1931–32 season | ||
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Manager | Will Cameron Herbert Hopkinson | |
Stadium | Spotland Stadium | |
Football League Third Division North | 21st | |
FA Cup | First Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Reg Watson All: Reg Watson | |
The 1931–32 season saw Rochdale compete for their 11th season in the Football League Third Division North where they finished in 21st position with 11 points.[1]
Rochdale finished bottom of the Third Division North after managing just four wins. During the season they went on a record-breaking run of 17 straight defeats.[2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division3 (N) | FA Cup | Lancashire Cup | Manchester Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
N/A | GK | ENG | Harry Abbott | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | DF | SCO | James Beattie | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | DF | SCO | Adam Plunkett | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | DF | ENG | Bill Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | DF | EIR | Jack Everest | 24 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | George Ward | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | Ernest Steele | 22 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | FW | [[|South Africa]] | David Murray | 25 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | FW | SCO | George Guyan | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | FW | WAL | Benny Jones | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | MF | SCO | Con Hilley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | DF | SCO | Jimmy Hamilton | 42 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | MF | WAL | Idris Williams | 37 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | Robert Forster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | Harry Platt | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | FW | ENG | Reg Watson | 19 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | MF | SCO | Joe McAleer | 22 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | DF | SCO | Edward Black | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | Fred Appleyard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | FW | ENG | Fred Brown | 21 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | FW | SCO | Ken Nisbet | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | Roland Hill | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | GK | ENG | Bert Welch | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | Harold Howarth | 21 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | DF | ENG | Walter Webster | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | DF | ENG | Frank Twine | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | Jimmy Bimson | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | FW | ENG | Arthur Hawes | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | Tommy Hogg | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | MF | ENG | Ron Hornby | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N/A | FW | ENG | Reg Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | FW | SCO | John Whitelaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | FW | ENG | George White | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | FW | ENG | John Crowther | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | DF | ENG | Clarence Constantine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | FW | SCO | Tommy Flannigan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N/A | GK | ENG | Eddie Plane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
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18 | Carlisle United | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 0.810 | 33 | |
19 | Rotherham United | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 49 | 0.875 | 32 | |
20 | New Brighton | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 53 | 0.500 | 24 | Re-elected |
21 | Rochdale | 40 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 72 | 0.356 | 11 | |
- | Wigan Borough[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Win | Draw | Loss |
29 August 1931 (1931-08-29) 1 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
Jones Guyan | Report | Wright Viner | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,974 |
31 August 1931 (1931-08-31) 2 | Rotherham United | 5–0 | Rochdale | Rotherham |
Sellars Hick Spicer | Report | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 6,431 |
5 September 1931 (1931-09-05) 3 | Wrexham | 4–0 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
Taylor Bamford | Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 7,390 |
7 September 1931 (1931-09-07) 4 | Stockport County | 3–1 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Webster Scullion | Report | Watson | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,941 |
12 September 1931 (1931-09-12) 5 | Rochdale | 4–3 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
Watson Everest Steele | Report | Watson McConnell | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,382 |
15 September 1931 (1931-09-15) 6 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
Williams | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,384 |
19 September 1931 (1931-09-19) 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Rochdale | Crewe |
Swindells | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,358 |
26 September 1931 (1931-09-26) 8 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Darlington | Rochdale |
McAleer | Report | Siddle | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,703 |
3 October 1931 (1931-10-03) 9 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
McAleer Watson | Report | Emery | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,641 |
10 October 1931 (1931-10-10) 10 | Southport | 3–1 | Rochdale | Southport |
Cowen McConnell Holmes | Report | Steele | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5,442 |
17 October 1931 (1931-10-17) 11 | Halifax Town | 3–2 | Rochdale | Halifax |
