

21 December  1918 (1918 -12-21) 16	Blackpool	5–1	Rochdale	Blackpool
			Goodwin	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3000

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

28 December  1918 (1918 -12-28) 17	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Rochdale	Oldham
			Hawksworth	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4000

Manchester City v Rochdale

11 January  1919 (1919 -01-11) 18	Manchester City	1–1	Rochdale	Manchester
	Lievesley		A. Smith	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 15000

Rochdale v Manchester City

18 January  1919 (1919 -01-18) 19	Rochdale	4–5	Manchester City	Rochdale
	Thomas O'Connell A. Smith		Barnes Dorsett A.W. Smith	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6000

Port Vale v Rochdale

25 January  1919 (1919 -01-25) 20	Port Vale	2–0	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	Howell Burgess			Stadium: Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Port Vale

1 February  1919 (1919 -02-01) 21	Rochdale	2–0	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Goodwin Hawksworth			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

8 February  1919 (1919 -02-08) 22	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Rochdale	Bolton
			Goodwin	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 7000

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

15 February  1919 (1919 -02-15) 23	Rochdale	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Halligan Hawksworth			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6000

Rochdale v Preston North End

22 February  1919 (1919 -02-22) 24	Rochdale	1–2	Preston North End	Rochdale
	Halligan			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000

Preston North End v Rochdale

1 March  1919 (1919 -03-01) 25	Preston North End	3–1	Rochdale	Preston
			Heap	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5000

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

8 March  1919 (1919 -03-08) 26	Rochdale	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
	Halligan Heap Hawksworth			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4500

Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale

15 March  1919 (1919 -03-15) 27	Blackburn Rovers	4–2	Rochdale	Blackburn
			O'Connell Thomas	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12000

Everton v Rochdale

22 March  1919 (1919 -03-22) 28	Everton	3–1	Rochdale	Liverpool
			Heap	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 15000

Rochdale v Everton

29 March  1919 (1919 -03-29) 29	Rochdale	1–3	Everton	Rochdale
	Goodwin			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7000

Bury v Rochdale

5 April  1919 (1919 -04-05) 30	Bury	0–3	Rochdale	Bury
			Davies Halligan	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6000

Rochdale v Bury

12 April  1919 (1919 -04-12) 31	Rochdale	0–2	Bury	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

18 April  1919 (1919 -04-18) 32	Rochdale	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6000

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

19 April  1919 (1919 -04-19) 33	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Rochdale	Bolton or Rochdale
			Goodwin	Stadium: Burnden Park or Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

21 April  1919 (1919 -04-21) 34	Oldham Athletic	5–0	Rochdale	Oldham
				Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10000

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

26 April  1919 (1919 -04-26) 35	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Rochdale	Bolton or Rochdale
			Peart	Stadium: Burnden Park or Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7000

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

29 April  1919 (1919 -04-29) 36	Rochdale	5–0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Goodwin Halligan A. Smith Stott			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000