1923–24 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1923–24 season saw Rochdale compete for their 3rd season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale

1923–24 season
Chairman	George L. Foulds
Manager	Tom Wilson/Jack Peart
Stadium	Spotland
Football League Third Division North	2nd
FA Cup	5th Round Qualifying
Top goalscorer	League: Bill Prouse & Albert Whitehurst All: Bill Prouse & Albert Whitehurst

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division3 (N)		FA Cup		Lancashire Cup		Manchester Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
N/A	GK		Harry Moody	45	0	40	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
N/A	DF		Jimmy Bissett	46	3	42	3	2	0	2	0	0	0
N/A	DF		Willie Brown	45	0	40	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
N/A	MF		Bobby Willis	45	1	39	1	2	0	3	0	1	0
N/A	MF		David Parkes	44	1	42	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
N/A	MF		Frank Crowe	23	5	18	5	2	0	2	0	1	0
N/A	FW		Billy Tompkinson	41	6	38	6	2	0	1	0	0	0
N/A	FW		Bill Prouse	44	15	40	14	1	0	2	1	1	0
N/A	FW		Albert Whitehurst	41	15	35	14	2	1	3	0	1	0
N/A	FW		Albert Pearson	39	7	34	7	2	0	3	0	0	0
N/A	FW		Joe Clark	19	1	16	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
N/A	MF		Joe Campbell	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
N/A	FW		Jack Peart	15	7	12	6	1	0	2	1	0	0
N/A	MF		Arthur McGarry	45	1	39	1	2	0	3	0	1	0
N/A	DF		Jimmy Nuttall	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
N/A	MF		Albert Smith	14	1	12	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
N/A	DF		Edward Watson	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
N/A	MF		Jack Hall	3	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0
N/A	FW		Bob Sandiford	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
N/A	GK		Cyril Hibberd	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GR	Pts	Promotion
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	18	3	0	51	10	6	12	3	25	17	2.815	63	Division Champions, promoted
2	Rochdale	42	17	4	0	40	8	8	8	5	20	18	2.308	62
3	Chesterfield	42	16	4	1	54	15	6	6	9	16	24	1.795	54
4	Rotherham County	42	16	3	2	46	13	7	3	11	24	30	1.628	52
5	Bradford Park Avenue	42	17	3	1	50	12	4	7	10	19	31	1.605	52

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1923–24 Football League

Rochdale v Durham City

25 August 1923 (1923-08-25) 1	Rochdale	2–0	Durham City	Rochdale
	Tompkinson Prouse	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 6,000

Wigan Borough v Rochdale

27 August 1923 (1923-08-27) 2	Wigan Borough	3–0	Rochdale	Wigan
	Armitage Glover	Report		Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 15,000

Durham City v Rochdale

1 September 1923 (1923-09-01) 3	Durham City	0–0	Rochdale	Durham
		Report		Stadium: Holiday Park Attendance: 4,000

Rochdale v Wigan Borough

3 September 1923 (1923-09-03) 4	Rochdale	1–0	Wigan Borough	Rochdale
	Prouse	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 8,000

Bradford (Park Avenue) v Rochdale

8 September 1923 (1923-09-08) 5	Bradford (Park Avenue)	4–2	Rochdale	Bradford
	Peel Turnbull McLean	Report	Whitehurst	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 8,000

Rochdale v Bradford (Park Avenue)

15 September 1923 (1923-09-15) 6	Rochdale	3–0	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Rochdale
	Crowe Peart	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 7,000

Chesterfield v Rochdale

22 September 1923 (1923-09-22) 7	Chesterfield	1–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Fisher	Report	Prouse	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 9,700

Rochdale v Chesterfield

29 September 1923 (1923-09-29) 8	Rochdale	3–0	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Crowe Whitehurst	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 8,000

Rotherham County v Rochdale

6 October 1923 (1923-10-06) 9	Rotherham County	0–0	Rochdale	Rotherham
		Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 8,000

Rochdale v Rotherham County

13 October 1923 (1923-10-13) 10	Rochdale	1–0	Rotherham County	Rochdale
	Whitehurst	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 8,000

Wrexham v Rochdale

20 October 1923 (1923-10-20) 11	Wrexham	1–1	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Edwards	Report	Peart	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,700

Rochdale v Wrexham

27 October 1923 (1923-10-27) 12	Rochdale	0–0	Wrexham	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 7,000

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

3 November 1923 (1923-11-03) 13	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
		Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 7,000

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

10 November 1923 (1923-11-10) 14	Rochdale	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Prouse Bissett  (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 6,500

Darlington v Rochdale

24 November 1923 (1923-11-24) 15	Darlington	2–2	Rochdale	Darlington
	Stevens Hooper	Report	Peart Tompkinson	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 5,800

Southport v Rochdale

8 December 1923 (1923-12-08) 16	Southport	0–1	Rochdale	Southport
		Report	Pearson	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5,000

