1952–53 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1952–53 Jack Warner Spotland Stadium Division 3 North 22nd F.A. Cup 1st Round Bert Foulds Bert Foulds 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 46th in existence and their 25th in the Football League Third Division North. Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 3 North F.A. Cup ENG GK Trevor Churchill 11 0 0 0 ENG DF Harry Potter 31 0 1 0 SCO DF Harry Boyle 45 0 1 0 WAL MF Jack Warner 21 0 1 0 ENG DF Wally Birch 23 0 1 0 SCO MF Alistair Buchan 40 1 0 0 ENG MF Jackie Arthur 15 4 0 0 SCO FW Sandy Lister 2 0 0 0 ENG FW Bert Foulds 32 13 1 0 SCO FW Bobby Gilfillan 41 10 1 0 ENG MF Eric Betts 26 4 1 0 ENG MF Harry Whitworth 39 7 1 0 ENG MF Joe Lynn 40 5 1 1 ENG GK Jim Nicholls 23 0 0 0 SCO FW Les Murray 16 3 0 0 ENG GK Brian Sutton 11 0 0 0 ENG MF Charlie Hogan 3 0 0 0 ENG DF Eric Downes 4 0 0 0 ENG FW Ray Haddington 25 8 1 0 ENG DF Bill Watson 22 0 0 0 ENG GK Mark Radcliffe 1 0 1 0 ENG MF Billy Morris 4 1 0 0 ENG FW Stan Marriott 6 2 0 0 ENG MF Don Partridge 7 0 0 0 ENG FW John Graham 10 1 0 0 ENG MF Danny Boxshall 8 3 0 0 |} Appearances and goals (Non-competitive) Lancashire Cup ENG GK Trevor Churchill 0 0 ENG DF Harry Potter 1 0 SCO DF Harry Boyle 1 0 WAL MF Jack Warner 0 0 ENG DF Wally Birch 0 0 SCO MF Alistair Buchan 1 0 ENG MF Jackie Arthur 1 0 SCO FW Sandy Lister 0 0 ENG FW Bert Foulds 1 0 SCO FW Bobby Gilfillan 1 0 ENG MF Eric Betts 0 0 ENG MF Harry Whitworth 1 0 ENG MF Joe Lynn 1 0 ENG GK Jim Nicholls 1 0 SCO FW Les Murray 0 0 ENG GK Brian Sutton 0 0 ENG MF Charlie Hogan 0 0 ENG DF Eric Downes 1 0 ENG FW Ray Haddington 1 0 ENG DF Bill Watson 0 0 ENG GK Mark Radcliffe 0 0 ENG MF Billy Morris 0 0 ENG FW Stan Marriott 0 0 ENG MF Don Partridge 0 0 ENG FW John Graham 0 0 ENG MF Danny Boxshall 0 0 |} Final League Table 1952–53 Football League Third Division North Third Division North ROC Competitions Football League Third Division North 1952–53 Football League 1952 8 23 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crewe-alexandra-23-august-1952-155157/ Rochdale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra McGuigan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 7000 L E Plinston 1952 8 25 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-park-avenue-v-rochdale-25-august-1952-155163/ Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Rochdale Turner Horsman Whitworth Park Avenue Bradford 12060 L A Holland 1952 8 30 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-rochdale-30-august-1952-155182/ Port Vale 5–2 Rochdale Steele Bennett Griffiths Mullard Gilfillan Foulds Old Recreation Ground Stoke-on-Trent 15448 L ER Hill 1952 9 2 y 4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-bradford-park-avenue-02-september-1952-155191/ Rochdale 1–0 Bradford Park Avenue Foulds Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6647 W A Holland 1952 9 6 y 5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-chester-06-september-1952-155205/ Rochdale 3–1 Chester Lynn Gilfillan Betts Richardson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6557 W F Cowen 1952 9 9 y 6 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southport-v-rochdale-09-september-1952-155215/ Southport 1–0 Rochdale Pennington Haig Avenue Southport 5175 L H Haworth 1952 9 13 y 7 https://www.11v11.com/matches/scunthorpe-united-v-rochdale-13-september-1952-155230/ Scunthorpe United 5–1 Rochdale Haigh Whitfield Mynard McGill Mosby Foulds Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 7381 L LN Peake 1952 9 16 y 8 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-southport-16-september-1952-155239/ Rochdale 0–0 Southport Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5330 D 1952 9 20 y 9 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-stockport-county-20-september-1952-155254/ Rochdale 2–2 Stockport County Lynn Gilfillan Oliver Connor Spotland Stadium Rochdale 8623 D JW Bowers 1952 9 23 y 10 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-workington-23-september-1952-155262/ Rochdale 2–0 Workington Murray