1955–56 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1955–56 Harry Catterick Spotland Stadium Division 3 North 12th F.A. Cup 1st Round Eric Gemmell Eric Gemmell 1954–55 1956–57 The 1955–56 season saw Rochdale A.F.C.'s 49th in existence and their 28th in the Football League Third Division North. Statistics Division 3 North F.A. Cup Lancashire Cup ENG GK Albert Morton 9 0 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Jim Storey 18 1 0 0 2 0 SCO DF Harry Boyle 26 0 0 0 2 0 ENG MF Joe Lynn 34 5 1 0 2 0 SCO MF Billy McCulloch 45 2 1 0 3 0 ENG MF Danny Murphy 46 0 1 0 3 0 ENG MF Arnold Kendall 30 5 0 0 2 0 ENG FW Frank Mitcheson 17 3 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Eric Gemmell 29 13 1 0 1 0 ENG FW Johnny McClelland 24 5 0 0 1 0 ENG MF Jimmy Anders 34 11 1 0 3 2 ENG FW Neville Black 18 5 1 0 2 0 ENG DF Dave Neville 1 0 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Harry Fearnley 1 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Don Partridge 1 0 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Brian Sutton 2 0 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Brian Green 5 0 0 0 3 0 ENG FW Derek Andrews 22 4 1 0 1 1 ENG DF Ray Aspden 2 0 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Jimmy Jones 34 0 1 0 3 0 ENG MF Ralph Moremont 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bermuda FW Calvin Symonds 1 0 0 0 0 0 SCO DF Charlie Ferguson 33 0 1 0 2 0 ENG FW Frank Lord 8 4 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Bev Glover 19 0 1 0 2 0 ENG MF Bernard Stonehouse 15 1 0 0 2 1 SCO FW Andy McLaren 23 5 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Harry Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 0 ENG MF George Lyons 4 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Gerry Molloy 3 0 0 0 0 0 |} Final League Table 1955–56 Football League Third Division North Third Division North ROC Competitions Football League Third Division North 1955–56 Football League 1955 8 20 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-rochdale-20-august-1955-156813/ Grimsby Town 1–1 Rochdale Evans McClelland Blundell Park Cleethorpes 11694 D 1955 8 24 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/accrington-stanley-v-rochdale-24-august-1955-156824/ Accrington Stanley 3–0 Rochdale Dick Scott Cocker Peel Park Accrington 12016 L 1955 8 27 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-bradford-park-avenue-27-august-1955-156836/ Rochdale 4–2 Bradford Park Avenue Mitcheson Gemmell Kendall Black Brickley Deplidge pen. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4648 W 1955 8 29 y 4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-accrington-stanley-29-august-1955-156844/ Rochdale 1–1 Accrington Stanley Kendall McCredie Spotland Stadium Rochdale 8086 D 1955 9 03 y 5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-oldham-athletic-03-september-1955-156863/ Rochdale 4–4 Oldham Athletic Lynn Mitcheson Kendall Black King Chaytor Travis Spotland Stadium Rochdale 10824 D 1955 9 05 y 6 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-barrow-05-september-1955-156869/ Rochdale 5–1 Barrow Black Andrews McClelland Gemmell McCulloch Horton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4618 W 1955 9 10 y 7 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-v-rochdale-10-september-1955-156880/ Chesterfield 7–2 Rochdale Sowden Smith Woodhead Keen Gemmell McClelland Saltergate Recreation Ground Chesterfield 9381 L 1955 9 15 y 8 https://www.11v11.com/matches/barrow-v-rochdale-15-september-1955-156901/ Barrow 2–0 Rochdale Codd Gordon Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 5157 L 1955 9 17 y 9 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-tranmere-rovers-17-september-1955-156911/ Rochdale 1–3 Tranmere Rovers Anders Speakman Kelly McDevitt Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5518 L 1955 9 21 y 10 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-chester-21-september-1955-156922/ Rochdale 4–2 Chester Gemmell Lynn pen.pen. Lee Jolley Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2936 W 1955 9 24 y 11 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southport-v-rochdale-24-september-1955-156933/ Southport 2–0 Rochdale McLaren McIlvenny Haig Avenue Southport 3949 L 1955 9 28 y 12 https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-rochdale-28-september-1955-156946/ Darlington 2–0 Rochdale Davis Morton Feethams Darlington 5222 L 1955 10 1 y 13 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-gateshead-01-october-1955-156958/ Rochdale 1–1 Gateshead Andrews Robson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5358 D 1955 10 8 y 14 https://www.11v11.com/matches/york-city-v-rochdale-08-october-1955-156972/ York City 1–2 Rochdale Brown Gemmell Bootham Crescent York 9742 W 1955 10 15 y 15 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-scunthorpe-united-15-october-1955-156982/ Rochdale 3–2 Scunthorpe United Gemmell Kendall Gregory Brown Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6110 W 1955 10 22 y 16 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-rochdale-22-october-1955-156986/ Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Rochdale Todd Stewart Gresty Road Crewe 4922 L 1955 10 29 y 17 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hartlepools-united-29-october-1955-157006/ Rochdale 1–4 Hartlepools United Gemmell Robinson Lumley Luke Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4388 L 1955 11 5 y 18 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-rochdale-05-november-1955-157017/ Stockport County 0–0 Rochdale Edgeley Park Stockport 9337 D 1955 11 12 y 19 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-mansfield-town-12-november-1955-157030/ Rochdale 1–1 Mansfield Town Mitcheson Jepson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4660 D 1955 11 26 y 20 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-halifax-town-26-november-1955-157042/ Rochdale 2–1 Halifax Town McClelland Black Lonsdale Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4354 W 1955 12 3 y 21 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-city-v-rochdale-03-december-1955-157045/ Bradford City 2–2 Rochdale Walsh 3Simm 89 pen. Whyte 37 o.g.McLaren 51 Valley Parade Bradford 10072 D R Wood 1955 12 17 y 22 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-grimsby-town-17-december-1955-157063/ Rochdale 2–0 Grimsby Town Gemmell Anders Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4547 W 1955 12 24 y 23 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-park-avenue-v-rochdale-24-december-1955-157071/ Bradford Park Avenue 3–3 Rochdale Ward Whitaker Redfearn Gemmell Anders Park Avenue Bradford 7743 D 1955 12 26 y 24 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-carlisle-united-26-december-1955-157088/ Rochdale 5–2 Carlisle United McLaren Anders Kendall Lynn pen. Bond Whitehouse Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4698 W 1955 12 27 y 25 https://www.11v11.com/matches/carlisle-united-v-rochdale-27-december-1955-157095/ Carlisle United 1–2 Rochdale Ashman Jackson Anders Brunton Park Carlisle 4429 W 1955 12 31 y 26 https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-rochdale-31-december-1955-157110/ Oldham Athletic 2–2 Rochdale Murphy o.g.Chaytor Anders McLaren Boundary Park Oldham 10179 D 1956 1 7 y 27 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wrexham-v-rochdale-07-january-1956-157125/ Wrexham 0–0 Rochdale Racecourse Ground Wrexham 6679 D 1956 1 21 y 28 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-rochdale-21-january-1956-157143/ Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Parnell Stephens Andrews Prenton Park Birkenhead 4732 L 1956 1 28 y 29 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-derby-county-28-january-1956-157153/ Rochdale 0–5 Derby County Woodhead Powell Straw Parry Spotland Stadium Rochdale 7466 L 1956 2 4 y 30 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-southport-04-february-1956-157163/ Rochdale 1–3 Southport Lynn pen. Bromilow Miles Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2845 L 1956 2 11 y 31 https://www.11v11.com/matches/gateshead-v-rochdale-11-february-1956-157170/ Gateshead 4–1 Rochdale Lydon 1 18Robson 46 80 Black 57 Redheugh Park Gateshead 1932 L 1956 2 18 y 32 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-york-city-18-february-1956-157188/ Rochdale 3–1 York City Anders Storey Fenton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3923 W 1956 3 3 y 33 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crewe-alexandra-03-march-1956-157208/ Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Anders Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4260 W 1956 3 10 y 34 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepools-united-v-rochdale-10-march-1956-157216/ Hartlepools United 1–0 Rochdale Luke pen. Victoria Park Hartlepool 8150 L 1956 3 17 y 35 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-wrexham-17-march-1956-157234/ Rochdale 1–0 Wrexham Anders Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4285 W 1956 3 22 y 36 https://www.11v11.com/matches/scunthorpe-united-v-rochdale-22-march-1956-157238/ Scunthorpe United 1–2 Rochdale Gregory Andrews Anders pen. Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 4865 W 1956 3 24 y 37 https://www.11v11.com/matches/mansfield-town-v-rochdale-24-march-1956-157244/ Mansfield Town 6–0 Rochdale Murray Darwin Jepson Mitten Field Mill Mansfield 8563 L 1956 3 30 y 38 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-workington-30-march-1956-157258/ Rochdale 1–0 Workington Stonehouse Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4057 W 1956 3 31 y 39 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-stockport-county-31-march-1956-157271/ Rochdale 0–0 Stockport County Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4643 D 1956 4 2 y 40 https://www.11v11.com/matches/workington-v-rochdale-02-april-1956-157284/ Workington 0–1 Rochdale Lord Borough Park Workington 5548 W 1956 4 7 y 41 https://www.11v11.com/matches/halifax-town-v-rochdale-07-april-1956-157290/ Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Griffiths McCulloch The Shay Halifax 3212 D 1956 4 14 y 42 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-bradford-city-14-april-1956-157311/ Rochdale 3–1 Bradford City Lord McLaren McClelland Jackson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3879 W 1956 4 18 y 43 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-chesterfield-18-april-1956-157318/ Rochdale 1–5 Chesterfield Lord Smith Sowden Keating Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2518 L 1956 4 21 y 44 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-rochdale-21-april-1956-157322/ Derby County 2–0 Rochdale Straw Ackerman Baseball Ground Derby 13077 L 1956 4 24 y 45 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-darlington-24-april-1956-157335/ Rochdale 1–0 Darlington Lord Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2542 W 1956 4 28 y 46 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chester-v-rochdale-28-april-1956-157344/ Chester 0–0 Rochdale Sealand Road Chester 4213 D F.A. Cup 1955–56 FA Cup 1955 11 19 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-york-city-19-november-1955-210733/ Rochdale 0–1 York City Wilkinson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 8992 L Lancashire Cup 1955 10 24 y Rochdale 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Andrews Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3070 D 1956 2 15 y Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Rochdale Stonehouse Anders Burnden Park Bolton 1432 W 1956 3 7 y Rochdale 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Anders Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2733 L Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 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