1937–38 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1937–38 season saw Rochdale compete for their 17th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1937–38 season
ManagerErnest Nixon
Sam Jennings
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North17th
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Wynn
All: Jimmy Wynn


Statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthFA CupDivision 3 North CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Des Fawcett 460420201010
DF Tommy Baird 460420201010
DF Tom Sneddon 380340201010
DF Hugh McLaren 351341000010
MF Charlie Robinson 10090001000
FW Joe Duff 211181200010
MF Alex McMurdo 2020000000
FW Micky Burke 9080100000
FW Wally Hunt 2110187211200
FW Harry Marshall 336306101010
MF Sid Protheroe 337307101010
DF Edward Sperry 3030000000
FW Alex Graham 124114001000
MF Ted Goodier 430390201010
MF Frank Wilson 8171001000
MF Jimmy Eastwood 320280201010
FW Jimmy Wynn 30202820200000
MF Jock Millar 278268100000
MF Thomas McMurray 251231200000
MF Roland Haworth 3020000010
MF Bob Hardy 7070000000
FW Wilfred Barks 3030000000
DF Idris Williams 4040000000
MF Arnold Sutcliffe 2020000000
FW Adam Dawson 137126000011

Final league table
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GR Pts
15 Port Vale[lower-alpha 1] 42 11 8 2 45 27 1 6 14 20 46 0.890 38
16 Southport 42 8 8 5 30 26 4 6 11 23 56 0.646 38
17 Rochdale 42 7 10 4 38 27 6 1 14 29 51 0.859 37
18 Halifax Town 42 9 7 5 24 19 3 5 13 20 47 0.667 36
19 Darlington 42 10 4 7 37 31 1 6 14 17 48 0.684 32
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. Port Vale was transferred to Third Division South for the following season.

Division 3 North
28 August  1937 (1937 -08-28) 1Rochdale0 – 0York CityRochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8448
30 August  1937 (1937 -08-30) 2Tranmere Rovers3 – 2RochdaleBirkenhead
Report Hamilton  (o.g.)
Marshall 		Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8508
4 September  1937 (1937 -09-04) 3Bradford City3 – 1RochdaleBradford
Report Protheroe Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 5997
7 September  1937 (1937 -09-07) 4Rochdale0 – 0Tranmere RoversRochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4480
11 September  1937 (1937 -09-11) 5Rochdale3 – 2SouthportRochdale
Hunt
Marshall 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5915
13 September  1937 (1937 -09-13) 6Halifax Town2 – 3RochdaleHalifax
Report Protheroe
Wilson 		Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2409
18 September  1937 (1937 -09-18) 7Doncaster Rovers5 – 0RochdaleDoncaster
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 10647
25 September  1937 (1937 -09-25) 8Rochdale1 – 4Crewe AlexandraRochdale
Hunt Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5632
2 October  1937 (1937 -10-02) 9Rochdale2 – 0Rotherham UnitedRochdale
Graham
Wynn 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5019
9 October  1937 (1937 -10-09) 10Chester4 – 1RochdaleChester
Sargeant
Wrightson
Sanders 		Report Hunt Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5913
16 October  1937 (1937 -10-16) 11Barrow0 – 1RochdaleBarrow-in-Furness
Report Graham Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4332
23 October  1937 (1937 -10-23) 12Rochdale6 – 1WrexhamRochdale
Graham
Wynn
Hunt
Protheroe 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4193
30 October  1937 (1937 -10-30) 13Hartlepools United3 – 3RochdaleHartlepool
Report Marshall
Protheroe 		Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5087
6 November  1937 (1937 -11-06) 14Rochdale0 – 1Lincoln CityRochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9074
13 November  1937 (1937 -11-13) 15Hull City4 – 1RochdaleHull
Report Wynn Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 8848
20 November  1937 (1937 -11-20) 16Rochdale2 – 1New BrightonRochdale
Wynn
Hunt 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5295
4 December  1937 (1937 -12-04) 17Rochdale1 – 1Oldham AthleticRochdale
Hunt  (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4460
11 December  1937 (1937 -12-11) 18Darlington2 – 4RochdaleDarlington
Report Wynn
Millar 		Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1378
18 December  1937 (1937 -12-18) 19Rochdale1 – 1Port ValeRochdale
Wynn Report Roberts  (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3560
25 December  1937 (1937 -12-25) 20Rochdale0 – 1Accrington StanleyRochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9146
27 December  1937 (1937 -12-27) 21Accrington Stanley0 – 1RochdaleAccrington
Report Wynn Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4700
1 January  1938 (1938 -01-01) 22York City0 – 5RochdaleYork
Report Wynn
Millar
Marshall 		Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5971
8 January  1938 (1938 -01-08) 23Gateshead3 – 1RochdaleGateshead
Report Protheroe Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 9504
15 January  1938 (1938 -01-15) 24Rochdale2 – 0Bradford CityRochdale
Protheroe
Wynn 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3234
22 January  1938 (1938 -01-22) 25Southport2 – 0RochdaleSouthport
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3832
29 January  1938 (1938 -01-29) 26Rochdale4 – 5Doncaster RoversRochdale
Millar
Marshall
Wynn 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5069
5 February  1938 (1938 -02-05) 27Crewe Alexandra5 – 1RochdaleCrewe
Report McLaren Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3393
12 February  1938 (1938 -02-12) 28Rotherham United1 – 0RochdaleRotherham
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 9282
19 February  1938 (1938 -02-19) 29Rochdale4 – 0ChesterRochdale
Wynn  (pen.)
Dawson
Millar
Done  (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5728
26 February  1938 (1938 -02-26) 30Rochdale3 – 3BarrowRochdale
McMurray
Dawson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6243
5 March  1938 (1938 -03-05) 31Wrexham2 – 1RochdaleWrexham
Report Tunney  (o.g.) Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3620
12 March  1938 (1938 -03-12) 32Rochdale2 – 2Hartlepools UnitedRochdale
Dawson
Protheroe 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5615
19 March  1938 (1938 -03-19) 33Lincoln City2 – 0RochdaleLincoln
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6836
26 March  1938 (1938 -03-26) 34Rochdale0 – 0Hull CityRochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5761
2 April  1938 (1938 -04-02) 35New Brighton2 – 0RochdaleNew Brighton
Report Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 3419
9 April  1938 (1938 -04-09) 36Rochdale2 – 2GatesheadRochdale
Wynn
Millar 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5240
15 April  1938 (1938 -04-15) 37Rochdale3 – 1Carlisle UnitedRochdale
Wynn  (pen.)
Millar 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4648
16 April  1938 (1938 -04-16) 38Oldham Athletic4 – 2RochdaleOldham
Report Duff
Eaves  (o.g.)		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 17106
18 April  1938 (1938 -04-18) 39Carlisle United0 – 1RochdaleCarlisle
Report Dawson Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5609
23 April  1938 (1938 -04-23) 40Rochdale1 – 1DarlingtonRochdale
Dawson Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4028
30 April  1938 (1938 -04-30) 41Port Vale4 – 1RochdaleStoke-on-Trent
Masters
Roberts
Bellis 		Report Wynn  (pen.) Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2992
7 May  1938 (1938 -05-07) 42Rochdale1 – 1Halifax TownRochdale
Craig  (o.g.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2065

FA Cup
27 November  1937 (1937 -11-27) 1Rochdale1 – 1Lincoln CityRochdale
Hunt Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11500
1 December  1937 (1937 -12-01) 1Lincoln City2 – 0RochdaleLincoln
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6474

Division 3 North Cup
21 September  1937 (1937 -09-21) 1Rochdale2 – 3Oldham AthleticRochdale
Hunt [1] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000

Lancashire Cup
18 April  1938 (1938 -04-18) 1Blackburn Rovers4 – 1RochdaleBlackburn
[2] Dawson Stadium: Ewood Park
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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
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