1943–44 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1943–44 Ted Goodier Spotland Stadium Football League North 13th & 24th League War Cup 2nd round Jack Harker (26) Jack Harker (26) 1942–43 1944–45 The 1943–44 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 37th in existence and their 5th in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. In the 1st Championship, Rochdale finished in 13th position out of 50, and in the 2nd Championship, they finished 24th out of 50. Some matches in the 2nd Championship were also in the League War Cup and Lancashire Cup. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals Football League North & League War Cup ENG GK Bill Fielding 12 0 ENG GK Arthur Chesters 26 0 ENG DF Lew Bradford 38 0 ENG DF Bill Byrom 36 0 ENG MF Tom Wildsmith 14 0 ENG MF Tom Dooley 3 0 ENG MF Jimmy Eastwood 2 0 MF Edward Mulligan 3 1 ENG MF Tom Breakwell 3 0 ENG MF Joe Duff 35 5 ENG MF Jim Treanor 5 0 ENG DF Leslie Lievesley 1 0 ENG MF Ellis Cornwell 3 0 ENG FW Arthur Warburton 1 0 ENG MF Tom Jones 21 0 ENG MF John Neary 3 0 ENG DF George Haigh 33 2 WAL MF Bob Davies 1 0 MF Jimmy? Macauley 1 0 WAL FW George Murphy 1 0 MF John McGahie? 1 0 MF Percy Taylor 9 2 MF Harry Gee 25 11 MF S. Connor 1 0 ENG FW Jimmy Cunliffe 21 9 ENG DF Les Horton 2 0 ENG MF Charles Windle 1 0 MF Michael O'Mahoney 3 0 MF John Banner 1 0 ENG FW Eric Wood 37 15 ENG FW Jack Gallon 1 0 FW Jack Harker 22 26 FW Roy Carrick 1 0 FW Ernest Morris 11 4 ENG MF James Harrison 17 5 FW Arthur Joseph 1 0 FW Willie Miller 7 0 ENG MF Jackie Wharton 3 1 FW Bill Rudd (snr) 2 0 ENG FW Richard Maudsley 4 0 WAL FW Doug Redwood 2 1 WAL FW Tom Sibley 3 3 FW Jimmy Jones 1 0 |} Competitions Football League North & War League Cup 1943 8 28 y 1 Blackpool 6–1 Rochdale Harker Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8000 L 1943 9 4 y 2 Rochdale 2–6 Blackpool Cunliffe Harker Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4330 L 1943 9 11 y 3 Rochdale 6–1 Southport Harker Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2032 W 1943 9 18 y 4 Southport 4–4 Rochdale Harker Haig Avenue Southport 2700 D 1943 9 25 y 5 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Rochdale Boundary Park Oldham 2570 L 1943 10 2 y 6 Rochdale 2–1 Oldham Athletic Harker Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2023 W 1943 10 9 y 7 Halifax Town 2–2 Rochdale Harker Duff The Shay Halifax 3160 D 1943 10 16 y 8 Rochdale 4–3 Halifax Town Mulligan Gee Cunliffe Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2343 W 1943 10 23 y 9 Blackburn Rovers 6–1 Rochdale Cunliffe Ewood Park Blackburn 3822 L 1943 10 30 y 10 Rochdale 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Wood Cunliffe Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3161 W 1943 11 6 y 11 Rochdale 3–1 Burnley Wood Harker Gee Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3214 W 1943 11 13 y 12 Burnley 2–0 Rochdale Turf Moor Burnley 2200 L 1943 11 20 y 13 Stockport County 1–3 Rochdale Cunliffe Redwood Edgeley Park Stockport 1800 W 1943 11 27 y 14 Rochdale 2–0 Stockport County Harker Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1122 Match abandoned after 74 minutes because of fog, but the result stood. W 1943 12 4 y 15 Rochdale 2–1 Bradford City Harker Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2290 W 1943 12 11 y 16 Bradford City 3–0 Rochdale Valley Parade Bradford 2500 L 1943 12 18 y 17 Bury 1–4 Rochdale Harrison Harker Gee Wood Gigg Lane Bury 2134 W 1943 12 25 y 18 Rochdale 5–0 Bury Gee Cunliffe Wood Harrison Harker Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3103 W 1943 12 27 y 19 Rochdale 5–0 Bolton Wanderers Harker Cunliffe Spotland Stadium Rochdale W 1944 1 1 y 20 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Rochdale Gee Harrison Burnden Park Bolton 6786 D 1944 1 8 y 21 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Wood Ewood Park Blackburn 4530 L 1944 1 15 y 22 Rochdale 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Wood Gee Harrison Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4055 W 1944 1 22 y 23 Burnley 2–2 Rochdale Gee Turf Moor Burnley 1825 D 1944 1 29 y 24 Rochdale 3–1 Burnley Morris Taylor Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5000 W 1944 2 5 y 25 Rochdale 0–0 Southport Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4330 D 1944 2 12 y 26 Southport 2–4 Rochdale Gee Harrison Harker Haig Avenue Southport 3500 W 1944 2 19 y 27 Blackpool 2–0 Rochdale Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8000 L 1944 2 26 y 28 Rochdale 0–2 Blackpool Spotland Stadium Rochdale 9911 L 1944 3 4 y 29 Burnley 3–3 Rochdale Gee Wood Sibley Turf Moor Burnley 6166 D 1944 3 11 y 30 Rochdale 2–1 Burnley Duff Sibley Spotland Stadium yes Rochdale 7023 Result counted as a draw in the league and a win in the League Cup. W 1944 3 18 y 31 Blackpool 8–0 Rochdale Dix Mortensen Bloomfield Road Blackpool 25000 L 1944 3 25 y 32 Rochdale 2–1 Blackpool Duff Spotland Stadium Rochdale 8706 W 1944 4 1 y 33 Rochdale 4–0 Oldham Athletic Wood Duff Haigh Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4188 W 1944 4 8 y 34 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Rochdale Wood Wharton Boundary Park Oldham 7620 W 1944 4 10 y 35 Rochdale 1–4 Stockport County Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5700 L 1944 4 15 y 36 Stockport County 3–2 Rochdale Sibley Wood Edgeley Park Stockport 3000 L 1944 4 22 y 37 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Rochdale Prenton Park Birkenhead 1500 L 1944 4 29 y 38 Rochdale 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Morris Wood Taylor Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1693 W Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 A Record of British Wartime Football by Brian McColl References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale