1939–40 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1939–40 Ted Goodier Spotland Stadium Regional League - NW Division 9th League War Cup 3rd Round Arthur Richardson (14) Arthur Richardson (15) 1938–39 1940–41 The 1939–40 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 33rd in existence. They began to compete for their 19th season in the Football League Third Division North, however with the outbreak of World War 2, the league was abandoned, and a wartime league was formed. The F.A. Cup was also cancelled and replaced with the League War Cup. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals Division 3 North Regional League NW War League Cup SCO GK Peter Robertson 3 0 0 0 0 0 SCO DF Tommy Baird 0 0 1 0 0 0 SCO DF Tom Sneddon 3 0 4 0 5 0 ENG MF Dickie Rhodes 3 0 0 0 0 0 WAL DF Jim Pearce 3 0 14 0 4 1 ENG MF Reg Kilsby 3 0 0 0 0 0 SCO MF Alex Ferguson 1 0 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Joe Duff 2 0 22 3 5 4 ENG FW Jimmy Wynn 3 1 14 4 5 0 ENG FW Tommy Dutton 1 0 12 3 3 0 ENG MF Peter Vause 3 0 4 1 0 0 SCO DF William Keenan 3 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Wally Reynolds 2 1 0 0 1 0 ENG FW Harry Pollard 2 0 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Jack Ellis 0 0 2 0 0 0 WAL DF Gwyn Jones 0 0 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Jimmy Eastwood 0 0 22 0 5 0 ENG DF John Neary 0 0 2 0 0 0 ENG FW Willie Harker 0 0 8 1 1 0 ENG MF Ernest Steele 0 0 3 0 0 0 ENG FW Tommy Prest 0 0 4 0 1 1 WAL FW Tommy Olsen 0 0 13 1 0 0 ENG DF George Nevin 0 0 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Arthur Warburton 0 0 17 0 5 0 ENG GK William Carey 0 0 12 0 5 0 SCO DF Tommy Chester 0 0 5 0 0 0 SCO MF Alf Anderson 0 0 10 1 0 0 ENG FW Wally Hunt 0 0 2 2 0 0 ENG FW Arthur Richardson 0 0 14 14 1 1 ENG DF Tommy Smith 0 0 4 0 0 0 ENG DF Ernie Robson 0 0 2 0 0 0 ENG MF John Shadwell 0 0 1 0 0 0 DF J. Taylor 0 0 7 0 0 0 ENG FW Cliff Chadwick 0 0 1 0 0 0 ENG GK Jack Hall 0 0 6 0 0 0 ENG FW Alf Ainsworth 0 0 4 2 0 0 SCO FW Duncan Colquhoun 0 0 5 0 4 1 ENG FW Sam Earl 0 0 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Bill Byrom 0 0 7 0 5 0 ENG MF Syd Rawlings 0 0 3 1 0 0 WAL MF Doug Redwood 0 0 1 0 4 2 ENG MF Roland Haworth 0 0 1 0 1 0 SCO FW Archie Livingstone 0 0 2 2 0 0 ENG MF Alick Robinson 0 0 3 0 0 0 ENG FW Don Carter 0 0 3 1 0 0 MF J. McGowan 0 0 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Tommy Burdett 0 0 2 2 0 0 ENG MF Reg Halton 0 0 1 0 0 0 |} solid 1px #aaa Squad Statistics (Non-competitive) Appearances and goals (Non-competitive) Lancashire Cup Jubilee Fund SCO GK Peter Robertson 0 0 1 0 SCO DF Tommy Baird 1 0 1 0 SCO DF Tom Sneddon 0 0 1 0 ENG MF Dickie Rhodes 0 0 1 0 WAL DF Jim Pearce 1 0 1 0 ENG MF Reg Kilsby 0 0 1 0 SCO MF Alex Ferguson 0 0 1 0 ENG FW Joe Duff 1 0 1 0 ENG FW Jimmy Wynn 1 0 1 0 ENG FW Tommy Dutton 1 0 1 0 ENG MF Peter Vause 0 0 1 0 SCO DF William Keenan 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Wally Reynolds 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Harry Pollard 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Jack Ellis 0 0 0 0 WAL DF Gwyn Jones 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Jimmy Eastwood 1 0 0 0 ENG DF John Neary 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Willie Harker 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Ernest Steele 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Tommy Prest 0 0 0 0 WAL FW Tommy Olsen 1 0 0 0 ENG DF George Nevin 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Arthur Warburton 1 0 0 0 ENG GK William Carey 1 0 0 0 SCO DF Tommy Chester 0 0 0 0 SCO MF Alf Anderson 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Wally Hunt 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Arthur Richardson 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Tommy Smith 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Ernie Robson 0 0 0 0 ENG MF John Shadwell 0 0 0 0 DF J. Taylor 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Cliff Chadwick 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Jack Hall 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Alf Ainsworth 0 0 0 0 SCO FW Duncan Colquhoun 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Sam Earl 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Bill Byrom 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Syd Rawlings 0 0 0 0 WAL MF Doug Redwood 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Roland Haworth 0 0 0 0 SCO FW Archie Livingstone 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Alick Robinson 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Don Carter 0 0 0 0 MF J. McGowan 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Tommy Burdett 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Reg Halton 0 0 0 0 |} Competitions Football League Third Division North 1939 8 26 y 1 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Leyfield Belle Vue Doncaster 10564 L 1939 8 29 y 2 Rochdale 1–0 Wrexham Wynn Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6300 W 1939 9 2 y 3 Rochdale 1–0 York City Reynolds Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6288 W Regional League - North West Division 1939 10 21 y 4 Rochdale 1–3 Barrow Harker Jones o.g. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2300 L 1939 10 28 y 5 Southport 3–2 Rochdale Dutton Duff Haig Avenue Southport 2000 L 1939 11 11 y 6 Rochdale 5–1 Accrington Stanley Dutton Hunt Wynn Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3098 W 1939 11 18 y 7 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Rochdale Burnden Park Bolton 2200 L 1939 11 25 y 8 Rochdale 1–1 Preston North End Richardson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3291 D 1939 12 2 y 9 Burnley 3–1 Rochdale Wynn Turf Moor Burnley 1181 L 1939 12 9 y 10 Rochdale 3–1 Carlisle United Wynn Richardson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1756 W 1939 12 23 y 11 Oldham Athletic 0–3 Rochdale Richardson Boundary Park Oldham 1579 W 1940 1 6 y 12 Bury 3–1 Rochdale Richardson Gigg Lane Bury 4437 L 1940 1 20 y 13 Rochdale 1–5 Blackburn Rovers Anderson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1629 L 1940 2 10 y 14 Barrow 1–1 Rochdale Richardson Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 2229 D 1940 2 24 y 15 Rochdale 1–2 Southport Richardson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1300 L 1940 3 9 y 16 Accrington Stanley 4–1 Rochdale Ainsworth Peel Park Accrington 950 L 1940 3 16 y 17 Rochdale 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Vause Wynn Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2405 D 1940 3 23 y 18 Preston North End 5–0 Rochdale Deepdale Preston 5000 L 1940 3 30 y 19 Rochdale 1–1 Burnley Ainsworth Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2500 D 1940 4 6 y 20 Carlisle United 1–2 Rochdale Olsen Duff Brunton Park Carlisle W 1940 4 24 y 21 Blackpool 7–2 Rochdale Dodds Rawlings Richardson Bloomfield Road Blackpool 2500 L 1940 5 18 y 22 Rochdale 2–3 Bury Richardson Duff Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1305 L 1940 5 25 y 23 Rochdale 3–1 Oldham Athletic Richardson Carter Livingstone Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2003 W 1940 5 28 y 24 Rochdale 3–3 Blackpool Richardson Livingstone Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1850 D 1940 6 3 y 25 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Rochdale Hargreaves Burdett Ewood Park Blackburn 353 L Jubilee Fund 1939 8 19 y 26 Rochdale 3–1 Halifax Town Spotland Stadium Rochdale W War League Cup 1940 4 13 y 27 Rochdale 3–0 Accrington Stanley Pearce Duff Redwood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2500 W 1940 4 20 y 28 Rochdale 1–0 Bury Prest Spotland Stadium Rochdale 7531 W 1940 4 27 y 29 Bury 1–1 Rochdale Duff Gigg Lane Bury 6885 D 1940 5 7 y 30 Everton 5–1 Rochdale Lawton Redwood Goodison Park Liverpool 8335 L 1940 5 11 y 31 Rochdale 4–2 Everton Colquhoun Duff Richardson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6601 W Lancashire Cup 1939 11 4 y 32 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Ewood Park Blackburn L Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 A Record of British Wartime Football by Brian McColl http://www.enfa.co.uk/ The English National Football Archive Enfa.co.uk 2022-04-27 April 2022 References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale