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1933–34 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1933–34 season
ManagerHerbert Hopkinson
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North22nd
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Robson
All: Jack Robson

The 1933–34 season saw Rochdale compete for their 13th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North FA Cup Division 3 North Cup Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Bert Welch 12 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Wally Webster 42 0 38 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Ben Wheelhouse 30 2 27 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jack Gordon 36 1 34 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO David Bain 36 0 32 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Walter Buckley 37 1 34 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Will Rigby 36 3 32 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Cairns 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Smith 28 9 25 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Tony Weldon 30 7 27 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Clarrie Murfin 28 7 26 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Jack Butler 7 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Harry Hope 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Harry Chadwick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Willie Barrott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Stephen Spargo 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Collins 32 8 30 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Dermot Hoadley 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Danny McRorie 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Cliff Walmsley 34 0 31 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO William Peters 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Walter Slicer 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Fred Fitton 15 6 13 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jack Robson 30 10 28 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Billy Benton 7 3 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Tom Smith 26 0 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Thomas Shepherd 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Coneys 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Arnold Bliss 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Harry Longbottom 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Final league table

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Main article: 1933–34 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
18 Southport 42 6 11 4 35 29 2 6 13 28 61 0.700 33
19 Gateshead 42 10 3 8 46 40 2 6 13 30 70 0.691 33
20 Accrington Stanley 42 10 6 5 44 38 3 1 17 21 63 0.644 33
21 Rotherham United 42 5 7 9 31 35 5 1 15 22 56 0.582 28 Re-elected
22 Rochdale 42 7 5 9 34 30 2 1 18 19 73 0.515 24
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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Main article: 1933–34 Football League
26 August  1933 (1933 -08-26) 1 Rochdale 1 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
J. Smith Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4633
30 August  1933 (1933 -08-30) 2 Hartlepools United 2 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Hardy
Wigham 		Report J. Smith Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4580
2 September  1933 (1933 -09-02) 3 Gateshead 2 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Temple Report J. Smith Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 4226
5 September  1933 (1933 -09-05) 4 Rochdale 3 – 0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Rigby
Weldon
Murfin 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4766
9 September  1933 (1933 -09-09) 5 Rochdale 0 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Report Watson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7437
16 September  1933 (1933 -09-16) 6 Chesterfield 3 – 0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Bedford (pen.)
Cook 		Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9969
23 September  1933 (1933 -09-23) 7 Rochdale 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Weldon
Collins 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5621
30 September  1933 (1933 -09-30) 8 Rochdale 1 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Weldon Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5229
7 October  1933 (1933 -10-07) 9 Barnsley 4 – 1 Rochdale Barnsley
Blight
Andrews
Spence 		Report Murfin Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8970
14 October  1933 (1933 -10-14) 10 Rochdale 2 – 2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Murfin
J. Smith 		Report Butler
Methven 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5334
21 October  1933 (1933 -10-21) 11 New Brighton 0 – 2 Rochdale New Brighton
Report Murfin
J. Smith 		Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 4450
28 October  1933 (1933 -10-28) 12 Rochdale 0 – 2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Wright Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4322
4 November  1933 (1933 -11-04) 13 Walsall 2 – 0 Rochdale Walsall
Sheppard
Alsop 		Report Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5567
11 November  1933 (1933 -11-11) Abd Rochdale 1 a 2 York City Rochdale
Robson [1] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
18 November  1933 (1933 -11-18) 14 Chester 7 – 1 Rochdale Chester
Armes
McLachlan
Mantle 		Report Fitton Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4477
2 December  1933 (1933 -12-02) 15 Barrow 5 – 3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Shankly
Parker
Foster 		Report Collins
Robson
Benton 		Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3736
9 December  1933 (1933 -12-09) 16 Rochdale 3 – 1 Barnsley Rochdale
Fitton
Robson
Benton 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2641
16 December  1933 (1933 -12-16) 17 Stockport County 4 – 1 Rochdale Stockport
Stevenson
Foulkes
Lythgoe 		Report Robson Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3790
23 December  1933 (1933 -12-23) 18 Rochdale 1 – 2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Benton Report Davies
Chambers 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3258
25 December  1933 (1933 -12-25) 19 Southport 3 – 0 Rochdale Southport
Diamond Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4956
26 December  1933 (1933 -12-26) 20 Rochdale 3 – 3 Southport Rochdale
Fitton
Gordon 		Report Diamond
Holmes
Baldwin 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3944
30 December  1933 (1933 -12-30) 21 Darlington 1 – 1 Rochdale Darlington
Shepherd (o.g.) Report Collins Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3770
6 January  1934 (1934 -01-06) 22 Rochdale 2 – 0 Gateshead Rochdale
Collins
Wheelhouse 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3220
13 January  1934 (1934 -01-13) 23 Rochdale 0 – 2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Report Dodd Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3186
20 January  1934 (1934 -01-20) 24 Accrington Stanley 1 – 3 Rochdale Accrington
Kelly Report Collins
Rigby
Weldon 		Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2851
27 January  1934 (1934 -01-27) 25 Rochdale 0 – 1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Buckley Red card Report Cook
Malam Red card		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4151
3 February  1934 (1934 -02-03) 26 Crewe Alexandra 4 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Deacon
Weale
Cull
Swindells 		Report Robson Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2766
6 February  1934 (1934 -02-06) 27 Rochdale 0 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Report Dougal Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1261
10 February  1934 (1934 -02-10) 28 Tranmere Rovers 4 – 0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Hunt
Urmson
Bell 		Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3612
20 February  1934 (1934 -02-20) 29 Rochdale 3 – 6 York City Rochdale
Robson Report Dando
Hathway
Ivory
Wilcockson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 800
24 February  1934 (1934 -02-24) 30 Mansfield Town 5 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield
Johnson
Bytheway
Munnings 		Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4502
3 March  1934 (1934 -03-03) 31 Rochdale 1 – 1 New Brighton Rochdale
Fitton Report Davis Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2534
10 March  1934 (1934 -03-10) 32 Rotherham United 4 – 0 Rochdale Rotherham
Hicks
Briggs
Wright 		Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 2227
17 March  1934 (1934 -03-17) 33 Rochdale 3 – 3 Walsall Rochdale
Weldon (pen.) Report Alsop
Leslie
Sheppard 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2108
24 March  1934 (1934 -03-24) 34 York City 6 – 1 Rochdale York
Hathway
Dando
Lax 		Report Murfin Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3382
30 March  1934 (1934 -03-30) 35 Rochdale 1 – 2 Wrexham Rochdale
Buckley Report Waller
Bamford 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3052
31 March  1934 (1934 -03-31) 36 Rochdale 6 – 0 Chester Rochdale
J. Smith
Wheelhouse
Fitton
Robson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2492
2 April  1934 (1934 -04-02) 37 Wrexham 4 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Waller
Bryant
Frewin 		Report Robson Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5061
7 April  1934 (1934 -04-07) 38 Doncaster Rovers 5 – 0 Rochdale Doncaster
Turner
Dodd
Flowers 		Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4873
14 April  1934 (1934 -04-14) 39 Rochdale 1 – 2 Barrow Rochdale
Robson Report Shankly
Foster (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2298
21 April  1934 (1934 -04-21) 40 Carlisle United 3 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Ferguson
Slinger 		Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2762
28 April  1934 (1934 -04-28) 41 Rochdale 1 – 1 Stockport County Rochdale
Murfin Report Stevenson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7544
5 May  1934 (1934 -05-05) 42 Halifax Town 4 – 2 Rochdale Halifax
Tunstall
Chambers
James Hall 		Report Murfin
Collins 		Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3434

FA Cup

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Main article: 1933–34 FA Cup
25 November  1933 (1933 -11-25) 1 Sutton Town 2 – 1 Rochdale Sutton-in-Ashfield
Egan
Newbold 		Report Rigby Stadium: Priestsic Road
Attendance: 4946

Third Division North Cup

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22 January  1934 (1934 -01-22) 1 Rochdale 2 – 4 Stockport County Rochdale
Collins [2] Lythgoe
Stevenson
Foulkes 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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Lancashire Cup

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26 September  1933 (1933 -09-26) 1 Rochdale 1 – 2 Bury Rochdale
J.R. Smith [4] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500

Manchester Cup

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28 February  1934 (1934 -02-28) 3 Manchester United 9 – 0 Rochdale Manchester
[5] Stadium: Old Trafford

References

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