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1937–38 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1937–38 season saw Rochdale compete for their 17th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1937–38 season
ManagerErnest Nixon
Sam Jennings
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North17th
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Wynn
All: Jimmy Wynn

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 46 0 42 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Tommy Baird 46 0 42 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Tom Sneddon 38 0 34 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Hugh McLaren 35 1 34 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Charlie Robinson 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Joe Duff 21 1 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Alex McMurdo 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Micky Burke 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Wally Hunt 21 10 18 7 2 1 1 2 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Marshall 33 6 30 6 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF   WAL Sid Protheroe 33 7 30 7 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Edward Sperry 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Alex Graham 12 4 11 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ted Goodier 43 0 39 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Frank Wilson 8 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jimmy Eastwood 32 0 28 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Jimmy Wynn 30 20 28 20 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jock Millar 27 8 26 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRL Thomas McMurray 25 1 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Roland Haworth 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Bob Hardy 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Wilfred Barks 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   WAL Idris Williams 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Arnold Sutcliffe 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Adam Dawson 13 7 12 6 0 0 0 0 1 1

Final league table

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Main article: 1937–38 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
15 Port Vale 42 11 8 2 45 27 1 6 14 20 46 0.890 38 Transferred to the Third Division South
16 Southport 42 8 8 5 30 26 4 6 11 23 56 0.646 38
17 Rochdale 42 7 10 4 38 27 6 1 14 29 51 0.859 37
18 Halifax Town 42 9 7 5 24 19 3 5 13 20 47 0.667 36
19 Darlington 42 10 4 7 37 31 1 6 14 17 48 0.684 32
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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Main article: 1937–38 Football League
28 August  1937 (1937 -08-28) 1 Rochdale 0 – 0 York City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8448
30 August  1937 (1937 -08-30) 2 Tranmere Rovers 3 – 2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Eden  
Mayson  
Kearney  		 Report Hamilton   (o.g.)
Marshall  		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8508
4 September  1937 (1937 -09-04) 3 Bradford City 3 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Hardy   
Moore  		 Report Protheroe   Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 5997
7 September  1937 (1937 -09-07) 4 Rochdale 0 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4480
11 September  1937 (1937 -09-11) 5 Rochdale 3 – 2 Southport Rochdale
Hunt   
Marshall  		 Report Atkinson  
Patrick  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5915
13 September  1937 (1937 -09-13) 6 Halifax Town 2 – 3 Rochdale Halifax
Hoyland  
Jackson  		 Report Protheroe   
Wilson  		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2409
18 September  1937 (1937 -09-18) 7 Doncaster Rovers 5 – 0 Rochdale Doncaster
Allen  
Killourhy  
Perry    		 Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 10647
25 September  1937 (1937 -09-25) 8 Rochdale 1 – 4 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Hunt   Report Johnson   
Waring   		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5632
2 October  1937 (1937 -10-02) 9 Rochdale 2 – 0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Graham  
Wynn  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5019
9 October  1937 (1937 -10-09) 10 Chester 4 – 1 Rochdale Chester
Sargeant   
Wrightson  
Sanders  		 Report Hunt   Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5913
16 October  1937 (1937 -10-16) 11 Barrow 0 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Report Graham   Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4332
23 October  1937 (1937 -10-23) 12 Rochdale 6 – 1 Wrexham Rochdale
Graham   
Wynn   
Hunt  
Protheroe  		 Report Burgon   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4193
30 October  1937 (1937 -10-30) 13 Hartlepools United 3 – 3 Rochdale Hartlepool
Scott   
Wigham  		 Report Marshall   
Protheroe  		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5087
6 November  1937 (1937 -11-06) 14 Rochdale 0 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Callender   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9074
13 November  1937 (1937 -11-13) 15 Hull City 4 – 1 Rochdale Hull
Fryer   
McNeill   		 Report Wynn   Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 8848
20 November  1937 (1937 -11-20) 16 Rochdale 2 – 1 New Brighton Rochdale
Wynn  
Hunt  		 Report Mustard   (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5295
