1943–44 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1943–44 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League North13th & 24th
League War Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Harker
All: Jack Harker

The 1943–44 season saw Rochdale compete for their 5th season in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. In the 1st Championship, Rochdale finished in 13th position out of 50, and in the 2nd Championship, they finished 24th out of 50. Some matches in the 2nd Championship were also in the League War Cup and Lancashire Cup.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League North & League War Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Bill Fielding 12 0 12 0
GK England ENG Arthur Chesters 26 0 26 0
DF England ENG Lew Bradford 38 0 38 0
DF England ENG Bill Byrom 36 0 36 0
MF England ENG Tom Wildsmith 14 0 14 0
MF England ENG Tom Dooley 3 0 3 0
MF England ENG Jimmy Eastwood 2 0 2 0
MF   Edward Mulligan 3 1 3 1
MF England ENG Tom Breakwell 3 0 3 0
MF England ENG Joe Duff 35 5 35 5
MF England ENG Jim Treanor 5 0 5 0
DF England ENG Leslie Lievesley 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Ellis Cornwell 3 0 3 0
FW England ENG Arthur Warburton 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Tom Jones 21 0 21 0
MF England ENG John Neary 3 0 3 0
DF England ENG George Haigh 33 2 33 2
MF Wales WAL Bob Davies 1 0 1 0
MF   Jimmy? Macauley 1 0 1 0
FW Wales WAL George Murphy 1 0 1 0
MF   John McGahie? 1 0 1 0
MF   Percy Taylor 9 2 9 2
MF   Harry Gee 25 11 25 11
MF   S. Connor 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Cunliffe 21 9 21 9
DF England ENG Les Horton 2 0 2 0
MF England ENG Charles Windle 1 0 1 0
MF   Michael O'Mahoney 3 0 3 0
MF   John Banner 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Eric Wood 37 15 37 15
FW England ENG Jack Gallon 1 0 1 0
FW   Jack Harker 22 26 22 26
FW   Roy Carrick 1 0 1 0
FW   Ernest Morris 11 4 11 4
MF England ENG James Harrison 17 5 17 5
FW   Arthur Joseph 1 0 1 0
FW   Willie Miller 7 0 7 0
MF England ENG Jackie Wharton 3 1 3 1
FW   Bill Rudd (snr) 2 0 2 0
FW England ENG Richard Maudsley 4 0 4 0
FW Wales WAL Doug Redwood 2 1 2 1
FW Wales WAL Tom Sibley 3 3 3 3
FW   Jimmy Jones 1 0 1 0

Competitions

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Football League North & War League Cup

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28 August  1943 (1943 -08-28) 1 Blackpool 6 – 1 Rochdale Blackpool
Harker Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8000
4 September  1943 (1943 -09-04) 2 Rochdale 2 – 6 Blackpool Rochdale
Cunliffe
Harker
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4330
11 September  1943 (1943 -09-11) 3 Rochdale 6 – 1 Southport Rochdale
Harker
Wood
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2032
18 September  1943 (1943 -09-18) 4 Southport 4 – 4 Rochdale Southport
Harker Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2700
25 September  1943 (1943 -09-25) 5 Oldham Athletic 2 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2570
2 October  1943 (1943 -10-02) 6 Rochdale 2 – 1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Harker
Wood
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2023
9 October  1943 (1943 -10-09) 7 Halifax Town 2 – 2 Rochdale Halifax
Harker
Duff
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3160
16 October  1943 (1943 -10-16) 8 Rochdale 4 – 3 Halifax Town Rochdale
Mulligan
Gee
Cunliffe
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2343
23 October  1943 (1943 -10-23) 9 Blackburn Rovers 6 – 1 Rochdale Blackburn
Cunliffe Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3822
30 October  1943 (1943 -10-30) 10 Rochdale 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Wood
Cunliffe
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3161
6 November  1943 (1943 -11-06) 11 Rochdale 3 – 1 Burnley Rochdale
Wood
Harker
Gee
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3214
13 November  1943 (1943 -11-13) 12 Burnley 2 – 0 Rochdale Burnley
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 2200
20 November  1943 (1943 -11-20) 13 Stockport County 1 – 3 Rochdale Stockport
Cunliffe
Redwood
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1800
27 November  1943 (1943 -11-27) 14 Rochdale 2 – 0 Stockport County Rochdale
Harker Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1122
Note: Match abandoned after 74 minutes because of fog, but the result stood.
4 December  1943 (1943 -12-04) 15 Rochdale 2 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Harker Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2290
11 December  1943 (1943 -12-11) 16 Bradford City 3 – 0 Rochdale Bradford
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 2500
18 December  1943 (1943 -12-18) 17 Bury 1 – 4 Rochdale Bury
Harrison
Harker
Gee
Wood
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2134
25 December  1943 (1943 -12-25) 18 Rochdale 5 – 0 Bury Rochdale
Gee
Cunliffe
Wood
Harrison
Harker
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3103
27 December  1943 (1943 -12-27) 19 Rochdale 5 – 0 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Harker
Cunliffe
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
1 January  1944 (1944 -01-01) 20 Bolton Wanderers 2 – 2 Rochdale Bolton
Gee
Harrison
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 6786
8 January  1944 (1944 -01-08) 21 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 Rochdale Blackburn
Wood Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 4530
15 January  1944 (1944 -01-15) 22 Rochdale 4 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Wood
Gee
Harrison
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4055
22 January  1944 (1944 -01-22) 23 Burnley 2 – 2 Rochdale Burnley
Gee Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1825
29 January  1944 (1944 -01-29) 24 Rochdale 3 – 1 Burnley Rochdale
Morris
Taylor
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
5 February  1944 (1944 -02-05) 25 Rochdale 0 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4330
12 February  1944 (1944 -02-12) 26 Southport 2 – 4 Rochdale Southport
Gee
Harrison
Harker
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3500
19 February  1944 (1944 -02-19) 27 Blackpool 2 – 0 Rochdale Blackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8000
26 February  1944 (1944 -02-26) 28 Rochdale 0 – 2 Blackpool Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9911
4 March  1944 (1944 -03-04) 29 Burnley 3 – 3 Rochdale Burnley
Gee
Wood
Sibley
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 6166
11 March  1944 (1944 -03-11) 30 Rochdale 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Burnley Rochdale
Duff
Sibley
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7023
Note: Result counted as a draw in the league and a win in the League Cup.
18 March  1944 (1944 -03-18) 31 Blackpool 8 – 0 Rochdale Blackpool
Dix
Mortensen
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 25000
25 March  1944 (1944 -03-25) 32 Rochdale 2 – 1 Blackpool Rochdale
Duff Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8706
1 April  1944 (1944 -04-01) 33 Rochdale 4 – 0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Wood
Duff
Haigh
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4188
8 April  1944 (1944 -04-08) 34 Oldham Athletic 0 – 2 Rochdale Oldham
Wood
Wharton
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7620
10 April  1944 (1944 -04-10) 35 Rochdale 1 – 4 Stockport County Rochdale
Wood Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5700
15 April  1944 (1944 -04-15) 36 Stockport County 3 – 2 Rochdale Stockport
Sibley
Wood
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3000
22 April  1944 (1944 -04-22) 37 Tranmere Rovers 1 – 0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1500
29 April  1944 (1944 -04-29) 38 Rochdale 4 – 1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Morris
Wood
Taylor
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1693

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References

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  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ A Record of British Wartime Football by Brian McColl