Crawford Betteridge | Report | Everest Murray | Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 4,082 |
24 October 1931 (1931-10-24) 12 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Walsall | Rochdale |
Report | Pointon | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,845 |
31 October 1931 (1931-10-31) 13 | Gateshead | 3–1 | Rochdale | Gateshead |
Welsh Meek | Report | Jones | Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 7,227 |
7 November 1931 (1931-11-07) 14 | Rochdale | 3–2 | New Brighton | Rochdale |
Jones Everest | Report | Rawsthorne | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,888 |
14 November 1931 (1931-11-14) 15 | Barrow | 4–1 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
Littler Wilson | Report | Watson | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,542 |
21 November 1931 (1931-11-21) 16 | Rochdale | 3–6 | Hull City | Rochdale |
Watson Nisbet | Report | Wainscoat Speed Munnings D. Duncan A. Duncan | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,593 |
5 December 1931 (1931-12-05) 17 | Rochdale | 0–3 | Chester City | Rochdale |
Report | Cresswell Hedley Jennings | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,119 |
12 December 1931 (1931-12-12) 18 | Hartlepool United | 3–0 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
Hewitt Dixon | Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,085 |
25 December 1931 (1931-12-25) 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 9–1 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
Dixon Whitehurst Watts Meston | Report | Murray | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,719 |
26 December 1931 (1931-12-26) 20 | Rochdale | 3–6 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
Brown Murray Everest | Report | Urmson Watts Dixon Lewis Meston | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,993 |
2 January 1932 (1932-01-02) 21 | Accrington Stanley | 3–0 | Rochdale | Accrington |
Williamson Jones Agar | Report | Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 1,824 |
9 January 1932 (1932-01-09) 22 | Lincoln City | 3–0 | Rochdale | Lincoln |
Hall Cartwright | Report | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,737 |
16 January 1932 (1932-01-16) 23 | Rochdale | 2–4 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
Everest Steele | Report | Mustard Parden | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,749 |
23 January 1932 (1932-01-23) 24 | Carlisle United | 4–0 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
Hutchison McConnell | Report | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,812 |
30 January 1932 (1932-01-30) 25 | Rochdale | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
Howarth Brown | Report | Swindells Weale | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,978 |
6 February 1932 (1932-02-06) 26 | Darlington | 3–1 | Rochdale | Darlington |
Waugh Wellock Coates | Report | Nisbet | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,764 |
13 February 1932 (1932-02-13) 27 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
Atherton Pattison | Report | Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2,856 |
20 February 1932 (1932-02-20) 28 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Southport | Rochdale |
Report | Bell | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,894 |
27 February 1932 (1932-02-27) 29 | Rochdale | 1–4 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
Crowther | Report | Crawford Betteridge Johnson Read | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,154 |
5 March 1932 (1932-03-05) 30 | Walsall | 2–1 | Rochdale | Walsall |
Turner Reed | Report | Brown | Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 2,601 |
12 March 1932 (1932-03-12) 31 | Rochdale | 0–3 | Gateshead | Rochdale |
Report | Welsh Meek | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,526 |
19 March 1932 (1932-03-19) 32 | New Brighton | 1–1 | Rochdale | New Brighton |
Rawsthorne | Report | Brown | Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 2,362 |
25 March 1932 (1932-03-25) 33 | York City | 5–2 | Rochdale | York |
Baines Thompson Jenkinson | Report | McAleer Howarth | Stadium: Fulfordgate Attendance: 5,285 |
26 March 1932 (1932-03-26) 34 | Rochdale | 0–6 | Barrow | Rochdale |
Report | Webster (o.g.) Millar Postlethwaite Suggett Bimson (o.g.) | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,189 |
28 March 1932 (1932-03-28) 35 | Rochdale | 3–5 | York City | Rochdale |
McAleer Brown | Report | Baines Spooner Fenoughty | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,387 |
2 April 1932 (1932-04-02) 36 | Hull City | 4–1 | Rochdale | Hull |
Munnings Mills | Report | Hogg | Stadium: The Boulevard Attendance: 3,611 |
9 April 1932 (1932-04-09) 37 | Rochdale | 3–5 | Lincoln City | Rochdale |
McAleer Williams | Report | Pringle Riley Cartwright Whyte | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,038 |
16 April 1932 (1932-04-16) 38 | Chester City | 7–2 | Rochdale | Chester |
Mercer Williams (o.g.) Jennings Hedley | Report | McAleer Howarth | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 4,658 |
23 April 1932 (1932-04-23) 39 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Hartlepool United | Rochdale |
Bimson | Report | Thornton Dixon | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,379 |
7 May 1932 (1932-05-07) 40 | Rochdale | 1–4 | Rotherham United | Rochdale |
Howarth McAleer | Report | Beynon Gray Parkin | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,724 |
28 November 1931 (1931-11-28) R1 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
Methven Hubbard | Report | Murray | Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 5,000 |
22 September 1931 (1931-09-22) R2 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
[3] | Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
24 February 1932 (1932-02-24) R3 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Rochdale | Manchester |
[3] | Stadium: Maine Road |
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