Betts Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5075 W W Hesleton 1952 9 27 y 11 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-city-v-rochdale-27-september-1952-155271/ Bradford City 0–3 Rochdale Foulds Valley Parade Bradford 10898 W A Murdoch 1952 9 30 y 12 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-gateshead-30-september-1952-155287/ Rochdale 2–3 Gateshead Gilfillan Wilbert Winters Price Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4848 L 1952 10 4 y 13 https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-rochdale-04-october-1952-155300/ Oldham Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Crawford Boundary Park Oldham 23026 L J McCann 1952 10 11 y 14 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-wrexham-11-october-1952-155313/ Rochdale 4–1 Wrexham Whitworth Murray Arthur pen. Jones Spotland Stadium Rochdale 8016 W RJ Leafe 1952 10 18 y 15 https://www.11v11.com/matches/barrow-v-rochdale-18-october-1952-155318/ Barrow 2–1 Rochdale Gordon Keen Gilfillan Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 5789 L J Bell 1952 10 25 y 16 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-grimsby-town-25-october-1952-155337/ Rochdale 0–2 Grimsby Town McCue Spotland Stadium Rochdale 12291 L 1952 11 1 y 17 https://www.11v11.com/matches/york-city-v-rochdale-01-november-1952-155352/ York City 2–0 Rochdale Griffiths Warrender Bootham Crescent York 9430 L TW Glendenning 1952 11 8 y 18 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-tranmere-rovers-08-november-1952-155361/ Rochdale 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Gilfillan Betts Foulds Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6101 W KA Collinge 1952 11 15 y 19 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-v-rochdale-15-november-1952-155368/ Chesterfield 1–0 Rochdale Smith Saltergate Recreation Ground Chesterfield 6752 L L Richardson 1952 11 29 y 20 https://www.11v11.com/matches/accrington-stanley-v-rochdale-29-november-1952-155377/ Accrington Stanley 2–1 Rochdale Kendall Bushell Gilfillan Peel Park Accrington 4060 L H Beacock 1952 12 6 y 21 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chester-v-rochdale-06-december-1952-155390/ Chester 3–0 Rochdale Bullock Travis Kirkpatrick Sealand Road Chester 3324 L F Cowen 1952 12 13 y 22 https://www.11v11.com/matches/mansfield-town-v-rochdale-13-december-1952-155398/ Mansfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Marron Scott Marriott Field Mill Mansfield 6211 L C Fletcher 1952 12 20 y 23 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-rochdale-20-december-1952-155408/ Crewe Alexandra 4–2 Rochdale Basford Blunstone Whitworth Haddington Gresty Road Crewe 4454 L E Plinston 1952 12 26 y 24 https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-rochdale-26-december-1952-155423/ Darlington 3–2 Rochdale Murray Marriott Lynn Feethams Darlington 6406 L A Holland 1952 12 27 y 25 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-darlington-27-december-1952-155435/ Rochdale 3–1 Darlington Haddington Murray Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6461 W A Holland 1953 1 1 y 26 https://www.11v11.com/matches/gateshead-v-rochdale-01-january-1953-155442/ Gateshead 3–1 Rochdale Callender pen.Price Smith Foulds Redheugh Park Gateshead 3729 L L Howarth 1953 1 3 y 27 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-port-vale-03-january-1953-155453/ Rochdale 1–1 Port Vale Lynn pen. Hayward Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6899 D ER Hill 1953 1 10 y 28 https://www.11v11.com/matches/carlisle-united-v-rochdale-10-january-1953-155459/ Carlisle United 5–0 Rochdale Ashman Whitehouse Brunton Park Carlisle 7282 L W Hesleton 1953 1 24 y 29 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-scunthorpe-united-24-january-1953-155486/ Rochdale 2–2 Scunthorpe United Betts Lynn Ottewell Brownsword pen. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5050 D LN Peake 1953 1 31 y 30 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-carlisle-united-31-january-1953-155495/ Rochdale 1–2 Carlisle United Haddington Ashman Whitehouse Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3447 L W Hesleton 1953 2 7 y 31 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-rochdale-07-february-1953-155512/ Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Connor Crosby Edgeley Park Stockport 5659 L JW Bowers 1953 2 21 y 32 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-oldham-athletic-21-february-1953-155531/ Rochdale 3–1 Oldham Athletic Foulds Buchan Whitworth McIlvenny Spotland Stadium Rochdale 15502 W J McCann 1953 2 28 y 33 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wrexham-v-rochdale-28-february-1953-155544/ Wrexham 3–0 Rochdale Boyle o.g.Hughes Tilston Racecourse Ground Wrexham 7879 L RJ Leafe 1953 3 7 y 34 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-barrow-07-march-1953-155555/ Rochdale 6–2 Barrow Whitworth Morris Foulds Graham Collins Gordon Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5239 W J Bell 1953 3 14 y 35 https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-rochdale-14-march-1953-155565/ Grimsby Town 3–2 Rochdale Scotson McCue Foulds Blundell Park Cleethorpes 10578 L 1953 3 21 y 36 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-york-city-21-march-1953-155582/ Rochdale 0–3 York City Fenton Hughes Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6373 L TW Glendenning 1953 3 24 y 37 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-bradford-city-24-march-1953-155586/ Rochdale 2–1 Bradford City Foulds Haddington Carr Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2140 W 1953 3 28 y 38 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-rochdale-28-march-1953-155598/ Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Rochdale Done Prenton Park Birkenhead 4276 L KA Collinge 1953 4 3 y 39 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepools-united-v-rochdale-03-april-1953-155606/ Hartlepools United 2–1 Rochdale Harden Newton Boxshall Victoria Park Hartlepool 8777 L G Black 1953 4 4 y 40 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-chesterfield-04-april-1953-155621/ Rochdale 0–2 Chesterfield Wilson Harvey Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4803 L L Richardson 1953 4 6 y 41 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hartlepools-united-06-april-1953-155632/ Rochdale 3–1 Hartlepools United Arthur pen.Boxshall Murray Richardson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3378 W G Black 1953 4 11 y 42 https://www.11v11.com/matches/workington-v-rochdale-11-april-1953-155647/ Workington 1–2 Rochdale Simmonds Arthur Haddington Borough Park Workington 3193 W W Hesleton 1953 4 14 y 43 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-halifax-town-14-april-1953-155653/ Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Gilfillan 3 Moss Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3429 D 1953 4 18 y 44 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-accrington-stanley-18-april-1953-155665/ Rochdale 1–0 Accrington Stanley Haddington Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4706 W H Beacock 1953 4 25 y 45 https://www.11v11.com/matches/halifax-town-v-rochdale-25-april-1953-155683/ Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Frost Watson o.g. Boxshall The Shay Halifax 4826 L G Gibson 1953 4 29 y 46 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-mansfield-town-29-april-1953-155698/ Rochdale 1–0 Mansfield Town Gilfillan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4282 W C Fletcher F.A. Cup 1952–53 FA Cup 1952 11 15 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-park-avenue-v-rochdale-22-november-1952-210220/ Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Rochdale Lyons Haines Lynn Park Avenue Bradford 13525 L WHE Evans Lancashire Cup 1952 10 14 y Rochdale 0–1 Blackpool Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2205 L Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 http://www.enfa.co.uk/ The English National Football Archive Enfa.co.uk 2022-04-27 April 2022 References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale