1946–47 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1946–47 season saw Rochdale compete for their 19th season in the Football League Third Division North, and the first after World War 2. The schedule was identical to the abandoned 1939–40 season.

Rochdale

1946–47 season
Manager	Ted Goodier
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Division 3 North	6th
F.A. Cup	3rd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Hargreaves All: Joe Hargreaves
Home colours

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3 North		F.A. Cup		Lancashire Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	WAL	Bill Roberts	21	0	21	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Syd Pomphrey	11	0	9	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Bill Byrom	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Billy Hallard	22	2	17	2	3	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Wally Birch	40	2	35	1	3	1	2	0
	MF	WAL	Joe McCormick	39	0	35	0	3	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Sammy Makin	6	1	5	1	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Eric Wood	32	4	31	4	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Joe Hargreaves	33	25	30	23	3	2	0	0
	MF	SCO	Joe Rodi	9	3	9	3	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Arthur Cunliffe	28	7	23	5	3	2	2	0
	DF	SCO	Tom Sneddon	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Charlie Hurst	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Tom West	6	2	4	2	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Tom Hargreaves	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Tommy Barkas	41	18	36	17	3	1	2	0
	MF	ENG	Don Partridge	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	Bill Henderson	22	0	17	0	3	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Norman Kirkman	41	0	36	0	3	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Jimmy Cunliffe	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Len Jackson	30	0	27	0	3	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Billy Woods	19	6	15	1	3	5	1	0
	MF	SCO	Alec Carruthers	17	6	13	4	3	2	1	0
	FW	ENG	Walter Jones	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Alan Moorhouse	10	2	10	2	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jackie Moss	17	5	17	5	0	0	0	0
	MF	WAL	Tom Sibley	10	2	10	2	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Hugh O'Donnell	14	5	14	5	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Charlie Briggs	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jackie Arthur	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Frank Walkden	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Arthur Jones	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Ron Rothwell	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	John Oakes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Cyril Lawrence	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Austin Collier	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Final league table

Main article: 1946–47 Football League Third Division North

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts
4	Stockport County	42	17	0	4	50	19	7	2	12	28	34	1.472	50
5	Bradford City	42	12	5	4	40	20	8	5	8	22	27	1.319	50
6	Rochdale	42	9	5	7	39	25	10	5	6	41	39	1.250	48
7	Wrexham	42	13	5	3	43	21	4	7	10	22	30	1.275	46
8	Crewe Alexandra	42	12	4	5	39	26	5	5	11	31	48	0.946	43

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1946–47 Football League

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

31 August  1946 (1946 -08-31) 1	Doncaster Rovers	2 – 1	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Maddison	Report	A. Cunliffe	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 8279

Rochdale v Wrexham

3 September  1946 (1946 -09-03) 2	Rochdale	0 – 1	Wrexham	Rochdale
		Report	Malam	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5515

Rochdale v York City

7 September  1946 (1946 -09-07) 3	Rochdale	0 – 1	York City	Rochdale
		Report	Allen	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8315

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

9 September  1946 (1946 -09-09) 4	Oldham Athletic	3 – 2	Rochdale	Oldham
	Howe	Report	Wood J. Hargreaves	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 11470

Rochdale v New Brighton

14 September  1946 (1946 -09-14) 5	Rochdale	2 – 2	New Brighton	Rochdale
	Makin Hurst	Report	Kilshaw McGeachie	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5612

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

17 September  1946 (1946 -09-17) 6	Rochdale	1 – 3	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Barkas	Report	Howe Horton Blackshaw	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8097

Halifax Town v Rochdale

21 September  1946 (1946 -09-21) 7	Halifax Town	3 – 0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Quinn Mycock Hazeldine	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 4119

Wrexham v Rochdale

25 September  1946 (1946 -09-25) 8	Wrexham	2 – 2	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Hewitt Baines	Report	J. Hargreaves A. Cunliffe	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 7775

Rochdale v Carlisle United

28 September  1946 (1946 -09-28) 9	Rochdale	6 – 0	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	J. Hargreaves Rodi A. Cunliffe Barkas	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7414

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

5 October  1946 (1946 -10-05) 10	Accrington Stanley	2 – 3	Rochdale	Accrington
	Keeley (pen.) Hudson	Report	Rodi Barkas	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 4865

Rochdale v Barrow

12 October  1946 (1946 -10-12) 11	Rochdale	1 – 1	Barrow	Rochdale
	A. Cunliffe	Report	Miller	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7327

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

19 October  1946 (1946 -10-19) 12	Tranmere Rovers	2 – 3	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Atkinson Burns	Report	Carruthers Barkas	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7553

Rochdale v Darlington

26 October  1946 (1946 -10-26) 13	Rochdale	3 – 0	Darlington	Rochdale
	J. Hargreaves Barkas Woods	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6493

Hull City v Rochdale

2 November  1946 (1946 -11-02) 14	Hull City	0 – 1	Rochdale	Hull
		Report	Hallard	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 22616

Rochdale v Gateshead

9 November  1946 (1946 -11-09) 15	Rochdale	2 – 3	Gateshead	Rochdale
	J. Hargreaves 8', 80'	Report	Small 15', 63' McCormack 56'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8031

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

16 November  1946 (1946 -11-16) 16	Hartlepools United	0 – 3	Rochdale	Hartlepool
		Report	Wood Barkas	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 7323

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

23 November  1946 (1946 -11-23) 17	Rochdale	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Birch	Report	Jones	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6449

Rochdale v Southport

7 December  1946 (1946 -12-07) 18	Rochdale	0 – 0	Southport	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4467

Rochdale v Chester

21 December  1946 (1946 -12-21) 19	Rochdale	2 – 1	Chester	Rochdale
	Hallard Barkas	Report	Yates	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7738

Rochdale v Stockport County

25 December  1946 (1946 -12-25) 20	Rochdale	1 – 4	Stockport County	Rochdale
	J. Hargreaves	Report	Brown Walker	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7153

Stockport County v Rochdale

26 December  1946 (1946 -12-26) 21	Stockport County	5 – 2	Rochdale	Stockport
	Earl Cocker Brinton Walker	Report	W. Jones	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 14408

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

28 December  1946 (1946 -12-28) 22	Rochdale	2 – 3	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	J. Hargreaves Wood	Report	Kirkaldie Maddison Todd	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 13555

York City v Rochdale

4 January  1947 (1947 -01-04) 23	York City	2 – 3	Rochdale	York
	Gledhill Allen	Report	J. Hargreaves Carruthers	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 5363

New Brighton v Rochdale

18 January  1947 (1947 -01-18) 24	New Brighton	1 – 2	Rochdale	New Brighton
	Wells	Report	J. Hargreaves	Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground Attendance: 5380

Lincoln City v Rochdale

22 January  1947 (1947 -01-22) 25	Lincoln City	2 – 3	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Hutchinson Cheetham	Report	A. Cunliffe Barkas J. Hargreaves	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3249

Rochdale v Halifax Town

25 January  1947 (1947 -01-25) 26	Rochdale	1 – 0	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Carruthers	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7504

Carlisle United v Rochdale

1 February  1947 (1947 -02-01) 27	Carlisle United	1 – 3	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Iceton (pen.)	Report	West Moorhouse	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 9140

Darlington v Rochdale

1 March  1947 (1947 -03-01) 28	Darlington	4 – 1	Rochdale	Darlington
	Bower Varty	Report	Moorhouse	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 4931

Rochdale v Hull City

8 March  1947 (1947 -03-08) 29	Rochdale	5 – 2	Hull City	Rochdale
	J. Hargreaves Barkas Moss	Report	Peach Mills	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6565

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

22 March  1947 (1947 -03-22) 30	Rochdale	1 – 0	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Barkas	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7504

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

29 March  1947 (1947 -03-29) 31	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 2	Rochdale	Crewe
	Meaney Jones	Report	Sibley O'Donnell	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3247

Rochdale v Bradford City

4 April  1947 (1947 -04-04) 32	Rochdale	0 – 1	Bradford City	Rochdale
		Report	Shearer	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10539

Rochdale v Lincoln City

5 April  1947 (1947 -04-05) 33	Rochdale	2 – 0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Sibley O'Donnell	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6634

Bradford City v Rochdale

7 April  1947 (1947 -04-07) 34	Bradford City	0 – 1	Rochdale	Bradford
		Report	Barkas	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10267

Southport v Rochdale

12 April  1947 (1947 -04-12) 35	Southport	0 – 2	Rochdale	Southport
		Report	Moss	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 4949

Rochdale v Rotherham United

19 April  1947 (1947 -04-19) 36	Rochdale	1 – 1	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	O'Donnell	Report	McLean	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 11908

Chester v Rochdale

26 April  1947 (1947 -04-26) 37	Chester	1 – 0	Rochdale	Chester
	Yates	Report		Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 4278

Barrow v Rochdale

10 May  1947 (1947 -05-10) 38	Barrow	2 – 2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
	Mullen Forbes (pen.)	Report	J. Hargreaves	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5322

Gateshead v Rochdale

17 May  1947 (1947 -05-17) 39	Gateshead	2 – 2	Rochdale	Gateshead
	Forster Johnson	Report	J. Hargreaves	Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 4314

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

24 May  1947 (1947 -05-24) 40	Rochdale	5 – 1	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Moss J. Hargreaves Barkas	Report	Mercer	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6758

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

31 May  1947 (1947 -05-31) 41	Rochdale	3 – 0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	J. Hargreaves Barkas	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5529

Rotherham United v Rochdale

7 June  1947 (1947 -06-07) 42	Rotherham United	3 – 3	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Wilson Hainsworth Guest	Report	O'Donnell Barkas	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 10375

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1946–47 FA Cup

Rochdale v Bishop Auckland

30 November  1946 (1946 -11-30) 1	Rochdale	6 – 1	Bishop Auckland	Rochdale
	J. Hargreaves A. Cunliffe Birch Barkas Woods	Report	Teasdale	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8319

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

14 December  1946 (1946 -12-14) 2	Rochdale	6 – 1	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Woods A. Cunliffe Carruthers	Report	McMahon	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6500

Charlton Athletic v Rochdale

11 January  1947 (1947 -01-11) 3	Charlton Athletic	3 – 1	Rochdale	London
	Duffy Lancelotte	Report	Woods	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 23271

Lancashire Cup

Chester v Rochdale

15 October  1946 (1946 -10-15)	Chester	2 – 0	Rochdale	Chester
				Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Chester

22 October  1946 (1946 -10-22)	Rochdale	0 – 1	Chester	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2456