1956–57 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1956–57 season saw Rochdale compete for their 29th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1956–57 season
ManagerHarry Catterick
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North13th
F.A. Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Lord
All: Frank Lord

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 Jimmy Jones 45 0 43 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Charlie Ferguson 41 1 39 1 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Billy McCulloch 47 0 46 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Jackie Grant 47 1 45 1 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Bev Glover 34 0 33 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Jimmy McGuigan 28 1 26 1 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Arnold Kendall 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Eddie Wainwright 39 10 38 10 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Tommy Todd 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
FW   WAL Gwyn Lewis 28 11 27 11 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jimmy Anders 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Danny Murphy 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG George Lyons 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Frank Lord 34 15 33 15 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Bernard Stonehouse 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Andy McLaren 23 7 21 7 1 0 1 0
GK   ENG Albert Morton 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Joe Devlin 28 6 27 6 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Jim Storey 8 0 6 0 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Brian Green 15 1 14 1 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Reg Tapley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Cyril Lello 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Steve Parr 15 1 15 1 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Gerry Molloy 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Eddie Moran 14 4 14 4 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Dave Pearson 7 4 7 4 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Terry Mulvoy 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jim Brown 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Derek Andrews 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Ray Calderbank 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Billy Duff 0 0 0 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 Promotion or relegation
11 Halifax Town 46 16 2 5 40 24 5 5 13 25 46 0.929 49
12 Wrexham 46 12 7 4 63 33 7 3 13 34 41 1.311 48 Welsh Cup winners
13 Rochdale 46 14 6 3 38 19 4 6 13 27 46 1.000 48
14 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 9 5 9 44 36 6 10 7 27 33 1.029 45
15 Carlisle United 46 9 9 5 44 36 7 4 12 32 49 0.894 45
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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18 August  1956 (1956 -08-18) 1 Rochdale 1 – 0 Barrow Rochdale
Lewis   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3546
20 August  1956 (1956 -08-20) 2 Mansfield Town 2 – 3 Rochdale Mansfield
Berry  
Smith  
Report Lewis   
Todd  
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 13441
25 August  1956 (1956 -08-25) 3 Hull City 2 – 0 Rochdale Hull
Bradbury  
Clarke  
Report Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 13089
29 August  1956 (1956 -08-29) 4 Rochdale 0 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7360
1 September  1956 (1956 -09-01) 5 Rochdale 0 – 0 Workington Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7414
8 September  1956 (1956 -09-08) 6 Halifax Town 2 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Darbyshire    Report Lord   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 8137
12 September  1956 (1956 -09-12) 7 Rochdale 3 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
Wainwright   
McLaren  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3188
15 September  1956 (1956 -09-15) 8 Rochdale 0 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Report Pearson  
Crook  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10353
19 September  1956 (1956 -09-19) 9 Derby County 3 – 0 Rochdale Derby
Barrowcliffe  
Straw   
Report Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 19405
22 September  1956 (1956 -09-22) 10 Rochdale 3 – 0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Devlin  
McLaren  
Wainwright  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6320
26 September  1956 (1956 -09-26) 11 Rochdale 3 – 1 Derby County Rochdale
McLaren  
Lewis   
Report Ryan   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4835
29 September  1956 (1956 -09-29) 12 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 6 Rochdale Crewe
Mountford   Report Lewis   
Lord  
Devlin  
Wainwright    (pen.)
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5947
6 October  1956 (1956 -10-06) 13 Southport 0 – 1 Rochdale Southport
Report Lewis   Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5501
13 October  1956 (1956 -10-13) 14 Rochdale 1 – 0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Lewis   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9011
20 October  1956 (1956 -10-20) 15 Tranmere Rovers 2 – 2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Rees    Report Lord  
Lewis  
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6540
27 October  1956 (1956 -10-27) 16 Rochdale 1 – 0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Wainwright   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12237
3 November  1956 (1956 -11-03) 17 Bradford City 1 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Samuels   Report Wainwright   Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15887
10 November  1956 (1956 -11-10) 18 Rochdale 2 – 2 Stockport County Rochdale
Lord  
Lewis  
Report Grant   (o.g.)
Daley  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10394
24 November  1956 (1956 -11-24) 19 Rochdale 0 – 2 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Report Dick  
Sowden  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11071
1 December  1956 (1956 -12-01) 20 Chester 2 – 2 Rochdale Chester
Hansell  
Davies   (pen.)
Report McLaren  
McGuigan  
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5492
15 December  1956 (1956 -12-15) 21 Barrow 2 – 0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Armstrong  
Ormond  
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3718
25 December  1956 (1956 -12-25) 22 Wrexham 4 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Anderson  
Evans  
Jones  
Thompson  
Report McLaren   Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5105
26 December  1956 (1956 -12-26) 23 Rochdale 0 – 2 Wrexham Rochdale
Report Thompson  
Anderson   (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4375
29 December  1956 (1956 -12-29) 24 Workington 5 – 0 Rochdale Workington
Robson   
Dailey   
Bertolini  
Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 6144
1 January  1957 (1957 -01-01) 25 Darlington 4 – 3 Rochdale Darlington
Morton  
Tulip    
Report McLaren  
Wainwright   
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4461
5 January  1957 (1957 -01-05) 26 Gateshead 2 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Oliver  
Smith  
Report Lyons   Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 1430
12 January  1957 (1957 -01-12) 27 Rochdale 1 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Lord   Report Lonsdale   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5527
19 January  1957 (1957 -01-19) 28 Oldham Athletic 0 – 1 Rochdale Oldham
Report Devlin   Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 9006
26 January  1957 (1957 -01-26) 29 Rochdale 0 – 0 Gateshead Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4561
2 February  1957 (1957 -02-02) 30 Scunthorpe United 1 – 0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
  Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 6080
9 February  1957 (1957 -02-09) 31 Rochdale 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Lord   Report Burns   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3829
16 February  1957 (1957 -02-16) 32 Rochdale 6 – 1 Southport Rochdale
Lord    
Devlin   
Green  
Report Charlton   (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3988
23 February  1957 (1957 -02-23) 33 Chesterfield 2 – 2 Rochdale Chesterfield
Lewis  
Capel  
Report Lord  
Moran  
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4200
2 March  1957 (1957 -03-02) 34 Rochdale 1 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Grant   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5499
5 March  1957 (1957 -03-05) 35 Rochdale 4 – 3 Hull City Rochdale
McLaren  
Lord    
Report Bulless  
Bradbury  
Collinson  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4296
9 March  1957 (1957 -03-09) 36 Hartlepools United 0 – 0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 9339
16 March  1957 (1957 -03-16) 37 Rochdale 4 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Wainwright   (pen.)
Moran  
Pearson  
Lord  
Report Jackson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7399
23 March  1957 (1957 -03-23) 38 Stockport County 3 – 1 Rochdale Stockport
Holden   
Moir  
Report Moran   Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 15652
30 March  1957 (1957 -03-30) 39 Rochdale 2 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Devlin  
Ferguson  
Report Bond   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5521
6 April  1957 (1957 -04-06) 40 Accrington Stanley 2 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Millar  
Storey   (o.g.)
Report Parr   Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 9527
13 April  1957 (1957 -04-13) 41 Rochdale 2 – 1 Chester Rochdale
Pearson    Report Jepson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4501
20 April  1957 (1957 -04-20) 42 York City 4 – 0 Rochdale York
Wragg  
Wilkinson    
Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7203
22 April  1957 (1957 -04-22) 43 Rochdale 2 – 1 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Lord  
Moran  
Report Houghton   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5007
23 April  1957 (1957 -04-23) 44 Bradford Park Avenue 0 – 0 Rochdale Bradford
Report Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 6280
27 April  1957 (1957 -04-27) 45 Rochdale 1 – 0 York City Rochdale
Pearson   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4215
30 April  1957 (1957 -04-30) 46 Carlisle United 2 – 1 Rochdale Carlisle
Broadis  
Ashman  
Report Bond   (o.g.) Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3999

F.A. Cup

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17 November  1956 (1956 -11-17) 1 Scunthorpe United 1 – 0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Brown   Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 8655

Lancashire Cup

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30 October  1956 (1956 -10-30) Rochdale 0 – 3 Chester Rochdale
 
 
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2086

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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]