Rochdale
1939–40 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Regional League - NW Division9th
League War Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Richardson
All: Arthur Richardson

The 1939–40 season saw Rochdale begin to compete for their 19th season in the Football League Third Division North, however with the outbreak of World War 2, the league was abandoned, and a wartime league was formed. The F.A. Cup was also cancelled and replaced with the League War Cup.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthRegional League NWWar League CupLancashire CupJubilee Fund
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Peter Robertson 403000000010
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Baird 300010001010
DF Scotland SCO Tom Sneddon 1303040500010
MF England ENG Dickie Rhodes 403000000010
DF Wales WAL Jim Pearce 23130140411010
MF England ENG Reg Kilsby 403000000010
MF Scotland SCO Alex Ferguson 201000000010
FW England ENG Joe Duff 31720223541010
FW England ENG Jimmy Wynn 24531144501010
FW England ENG Tommy Dutton 18310123301010
MF England ENG Peter Vause 813041000010
DF Scotland SCO William Keenan 303000000000
MF England ENG Wally Reynolds 312100100000
FW England ENG Harry Pollard 202000000000
GK England ENG Jack Ellis 200020000000
DF Wales WAL Gwyn Jones 100010000000
MF England ENG Jimmy Eastwood 28000220501000
DF England ENG John Neary 200020000000
FW England ENG Willie Harker 910081100000
MF England ENG Ernest Steele 300030000000
FW England ENG Tommy Prest 510040110000
FW Wales WAL Tommy Olsen 14100131001000
DF England ENG George Nevin 100010000000
FW England ENG Arthur Warburton 23000170501000
GK England ENG William Carey 18000120501000
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Chester 500050000000
MF Scotland SCO Alf Anderson 11100101001000
FW England ENG Wally Hunt 320022001000
FW England ENG Arthur Richardson 1515001414110000
DF England ENG Tommy Smith 400040000000
DF England ENG Ernie Robson 200020000000
MF England ENG John Shadwell 100010000000
DF   J. Taylor 700070000000
FW England ENG Cliff Chadwick 100010000000
GK England ENG Jack Hall 600060000000
FW England ENG Alf Ainsworth 420042000000
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Colquhoun 910050410000
FW England ENG Sam Earl 100010000000
DF England ENG Bill Byrom 1200070500000
MF England ENG Syd Rawlings 310031000000
MF Wales WAL Doug Redwood 520010420000
MF England ENG Roland Haworth 200010100000
FW Scotland SCO Archie Livingstone 220022000000
MF England ENG Alick Robinson 300030000000
FW England ENG Don Carter 310031000000
MF   J. McGowan 100010000000
FW England ENG Tommy Burdett 220022000000
MF England ENG Reg Halton 100010000000

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

26 August  1939 (1939 -08-26) 1 Doncaster Rovers 2 – 0 Rochdale Doncaster
Leyfield Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 10564
29 August  1939 (1939 -08-29) 2 Rochdale 1 – 0 Wrexham Rochdale
Wynn Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6300
2 September  1939 (1939 -09-02) 3 Rochdale 1 – 0 York City Rochdale
Reynolds Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6288

Regional League - North West Division

21 October  1939 (1939 -10-21) 4 Rochdale 1 – 3 Barrow Rochdale
Harker Jones (o.g.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2300
28 October  1939 (1939 -10-28) 5 Southport 3 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Dutton
Duff
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2000
11 November  1939 (1939 -11-11) 6 Rochdale 5 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Dutton
Hunt
Wynn
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3098
18 November  1939 (1939 -11-18) 7 Bolton Wanderers 4 – 0 Rochdale Bolton
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 2200
25 November  1939 (1939 -11-25) 8 Rochdale 1 – 1 Preston North End Rochdale
Richardson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3291
2 December  1939 (1939 -12-02) 9 Burnley 3 – 1 Rochdale Burnley
Wynn Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1181
9 December  1939 (1939 -12-09) 10 Rochdale 3 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Wynn
Richardson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1756
23 December  1939 (1939 -12-23) 11 Oldham Athletic 0 – 3 Rochdale Oldham
Richardson Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1579
6 January  1940 (1940 -01-06) 12 Bury 3 – 1 Rochdale Bury
Richardson Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4437
20 January  1940 (1940 -01-20) 13 Rochdale 1 – 5 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Anderson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1629
10 February  1940 (1940 -02-10) 14 Barrow 1 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Richardson Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2229
24 February  1940 (1940 -02-24) 15 Rochdale 1 – 2 Southport Rochdale
Richardson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1300
9 March  1940 (1940 -03-09) 16 Accrington Stanley 4 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Ainsworth Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 950
16 March  1940 (1940 -03-16) 17 Rochdale 2 – 2 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Vause
Wynn
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2405
23 March  1940 (1940 -03-23) 18 Preston North End 5 – 0 Rochdale Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5000
30 March  1940 (1940 -03-30) 19 Rochdale 1 – 1 Burnley Rochdale
Ainsworth Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
6 April  1940 (1940 -04-06) 20 Carlisle United 1 – 2 Rochdale Carlisle
Olsen
Duff
Stadium: Brunton Park
24 April  1940 (1940 -04-24) 21 Blackpool 7 – 2 Rochdale Blackpool
Dodds
Rawlings
Richardson
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2500
18 May  1940 (1940 -05-18) 22 Rochdale 2 – 3 Bury Rochdale
Richardson
Duff
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1305
25 May  1940 (1940 -05-25) 23 Rochdale 3 – 1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Richardson
Carter
Livingstone
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2003
28 May  1940 (1940 -05-28) 24 Rochdale 3 – 3 Blackpool Rochdale
Richardson
Livingstone
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1850
3 June  1940 (1940 -06-03) 25 Blackburn Rovers 4 – 2 Rochdale Blackburn
Hargreaves
Burdett Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 353

Jubilee Fund

19 August  1939 (1939 -08-19) 26 Rochdale 3 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium

War League Cup

13 April  1940 (1940 -04-13) 27 Rochdale 3 – 0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Pearce
Duff
Redwood
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
20 April  1940 (1940 -04-20) 28 Rochdale 1 – 0 Bury Rochdale
Prest Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7531
27 April  1940 (1940 -04-27) 29 Bury 1 – 1 Rochdale Bury
Duff Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6885
7 May  1940 (1940 -05-07) 30 Everton 5 – 1 Rochdale Liverpool
Lawton
Redwood Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 8335
11 May  1940 (1940 -05-11) 31 Rochdale 4 – 2 Everton Rochdale
Colquhoun
Duff
Richardson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6601

Lancashire Cup

4 November  1939 (1939 -11-04) 32 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Rochdale Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park

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References

  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. A Record of British Wartime Football by Brian McColl
  3. "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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