1942–43 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1942–43 Ted Goodier Spotland Stadium Football League North 41st & 21st League War Cup 1st Round Proper Jimmy Cunliffe (20) Jimmy Cunliffe (20) 1941–42 1943–44 The 1942–43 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 36th in existence and their 4th in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. In the 1st Championship, Rochdale finished in 41st position out of 48, and in the 2nd Championship, they finished 21st out of 28. 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 Jimmy Strong 28 0 ENG GK Ed Goodall 3 0 GK William Folds 1 0 ENG GK Arthur Chesters 2 0 ENG DF Lew Bradford 34 0 ENG MF Joe Duff 15 2 ENG DF Len Gallimore 6 0 SCO DF Tom Sneddon 10 0 ENG DF Gilbert Richmond 9 0 ENG DF Jeff Barker 2 0 ENG DF Bill Byrom 8 0 WAL FW George Murphy 5 3 DF F.T. Sweeney 1 0 ENG MF Tom Wildsmith 7 0 ENG DF Jack Blood 3 0 ENG FW George Walton 5 0 ENG DF Stan Cutting 7 0 MF Arthur Garfoot 1 0 ENG MF Tom Dooley 3 0 ENG MF Tom Breakwell 17 0 ENG MF Jimmy Eastwood 3 2 ENG DF Ellis Cornwell 1 0 SCO DF Tom Smith 9 0 ENG DF John Neary 7 0 ENG DF Tom Jones 12 0 ENG MF Jim Treanor 2 0 SCO DF Bertie Duffyhttp://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Duffy%2C+Robert Duffy, Robert – the Celtic Wiki 13 1 MF Schofield 1 0 ENG MF Billy Burnikell 1 0 MF Herbert Palfreyman 3 0 MF Webb 1 0 SCO FW Duncan Colquhoun 8 1 MF A. Jones 1 1 MF David Bebb 5 1 MF Frank France 1 0 MF Thompson 1 0 MF Harry Gee 19 7 MF Percy Taylor 1 0 MF Albert Collinge 1 0 ENG FW Jimmy Cunliffe 31 20 MF Brown 2 0 MF Norman Richmond 1 0 ENG MF Eric Wood 29 12 ENG FW Verdun Jones 4 0 FW James Thorpe 1 0 ENG FW Wally Hunt 4 0 FW Jack Harker 13 13 FW Shaw 1 0 FW Walter Horrabin 3 0 ENG DF Les Horton 3 0 FW N. Miller 1 0 ENG FW Frank Curran 1 0 J. Manning 1 0 WAL FW David LG Jones 15 3 Whalley 1 0 ENG FW Roland Bartholomew 5 2 ENG MF Ron Hornby 1 0 Harry Cload 8 4 ENG DF Frank Marsh 1 0 Byrne 1 0 |} Competitions Football League North & War League Cup 1942 8 29 y 1 Southport 1–1 Rochdale Bartholomew Haig Avenue Southport 1200 D 1942 9 5 y 2 Rochdale 2–3 Southport Colquhoun Bartholomew Spotland Stadium Rochdale 800 L 1942 9 12 y 3 Rochdale 1–3 Halifax Town A. Jones Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1744 L 1942 9 19 y 4 Halifax Town 3–0 Rochdale The Shay Halifax 3000 L 1942 9 26 y 5 Rochdale 3–1 Oldham Athletic Cunliffe Bebb Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1441 W 1942 10 3 y 6 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Boundary Park Oldham 2464 L 1942 10 10 y 7 Rochdale 1–5 Blackburn Rovers Cunliffe Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1325 L 1942 10 17 y 8 Blackburn Rovers 6–0 Rochdale Ewood Park Blackburn 850 L 1942 10 24 y 9 Rochdale 3–4 Blackpool Cunliffe D. Jones Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1800 L 1942 10 31 y 10 Blackpool 5–0 Rochdale Bloomfield Road Blackpool 8000 L 1942 11 7 y 11 Burnley 5–0 Rochdale Turf Moor Rochdale 2018 L 1942 11 14 y 12 Rochdale 2–1 Burnley Harker Gee Turf Moor Burnley 903 W 1942 11 21 y 13 Rochdale 3–1 Stockport County Cunliffe Duffy Cload Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1355 W 1942 11 28 y 14 Stockport County 3–2 Rochdale Wood Edgeley Park Stockport 1500 L 1942 12 5 y 15 Bolton Wanderers 4–4 Rochdale Cload Harker Burnden Park Bolton 1500 D 1942 12 12 y 16 Rochdale 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Cunliffe Harker Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1432 W 1942 12 19 y 17 Rochdale 6–3 Bury Gee Eastwood Cunliffe Harker Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 717 W 1942 12 25 y 18 Bury 4–3 Rochdale Cload Wood Gigg Lane Bury 2880 L 1942 12 26 y 19 Rochdale 4–3 Oldham Athletic Cunliffe Eastwood Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4582 W 1943 1 2 y 20 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Rochdale Gee Cunliffe Wood Boundary Park Oldham 1496 W 1943 1 9 y 21 Rochdale 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Cunliffe Wood D. Jones Harker Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1737 W 1943 1 16 y 22 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Harker Cunliffe Ewood Park Blackburn 2000 D 1943 1 23 y 23 Stockport County 3–4 Rochdale Cunliffe Gee Harker Edgeley Park Stockport 2000 W 1943 1 30 y 24 Rochdale 6–0 Stockport County Wood Harker Cunliffe Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2601 W 1943 2 6 y 25 Rochdale 3–2 Bury Gee D. Jones Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4234 W 1943 2 13 y 26 Bury 1–0 Rochdale Gigg Lane Bury 4863 L 1943 2 20 y 27 Rochdale 4–2 Burnley Murphy Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3916 W 1943 2 27 y 28 Burnley 1–1 Rochdale Gee Turf Moor Burnley 2399 D 1943 3 6 y 29 Rochdale 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Harker Spotland Stadium Rochdale 7296 L 1943 3 13 y 30 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Wood Ewood Park Blackburn 7865 L 1943 3 20 y 31 Rochdale 1–0 Oldham Athletic Cunliffe Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2722 W 1943 3 27 y 32 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Rochdale Cunliffe Boundary Park Oldham 2300 L 1943 4 3 y 33 Rochdale 4–0 Burnley Cunliffe Gee Duff Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1783 W 1943 4 10 y 34 Burnley 2–0 Rochdale Turf Moor Burnley 1500 L 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