1957–58 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1957–58 season saw Rochdale compete for their 30th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1957–58 season
ManagerHarry Catterick
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North10th
F.A. Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Dailey
All: Jimmy Dailey

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 33 0 32 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Charlie Ferguson 48 1 46 1 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Harold Rudman 23 2 21 2 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Jackie Grant 46 2 45 2 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Bev Glover 42 0 41 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Tommy McGlennon 23 1 21 1 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Jock Lockhart 42 11 40 11 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Eddie Wainwright 39 9 38 9 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Dave Pearson 26 13 25 13 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Eddie Moran 28 9 27 9 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Joe Devlin 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Bernard McCready 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Brian Green 15 3 14 3 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Colin Vizard 26 6 25 6 0 0 1 0
GK   SCO George Torrance 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Billy McCulloch 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jimmy McGuigan 35 1 34 1 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Dailey 30 19 29 19 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Steve Parr 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Tom Dryburgh 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG George Newell 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Jim Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Les Spencer 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jock Wallace 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF    Kevin Barber (b. 1936) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
8 Chesterfield 46 12 8 3 39 28 6 7 10 32 41 1.029 51
9 Stockport County 46 15 4 4 54 28 3 7 13 20 39 1.104 47
10 Rochdale 46 14 4 5 50 25 5 4 14 29 42 1.179 46
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 6 5 51 32 6 4 13 31 44 1.079 46
12 Wrexham 46 13 8 2 39 18 4 4 15 22 45 0.968 46 Welsh Cup winners
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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24 August  1957 (1957 -08-24) 1 Mansfield Town 2 – 4 Rochdale Mansfield
Mitten   (pen.)
Uphill  
Report Lockhart   
Moran  
Pearson  
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 9925
28 August  1957 (1957 -08-28) 2 Rochdale 3 – 0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
McGlennon  
Devlin  
Wainwright   (pen.)
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12030
31 August  1957 (1957 -08-31) 3 Rochdale 1 – 0 Workington Rochdale
Pearson   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10388
2 September  1957 (1957 -09-02) 4 Accrington Stanley 3 – 2 Rochdale Accrington
Stewart   
Sowden  
Report Vizard  
Pearson  
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 15454
7 September  1957 (1957 -09-07) 5 Bradford City 1 – 0 Rochdale Bradford
Boyle   Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13223
11 September  1957 (1957 -09-11) 6 Rochdale 5 – 4 Darlington Rochdale
Wainwright    (pen.)
Moran  
Rudman  
 
Report Furphy  
Carr   
Wayman  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4037
14 September  1957 (1957 -09-14) 7 Rochdale 2 – 1 Hull City Rochdale
Lockhart  
Vizard  
Report Bradbury   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7612
18 September  1957 (1957 -09-18) 8 Darlington 4 – 2 Rochdale Darlington
Wayman  
Bell  
Harbertson   
Report Wainwright  
Grant  
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3599
21 September  1957 (1957 -09-21) 9 Stockport County 0 – 3 Rochdale Stockport
Report Wainwright  
Green  
Lockhart  
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 12480
25 September  1957 (1957 -09-25) 10 Rochdale 1 – 4 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Bushby   (o.g.) Report Waldock  
Fletcher  
Haigh  
Marriott  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5278
28 September  1957 (1957 -09-28) 11 Rochdale 5 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Pearson     
Moran  
Report Smith   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5309
3 October  1957 (1957 -10-03) 12 Scunthorpe United 2 – 0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Haigh  
Stokes  
Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 11636
5 October  1957 (1957 -10-05) 13 Rochdale 1 – 1 Bury Rochdale
Moran   Report Parker   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 18728
12 October  1957 (1957 -10-12) 14 Barrow 2 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Gordon  
Birch  
Report Vizard   Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5668
19 October  1957 (1957 -10-19) 15 Rochdale 3 – 4 Chesterfield Rochdale
Lockhart   
McGuigan  
Report Blakey  
Frear   
Tomlinson  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6441
26 October  1957 (1957 -10-26) 16 Tranmere Rovers 3 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Williams  
Jones  
McDonnell  
Report Pearson   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 10425
2 November  1957 (1957 -11-02) 17 Rochdale 7 – 0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Dailey      
Lockhart  
Moran  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5508
9 November  1957 (1957 -11-09) 18 Bradford Park Avenue 2 – 2 Rochdale Bradford
Whittle  
Williams  
Report Green  
Wainwright  
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 8965
23 November  1957 (1957 -11-23) 19 Southport 0 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Report Green   
Dailey  
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2880
30 November  1957 (1957 -11-30) 20 Rochdale 2 – 1 York City Rochdale
Dailey    (pen.) Report Metcalfe   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6297
14 December  1957 (1957 -12-14) 21 Rochdale 1 – 3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Dailey   Report Murray   
Neale  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6684
21 December  1957 (1957 -12-21) 22 Rochdale 3 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Dailey  
Vizard  
Pearson  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4371
25 December  1957 (1957 -12-25) 23 Rochdale 2 – 0 Wrexham Rochdale
Moran  
Pearson  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3342
26 December  1957 (1957 -12-26) 24 Wrexham 2 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
McNab  
Evans  
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9204
28 December  1957 (1957 -12-28) 25 Workington 1 – 2 Rochdale Workington
Colbridge   Report Vizard  
Dailey  
Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 8932
4 January  1958 (1958 -01-04) 26 Rochdale 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Moran  
Lockhart  
Wainwright  
Pearson  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4784
11 January  1958 (1958 -01-11) 27 Rochdale 0 – 2 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Marshall    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7277
18 January  1958 (1958 -01-18) 28 Hull City 2 – 1 Rochdale Hull
Clarke  
Cripsey  
Report Dailey   Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 8991
1 February  1958 (1958 -02-01) 29 Rochdale 3 – 0 Stockport County Rochdale
Dailey     Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7804
15 February  1958 (1958 -02-15) 30 Bury 4 – 1 Rochdale Bury
Watson  
Munro  
Lovie  
Daniel  
Report Lockhart   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 12308
22 February  1958 (1958 -02-22) 31 Rochdale 2 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Lockhart  
Pearson  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3734
1 March  1958 (1958 -03-01) 32 Chesterfield 2 – 2 Rochdale Chesterfield
Hutchinson  
Lewis  
Report Pearson  
Wainwright  
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8533
8 March  1958 (1958 -03-08) 33 Rochdale 2 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Vizard  
Dailey  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4018
11 March  1958 (1958 -03-11) 34 Rochdale 1 – 0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Dailey   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4079
15 March  1958 (1958 -03-15) 35 Hartlepools United 1 – 3 Rochdale Hartlepool
Thompson   Report Lockhart  
Dailey  
Moran  
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5862
22 March  1958 (1958 -03-22) 36 Rochdale 1 – 1 Barrow Rochdale
Grant   Report Purdon   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5082
29 March  1958 (1958 -03-29) 37 Carlisle United 1 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Ackerman   Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3991
4 April  1958 (1958 -04-04) 38 Rochdale 0 – 0 Gateshead Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5106
5 April  1958 (1958 -04-05) 39 Rochdale 1 – 1 Chester Rochdale
Moran   Report Whitlock   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3273
7 April  1958 (1958 -04-07) 40 Gateshead 3 – 2 Rochdale Gateshead
Hogg   
Kirtley  
Report Wainwright  
Dailey  
Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 5110
12 April  1958 (1958 -04-12) 41 York City 1 – 0 Rochdale York
Wardle   Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5123
16 April  1958 (1958 -04-16) 42 Chester 2 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Hughes   (pen.)
Mason  
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3449
19 April  1958 (1958 -04-19) 43 Rochdale 1 – 2 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Ferguson   (pen.) Report Booth  
Buchanan  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4912
21 April  1958 (1958 -04-21) 44 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Rochdale Crewe
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3000
26 April  1958 (1958 -04-26) 45 Oldham Athletic 0 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10919
29 April  1958 (1958 -04-29) 46 Halifax Town 4 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Smith  
Lorenson  
Blackburn  
Baker  
Report Pearson   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7419

F.A. Cup

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16 November  1957 (1957 -11-16) 1 Rochdale 0 – 2 Darlington Rochdale
Report Harbertson    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8395

Lancashire Cup

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2 December  1957 (1957 -12-02) Rochdale 0 – 2 Manchester City Rochdale
 
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1795

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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]