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1958–59 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1958–59 season saw Rochdale compete in the newly formed Football League Third Division.

Rochdale
1958–59 season
ManagerJack Marshall
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 324th
F.A. Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Eddie Wainwright
Les Spencer
All: Eddie Wainwright

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 F.A. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Jimmy Jones 27 0 25 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Charlie Ferguson 37 2 32 1 3 0 2 1
DF   ENG Donald Whiston 17 0 14 0 0 0 3 0
DF   ENG Jackie Grant 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Bev Glover 26 0 21 0 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO Jimmy McGuigan 14 0 10 0 2 0 2 0
MF   SCO Gordon McBain 12 1 10 1 0 0 2 0
FW   ENG Eddie Wainwright 29 11 24 8 3 3 2 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Dailey 27 6 24 6 1 0 2 0
FW   SCO Eddie Moran 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jim Maguire 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0
FW   ENG Les Spencer 41 10 35 8 3 1 3 1
GK   SCO Bernard McCready 21 0 17 0 2 0 2 0
MF   ENG Tommy McGlennon 46 1 40 1 3 0 3 0
MF   ENG Colin Vizard 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
DF   WAL Dai Powell 28 1 24 1 3 0 1 0
FW   ENG Bill Finney 35 2 31 1 3 1 1 0
MF   SCO Bert Thomson 25 0 24 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Brian Green 14 3 11 3 1 0 2 0
GK   ENG George Heyes 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jock Wallace 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Frank Lord 12 2 11 2 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Jim Brown 20 0 17 0 2 0 1 0
DF   ENG Ray Aspden 25 0 24 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Alan Moore 12 3 11 2 0 0 1 1
DF   ENG Stanley Milburn 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG George Cooper 15 2 15 2 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Norman Bodell 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Bobby Entwistle 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Malcolm Hussey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Final League Table edit

Main article: 1958–59 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Mansfield Town 46 11 5 7 38 42 3 8 12 35 56 0.745 41
21 Stockport County 46 9 7 7 33 23 4 3 16 32 55 0.833 36 Relegated
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 2 8 40 32 1 3 19 10 58 0.556 33
23 Notts County 46 5 9 9 33 39 3 4 16 22 57 0.573 29
24 Rochdale 46 8 7 8 21 26 0 5 18 16 53 0.468 28
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions edit

