1925–26 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1925–26 season
Chairman	George L. Foulds
Manager	Jack Peart
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North	3rd
FA Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Fergusson; All: Billy Fergusson
	← 1924–25 1926–27 →

The 1925–26 season saw Rochdale compete for their 5th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Division 3 (N)		FA Cup		Lancashire Cup		Manchester Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Harry Moody	43	0	38	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Dai Hopkins	26	0	21	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Willie Brown	46	0	42	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Bobby Willis	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		David Parkes	37	2	34	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
	DF		Alex Christie	46	4	42	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Billy Tompkinson	16	8	16	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Harry Anstiss	30	16	30	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Billy Fergusson	26	21	21	19	3	2	1	0	1	0
	FW		Billy Smith	11	2	10	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Bobby Hughes	39	17	36	16	3	1	0	0	0	0
	DF		Joe Robson	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Albert Whitehurst	33	18	29	18	3	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Albert Pearson	7	2	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		John Hillhouse	36	0	31	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Henry Martin	32	5	28	4	3	1	1	0	0	0
	MF		Joe Campbell	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		Billy Bertram	35	12	31	11	3	0	1	1	0	0
	GK		Jack Cawthra	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Levy Thorpe	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Fred Mason	21	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Cecil Halkyard	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF		Ernie Braidwood	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Joe Quinn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF		George Bishop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Final league table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Promotion
1	Grimsby Town	42	20	1	0	61	8	6	8	7	30	32	2.275	61	Division Champions, promoted
2	Bradford Park Avenue	42	18	2	1	65	10	8	6	7	36	33	2.349	60
3	Rochdale	42	16	1	4	55	25	11	4	6	49	33	1.793	59
4	Chesterfield	42	18	2	1	70	19	7	3	11	30	35	1.852	55
5	Halifax Town	42	12	5	4	34	19	5	6	10	19	31	1.060	45

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Competitions[]

Football League Third Division North[]

29 August 1925 (1925 -08-29) 1	Rochdale	6–0	Hartlepools United	showRochdale
	Tompkinson Fergusson Hughes Anstiss	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9,321

1 September 1925 (1925 -09-01) 2	Halifax Town	1–1	Rochdale	showHalifax
		Report	Hughes (pen.)	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 7,362

5 September 1925 (1925 -09-05) 3	Wigan Borough	2–2	Rochdale	showWigan
	Callagher	Report	Fergusson	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 7,590

8 September 1925 (1925 -09-08) 4	Rochdale	2–2	Rotherham United	showRochdale
	Tompkinson Hughes	Report	John T Harrison	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,643

12 September 1925 (1925 -09-12) 5	Tranmere Rovers	3–5	Rochdale	showBirkenhead
	White Matthews	Report	Hughes Parkes Anstiss Whitehurst	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,136

15 September 1925 (1925 -09-15) 6	Rochdale	2–1	Halifax Town	showRochdale
	Anstiss	Report	Dixon	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,528

19 September 1925 (1925 -09-19) 7	Rochdale	2–0	Walsall	showRochdale
	Tompkinson Hughes	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,484

26 September 1925 (1925 -09-26) 8	Chesterfield	1–2	Rochdale	showChesterfield
	Whitfield	Report	Pearson Dennis (o.g.)	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,073

3 October 1925 (1925 -10-03) 9	Rochdale	2–0	Bradford Park Avenue	showRochdale
	Pearson Tompkinson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 16,295

10 October 1925 (1925 -10-10) 10	Grimsby Town	3–0	Rochdale	showCleethorpes
	Carmichael Cooper	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 11,602

17 October 1925 (1925 -10-17) 11	Rochdale	1–3	Ashington	showRochdale
	Anstiss	Report	Randall Gardner	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,089

24 October 1925 (1925 -10-24) 12	Barrow	1–3	Rochdale	showBarrow-in-Furness
		Report	Tompkinson Fergusson (o.g.)	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,534

31 October 1925 (1925 -10-31) 13	Rochdale	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	showRochdale
	Fergusson Smith	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,936

2 November 1925 (1925 -11-02) 14	Rotherham United	0–4	Rochdale	showRotherham
		Report	Fergusson Hughes Bertram	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,363

7 November 1925 (1925 -11-07) 15	New Brighton	3–0	Rochdale	showNew Brighton
	Dunne	Report		Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 2,142

14 November 1925 (1925 -11-14) 16	Rochdale	1–2	Wrexham	showRochdale
	Fergusson	Report	Nock	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,032

21 November 1925 (1925 -11-21) 17	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Rochdale	showDoncaster
	Keetley	Report	Fergusson Hughes	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 4,831

5 December 1925 (1925 -12-05) 18	Lincoln City	0–2	Rochdale	showLincoln
		Report	Fergusson 17 ' Hughes 81 '	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,153

19 December 1925 (1925 -12-19) 19	Coventry City	2–2	Rochdale	showCoventry
		Report	Fergusson Whitehurst	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,110

