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1951–52 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1951–52 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North21st
F.A. Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Middlebrough
Bert Foulds

All: Alan Middlebrough
Bert Foulds

The 1951–52 season saw Rochdale compete for their 24th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North F.A. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Bill Watson 37 0 35 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Fred Fisher 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Harry Whitworth 33 2 31 2 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Wally Birch 24 0 23 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Alistair Buchan 42 1 38 1 3 0 1 0
MF England ENG Eric Barber 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Whitehouse 15 4 14 4 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Bill Jennings 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Joe Lynn 34 1 31 1 3 0 0 0
MF England ENG Alan Steen 14 3 13 3 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Arthur Radford 31 0 27 0 3 0 1 0
FW England ENG Jim Hazzleton 12 1 11 1 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Drury 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Eric Hayton 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 29 3 25 2 3 1 1 0
FW England ENG Alan Middlebrough 23 10 20 10 3 0 0 0
GK England ENG Jim Nicholls 31 0 27 0 3 0 1 0
DF England ENG Eric Downes 32 0 29 0 3 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Gilfillan 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Joe Coupe 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Eric Betts 29 6 26 4 3 2 0 0
FW England ENG Walter Keeley 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bert Foulds 26 10 23 10 3 0 0 0
MF England ENG Frank Tomlinson 22 4 20 2 2 2 0 0
FW England ENG Alan Ball 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Norman Case 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Tom Hindle 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Don Partridge 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
19 Chester 46 13 4 6 46 30 2 5 16 26 55 0.847 39
20 Halifax Town 46 11 4 8 31 23 3 3 17 30 74 0.629 35
21 Rochdale 46 10 5 8 32 34 1 8 14 15 45 0.595 35
22 Accrington Stanley 46 6 8 9 30 34 4 4 15 31 58 0.663 32
23 Darlington 46 10 5 8 39 34 1 4 18 25 69 0.621 31 Re-elected
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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18 August  1951 (1951 -08-18) 1 Rochdale 0 – 4 Carlisle United Rochdale
Report Ashman
Hogan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6026
Referee: A Brown
22 August  1951 (1951 -08-22) 2 Darlington 2 – 1 Rochdale Darlington
Johnston
Yates
Report Jennings Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5962
Referee: T Seymour
25 August  1951 (1951 -08-25) 3 Stockport County 1 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Weigh Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9544
Referee: SM Rogers
28 August  1951 (1951 -08-28) 4 Rochdale 6 – 2 Darlington Rochdale
Middlebrough
Whitehouse
Steen
Report Wardle
Clarke
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4727
Referee: T Seymour
1 September  1951 (1951 -09-01) 5 Rochdale 2 – 0 Workington Rochdale
Middlebrough
Whitehouse
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5701
Referee: G Black
4 September  1951 (1951 -09-04) 6 Rochdale 1 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Arthur (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6046
Referee: A Holland
8 September  1951 (1951 -09-08) 7 Barrow 4 – 0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Hannah
King
Layton
McLaren
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 7326
Referee: F Thurman
15 September  1951 (1951 -09-15) 8 Rochdale 0 – 0 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6181
Referee: BJ Flanagan
17 September  1951 (1951 -09-17) 9 Mansfield Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Mansfield
Ottewell Report Whitehouse Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 10413
Referee: A Holland
22 September  1951 (1951 -09-22) 10 Wrexham 2 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Lawrence
Hewitt
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7359
Referee: KA Collinge
29 September  1951 (1951 -09-29) 11 Rochdale 2 – 0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Whitehouse
Barber
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6496
Referee: C Fletcher
6 October  1951 (1951 -10-06) 12 Rochdale 3 – 0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Whitworth
Hazzleton
Steen
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5574
Referee: L Howarth
13 October  1951 (1951 -10-13) 13 Bradford City 3 – 0 Rochdale Bradford
Ward
McCulloch
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13505
Referee: R Wood
20 October  1951 (1951 -10-20) 14 Rochdale 0 – 2 York City Rochdale
Report Fenton
Spence
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4994
Referee: H Beacock
27 October  1951 (1951 -10-27) 15 Chester 4 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Astbury
Fletcher
Kirkpatrick
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4628
Referee: WHE Evans
3 November  1951 (1951 -11-03) 16 Rochdale 0 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Graver Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2457
Referee: LN Peake
10 November  1951 (1951 -11-10) 17 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 3 – 1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Powell
Taylor (pen.)
Cumner
Report Betts Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 8374
Referee: P Rhodes
17 November  1951 (1951 -11-17) 18 Rochdale 3 – 2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Tomlinson
Middlebrough
Report Dillon Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4158
Referee: G Black
