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1939–40 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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.

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

Statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotalDivision 3 NorthRegional League NWWar League CupLancashire CupJubilee Fund
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  SCOPeter Robertson403000000010
DF  SCOTommy Baird300010001010
DF  SCOTom Sneddon1303040500010
MF  ENGDickie Rhodes403000000010
DF  WALJim Pearce23130140411010
MF  ENGReg Kilsby403000000010
MF  SCOAlex Ferguson201000000010
FW  ENGJoe Duff31720223541010
FW  ENGJimmy Wynn24531144501010
FW  ENGTommy Dutton18310123301010
MF  ENGPeter Vause813041000010
DF  SCOWilliam Keenan303000000000
MF  ENGWally Reynolds312100100000
FW  ENGHarry Pollard202000000000
GK  ENGJack Ellis200020000000
DF  WALGwyn Jones100010000000
MF  ENGJimmy Eastwood28000220501000
DF  ENGJohn Neary200020000000
FW  ENGWillie Harker910081100000
MF  ENGErnest Steele300030000000
FW  ENGTommy Prest510040110000
FW  WALTommy Olsen14100131001000
DF  ENGGeorge Nevin100010000000
FW  ENGArthur Warburton23000170501000
GK  ENGWilliam Carey18000120501000
DF  SCOTommy Chester500050000000
MF  SCOAlf Anderson11100101001000
FW  ENGWally Hunt320022001000
FW  ENGArthur Richardson1515001414110000
DF  ENGTommy Smith400040000000
DF  ENGErnie Robson200020000000
MF  ENGJohn Shadwell100010000000
DF  J. Taylor700070000000
FW  ENGCliff Chadwick100010000000
GK  ENGJack Hall600060000000
FW  ENGAlf Ainsworth420042000000
FW  SCODuncan Colquhoun910050410000
FW  ENGSam Earl100010000000
DF  ENGBill Byrom1200070500000
MF  ENGSyd Rawlings310031000000
MF  WALDoug Redwood520010420000
MF  ENGRoland Haworth200010100000
FW  SCOArchie Livingstone220022000000
MF  ENGAlick Robinson300030000000
FW  ENGDon Carter310031000000
MF  J. McGowan100010000000
FW  ENGTommy Burdett220022000000
MF  ENGReg Halton100010000000

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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