1916–17 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season February 2022 Rochdale 1916–17 Spotland Stadium Football League Lancs 8th & 1st Billy Halligan (18) 1915–16 1917–18 The 1916–17 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 10th in existence and their second in the wartime football league, during World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 8th in the Principle Tournament and 1st in the Subsidiary Tournament. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals Football League Lancs Friendlies ENG GK Arthur Causer 20 0 0 0 ENG GK Billy Biggar 10 0 1 0 ENG GK Tom Kay 6 0 0 0 DF W.S. Anderson 3 0 0 0 ENG DF Jack Barton 4 0 0 0 DF W.A. Wemyss 2 0 0 0 ENG DF Jack Page 4 0 0 0 ENG DF Herbert Tyler 1 0 0 0 SCO DF Danny Crossan 13 1 1 0 DF Alfred Caldwell 9 0 0 0 WAL DF Harry Millership 23 0 1 0 MF Herbert Tierney 24 0 1 0 ENG MF James Henderson 13 0 1 0 ENG DF Vince Hayes 2 0 0 0 MF J. Harrison 3 0 1 0 ENG DF Jack Hebden 7 0 0 0 DF W. Hartley 1 0 0 0 DF N. Fielding 1 0 0 0 DF W.R. Roberts 2 0 0 0 ENG MF Jim Tully 23 1 1 3 MF A. Walker 26 12 0 0 MF J.E. Butterworth 3 0 0 0 MF J. Litherland 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Tweedale Rigg 11 1 1 0 MF A. Poles 1 0 0 0 MF C.E. Walters 3 0 0 0 ENG DF Robert Frith 3 0 0 0 IRE DF Pat O'Connell 17 0 1 1 ENG MF Archie Rawlings 35 3 0 0 MF L. Walkden 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Jack Yarwood 2 0 0 0 ENG MF Jack Broster 2 0 0 0 ENG FW Tom Page 5 2 0 0 FW Bob Thomas 26 14 0 0 MF R. Smith 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Tommy Meehan 18 5 0 0 WAL FW Frank Curtis 1 0 0 0 IRE FW Billy Halligan 34 18 1 2 ENG MF Eli Turner 2 0 0 0 ENG MF Albert Smith 27 3 1 0 FW W. Kehoe 5 1 0 0 FW P. Roscoe 1 0 0 0 |} Friendlies 1916 12 25 y Friendly Rochdale 6–2 Oldham Athletic Halligan Tully O'Connell Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1000 W Competitions Football League - Lancashire Section 1916 9 2 y 1 Stockport County 3–0 Rochdale Edgeley Park Stockport L 1916 9 9 y 2 Rochdale 2–0 Bury T.Page ? o.g. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 W 1916 9 16 y 3 Stoke City 1–1 Rochdale Turner Kehoe Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 6000 D 1916 9 23 y 4 Rochdale 1–1 Southport Central Halligan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 D 1916 9 30 y 5 Blackburn Rovers 6–1 Rochdale Chapman Thomas Ewood Park Blackburn 5000 L 1916 10 7 y 6 Rochdale 2–2 Manchester City T.Page pen.Halligan Barnes Brennan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 D 1916 10 14 y 7 Everton 3–0 Rochdale Goodison Park Liverpool 11000 L 1916 10 21 y 8 Rochdale 4–1 Blackpool Thomas Halligan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 W 1916 10 28 y 9 Rochdale 0–6 Bolton Wanderers Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1000 L 1916 11 4 y 10 Port Vale 1–1 Rochdale G. Shelton Tully Old Recreation Ground Stoke-on-Trent D 1916 11 11 y 11 Rochdale 4–1 Oldham Athletic Thomas Halligan A. Smith Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 W 1916 11 18 y 12 Preston North End 1–2 Rochdale Halligan Rawlings Deepdale Preston W 1916 11 25 y 13 Rochdale 1–2 Burnley Halligan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1000 L 1916 12 2 y 14 Manchester United 1–1 Rochdale Anderson Thomas Old Trafford Manchester 3000 D 1916 12 9 y 15 Rochdale 3–2 Liverpool Rawlings Walker Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4000 W 1916 12 16 y 16 Rochdale 4–0 Stockport County Thomas Halligan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1000 W 1916 12 23 y 17 Bury 1–2 Rochdale A. Smith Crossan pen. Gigg Lane Bury 1000 W 1916 12 30 y 18 Rochdale 0–1 Stoke City Bridgett Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 L 1917 1 6 y 19 Southport Central 3–0 Rochdale Haig Avenue Southport 2000 L 1917 1 13 y 20 Rochdale 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Thomas Meehan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 W 1917 1 20 y 21 Manchester City 2–1 Rochdale Wynn Barnes Thomas Hyde Road Manchester 7000 L 1917 1 27 y 22 Rochdale 2–1 Everton Halligan Meehan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 W 1917 2 3 y 23 Blackpool 0–2 Rochdale Thomas Halligan Bloomfield Road Blackpool W 1917 2 10 y 24 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Rochdale Walker Burnden Park Bolton 1500 W 1917 2 17 y 25 Rochdale 1–3 Port Vale Thomas Lockett Bentley pen. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1000 L 1917 2 24 y 26 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Boundary Park Oldham 3500 L 1917 3 3 y 27 Rochdale 1–2 Preston North End Rawlings Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 L 1917 3 10 y 28 Burnley 4–3 Rochdale Walker Thomas Halligan Turf Moor Burnley L 1917 3 17 y 29 Rochdale 2–0 Manchester United Meehan Halligan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 W 1917 3 24 y 30 Liverpool 4–0 Rochdale Anfield Liverpool L 1917 3 31 y 31 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Rochdale A. Smith Burnden Park Bolton W 1917 4 6 y 32 Bury 0–2 Rochdale Walker Meehan Gigg Lane or Spotland Stadium Bury or Rochdale 3000 W 1917 4 7 y 33 Rochdale 2–2 Oldham Athletic Halligan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 D 1917 4 9 y 34 Bury 2–3 Rochdale Halligan Rigg Gigg Lane or Spotland Stadium Bury or Rochdale 2000 W 1917 4 14 y 35 Rochdale 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Walker Meehan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 W 1917 4 21 y 36 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Rochdale Walker Halligan Tierney Boundary Park Oldham WRochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale