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1936–37 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1936–37 season saw Rochdale compete for their 16th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1936–37 season
ManagerErnest Nixon
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North18th
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Wally Hunt
All: Wally Hunt

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North FA Cup Division 3 North Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Des Fawcett 42 0 38 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF   ENG Albert Worthy 28 0 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   WAL Gwyn Jones 23 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Charlie Robinson 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Andrew Carr 36 0 32 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF   ENG Sam Skaife 19 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
FW   ENG George Emmerson 34 9 31 9 1 0 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Joe Duff 45 2 42 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
FW   ENG Wally Hunt 44 26 40 24 1 0 1 0 2 2
FW   ENG Harry Marshall 36 8 34 7 1 1 0 0 1 0
MF   WAL Sid Protheroe 36 7 33 7 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Edward Huntley 9 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF   ENG Roy Clipson 34 0 31 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Matt Johnson 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Harry Brierley 11 2 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Stanley Cook 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF   ENG Ted Marcroft 7 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
DF   ENG William Smith 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jimmy Wynn 22 16 22 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Hugh McLaren 31 0 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Christopher Cornthwaite 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Rowbotham 20 1 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Cyril Crawshaw 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Final league table

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Main article: 1936–37 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
16 Barrow 42 13 10 19 70 86 0.814 36
17 Rotherham United 42 14 7 21 78 91 0.857 35
18 Rochdale 42 13 9 20 69 86 0.802 35
19 Tranmere Rovers 42 12 9 21 71 88 0.807 33
20 Crewe Alexandra 42 10 12 20 55 83 0.663 32
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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Main article: 1936–37 Football League
29 August  1936 (1936 -08-29) 1 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 2 Rochdale Crewe
   Report Hunt    Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4754
31 August  1936 (1936 -08-31) 2 Rochdale 1 – 3 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Hunt   Report Harston     Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5297
5 September  1936 (1936 -09-05) 3 Rochdale 0 – 1 Chester Rochdale
Report Horsman   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5806
9 September  1936 (1936 -09-09) 4 Mansfield Town 6 – 2 Rochdale Mansfield
Atkinson  
Harston      		 Report Duff  
Marshall  		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7404
12 September  1936 (1936 -09-12) 5 Stockport County 3 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Leach    (pen.)
Smailes  		 Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6722
15 September  1936 (1936 -09-15) 6 Rochdale 2 – 1 Southport Rochdale
Hunt  
Emmerson  		 Report Kitchen   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3256
19 September  1936 (1936 -09-19) 7 Barrow 3 – 0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Barley  
Baker   		 Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3435
26 September  1936 (1936 -09-26) 8 Rochdale 3 – 0 York City Rochdale
Protheroe  
Hunt    (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4598
3 October  1936 (1936 -10-03) 9 Carlisle United 1 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Mantle   Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6916
10 October  1936 (1936 -10-10) 10 Rochdale 1 – 1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Marshall   Report Scrimshaw   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5171
17 October  1936 (1936 -10-17) 11 Rochdale 0 – 6 Wrexham Rochdale
Report White  
Lapham   
Burgon  
Brown   		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2380
24 October  1936 (1936 -10-24) 12 Darlington 4 – 1 Rochdale Darlington
Brallisford   
Stanger  
Lowery  		 Report Hunt   Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4796
31 October  1936 (1936 -10-31) 13 Rochdale 0 – 2 Gateshead Rochdale
Report McDermott  
Reay  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3991
7 November  1936 (1936 -11-07) 14 Hull City 1 – 1 Rochdale Hull
Holmes   Report Marshall   Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 6963
14 November  1936 (1936 -11-14) 15 Rochdale 4 – 0 New Brighton Rochdale
Protheroe  
Hunt    		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3356
21 November  1936 (1936 -11-21) 16 Lincoln City 5 – 3 Rochdale Lincoln
Campbell       Report Hunt   
Marshall  		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4595
5 December  1936 (1936 -12-05) 17 Oldham Athletic 3 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
Davis     Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4872
