1952–53 Rochdale A.F.C. season
| 1952–53 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jack Warner |
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
| Division 3 North | 22nd |
| F.A. Cup | 1st Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Bert Foulds All: Bert Foulds |
The 1952–53 season saw Rochdale compete for their 25th season in the Football League Third Division North.
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 3 North | F.A. Cup | Lancashire Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG
|
Trevor Churchill | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Harry Potter | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO
|
Harry Boyle | 47 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |  WAL
|
Jack Warner | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Wally Birch | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Alistair Buchan | 41 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Jackie Arthur | 16 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Sandy Lister | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Bert Foulds | 34 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Bobby Gilfillan | 43 | 10 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Eric Betts | 27 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Harry Whitworth | 41 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Joe Lynn | 42 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Jim Nicholls | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Les Murray | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Brian Sutton | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Charlie Hogan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Eric Downes | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Ray Haddington | 27 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Bill Watson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Mark Radcliffe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Billy Morris | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Stan Marriott | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Don Partridge | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
John Graham | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Danny Boxshall | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Final League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 58 | 0.753 | 37 | |
| 21 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 69 | 0.604 | 34 | |
| 22 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 56 | 0.747 | 33 | |
| 23 | Workington | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 0.604 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 60 | 0.438 | 27 |
Source: rsssf.com
Competitions
Football League Third Division North
| 23 August 1952 1 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
| Report | McGuigan  |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7000 Referee: E Plinston |
| 25 August 1952 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Turner Horsman |
Report | Whitworth | Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 12060 Referee: A Holland |
| 30 August 1952 3 | Port Vale | 5 – 2 | Rochdale | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Steele Bennett Griffiths Mullard |
Report | Gilfillan
Foulds |
Stadium: Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 15448 Referee: ER Hill |
| 2 September 1952 4 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Bradford Park Avenue | Rochdale |
| Foulds |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6647 Referee: A Holland |
| 6 September 1952 5 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Chester | Rochdale |
| Lynn Gilfillan Betts |
Report | Richardson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6557 Referee: F Cowen |
| 9 September 1952 6 | Southport | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Southport |
| Pennington |
Report | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5175 Referee: H Haworth |
| 13 September 1952 7 | Scunthorpe United | 5 – 1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| Haigh Whitfield Mynard McGill Mosby |
Report | Foulds |
Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 7381 Referee: LN Peake |
| 16 September 1952 8 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5330 |
| 20 September 1952 9 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Lynn Gilfillan |
Report | Oliver Connor |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8623 Referee: JW Bowers |
| 23 September 1952 10 | Rochdale | 2 – 0 | Workington | Rochdale |
| Murray Betts |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5075 Referee: W Hesleton |
| 27 September 1952 11 | Bradford City | 0 – 3 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Report | Foulds |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10898 Referee: A Murdoch |
| 30 September 1952 12 | Rochdale | 2 – 3 | Gateshead | Rochdale |
| Gilfillan
|
Report | Wilbert Winters Price |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4848 |
| 4 October 1952 13 | Oldham Athletic | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| Crawford |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 23026 Referee: J McCann |
| 11 October 1952 14 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
| Whitworth Murray Arthur (pen.) |
Report | Jones |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8016 Referee: RJ Leafe |
| 18 October 1952 15 | Barrow | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Gordon Keen |
Report | Gilfillan
|
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5789 Referee: J Bell |
| 25 October 1952 16 | Rochdale | 0 – 2 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale |
| Report | McCue |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 12291 |
| 1 November 1952 17 | York City | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | York |
| Griffiths Warrender |
Report | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 9430 Referee: TW Glendenning |
| 8 November 1952 18 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
| Gilfillan Betts Foulds |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6101 Referee: KA Collinge |
| 15 November 1952 19 | Chesterfield | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Chesterfield |
| Smith |
Report | Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 6752 Referee: L Richardson |
| 29 November 1952 20 | Accrington Stanley | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Accrington |
| Kendall Bushell |
Report | Gilfillan |
Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 4060 Referee: H Beacock |
| 6 December 1952 21 | Chester | 3 – 0 | Rochdale | Chester |
| Bullock Travis Kirkpatrick |
Report | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3324 Referee: F Cowen |
| 13 December 1952 22 | Mansfield Town | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
| Marron Scott |
Report | Marriott |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6211 Referee: C Fletcher |
| 20 December 1952 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 – 2 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| Basford Blunstone |
Report | Whitworth Haddington |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4454 Referee: E Plinston |
| 26 December 1952 24 | Darlington | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| Murray |
Report | Marriott Lynn |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 6406 Referee: A Holland |
| 27 December 1952 25 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Darlington | Rochdale |
| Haddington |
Report | Murray |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6461 Referee: A Holland |
| 1 January 1953 26 | Gateshead | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Gateshead |
| Callender (pen.) Price Smith |
Report | Foulds |
Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 3729 Referee: L Howarth |
| 3 January 1953 27 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Port Vale | Rochdale |
| Lynn (pen.) |
Report | Hayward |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6899 Referee: ER Hill |
| 10 January 1953 28 | Carlisle United | 5 – 0 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
| Ashman Whitehouse |
Report | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7282 Referee: W Hesleton |
| 24 January 1953 29 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| Betts Lynn |
Report | Ottewell Brownsword (pen.) |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5050 Referee: LN Peake |
| 31 January 1953 30 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
| Haddington |
Report | Ashman Whitehouse |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3447 Referee: W Hesleton |
| 7 February 1953 31 | Stockport County | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Stockport |
| Connor Crosby |
Report | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5659 Referee: JW Bowers |
| 21 February 1953 32 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Foulds Buchan Whitworth |
Report | McIlvenny |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 15502 Referee: J McCann |
| 28 February 1953 33 | Wrexham | 3 – 0 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
| Boyle (o.g.) Hughes Tilston |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 7879 Referee: RJ Leafe |
| 7 March 1953 34 | Rochdale | 6 – 2 | Barrow | Rochdale |
| Whitworth Morris Foulds Graham |
Report | Collins Gordon |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5239 Referee: J Bell |
| 14 March 1953 35 | Grimsby Town | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Cleethorpes |
| Scotson McCue |
Report | Foulds |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 10578 |
| 21 March 1953 36 | Rochdale | 0 – 3 | York City | Rochdale |
| Report | Fenton Hughes |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6373 Referee: TW Glendenning |
| 24 March 1953 37 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
| Foulds Haddington |
Report | Carr |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2140 |
| 28 March 1953 38 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
| Done |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4276 Referee: KA Collinge |
| 3 April 1953 39 | Hartlepools United | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| Harden Newton |
Report | Boxshall |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 8777 Referee: G Black |
| 4 April 1953 40 | Rochdale | 0 – 2 | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
| Report | Wilson Harvey |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4803 Referee: L Richardson |
| 6 April 1953 41 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale |
| Arthur (pen.) Boxshall Murray |
Report | Richardson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3378 Referee: G Black |
| 11 April 1953 42 | Workington | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Workington |
| Simmonds |
Report | Arthur Haddington |
Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 3193 Referee: W Hesleton |
| 14 April 1953 43 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
| Gilfillan 3' |
Report | Moss |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3429 |
| 18 April 1953 44 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
| Haddington |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4706 Referee: H Beacock |
| 25 April 1953 45 | Halifax Town | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Halifax |
| Frost Watson (o.g.) |
Report | Boxshall |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 4826 Referee: G Gibson |
| 29 April 1953 46 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
| Gilfillan |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4282 Referee: C Fletcher |
F.A. Cup
| 15 November 1952 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Lyons Haines |
Report | Lynn |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 13525 Referee: WHE Evans |
Lancashire Cup
| 14 October 1952 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2205 |
References
- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]