1945–46 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1945–46 Ted Goodier Spotland Stadium Division 3 North West 2nd F.A. Cup 3rd Round Joe Hargreaves (18) Joe Hargreaves (24) 1944–45 1946–47 The 1945–46 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 39th in existence and their 7th and final season in the wartime league (Division 3 North West). The season consisted of 36 matches, 18 of which were in the First Championship, and the remainder were in the 2nd Championship and Division 3 North West Cup. Rochdale finished in second place in the first championship. This season also saw the return of the F.A. Cup, in which Rochdale reached the third round. Squad Statistics Appearances and goals Division 3 NW League & Cup F.A. Cup GK F. Olive 2 0 0 0 ENG GK Arthur Chesters 13 0 6 0 ENG GK Jack Breedon 4 0 0 0 GK John Kirk 4 0 0 0 ENG GK Ken Ashbridge 4 0 0 0 WAL GK John Jones 2 0 0 0 GK J. Walmsley 1 0 0 0 GK Robert Yates 1 0 0 0 GK Bill Roberts 5 0 0 0 ENG DF Syd Pomphrey 29 0 4 0 DF Clive 1 0 0 0 DF Len Jackson 5 0 0 0 ENG MF Joe Duff 18 4 5 0 SCO DF Tom Sneddon 15 0 5 0 ENG DF Bill Byrom 5 0 0 0 DF Matthew Muir 1 0 0 0 DF George Lunn 1 0 0 0 WAL DF Gwyn Jones 4 0 0 0 DF Robert Griffiths 1 0 0 0 MF Joe McCormick 28 1 4 0 ENG MF Peter Molloy 4 0 0 0 MF Jack Higham 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Norman Richardson 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Charlie Hurst 5 0 0 0 MF William Whittle 4 0 0 0 ENG MF Don Partridge 14 0 6 0 ENG DF John Neary 6 0 2 0 WAL DF Jim Pearce 16 0 4 0 ENG DF Dick Neilson 3 0 0 0 MF Wally Birch 11 0 0 0 ENG DF George Haigh 3 0 0 0 MF J. Keddie 1 0 0 0 MF W. Hamilton 2 0 0 0 MF Jack Dobson 5 0 0 0 MF Tommy Howshall 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Arthur Jones 12 3 2 0 ENG MF Sammy Makin 19 5 2 1 ENG FW Ernie Toseland 3 2 0 0 MF Sam Baum 1 0 0 0 MF J. Kindred 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Joe Meek 4 1 0 0 ENG FW Billy Woods 11 1 2 1 ENG MF Jack Brindle 17 8 6 1 ENG FW Joe Hargreaves 21 18 6 6 ENG MF Eric Wood 28 9 4 1 MF T. Smith 1 0 0 0 FW John Reid 1 1 0 0 ENG FW Jimmy Constantine 3 4 0 0 FW Jack Harker 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Jack Livesey 1 1 0 0 ENG FW Alf Hanson 13 7 0 0 FW Harry Nuttall (jnr) 1 0 0 0 SCO FW Joe Rodi 7 5 0 0 FW Fred Taylor 1 1 0 0 ENG FW Arthur Cunliffe 29 5 6 1 ENG MF Wally Reynolds 0 0 2 1 |} solid 1px #aaa Squad Statistics (Non-competitive) Appearances and goals (Non-competitive) Lancashire Cup GK F. Olive 1 0 ENG GK Arthur Chesters 0 0 ENG GK Jack Breedon 0 0 GK John Kirk 1 0 ENG GK Ken Ashbridge 0 0 WAL GK John Jones 0 0 GK J. Walmsley 0 0 GK Robert Yates 0 0 GK Bill Roberts 0 0 ENG DF Syd Pomphrey 2 0 DF Clive 0 0 DF Len Jackson 1 0 ENG MF Joe Duff 1 0 SCO DF Tom Sneddon 0 0 ENG DF Bill Byrom 0 0 DF Matthew Muir 0 0 DF George Lunn 0 0 WAL DF Gwyn Jones 0 0 DF Robert Griffiths 0 0 MF Joe McCormick 2 0 ENG MF Peter Molloy 1 0 MF Jack Higham 0 0 ENG DF Norman Richardson 0 0 ENG DF Charlie Hurst 0 0 MF William Whittle 0 0 ENG MF Don Partridge 1 0 ENG DF John Neary 1 0 WAL DF Jim Pearce 0 0 ENG DF Dick Neilson 0 0 MF Wally Birch 0 0 ENG DF George Haigh 1 0 MF J. Keddie 0 0 MF W. Hamilton 0 0 MF Jack Dobson 0 0 MF Tommy Howshall 0 0 ENG MF Arthur Jones 1 0 ENG MF Sammy Makin 1 0 ENG FW Ernie Toseland 1 0 MF Sam Baum 0 0 MF J. Kindred 0 0 ENG FW Joe Meek 0 0 ENG FW Billy Woods 0 0 ENG MF Jack Brindle 1 1 ENG FW Joe Hargreaves 1 1 ENG MF Eric Wood 1 0 MF T. Smith 0 0 FW John Reid 0 0 ENG FW Jimmy Constantine 1 1 FW Jack Harker 0 0 ENG FW Jack Livesey 0 0 ENG FW Alf Hanson 2 0 FW Harry Nuttall (jnr) 0 0 SCO FW Joe Rodi 0 0 FW Fred Taylor 1 0 ENG FW Arthur Cunliffe 0 0 ENG MF Wally Reynolds 0 0 |} Competitions Third Division North West League and Cup 1945 8 25 y 1 Wrexham 4–1 Rochdale Reid Racecourse Ground Wrexham 6000 L 1945 9 1 y 2 Rochdale 3–1 Wrexham Constantine Meek Hanson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3289 W 1945 9 8 y 3 Rochdale 4–2 Oldham Athletic Constantine Hanson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4097 W 1945 9 15 y 4 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Rochdale Taylor Boundary Park Oldham 6278 L 1945 9 22 y 5 Stockport County 7–0 Rochdale Edgeley Park Stockport 4993 L 1945 9 29 y 6 Rochdale 4–2 Stockport County Livesey Hanson A. Jones Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3724 W 1945 10 6 y 7 Southport 1–2 Rochdale Hargreaves Haig Avenue Southport 3500 W 1945 10 13 y 8 Rochdale 5–0 Southport Hargreaves Hanson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4804 W 1945 10 20 y 9 Rochdale 3–1 Chester Hargreaves Brindle Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6693 W 1945 10 27 y 10 Chester 3–3 Rochdale Brindle A. Jones Sealand Road Chester 4123 D 1945 11 3 y 11 Rochdale 3–0 Barrow Cunliffe Hargreaves A. Jones Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4133 W 1945 11 10 y 12 Barrow 2–1 Rochdale Brindle Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 4387 L 1945 12 1 y 13 Crewe Alexandra 1–4 Rochdale Brindle Makin Gresty Road Crewe 3500 W 1945 12 22 y 14 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Rochdale Duff Hargreaves Prenton Park Birkenhead 3000 L 1945 12 25 y 15 Rochdale 2–0 Accrington Stanley Brindle Spotland Stadium Rochdale 7614 W 1945 12 26 y 16 Accrington Stanley 4–2 Rochdale Duff Peel Park Accrington 8043 L 1945 12 29 y 17 Rochdale 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Hargreaves Duff Toseland Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6849 W 1946 1 12 y 18 Rochdale 1–3 Southport Toseland Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4377 L 1946 1 19 y 19 Chester 2–0 Rochdale Sealand Road Chester 1500 L 1946 1 26 y 20 Rochdale 6–1 Chester Walters o.g.Wood Woods Makin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2500 W 1946 2 2 y 21 Rochdale 2–3 Stockport County Wood Burrows o.g. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3416 L 1946 2 9 y 22 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale Cunliffe Makin Edgeley Park Stockport 6500 D 1946 2 16 y 23 Rochdale 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3816 D 1946 2 23 y 24 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Rochdale Hargreaves Gresty Road Crewe 3880 L 1946 3 2 y 25 Rochdale 1–2 Wrexham Hargreaves Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3775 L 1946 3 9 y 26 Wrexham 2–1 Rochdale Hargreaves Racecourse Ground Wrexham 6800 L 1946 3 16 y 27 Southport 0–2 Rochdale Hargreaves Cunliffe Haig Avenue Southport 3500 W 1946 3 23 y 28 Rochdale 2–1 Barrow Makin Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2100 W 1946 3 30 y 29 Barrow 1–2 Rochdale Rodi Hargreaves Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 4014 W 1946 4 6 y 30 Rochdale 2–3 Lincoln City Rodi Hargreaves Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4128 L 1946 4 13 y 31 Lincoln City 1–2 Rochdale Rodi McCormick Sincil Bank Lincoln 4942 W 1946 4 19 y 32 Rochdale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3243 D 1946 4 20 y 33 Rochdale 3–1 Oldham Athletic Cunliffe Hargreaves Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4200 W 1946 4 22 y 34 Oldham Athletic 0–4 Rochdale Hargreaves Cunliffe Rodi Boundary Park Oldham 5800 W 1946 4 27 y 35 Southport 2–0 Rochdale Haig Avenue Southport 1200 L 1946 5 4 y 36 Rochdale 2–1 Southport Rodi Wood Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3191 W F.A. Cup 1945–46 FA Cup 1945 11 17 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-rochdale-17-november-1945-209167/ Stockport County 1–2 Rochdale Shaw Brindle Woods Edgeley Park Stockport 6000 W 1945 11 24 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-stockport-county-24-november-1945-209198/ Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Hargreaves Hyde Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6158 D 1945 12 8 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-rochdale-08-december-1945-209227/ Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Bell Rosenthal Atkinson Wood Prenton Park Birkenhead 7000 L 1945 12 15 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-tranmere-rovers-15-december-1945-209242/ Rochdale 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Hargreaves Makin Spotland Stadium Rochdale 6500 W 1946 1 5 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bury-v-rochdale-05-january-1946-209252/ Bury 3–3 Rochdale Davies Halton Cunliffe Hargreaves Reynolds Gigg Lane Bury 13248 D 1946 1 8 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-bury-08-january-1946-209284/ Rochdale 2–4 Bury Hargreaves Davies Tompkin Jones Moss Spotland Stadium Rochdale 8712 L Lancashire Senior Cup 1945 9 5 y 1 Manchester United 5–1 Rochdale Constantine Maine Road Manchester L 1946 1 1 y 1 Rochdale 2–0 Manchester United Brindle Hargreaves Spotland Stadium Rochdale 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