1927–28 Rochdale A.F.C. season
Appearance
1927–28 season | |
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Manager | Jack Peart |
Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
Football League Third Division North | 13th |
FA Cup | 2nd Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Albert Whitehurst All: Albert Whitehurst |
The 1927–28 season saw Rochdale compete for their 7th season in the Football League Third Division North.
Statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Division 3 North | FA Cup | Lancashire Cup | Manchester Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Harry Moody | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Willie Brown | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Yaffer Ward | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ernie Braidwood | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
David Parkes | 31 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Alex Christie | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Tompkinson | 41 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Bertram | 42 | 14 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Albert Whitehurst | 44 | 38 | 41 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jack Barber | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bobby Hughes | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Henry Martin | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jack Hall | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Clennell | 16 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Arthur Hopkins | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Cecil Halkyard | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John Stephenson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Eddie Plane | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
William Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Robert Schofield | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Jackie Mittell | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Allan Murray | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Uriah Miles | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Walter Webster | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Eric Holroyd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Albert Monks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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W. Heywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | ![]() |
Alfred Kellett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 0.955 | 42 |
12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 1.028 | 41 |
13 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 53 | 0.961 | 41 |
14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 0.942 | 39 |
15 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 0.852 | 38 |
Source: rsssf.com
Competitions
Football League Third Division North
27 August 1927 1 | Barrow | 1 – 3 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
Brown ![]() |
Report | Bertram ![]() Barber ![]() Whitehurst ![]() |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 7783 |
30 August 1927 2 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
Bertram ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Report | Burgess ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10253 |
3 September 1927 3 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Nelson | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9869 |
10 September 1927 4 | Wigan Borough | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Wigan |
Fenner ![]() |
Report | Bertram ![]() Whitehurst ![]() |
Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 5275 |
17 September 1927 5 | Rotherham United | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Rotherham |
Parkin ![]() Scott ![]() ![]() |
Report | Whitehurst ![]() |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4911 |
24 September 1927 6 | Rochdale | 5 – 1 | Southport | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() Parkes ![]() Bertram ![]() ![]() Tompkinson ![]() |
Report | Hamilton ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6264 |
1 October 1927 7 | Durham City | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Durham |
Tommy Robson ![]() ![]() Leedham ![]() |
Report | Tompkinson ![]() Gurkin ![]() |
Stadium: Holiday Park Attendance: 2354 |
8 October 1927 8 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
Tompkinson ![]() ![]() Whitehurst ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7493 |
15 October 1927 9 | Chesterfield | 1 – 3 | Rochdale | Chesterfield |
Oxley ![]() |
Report | Hughes ![]() Whitehurst ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5439 |
22 October 1927 10 | Rochdale | 0 – 3 | Lincoln City | Rochdale |
Report | Pegg ![]() Dinsdale ![]() Basnett ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5229 |
29 October 1927 11 | Hartlepools United | 0 – 2 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
Report | Parkes ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4086 |
5 November 1927 Abandoned | Rochdale | 1 a 1 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
Tompkinson ![]() |
[1] | ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
12 November 1927 12 | New Brighton | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | New Brighton |
Harley ![]() ![]() |
Report | Bertram ![]() |
Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 4409 |
19 November 1927 13 | Rochdale | 3 – 3 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
Russell ![]() Tompkinson ![]() Whitehurst ![]() |
Report | Harvey ![]() Richardson ![]() Summers ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5952 |
3 December 1927 14 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() Tompkinson ![]() Martin ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3991 |
17 December 1927 15 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Darlington | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() Tompkinson ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Report | Cochrane ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3912 |
24 December 1927 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 – 2 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
T. Keetley ![]() ![]() Philipson ![]() ![]() Hall ![]() |
Report | Whitehurst ![]() Bertram ![]() |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 5291 |
27 December 1927 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 – 1 | Rochdale | Bradford |
Hart ![]() ![]() Quantrill ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Report | Bertram ![]() |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 21762 |
31 December 1927 18 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Barrow | Rochdale |
Tompkinson ![]() ![]() Clennell ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3973 |
2 January 1928 19 | Stockport County | 5 – 1 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Newton ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Scullion ![]() |
Report | Tompkinson ![]() |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10571 |
3 January 1928 20 | Rochdale | 0 – 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | Rochdale |
Report | Hart ![]() ![]() ![]() Quantrill ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5481 |
7 January 1928 21 | Nelson | 6 – 3 | Rochdale | Nelson |
McClure ![]() McGuire ![]() Radford ![]() ![]() ![]() Harry Taylor ![]() |
Report | Whitehurst ![]() ![]() Clennell ![]() |
Stadium: Seedhill Attendance: 2539 |
14 January 1928 22 | Ashington | 5 – 1 | Rochdale | Ashington |
Graham ![]() ![]() Johnson ![]() Wood ![]() Chipperfiled ![]() |
Report | Whitehurst ![]() |
Stadium: Portland Park Attendance: 1223 |
21 January 1928 23 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Wigan Borough | Rochdale |
Bertram ![]() Whitehurst ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3626 |
4 February 1928 24 | Southport | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Southport |
Marshall ![]() ![]() Devine ![]() |
Report | Tompkinson ![]() |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2731 |
11 February 1928 25 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Durham City | Rochdale |
Bertram ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1458 |
18 February 1928 26 | Wrexham | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
Harris ![]() Bob T Jones ![]() |
Report | Whitehurst ![]() |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4157 |
25 February 1928 27 | Rochdale | 5 – 1 | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bertram ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2602 |
28 February 1928 28 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Rotherham United | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() Hall ![]() |
Report | Scott ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1885 |
3 March 1928 29 | Lincoln City | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Lincoln |
Dinsdale ![]() ![]() Pringle ![]() |
Report | Whitehurst ![]() |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5760 |
10 March 1928 30 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale |
Report | Robinson ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2582 |
17 March 1928 31 | Accrington Stanley | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Accrington |
Barclay ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 3885 |
24 March 1928 32 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | New Brighton | Rochdale |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2404 |
31 March 1928 33 | Bradford City | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Bradford |
Scriven ![]() Cairns ![]() |
Report | Miles ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10565 |
6 April 1928 34 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 – 0 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
Flanagan ![]() Bevan ![]() Urmson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10053 |
7 April 1928 35 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Ashington | Rochdale |
Bertram ![]() Whitehurst ![]() |
Report | Robert Robinson ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3309 |
9 April 1928 36 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() |
Report | Charlton ![]() Flanagan ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3069 |
10 April 1928 37 | Halifax Town | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Halifax |
Waites ![]() |
Report | Whitehurst ![]() |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3595 |
14 April 1928 38 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
Owen ![]() |
Report | Miles ![]() |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2887 |
21 April 1928 39 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
Murray ![]() Whitehurst ![]() |
Report | Coleman ![]() Dixon ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2099 |
28 April 1928 40 | Darlington | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Darlington |
Gregg ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2708 |
1 May 1928 41 | Rochdale | 3 – 2 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() Bertram ![]() |
Report | Barber ![]() Barclay ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1443 |
5 May 1928 42 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
Webster ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1768 |
FA Cup
26 November 1927 1 | Rochdale | 8 – 2 | Crook Town | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Clennell ![]() ![]() ![]() Martin ![]() |
Report | Duffy ![]() Mitchell ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4139 |
10 December 1927 2 | Darlington | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Darlington |
Ruddy ![]() ![]() |
Report | Bertram ![]() |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 7571 |
Lancashire Cup
7 October 1927 2 | Manchester United | 4 – 2 | Rochdale | Manchester |
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[2] | Whitehurst ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford |
Manchester Cup
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