4 December  1937 (1937 -12-04) 17 Rochdale 1 – 1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Hunt   (pen.) Report Davis   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4460
11 December  1937 (1937 -12-11) 18 Darlington 2 – 4 Rochdale Darlington
Clacher  
Brown  		 Report Wynn   
Millar   		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1378
18 December  1937 (1937 -12-18) 19 Rochdale 1 – 1 Port Vale Rochdale
Wynn   Report Roberts   (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3560
25 December  1937 (1937 -12-25) 20 Rochdale 0 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Report Curran   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9146
27 December  1937 (1937 -12-27) 21 Accrington Stanley 0 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Report Wynn   Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4700
1 January  1938 (1938 -01-01) 22 York City 0 – 5 Rochdale York
Report Wynn    
Millar  
Marshall  		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5971
8 January  1938 (1938 -01-08) 23 Gateshead 3 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Smith   
McDermott  		 Report Protheroe   Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 9504
15 January  1938 (1938 -01-15) 24 Rochdale 2 – 0 Bradford City Rochdale
Protheroe  
Wynn  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3234
22 January  1938 (1938 -01-22) 25 Southport 2 – 0 Rochdale Southport
Hampson    Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3832
29 January  1938 (1938 -01-29) 26 Rochdale 4 – 5 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Millar   
Marshall  
Wynn  		 Report Malam   
Killourhy  
Little  
McFarlane  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5069
5 February  1938 (1938 -02-05) 27 Crewe Alexandra 5 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Chandler  
Foster   
Tagg  
Waring  		 Report McLaren   Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3393
12 February  1938 (1938 -02-12) 28 Rotherham United 1 – 0 Rochdale Rotherham
Smith   Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 9282
19 February  1938 (1938 -02-19) 29 Rochdale 4 – 0 Chester Rochdale
Wynn   (pen.)
Dawson  
Millar  
Done   (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5728
26 February  1938 (1938 -02-26) 30 Rochdale 3 – 3 Barrow Rochdale
McMurray  
Dawson   		 Report Mullaney   
McIntosh  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6243
5 March  1938 (1938 -03-05) 31 Wrexham 2 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Burditt  
Raven  		 Report Tunney   (o.g.) Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3620
12 March  1938 (1938 -03-12) 32 Rochdale 2 – 2 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Dawson  
Protheroe  		 Report Self  
Nevin  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5615
19 March  1938 (1938 -03-19) 33 Lincoln City 2 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
Deacon    Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6836
26 March  1938 (1938 -03-26) 34 Rochdale 0 – 0 Hull City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5761
2 April  1938 (1938 -04-02) 35 New Brighton 2 – 0 Rochdale New Brighton
Wood  
Shiels  		 Report Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 3419
9 April  1938 (1938 -04-09) 36 Rochdale 2 – 2 Gateshead Rochdale
Wynn  
Millar  		 Report Thompson    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5240
15 April  1938 (1938 -04-15) 37 Rochdale 3 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Wynn    (pen.)
Millar  		 Report Temple   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4648
16 April  1938 (1938 -04-16) 38 Oldham Athletic 4 – 2 Rochdale Oldham
Gray   
Ferrier  
Diamond  		 Report Duff  
Eaves   (o.g.)		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 17106
18 April  1938 (1938 -04-18) 39 Carlisle United 0 – 1 Rochdale Carlisle
Report Dawson   Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5609
23 April  1938 (1938 -04-23) 40 Rochdale 1 – 1 Darlington Rochdale
Dawson   Report Harris   (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4028
30 April  1938 (1938 -04-30) 41 Port Vale 4 – 1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Masters   
Roberts  
Bellis  		 Report Wynn   (pen.) Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2992
7 May  1938 (1938 -05-07) 42 Rochdale 1 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Craig   (o.g.) Report Griffiths   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2065

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1937–38 FA Cup
27 November  1937 (1937 -11-27) 1 Rochdale 1 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Hunt   Report Deacon   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11500
1 December  1937 (1937 -12-01) 1 Lincoln City 2 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
Campbell  
Whyte  		 Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6474

Division 3 North Cup

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21 September  1937 (1937 -09-21) 1 Rochdale 2 – 3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Hunt    [1] Robbins   
Blackshaw  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000

Lancashire Cup

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18 April  1938 (1938 -04-18) 1 Blackburn Rovers 4 – 1 Rochdale Blackburn
     [2] Dawson   Stadium: Ewood Park

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
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