1915–16 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season February 2022 Rochdale 1915–16 Spotland Stadium Football League Lancs & Midland 13th & 5th Fred Heap (10) 1914–15 1916–17 The 1915–16 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 9th in existence. With the outbreak of World War I, the football league and FA Cup were suspended, and a wartime football league was set up. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 13th, as well as the Midland Section Northern Division, finishing 5th. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals Football League Lancs/Midland Section ENG GK John Swann 2 0 ENG DF Jack Barton 29 0 DF Alfred Caldwell 27 0 MF W.S. Anderson 2 0 DF C. Lee 3 0 ENG MF Jack Yarwood 34 0 ENG MF Archibald Rawlings 27 6 MF T. Southworth 4 0 MF A. Walker 23 5 ENG FW Ernest Hawksworth 25 7 ENG MF Albert Smith 36 7 ENG GK Billy Biggar 10 0 ENG MF Jim Tully 27 0 ENG DF Harry Swift 11 3 SCO DF Robert Neave 1 1 ENG DF George Kay 27 3 ENG FW Jimmy Kenyon 3 0 ENG MF James Brannick 17 4 ENG DF John Cuffe 5 0 MF H. Holt 5 1 ENG GK Joe Butler 3 0 ENG FW Fred Heap 23 10 ENG GK Arthur Causer 20 0 SCO DF Danny Crossan 5 0 ENG MF Samuel Challinor 5 0 ENG FW Tom Page 1 1 ENG MF Albert Barnett 3 0 ENG FW Wally Smith 1 1 FW William Brown 2 0 SCO FW Sandy Turnbull 1 0 DF Billy Brown 1 0 MF P. Pickup 2 0 |} Competitions Football League - Lancashire Section 1915 9 4 y 1 Burnley 6–1 Rochdale A. Smith Turf Moor Burnley 3000 L 1915 9 11 y 2 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Central Neave Spotland Stadium Rochdale W 1915 9 18 y 3 Preston North End 1–2 Rochdale Walker A. Smith Deepdale Preston 1600 W 1915 9 25 y 4 Rochdale 0–0 Oldham Athletic Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4000 D 1915 10 2 y 5 Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Edgeley Park Stockport 2500 L 1915 10 9 y 6 Rochdale 1–2 Everton A. Smith Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5000 L 1915 10 16 y 7 Liverpool 2–2 Rochdale A. Smith Kay Anfield Liverpool 12000 D 1915 10 23 y 8 Rochdale 2–4 Bolton Wanderers A. Smith pen.Hawksworth Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4000 L 1915 10 30 y 9 Bury 3–1 Rochdale Hawksworth Gigg Lane Bury 4000 L 1915 11 6 y 10 Rochdale 0–2 Manchester City Barnes Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4000 L 1915 11 13 y 11 Manchester United 2–0 Rochdale A. Davies Gipps Old Trafford Manchester 4000 L 1915 11 20 y 12 Stoke 1–1 Rochdale Whittingham Brannick Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent D 1915 11 27 y 13 Rochdale 2–3 Blackpool A. Smith pen.Holt Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4000 L 1915 12 4 y 14 Rochdale 1–0 Burnley Heap Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2000 W 1915 12 11 y 15 Southport Central 2–2 Rochdale Hawksworth Heap Haig Avenue Southport 1000 D 1915 12 18 y 16 Rochdale 2–4 Preston North End Brannick Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1000 L 1915 12 25 y 17 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Rochdale Walker Heap Brannick Boundary Park Oldham 4062 W 1916 1 1 y 18 Rochdale 0–1 Stockport County Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1500 L 1916 1 8 y 19 Everton 3–2 Rochdale A. Smith Heap Goodison Park Liverpool 6000 L 1916 1 15 y 20 Rochdale 3–1 Liverpool Hawksworth Heap Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 W 1916 1 22 y 21 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Rochdale Burnden Park Bolton 3000 L 1916 1 29 y 22 Rochdale 2–1 Bury Rawlings Walker Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4000 W 1916 2 5 y 23 Manchester City 4–1 Rochdale P. Fairclough Barnes Cartwright Heap Hyde Road Manchester 8000 L 1916 2 12 y 24 Rochdale 2–2 Manchester United Swift Halligan Woodcock Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 D 1916 2 19 y 25 Stoke City 1–3 Rochdale Whittingham Page Swift Hawksworth Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 3000 W 1916 2 26 y 26 Blackpool 4–0 Rochdale Bloomfield Road Blackpool 4000 L Football League - Midland Section - Northern Division 1916 3 4 y 27 Rochdale 0–1 Leeds City Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 L 1916 3 11 y 28 Bradford 5–0 Rochdale ? ? 500 Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue L 1916 3 18 y 29 Bradford 3–4 Rochdale Rawlings Walker Heap W. Smith ? ? 3000 Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue W 1916 3 25 y 30 Barnsley 0–1 Rochdale Heap Oakwell Barnsley 2000 W 1916 4 1 y 31 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Layton Connor Hawksworth Leeds Road Huddersfield 4000 L 1916 4 8 y 32 Leeds City 3–1 Rochdale Walker Elland Road Leeds 2000 L 1916 4 15 y 33 Rochdale 3–0 Bradford Rawlings Kay Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue W 1916 4 21 y 34 Rochdale 1–1 Huddersfield Town Kay Holley Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 D 1916 4 22 y 35 Bradford 5–2 Rochdale Heap Rawlings ? ? 3000 Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue L 1916 4 29 y 36 Rochdale 2–1 Barnsley Heap Rawlings Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2800 W Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale