1952–53 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1952–53 season saw Rochdale compete for their 25th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1952–53 season
ManagerJack Warner
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North22nd
F.A. Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bert Foulds
All: Bert Foulds


Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthF.A. CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Trevor Churchill 1101100000
DF Harry Potter 3303101010
DF Harry Boyle 4704501010
MF Jack Warner 2202101000
DF Wally Birch 2402301000
MF Alistair Buchan 4114010010
MF Jackie Arthur 1641540010
FW Sandy Lister 20200000
FW Bert Foulds 341332131010
FW Bobby Gilfillan 431041101010
MF Eric Betts 2742641000
MF Harry Whitworth 4173971010
MF Joe Lynn 4264051110
GK Jim Nicholls 2402300010
FW Les Murray 1631630000
GK Brian Sutton 1101100000
MF Charlie Hogan 30300000
DF Eric Downes 50400010
FW Ray Haddington 2782581010
DF Bill Watson 2202200000
GK Mark Radcliffe 20101000
MF Billy Morris 41410000
FW Stan Marriott 62620000
MF Don Partridge 70700000
FW John Graham 1011010000
MF Danny Boxshall 83830000

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Chester 46 10 7 6 39 27 1 8 14 25 58 0.753 37
21 Darlington 46 13 4 6 33 27 1 2 20 25 69 0.604 34
22 Rochdale 46 12 5 6 41 27 2 0 21 21 56 0.747 33
23 Workington 46 9 5 9 40 33 2 5 16 15 58 0.604 32 Re-elected
24 Accrington Stanley 46 7 9 7 25 29 1 2 20 14 60 0.438 27
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

23 August  1952 (1952 -08-23) 1Rochdale0 – 1Crewe AlexandraRochdale
Report McGuigan Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7000
Referee: E Plinston
25 August  1952 (1952 -08-25) 2Bradford Park Avenue2 – 1RochdaleBradford
Turner
Horsman
Report Whitworth Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 12060
Referee: A Holland
30 August  1952 (1952 -08-30) 3Port Vale5 – 2RochdaleStoke-on-Trent
Steele
Bennett
Griffiths
Mullard
Report Gilfillan
Foulds
Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 15448
Referee: ER Hill
2 September  1952 (1952 -09-02) 4Rochdale1 – 0Bradford Park AvenueRochdale
Foulds Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6647
Referee: A Holland
6 September  1952 (1952 -09-06) 5Rochdale3 – 1ChesterRochdale
Lynn
Gilfillan
Betts
Report Richardson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6557
Referee: F Cowen
9 September  1952 (1952 -09-09) 6Southport1 – 0RochdaleSouthport
Pennington
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5175
Referee: H Haworth
13 September  1952 (1952 -09-13) 7Scunthorpe United5 – 1RochdaleScunthorpe
Haigh
Whitfield
Mynard
McGill
Mosby
Report Foulds
Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 7381
Referee: LN Peake
16 September  1952 (1952 -09-16) 8Rochdale0 – 0SouthportRochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5330
20 September  1952 (1952 -09-20) 9Rochdale2 – 2Stockport CountyRochdale
Lynn
Gilfillan
Report Oliver
Connor
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8623
Referee: JW Bowers
23 September  1952 (1952 -09-23) 10Rochdale2 – 0WorkingtonRochdale
Murray
Betts
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5075
Referee: W Hesleton
27 September  1952 (1952 -09-27) 11Bradford City0 – 3RochdaleBradford
Report Foulds
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10898
Referee: A Murdoch
30 September  1952 (1952 -09-30) 12Rochdale2 – 3GatesheadRochdale
Gilfillan
Report Wilbert
Winters
Price
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4848
4 October  1952 (1952 -10-04) 13Oldham Athletic1 – 0RochdaleOldham
Crawford
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 23026
Referee: J McCann
11 October  1952 (1952 -10-11) 14Rochdale4 – 1WrexhamRochdale
Whitworth
Murray
Arthur  (pen.)
Report Jones
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8016
Referee: RJ Leafe
18 October  1952 (1952 -10-18) 15Barrow2 – 1RochdaleBarrow-in-Furness
Gordon
Keen
Report Gilfillan
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5789
Referee: J Bell
25 October  1952 (1952 -10-25) 16Rochdale0 – 2Grimsby TownRochdale
Report McCue
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12291
1 November  1952 (1952 -11-01) 17York City2 – 0RochdaleYork
Griffiths
Warrender
Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 9430
Referee: TW Glendenning
8 November  1952 (1952 -11-08) 18Rochdale3 – 0Tranmere RoversRochdale
Gilfillan
Betts
Foulds
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6101
Referee: KA Collinge
15 November  1952 (1952 -11-15) 19Chesterfield1 – 0RochdaleChesterfield
Smith
Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6752
Referee: L Richardson
29 November  1952 (1952 -11-29) 20Accrington Stanley2 – 1RochdaleAccrington
Kendall
Bushell
Report Gilfillan
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4060
Referee: H Beacock
6 December  1952 (1952 -12-06) 21Chester3 – 0RochdaleChester
Bullock
Travis
Kirkpatrick
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3324
Referee: F Cowen
13 December  1952 (1952 -12-13) 22Mansfield Town2 – 1RochdaleMansfield
Marron
Scott
Report Marriott
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6211
Referee: C Fletcher
20 December  1952 (1952 -12-20) 23Crewe Alexandra4 – 2RochdaleCrewe
Basford
Blunstone
Report Whitworth
Haddington
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4454
Referee: E Plinston
26 December  1952 (1952 -12-26) 24Darlington3 – 2RochdaleDarlington
Murray
Report Marriott
Lynn
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 6406
Referee: A Holland
27 December  1952 (1952 -12-27) 25Rochdale3 – 1DarlingtonRochdale
Haddington
Report Murray
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6461
Referee: A Holland
1 January  1953 (1953 -01-01) 26Gateshead3 – 1RochdaleGateshead
Callender  (pen.)
Price
Smith
Report Foulds
Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 3729
Referee: L Howarth
3 January  1953 (1953 -01-03) 27Rochdale1 – 1Port ValeRochdale
Lynn  (pen.)
Report Hayward
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6899
Referee: ER Hill
10 January  1953 (1953 -01-10) 28Carlisle United5 – 0RochdaleCarlisle
Ashman
Whitehouse
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7282
Referee: W Hesleton
24 January  1953 (1953 -01-24) 29Rochdale2 – 2Scunthorpe UnitedRochdale
Betts
Lynn
Report Ottewell
Brownsword  (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5050
Referee: LN Peake
31 January  1953 (1953 -01-31) 30Rochdale1 – 2Carlisle UnitedRochdale
Haddington
Report Ashman
Whitehouse
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3447
Referee: W Hesleton
7 February  1953 (1953 -02-07) 31Stockport County2 – 0RochdaleStockport
Connor
Crosby
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5659
Referee: JW Bowers
21 February  1953 (1953 -02-21) 32Rochdale3 – 1Oldham AthleticRochdale
Foulds
Buchan
Whitworth
Report McIlvenny
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 15502
Referee: J McCann
28 February  1953 (1953 -02-28) 33Wrexham3 – 0RochdaleWrexham
Boyle  (o.g.)
Hughes
Tilston
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7879
Referee: RJ Leafe
7 March  1953 (1953 -03-07) 34Rochdale6 – 2BarrowRochdale
Whitworth
Morris
Foulds
Graham
Report Collins
Gordon
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5239
Referee: J Bell
14 March  1953 (1953 -03-14) 35Grimsby Town3 – 2RochdaleCleethorpes
Scotson
McCue
Report Foulds
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 10578
21 March  1953 (1953 -03-21) 36Rochdale0 – 3York CityRochdale
Report Fenton
Hughes
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6373
Referee: TW Glendenning
24 March  1953 (1953 -03-24) 37Rochdale2 – 1Bradford CityRochdale
Foulds
Haddington
Report Carr
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2140
28 March  1953 (1953 -03-28) 38Tranmere Rovers1 – 0RochdaleBirkenhead
Done
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4276
Referee: KA Collinge
3 April  1953 (1953 -04-03) 39Hartlepools United2 – 1RochdaleHartlepool
Harden
Newton
Report Boxshall
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8777
Referee: G Black
4 April  1953 (1953 -04-04) 40Rochdale0 – 2ChesterfieldRochdale
Report Wilson
Harvey
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4803
Referee: L Richardson
6 April  1953 (1953 -04-06) 41Rochdale3 – 1Hartlepools UnitedRochdale
Arthur  (pen.)
Boxshall
Murray
Report Richardson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3378
Referee: G Black
11 April  1953 (1953 -04-11) 42Workington1 – 2RochdaleWorkington
Simmonds
Report Arthur
Haddington
Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 3193
Referee: W Hesleton
14 April  1953 (1953 -04-14) 43Rochdale1 – 1Halifax TownRochdale
Gilfillan  3'
Report Moss
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3429
18 April  1953 (1953 -04-18) 44Rochdale1 – 0Accrington StanleyRochdale
Haddington
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4706
Referee: H Beacock
25 April  1953 (1953 -04-25) 45Halifax Town3 – 1RochdaleHalifax
Frost
Watson  (o.g.)
Report Boxshall
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 4826
Referee: G Gibson
29 April  1953 (1953 -04-29) 46Rochdale1 – 0Mansfield TownRochdale
Gilfillan
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4282
Referee: C Fletcher

F.A. Cup

15 November  1952 (1952 -11-15) 1Bradford Park Avenue2 – 1RochdaleBradford
Lyons
Haines
Report Lynn
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 13525
Referee: WHE Evans

Lancashire Cup

14 October  1952 (1952 -10-14) Rochdale0 – 1BlackpoolRochdale

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2205

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References

  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. http://www.enfa.co.uk/
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