Football League Third Division edit

Main article: 1958–59 Football League
23 August  1958 (1958 -08-23) 1 Stockport County 1 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Holden   78' (pen.) Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 12171
25 August  1958 (1958 -08-25) 2 Rochdale 0 – 2 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Report Carter   10'
Penk   14'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8442
30 August  1958 (1958 -08-30) 3 Rochdale 1 – 0 Reading Rochdale
Dailey   85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6629
4 September  1958 (1958 -09-04) 4 Plymouth Argyle 2 – 1 Rochdale Plymouth
Carter   50' (pen.)
Williams   65'		 Report Spencer  
McGlennon   79'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 26961
6 September  1958 (1958 -09-06) 5 Colchester United 2 – 1 Rochdale Colchester
Langman   38'
McLeod   88'		 Report Dailey   25' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8141
10 September  1958 (1958 -09-10) 6 Rochdale 1 – 1 Swindon Town Rochdale
Wainwright   Report D'Arcy   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6617
13 September  1958 (1958 -09-13) 7 Rochdale 2 – 1 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Rochdale
Dailey   43'
Spencer   47'		 Report Brown   53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6361
17 September  1958 (1958 -09-17) 8 Swindon Town 2 – 1 Rochdale Swindon
Moore  
Chamberlain  		 Report Green   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9558
20 September  1958 (1958 -09-20) 9 Norwich City 2 – 1 Rochdale Norwich
Ripley   28' (pen.)
Allcock   31'		 Report Spencer   46' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16422
23 September  1958 (1958 -09-23) 10 Rochdale 1 – 4 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Green   Report Williams   
McDonnell   		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3854
27 September  1958 (1958 -09-27) 11 Rochdale 1 – 1 Southend United Rochdale
Spencer   63' Report Hollis   9' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5719
29 September  1958 (1958 -09-29) 12 Tranmere Rovers 2 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Williams  
Ferguson   (o.g.)		 Report McBain   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 16878
4 October  1958 (1958 -10-04) 13 Bury 6 – 1 Rochdale Bury
McIntosh   11', 61'
Parker   52', 66'
Darbyshire   55', 78'		 Report Dailey   75' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 11865
7 October  1958 (1958 -10-07) 14 Rochdale 2 – 2 Queens Park Rangers Rochdale
Green  
Lord  		 Report Tomkys  
Cameron  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4276
11 October  1958 (1958 -10-11) 15 Rochdale 1 – 2 Notts County Rochdale
Ferguson   67' (pen.) Report Newsham   47' (pen.), 52' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5306
Referee: A Murdoch
18 October  1958 (1958 -10-18) 16 Chesterfield 0 – 0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8253
25 October  1958 (1958 -10-25) 17 Rochdale 1 – 1 Newport County Rochdale
Wainwright   88' Report McPherson   5' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4998
1 November  1958 (1958 -11-01) 18 Halifax Town 2 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Smith   56'
South   65'		 Report Spencer   39' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7129
8 November  1958 (1958 -11-08) 19 Rochdale 1 – 0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Wainwright   43' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6286
22 November  1958 (1958 -11-22) 20 Rochdale 0 – 1 Hull City Rochdale
Report Bradbury   2' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5562
29 November  1958 (1958 -11-29) 21 Bradford City 7 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
McCole   9', 10', 41'
Webb   38', 67'
Stokes   54'
Reid   75'		 Report Spencer   58' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6223
13 December  1958 (1958 -12-13) 22 Brentford 2 – 1 Rochdale Brentford
Towers   58'
Dargie   89'		 Report Moore   31' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9432
20 December  1958 (1958 -12-20) 23 Rochdale 0 – 2 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Jackson   20'
Wilson   83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4056
26 December  1958 (1958 -12-26) 24 Rochdale 1 – 0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Wainwright   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4075
27 December  1958 (1958 -12-27) 25 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 1 Rochdale Doncaster
Callan   19' Report Vizard   Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 7237
3 January  1959 (1959 -01-03) 26 Reading 3 – 0 Rochdale Reading
Reeves   20' (pen.)
Wheeler   51'
McLaren   84'		 Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11240
24 January  1959 (1959 -01-24) 27 Rochdale 3 – 1 Wrexham Rochdale
Wainwright   32', 85'
Moore   65'		 Report Jones   20' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5200
31 January  1959 (1959 -01-31) 28 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 0 – 0 Rochdale Bournemouth
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9945
2 February  1959 (1959 -02-02) 29 Southampton 6 – 1 Rochdale Southampton
Hoskins   7', 71'
Mulgrew   40', 88'
Reeves   48', 50'		 Report Wainwright   12' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 7199
7 February  1959 (1959 -02-07) 30 Rochdale 1 – 2 Norwich City Rochdale
Dailey   17' Report Bly   46'
Crossan   67'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4608
14 February  1959 (1959 -02-14) 31 Southend United 3 – 1 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Hollis   33'
Houghton   71'
McCrory   83'		 Report Lord   53' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8766
21 February  1959 (1959 -02-21) 32 Rochdale 1 – 0 Bury Rochdale
Dailey   20' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4241
28 February  1959 (1959 -02-28) 33 Notts County 1 – 1 Rochdale Nottingham
Roby   15' Report Wainwright   35' (pen.) Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6394
7 March  1959 (1959 -03-07) 34 Rochdale 0 – 0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3340
14 March  1959 (1959 -03-14) 35 Newport County 1 – 0 Rochdale Newport
McPherson   78' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4469
16 March  1959 (1959 -03-16) 36 Rochdale 0 – 1 Colchester United Rochdale
Report Langman   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3510
21 March  1959 (1959 -03-21) 37 Rochdale 1 – 0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Spencer   65' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3544
27 March  1959 (1959 -03-27) 38 Rochdale 2 – 2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
McGlennon  
Finney  		 Report Griffiths  
Uphill  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3537
Referee: RTE Langdale
28 March  1959 (1959 -03-28) 39 Accrington Stanley 4 – 2 Rochdale Accrington
Gibson   30'
Scott   44'
Anders   58'
Tighe   67'		 Report Spencer   11'
Powell   50'		 Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4412
30 March  1959 (1959 -03-30) 40 Mansfield Town 0 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield
Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 5863
4 April  1959 (1959 -04-04) 41 Rochdale 1 – 0 Southampton Rochdale
Cooper   77' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3948
11 April  1959 (1959 -04-11) 42 Hull City 2 – 1 Rochdale Hull
Clarke   73'
Bowering   82'		 Report Cooper   36' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 13377
18 April  1959 (1959 -04-18) 43 Rochdale 0 – 3 Bradford City Rochdale
Report McCole   30', 31'
Boyle   70'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4330
20 April  1959 (1959 -04-20) 44 Queens Park Rangers 3 – 0 Rochdale London
Angell  
Longbottom  
Whitelaw  		 Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 7280
25 April  1959 (1959 -04-25) 45 Wrexham 1 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Aspden   44' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5244
27 April  1959 (1959 -04-27) 46 Rochdale 0 – 0 Brentford Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2191

F.A. Cup edit

Main article: 1958–59 FA Cup
15 November  1958 (1958 -11-15) 1 Hartlepools United 1 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Luke   15' Report Wainwright   86' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7164
19 November  1958 (1958 -11-19) 1 Rochdale 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) Hartlepools United Rochdale
Finney  
Wainwright  
Spencer  		 Report Luke   
Johnson  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8763
Referee: JG Williams
27 November  1958 (1958 -11-27) 1 Hartlepools United 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Hartlepool
Smith   74'
Johnson   116'		 Report Wainwright   30' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6126

Lancashire Cup edit

13 October  1958 (1958 -10-13) Preston North End 1 – 1 Rochdale Preston
  Ferguson   (pen.) Stadium: Deepdale
27 October  1958 (1958 -10-27) Rochdale 1 – 0 Preston North End Rochdale
Spencer   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1540
8 December  1958 (1958 -12-08) Manchester United 3 – 1 Rochdale Manchester
 
 
 		 Moore   Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 7644

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References edit

  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]
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