1947–48 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1947–48 season saw Rochdale compete for their 20th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale

1947–48 season
Manager	Ted Goodier
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Division 3 North	12th
F.A. Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Hugh O'Donnell All: Hugh O'Donnell
Home colours

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3 North		F.A. Cup		Lancashire Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Charlie Briggs	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Len Jackson	39	0	34	0	3	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Norman Kirkman	19	0	17	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Eric Wood	39	5	34	5	3	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Wally Birch	45	2	41	1	3	1	1	0
	DF	ENG	Austin Collier	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jackie Arthur	28	6	24	6	3	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Tommy Barkas	10	1	8	0	0	0	2	1
	FW	ENG	Joe Hargreaves	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jackie Moss	22	4	20	4	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Hugh O'Donnell	30	11	26	9	2	1	2	1
	MF	ENG	Cyril Lawrence	25	2	24	2	0	0	1	0
	MF	WAL	Joe McCormick	36	0	31	0	3	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Dick Withington	37	7	32	6	3	0	2	1
	GK	WAL	Bill Roberts	21	0	17	0	3	0	1	0
	MF	WAL	Tom Sibley	16	1	13	1	2	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Alan Moorhouse	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Bill Byrom	24	0	21	0	3	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Sam Earl	6	1	4	1	2	0	0	0
	GK	AUS	Wally Cornock	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Les Bywater	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Ron Johnston	19	7	17	7	2	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jimmy Britton	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Charlie Longdon	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Ron Rothwell	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Don Partridge	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	Alex Anderson	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	NIR	Con Gallacher	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	David Reid	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jack Livesey	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jack Brindle	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Hugh Colvan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Eddie Anderson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Mike Skivington	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Final league table

Main article: 1947–48 Football League Third Division North

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts
10	Crewe Alexandra	42	12	4	5	41	24	6	3	12	20	39	0.968	43
11	Oldham Athletic	42	6	10	5	25	25	8	3	10	38	39	0.984	41
12	Rochdale	42	12	4	5	32	23	3	7	11	16	49	0.667	41
13	York City	42	8	7	6	38	25	5	7	9	27	35	1.083	40
14	Bradford City	42	10	4	7	38	27	5	6	10	27	39	0.985	40

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1947–48 Football League

Rochdale v Barrow

23 August  1947 (1947 -08-23) 1	Rochdale	2 – 2	Barrow	Rochdale
	Arthur Hargreaves	Report	Burnett Kendall	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9210

Hull City v Rochdale

28 August  1947 (1947 -08-28) 2	Hull City	0 – 0	Rochdale	Hull
		Report		Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 25525

Wrexham v Rochdale

30 August  1947 (1947 -08-30) 3	Wrexham	5 – 1	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Benyon Tunnicliffe Boothway	Report	Wood	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9926

Rochdale v Hull City

2 September  1947 (1947 -09-02) 4	Rochdale	1 – 0	Hull City	Rochdale
	Moss	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9027

Rochdale v Halifax Town

6 September  1947 (1947 -09-06) 5	Rochdale	2 – 1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Moss Withington	Report	Fisher	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10868

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

9 September  1947 (1947 -09-09) 6	Rochdale	1 – 3	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Birch (pen.)	Report	Mercer Rothwell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8551

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

13 September  1947 (1947 -09-13) 7	Oldham Athletic	1 – 1	Rochdale	Oldham
	Bowden	Report	Withington	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 15310

New Brighton v Rochdale

20 September  1947 (1947 -09-20) 8	New Brighton	0 – 0	Rochdale	New Brighton
		Report		Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground Attendance: 7135

Rochdale v Southport

27 September  1947 (1947 -09-27) 9	Rochdale	2 – 1	Southport	Rochdale
	Moss Arthur	Report	Heslop	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8213

Lincoln City v Rochdale

4 October  1947 (1947 -10-04) 10	Lincoln City	3 – 0	Rochdale	Lincoln
	McCormick Hutchinson (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 12246

Rochdale v York City

11 October  1947 (1947 -10-11) 11	Rochdale	3 – 0	York City	Rochdale
	O'Donnell Sibley	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8743

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

18 October  1947 (1947 -10-18) 12	Mansfield Town	1 – 1	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Oscroft	Report	O'Donnell	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 12268

Rochdale v Chester

25 October  1947 (1947 -10-25) 13	Rochdale	2 – 2	Chester	Rochdale
	Arthur Withington	Report	Turner Best	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9582

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

1 November  1947 (1947 -11-01) 14	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 1	Rochdale	Crewe
	Finan Taylor	Report	O'Donnell	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 8552

Rochdale v Carlisle United

8 November  1947 (1947 -11-08) 15	Rochdale	2 – 1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	O'Donnell Withington	Report	Iceton	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8777

Rotherham United v Rochdale

15 November  1947 (1947 -11-15) 16	Rotherham United	4 – 1	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Armitage Ardron Mosby	Report	Earl	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 13141

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

22 November  1947 (1947 -11-22) 17	Rochdale	0 – 2	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
		Report	Sloan	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4502

Rochdale v Darlington

6 December  1947 (1947 -12-06) 18	Rochdale	2 – 1	Darlington	Rochdale
	Davison (o.g.) Johnston	Report	Chadwick	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7475

Bradford City v Rochdale

25 December  1947 (1947 -12-25) 19	Bradford City	4 – 0	Rochdale	Bradford
	Birch (o.g.) Flanagan McGill Sample	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13983

Rochdale v Bradford City

27 December  1947 (1947 -12-27) 20	Rochdale	2 – 0	Bradford City	Rochdale
	Johnston O'Donnell	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6145

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

1 January  1948 (1948 -01-01) 21	Accrington Stanley	1 – 2	Rochdale	Accrington
	Mercer	Report	Wood O'Donnell	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 5785

Rochdale v Wrexham

3 January  1948 (1948 -01-03) 22	Rochdale	2 – 1	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Johnston Moss	Report	Tunnicliffe	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9687

Gateshead v Rochdale

10 January  1948 (1948 -01-10) 23	Gateshead	5 – 0	Rochdale	Gateshead
	Hawkins Weddle Wilbert	Report		Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 3857

Halifax Town v Rochdale

17 January  1948 (1948 -01-17) 24	Halifax Town	2 – 3	Rochdale	Halifax
	Burns Collins	Report	Johnston O'Donnell	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 7310

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

24 January  1948 (1948 -01-24) 25	Tranmere Rovers	4 – 1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Bridges Lamb Atkinson	Report	Johnston	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4880

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

31 January  1948 (1948 -01-31) 26	Rochdale	2 – 0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Withington Wood	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 12987

Rochdale v New Brighton

7 February  1948 (1948 -02-07) 27	Rochdale	1 – 0	New Brighton	Rochdale
	Lawrence	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4496

Southport v Rochdale

14 February  1948 (1948 -02-14) 28	Southport	2 – 2	Rochdale	Southport
	Wyles Owens	Report	Withington Arthur	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 7708

York City v Rochdale

28 February  1948 (1948 -02-28) 29	York City	0 – 0	Rochdale	York
		Report		Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 7311

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

6 March  1948 (1948 -03-06) 30	Rochdale	1 – 2	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	O'Donnell	Report	Butt Cooling	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9990

Chester v Rochdale

13 March  1948 (1948 -03-13) 31	Chester	2 – 1	Rochdale	Chester
	Westwood Kirkpatrick	Report	Arthur	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 6427

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

20 March  1948 (1948 -03-20) 32	Rochdale	1 – 2	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Gallacher	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7092

Rochdale v Stockport County

26 March  1948 (1948 -03-26) 33	Rochdale	1 – 2	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Lawrence	Report	Swinscoe Glaister	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7183

Carlisle United v Rochdale

27 March  1948 (1948 -03-27) 34	Carlisle United	5 – 0	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Connor Iceton Skivington (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10912

Stockport County v Rochdale

29 March  1948 (1948 -03-29) 35	Stockport County	4 – 0	Rochdale	Stockport
	Glaister Barkas Swinscoe	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 11002

Rochdale v Rotherham United

3 April  1948 (1948 -04-03) 36	Rochdale	1 – 0	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	Arthur	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7314

Rochdale v Lincoln City

6 April  1948 (1948 -04-06) 37	Rochdale	1 – 1	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Wood 85'	Report	Stillyards 17'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8467

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

10 April  1948 (1948 -04-10) 38	Hartlepools United	4 – 1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Richardson Donaldson	Report	Moorhouse	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 7907

Barrow v Rochdale

13 April  1948 (1948 -04-13) 39	Barrow	0 – 1	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
		Report	Wood	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5188

Rochdale v Gateshead

17 April  1948 (1948 -04-17) 40	Rochdale	2 – 1	Gateshead	Rochdale
	Livesey Reid	Report	Callender	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7031

Darlington v Rochdale

24 April  1948 (1948 -04-24) 41	Darlington	0 – 0	Rochdale	Darlington
		Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 4614

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

1 May  1948 (1948 -05-01) 42	Rochdale	1 – 1	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Johnston	Report	Connor	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5269

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1947–48 FA Cup

York City v Rochdale

29 November  1947 (1947 -11-29) 1	York City	0 – 1	Rochdale	York
		Report	Birch (pen.)	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 9830

Rochdale v Gillingham

13 December  1947 (1947 -12-13) 2	Rochdale	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Gillingham	Rochdale
	O'Donnell	Report	Russell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 11110

Gillingham v Rochdale

20 December  1947 (1947 -12-20) 2	Gillingham	3 – 0	Rochdale	Gillingham
	Forrester Briggs Wilson	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 17078

Lancashire Cup

Rochdale v Preston North End

23 September  1947 (1947 -09-23)	Rochdale	3 – 0	Preston North End	Rochdale
	Barkas O'Donnell Withington			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000

Southport v Rochdale

28 October  1947 (1947 -10-28)	Southport	1 – 0	Rochdale	Southport
				Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3000