1945–46 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale

1945–46 season
Manager	Ted Goodier
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Division 3 North West	2nd
F.A. Cup	3rd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Hargreaves All: Joe Hargreaves

The 1945–46 season saw Rochdale compete for their 7th and final season in the wartime league (Division 3 North West). The season consisted of 36 matches, 18 of which were in the First Championship, and the remainder were in the 2nd Championship and Division 3 North West Cup. Rochdale finished in second place in the first championship. This season also saw the return of the F.A. Cup, in which Rochdale reached the third round.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3 NW League & Cup		F.A. Cup		Lancashire Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		F. Olive	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	ENG	Arthur Chesters	19	0	13	0	6	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Jack Breedon	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		John Kirk	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	ENG	Ken Ashbridge	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	WAL	John Jones	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		J. Walmsley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Robert Yates	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Bill Roberts	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Syd Pomphrey	35	0	29	0	4	0	2	0
	DF		Clive	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Len Jackson	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Joe Duff	24	4	18	4	5	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Tom Sneddon	20	0	15	0	5	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Bill Byrom	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Matthew Muir	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		George Lunn	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	WAL	Gwyn Jones	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Robert Griffiths	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Joe McCormick	34	1	28	1	4	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Peter Molloy	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Jack Higham	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Norman Richardson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Charlie Hurst	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		William Whittle	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Don Partridge	21	0	14	0	6	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	John Neary	9	0	6	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	WAL	Jim Pearce	20	0	16	0	4	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Dick Neilson	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Wally Birch	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	George Haigh	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		J. Keddie	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		W. Hamilton	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Jack Dobson	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Tommy Howshall	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Arthur Jones	15	3	12	3	2	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Sammy Makin	22	6	19	5	2	1	1	0
	FW	ENG	Ernie Toseland	4	2	3	2	0	0	1	0
	MF		Sam Baum	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		J. Kindred	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Joe Meek	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Billy Woods	13	2	11	1	2	1	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Brindle	24	10	17	8	6	1	1	1
	FW	ENG	Joe Hargreaves	28	25	21	18	6	6	1	1
	MF	ENG	Eric Wood	33	10	28	9	4	1	1	0
	MF		T. Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		John Reid	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jimmy Constantine	4	5	3	4	0	0	1	1
	FW		Jack Harker	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jack Livesey	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Alf Hanson	15	7	13	7	0	0	2	0
	FW		Harry Nuttall (jnr)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Joe Rodi	7	5	7	5	0	0	0	0
	FW		Fred Taylor	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Arthur Cunliffe	35	6	29	5	6	1	0	0
	MF	ENG	Wally Reynolds	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0

Competitions

Third Division North West League and Cup

Wrexham v Rochdale

25 August 1945 (1945-08-25) 1	Wrexham	4 – 1	Rochdale	Wrexham
			Reid	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6000

Rochdale v Wrexham

1 September 1945 (1945-09-01) 2	Rochdale	3 – 1	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Constantine Meek Hanson			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3289

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

8 September 1945 (1945-09-08) 3	Rochdale	4 – 2	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Constantine Hanson			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4097

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

15 September 1945 (1945-09-15) 4	Oldham Athletic	2 – 1	Rochdale	Oldham
			Taylor	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6278

Stockport County v Rochdale

22 September 1945 (1945-09-22) 5	Stockport County	7 – 0	Rochdale	Stockport
				Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4993

Rochdale v Stockport County

29 September 1945 (1945-09-29) 6	Rochdale	4 – 2	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Livesey Hanson A. Jones			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3724

Southport v Rochdale

6 October 1945 (1945-10-06) 7	Southport	1 – 2	Rochdale	Southport
			Hargreaves	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3500

Rochdale v Southport

13 October 1945 (1945-10-13) 8	Rochdale	5 – 0	Southport	Rochdale
	Hargreaves Hanson			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4804

Rochdale v Chester

20 October 1945 (1945-10-20) 9	Rochdale	3 – 1	Chester	Rochdale
	Hargreaves Brindle			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6693

Chester v Rochdale

27 October 1945 (1945-10-27) 10	Chester	3 – 3	Rochdale	Chester
			Brindle A. Jones	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 4123

Rochdale v Barrow

3 November 1945 (1945-11-03) 11	Rochdale	3 – 0	Barrow	Rochdale
	Cunliffe Hargreaves A. Jones			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4133

Barrow v Rochdale

10 November 1945 (1945-11-10) 12	Barrow	2 – 1	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
			Brindle	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4387

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

1 December 1945 (1945-12-01) 13	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 4	Rochdale	Crewe
			Brindle Makin	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3500

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

22 December 1945 (1945-12-22) 14	Tranmere Rovers	3 – 2	Rochdale	Birkenhead
			Duff Hargreaves	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3000

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

25 December 1945 (1945-12-25) 15	Rochdale	2 – 0	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Brindle			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7614

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

26 December 1945 (1945-12-26) 16	Accrington Stanley	4 – 2	Rochdale	Accrington
			Duff	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 8043

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

29 December 1945 (1945-12-29) 17	Rochdale	3 – 2	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Hargreaves Duff Toseland			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6849

Rochdale v Southport

12 January 1946 (1946-01-12) 18	Rochdale	1 – 3	Southport	Rochdale
	Toseland			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4377

Chester v Rochdale

19 January 1946 (1946-01-19) 19	Chester	2 – 0	Rochdale	Chester
				Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1500

Rochdale v Chester

26 January 1946 (1946-01-26) 20	Rochdale	6 – 1	Chester	Rochdale
	Walters (o.g.) Wood Woods Makin			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2500

Rochdale v Stockport County

2 February 1946 (1946-02-02) 21	Rochdale	2 – 3	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Wood Burrows (o.g.)			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3416

Stockport County v Rochdale

9 February 1946 (1946-02-09) 22	Stockport County	2 – 2	Rochdale	Stockport
			Cunliffe Makin	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6500

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

16 February 1946 (1946-02-16) 23	Rochdale	2 – 2	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Wood			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3816

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

23 February 1946 (1946-02-23) 24	Crewe Alexandra	3 – 1	Rochdale	Crewe
			Hargreaves	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3880

Rochdale v Wrexham

2 March 1946 (1946-03-02) 25	Rochdale	1 – 2	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Hargreaves			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3775

Wrexham v Rochdale

9 March 1946 (1946-03-09) 26	Wrexham	2 – 1	Rochdale	Wrexham
			Hargreaves	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6800

Southport v Rochdale

16 March 1946 (1946-03-16) 27	Southport	0 – 2	Rochdale	Southport
			Hargreaves Cunliffe	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3500

Rochdale v Barrow

23 March 1946 (1946-03-23) 28	Rochdale	2 – 1	Barrow	Rochdale
	Makin Wood			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2100

Barrow v Rochdale

30 March 1946 (1946-03-30) 29	Barrow	1 – 2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
			Rodi Hargreaves	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4014

Rochdale v Lincoln City

6 April 1946 (1946-04-06) 30	Rochdale	2 – 3	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Rodi Hargreaves			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4128

Lincoln City v Rochdale

13 April 1946 (1946-04-13) 31	Lincoln City	1 – 2	Rochdale	Lincoln
			Rodi McCormick	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4942

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

19 April 1946 (1946-04-19) 32	Rochdale	0 – 0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3243

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

20 April 1946 (1946-04-20) 33	Rochdale	3 – 1	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Cunliffe Hargreaves Wood			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4200

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

22 April 1946 (1946-04-22) 34	Oldham Athletic	0 – 4	Rochdale	Oldham
			Hargreaves Cunliffe Rodi	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5800

Southport v Rochdale

27 April 1946 (1946-04-27) 35	Southport	2 – 0	Rochdale	Southport
				Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1200

Rochdale v Southport

4 May 1946 (1946-05-04) 36	Rochdale	2 – 1	Southport	Rochdale
	Rodi Wood			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3191

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1945–46 FA Cup

Stockport County v Rochdale

17 November 1945 (1945-11-17) 1	Stockport County	1 – 2	Rochdale	Stockport
	Shaw	Report	Brindle Woods	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6000

Rochdale v Stockport County

24 November 1945 (1945-11-24) 1	Rochdale	1 – 1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Hargreaves	Report	Hyde	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6158

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

8 December 1945 (1945-12-08) 2	Tranmere Rovers	3 – 1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Bell Rosenthal Atkinson	Report	Wood	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7000

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

15 December 1945 (1945-12-15) 2	Rochdale	3 – 0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Hargreaves Makin	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6500

Bury v Rochdale

5 January 1946 (1946-01-05) 3	Bury	3 – 3	Rochdale	Bury
	Davies Halton	Report	Cunliffe Hargreaves Reynolds	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 13248

Rochdale v Bury

8 January 1946 (1946-01-08) 3	Rochdale	2 – 4	Bury	Rochdale
	Hargreaves	Report	Davies Tompkin Jones Moss	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8712

Lancashire Senior Cup

Manchester United v Rochdale

5 September 1945 (1945-09-05) 1	Manchester United	5 – 1	Rochdale	Manchester
			Constantine	Stadium: Maine Road

Rochdale v Manchester United

1 January 1946 (1946-01-01) 1	Rochdale	2 – 0	Manchester United	Rochdale
	Brindle Hargreaves			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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References

1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
2. A Record of British Wartime Football by Brian McColl