1944–45 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1944–45 Ted Goodier Spotland Stadium Football League North 27th & 57th League War Cup John ReidErnest Morris (6) John ReidErnest Morris (6) 1943–44 1945–46 The 1944–45 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 38th in existence and their 6th in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. Rochdale finished in 27th position in the first and in 57th position and in the second. Some matches in the 2nd Championship were also in the League War Cup and Lancashire Cup. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals Football League North & League War Cup ENG GK Arthur Chesters 26 0 ENG GK Walker Grimsditch 7 0 GK W. Thorpe 1 0 GK H.H.C. Hall 2 0 GK Hesketh 1 0 GK F. Olive 1 0 DF W. Manghan 1 0 ENG MF Joe Duff 38 3 ENG DF Ellis Cornwell 29 0 DF Matthew Muir 15 0 ENG DF William Keenan 1 0 ENG DF Bill Byrom 18 0 ENG DF Doug Cole 2 0 ENG DF Harry Lowe 5 0 ENG DF Eddie Lyons 5 0 WAL DF Gwyn Jones 3 0 ENG MF Jim Treanor 7 0 MF Jimmy? Macauley 1 0 ENG MF Walter Ainsworth 7 3 ENG MF Jimmy Eastwood 3 0 MF Jimmy Jones 15 2 MF Charles Wilson 1 0 WAL MF Bob Davies 1 0 MF F. Whittaker 7 0 ENG MF Tom Jones 8 0 ENG MF John Neary 24 0 ENG MF Jimmy Chambers 1 0 ENG MF Jimmy Gemmell 3 0 WAL DF Jim Pearce 1 0 ENG DF George Haigh 24 1 MF Jack Bradshaw 2 0 ENG MF Jack Foxton 1 0 ENG MF James Taylor 1 0 MF Percy Taylor 1 1 ENG FW John Gastall 2 0 ENG MF Wally Reynolds 18 3 ENG FW Jack Gallon 22 5 MF John Reid 12 6 ENG FW Alf Ainsworth 6 0 MF A.L. Hughes 1 0 ENG MF Sammy Makin 11 2 MF S.A. Pickstock 1 1 ENG FW Jimmy Cunliffe 3 0 MF John Banner 1 0 ENG MF Albert Mycock 2 0 MF Jack Higham 1 0 FW Ernest Morris 9 6 FW Albert Griffiths 1 0 FW Harold Acton 2 1 FW Alfred Chaney 1 0 NIR FW Davy Cochrane 2 1 ENG FW Wally Hunt 1 1 ENG FW Jimmy Constantine 10 3 FW Jack Harker 4 0 FW James Weatherspoon 1 0 FW William Whittle 1 0 ENG FW Jack Bradley 1 0 FW D. Strachan 6 0 ENG FW Tom Cochrane 4 1 ENG MF Albert Malam 2 0 ENG FW Arthur Bailey 1 0 FW J. Bate 1 0 ENG FW Eric Wood 5 3 ENG FW Syd Roberts 2 1 ENG FW Billy Woods 1 0 ENG MF Arthur Cunliffe 3 0 FW Kenneth Atkinson 2 0 ENG FW James Harrison 4 0 FW James Young 2 1 FW Harry Revell 1 0 ENG FW Jack Brinton 2 1 FW Harry Seddon 1 0 ENG FW Alf Hanson 4 4 FW Thorpe 1 0 |} Competitions Football League North & War League Cup 1944 8 26 y 1 Rochdale 3–7 Blackpool W. Ainsworth Morris Mortensen Spotland Stadium Rochdale 7071 L 1944 9 2 y 2 Blackpool 3–0 Rochdale Bloomfield Road Blackpool 4000 L 1944 9 9 y 3 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Rochdale Ewood Park Blackburn 3000 L 1944 9 16 y 4 Rochdale 2–0 Blackburn Rovers W. Ainsworth Acton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2850 W 1944 9 23 y 5 Burnley 2–2 Rochdale Duff W. Ainsworth Turf Moor Burnley 4213 D 1944 9 30 y 6 Rochdale 3–1 Burnley Gallon D. Cochrane Duff Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3612 W 1944 10 7 y 7 Rochdale 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Gallon P. Taylor Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4100 D 1944 10 14 y 8 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Rochdale Burnden Park Bolton 4000 D 1944 10 21 y 9 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Rochdale Morris Peel Park Accrington 3449 W 1944 10 28 y 10 Rochdale 3–0 Accrington Stanley Morris Roach o.g. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2135 W 1944 11 4 y 11 Rochdale 5–2 Preston North End Gallon Reynolds T. Cochrane Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3100 W 1944 11 11 y 12 Preston North End 2–1 Rochdale J. Jones Deepdale Preston 2700 L 1944 11 18 y 13 Southport 2–2 Rochdale Hunt J. Jones Haig Avenue Southport 3000 D 1944 11 25 y 14 Rochdale 1–1 Southport Roberts Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3326 D 1944 12 2 y 15 Rochdale 2–3 Oldham Athletic Reid Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2621 L 1944 12 9 y 16 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Rochdale Reid Reynolds Boundary Park Oldham 5658 W 1944 12 16 y 17 Halifax Town 4–2 Rochdale Pickstock Makin The Shay Halifax 1800 L 1944 12 23 y 18 Rochdale 3–0 Halifax Town Reynolds Reid Young Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4760 W 1944 12 25 y 19 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Gallon Peel Park Accrington 5800 W 1944 12 30 y 20 Rochdale 1–1 Accrington Stanley Haigh Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4063 D 1945 1 13 y 21 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Rochdale Gallon Constantine Ewood Park Blackburn 3017 L 1945 1 20 y 22 Rochdale 1–1 Preston North End Reid Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1934 D 1945 1 27 y 23 Preston North End 1–1 Rochdale Reid Deepdale Preston 1755 D 1945 2 3 y 24 Burnley 2–0 Rochdale Turf Moor Burnley 5657 L 1945 2 10 y 25 Rochdale 0–4 Burnley Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4607 L 1945 2 17 y 26 Rochdale 3–6 Blackpool ? o.g.Hanson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2554 L 1945 2 24 y 27 Blackpool 4–0 Rochdale Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7000 L 1945 3 3 y 28 Rochdale 0–8 Blackburn Rovers Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2887 L 1945 3 10 y 29 Rochdale 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2670 L 1945 3 17 y 30 Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Rochdale Ewood Park Blackburn 3000 L 1945 3 24 y 31 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Rochdale Brinton Prenton Park Birkenhead 2376 W 1945 3 31 y 32 Rochdale 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Duff Constantine Makin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2379 W 1945 4 2 y 33 Chester 3–0 Rochdale Sealand Road Chester 3000 L 1945 4 7 y 34 Stockport County 3–0 Rochdale Edgeley Park Stockport 3042 L 1945 4 14 y 35 Rochdale 0–2 Stockport County Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1671 L 1945 4 21 y 36 Rochdale 1–2 Oldham Athletic Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1776 L 1945 4 28 y 37 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Rochdale Boundary Park Oldham 1297 L 1945 5 5 y 38 Rochdale 2–1 Chester Hanson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 708 W 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