1955–56 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1955–56 season saw Rochdale compete for their 28th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1955–56 season
ManagerHarry Catterick
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North12th
F.A. Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Eric Gemmell
All: Eric Gemmell

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 Albert Morton 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Jim Storey 20 1 18 1 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Harry Boyle 28 0 26 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Joe Lynn 37 5 34 5 1 0 2 0
MF   SCO Billy McCulloch 49 2 45 2 1 0 3 0
MF   ENG Danny Murphy 50 0 46 0 1 0 3 0
MF   ENG Arnold Kendall 32 5 30 5 0 0 2 0
FW   ENG Frank Mitcheson 18 3 17 3 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Eric Gemmell 31 13 29 13 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Johnny McClelland 25 5 24 5 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Jimmy Anders 38 13 34 11 1 0 3 2
FW   ENG Neville Black 21 5 18 5 1 0 2 0
DF   ENG Dave Neville 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Harry Fearnley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Don Partridge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Brian Sutton 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Brian Green 8 0 5 0 0 0 3 0
FW   ENG Derek Andrews 24 5 22 4 1 0 1 1
DF   ENG Ray Aspden 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Jimmy Jones 38 0 34 0 1 0 3 0
MF   ENG Ralph Moremont 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   BER Calvin Symonds 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Charlie Ferguson 36 0 33 0 1 0 2 0
FW   ENG Frank Lord 8 4 8 4 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Bev Glover 22 0 19 0 1 0 2 0
MF   ENG Bernard Stonehouse 17 2 15 1 0 0 2 1
FW   SCO Andy McLaren 23 5 23 5 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Jackson 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG George Lyons 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Gerry Molloy 3 0 3 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 Workington 46 13 4 6 47 20 6 5 12 28 43 1.190 47
11 York City 46 12 4 7 44 24 7 5 11 41 48 1.181 47
12 Rochdale 46 13 5 5 46 39 4 8 11 20 45 0.786 47
13 Gateshead 46 15 4 4 56 32 2 7 14 21 52 0.917 45
14 Wrexham 46 11 5 7 37 28 5 5 13 29 45 0.904 42
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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20 August  1955 (1955 -08-20) 1 Grimsby Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Evans   Report McClelland   Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 11694
24 August  1955 (1955 -08-24) 2 Accrington Stanley 3 – 0 Rochdale Accrington
Dick  
Scott  
Cocker  
Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 12016
27 August  1955 (1955 -08-27) 3 Rochdale 4 – 2 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Mitcheson  
Gemmell  
Kendall  
Black  
Report Brickley  
Deplidge   (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4648
29 August  1955 (1955 -08-29) 4 Rochdale 1 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Kendall   Report McCredie   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8086
3 September  1955 (1955 -09-03) 5 Rochdale 4 – 4 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Lynn  
Mitcheson  
Kendall  
Black  
Report King  
Chaytor   
Travis  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10824
5 September  1955 (1955 -09-05) 6 Rochdale 5 – 1 Barrow Rochdale
Black  
Andrews  
McClelland  
Gemmell  
McCulloch  
Report Horton   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4618
10 September  1955 (1955 -09-10) 7 Chesterfield 7 – 2 Rochdale Chesterfield
Sowden  
Smith   
Woodhead    
Keen  
Report Gemmell  
McClelland  
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9381
15 September  1955 (1955 -09-15) 8 Barrow 2 – 0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Codd  
Gordon  
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5157
17 September  1955 (1955 -09-17) 9 Rochdale 1 – 3 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Anders   Report Speakman  
Kelly  
McDevitt  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5518
21 September  1955 (1955 -09-21) 10 Rochdale 4 – 2 Chester Rochdale
Gemmell   
Lynn   (pen.)  (pen.)
Report Lee  
Jolley  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2936
24 September  1955 (1955 -09-24) 11 Southport 2 – 0 Rochdale Southport
McLaren  
McIlvenny  
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3949
28 September  1955 (1955 -09-28) 12 Darlington 2 – 0 Rochdale Darlington
Davis  
Morton  
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5222
1 October  1955 (1955 -10-01) 13 Rochdale 1 – 1 Gateshead Rochdale
Andrews   Report Robson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5358
8 October  1955 (1955 -10-08) 14 York City 1 – 2 Rochdale York
Brown   Report Gemmell    Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 9742
15 October  1955 (1955 -10-15) 15 Rochdale 3 – 2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Gemmell   
Kendall  
Report Gregory  
Brown  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6110
22 October  1955 (1955 -10-22) 16 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Rochdale Crewe
Todd  
Stewart  
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4922
29 October  1955 (1955 -10-29) 17 Rochdale 1 – 4 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Gemmell   Report Robinson  
Lumley  
Luke   
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4388
5 November  1955 (1955 -11-05) 18 Stockport County 0 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9337
12 November  1955 (1955 -11-12) 19 Rochdale 1 – 1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Mitcheson   Report Jepson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4660
26 November  1955 (1955 -11-26) 20 Rochdale 2 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
McClelland  
Black  
Report Lonsdale   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4354
3 December  1955 (1955 -12-03) 21 Bradford City 2 – 2 Rochdale Bradford
Walsh   3'
Simm   89' (pen.)
Report Whyte   37' (o.g.)
McLaren   51'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10072
Referee: R Wood
17 December  1955 (1955 -12-17) 22 Rochdale 2 – 0 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Gemmell  
Anders  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4547
24 December  1955 (1955 -12-24) 23 Bradford Park Avenue 3 – 3 Rochdale Bradford
Ward  
Whitaker  
Redfearn  
Report Gemmell   
Anders  
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 7743
26 December  1955 (1955 -12-26) 24 Rochdale 5 – 2 Carlisle United Rochdale
McLaren   
Anders  
Kendall  
Lynn   (pen.)
Report Bond  
Whitehouse  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4698
27 December  1955 (1955 -12-27) 25 Carlisle United 1 – 2 Rochdale Carlisle
Ashman   Report Jackson  
Anders  
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4429
31 December  1955 (1955 -12-31) 26 Oldham Athletic 2 – 2 Rochdale Oldham
Murphy   (o.g.)
Chaytor  
Report Anders  
McLaren  
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10179
7 January  1956 (1956 -01-07) 27 Wrexham 0 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6679
21 January  1956 (1956 -01-21) 28 Tranmere Rovers 2 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Parnell  
Stephens  
Report Andrews   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4732
28 January  1956 (1956 -01-28) 29 Rochdale 0 – 5 Derby County Rochdale
Report Woodhead   
Powell  
Straw  
Parry  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7466
4 February  1956 (1956 -02-04) 30 Rochdale 1 – 3 Southport Rochdale
Lynn   (pen.) Report Bromilow   
Miles  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2845
11 February  1956 (1956 -02-11) 31 Gateshead 4 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Lydon   1', 18'
Robson   46', 80'
Report Black   57' Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 1932
18 February  1956 (1956 -02-18) 32 Rochdale 3 – 1 York City Rochdale
Anders   
Storey  
Report Fenton   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3923
3 March  1956 (1956 -03-03) 33 Rochdale 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Anders   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4260
10 March  1956 (1956 -03-10) 34 Hartlepools United 1 – 0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Luke   (pen.) Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8150
17 March  1956 (1956 -03-17) 35 Rochdale 1 – 0 Wrexham Rochdale
Anders   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4285
22 March  1956 (1956 -03-22) 36 Scunthorpe United 1 – 2 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Gregory   Report Andrews  
Anders   (pen.)
Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 4865
24 March  1956 (1956 -03-24) 37 Mansfield Town 6 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield
Murray    
Darwin  
Jepson  
Mitten  
Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8563
30 March  1956 (1956 -03-30) 38 Rochdale 1 – 0 Workington Rochdale
Stonehouse   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4057
31 March  1956 (1956 -03-31) 39 Rochdale 0 – 0 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4643
2 April  1956 (1956 -04-02) 40 Workington 0 – 1 Rochdale Workington
Report Lord   Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 5548
7 April  1956 (1956 -04-07) 41 Halifax Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Griffiths   Report McCulloch   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3212
14 April  1956 (1956 -04-14) 42 Rochdale 3 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Lord  
McLaren  
McClelland  
Report Jackson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3879
18 April  1956 (1956 -04-18) 43 Rochdale 1 – 5 Chesterfield Rochdale
Lord   Report Smith    
Sowden  
Keating  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2518
21 April  1956 (1956 -04-21) 44 Derby County 2 – 0 Rochdale Derby
Straw  
Ackerman  
Report Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 13077
24 April  1956 (1956 -04-24) 45 Rochdale 1 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
Lord   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2542
28 April  1956 (1956 -04-28) 46 Chester 0 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4213

F.A. Cup

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19 November  1955 (1955 -11-19) 1 Rochdale 0 – 1 York City Rochdale
Report Wilkinson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8992

Lancashire Cup

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24 October  1955 (1955 -10-24) Rochdale 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Andrews     Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3070
15 February  1956 (1956 -02-15) Bolton Wanderers 0 – 2 Rochdale Bolton
Stonehouse  
Anders  
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 1432
7 March  1956 (1956 -03-07) Rochdale 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Anders    
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2733

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References

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