1935–36 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1935–36 season saw Rochdale compete for their 15th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale

1935–36 season
Manager	Billy Smith Ernest Nixon
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North	20th
FA Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Wiggins All: Joe Wiggins

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3 North		FA Cup		Division 3 North Cup		Lancashire Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Billy Baker	41	0	38	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Albert Worthy	43	2	41	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
	DF		Gwyn Jones	41	0	38	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Edward Huntley	26	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		George Wyness	38	0	37	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Walter Buckley	38	1	37	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		George Emmerson	37	3	35	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Joe Duff	34	11	31	10	1	0	1	1	1	0
	FW		Joe Wiggins	28	15	27	14	0	0	0	0	1	1
	FW		Harry Marshall	31	9	31	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Bert Hales	41	4	38	4	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Fred Taylor	7	3	6	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Matthew Johnson	17	6	15	5	1	0	1	1	0	0
	FW		Sidney Elliott	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Sam Skaife	18	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Stanley Taylor	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Harry Brierley	12	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		Cliff Eaton	17	2	14	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		Arthur Emerson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Frank Huxley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Robert Driver	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Len Clarke	5	4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Christopher Cornthwaite	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Reg Cook	1	0	0	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 or relegation
18	Wrexham	42	12	3	6	39	18	3	4	14	27	57	0.880	37
19	Mansfield Town	42	13	5	3	55	25	1	4	16	25	66	0.879	37
20	Rochdale	42	8	10	3	35	26	2	3	16	23	62	0.659	33
21	Southport	42	9	8	4	31	26	2	1	18	17	64	0.533	31	Re-elected
22	New Brighton	42	8	5	8	29	33	1	1	19	14	69	0.422	24

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

31 August  1935 (1935 -08-31) 1	Rochdale	2 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Marshall Hales	Report	Wood	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9036

Stockport County v Rochdale

2 September  1935 (1935 -09-02) 2	Stockport County	4 – 0	Rochdale	Stockport
	Brennan Tidman McNaughton	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 11919

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

7 September  1935 (1935 -09-07) 3	Accrington Stanley	2 – 4	Rochdale	Accrington
	Brown Mortimer	Report	Marshall Johnson F. Taylor	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 4212

Rochdale v Stockport County

10 September  1935 (1935 -09-10) 4	Rochdale	1 – 1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	F. Taylor	Report	Robinson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10238

Rochdale v Southport

14 September  1935 (1935 -09-14) 5	Rochdale	2 – 1	Southport	Rochdale
	F. Taylor Marshall	Report	Savage	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5605

Chester v Rochdale

21 September  1935 (1935 -09-21) 6	Chester	5 – 2	Rochdale	Chester
	Wrightson Williams Cresswell	Report	Buckley Marshall	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 6914

Rochdale v Lincoln City

28 September  1935 (1935 -09-28) 7	Rochdale	0 – 0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7052

Halifax Town v Rochdale

5 October  1935 (1935 -10-05) 8	Halifax Town	2 – 0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Barkas Valentine	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 7396

York City v Rochdale

12 October  1935 (1935 -10-12) 9	York City	2 – 1	Rochdale	York
	Green Speed	Report	Marshall	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 4487

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

19 October  1935 (1935 -10-19) 10	Rochdale	2 – 6	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Worthy Duff	Report	Leedham Buckley Brunskill Agar	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4985

Wrexham v Rochdale

26 October  1935 (1935 -10-26) 11	Wrexham	0 – 1	Rochdale	Wrexham
		Report	Duff	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4063

Rochdale v Rotherham United

2 November  1935 (1935 -11-02) 12	Rochdale	1 – 1	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	Marshall	Report	Fenoughty	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5786

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

9 November  1935 (1935 -11-09) 13	Mansfield Town	3 – 0	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Harston Lockie Clenshaw	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4762

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

16 November  1935 (1935 -11-16) 14	Rochdale	0 – 1	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
		Report	Bonass	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4878

Carlisle United v Rochdale

23 November  1935 (1935 -11-23) 15	Carlisle United	4 – 3	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Williams Taylor Mantle	Report	Eaton Hales	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6029

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

7 December  1935 (1935 -12-07) 16	Tranmere Rovers	5 – 2	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	MacDonald Urmson Bell	Report	Wiggins	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5657

Rochdale v Gateshead

14 December  1935 (1935 -12-14) 17	Rochdale	5 – 0	Gateshead	Rochdale
	Wiggins Clarke	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2966

Darlington v Rochdale

21 December  1935 (1935 -12-21) 18	Darlington	4 – 0	Rochdale	Darlington
	Alderson Towers	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3422

Rochdale v Barrow

25 December  1935 (1935 -12-25) 19	Rochdale	1 – 1	Barrow	Rochdale
	Wiggins	Report	Hopkinson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5031

Barrow v Rochdale

26 December  1935 (1935 -12-26) 20	Barrow	6 – 2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
	Baker Rowbotham Reid	Report	Wiggins G. Emmerson	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4383

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

28 December  1935 (1935 -12-28) 21	Crewe Alexandra	3 – 1	Rochdale	Crewe
	Waring Rigby Swindells	Report	Elliott	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4856

Chesterfield v Rochdale

1 January  1936 (1936 -01-01) 22	Chesterfield	2 – 2	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Dando	Report	Johnson	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 11138

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

4 January  1936 (1936 -01-04) 23	Rochdale	2 – 2	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Duff Johnson  (pen.)	Report	Mortimer Harker	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4822

Southport v Rochdale

18 January  1936 (1936 -01-18) 24	Southport	1 – 1	Rochdale	Southport
	Baker  (o.g.)	Report	Wiggins	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2475

Rochdale v Chester

25 January  1936 (1936 -01-25) 25	Rochdale	1 – 1	Chester	Rochdale
	Eaton	Report	Cresswell  (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4420

Lincoln City v Rochdale

1 February  1936 (1936 -02-01) 26	Lincoln City	5 – 1	Rochdale	Lincoln
		Report	Clarke	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4835

Rochdale v Halifax Town

8 February  1936 (1936 -02-08) 27	Rochdale	2 – 0	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Duff Williams  (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4309

Rochdale v York City

15 February  1936 (1936 -02-15) 28	Rochdale	2 – 3	York City	Rochdale
	Wiggins	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4670

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

22 February  1936 (1936 -02-22) 29	Oldham Athletic	3 – 3	Rochdale	Oldham
	Duff Marshall	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6051

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

29 February  1936 (1936 -02-29) 30	Rochdale	3 – 1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Duff Wiggins	Report	Harston	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2227

Rotherham United v Rochdale

7 March  1936 (1936 -03-07) 31	Rotherham United	6 – 0	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Bastow Hardy Dickinson	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 2957

Rochdale v Wrexham

14 March  1936 (1936 -03-14) 32	Rochdale	2 – 1	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Wiggins	Report	MacCartney  (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3307

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

21 March  1936 (1936 -03-21) 33	Hartlepools United	1 – 0	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	George Harris	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4110

Rochdale v Carlisle United

28 March  1936 (1936 -03-28) 34	Rochdale	0 – 0	Carlisle United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3722

Rochdale v Walsall

31 March  1936 (1936 -03-31) 35	Rochdale	6 – 4	Walsall	Rochdale
	Duff Wiggins Marshall G. Emmerson	Report	Woolhouse Evans Smith	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1942

Walsall v Rochdale

4 April  1936 (1936 -04-04) 36	Walsall	1 – 0	Rochdale	Walsall
	Wood	Report		Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 3396

New Brighton v Rochdale

10 April  1936 (1936 -04-10) 37	New Brighton	2 – 0	Rochdale	New Brighton
	Ainsworth	Report		Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 3299

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

11 April  1936 (1936 -04-11) 38	Rochdale	0 – 0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5760

Rochdale v New Brighton

13 April  1936 (1936 -04-13) 39	Rochdale	1 – 0	New Brighton	Rochdale
	Hales	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4124

Gateshead v Rochdale

18 April  1936 (1936 -04-18) 40	Gateshead	1 – 0	Rochdale	Gateshead
	Mathison	Report		Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 1996

Rochdale v Darlington

25 April  1936 (1936 -04-25) 41	Rochdale	1 – 1	Darlington	Rochdale
	Marshall	Report	Alderson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2927

Rochdale v Chesterfield

2 May  1936 (1936 -05-02) 42	Rochdale	1 – 1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	G. Emmerson	Report	Brown	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3551

FA Cup

Halifax Town v Rochdale

30 November  1935 (1935 -11-30) 1	Halifax Town	4 – 0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Betteridge Barkas	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 7431

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Third Division North Cup

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

1 October  1935 (1935 -10-01) 1	Oldham Athletic	6 – 3	Rochdale	Oldham
	Buckley Jones Schofield Walsh Chambers  (pen.)	[2]	Worthy Duff Johnson	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 967

Lancashire Cup

New Brighton v Rochdale

23 September  1935 (1935 -09-23) 1	New Brighton	3 – 1	Rochdale	New Brighton
		[3]	Wiggins	Stadium: Sandheys Park

References

1. http://www.enfa.co.uk/
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