1921–22 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1921–22 season saw Rochdale compete in the newly formed Football League Third Division North, where they finished in 20th and last position with 26 points.

Rochdale
1921–22 season
ChairmanJG Ramsbottom
ManagerTom Wilson
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North20th
FA Cup5th round qualifying
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Dennison
All: Harry Dennison

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division3 (N) FA Cup Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
N/A GK   ENG Jimmy Crabtree 37 0 34 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
N/A DF   ENG Jimmy Nuttall 32 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
N/A DF   ENG Joe Sheehan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Jack Hill 28 8 25 8 1 0 1 0 1 0
N/A DF   ENG Peter Farrar 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A DF   ENG Jack Yarwood 14 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
N/A FW   ENG Sid Hoad 19 2 17 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Bob Sandiford 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Harry Dennison 35 18 33 17 1 1 0 0 1 0
N/A FW   ENG Reg Owens 15 7 14 7 0 0 1 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Gene Carney 11 6 10 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Arthur Collinge 11 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
N/A DF   ENG Tommy Mort 30 0 28 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
N/A DF   ENG Joseph Barnes 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A DF   ENG Herbert Clark 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG John Broster 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Albert Wolstencroft 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG Ernie Whiteside 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG Harry Mallalieu 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A GK   ENG William Sneyd 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG Jim Tully 32 0 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG Joe Herbert 17 4 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
N/A DF   ENG Jack Barton 20 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
N/A DF   ENG Fred Taylor 20 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
N/A MF   ENG William Clifton 14 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
N/A DF   SCO Jock Burns 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Tommy Bennett 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG George Daniels 28 1 26 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
N/A FW   SCO Hugh Cameron 12 2 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
N/A FW   ENG George Hoyle 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
N/A FW   SCO Wilson McGhee 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A DF   ENG Thomas Catlow 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG Harry Foster 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG Arthur Hinchliffe 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Nelson[a] 38 7 6 6 27 23 6 1 12 21 43 0.727 33
17 Wigan Borough[b] 38 9 4 6 32 28 2 5 12 14 44 0.639 31
18 Tranmere Rovers[a] 38 7 5 7 41 25 2 6 11 10 36 0.836 29
19 Halifax Town[c] 38 9 4 6 37 28 1 5 13 19 48 0.737 29 Re-elected
20 Rochdale[a] 38 9 2 8 34 24 2 2 15 18 53 0.675 26
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c New club in the league; elected from Central League
  2. ^ New club in the league; elected from Lancashire Combination
  3. ^ New club in the league; elected from Midland League