1 December  1951 (1951 -12-01) 19 Rochdale 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Foulds Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4278
Referee: E Plinston
8 December  1951 (1951 -12-08) 20 Gateshead 1 – 0 Rochdale Gateshead
Winters Report Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 6055
Referee: T Seymour
22 December  1951 (1951 -12-22) 21 Rochdale 0 – 0 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5857
Referee: SM Rogers
25 December  1951 (1951 -12-25) 22 Oldham Athletic 1 – 1 Rochdale Oldham
Gemmell Report Betts Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 23001
Referee: E Plinston
26 December  1951 (1951 -12-26) 23 Rochdale 2 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Tomlinson
Foulds
Report Munro
McIlvenny
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12430
Referee: E Plinston
29 December  1951 (1951 -12-29) 24 Workington 1 – 1 Rochdale Workington
McDowall Report Middlebrough Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 6244
Referee: G Black
5 January  1952 (1952 -01-05) 25 Rochdale 4 – 1 Barrow Rochdale
Foulds
Middlebrough
Report Layton Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5451
Referee: F Thurman
15 January  1952 (1952 -01-15) 26 Rochdale 3 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Betts
Middlebrough
Foulds
Report Watkinson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1792
Referee: JW Topliss
19 January  1952 (1952 -01-19) 27 Grimsby Town 4 – 0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Maddison
Johnston
Bloomer
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 12780
Referee: BJ Flanagan
26 January  1952 (1952 -01-26) 28 Rochdale 1 – 5 Wrexham Rochdale
Buchan Report Hope
Hewitt
Bannan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4244
Referee: KA Collinge
9 February  1952 (1952 -02-09) 29 Chesterfield 5 – 1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Harvey
Southall
Smith
Report Ball Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9055
Referee: C Fletcher
16 February  1952 (1952 -02-16) 30 Hartlepools United 1 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Elder Report Betts Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8403
Referee: L Howarth
23 February  1952 (1952 -02-23) 31 Rochdale 0 – 2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Frost
McCaig
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5703
Referee: A Brown
1 March  1952 (1952 -03-01) 32 Rochdale 1 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Foulds Report Carr Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4274
Referee: R Wood
6 March  1952 (1952 -03-06) 33 Carlisle United 1 – 1 Rochdale Carlisle
Whitehouse Report Hindle Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3978
8 March  1952 (1952 -03-08) 34 York City 1 – 1 Rochdale York
Griffiths Report Foulds Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 8136
Referee: H Beacock
15 March  1952 (1952 -03-15) 35 Rochdale 0 – 5 Chester Rochdale
Report Kirkpatrick
Stiffle
Astbury
Travis
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4561
Referee: WHE Evans
22 March  1952 (1952 -03-22) 36 Lincoln City 2 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
Gibson Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 13646
Referee: LN Peake
29 March  1952 (1952 -03-29) 37 Rochdale 1 – 2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Rochdale
Whitworth Report Wallace
Ottewell
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1226
Referee: P Rhodes
2 April  1952 (1952 -04-02) 38 Accrington Stanley 0 – 0 Rochdale Accrington
Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4081
Referee: T Seymour
5 April  1952 (1952 -04-05) 39 Tranmere Rovers 4 – 3 Rochdale Birkenhead
Atkinson
Davies
Eastham
Report Gilfillan
Drury
Lynn (pen.)
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3400
Referee: G Black
12 April  1952 (1952 -04-12) 40 Rochdale 1 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Foulds Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3916
Referee: J Houston
14 April  1952 (1952 -04-14) 41 Rochdale 1 – 1 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Partridge Report Wright Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5540
Referee: J McCann
15 April  1952 (1952 -04-15) 42 Bradford Park Avenue 1 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Smith Report Arthur (pen.) Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 10235
19 April  1952 (1952 -04-19) 43 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 0 Rochdale Crewe
Basford Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4055
Referee: E Plinston
22 April  1952 (1952 -04-22) 44 Southport 1 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Billingham Report Foulds Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2872
26 April  1952 (1952 -04-26) 45 Rochdale 0 – 3 Gateshead Rochdale
Report Callender
Wilbert
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3174
Referee: T Seymour
28 April  1952 (1952 -04-28) 46 Halifax Town 1 – 0 Rochdale Halifax
Priestley Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 5635

F.A. Cup

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24 November  1951 (1951 -11-24) 1 Ilkeston Town 0 – 2 Rochdale Ilkeston
Burrows Red card Report Betts (pen.)
Middlebrough Red card
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 9000
Referee: R Turner
15 December  1952 (1952 -12-15) 2 Gillingham 0 – 3 Rochdale Gillingham
Report Tomlinson
Arthur
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 15686
12 January  1952 (1952 -01-12) 3 Rochdale 0 – 2 Leeds United Rochdale
Report Kirk Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 21526
Referee: LAM Mackay

Lancashire Cup

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11 October  1951 (1951 -10-11) Preston North End 1 – 0 Rochdale Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: ?

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References

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  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]