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1950–51 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1950–51 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North11th
F.A. Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Connor
All: Jack Connor

The 1950–51 season saw Rochdale compete for their 23rd season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North F.A. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 28 0 28 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Bill Watson 44 0 42 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Harry Hubbick 30 0 29 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 42 4 38 4 3 0 1 0
DF England ENG Wally Birch 46 1 43 1 3 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO David Reid 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 39 5 35 4 3 1 1 0
FW England ENG Jack Livesey 42 12 38 11 3 1 1 0
FW England ENG Jack Connor 27 17 26 16 1 1 0 0
FW England ENG Cyril Brown 24 3 22 3 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Alan Steen 35 6 32 5 3 1 0 0
GK England ENG Bert Lomas 12 0 9 0 3 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Whitehouse 35 11 32 9 2 2 1 0
MF England ENG Gordon Medd 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
GK Wales WAL Archie Hughes 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Eric Wood 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Don Partridge 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Bert Foulds 7 1 6 1 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Bob Smyth 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Alan Middlebrough 18 11 15 9 2 1 1 1
DF Scotland SCO Harry Boyle 20 0 17 0 3 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Bill Heaton 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ken Crowther 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex McNichol 17 3 17 3 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alastair Buchan 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Eric Downes 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Eric Barber 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Harry Mills 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
9 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 5 7 38 26 8 5 10 23 34 1.017 48
10 Stockport County 46 15 3 5 45 26 5 5 13 18 37 1.000 48
11 Rochdale 46 11 6 6 38 18 6 5 12 31 44 1.113 45
12 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United[a] 46 10 12 1 32 9 3 6 14 26 48 1.018 44
13 Chester 46 11 6 6 42 30 6 3 14 20 34 0.969 43
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league; elected from Midland League

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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19 August  1950 (1950 -08-19) 1 Darlington 0 – 2 Rochdale Darlington
Report Connor
Arthur
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 10530
Referee: F. Walton
21 August  1950 (1950 -08-21) 2 Bradford Park Avenue 0 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Report Arthur Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 19058
Referee: HT Wright
26 August  1950 (1950 -08-26) 3 Rochdale 1 – 1 Stockport County Rochdale
Livesey Report Black Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 13075
Referee: J McCann
29 August  1950 (1950 -08-29) 4 Rochdale 1 – 2 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Livesey Report Elliott
Wheat
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10743
Referee: HT Wright
2 September  1950 (1950 -09-02) 5 Halifax Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Core Report Connor Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 10219
Referee: C Fletcher
5 September  1950 (1950 -09-05) 6 Rochdale 5 – 0 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Medd
Connor
Livesey
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8863
Referee: KA Collinge
9 September  1950 (1950 -09-09) 7 Rochdale 3 – 1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Connor
Whitehouse
Report McGuigan Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9146
Referee: WHE Evans
11 September  1950 (1950 -09-11) 8 Shrewsbury Town 0 – 2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Report Connor Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 8017
Referee: KA Collinge
16 September  1950 (1950 -09-16) 9 Gateshead 4 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Wilbert
Winters
Callender (pen.)
Report Whitehouse Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 13607
Referee: PF Power
23 September  1950 (1950 -09-23) 10 Rochdale 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
McGeachie Report Phillips Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8576
Referee: WHE Evans
30 September  1950 (1950 -09-30) 11 New Brighton 1 – 5 Rochdale New Brighton
Carter Report Steen
Livesey
McGeachie (pen.) (pen.)
Brown
Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground
Attendance: 4852
Referee: J Houston
7 October  1950 (1950 -10-07) 12 Rochdale 0 – 1 York City Rochdale
Report Linaker Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8123
Referee: A Holland
14 October  1950 (1950 -10-14) 13 Barrow 4 – 3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Keen
Miller
King
Report Whitehouse
Middlebrough
Brown
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5645
Referee: F Thurman
21 October  1950 (1950 -10-21) 14 Rochdale 3 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Connor
Birch (pen.)
Smyth
Report Keeley Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8027
Referee: H Jackson
28 October  1950 (1950 -10-28) 15 Carlisle United 4 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Brown
McCue
Turner
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 13295
Referee: J Bell
4 November  1950 (1950 -11-04) 16 Rochdale 2 – 3 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Arthur
Livesey
Report Rosenthal
Wheeler
Bell
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7886
Referee: HT Wright
11 November  1950 (1950 -11-11) 17 Southport 1 – 1 Rochdale Southport
Rothwell Report Brown Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 6374
Referee: J Platt
18 November  1950 (1950 -11-18) 18 Rochdale 0 – 2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Grainger
Guest
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7986
Referee: FL Overton
2 December  1950 (1950 -12-02) 19 Rochdale 2 – 0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Rochdale
Middlebrough Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5213
Referee: H Jackson
23 December  1950 (1950 -12-23) 20 Stockport County 2 – 2 Rochdale Stockport
Dick
Black
Report Whitehouse
Middlebrough
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10152
Referee: J McCann
25 December  1950 (1950 -12-25) 21 Lincoln City 4 – 2 Rochdale Lincoln
Finch 7', 32', 60'
Garvie 54'
Report Arthur 45'
Middlebrough 65'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9873
Referee: T Seymour
13 January  1951 (1951 -01-13) 22 Hartlepools United 0 – 0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7585
Referee: H Beacock
16 January  1951 (1951 -01-16) 23 Rochdale 2 – 3 Chester Rochdale
Steen
Whitehouse
Report Burgess
Devonshire
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1435
20 January  1951 (1951 -01-20) 24 Rochdale 2 – 0 Gateshead Rochdale
Livesey (pen.)
Middlebrough
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5612
Referee: PF Power
27 January  1951 (1951 -01-27) 25 Chester 1 – 3 Rochdale Chester
Astbury Report Livesey
Middlebrough
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4534
3 February  1951 (1951 -02-03) 26 Crewe Alexandra 3 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Phillips
Travis
Report Livesey (pen.) Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6941
10 February  1951 (1951 -02-10) 27 Rochdale 0 – 1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Report McIlvenny Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 14238
17 February  1951 (1951 -02-17) 28 Rochdale 1 – 0 New Brighton Rochdale
Middlebrough Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3689
24 February  1951 (1951 -02-24) 29 York City 2 – 2 Rochdale York
Linaker
Brown
Report Livesey
Steen
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7664
3 March  1951 (1951 -03-03) 30 Rochdale 1 – 0 Barrow Rochdale
Middlebrough Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5509
10 March  1951 (1951 -03-10) 31 Accrington Stanley 1 – 2 Rochdale Accrington
Keeley Report Whitehouse
Connor
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4281
17 March  1951 (1951 -03-17) 32 Rochdale 4 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Steen
Connor
McNichol
Report Jackson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6190
24 March  1951 (1951 -03-24) 33 Tranmere Rovers 2 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Rosenthal Report McNichol Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8328
26 March  1951 (1951 -03-26) 34 Rochdale 4 – 0 Bradford City Rochdale
Connor
McNichol
Steen
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4233
27 March  1951 (1951 -03-27) 35 Bradford City 2 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Williamson
Ward
Report Connor Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16164
31 March  1951 (1951 -03-31) 36 Rochdale 1 – 1 Southport Rochdale
Whitehouse Report Graham Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3781
7 April  1951 (1951 -04-07) 37 Rotherham United 3 – 0 Rochdale Rotherham
Guest
Grainger
Williams
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 14202
10 April  1951 (1951 -04-10) 38 Rochdale 0 – 0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3342
14 April  1951 (1951 -04-14) 39 Rochdale 0 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
16 April  1951 (1951 -04-16) 40 Mansfield Town 1 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield
Reeve Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 11384
17 April  1951 (1951 -04-17) 41 Rochdale 3 – 0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Livesey
McGeachie
Foulds
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3533
21 April  1951 (1951 -04-21) 42 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 3 – 0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Cumner
Comley
Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 9229
24 April  1951 (1951 -04-24) 43 Oldham Athletic 2 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
Hardwick
Gemmell
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 13503
28 April  1951 (1951 -04-28) 44 Rochdale 2 – 0 Wrexham Rochdale
Barber
Middlebrough
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3288
2 May  1951 (1951 -05-02) 45 Wrexham 3 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Beynon
Tunnicliffe
Fidler
Report Whitehouse Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3633
5 May  1951 (1951 -05-05) 46 Rochdale 0 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3448

F.A. Cup

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25 November  1950 (1950 -11-25) 1 Rochdale 3 – 1 Willington Rochdale
Whitehouse (pen.)
Middlebrough
Report Dodds Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7657
9 December  1950 (1950 -12-09) 2 Ashington 1 – 2 Rochdale Ashington
Skeen Report Livesey
Steen
Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 13191
Referee: G Black
9 January  1951 (1951 -01-09) 3 Rochdale 2 – 3 Chelsea Rochdale
Connor 40'
Arthur 86'
Report Billington 5'
Bentley 16', 61'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 17817
Referee: JW Topliss

Lancashire Cup

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11 October  1950 (1950 -10-11) Accrington Stanley 2 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Middlebrough Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2000

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References

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