26 December 1925 (1925 -12-26) 20	Rochdale	5–0	Durham City	showRochdale
	Fergusson Christie Whitehurst Bertram	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,222

1 January 1926 (1926 -01-01) 21	Durham City	0–2	Rochdale	showDurham
		Report	Whitehurst Hughes	Stadium: Holiday Park Attendance: 2,681

2 January 1926 (1926 -01-02) 22	Hartlepools United	4–2	Rochdale	showHartlepool
	Best	Report	Whitehurst Smith	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,057

16 January 1926 (1926 -01-16) 23	Rochdale	2–1	Wigan Borough	showRochdale
	Hughes Fergusson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,365

23 January 1926 (1926 -01-23) 24	Rochdale	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	showRochdale
	Fergusson Bertram Whitehurst	Report	White Campbell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,074

25 January 1926 (1926 -01-25) 25	Rochdale	3–1	Southport	showRochdale
	Hughes Fergusson Bertram	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,624

30 January 1926 (1926 -01-30) 26	Walsall	1–5	Rochdale	showWalsall
	Crockford	Report	Fergusson Whitehurst Hughes Martin	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 2,361

6 February 1926 (1926 -02-06) 27	Rochdale	2–4	Chesterfield	showRochdale
	(o.g.) Martin	Report	Whitfield Cookson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,342

13 February 1926 (1926 -02-13) 28	Bradford Park Avenue	3–1	Rochdale	showBradford
	McDonald	Report	Hughes	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 24,893

20 February 1926 (1926 -02-20) 29	Rochdale	5–2	Grimsby Town	showRochdale
	Whitehurst Anstiss Bertram Hughes	Report	Marshall McKenna	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7,544

27 February 1926 (1926 -02-27) 30	Ashington	0–1	Rochdale	showAshington
		Report	Whitehurst	Stadium: Portland Park Attendance: 4,270

6 March 1926 (1926 -03-06) 31	Rochdale	2–1	Barrow	showRochdale
	Whitehurst Bertram	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,524

13 March 1926 (1926 -03-13) 32	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Rochdale	showCrewe
	Clayson Aitken	Report	Whitehurst Anstiss	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,034

20 March 1926 (1926 -03-20) 33	Rochdale	2–1	New Brighton	showRochdale
	Anstiss Martin (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,794

23 March 1926 (1926 -03-23) 34	Rochdale	2–0	Nelson	showRochdale
	Anstiss Whitehurst	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,981

27 March 1926 (1926 -03-27) 35	Wrexham	1–0	Rochdale	showWrexham
		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6,855

2 April 1926 (1926 -04-02) 36	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Rochdale	showAccrington
	(pen.)	Report	Anstiss Christie Tompkinson	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 5,264

3 April 1926 (1926 -04-03) 37	Rochdale	4–1	Doncaster Rovers	showRochdale
	Christie Bertram	Report	Keetley	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,792

5 April 1926 (1926 -04-05) 38	Rochdale	3–2	Accrington Stanley	showRochdale
	Anstiss Martin	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7,890

10 April 1926 (1926 -04-10) 39	Southport	1–7	Rochdale	showSouthport
	Ball	Report	Anstiss Whitehurst Bertram	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 4,699

17 April 1926 (1926 -04-17) 40	Rochdale	0–1	Lincoln City	showRochdale
		Report	Alford 5'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,797

24 April 1926 (1926 -04-24) 41	Nelson	1–3	Rochdale	showNelson
	Eddleston	Report	Anstiss Fergusson Hughes	Stadium: Seedhill Football Ground Attendance: 6,215

1 May 1926 (1926 -05-01) 42	Rochdale	4–1	Coventry City	showRochdale
	Whitehurst Christie Tompkinson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,352

FA Cup[]

28 November 1925 (1925 -11-28) A	Rochdale	1a1	West Stanley	showRochdale
	Hughes			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000

1 December 1925 (1925 -12-01) 1	Rochdale	4–0	West Stanley	showRochdale
	Hughes Martin (pen.) Fergusson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1661

12 December 1925 (1925 -12-12) 2	Chilton Colliery Recreation	1–1	Rochdale	showChilton
		Report	Fergusson	Attendance: 5000

17 December 1925 (1925 -12-17) 2 (Replay)	Rochdale	1–2	Chilton Colliery Recreation	showRochdale
	Parkes	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500

Lancashire Cup[]

6 October 1925 (1925 -10-06) 1	Nelson	3–1	Rochdale	showNelson
		^[1]	Bertram	Stadium: Seedhill Football Ground Attendance: 2,500

Manchester Cup[]

16 February 1926 (1926 -02-16) 1	Ashton National	1–0	Rochdale	showAshton-under-Lyne
		^[2]		Stadium: National Park

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References[]

^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907-2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ http://www.enfa.co.uk/

[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] ttp://www.enfa.co.uk/

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