Rochdale
1947–48 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North12th
F.A. Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh O'Donnell
All: Hugh O'Donnell

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

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthF.A. CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Charlie Briggs 90800010
DF England ENG Len Jackson 3903403020
DF England ENG Norman Kirkman 1901700020
MF England ENG Eric Wood 3953453020
DF England ENG Wally Birch 4524113110
DF England ENG Austin Collier 30300000
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 2862463010
FW England ENG Tommy Barkas 101800021
FW England ENG Joe Hargreaves 51510000
FW England ENG Jackie Moss 2242041010
MF Scotland SCO Hugh O'Donnell 30112692121
MF England ENG Cyril Lawrence 2522420010
MF Wales WAL Joe McCormick 3603103020
FW England ENG Dick Withington 3773263021
GK Wales WAL Bill Roberts 2101703010
MF Wales WAL Tom Sibley 1611312010
MF England ENG Alan Moorhouse 71710000
DF England ENG Bill Byrom 2402103000
FW England ENG Sam Earl 61412000
GK Australia AUS Wally Cornock 10100000
GK England ENG Les Bywater 1201200000
FW Scotland SCO Ron Johnston 1971772000
MF England ENG Jimmy Britton 1801800000
FW England ENG Charlie Longdon 20200000
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 90900000
MF England ENG Don Partridge 1401300010
GK Scotland SCO Alex Anderson 40400000
FW Northern Ireland NIR Con Gallacher 61610000
MF Scotland SCO David Reid 41410000
FW England ENG Jack Livesey 31310000
FW England ENG Jack Brindle 10100000
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Colvan 10100000
DF Scotland SCO Eddie Anderson 10100000
DF Scotland SCO Mike Skivington 10100000