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultWLDDLLWLLLWLLLLWLWLLLLLWLWLLWWWDWDLLLL
Position811131115171313161815171718181717171820202020202020202020201919181819202020
Source: https://www.enfa.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
27 August 1921 (1921-08-27) 1 Rochdale 6–3 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Owens    
Dennison   
Carney   (pen.)
Report Hosker   
Green  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
3 September 1921 (1921-09-03) 2 Accrington Stanley 4–0 Rochdale Accrington
Hosker  
Green   
Makin  
Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 11,000
10 September 1921 (1921-09-10) 3 Rochdale 3–3 Halifax Town Rochdale
Hill  
Dennison  
Carney   (pen.)
Report Woods  
Hetherington   
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
17 September 1921 (1921-09-17) 4 Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Halifax
Challinor   Report Collinge   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 10,000
24 September 1921 (1921-09-24) 5 Rochdale 0–1 Southport Rochdale
Report Wray   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
1 October 1921 (1921-10-01) 6 Southport 2–1 Rochdale Southport
Rigsby  
Glover  
Report Sandiford   Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 6,000
8 October 1921 (1921-10-08) 7 Rochdale 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Herbert    Report Bullough   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
15 October 1921 (1921-10-15) 8 Tranmere Rovers 7–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Groves   
Bullough  
Cunningham     
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,000
22 October 1921 (1921-10-22) 9 Rochdale 0–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Nuttall   Report Reid   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
29 October 1921 (1921-10-29) 10 Stockport County 3–0 Rochdale Stockport
Jones   
Gault  
Report Burns   Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,000
5 November 1921 (1921-11-05) 11 Rochdale 2–1 Stalybridge Celtic Rochdale
Hoad   15', 47' (pen.) Report Gee   60' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W.G. Day
12 November 1921 (1921-11-12) 12 Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 Rochdale Stalybridge
Petrie   2' Report Stadium: Bower Fold
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: W.G. Day
19 November 1921 (1921-11-19) 13 Rochdale 0–2 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Report Smith  
Carmichael  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
26 November 1921 (1921-11-26) 14 Grimsby Town 3–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Miller   
Carmichael  
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,000
10 December 1921 (1921-12-10) 15 Wigan Borough 3–2 Rochdale Wigan
Brodie  
Broster  
Freeman  
Report Dennison    (pen.) Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 5,000
24 December 1921 (1921-12-24) 16 Rochdale 7–0 Walsall Rochdale
Owens    
Dennison   (pen.)  (pen.)
Daniels  
Cameron  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
26 December 1921 (1921-12-26) 17 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Rochdale Crewe
Davies  
Caulfield  
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
27 December 1921 (1921-12-27) 18 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Dennison    Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
31 December 1921 (1921-12-31) 19 Hartlepool United 5–3 Rochdale Hartlepool
Hardy   
Parkinson   
Robertson  
Report Sandiford  
Owens  
Herbert  
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7,000
14 January 1922 (1922-01-14) 20 Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Robertson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
21 January 1922 (1922-01-21) 21 Darlington 2–1 Rochdale Darlington
Wolstenholme  
Healey  
Report Herbert   Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,000
28 January 1922 (1922-01-28) 22 Rochdale 0–2 Darlington Rochdale
Report Malcolm  
Wolstenholme  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
4 February 1922 (1922-02-04) 23 Rochdale 0–2 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Lees   42'
Walker   86'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
11 February 1922 (1922-02-11) 24 Lincoln City 1–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Rippon   44'
Fenwick  
Report Greaves   52' (o.g.)
Dennison   82'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
18 February 1922 (1922-02-18) 25 Ashington 7–3 Rochdale Ashington
Galloway   
Foster   
Barber  
Robertson   
Report Dennison   
Carney  
Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 3,000
25 February 1922 (1922-02-25) 26 Rochdale 2–1 Ashington Rochdale
Dennison  
Hoyle  
Report Robertson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
4 March 1922 (1922-03-04) 27 Rochdale 0–1 Barrow Rochdale
Report Sharkey   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
11 March 1922 (1922-03-11) 28 Barrow 1–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Sharkey   Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5,250
18 March 1922 (1922-03-18) 29 Rochdale 1–0 Durham City Rochdale
Dennison   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
25 March 1922 (1922-03-25) 30 Durham City 0–2 Rochdale Durham
Report Hill    Stadium: Kepier Haughs
Attendance: 1,500
1 April 1922 (1922-04-01) 31 Rochdale 3–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Hill   
Carney  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
8 April 1922 (1922-04-08) 32 Wrexham 1–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Matthias   (pen.) Report Hill   Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,000
14 April 1922 (1922-04-14) 33 Rochdale 4–2 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Carney   
Dennison  
Hill  
Report Freeman    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
15 April 1922 (1922-04-15) 34 Rochdale 2–2 Nelson Rochdale
Dennison    Report Eddleston  
Wilson  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
18 April 1922 (1922-04-18) 35 Walsall 4–0 Rochdale Walsall
Reid  
Butler  
Harper  
Groves  
Report Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5,000
22 April 1922 (1922-04-22) 36 Nelson 4–1 Rochdale Nelson
Eddleston    
Wilson  
Report Hill   Stadium: Seedhill Football Ground
29 April 1922 (1922-04-29) 37 Rochdale 0–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Report Williams   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
6 May 1922 (1922-05-06) 38 Chesterfield 2–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Cooper  
Sykes  
Report Cameron   Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,000

FA Cup

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3 December 1921 (1921-12-03) Q5 Nelson 3–2 Rochdale Nelson
Eddleston  
Waller  
Lilley  
[1] Dennison  
Bennett  
Stadium: Seedhill
Attendance: 6,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

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14 September 1921 (1921-09-14) 1 Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Stockport
   [1] Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,000

Manchester Cup

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28 February 1922 (1922-02-28) Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Rochdale Bolton
   [1] Hoyle   Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 3,000

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "Rochdale match record: 1922". www.11v11.com.
  3. ^ "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk.