1947–48 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1947–48 season saw Rochdale compete for their 20th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1947–48 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North12th
F.A. Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh O'Donnell
All: Hugh O'Donnell

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North F.A. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Charlie Briggs 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Len Jackson 39 0 34 0 3 0 2 0
DF   ENG Norman Kirkman 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Eric Wood 39 5 34 5 3 0 2 0
DF   ENG Wally Birch 45 2 41 1 3 1 1 0
DF   ENG Austin Collier 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jackie Arthur 28 6 24 6 3 0 1 0
FW   ENG Tommy Barkas 10 1 8 0 0 0 2 1
FW   ENG Joe Hargreaves 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jackie Moss 22 4 20 4 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Hugh O'Donnell 30 11 26 9 2 1 2 1
MF   ENG Cyril Lawrence 25 2 24 2 0 0 1 0
MF   WAL Joe McCormick 36 0 31 0 3 0 2 0
FW   ENG Dick Withington 37 7 32 6 3 0 2 1
GK   WAL Bill Roberts 21 0 17 0 3 0 1 0
MF   WAL Tom Sibley 16 1 13 1 2 0 1 0
MF   ENG Alan Moorhouse 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Bill Byrom 24 0 21 0 3 0 0 0
FW   ENG Sam Earl 6 1 4 1 2 0 0 0
GK   AUS Wally Cornock 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Les Bywater 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ron Johnston 19 7 17 7 2 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jimmy Britton 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Charlie Longdon 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Ron Rothwell 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Don Partridge 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
GK   SCO Alex Anderson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW   NIR Con Gallacher 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO David Reid 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jack Livesey 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jack Brindle 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Hugh Colvan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Eddie Anderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Mike Skivington 1 0 1 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
10 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 4 5 41 24 6 3 12 20 39 0.968 43
11 Oldham Athletic 42 6 10 5 25 25 8 3 10 38 39 0.984 41
12 Rochdale 42 12 4 5 32 23 3 7 11 16 49 0.667 41
13 York City 42 8 7 6 38 25 5 7 9 27 35 1.083 40
14 Bradford City 42 10 4 7 38 27 5 6 10 27 39 0.985 40
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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23 August  1947 (1947 -08-23) 1 Rochdale 2 – 2 Barrow Rochdale
Arthur  
Hargreaves  
Report Burnett  
Kendall  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9210
28 August  1947 (1947 -08-28) 2 Hull City 0 – 0 Rochdale Hull
Report Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 25525
30 August  1947 (1947 -08-30) 3 Wrexham 5 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Benyon   
Tunnicliffe   
Boothway  
Report Wood   Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9926
2 September  1947 (1947 -09-02) 4 Rochdale 1 – 0 Hull City Rochdale
Moss   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9027
6 September  1947 (1947 -09-06) 5 Rochdale 2 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Moss  
Withington  
Report Fisher   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10868
9 September  1947 (1947 -09-09) 6 Rochdale 1 – 3 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Birch   (pen.) Report Mercer   
Rothwell  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8551
13 September  1947 (1947 -09-13) 7 Oldham Athletic 1 – 1 Rochdale Oldham
Bowden   Report Withington   Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 15310
20 September  1947 (1947 -09-20) 8 New Brighton 0 – 0 Rochdale New Brighton
Report Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground
Attendance: 7135
27 September  1947 (1947 -09-27) 9 Rochdale 2 – 1 Southport Rochdale
Moss  
Arthur  
Report Heslop   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8213
4 October  1947 (1947 -10-04) 10 Lincoln City 3 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
McCormick  
Hutchinson    (pen.)
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 12246
11 October  1947 (1947 -10-11) 11 Rochdale 3 – 0 York City Rochdale
O'Donnell   
Sibley  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8743
18 October  1947 (1947 -10-18) 12 Mansfield Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Mansfield
Oscroft   Report O'Donnell   Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 12268
25 October  1947 (1947 -10-25) 13 Rochdale 2 – 2 Chester Rochdale
Arthur  
Withington  
Report Turner  
Best  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9582
1 November  1947 (1947 -11-01) 14 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Finan  
Taylor  
Report O'Donnell   Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 8552
8 November  1947 (1947 -11-08) 15 Rochdale 2 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
O'Donnell  
Withington  
Report Iceton   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8777
15 November  1947 (1947 -11-15) 16 Rotherham United 4 – 1 Rochdale Rotherham
Armitage  
Ardron   
Mosby  
Report Earl   Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 13141
22 November  1947 (1947 -11-22) 17 Rochdale 0 – 2 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Report Sloan    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4502
6 December  1947 (1947 -12-06) 18 Rochdale 2 – 1 Darlington Rochdale
Davison   (o.g.)
Johnston  
Report Chadwick   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7475
25 December  1947 (1947 -12-25) 19 Bradford City 4 – 0 Rochdale Bradford
Birch   (o.g.)
Flanagan  
McGill  
Sample  
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13983
27 December  1947 (1947 -12-27) 20 Rochdale 2 – 0 Bradford City Rochdale
Johnston  
O'Donnell  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6145
1 January  1948 (1948 -01-01) 21 Accrington Stanley 1 – 2 Rochdale Accrington
Mercer   Report Wood  
O'Donnell  
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 5785
3 January  1948 (1948 -01-03) 22 Rochdale 2 – 1 Wrexham Rochdale
Johnston  
Moss  
Report Tunnicliffe   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9687
10 January  1948 (1948 -01-10) 23 Gateshead 5 – 0 Rochdale Gateshead
Hawkins    
Weddle  
Wilbert  
Report Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 3857
17 January  1948 (1948 -01-17) 24 Halifax Town 2 – 3 Rochdale Halifax
Burns  
Collins  
Report Johnston   
O'Donnell  
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7310
24 January  1948 (1948 -01-24) 25 Tranmere Rovers 4 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Bridges   
Lamb  
Atkinson  
Report Johnston   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4880
31 January  1948 (1948 -01-31) 26 Rochdale 2 – 0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Withington  
Wood  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12987
7 February  1948 (1948 -02-07) 27 Rochdale 1 – 0 New Brighton Rochdale
Lawrence   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4496
14 February  1948 (1948 -02-14) 28 Southport 2 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Wyles  
Owens  
Report Withington  
Arthur  
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 7708
28 February  1948 (1948 -02-28) 29 York City 0 – 0 Rochdale York
Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7311
6 March  1948 (1948 -03-06) 30 Rochdale 1 – 2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
O'Donnell   Report Butt  
Cooling  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9990
13 March  1948 (1948 -03-13) 31 Chester 2 – 1 Rochdale Chester
Westwood  
Kirkpatrick  
Report Arthur   Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 6427
20 March  1948 (1948 -03-20) 32 Rochdale 1 – 2 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Gallacher   Report    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7092
26 March  1948 (1948 -03-26) 33 Rochdale 1 – 2 Stockport County Rochdale
Lawrence   Report Swinscoe  
Glaister  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7183
27 March  1948 (1948 -03-27) 34 Carlisle United 5 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Connor    
Iceton  
Skivington   (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 10912
29 March  1948 (1948 -03-29) 35 Stockport County 4 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Glaister  
Barkas   
Swinscoe  
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 11002
3 April  1948 (1948 -04-03) 36 Rochdale 1 – 0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Arthur   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7314
6 April  1948 (1948 -04-06) 37 Rochdale 1 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Wood   85' Report Stillyards   17' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8467
10 April  1948 (1948 -04-10) 38 Hartlepools United 4 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Richardson   
Donaldson   
Report Moorhouse   Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7907
13 April  1948 (1948 -04-13) 39 Barrow 0 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Report Wood   Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5188
17 April  1948 (1948 -04-17) 40 Rochdale 2 – 1 Gateshead Rochdale
Livesey  
Reid  
Report Callender   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7031
24 April  1948 (1948 -04-24) 41 Darlington 0 – 0 Rochdale Darlington
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4614
1 May  1948 (1948 -05-01) 42 Rochdale 1 – 1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Johnston   Report Connor   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5269

F.A. Cup

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29 November  1947 (1947 -11-29) 1 York City 0 – 1 Rochdale York
Report Birch   (pen.) Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 9830
13 December  1947 (1947 -12-13) 2 Rochdale 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Gillingham Rochdale
O'Donnell   Report Russell   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11110
20 December  1947 (1947 -12-20) 2 Gillingham 3 – 0 Rochdale Gillingham
Forrester  
Briggs  
Wilson  
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 17078

Lancashire Cup

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23 September  1947 (1947 -09-23) Rochdale 3 – 0 Preston North End Rochdale
Barkas  
O'Donnell  
Withington  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
28 October  1947 (1947 -10-28) Southport 1 – 0 Rochdale Southport
  Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3000

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References

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  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097