1953–54 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1953–54 football season

Rochdale
1953–54 season
Manager	Harry Catterick
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Division 3 North	19th
F.A. Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jack Haines All: Jack Haines
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The 1953–54 season saw Rochdale compete for their 26th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3 North		F.A. Cup		Lancashire Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	England ENG	Graham Cordell	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0
DF	England ENG	Harry Potter	23	0	21	0	1	0	1	0
DF	Scotland SCO	Harry Boyle	44	0	42	0	1	0	1	0
MF	England ENG	Joe Lynn	44	4	43	4	1	0	0	0
DF	England ENG	Eric Downes	19	0	17	0	1	0	1	0
MF	Scotland SCO	Alistair Buchan	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0
FW	England ENG	Ken Rose	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Scotland SCO	Bobby Gilfillan	10	0	9	0	0	0	1	0
FW	England ENG	Fred Evans	13	0	12	0	0	0	1	0
FW	England ENG	Neville Black	27	5	26	5	0	0	1	0
MF	England ENG	Jimmy Anders	46	7	44	7	1	0	1	0
GK	England ENG	Albert Morton	39	0	38	0	1	0	0	0
FW	England ENG	Ray Haddington	13	4	13	4	0	0	0	0
FW	Poland POL	Adam Wasilewski	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
MF	Union of South Africa [[\|South Africa]]	Robert Priday	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
MF	England ENG	Bill Morgan	26	0	26	0	0	0	0	0
MF	England ENG	Jackie Arthur	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0
MF	England ENG	Don Partridge	19	1	18	1	1	0	0	0
MF	England ENG	Danny Boxshall	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
MF	England ENG	Arnold Kendall	33	10	32	10	1	0	0	0
FW	England ENG	Brian Mottershead	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
DF	England ENG	Bill Watson	22	0	22	0	0	0	0	0
FW	England ENG	Jack Haines	32	11	31	11	1	0	0	0
FW	England ENG	Frank Lord	21	10	21	10	0	0	0	0
FW	England ENG	Bill Tolson	9	0	7	0	1	0	1	0
FW	England ENG	Des Frost	10	2	9	2	1	0	0	0
DF	England ENG	Eddie Lyons	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0
MF	England ENG	George Lyons	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
DF	England ENG	Bev Glover	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
FW	England ENG	Ray Calderbank	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1953–54 Football League Third Division North

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts
17	Grimsby Town	46	14	5	4	31	15	2	4	17	20	62	0.662	41
18	Hartlepools United	46	10	8	5	40	21	3	6	14	19	44	0.908	40
19	Rochdale	46	12	5	6	40	20	3	5	15	19	57	0.766	40
20	Workington	46	10	9	4	36	22	3	5	15	23	58	0.738	40
21	Darlington	46	11	3	9	31	27	1	11	11	19	44	0.704	38

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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Main article: 1953–54 Football League

Carlisle United v Rochdale

22 August 1953 (1953 -08-22) 1 Carlisle United 7 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle

Johnston
Ashman
Atkinson
Whitehouse
Drury Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 8378

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

25 August 1953 (1953 -08-25) 2 Rochdale 0 – 1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale

Report Done Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5689

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

29 August 1953 (1953 -08-29) 3 Rochdale 1 – 0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale

Haddington Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8375

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

1 September 1953 (1953 -09-01) 4 Tranmere Rovers 5 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead

McDevitt
Atkinson
Done
Bainbridge Report Priday Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6100

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

5 September 1953 (1953 -09-05) 5 Grimsby Town 3 – 2 Rochdale Cleethorpes

Wright
Smith Report Haddington
Anders Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 12305

Rochdale v Halifax Town

8 September 1953 (1953 -09-08) 6 Rochdale 0 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale

Report Horsman Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6105

Rochdale v Stockport County

12 September 1953 (1953 -09-12) 7 Rochdale 0 – 0 Stockport County Rochdale

Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7634

Halifax Town v Rochdale

14 September 1953 (1953 -09-14) 8 Halifax Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Halifax

Priestley Report Haddington Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 6186

Southport v Rochdale

19 September 1953 (1953 -09-19) 9 Southport 1 – 1 Rochdale Southport

Gaskell Report Wasilewski Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5748

Rochdale v Chesterfield

22 September 1953 (1953 -09-22) 10 Rochdale 0 – 1 Chesterfield Rochdale

Report Smith Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3070

Wrexham v Rochdale

26 September 1953 (1953 -09-26) 11 Wrexham 2 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham

Hewitt
Tilston Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12602

Chesterfield v Rochdale

28 September 1953 (1953 -09-28) 12 Chesterfield 2 – 1 Rochdale Chesterfield

McGoldrick Report Kendall Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8308

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

3 October 1953 (1953 -10-03) 13 Rochdale 1 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale

Haddington Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7483

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

10 October 1953 (1953 -10-10) 14 Rochdale 1 – 1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale

Haines Report Mosby Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7873

Workington v Rochdale

17 October 1953 (1953 -10-17) 15 Workington 0 – 1 Rochdale Workington

Report Kendall Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 7070

Rochdale v Gateshead

24 October 1953 (1953 -10-24) 16 Rochdale 0 – 1 Gateshead Rochdale

Report Callender Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6308

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

31 October 1953 (1953 -10-31) 17 Hartlepools United 6 – 0 Rochdale Hartlepool

Linacre
Harden
Johnson Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6763

Rochdale v Darlington

7 November 1953 (1953 -11-07) 18 Rochdale 3 – 0 Darlington Rochdale

Haines
Frost Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2601

Barnsley v Rochdale

14 November 1953 (1953 -11-14) 19 Barnsley 2 – 1 Rochdale Barnsley

Brown
Kaye Report Frost Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8146

Port Vale v Rochdale

28 November 1953 (1953 -11-28) 20 Port Vale 6 – 0 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent

Hayward
Griffiths
Leake Report Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 16841

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

5 December 1953 (1953 -12-05) 21 Rochdale 4 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale

Haines
Frost Report Mitcheson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4451

Chester v Rochdale

12 December 1953 (1953 -12-12) 22 Chester 2 – 0 Rochdale Chester

Thomas
Travis Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3578

Rochdale v Carlisle United

19 December 1953 (1953 -12-19) 23 Rochdale 2 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale

Kendall
Haines Report Bond Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4654

Rochdale v Bradford City

25 December 1953 (1953 -12-25) 24 Rochdale 3 – 2 Bradford City Rochdale

Black
Anders Report Rosenthal
Tunnicliffe Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5693

Bradford City v Rochdale

26 December 1953 (1953 -12-26) 25 Bradford City 4 – 0 Rochdale Bradford

Powell (pen.)
Tunnicliffe
Williamson
Woan Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10366

Rochdale v Chester

28 December 1953 (1953 -12-28) 26 Rochdale 4 – 0 Chester Rochdale

Lord
Anders
Kendall Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7226

Rochdale v York City

9 January 1954 (1954 -01-09) 27 Rochdale 1 – 2 York City Rochdale

Haines Report Dunmore
Storey Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5575

Rochdale v Grimsby Town

16 January 1954 (1954 -01-16) 28 Rochdale 4 – 1 Grimsby Town Rochdale

Lord
Haines
Lynn Report Smith Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4936

Stockport County v Rochdale

23 January 1954 (1954 -01-23) 29 Stockport County 1 – 2 Rochdale Stockport

Murray Report Kendall
Anders Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6651

York City v Rochdale

30 January 1954 (1954 -01-30) 30 York City 1 – 2 Rochdale York

Report Kendall
Lynn (pen.) Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5650

Rochdale v Southport

6 February 1954 (1954 -02-06) 31 Rochdale 2 – 0 Southport Rochdale

Black
Kendall Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6549

Rochdale v Wrexham

13 February 1954 (1954 -02-13) 32 Rochdale 6 – 2 Wrexham Rochdale

Lord
Kendall
Haines Report Hope
Hewitt Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5078

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

20 February 1954 (1954 -02-20) 33 Mansfield Town 2 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield

Darwin
Daley Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8234

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

27 February 1954 (1954 -02-27) 34 Scunthorpe United 1 – 1 Rochdale Scunthorpe

Mosby Report Arthur Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 7260

Rochdale v Workington

6 March 1954 (1954 -03-06) 35 Rochdale 4 – 2 Workington Rochdale

E. Lyons
G. Lyons
Lynn
Anders Report Dunlop
Dailey Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4683

Gateshead v Rochdale

13 March 1954 (1954 -03-13) 36 Gateshead 2 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead

Robson
Ingham Report Lord Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 4847

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

20 March 1954 (1954 -03-20) 37 Rochdale 2 – 2 Hartlepools United Rochdale

Black
Haines Report Johnson
McLaughlin Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6583

Darlington v Rochdale

27 March 1954 (1954 -03-27) 38 Darlington 0 – 0 Rochdale Darlington

Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3978

Rochdale v Barnsley

3 April 1954 (1954 -04-03) 39 Rochdale 1 – 1 Barnsley Rochdale

Lord Report Lumley Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5785

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

7 April 1954 (1954 -04-07) 40 Accrington Stanley 1 – 0 Rochdale Accrington

Brydon Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 5124

Bradford Park Avenue v Rochdale

10 April 1954 (1954 -04-10) 41 Bradford Park Avenue 2 – 2 Rochdale Bradford

Pickard Report Black
Anders Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 7099

Rochdale v Barrow

16 April 1954 (1954 -04-16) 42 Rochdale 1 – 0 Barrow Rochdale

Kendall Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5865

Rochdale v Port Vale

17 April 1954 (1954 -04-17) 43 Rochdale 0 – 0 Port Vale Rochdale

Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 14749

Barrow v Rochdale

19 April 1954 (1954 -04-19) 44 Barrow 4 – 2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness

Ormond
Armstrong
McLaren Report Partridge
Lord Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4306

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

24 April 1954 (1954 -04-24) 45 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Rochdale Crewe

Bettany
Murphy Report Anders Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2965

Rochdale v Bradford Park Avenue

27 April 1954 (1954 -04-27) 46 Rochdale 0 – 1 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale

Report Pickard Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3818

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1953–54 FA Cup

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

() 1 Grimsby Town 2 – 0 Rochdale Cleethorpes

Maddison
Smith Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8536

Lancashire Cup

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Rochdale v Southport

() Rochdale 0 – 2 Southport Rochdale

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 862

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References

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^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. ^{[not specific enough to verify ]}

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