1923–24 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1923–24 season saw Rochdale compete for their 3rd season in the Football League Third Division North. Prior to the start of the season, the club were expelled from the F.A. because a former player had not been paid, however they were re-instated when it was confirmed that the player was on holiday when the money was sent.

Rochdale
1923–24 season
ChairmanGeorge L. Foulds
ManagerTom Wilson
Jack Peart
StadiumSpotland
Football League Third Division North2nd
FA Cup5th round qualifying
Top goalscorerLeague: Bill Prouse
Albert Whitehurst

All: Bill Prouse
Albert Whitehurst

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 Harry Moody 45 0 40 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
N/A DF   SCO Jimmy Bissett 46 3 42 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
N/A DF   SCO Willie Brown 45 0 40 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG Bobby Willis 45 1 39 1 2 0 3 0 1 0
N/A MF   ENG David Parkes 44 1 42 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
N/A MF   ENG Frank Crowe 23 5 18 5 2 0 2 0 1 0
N/A FW   ENG Billy Tompkinson 41 6 38 6 2 0 1 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Bill Prouse 44 15 40 14 1 0 2 1 1 0
N/A FW   ENG Albert Whitehurst 41 15 35 14 2 1 3 0 1 0
N/A FW   ENG Albert Pearson 39 7 34 7 2 0 3 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Joe Clark 19 1 16 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
N/A MF   ENG Joe Campbell 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N/A FW   ENG Jack Peart 15 7 12 6 1 0 2 1 0 0
N/A MF   ENG Arthur McGarry 45 1 39 1 2 0 3 0 1 0
N/A DF   ENG Jimmy Nuttall 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
N/A MF   ENG Albert Smith 14 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
N/A DF   ENG Edward Watson 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
N/A MF   ENG Jack Hall 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
N/A FW   ENG Bob Sandiford 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A GK   ENG Cyril Hibberd 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 18 3 0 51 10 6 12 3 25 17 2.815 63 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rochdale 42 17 4 0 40 8 8 8 5 20 18 2.308 62
3 Chesterfield 42 16 4 1 54 15 6 6 9 16 24 1.795 54
4 Rotherham County 42 16 3 2 46 13 7 3 11 24 30 1.628 52
5 Bradford Park Avenue 42 17 3 1 50 12 4 7 10 19 31 1.605 52
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAAH
ResultWLDWLWDWDWDDDWDWWWWWWWDWWLWWDWDLWDWWWDWWLW
Position2111251281055323745522222221121121222222112222
Source: https://www.enfa.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Football League Third Division North

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25 August 1923 (1923-08-25) 1 Rochdale 2–0 Durham City Rochdale
Tompkinson  
Prouse  
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
27 August 1923 (1923-08-27) 2 Wigan Borough 3–0 Rochdale Wigan
Armitage   
Glover  
Report Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 15,000
1 September 1923 (1923-09-01) 3 Durham City 0–0 Rochdale Durham
Report Stadium: Holiday Park
Attendance: 4,000
3 September 1923 (1923-09-03) 4 Rochdale 1–0 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Prouse   Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
8 September 1923 (1923-09-08) 5 Bradford (Park Avenue) 4–2 Rochdale Bradford
Peel  
Turnbull  
McLean   
Report Whitehurst    Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 8,000
15 September 1923 (1923-09-15) 6 Rochdale 3–0 Bradford (Park Avenue) Rochdale
Crowe   
Peart  
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 7,000
22 September 1923 (1923-09-22) 7 Chesterfield 1–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Fisher   Report Prouse   Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 9,700
29 September 1923 (1923-09-29) 8 Rochdale 3–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Crowe   
Whitehurst  
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
6 October 1923 (1923-10-06) 9 Rotherham County 0–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 8,000
13 October 1923 (1923-10-13) 10 Rochdale 1–0 Rotherham County Rochdale
Whitehurst   Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
20 October 1923 (1923-10-20) 11 Wrexham 1–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Edwards   Report Peart   Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,700
27 October 1923 (1923-10-27) 12 Rochdale 0–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 7,000
3 November 1923 (1923-11-03) 13 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 7,000
10 November 1923 (1923-11-10) 14 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Prouse  
Bissett   (pen.)
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,500
24 November 1923 (1923-11-24) 15 Darlington 2–2 Rochdale Darlington
Stevens  
Hooper  
Report Peart  
Tompkinson  
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5,800
8 December 1923 (1923-12-08) 16 Southport 0–1 Rochdale Southport
Report Pearson   Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5,000
15 December 1923 (1923-12-15) 17 Rochdale 3–1 Barrow Rochdale
Whitehurst   
Pearson  
Report Matthews   (pen.) Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
22 December 1923 (1923-12-22) 18 Barrow 1–2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Dickie   Report Peart  
Prouse  
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,000
25 December 1923 (1923-12-25) 19 Lincoln City 0–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Report Peart  
Pearson  
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7,000
26 December 1923 (1923-12-26) 20 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Whitehurst   Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
29 December 1923 (1923-12-29) 21 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Willis   Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
5 January 1924 (1924-01-05) 22 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Rochdale Crewe
Report Prouse  
Parkes  
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,000
8 January 1924 (1924-01-08) 23 Rochdale 2–2 Southport Rochdale
Whitehurst    (pen.) Report Cousins    Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,000
12 January 1924 (1924-01-12) 24 Rochdale 1–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Prouse   Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 4,000
19 January 1924 (1924-01-19) 25 Rochdale 1–0 Ashington Rochdale
Bissett   (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
26 January 1924 (1924-01-26) 26 Ashington 1–0 Rochdale Ashington
Laverick   Report Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 5,500
2 February 1924 (1924-02-02) 27 Rochdale 1–0 Walsall Rochdale
Pearson   Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
9 February 1924 (1924-02-09) 28 Walsall 0–1 Rochdale Walsall
Report Tompkinson   Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5,000
16 February 1924 (1924-02-16) 29 Rochdale 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 16161
1 March 1924 (1924-03-01) 30 Rochdale 6–2 New Brighton Rochdale
Pearson  
Whitehurst    
Prouse  
Tompkinson  
Report Crooks    Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,000
8 March 1924 (1924-03-08) 31 New Brighton 1–1 Rochdale New Brighton
Howard   Report Peart   Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 7,000
15 March 1924 (1924-03-15) 32 Grimsby Town 1–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Carmichael   Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,000
22 March 1924 (1924-03-22) 33 Rochdale 4–2 Grimsby Town Rochdale
McGarry  
Whitehurst  
Clark  
Sandiford  
Report Carmichael  
Dent  
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
26 March 1924 (1924-03-26) 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Rochdale Wolverhampton
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,000
29 March 1924 (1924-03-29) 35 Halifax Town 0–1 Rochdale Halifax
Report Prouse   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 4,000
5 April 1924 (1924-04-05) 36 Rochdale 3–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Prouse  
Whitehurst  
Pearson  
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
10 April 1924 (1924-04-10) Abandoned Tranmere Rovers 2a2 Rochdale Birkenhead
   Prouse  
Whitehurst  
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,000
12 April 1924 (1924-04-12) 37 Hartlepools United 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Morris   Report Prouse  
Bissett   (pen.)
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,000
18 April 1924 (1924-04-18) 38 Rochdale 0–0 Darlington Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
22 April 1924 (1924-04-22) 39 Rochdale 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Crowe   Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
26 April 1924 (1924-04-26) 40 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
Report Pearson   Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 6,000
28 April 1924 (1924-04-28) 41 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Brown  
Cartman  
Report Prouse   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,000
3 May 1924 (1924-05-03) 42 Rochdale 4–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Tompkinson   
Prouse   
Report Brown   Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000

FA Cup

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17 November 1923 (1923-11-17) Q4 Rochdale 4–0 Skelmersdale United Rochdale
Hall    
Whitehurst  
[1] Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,000
1 December 1923 (1923-12-01) Q5 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Rochdale Accrington
Kay   [2] Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 7,000

Lancashire Cup

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12 September 1923 (1923-09-12) 1 Wigan Borough 0–0 Rochdale Wigan
[3] Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 6,000
2 October 1923 (1923-10-02) 1 (Replay) Rochdale 1–0 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Peart   [4] Stadium: Spotland
16 October 1923 (1923-10-16) 2 Rochdale 1–5 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Prouse   [5]       Stadium: Spotland

Manchester Cup

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4 March 1924 (1924-03-04) 2 Bury 8–1 Rochdale Bury
         [6] Smith   Stadium: Gigg Lane

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References

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  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. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  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
  7. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907-2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  8. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]