Final league table

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

23 August  1947 (1947 -08-23) 1 Rochdale 2 – 2 Barrow Rochdale
Arthur
Hargreaves
Report Burnett
Kendall
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9210
28 August  1947 (1947 -08-28) 2 Hull City 0 – 0 Rochdale Hull
Report Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 25525
30 August  1947 (1947 -08-30) 3 Wrexham 5 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Benyon
Tunnicliffe
Boothway
Report Wood Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9926
2 September  1947 (1947 -09-02) 4 Rochdale 1 – 0 Hull City Rochdale
Moss Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9027
6 September  1947 (1947 -09-06) 5 Rochdale 2 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Moss
Withington
Report Fisher Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10868
9 September  1947 (1947 -09-09) 6 Rochdale 1 – 3 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Birch (pen.) Report Mercer
Rothwell
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8551
13 September  1947 (1947 -09-13) 7 Oldham Athletic 1 – 1 Rochdale Oldham
Bowden Report Withington Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 15310
20 September  1947 (1947 -09-20) 8 New Brighton 0 – 0 Rochdale New Brighton
Report Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground
Attendance: 7135
27 September  1947 (1947 -09-27) 9 Rochdale 2 – 1 Southport Rochdale
Moss
Arthur
Report Heslop Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8213
4 October  1947 (1947 -10-04) 10 Lincoln City 3 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
McCormick
Hutchinson (pen.)
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 12246
11 October  1947 (1947 -10-11) 11 Rochdale 3 – 0 York City Rochdale
O'Donnell
Sibley
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8743
18 October  1947 (1947 -10-18) 12 Mansfield Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Mansfield
Oscroft Report O'Donnell Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 12268
25 October  1947 (1947 -10-25) 13 Rochdale 2 – 2 Chester Rochdale
Arthur
Withington
Report Turner
Best
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9582
1 November  1947 (1947 -11-01) 14 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Finan
Taylor
Report O'Donnell Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 8552
8 November  1947 (1947 -11-08) 15 Rochdale 2 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
O'Donnell
Withington
Report Iceton Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8777
15 November  1947 (1947 -11-15) 16 Rotherham United 4 – 1 Rochdale Rotherham
Armitage
Ardron
Mosby
Report Earl Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 13141
22 November  1947 (1947 -11-22) 17 Rochdale 0 – 2 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Report Sloan Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4502
6 December  1947 (1947 -12-06) 18 Rochdale 2 – 1 Darlington Rochdale
Davison (o.g.)
Johnston
Report Chadwick Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7475
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
27 December  1947 (1947 -12-27) 20 Rochdale 2 – 0 Bradford City Rochdale
Johnston
O'Donnell
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6145
1 January  1948 (1948 -01-01) 21 Accrington Stanley 1 – 2 Rochdale Accrington
Mercer Report Wood
O'Donnell
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 5785
3 January  1948 (1948 -01-03) 22 Rochdale 2 – 1 Wrexham Rochdale
Johnston
Moss
Report Tunnicliffe Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9687
10 January  1948 (1948 -01-10) 23 Gateshead 5 – 0 Rochdale Gateshead
Hawkins
Weddle
Wilbert
Report Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 3857
17 January  1948 (1948 -01-17) 24 Halifax Town 2 – 3 Rochdale Halifax
Burns
Collins
Report Johnston
O'Donnell
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7310
24 January  1948 (1948 -01-24) 25 Tranmere Rovers 4 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Bridges
Lamb
Atkinson
Report Johnston Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4880
31 January  1948 (1948 -01-31) 26 Rochdale 2 – 0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Withington
Wood
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12987
7 February  1948 (1948 -02-07) 27 Rochdale 1 – 0 New Brighton Rochdale
Lawrence Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4496
14 February  1948 (1948 -02-14) 28 Southport 2 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Wyles
Owens
Report Withington
Arthur
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 7708
28 February  1948 (1948 -02-28) 29 York City 0 – 0 Rochdale York
Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7311
6 March  1948 (1948 -03-06) 30 Rochdale 1 – 2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
O'Donnell Report Butt
Cooling
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9990
13 March  1948 (1948 -03-13) 31 Chester 2 – 1 Rochdale Chester
Westwood
Kirkpatrick
Report Arthur Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 6427
20 March  1948 (1948 -03-20) 32 Rochdale 1 – 2 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Gallacher Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7092
26 March  1948 (1948 -03-26) 33 Rochdale 1 – 2 Stockport County Rochdale
Lawrence Report Swinscoe
Glaister
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7183
27 March  1948 (1948 -03-27) 34 Carlisle United 5 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Connor
Iceton
Skivington (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 10912
29 March  1948 (1948 -03-29) 35 Stockport County 4 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Glaister
Barkas
Swinscoe
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 11002
3 April  1948 (1948 -04-03) 36 Rochdale 1 – 0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Arthur Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7314
6 April  1948 (1948 -04-06) 37 Rochdale 1 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Wood 85' Report Stillyards 17' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8467
10 April  1948 (1948 -04-10) 38 Hartlepools United 4 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Richardson
Donaldson
Report Moorhouse Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7907
13 April  1948 (1948 -04-13) 39 Barrow 0 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Report Wood Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5188
17 April  1948 (1948 -04-17) 40 Rochdale 2 – 1 Gateshead Rochdale
Livesey
Reid
Report Callender Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7031
24 April  1948 (1948 -04-24) 41 Darlington 0 – 0 Rochdale Darlington
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4614
1 May  1948 (1948 -05-01) 42 Rochdale 1 – 1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Johnston Report Connor Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5269

F.A. Cup

29 November  1947 (1947 -11-29) 1 York City 0 – 1 Rochdale York
Report Birch (pen.) Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 9830
13 December  1947 (1947 -12-13) 2 Rochdale 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Gillingham Rochdale
O'Donnell Report Russell Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11110
20 December  1947 (1947 -12-20) 2 Gillingham 3 – 0 Rochdale Gillingham
Forrester
Briggs
Wilson
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 17078

Lancashire Cup

23 September  1947 (1947 -09-23) Rochdale 3 – 0 Preston North End Rochdale
Barkas
O'Donnell
Withington
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
28 October  1947 (1947 -10-28) Southport 1 – 0 Rochdale Southport
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3000

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References

  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
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