1941–42 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1941–42 Ted Goodier Spotland Stadium Football League North 22nd League War Cup Jimmy Cunliffe (12) Jimmy Cunliffe (12) 1940–41 1942–43 The 1941–42 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 35th in existence and their 3rd in the wartime league (League North). The first 18 matches were in the 1st Championship, in which Rochdale finished 22nd out of 38 clubs. The remaining matches were in the 2nd Championship (in which Rochdale did not play enough matches to be included in the final table). These matches were also league war cup qualifiers. Matches 28 to 31 were also in the Lancashire Cup. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals Football League & War League Cup ENG GK Jack Hall 4 0 IRL DF Bill Gorman 8 0 ENG DF Bill Byrom 4 0 ENG MF Jim Treanor 30 1 MF Andrew Davenport 5 0 ENG DF Dick Webster 7 1 MF Percy Taylor 15 2 ENG FW Jimmy Cunliffe 24 12 FW Walter Horrabin 8 1 ENG FW Joe Duff 26 7 SCO FW Duncan Colquhoun 23 5 FW J. Wood 2 0 ENG FW Tommy Dutton 1 0 ENG DF Les Horton 4 0 SCO DF Tom Sneddon 21 0 ENG GK Tom Swinburne 5 0 SCO MF Alec Davies 1 0 ENG FW Alf Bellis 1 0 GK Jack Smith 1 0 MF S. Hanna 1 0 MF William Whitaker 2 0 FW Frank Wright 3 1 FW David Jones 9 7 WAL FW Les Boulter 1 0 ENG MF John Neary 16 0 ENG MF Ernie Toser 1 0 ENG FW Alf Ainsworth 2 0 ENG FW Richard Haworth 1 0 DF J. Horton 8 0 ENG MF Tom Dooley 15 1 ENG FW Verdun Jones 11 5 FW Fred Smith 11 1 ENG GK Ernie Robson 10 0 ENG FW Wally Hunt 1 0 FW R. Wood 2 0 ENG FW Harry Whitworth 1 0 ENG DF Jeff Barker 1 0 J. Shields 3 0 John Middleton 1 0 ENG GK Cliff Pitt 7 0 ENG MF Jimmy Eastwood 3 0 W. Mangham 2 0 Samuel Paton 3 0 Robert Delaney 1 0 SCO FW Willie MacFadyen 2 0 ENG FW Bill Walsh 3 0 WAL GK Roy John 2 0 SCO DF Bobby Ancell 1 1 ENG FW Roland Bartholomew 6 4 ENG GK Arthur Chesters 2 0 ENG DF Gilbert Richmond 5 0 ENG DF Stan Cutting 6 1 James Thorpe 5 0 ENG DF Norman Kirkman 1 0 Frank France 1 0 WAL FW Ossie Jones 1 0 |} Competitions Football League North 1941 8 30 y 1 Rochdale 3–2 Oldham Athletic Duff Colquhoun Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2445 W 1941 9 6 y 2 Oldham Athletic 3–0 Rochdale Boundary Park Oldham 3000 L 1941 9 13 y 3 Burnley 3–1 Rochdale Duff Turf Moor Burnley 2000 L 1941 9 20 y 4 Rochdale 1–1 Burnley Cunliffe Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1995 D 1941 9 27 y 5 Halifax Town 4–2 Rochdale Webster Duff The Shay Halifax 3500 L 1941 10 4 y 6 Rochdale 2–2 Halifax Town D. Jones Wright Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2014 D 1941 10 11 y 7 Rochdale 1–5 Preston North End Colquhoun Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2894 L 1941 10 18 y 8 Preston North End 6–0 Rochdale Deepdale Preston 3000 L 1941 10 25 y 9 Southport 4–1 Rochdale D. Jones Haig Avenue Southport 1500 L 1941 11 1 y 10 Rochdale 4–2 Southport D. Jones Cunliffe V. Jones Spotland Stadium Rochdale 975 W 1941 11 8 y 11 Rochdale 1–0 Bury V. Jones Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1700 W 1941 11 15 y 12 Bury 2–3 Rochdale V. Jones DooleyHunt Gigg Lane Bury 1474 W 1941 11 22 y 13 Bolton Wanderers 3–3 Rochdale Cunliffe Burnden Park Bolton 2200 D 1941 11 29 y 14 Rochdale 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cunliffe Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1500 W 1941 12 6 y 15 Rochdale 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Taylor Duff Spotland Stadium Rochdale 488 D 1941 12 13 y 16 Blackburn Rovers 8–2 Rochdale V. Jones Ewood Park Blackburn 1299 L 1941 12 20 y 17 Rochdale 0–5 Blackpool Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1500 L 1941 12 25 y 18 Blackpool 0–1 Rochdale Cunliffe Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11500 W 1941 12 27 y 19 Rochdale 1–0 Oldham Athletic Colquhoun Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2317 W 1942 1 3 y 20 Oldham Athletic 3–2 Rochdale Cunliffe Horrabin Boundary Park Oldham 1000 L 1942 1 10 y 21 Rochdale 2–0 Leeds United F. Smith Taylor Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2107 W 1942 1 17 y 22 Leeds United 5–0 Rochdale Elland Road Leeds 3000 L 1942 2 14 y 23 Manchester City 5–0 Rochdale Maine Road Manchester 4000 L 1942 2 21 y 24 Southport 2–1 Rochdale Duff Haig Avenue Southport 1000 L 1942 3 14 y 25 Rochdale 2–8 Liverpool Treanor 9Ancell 19 Balmer 2 43 44Done 10 88 pen. 89Nieuwenhuys 19 65 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2373 L 1942 3 21 y 26 Rochdale 3–1 Manchester City Cutting Cunliffe Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2323 W 1942 3 28 y 27 https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/FriendlyGame/8837 Liverpool 5–2 Rochdale Liddell 2 28 89Dorsett 15Palk 70 Bartholomew 17 26 Anfield Liverpool 5000 L 1942 4 11 y 28 Bury 4–3 Rochdale Cunliffe Colquhoun D. Jones Gigg Lane Bury 1648 L 1942 4 18 y 29 Rochdale 4–1 Bury D. Jones Duff Bartholomew Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2010 W 1942 4 25 y 30 Rochdale 2–0 Blackpool Colquhoun Bartholomew Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2736 W 1942 5 2 y 31 Blackpool 5–1 Rochdale D. Jones Bloomfield Road Blackpool 6000 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