1933–34 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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

Rochdale

1933–34 season
Manager	Herbert Hopkinson
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North	22nd
FA Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jack Robson All: Jack Robson
← 1932–33 1934–35 →

Statistics

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	ENG	Bert Welch	12	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Wally Webster	42	0	38	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Ben Wheelhouse	30	2	27	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Gordon	36	1	34	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	David Bain	36	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Walter Buckley	37	1	34	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Will Rigby	36	3	32	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	John Cairns	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Smith	28	9	25	8	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
	FW	SCO	Tony Weldon	30	7	27	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Clarrie Murfin	28	7	26	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Jack Butler	7	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Harry Hope	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Harry Chadwick	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Willie Barrott	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Stephen Spargo	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jimmy Collins	32	8	30	6	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Dermot Hoadley	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Danny McRorie	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Cliff Walmsley	34	0	31	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	William Peters	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Walter Slicer	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Fred Fitton	15	6	13	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Robson	30	10	28	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Billy Benton	7	3	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Tom Smith	26	0	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Thomas Shepherd	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jimmy Coneys	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Arnold Bliss	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Harry Longbottom	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Final league table

Main article: 1933–34 Football League Third Division North

Pos	Team v t e	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

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1933–34 Football League

Rochdale v Darlington

26 August  1933 (1933 -08-26) 1	Rochdale	1 – 0	Darlington	Rochdale
	J. Smith	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4633

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

30 August  1933 (1933 -08-30) 2	Hartlepools United	2 – 1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Hardy   Wigham	Report	J. Smith	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4580

Gateshead v Rochdale

2 September  1933 (1933 -09-02) 3	Gateshead	2 – 1	Rochdale	Gateshead
	Temple	Report	J. Smith	Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 4226

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

5 September  1933 (1933 -09-05) 4	Rochdale	3 – 0	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Rigby   Weldon   Murfin	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4766

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

9 September  1933 (1933 -09-09) 5	Rochdale	0 – 1	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
		Report	Watson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7437

Chesterfield v Rochdale

16 September  1933 (1933 -09-16) 6	Chesterfield	3 – 0	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Bedford   (pen.) Cook	Report		Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 9969

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

23 September  1933 (1933 -09-23) 7	Rochdale	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Weldon   Collins	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5621

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

30 September  1933 (1933 -09-30) 8	Rochdale	1 – 0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Weldon	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5229

Barnsley v Rochdale

7 October  1933 (1933 -10-07) 9	Barnsley	4 – 1	Rochdale	Barnsley
	Blight   Andrews    Spence	Report	Murfin	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8970

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

14 October  1933 (1933 -10-14) 10	Rochdale	2 – 2	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Murfin   J. Smith	Report	Butler   Methven	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5334

New Brighton v Rochdale

21 October  1933 (1933 -10-21) 11	New Brighton	0 – 2	Rochdale	New Brighton
		Report	Murfin   J. Smith	Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 4450

Rochdale v Rotherham United

28 October  1933 (1933 -10-28) 12	Rochdale	0 – 2	Rotherham United	Rochdale
		Report	Wright	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4322

Walsall v Rochdale

4 November  1933 (1933 -11-04) 13	Walsall	2 – 0	Rochdale	Walsall
	Sheppard   Alsop	Report		Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 5567

Rochdale v York City

11 November  1933 (1933 -11-11) Abd	Rochdale	1 a 2	York City	Rochdale
	Robson	^[1]		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Chester v Rochdale

18 November  1933 (1933 -11-18) 14	Chester	7 – 1	Rochdale	Chester
	Armes     McLachlan    Mantle	Report	Fitton	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 4477

Barrow v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Barnsley

9 December  1933 (1933 -12-09) 16	Rochdale	3 – 1	Barnsley	Rochdale
	Fitton   Robson   Benton	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2641

Stockport County v Rochdale

16 December  1933 (1933 -12-16) 17	Stockport County	4 – 1	Rochdale	Stockport
	Stevenson   Foulkes   Lythgoe	Report	Robson	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3790

Rochdale v Halifax Town

23 December  1933 (1933 -12-23) 18	Rochdale	1 – 2	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Benton	Report	Davies   Chambers	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3258

Southport v Rochdale

25 December  1933 (1933 -12-25) 19	Southport	3 – 0	Rochdale	Southport
	Diamond	Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 4956

Rochdale v Southport

26 December  1933 (1933 -12-26) 20	Rochdale	3 – 3	Southport	Rochdale
	Fitton    Gordon	Report	Diamond   Holmes   Baldwin	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3944

Darlington v Rochdale

30 December  1933 (1933 -12-30) 21	Darlington	1 – 1	Rochdale	Darlington
	Shepherd   (o.g.)	Report	Collins	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3770

Rochdale v Gateshead

6 January  1934 (1934 -01-06) 22	Rochdale	2 – 0	Gateshead	Rochdale
	Collins   Wheelhouse	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3220

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

13 January  1934 (1934 -01-13) 23	Rochdale	0 – 2	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
		Report	Dodd	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3186

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

20 January  1934 (1934 -01-20) 24	Accrington Stanley	1 – 3	Rochdale	Accrington
	Kelly	Report	Collins   Rigby   Weldon	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 2851

Rochdale v Chesterfield

27 January  1934 (1934 -01-27) 25	Rochdale	0 – 1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Buckley	Report	Cook   Malam	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4151

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

3 February  1934 (1934 -02-03) 26	Crewe Alexandra	4 – 1	Rochdale	Crewe
	Deacon   Weale   Cull   Swindells	Report	Robson	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2766

Rochdale v Carlisle United

6 February  1934 (1934 -02-06) 27	Rochdale	0 – 1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
		Report	Dougal	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1261

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

10 February  1934 (1934 -02-10) 28	Tranmere Rovers	4 – 0	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Hunt   Urmson   Bell	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3612

Rochdale v York City

20 February  1934 (1934 -02-20) 29	Rochdale	3 – 6	York City	Rochdale
	Robson	Report	Dando    Hathway   Ivory   Wilcockson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 800

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

24 February  1934 (1934 -02-24) 30	Mansfield Town	5 – 0	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Johnson    Bytheway    Munnings	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4502

Rochdale v New Brighton

3 March  1934 (1934 -03-03) 31	Rochdale	1 – 1	New Brighton	Rochdale
	Fitton	Report	Davis	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2534

Rotherham United v Rochdale

10 March  1934 (1934 -03-10) 32	Rotherham United	4 – 0	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Hicks   Briggs    Wright	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 2227

Rochdale v Walsall

17 March  1934 (1934 -03-17) 33	Rochdale	3 – 3	Walsall	Rochdale
	Weldon     (pen.)	Report	Alsop   Leslie   Sheppard	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2108

York City v Rochdale

24 March  1934 (1934 -03-24) 34	York City	6 – 1	Rochdale	York
	Hathway    Dando     Lax	Report	Murfin	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3382

Rochdale v Wrexham

30 March  1934 (1934 -03-30) 35	Rochdale	1 – 2	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Buckley	Report	Waller   Bamford	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3052

Rochdale v Chester

31 March  1934 (1934 -03-31) 36	Rochdale	6 – 0	Chester	Rochdale
	J. Smith     Wheelhouse   Fitton   Robson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2492

Wrexham v Rochdale

2 April  1934 (1934 -04-02) 37	Wrexham	4 – 1	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Waller   Bryant    Frewin	Report	Robson	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5061

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

7 April  1934 (1934 -04-07) 38	Doncaster Rovers	5 – 0	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Turner     Dodd   Flowers	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 4873

Rochdale v Barrow

14 April  1934 (1934 -04-14) 39	Rochdale	1 – 2	Barrow	Rochdale
	Robson	Report	Shankly   Foster   (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2298

Carlisle United v Rochdale

21 April  1934 (1934 -04-21) 40	Carlisle United	3 – 0	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Ferguson   Slinger	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2762

Rochdale v Stockport County

28 April  1934 (1934 -04-28) 41	Rochdale	1 – 1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Murfin	Report	Stevenson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7544

Halifax Town v Rochdale

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

Main article: 1933–34 FA Cup

Sutton Town v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Stockport County

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

Rochdale v Bury

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

Manchester Cup

Manchester United v Rochdale

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

References

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