Rochdale
1951–52 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North21st
F.A. Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Middlebrough
Bert Foulds

All: Alan Middlebrough
Bert Foulds

The 1951–52 season saw Rochdale compete for their 24th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthF.A. CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 1901900000
DF England ENG Bill Watson 3703502000
DF England ENG Fred Fisher 20100010
MF England ENG Harry Whitworth 3323121010
DF England ENG Wally Birch 2402300010
MF Scotland SCO Alistair Buchan 4213813010
MF England ENG Eric Barber 1211210000
FW England ENG Jimmy Whitehouse 1541440010
FW England ENG Bill Jennings 31310000
MF England ENG Joe Lynn 3413113000
MF England ENG Alan Steen 1431330010
DF England ENG Arthur Radford 3102703010
FW England ENG Jim Hazzleton 1211110010
MF Scotland SCO Jim Drury 41410000
MF England ENG Eric Hayton 1301200010
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 2932523110
FW England ENG Alan Middlebrough 231020103000
GK England ENG Jim Nicholls 3102703010
DF England ENG Eric Downes 3202903000
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 1301300000
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Gilfillan 1211210000
DF England ENG Joe Coupe 80800000
MF England ENG Eric Betts 2962643200
FW England ENG Walter Keeley 50401000
FW England ENG Bert Foulds 261023103000
MF England ENG Frank Tomlinson 2242022200
FW England ENG Alan Ball 51510000
FW England ENG Norman Case 20200000
MF England ENG Tom Hindle 61610000
MF England ENG Don Partridge 1111110000

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
19 Chester 46 13 4 6 46 30 2 5 16 26 55 0.847 39
20 Halifax Town 46 11 4 8 31 23 3 3 17 30 74 0.629 35
21 Rochdale 46 10 5 8 32 34 1 8 14 15 45 0.595 35
22 Accrington Stanley 46 6 8 9 30 34 4 4 15 31 58 0.663 32
23 Darlington 46 10 5 8 39 34 1 4 18 25 69 0.621 31 Re-elected
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

18 August  1951 (1951 -08-18) 1 Rochdale 0 – 4 Carlisle United Rochdale
Report Ashman
Hogan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6026
Referee: A Brown
22 August  1951 (1951 -08-22) 2 Darlington 2 – 1 Rochdale Darlington
Johnston
Yates
Report Jennings Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5962
Referee: T Seymour
25 August  1951 (1951 -08-25) 3 Stockport County 1 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Weigh Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9544
Referee: SM Rogers
28 August  1951 (1951 -08-28) 4 Rochdale 6 – 2 Darlington Rochdale
Middlebrough
Whitehouse
Steen
Report Wardle
Clarke
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4727
Referee: T Seymour
1 September  1951 (1951 -09-01) 5 Rochdale 2 – 0 Workington Rochdale
Middlebrough
Whitehouse
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5701
Referee: G Black
4 September  1951 (1951 -09-04) 6 Rochdale 1 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Arthur (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6046
Referee: A Holland
8 September  1951 (1951 -09-08) 7 Barrow 4 – 0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Hannah
King
Layton
McLaren
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 7326
Referee: F Thurman
15 September  1951 (1951 -09-15) 8 Rochdale 0 – 0 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6181
Referee: BJ Flanagan
17 September  1951 (1951 -09-17) 9 Mansfield Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Mansfield
Ottewell Report Whitehouse Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 10413
Referee: A Holland
22 September  1951 (1951 -09-22) 10 Wrexham 2 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Lawrence
Hewitt
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7359
Referee: KA Collinge
29 September  1951 (1951 -09-29) 11 Rochdale 2 – 0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Whitehouse
Barber
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6496
Referee: C Fletcher
6 October  1951 (1951 -10-06) 12 Rochdale 3 – 0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Whitworth
Hazzleton
Steen
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5574
Referee: L Howarth
13 October  1951 (1951 -10-13) 13 Bradford City 3 – 0 Rochdale Bradford
Ward
McCulloch
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13505
Referee: R Wood
20 October  1951 (1951 -10-20) 14 Rochdale 0 – 2 York City Rochdale
Report Fenton
Spence
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4994
Referee: H Beacock
27 October  1951 (1951 -10-27) 15 Chester 4 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Astbury
Fletcher
Kirkpatrick
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4628
Referee: WHE Evans
3 November  1951 (1951 -11-03) 16 Rochdale 0 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Graver Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2457
Referee: LN Peake
10 November  1951 (1951 -11-10) 17 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 3 – 1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Powell
Taylor (pen.)
Cumner
Report Betts Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 8374
Referee: P Rhodes
17 November  1951 (1951 -11-17) 18 Rochdale 3 – 2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Tomlinson
Middlebrough
Report Dillon Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4158
Referee: G Black
1 December  1951 (1951 -12-01) 19 Rochdale 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Foulds Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4278
Referee: E Plinston
8 December  1951 (1951 -12-08) 20 Gateshead 1 – 0 Rochdale Gateshead
Winters Report Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 6055
Referee: T Seymour
22 December  1951 (1951 -12-22) 21 Rochdale 0 – 0 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5857
Referee: SM Rogers
25 December  1951 (1951 -12-25) 22 Oldham Athletic 1 – 1 Rochdale Oldham
Gemmell Report Betts Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 23001
Referee: E Plinston
26 December  1951 (1951 -12-26) 23 Rochdale 2 – 2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Tomlinson
Foulds
Report Munro
McIlvenny
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12430
Referee: E Plinston
29 December  1951 (1951 -12-29) 24 Workington 1 – 1 Rochdale Workington
McDowall Report Middlebrough Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 6244
Referee: G Black
5 January  1952 (1952 -01-05) 25 Rochdale 4 – 1 Barrow Rochdale
Foulds
Middlebrough
Report Layton Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5451
Referee: F Thurman
15 January  1952 (1952 -01-15) 26 Rochdale 3 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Betts
Middlebrough
Foulds
Report Watkinson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1792
Referee: JW Topliss
19 January  1952 (1952 -01-19) 27 Grimsby Town 4 – 0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Maddison
Johnston
Bloomer
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 12780
Referee: BJ Flanagan
26 January  1952 (1952 -01-26) 28 Rochdale 1 – 5 Wrexham Rochdale
Buchan Report Hope
Hewitt
Bannan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4244
Referee: KA Collinge
9 February  1952 (1952 -02-09) 29 Chesterfield 5 – 1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Harvey
Southall
Smith
Report Ball Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9055
Referee: C Fletcher
16 February  1952 (1952 -02-16) 30 Hartlepools United 1 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Elder Report Betts Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8403
Referee: L Howarth
23 February  1952 (1952 -02-23) 31 Rochdale 0 – 2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Frost
McCaig
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5703
Referee: A Brown
1 March  1952 (1952 -03-01) 32 Rochdale 1 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Foulds Report Carr Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4274
Referee: R Wood
6 March  1952 (1952 -03-06) 33 Carlisle United 1 – 1 Rochdale Carlisle
Whitehouse Report Hindle Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3978
8 March  1952 (1952 -03-08) 34 York City 1 – 1 Rochdale York
Griffiths Report Foulds Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 8136
Referee: H Beacock
15 March  1952 (1952 -03-15) 35 Rochdale 0 – 5 Chester Rochdale
Report Kirkpatrick
Stiffle
Astbury
Travis
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4561
Referee: WHE Evans
22 March  1952 (1952 -03-22) 36 Lincoln City 2 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
Gibson Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 13646
Referee: LN Peake
29 March  1952 (1952 -03-29) 37 Rochdale 1 – 2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Rochdale
Whitworth Report Wallace
Ottewell
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1226
Referee: P Rhodes
2 April  1952 (1952 -04-02) 38 Accrington Stanley 0 – 0 Rochdale Accrington
Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4081
Referee: T Seymour
5 April  1952 (1952 -04-05) 39 Tranmere Rovers 4 – 3 Rochdale Birkenhead
Atkinson
Davies
Eastham
Report Gilfillan
Drury
Lynn (pen.)
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3400
Referee: G Black
12 April  1952 (1952 -04-12) 40 Rochdale 1 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Foulds Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3916
Referee: J Houston
14 April  1952 (1952 -04-14) 41 Rochdale 1 – 1 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Partridge Report Wright Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5540
Referee: J McCann
15 April  1952 (1952 -04-15) 42 Bradford Park Avenue 1 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Smith Report Arthur (pen.) Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 10235
19 April  1952 (1952 -04-19) 43 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 0 Rochdale Crewe
Basford Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4055
Referee: E Plinston
22 April  1952 (1952 -04-22) 44 Southport 1 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Billingham Report Foulds Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2872
26 April  1952 (1952 -04-26) 45 Rochdale 0 – 3 Gateshead Rochdale
Report Callender
Wilbert
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3174
Referee: T Seymour
28 April  1952 (1952 -04-28) 46 Halifax Town 1 – 0 Rochdale Halifax
Priestley Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 5635

F.A. Cup

24 November  1951 (1951 -11-24) 1 Ilkeston Town 0 – 2 Rochdale Ilkeston
Burrows Red card Report Betts (pen.)
Middlebrough Red card
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 9000
Referee: R Turner
15 December  1952 (1952 -12-15) 2 Gillingham 0 – 3 Rochdale Gillingham
Report Tomlinson
Arthur
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 15686
12 January  1952 (1952 -01-12) 3 Rochdale 0 – 2 Leeds United Rochdale
Report Kirk Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 21526
Referee: LAM Mackay

Lancashire Cup

11 October  1951 (1951 -10-11) Preston North End 1 – 0 Rochdale Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: ?

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References

  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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