12 December  1936 (1936 -12-12) 18 Rochdale 0 – 0 Port Vale Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2218
19 December  1936 (1936 -12-19) 19 Rotherham United 1 – 1 Rochdale Rotherham
Smith   Report Protheroe   Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4043
25 December  1936 (1936 -12-25) 20 Rochdale 2 – 1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Hunt   (pen.)
Wynn  		 Report Dellow   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6558
26 December  1936 (1936 -12-26) 21 Rochdale 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Rowbotham  
Protheroe  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5099
1 January  1937 (1937 -01-01) 22 Southport 1 – 1 Rochdale Southport
McKay   Report Emmerson   Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 6579
2 January  1937 (1937 -01-02) 23 Chester 2 – 2 Rochdale Chester
Wrightson  
Davies  		 Report Emmerson  
Hunt  		 Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4514
9 January  1937 (1937 -01-09) 24 Rochdale 2 – 2 Stockport County Rochdale
Emmerson  
Brierley  		 Report Hill  
Billy Sullivan  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10034
16 January  1937 (1937 -01-16) 25 Tranmere Rovers 4 – 3 Rochdale Birkenhead
Wood  
Dellow    		 Report Wynn   
Hunt  		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5748
23 January  1937 (1937 -01-23) 26 Rochdale 3 – 1 Barrow Rochdale
Wynn  
Hunt  
Brierley  		 Report Ouchterlonie   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2606
6 February  1937 (1937 -02-06) 27 Rochdale 3 – 0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Wynn  
Hunt  
Emmerson  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4428
10 February  1937 (1937 -02-10) 28 York City 4 – 1 Rochdale York
Thompson  
Comrie   
Agar  		 Report Wynn  
Hunt  		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2292
13 February  1937 (1937 -02-13) 29 Hartlepools United 4 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Self  
Scott  
Proctor   (pen.)
English  		 Report Wynn   Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4180
20 February  1937 (1937 -02-20) 30 Wrexham 0 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Report Wynn   Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2844
27 February  1937 (1937 -02-27) 31 Rochdale 4 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
Wynn  
Hunt  
Emmerson  
Protheroe  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3179
6 March  1937 (1937 -03-06) 32 Gateshead 3 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
McDermott  
Carr   (o.g.)
Neilson  		 Report Wynn   Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 1726
13 March  1937 (1937 -03-13) 33 Rochdale 4 – 0 Hull City Rochdale
Wynn  
Hunt  
Emmerson  
Marshall  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3952
20 March  1937 (1937 -03-20) 34 New Brighton 5 – 1 Rochdale New Brighton
Ainsworth    
Hullett  
Mustard  		 Report Bulloch   (o.g.) Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 2929
26 March  1937 (1937 -03-26) 35 Rochdale 3 – 5 Halifax Town Rochdale
Wynn  
Hunt  
Marshall  		 Report Hoyland   
Widdowfield  
Barkas   		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
27 March  1937 (1937 -03-27) 36 Rochdale 2 – 3 Lincoln City Rochdale
Wynn  
Marshall  		 Report Whyte  
Campbell  
Callender  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6630
29 March  1937 (1937 -03-29) 37 Halifax Town 3 – 2 Rochdale Halifax
Hoyland   
Barkas  		 Report Wynn  
Smith  		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 5898
3 April  1937 (1937 -04-03) 38 Accrington Stanley 3 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Mee  
Mortimer   		 Report Wynn   Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4096
10 April  1937 (1937 -04-10) 39 Rochdale 3 – 0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Emmerson   
Protheroe  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7422
17 April  1937 (1937 -04-17) 40 Port Vale 1 – 1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Nolan   Report Hunt   Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2148
24 April  1937 (1937 -04-24) 41 Rochdale 1 – 0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Hunt   60' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4243
27 April  1937 (1937 -04-27) 42 Rochdale 4 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Hunt   
Wynn  
Protheroe  		 Report Reynolds   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2820

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1936–37 FA Cup
28 November  1936 (1936 -11-28) 1 Crewe Alexandra 5 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Swindells  
Dyer   
Nicol   		 Report Hunt   Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5000

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Division 3 North Cup

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13 October  1936 (1936 -10-13) 1 Southport 3 – 0 Rochdale Southport
Patrick   
McCarthy  		 [2] Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1620

Lancashire Cup

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23 September  1936 (1936 -09-23) 1 Accrington Stanley 2 – 3 Rochdale Accrington
   [3] Duff  
Marcroft  
Hunt  		 Stadium: Peel Park
10 October  1936 (1936 -10-10) 2 Rochdale 1 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Hunt   [4]     Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000

References

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  1. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]
  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
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