1925–26 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1925–26 season
ChairmanGeorge L. Foulds
ManagerJack Peart
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North3rd
FA Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Fergusson
All: Billy Fergusson

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

Statistics[edit]

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

Final league table[edit]

Main article: 1925–26 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team
 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[edit]

Football League Third Division North[edit]

Main article: 1925–26 Football League
29 August  1925 (1925 -08-29) 1 Rochdale 6–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Tompkinson
Fergusson
Hughes
Anstiss 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9,321
1 September  1925 (1925 -09-01) 2 Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Halifax
Howson Report Hughes (pen.) Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7,362
5 September  1925 (1925 -09-05) 3 Wigan Borough 2–2 Rochdale Wigan
Dunn
Callagher Red card		 Report Fergusson Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 7,590
8 September  1925 (1925 -09-08) 4 Rochdale 2–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Tompkinson
Hughes 		Report Lievesley
John T Harrison 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,643
12 September  1925 (1925 -09-12) 5 Tranmere Rovers 3–5 Rochdale Birkenhead
White
Matthews
Marquis 		Report Hughes
Parkes
Anstiss
Whitehurst 		Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,136
15 September  1925 (1925 -09-15) 6 Rochdale 2–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Anstiss Report Dixon Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,528
19 September  1925 (1925 -09-19) 7 Rochdale 2–0 Walsall Rochdale
Tompkinson
Hughes 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,484
26 September  1925 (1925 -09-26) 8 Chesterfield 1–2 Rochdale Chesterfield
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 Rochdale
Pearson
Tompkinson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 16,295
10 October  1925 (1925 -10-10) 10 Grimsby Town 3–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Carmichael
Cooper 		Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 11,602
17 October  1925 (1925 -10-17) 11 Rochdale 1–3 Ashington Rochdale
Anstiss Report Randall
Gardner
Turnbull 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,089
24 October  1925 (1925 -10-24) 12 Barrow 1–3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Mooney Report Tompkinson
Fergusson
Tubb (o.g.)		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,534
31 October  1925 (1925 -10-31) 13 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Fergusson
Smith 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,936
2 November  1925 (1925 -11-02) 14 Rotherham United 0–4 Rochdale Rotherham
Report Fergusson
Hughes
Bertram 		Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 5,363
7 November  1925 (1925 -11-07) 15 New Brighton 3–0 Rochdale New Brighton
Reid
Kelly
Dunne 		Report Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 2,142
14 November  1925 (1925 -11-14) 16 Rochdale 1–2 Wrexham Rochdale
Fergusson Report Nock Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,032
21 November  1925 (1925 -11-21) 17 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Keetley Report Fergusson
Hughes 		Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4,831
5 December  1925 (1925 -12-05) 18 Lincoln City 0–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Report Fergusson 17 '
Hughes 81 '		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5,153
19 December  1925 (1925 -12-19) 19 Coventry City 2–2 Rochdale Coventry
Herbert
Houldey 		Report Fergusson
Whitehurst 		Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,110
26 December  1925 (1925 -12-26) 20 Rochdale 5–0 Durham City Rochdale
Fergusson
Christie
Whitehurst
Bertram 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,222
1 January  1926 (1926 -01-01) 21 Durham City 0–2 Rochdale Durham
Report Whitehurst
Hughes 		Stadium: Holiday Park
Attendance: 2,681
2 January  1926 (1926 -01-02) 22 Hartlepools United 4–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Best
Carr
Hardy 		Report Whitehurst
Smith 		Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,057
16 January  1926 (1926 -01-16) 23 Rochdale 2–1 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Hughes
Fergusson 		Report Mandy Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,365
23 January  1926 (1926 -01-23) 24 Rochdale 3–2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Fergusson
Bertram
Whitehurst 		Report White
Campbell 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,074
25 January  1926 (1926 -01-25) 25 Rochdale 3–1 Southport Rochdale
Hughes
Fergusson
Bertram 		Report Brown Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,624
30 January  1926 (1926 -01-30) 26 Walsall 1–5 Rochdale Walsall
Crockford Report Fergusson
Whitehurst
Hughes
Martin 		Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 2,361
6 February  1926 (1926 -02-06) 27 Rochdale 2–4 Chesterfield Rochdale
Saxby (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 Bradford
Hubbert
McDonald
Poyntz 		Report Hughes Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 24,893
20 February  1926 (1926 -02-20) 29 Rochdale 5–2 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Whitehurst
Anstiss
Bertram
Hughes 		Report Marshall
McKenna 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7,544
27 February  1926 (1926 -02-27) 30 Ashington 0–1 Rochdale Ashington
Report Whitehurst Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 4,270
6 March  1926 (1926 -03-06) 31 Rochdale 2–1 Barrow Rochdale
Whitehurst
Bertram 		Report Rawlinson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,524
13 March  1926 (1926 -03-13) 32 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Rochdale Crewe
Clayson
Holland
Aitken 		Report Whitehurst
Anstiss 		Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,034
20 March  1926 (1926 -03-20) 33 Rochdale 2–1 New Brighton Rochdale
Anstiss
Martin (pen.)		 Report Copitch Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,794
23 March  1926 (1926 -03-23) 34 Rochdale 2–0 Nelson Rochdale
Anstiss
Whitehurst 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,981
27 March  1926 (1926 -03-27) 35 Wrexham 1–0 Rochdale Wrexham
Roberts Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6,855
2 April  1926 (1926 -04-02) 36 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Rochdale Accrington
Gee (pen.) Report Anstiss
Christie
Tompkinson 		Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 5,264
3 April  1926 (1926 -04-03) 37 Rochdale 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Christie
Bertram 		Report Keetley Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,792
5 April  1926 (1926 -04-05) 38 Rochdale 3–2 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Anstiss
Martin 		Report Gee Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7,890
10 April  1926 (1926 -04-10) 39 Southport 1–7 Rochdale Southport
Ball Report Anstiss
Whitehurst
Bertram 		Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4,699
17 April  1926 (1926 -04-17) 40 Rochdale 0–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Alford 5' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,797
24 April  1926 (1926 -04-24) 41 Nelson 1–3 Rochdale Nelson
Eddleston Report Anstiss
Fergusson
Hughes 		Stadium: Seedhill Football Ground
Attendance: 6,215
1 May  1926 (1926 -05-01) 42 Rochdale 4–1 Coventry City Rochdale
Whitehurst
Christie
Tompkinson 		Report Breslin Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,352

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1925–26 FA Cup
28 November  1925 (1925 -11-28) A Rochdale 1a1 West Stanley Rochdale
Hughes Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
1 December  1925 (1925 -12-01) 1 Rochdale 4–0 West Stanley Rochdale
Hughes
Martin (pen.)
Fergusson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1661
12 December  1925 (1925 -12-12) 2 Chilton Colliery Recreation 1–1 Rochdale Chilton
Catterick Report Fergusson Attendance: 5000
17 December  1925 (1925 -12-17) 2 (Replay) Rochdale 1–2 Chilton Colliery Recreation Rochdale
Parkes Report
Catterick Red card		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500

Lancashire Cup[edit]

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

Manchester Cup[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]
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