1915–16 Rochdale A.F.C. season
| 1915–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
| Football League Lancs & Midland | 13th & 5th |
| Top goalscorer | Fred Heap |
The 1915–16 season saw Rochdale compete in the wartime football league, which was set up following the outbreak of World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 13th, as well as the Midland Section Northern Division, finishing 5th.
Statistics
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League Lancs/Midland Section | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG | John Swann | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Jack Barton | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| DF |  | Alfred Caldwell | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| MF | | W.S. Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | | C. Lee | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Jack Yarwood | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Archibald Rawlings | 27 | 6 | 27 | 6 | |
| MF | | T. Southworth | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | | A. Walker | 23 | 5 | 23 | 5 | |
| FW | ENG | Ernest Hawksworth | 25 | 7 | 25 | 7 | |
| MF | ENG | Albert Smith | 36 | 7 | 36 | 7 | |
| GK | ENG | Billy Biggar | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Jim Tully | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Harry Swift | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
| DF |  SCO | Robert Neave | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | ENG | George Kay | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 | |
| FW | ENG | Jimmy Kenyon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | James Brannick | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | |
| DF |  AUS | John Cuffe | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | | H. Holt | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| GK | ENG | Joe Butler | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Fred Heap | 23 | 10 | 23 | 10 | |
| GK | ENG | Arthur Causer | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Danny Crossan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Samuel Challinor | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Tom Page | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Albert Barnett | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Wally Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | | William Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Sandy Turnbull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | | Billy Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | | P. Pickup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Competitions
[edit]Football League - Lancashire Section
[edit]| 11 September 1915 2 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Southport Central | Rochdale |
Neave  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
| 18 September 1915 3 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Rochdale | Preston |
| Walker A. Smith | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 1600 |
| 25 September 1915 4 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000 |
| 2 October 1915 5 | Stockport County | 2–0 | Rochdale | Stockport |
| Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2500 |
| 9 October 1915 6 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Everton | Rochdale |
| A. Smith | | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000 |
| 23 October 1915 8 | Rochdale | 2–4 | Bolton Wanderers | Rochdale |
| A. Smith (pen.) Hawksworth | | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000 |
| 30 October 1915 9 | Bury | 3–1 | Rochdale | Bury |
| Hawksworth | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4000 |
| 6 November 1915 10 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Manchester City | Rochdale |
| Barnes | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000 |
| 13 November 1915 11 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Rochdale | Manchester |
| A. Davies Gipps | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 4000 |
| 20 November 1915 12 | Stoke | 1–1 | Rochdale | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Whittingham | Brannick | Stadium: Victoria Ground |
| 27 November 1915 13 | Rochdale | 2–3 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
| A. Smith (pen.) Holt | | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000 |
| 4 December 1915 14 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Burnley | Rochdale |
| Heap | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000 |
| 11 December 1915 15 | Southport Central | 2–2 | Rochdale | Southport |
| Hawksworth Heap | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1000 |
| 18 December 1915 16 | Rochdale | 2–4 | Preston North End | Rochdale |
| Brannick | | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000 |
| 25 December 1915 17 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| Walker Heap Brannick | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4062 |
| 1 January 1916 18 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500 |
| 8 January 1916 19 | Everton | 3–2 | Rochdale | Liverpool |
| A. Smith Heap | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 6000 |
| 15 January 1916 20 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Liverpool | Rochdale |
| Hawksworth Heap | | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
| 22 January 1916 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Rochdale | Bolton |
| Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 3000 |
| 29 January 1916 22 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Bury | Rochdale |
| Rawlings Walker | | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000 |
| 5 February 1916 23 | Manchester City | 4–1 | Rochdale | Manchester |
| P. Fairclough Barnes Cartwright | Heap | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 8000 |
| 12 February 1916 24 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Manchester United | Rochdale |
| Swift | Halligan Woodcock | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
| 19 February 1916 25 | Stoke City | 1–3 | Rochdale | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Whittingham | Page Swift Hawksworth | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 3000 |
| 26 February 1916 26 | Blackpool | 4–0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
| Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4000 |
Football League - Midland Section - Northern Division
[edit]| 4 March 1916 27 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Leeds City | Rochdale |
| Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
| 11 March 1916 28 | Bradford | 5–0 | Rochdale | ? |
| Stadium: ? Attendance: 500 | |||
| Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue | ||||
| 18 March 1916 29 | Bradford | 3–4 | Rochdale | ? |
| Rawlings Walker Heap W. Smith | Stadium: ? Attendance: 3000 | ||
| Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue | ||||
| 1 April 1916 31 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Rochdale | Huddersfield |
| Layton Connor | Hawksworth | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 4000 |
| 8 April 1916 32 | Leeds City | 3–1 | Rochdale | Leeds |
| Walker | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 2000 |
| 15 April 1916 33 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Bradford | Rochdale |
| Rawlings Kay | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 | |||
| Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue | ||||
| 21 April 1916 34 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Rochdale |
| Kay | Holley | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
| 22 April 1916 35 | Bradford | 5–2 | Rochdale | ? |
| Heap Rawlings | Stadium: ? Attendance: 3000 | ||
| Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue | ||||
| 29 April 1916 36 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Barnsley | Rochdale |
| Heap Rawlings | | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2800 |
References
[edit]- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097