Rochdale v Barrow

15 December 1923 (1923-12-15) 17	Rochdale	3–1	Barrow	Rochdale
	Whitehurst Pearson	Report	Matthews  (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,000

Barrow v Rochdale

22 December 1923 (1923-12-22) 18	Barrow	1–2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
	Dickie	Report	Peart Prouse	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,000

Lincoln City v Rochdale

25 December 1923 (1923-12-25) 19	Lincoln City	0–2	Rochdale	Lincoln
		Report	Peart Pearson	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,000

Rochdale v Lincoln City

26 December 1923 (1923-12-26) 20	Rochdale	1–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Whitehurst	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 8,000

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

29 December 1923 (1923-12-29) 21	Rochdale	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Willis	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,000

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

5 January 1924 (1924-01-05) 22	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Rochdale	Crewe
		Report	Prouse Parkes	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v Southport

8 January 1924 (1924-01-08) 23	Rochdale	2–2	Southport	Rochdale
	Whitehurst  (pen.)	Report	Cousins	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,000

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

12 January 1924 (1924-01-12) 24	Rochdale	1–0	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Prouse	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 4,000

Rochdale v Ashington

19 January 1924 (1924-01-19) 25	Rochdale	1–0	Ashington	Rochdale
	Bissett  (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 6,000

Ashington v Rochdale

26 January 1924 (1924-01-26) 26	Ashington	1–0	Rochdale	Ashington
	Laverick	Report		Stadium: Portland Park Attendance: 5,500

Rochdale v Walsall

2 February 1924 (1924-02-02) 27	Rochdale	1–0	Walsall	Rochdale
	Pearson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,000

Walsall v Rochdale

9 February 1924 (1924-02-09) 28	Walsall	0–1	Rochdale	Walsall
		Report	Tompkinson	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 5,000

Rochdale v Wolverhampton Wanderers

16 February 1924 (1924-02-16) 29	Rochdale	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 16161

Rochdale v New Brighton

1 March 1924 (1924-03-01) 30	Rochdale	6–2	New Brighton	Rochdale
	Pearson Whitehurst Prouse Tompkinson	Report	Crooks	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,000

New Brighton v Rochdale

8 March 1924 (1924-03-08) 31	New Brighton	1–1	Rochdale	New Brighton
	Howard	Report	Peart	Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 7,000

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

15 March 1924 (1924-03-15) 32	Grimsby Town	1–0	Rochdale	Cleethorpes
	Carmichael	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,000

Rochdale v Grimsby Town

22 March 1924 (1924-03-22) 33	Rochdale	4–2	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
	McGarry Whitehurst Clark Sandiford	Report	Carmichael Dent	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,000

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Rochdale

26 March 1924 (1924-03-26) 34	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Rochdale	Wolverhampton
		Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,000

Halifax Town v Rochdale

29 March 1924 (1924-03-29) 35	Halifax Town	0–1	Rochdale	Halifax
		Report	Prouse	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 4,000

Rochdale v Halifax Town

5 April 1924 (1924-04-05) 36	Rochdale	3–0	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Prouse Whitehurst Pearson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 6,000

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

10 April 1924 (1924-04-10) Abandoned	Tranmere Rovers	2a2	Rochdale	Birkenhead
			Prouse Whitehurst	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,000

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

12 April 1924 (1924-04-12) 37	Hartlepools United	1–2	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Morris	Report	Prouse Bissett  (pen.)	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,000

Rochdale v Darlington

18 April 1924 (1924-04-18) 38	Rochdale	0–0	Darlington	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

22 April 1924 (1924-04-22) 39	Rochdale	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Crowe	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,000

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

26 April 1924 (1924-04-26) 40	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Rochdale	Accrington
		Report	Pearson	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 6,000

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

28 April 1924 (1924-04-28) 41	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Brown Cartman	Report	Prouse	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,000

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

3 May 1924 (1924-05-03) 42	Rochdale	4–1	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Tompkinson Prouse	Report	Brown	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1923–24 FA Cup

Rochdale v Skelmersdale United

17 November 1923 (1923-11-17) Q4	Rochdale	4–0	Skelmersdale United	Rochdale
	Hall Whitehurst	[1]		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,000

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

1 December 1923 (1923-12-01) Q5	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Rochdale	Accrington
	Kay	[2]		Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 7,000

Lancashire Cup

Wigan Borough v Rochdale

12 September 1923 (1923-09-12) 1	Wigan Borough	0–0	Rochdale	Wigan
		[3]		Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v Wigan Borough

2 October 1923 (1923-10-02) 1 (Replay)	Rochdale	1–0	Wigan Borough	Rochdale
	Peart	[4]		Stadium: Spotland

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

16 October 1923 (1923-10-16) 2	Rochdale	1–5	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Prouse	[5]		Stadium: Spotland

Manchester Cup

Bury v Rochdale

4 March 1924 (1924-03-04) 2	Bury	8–1	Rochdale	Bury
		[6]	Smith	Stadium: Gigg Lane

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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. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
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
6. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
7. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907-2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
8. http://www.enfa.co.uk/