1923–24 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1923–24 season
ChairmanGeorge L. Foulds
ManagerTom Wilson
Jack Peart
StadiumSpotland
Football League Third Division North2nd
FA Cup5th Round Qualifying
Top goalscorerLeague: Bill Prouse
Albert Whitehurst

All: Bill Prouse
Albert Whitehurst

The 1923–24 season saw Rochdale compete for their 3rd season in the Football League Third Division North. Prior to the start of the season, the club were expelled from the F.A. because a former player had not been paid, however they were re-instated when it was confirmed that the player was on holiday when the money was sent.

Statistics[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division3 (N) FA Cup Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
N/A GK England ENG Harry Moody 45 0 40 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
N/A DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Bissett 46 3 42 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
N/A DF Scotland SCO Willie Brown 45 0 40 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
N/A MF England ENG Bobby Willis 45 1 39 1 2 0 3 0 1 0
N/A MF England ENG David Parkes 44 1 42 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
N/A MF England ENG Frank Crowe 23 5 18 5 2 0 2 0 1 0
N/A FW England ENG Billy Tompkinson 41 6 38 6 2 0 1 0 0 0
N/A FW England ENG Bill Prouse 44 15 40 14 1 0 2 1 1 0
N/A FW England ENG Albert Whitehurst 41 15 35 14 2 1 3 0 1 0
N/A FW England ENG Albert Pearson 39 7 34 7 2 0 3 0 0 0
N/A FW England ENG Joe Clark 19 1 16 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
N/A MF England ENG Joe Campbell 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N/A FW England ENG Jack Peart 15 7 12 6 1 0 2 1 0 0
N/A MF England ENG Arthur McGarry 45 1 39 1 2 0 3 0 1 0
N/A DF England ENG Jimmy Nuttall 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
N/A MF England ENG Albert Smith 14 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
N/A DF England ENG Edward Watson 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
N/A MF England ENG Jack Hall 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
N/A FW England ENG Bob Sandiford 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A GK England ENG Cyril Hibberd 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Final league table[]

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 18 3 0 51 10 6 12 3 25 17 2.815 63 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rochdale 42 17 4 0 40 8 8 8 5 20 18 2.308 62
3 Chesterfield 42 16 4 1 54 15 6 6 9 16 24 1.795 54
4 Rotherham County 42 16 3 2 46 13 7 3 11 24 30 1.628 52
5 Bradford Park Avenue 42 17 3 1 50 12 4 7 10 19 31 1.605 52
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions[]

Football League Third Division North[]

25 August 1923 (1923-08-25) 1 Rochdale 2–0 Durham City Rochdale
Tompkinson Goal
Prouse Goal
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
27 August 1923 (1923-08-27) 2 Wigan Borough 3–0 Rochdale Wigan
Armitage GoalGoal
Glover Goal
Report Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 15,000
1 September 1923 (1923-09-01) 3 Durham City 0–0 Rochdale Durham
Report Stadium: Holiday Park
Attendance: 4,000
3 September 1923 (1923-09-03) 4 Rochdale 1–0 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Prouse Goal Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
8 September 1923 (1923-09-08) 5 Bradford (Park Avenue) 4–2 Rochdale Bradford
Peel Goal
Turnbull Goal
McLean GoalGoal
Report Whitehurst GoalGoal Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 8,000
15 September 1923 (1923-09-15) 6 Rochdale 3–0 Bradford (Park Avenue) Rochdale
Crowe GoalGoal
Peart Goal
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 7,000
22 September 1923 (1923-09-22) 7 Chesterfield 1–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Fisher Goal Report Prouse Goal Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 9,700
29 September 1923 (1923-09-29) 8 Rochdale 3–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Crowe GoalGoal
Whitehurst Goal
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
6 October 1923 (1923-10-06) 9 Rotherham County 0–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 8,000
13 October 1923 (1923-10-13) 10 Rochdale 1–0 Rotherham County Rochdale
Whitehurst Goal Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
20 October 1923 (1923-10-20) 11 Wrexham 1–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Edwards Goal Report Peart Goal Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,700
27 October 1923 (1923-10-27) 12 Rochdale 0–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 7,000
3 November 1923 (1923-11-03) 13 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 7,000
10 November 1923 (1923-11-10) 14 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Prouse Goal
Bissett Goal (pen.)
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,500
24 November 1923 (1923-11-24) 15 Darlington 2–2 Rochdale Darlington
Stevens Goal
Hooper Goal
Report Peart Goal
Tompkinson Goal
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5,800
8 December 1923 (1923-12-08) 16 Southport 0–1 Rochdale Southport
Report Pearson Goal Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5,000
15 December 1923 (1923-12-15) 17 Rochdale 3–1 Barrow Rochdale
Whitehurst GoalGoal
Pearson Goal
Report Goal (pen.) Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
22 December 1923 (1923-12-22) 18 Barrow 1–2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Goal Report Peart Goal
Prouse Goal
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,000
25 December 1923 (1923-12-25) 19 Lincoln City 0–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Report Peart Goal
Pearson Goal
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7,000
26 December 1923 (1923-12-26) 20 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Whitehurst Goal Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
29 December 1923 (1923-12-29) 21 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Willis Goal Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
5 January 1924 (1924-01-05) 22 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Rochdale Crewe
Report Prouse Goal
Parkes Goal
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,000
8 January 1924 (1924-01-08) 23 Rochdale 2–2 Southport Rochdale
Whitehurst GoalGoal (pen.) Report GoalGoal Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,000
12 January 1924 (1924-01-12) 24 Rochdale 1–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Prouse Goal Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 4,000
19 January 1924 (1924-01-19) 25 Rochdale 1–0 Ashington Rochdale
Bissett Goal (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
26 January 1924 (1924-01-26) 26 Ashington 1–0 Rochdale Ashington
Laverick Goal Report Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 5,500
2 February 1924 (1924-02-02) 27 Rochdale 1–0 Walsall Rochdale
Pearson Goal Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
9 February 1924 (1924-02-09) 28 Walsall 0–1 Rochdale Walsall
Report Tompkinson Goal Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5,000
16 February 1924 (1924-02-16) 29 Rochdale 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 16161
1 March 1924 (1924-03-01) 30 Rochdale 6–2 New Brighton Rochdale
Pearson Goal
Whitehurst GoalGoalGoal
Prouse Goal
Tompkinson Goal
Report GoalGoal Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,000
8 March 1924 (1924-03-08) 31 New Brighton 1–1 Rochdale New Brighton
Howard Goal Report Peart Goal Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 7,000
15 March 1924 (1924-03-15) 32 Grimsby Town 1–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Carmichael Goal Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,000
22 March 1924 (1924-03-22) 33 Rochdale 4–2 Grimsby Town Rochdale
McGarry Goal
Whitehurst Goal
Clark Goal
Sandiford Goal
Report Carmichael Goal
Dent Goal
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
26 March 1924 (1924-03-26) 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Rochdale Wolverhampton
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,000
29 March 1924 (1924-03-29) 35 Halifax Town 0–1 Rochdale Halifax
Report Prouse Goal Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 4,000
5 April 1924 (1924-04-05) 36 Rochdale 3–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Prouse Goal
Whitehurst Goal
Pearson Goal
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
10 April 1924 (1924-04-10) Abandoned Tranmere Rovers 2a2 Rochdale Birkenhead
GoalGoal Prouse Goal
Whitehurst Goal
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,000
12 April 1924 (1924-04-12) 37 Hartlepools United 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Goal Report Prouse Goal
Bissett Goal (pen.)
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,000
18 April 1924 (1924-04-18) 38 Rochdale 0–0 Darlington Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
22 April 1924 (1924-04-22) 39 Rochdale 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Crowe Goal Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
26 April 1924 (1924-04-26) 40 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
Report Pearson Goal Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 6,000
28 April 1924 (1924-04-28) 41 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Goal
Cartman Goal
Report Prouse Goal Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,000
3 May 1924 (1924-05-03) 42 Rochdale 4–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Tompkinson GoalGoal
Prouse GoalGoal
Report Goal Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000

FA Cup[]

17 November 1923 (1923-11-17) Q4 Rochdale 4–0 Skelmersdale United Rochdale
Hall GoalGoalGoal
Whitehurst Goal
[1] Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,000
1 December 1923 (1923-12-01) Q5 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Rochdale Accrington
Goal [2] Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 7,000

Lancashire Cup[]

12 September 1923 (1923-09-12) 1 Wigan Borough 0–0 Rochdale Wigan
[3] Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 6,000
2 October 1923 (1923-10-02) 1 (Replay) Rochdale 1–0 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Peart Goal [4] Stadium: Spotland
16 October 1923 (1923-10-16) 2 Rochdale 1–5 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Prouse Goal [5] GoalGoalGoalGoalGoal Stadium: Spotland

Manchester Cup[]

4 March 1924 (1924-03-04) 2 Bury 8–1 Rochdale Bury
GoalGoalGoalGoalGoalGoalGoalGoal [6] Smith Goal Stadium: Gigg Lane

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References[]

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  3. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  4. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  5. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  6. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  7. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907-2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  8. ^ http://www.enfa.co.uk/
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