1927–28 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1927–28 Jack Peart Spotland Stadium Football League Third Division North 13th FA Cup 2nd Round Albert Whitehurst (32) Albert Whitehurst (36) 1926–27 1928–29 The 1927–28 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 21st in existence and their 7th in the Football League Third Division North. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals League Division 3 North FA Cup ENG GK Harry Moody 19 0 2 0 SCO DF Willie Brown 16 0 1 0 ENG DF Yaffer Ward 32 0 1 0 ENG DF Ernie Braidwood 27 0 2 0 ENG DF David Parkes 29 2 2 0 SCO DF Alex Christie 33 0 0 0 ENG FW Billy Tompkinson 38 11 2 0 ENG FW Billy Bertram 40 13 1 1 ENG FW Albert Whitehurst 41 32 2 4 ENG FW Jack Barber 29 1 2 0 ENG FW Bobby Hughes 26 5 0 0 ENG MF Henry Martin 16 1 2 1 ENG MF Jack Hall 20 1 1 0 ENG FW Joe Clennell 13 2 2 3 WAL DF Dai Hopkins 8 0 0 0 ENG MF Cecil Halkyard 7 0 0 0 ENG DF John Stephenson 22 0 0 0 ENG GK Eddie Plane 2 0 0 0 ENG GK William Wood 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Bob Schofield 3 0 0 0 WAL GK Jackie Mittell 19 0 0 0 ENG DF Allan Murray 5 1 0 0 ENG MF Uriah Miles 7 2 0 0 ENG DF Walter Webster 7 1 0 0 ENG MF Eric Holroyd 1 0 0 0 ENG GK Albert Monks 1 0 0 0 GK W. Heywood 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Alfred Kellett 0 0 0 0 |} solid 1px #aaa Squad Statistics (Non-competitive) Appearances and goals Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup ENG GK Harry Moody 1 0 0 0 SCO DF Willie Brown 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Yaffer Ward 0 0 1 0 ENG DF Ernie Braidwood 1 0 1 0 ENG DF David Parkes 0 0 0 0 SCO DF Alex Christie 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Billy Tompkinson 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Billy Bertram 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Albert Whitehurst 1 2 0 0 ENG FW Jack Barber 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Bobby Hughes 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Henry Martin 0 0 1 0 ENG MF Jack Hall 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Joe Clennell 0 0 1 0 WAL DF Dai Hopkins 1 0 1 0 ENG MF Cecil Halkyard 0 0 1 0 ENG DF John Stephenson 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Eddie Plane 0 0 0 0 ENG GK William Wood 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Bob Schofield 0 0 1 0 WAL GK Jackie Mittell 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Allan Murray 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Uriah Miles 0 0 1 0 ENG DF Walter Webster 0 0 1 0 ENG MF Eric Holroyd 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Albert Monks 0 0 0 0 GK W. Heywood 0 0 1 0 ENG MF Alfred Kellett 0 0 1 0 |} Final league table 1927–28 Football League Third Division North Third Division North ROC Competitions Football League Third Division North 1927–28 Football League 1927 8 27 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/barrow-v-rochdale-27-august-1927-146697/ Barrow 1–3 Rochdale Brown Bertram Barber Whitehurst Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 7783 W 1927 8 30 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-stockport-county-30-august-1927-146712/ Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Bertram Hughes Burgess Spotland Stadium Rochdale 10253 W 1927 9 3 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-nelson-03-september-1927-146724/ Rochdale 1–0 Nelson Whitehurst Spotland Stadium Rochdale 9869 W 1927 9 10 y 4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wigan-borough-v-rochdale-10-september-1927-146744/ Wigan Borough 1–2 Rochdale Fenner Bertram Whitehurst Springfield Park Wigan 5275 W 1927 9 17 y 5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rotherham-united-v-rochdale-17-september-1927-146755/ Rotherham United 3–1 Rochdale Parkin Scott Whitehurst Millmoor Rotherham 4911 L 1927 9 24 y 6 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-southport-24-september-1927-146768/ Rochdale 5–1 Southport Whitehurst Parkes Bertram Tompkinson Hamilton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6264 W 1927 10 1 y 7 https://www.11v11.com/matches/durham-city-v-rochdale-01-october-1927-146777/ Durham City 3–2 Rochdale Robson pen.Leedham Tompkinson Gurkin o.g. Holiday Park Durham 2354 L 1927 10 8 y 8 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-wrexham-08-october-1927-146792/ Rochdale 3–0 Wrexham Tompkinson Whitehurst Spotland Stadium Rochdale 7493 W 1927 10 15 y 9 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-v-rochdale-15-october-1927-146797/ Chesterfield 1–3 Rochdale Oxley Hughes Whitehurst Saltergate Chesterfield 5439 W 1927 10 22 y 10 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-lincoln-city-22-october-1927-146811/ Rochdale 0–3 Lincoln City Pegg Dinsdale Basnett Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5229 L 1927 10 29 y 11 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepools-united-v-rochdale-29-october-1927-146824/ Hartlepools United 0–2 Rochdale Parkes Hughes Victoria Park Hartlepool 4086 W 1927 11 5 y Abandoned Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 Rochdale Accrington Stanley Tompkinson 1 a 1 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3000 P 1927 11 12 y 12 https://www.11v11.com/matches/new-brighton-v-rochdale-12-november-1927-146845/ New Brighton 2–1 Rochdale Harley Bertram Sandheys Park New Brighton 4409 L 1927 11 19 y 13 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crewe-alexandra-03-december-1927-146863/ Rochdale 3–3 Bradford City Russell o.g.Tompkinson Whitehurst Harvey Richardson Summers Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5952 D 1927 12 3 y 14 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crewe-alexandra-03-december-1927-146863/ Rochdale 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Whitehurst Tompkinson Martin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3991 W 1927 12 17 y 15 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-darlington-17-december-1927-146879/ Rochdale 4–1 Darlington Whitehurst Tompkinson Hughes Cochrane Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3912 W 1927 12 24 y 16 https://www.11v11.com/matches/doncaster-rovers-v-rochdale-24-december-1927-146890/ Doncaster Rovers 5–2 Rochdale T. Keetley pen.Philipson Hall Whitehurst Bertram Belle Vue Doncaster 5291 L 1927 12 27 y 17 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-park-avenue-v-rochdale-27-december-1927-146904/ Bradford Park Avenue 4–1 Rochdale Hart Quantrill Taylor Bertram Park Avenue Bradford 21762 L 1927 12 31 y 18 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-barrow-31-december-1927-146919/ Rochdale 3–0 Barrow Tompkinson Clennell Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3973 W 1928 1 2 y 19 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-rochdale-02-january-1928-146928/ Stockport County 5–1 Rochdale Newton Smith Scullion Tompkinson Edgeley Park Stockport 10571 L 1928 1 3 y 20 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-bradford-park-avenue-03-january-1928-146930/ Rochdale 0–4 Bradford Park Avenue Hart Quantrill Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5481 L 1928 1 7 y 21 https://www.11v11.com/matches/nelson-v-rochdale-07-january-1928-146938/ Nelson 6–3 Rochdale McClure McGuire Radford Harry Taylor Whitehurst Clennell Seedhill Nelson 2539 L 1928 1 14 y 22 https://www.11v11.com/matches/ashington-v-rochdale-14-january-1928-146942/ Ashington 5–1 Rochdale Graham Johnson Wood o.g.Chipperfiled Whitehurst Portland Park Ashington 1223 L 1928 1 21 y 23 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-wigan-borough-21-january-1928-146956/ Rochdale 3–0 Wigan Borough Bertram Whitehurst Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3626 W 1928 2 4 y 24 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southport-v-rochdale-04-february-1928-146976/ Southport 3–1 Rochdale Marshall Devine Tompkinson Haig Avenue Southport 2731 L 1928 2 11 y 25 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-durham-city-11-february-1928-146987/ Rochdale 1–0 Durham City Bertram Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1458 W 1928 2 18 y 26 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wrexham-v-rochdale-18-february-1928-147003/ Wrexham 2–1 Rochdale Harris Bob T Jones Whitehurst Racecourse Ground Wrexham 4157 L 1928 2 25 y 27 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-chesterfield-25-february-1928-147011/ Rochdale 5–1 Chesterfield Whitehurst Bertram Williams Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2602 W 1928 2 28 y 28 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-rotherham-united-28-february-1928-147015/ Rochdale 2–1 Rotherham United Whitehurst Hall Scott Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1885 W 1928 3 3 y 29 https://www.11v11.com/matches/lincoln-city-v-rochdale-03-march-1928-147024/ Lincoln City 3–1 Rochdale Dinsdale Pringle Whitehurst Sincil Bank Lincoln 5760 L 1928 3 10 y 30 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hartlepools-united-10-march-1928-147033/ Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepools United Robinson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2582 L 1928 3 17 y 31 https://www.11v11.com/matches/accrington-stanley-v-rochdale-17-march-1928-147040/ Accrington Stanley 1–0 Rochdale Barclay pen. Peel Park Accrington 3885 L 1928 3 24 y 32 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-new-brighton-24-march-1928-147058/ Rochdale 0–0 New Brighton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2404 D 1928 3 31 y 33 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-city-v-rochdale-31-march-1928-147067/ Bradford City 2–2 Rochdale Scriven Cairns Miles Hughes Valley Parade Bradford 10565 D 1928 4 6 y 34 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-rochdale-06-april-1928-147081/ Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Rochdale Flanagan Bevan Urmson Prenton Park Birkenhead 10053 L 1928 4 7 y 35 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-ashington-07-april-1928-147089/ Rochdale 2–2 Ashington Bertram Whitehurst Robert Robinson Johnson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3309 D 1928 4 9 y 36 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-tranmere-rovers-09-april-1928-147102/ Rochdale 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Whitehurst Charlton Flanagan Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3069 L 1928 4 10 y 37 https://www.11v11.com/matches/halifax-town-v-rochdale-10-april-1928-147105/ Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Waites Whitehurst The Shay Halifax 3595 D 1928 4 14 y 38 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-rochdale-14-april-1928-147110/ Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Owen Miles Gresty Road Crewe 2887 D 1928 4 21 y 39 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-halifax-town-21-april-1928-147126/ Rochdale 2–2 Halifax Town Murray Whitehurst Coleman Dixon Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2099 D 1928 4 28 y 40 https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-rochdale-28-april-1928-147138/ Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Gregg Feethams Darlington 2708 L 1928 5 1 y 41 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-accrington-stanley-01-may-1928-147146/ Rochdale 3–2 Accrington Stanley Whitehurst Bertram Barber o.g.Barclay pen. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1443 W 1928 5 5 y 42 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-doncaster-rovers-05-may-1928-147152/ Rochdale 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Webster Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1768 W FA Cup 1927–28 FA Cup 1927 11 26 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crook-town-26-november-1927-207493/ Rochdale 8–2 Crook Town Whitehurst Clennell Martin Duffy Mitchell Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4139 W 1927 12 10 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-rochdale-10-december-1927-207514/ Darlington 2–1 Rochdale Ruddy Bertram Feethams Darlington 7571 L Lancashire Cup 1927 10 7 y 2 Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 Manchester United 4–2 Rochdale Whitehurst Old Trafford Manchester L Manchester Cup 1928 1 10 y 2 Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 Mossley 4–0 Rochdale Seel Park Mossley L References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale