1908–09 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season February 2021 Rochdale 1908–09 Spotland Stadium Lancashire Combination Division 2 10th FA Cup Preliminary Round Patrick Galvin (10) Patrick Galvin (10) 1907–08 1909–10 The 1908–09 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 2nd season in existence. They spent their first season in the Manchester League and were subsequently elected to Lancashire Combination Division 2 where they finished in 10th place out of 20. They also competed in the F.A. Cup for the first time, in the preliminary round. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals Lancs Comb Div 2 F.A. Cup GK John Taylor 34 0 1 0 DF George Joy 3 0 0 0 DF W. Kelly 0 0 1 0 ENG DF Billy Openshaw 38 5 1 1 MF Zach Holden 26 1 1 0 ENG DF Patrick Galvin 30 10 1 0 MF Martin Ball 32 0 1 0 MF H. Parkinson 3 0 0 0 FW J. Bowden 0 0 1 0 FW H. Plant 21 0 1 1 ENG FW Charles Mitchell 17 4 0 0 MF R. Barlow 16 4 0 0 FW Joe Hardman 3 0 1 0 MF Thomas Thornley 13 2 1 0 ENG FW Harold Meadowcroft 6 0 1 1 DF E. Petty 9 0 0 0 ENG FW Frank Pearson 11 6 0 0 FW Charles Donaghy 12 4 0 0 MF H. Morgan 23 0 0 0 ENG DF Tom Fleetwood 27 5 0 0 DF W. Buckley 3 0 0 0 ENG DF Billy Hampson 22 1 0 0 GK R. Lawton 4 0 0 0 ENG MF Bob Heap 16 8 0 0 ENG FW Harry Wilkinson 2 0 0 0 MF Harry McWilliams 3 0 0 0 FW F. Mulrooney 17 2 0 0 MF C. McCormack 4 0 0 0 MF Robert Cuthbertson 2 0 0 0 FW H. Barnes 13 6 0 0 MF Levi Hennifer 1 0 0 0 DF J. Walmesley 2 0 0 0 MF J. Wilcock 2 0 0 0 DF E. Stansfield 2 0 0 0 |} solid 1px #aaa Squad Statistics (Non-Competitive) Appearances and goals Lancs Jnr Cup Friendlies GK John Taylor 1 0 3 0 DF George Joy 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Billy Openshaw 1 0 3 1 MF Zach Holden 1 0 1 0 ENG DF Patrick Galvin 1 0 3 3 MF Martin Ball 1 0 3 0 MF H. Parkinson 1 0 0 0 FW H. Plant 1 1 3 0 ENG FW Charles Mitchell 0 0 2 0 MF R. Barlow 1 0 1 0 FW Joe Hardman 1 0 0 0 MF Thomas Thornley 1 1 1 1 DF E. Petty 0 0 1 1 ENG FW Frank Pearson 0 0 1 0 MF H. Morgan 0 0 2 1 ENG DF Tom Fleetwood 0 0 1 0 ENG DF Billy Hampson 0 0 3 0 ENG MF Bob Heap 0 0 1 0 FW F. Mulrooney 0 0 1 0 MF C. McCormack 0 0 1 0 FW H. Barnes 0 0 1 1 FW J. Worrall 0 0 1 0 |} Friendlies 1908 12 12 y Friendly Rochdale 3–1 Manchester City Reserves Openshaw Petty Thornley Spotland Stadium Rochdale W 1909 1 30 y Friendly Rochdale 1–1 Preston North End Morgan Spotland Stadium Rochdale D 1909 3 13 y Friendly Rochdale 4–3 Stockport County Reserves Galvin Barnes Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1000 W Competitions Lancashire Combination Division 2 1908 9 1 y 1 Rochdale 1–0 Earlestown Barlow Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 W 1908 9 5 y 2 Rochdale 0–3 Bacup Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 L 1908 9 26 y 3 Manchester City Reserves 9–1 Rochdale Pearson Hyde Road Manchester 4000 L 1908 10 3 y 4 Rochdale 1–0 Turton Pearson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1000 W 1908 10 10 y 5 Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Reserves Pearson Galvin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2700 W 1908 10 13 y 6 Rochdale 3–2 Haslingden Galvin Donaghy Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 W 1908 10 17 y 7 Chroley 3–1 Rochdale Pearson St. George's Park Chorley 3000 L 1908 10 24 y 8 Heywood United 0–0 Rochdale ? Heywood 5000 D 1908 10 31 y 9 Rochdale 3–1 Ashton Town Openshaw pen.Thornley Galvin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 W 1908 11 7 y 10 Barrow 0–1 Rochdale Donaghy Little Park Barrow-in-Furness 1500 W 1908 11 14 y 11 Pendlebury 2–2 Rochdale Openshaw pen. ? Pendlebury 1000 D 1908 11 21 y 12 Rochdale 7–0 Brynn Central Donaghy pen.Fleetwood Galvin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2500 W 1908 11 28 y 13 Rochdale 4–1 St Helens Town Fleetwood Thornley Galvin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 W 1908 12 5 y 14 Rochdale 1–3 Pendlebury o.g. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4000 L 1908 12 19 y 15 St Helens Town 0–0 Rochdale Primrose Ground St Helens 1000 D 1908 12 25 y 16 Hyde 3–1 Rochdale Openshaw Ewen Fields Hyde 5000 L 1908 12 26 y 17 Rochdale 1–0 Heywood United Fleetwood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5500 W 1909 1 1 y 18 Ashton Town 2–0 Rochdale ? Ashton-in-Makerfield 1000 L 1909 1 2 y 19 Earlestown 2–1 Rochdale Pearson ? Newton-le-Willows 1000 L 1909 1 9 y Abandoned Rochdale 0–0 Oswaldtwistle Spotland Stadium Rochdale 700 P 1909 1 16 y 20 Turton 5–1 Rochdale Holden Tower Street North Turton 150 L 1909 1 23 y 21 Rochdale 0–1 Hyde Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2500 L 1909 2 6 y 22 Rochdale 2–0 Eccles Borough Mitchell Pearson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 W 1909 2 13 y 23 Glossop Reserves 3–0 Rochdale North Road Glossop 550 L 1909 2 20 y 24 Rochdale 0–3 Manchester City Reserves Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4000 L 1909 2 27 y 25 Oswaldtwistle 0–1 Rochdale Mulrooney ? Oswaldtwistle W 1909 3 6 y 26 Eccles Borough 2–0 Rochdale ? Eccles 5000 L 1909 3 17 y 27 Haslingden 4–2 Rochdale Mitchell Openshaw pen. ? Haslingden 1000 L 1909 3 20 y 28 Rochdale 0–1 Glossop Reserves Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 L 1909 3 27 y 29 Great Harwood 1–2 Rochdale Heap The Showground Great Harwood 800 W 1909 3 30 y 30 Rochdale 9–0 Oswaldtwistle Barnes Barlow Mulrooney Heap Spotland Stadium Rochdale 700 W 1909 4 3 y 31 Clitheroe Central 1–1 Rochdale Mitchell Upbrooks Clitheroe D 1909 4 5 y 32 Stockport County Reserves 3–1 Rochdale Heap Edgeley Park Stockport L 1909 4 9 y 33 Bacup 2–1 Rochdale Barlow West View Bacup L 1909 4 10 y 34 Rochdale 2–1 Clitheroe Central Barnes Heap Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1500 W 1909 4 12 y 35 Rochdale 4–1 Lancaster Galvin Barlow Fleetwood Heap Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1500 W 1909 4 17 y 36 Rochdale 3–2 Chroley Hampson Heap Mitchell Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 W 1909 4 20 y 37 Rochdale 0–1 Barrow Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1000 L 1909 4 28 y 38 Lancaster 0–0 Rochdale Giant Axe Lancaster 500 D F.A. Cup 1908–09 FA Cup 1908 9 19 y Preliminary Round Accrington Stanley 5–3 Rochdale Plant Meadowcroft Openshaw Peel Park Accrington 2000 L Lancashire Junior Cup 1908 9 12 y Rochdale 2–3 Hindley Central Plant Thornley Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2500 L Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale