Rochdale
1940–41 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
North Regional League30th
League War Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Wally Sidebottom
All: Wally Sidebottom

The 1940–41 season saw Rochdale compete for their second season in the wartime league. Due to the unequal number of games played by the various teams, the North Regional League was decided on goal average only. Rochdale finished 30th out of 36 clubs.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNorth Regional LeagueLeague War Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG William Carey 505000
MF England ENG Eric Eastwood 303000
FW England ENG Joe Duff 26724720
FW England ENG Arthur Warburton 707000
DF England ENG John Neary 403010
DF England ENG John Connor 17017000
MF England ENG Sid Rawlings 19419400
FW England ENG Jimmy Cunliffe 11611600
FW England ENG George Hunt 505000
FW England ENG Billy Graham 202000
MF England ENG Wally Sidebottom 1711171100
DF England ENG Bill Byrom 202000
MF England ENG Jimmy Eastwood 31029020
MF England ENG Joe Taylor 202000
MF England ENG Peter Vause 616100
FW England ENG Tommy Dutton 21321300
DF England ENG Tom Smith 19017020
FW England ENG Wally Hunt 1810161020
GK England ENG Jack Hall 28026020
DF Scotland SCO Tom Sneddon 604020
FW England ENG Willie Harker 303000
DF England ENG Reg Mountford 404000
FW England ENG Harry Sutherland 101000
MF   Vincent Kershaw 515100
DF England ENG Tom Jones 18117110
FW England ENG Alf Bellis 826121
MF England ENG Eric Keen 18016020
FW England ENG Micky Fenton 101000
FW England ENG Dennis Isherwood 101000
GK England ENG Jack Robinson 101000
MF   B. Rothwell 101000
MF   Percy Taylor 13311221
MF England ENG James Harrison 111100
FW   Harry Seddon 717100
MF England ENG Jack Johnson 101000
FW England ENG Alf Ainsworth 313100
MF   J. Wood 313100
DF England ENG Maurice Reeday 101000
MF England ENG Les Turner 404000
FW   Walter Horrabin 989800
FW   A. Hughes 101000
GK   Kenneth Heys 101000
DF England ENG Norman Kirkman 505000
MF England ENG Les Horton 606000
MF Scotland SCO Frank Walkden 101000
DF England ENG George Farrow 101000
MF England ENG Richard Haworth 212100
MF   Clarke 101000
DF England ENG John Chew 101000
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Colquhoun 101000
FW England ENG Jimmy Wynn 210021

Competitions

North Regional League

31 August  1940 (1940 -08-31) 1 Rochdale 1 – 3 Manchester United Rochdale
Cunliffe Aston
J. Carey
Smith
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2827
7 September  1940 (1940 -09-07) 2 Rochdale 1 – 2 Burnley Rochdale
Sidebottom Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2100
14 September  1940 (1940 -09-14) 3 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Duff Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1000
21 September  1940 (1940 -09-21) 4 Stockport County 4 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2500
28 September  1940 (1940 -09-28) 5 Bury 7 – 3 Rochdale Bury
Vause
Cunliffe
Dutton
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2365
5 October  1940 (1940 -10-05) 6 Rochdale 2 – 1 Preston North End Rochdale
Dutton
Sidebottom
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1999
12 October  1940 (1940 -10-12) 7 Rochdale 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Dutton Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2246
19 October  1940 (1940 -10-19) 8 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 Rochdale Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 1200
26 October  1940 (1940 -10-26) 9 Southport 2 – 3 Rochdale Southport
Cunliffe
Kershaw
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1500
2 November  1940 (1940 -11-02) 10 Rochdale 1 – 1 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Sidebottom Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 803
9 November  1940 (1940 -11-09) 11 Preston North End 5 – 0 Rochdale Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 300
16 November  1940 (1940 -11-16) 12 Rochdale 5 – 3 Stockport County Rochdale
Sidebottom
Rawlings
S.W. Hunt
Cunliffe
Catterick Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2130
23 November  1940 (1940 -11-23) 13 Burnley 0 – 1 Rochdale Burnley
S.W. Hunt Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1500
30 November  1940 (1940 -11-30) 14 Rochdale 10 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Sidebottom
Rawlings
S.W. Hunt
Bellis
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1002
7 December  1940 (1940 -12-07) 15 Bradford Park Avenue 2 – 4 Rochdale Bradford
Rawlings
Duff
S.W. Hunt
Stephen (o.g.)
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 850
14 December  1940 (1940 -12-14) 16 Manchester United 3 – 4 Rochdale Manchester
Smith
J. Carey
Sidebottom
S.W. Hunt
Cunliffe
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 1000
21 December  1940 (1940 -12-21) 17 Rochdale 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Duff Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1300
25 December  1940 (1940 -12-25) 18 Rochdale 2 – 3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
S.W. Hunt
Rawlings
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2806
28 December  1940 (1940 -12-28) 19 Rochdale 0 – 3 Bury Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1700
4 January  1941 (1941 -01-04) 20 Manchester City 9 – 1 Rochdale Manchester
Jimmy Currie
S.W. Hunt Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 2000
11 January  1941 (1941 -01-11) 21 Rochdale 1 – 6 Manchester City Rochdale
Wood Jimmy Currie
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1588
15 January  1941 (1941 -01-15) 22 Rochdale 5 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Duff
S.W. Hunt
Ainsworth
Seddon
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 523
8 March  1941 (1941 -03-08) 23 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 5 Rochdale Crewe
Horrabin
J. Eastwood
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 500
15 March  1941 (1941 -03-15) 24 Rochdale 2 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
P. Taylor
Horrabin
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1380
22 March  1941 (1941 -03-22) 25 Huddersfield Town 11 – 0 Rochdale Huddersfield
Metcalfe
Price
Lodge
McKerrell
Barclay
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 386
29 March  1941 (1941 -03-29) 26 Rochdale 2 – 3 Leeds United Rochdale
Horrabin
Duff
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 784
5 April  1941 (1941 -04-05) 27 Stockport County 1 – 1 Rochdale Stockport
Horrabin Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 820
12 April  1941 (1941 -04-12) 28 Rochdale 3 – 1 Stockport County Rochdale
P. Taylor
Jones
Horrabin
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1438
14 April  1941 (1941 -04-14) 29 Rochdale 0 – 4 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1733
19 April  1941 (1941 -04-19) 30 Rochdale 1 – 3 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
P. Taylor Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 726
26 April  1941 (1941 -04-26) 31 Bradford City 3 – 3 Rochdale Bradford
Richard Haworth
Duff
Harrison
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 500
10 May  1941 (1941 -05-10) 32 Oldham Athletic 5 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1189

League War Cup

15 February  1941 (1941 -02-15) 33 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Rochdale Newcastle upon Tyne
P. Taylor
Bellis
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3000
22 February  1941 (1941 -02-22) 34 Rochdale 1 – 3 Newcastle United Rochdale
Wynn Stubbins Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000

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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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