1940–41 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1940–41 Ted Goodier Spotland Stadium North Regional League 30th League War Cup 1st Round Wally Sidebottom (11) Wally Sidebottom (11) 1939–40 1941–42 The 1940–41 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 34th in existence and their second in the wartime league. Due to the unequal number of games played by the various teams, the North Regional League was decided on goal average only. Rochdale finished 30th out of 36 clubs. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals North Regional League League War Cup ENG GK William Carey 5 0 0 0 ENG MF Eric Eastwood 3 0 0 0 ENG FW Joe Duff 24 7 2 0 ENG FW Arthur Warburton 7 0 0 0 ENG DF John Neary 3 0 1 0 ENG DF John Connor 17 0 0 0 ENG MF Sid Rawlings 19 4 0 0 ENG FW Jimmy Cunliffe 11 6 0 0 ENG FW George Hunt 5 0 0 0 ENG FW Billy Graham 2 0 0 0 ENG MF Wally Sidebottom 17 11 0 0 ENG DF Bill Byrom 2 0 0 0 ENG MF Jimmy Eastwood 29 0 2 0 ENG MF Joe Taylor 2 0 0 0 ENG MF Peter Vause 6 1 0 0 ENG FW Tommy Dutton 21 3 0 0 ENG DF Tom Smith 17 0 2 0 ENG FW Wally Hunt 16 10 2 0 ENG GK Jack Hall 26 0 2 0 SCO DF Tom Sneddon 4 0 2 0 ENG FW Willie Harker 3 0 0 0 ENG DF Reg Mountford 4 0 0 0 ENG FW Harry Sutherland 1 0 0 0 MF Vincent Kershaw 5 1 0 0 ENG DF Tom Jones 17 1 1 0 ENG FW Alf Bellis 6 1 2 1 ENG MF Eric Keen 16 0 2 0 ENG FW Micky Fenton 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Dennis Isherwood 1 0 0 0 ENG GK Jack Robinson 1 0 0 0 MF B. Rothwell 1 0 0 0 MF Percy Taylor 11 2 2 1 ENG MF James Harrison 1 1 0 0 FW Harry Seddon 7 1 0 0 ENG MF Jack Johnson 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Alf Ainsworth 3 1 0 0 MF J. Wood 3 1 0 0 ENG DF Maurice Reeday 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Les Turner 4 0 0 0 FW Walter Horrabin 9 8 0 0 FW A. Hughes 1 0 0 0 GK Kenneth Heys 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Norman Kirkman 5 0 0 0 ENG MF Les Horton 6 0 0 0 SCO MF Frank Walkden 1 0 0 0 ENG DF George Farrow 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Richard Haworth 2 1 0 0 MF Clarke 1 0 0 0 ENG DF John Chew 1 0 0 0 SCO FW Duncan Colquhoun 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Jimmy Wynn 0 0 2 1 |} Competitions North Regional League 1940 8 31 y 1 Rochdale 1–3 Manchester United Cunliffe Aston J. Carey Smith Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2827 L 1940 9 7 y 2 Rochdale 1–2 Burnley Sidebottom Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2100 L 1940 9 14 y 3 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Duff Gresty Road Crewe 1000 D 1940 9 21 y 4 Stockport County 4–0 Rochdale Edgeley Park Stockport 2500 L 1940 9 28 y 5 Bury 7–3 Rochdale Vause Cunliffe Dutton Gigg Lane Bury 2365 L 1940 10 5 y 6 Rochdale 2–1 Preston North End Dutton Sidebottom Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1999 W 1940 10 12 y 7 Rochdale 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Dutton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2246 D 1940 10 19 y 8 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Ewood Park Blackburn 1200 L 1940 10 26 y 9 Southport 2–3 Rochdale Cunliffe Kershaw Haig Avenue Southport 1500 W 1940 11 2 y 10 Rochdale 1–1 Bradford Park Avenue Sidebottom Spotland Stadium Rochdale 803 D 1940 11 9 y 11 Preston North End 5–0 Rochdale Deepdale Preston 300 L 1940 11 16 y 12 Rochdale 5–3 Stockport County Sidebottom Rawlings S.W. Hunt Cunliffe Catterick Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2130 W 1940 11 23 y 13 Burnley 0–1 Rochdale S.W. Hunt Turf Moor Burnley 1500 W 1940 11 30 y 14 Rochdale 10 – 0 Southport Sidebottom Rawlings S.W. Hunt Bellis Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1002 W 1940 12 7 y 15 Bradford Park Avenue 2–4 Rochdale Rawlings Duff S.W. Hunt Stephen o.g. Park Avenue Bradford 850 W 1940 12 14 y 16 Manchester United 3–4 Rochdale Smith J. Carey Sidebottom S.W. Hunt Cunliffe Old Trafford Manchester 1000 W 1940 12 21 y 17 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Duff Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1300 W 1940 12 25 y 18 Rochdale 2–3 Oldham Athletic S.W. Hunt Rawlings Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2806 L 1940 12 28 y 19 Rochdale 0–3 Bury Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1700 L 1941 1 4 y 20 Manchester City 9–1 Rochdale Jimmy Currie S.W. Hunt Maine Road Manchester 2000 L 1941 1 11 y 21 Rochdale 1–6 Manchester City Wood Jimmy Currie Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1588 L 1941 1 15 y 22 Rochdale 5–0 Crewe Alexandra Duff S.W. Hunt Ainsworth Seddon Spotland Stadium Rochdale 523 W 1941 3 8 y 23 Crewe Alexandra 2–5 Rochdale Horrabin J. Eastwood Gresty Road Crewe 500 W 1941 3 15 y 24 Rochdale 2–1 Bradford City P. Taylor Horrabin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1380 W 1941 3 22 y 25 Huddersfield Town 11 – 0 Rochdale Metcalfe Price Lodge McKerrell Barclay Leeds Road Huddersfield 386 L 1941 3 29 y 26 Rochdale 2–3 Leeds United Horrabin Duff Spotland Stadium Rochdale 784 L 1941 4 5 y 27 Stockport County 1–1 Rochdale Horrabin Edgeley Park Stockport 820 D 1941 4 12 y 28 Rochdale 3–1 Stockport County P. Taylor Jones Horrabin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1438 W 1941 4 14 y 29 Rochdale 0–4 Oldham Athletic Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1733 L 1941 4 19 y 30 Rochdale 1–3 Bolton Wanderers P. Taylor Spotland Stadium Rochdale 726 L 1941 4 26 y 31 Bradford City 3–3 Rochdale Richard Haworth Duff Harrison Valley Parade Bradford 500 D 1941 5 10 y 32 Oldham Athletic 5–0 Rochdale Boundary Park Oldham 1189 L League War Cup 1941 2 15 y 33 Newcastle United 1–2 Rochdale P. Taylor Bellis St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 3000 W 1941 2 22 y 34 Rochdale 1–3 Newcastle United Wynn Stubbins Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 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