1914–15 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1914–15 season saw Rochdale compete in The FA Cup for the 7th time and reached the second round proper. The also competed in the Central League and finished 9th.

Rochdale

1914–15 season
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Central League	9th
FA Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: William Brown All: William Brown

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Central League		F.A. Cup		Lancs Snr Cup		Manc Snr Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Billy Biggar	40	0	27	0	5	0	5	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Jack Barton	39	0	28	0	5	0	5	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Bob Lilley	21	0	14	0	2	0	5	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jim Tully	50	2	37	1	5	0	5	1	3	0
	DF	SCO	Robert Neave	50	8	37	7	5	1	5	0	3	0
	MF		J.L. Kay	46	1	33	1	5	0	5	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Archibald Rawlings	46	4	35	4	4	0	4	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	William Kelly	48	19	35	12	5	4	5	1	3	2
	FW		William Brown	49	31	36	21	5	1	5	5	3	4
	MF		W.S. Anderson	18	3	15	1	0	0	3	2	0	0
	MF	ENG	Albert Smith	50	10	37	6	5	0	5	2	3	2
	MF		A. Walker	8	1	6	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Charlie Milnes	25	1	18	1	5	0	2	0	0	0
	GK		W. Plumley	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Ernest Hawksworth	19	9	13	5	3	2	0	0	3	2
	DF	ENG	Vince Hayes	7	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		P. Pickup	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Danny Crossan	13	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF		J. Tattersall	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Towers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Haynes	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		T. Southworth	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		B. Holt	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Alfred Caldwell	8	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	GK		John Swann	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Tweedale Rigg	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		H. Fletcher	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Competitions

Central League

Main article: 1914–15 Football League

Rochdale v Liverpool Reserves

1 September  1914 (1914 -09-01) 1	Rochdale	4–1	Liverpool Reserves	Rochdale
	Brown Rawlings Kelly			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Southport Central v Rochdale

8 September  1914 (1914 -09-08) 2	Southport Central	1–0	Rochdale	Southport
				Stadium: Haig Avenue

Rochdale v Huddersfield Town Reserves

12 September  1914 (1914 -09-12) 3	Rochdale	3–0	Huddersfield Town Reserves	Rochdale
	Brown Smith (pen.) Rawlings			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Stalybridge Celtic v Rochdale

19 September  1914 (1914 -09-19) 4	Stalybridge Celtic	0–0	Rochdale	Stalybridge
				Stadium: Bower Fold

Rochdale v Stalybridge Celtic

26 September  1914 (1914 -09-26) 5	Rochdale	1–1	Stalybridge Celtic	Rochdale
	Anderson			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Huddersfield Town Reserves v Rochdale

3 October  1914 (1914 -10-03) 6	Huddersfield Town Reserves	0–0	Rochdale	Huddersfield
				Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 1000

Rochdale v Burnley Reserves

10 October  1914 (1914 -10-10) 7	Rochdale	1–1	Burnley Reserves	Rochdale
	Brown			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000

Blackpool Reserves v Rochdale

17 October  1914 (1914 -10-17) 8	Blackpool Reserves	3–3	Rochdale	Blackpool
			Brown Neave	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1000

Rochdale v Manchester City Reserves

24 October  1914 (1914 -10-24) 9	Rochdale	0–1	Manchester City Reserves	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers Reserves

31 October  1914 (1914 -10-31) 10	Rochdale	5–1	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Rochdale
	Kelly Brown Tully			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1200

Liverpool Reserves v Rochdale

7 November  1914 (1914 -11-07) 11	Liverpool Reserves	5–1	Rochdale	Liverpool
			Neave	Stadium: Anfield

Bury Reserves v Rochdale

14 November  1914 (1914 -11-14) 12	Bury Reserves	1–3	Rochdale	Bury
			Smith Brown Hawksworth	Stadium: Gigg Lane

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

28 November  1914 (1914 -11-28) 13	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Rochdale	Crewe
				Stadium: Gresty Road

Burnley Reserves v Rochdale

12 December  1914 (1914 -12-12) 14	Burnley Reserves	4–1	Rochdale	Burnley
			Hawksworth	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 4000

Rochdale v Stockport County Reserves

25 December  1914 (1914 -12-25) 15	Rochdale	1–1	Stockport County Reserves	Rochdale
	Brown			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Barnsley Reserves

26 December  1914 (1914 -12-26) 16	Rochdale	6–1	Barnsley Reserves	Rochdale
	? (o.g.) Brown Smith (pen.) Rawlings			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1500

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers Reserves

1 January  1915 (1915 -01-01) 17	Rochdale	1–1	Bolton Wanderers Reserves	Rochdale
	Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Manchester United Reserves v Rochdale

2 January  1915 (1915 -01-02) 18	Manchester United Reserves	4–0	Rochdale	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

Port Vale v Rochdale

16 January  1915 (1915 -01-16) 19	Port Vale	2–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
			Kelly	Stadium: Old Recreation Ground

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

23 January  1915 (1915 -01-23) 20	Rochdale	6–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Kelly Brown Hawksworth			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Bradford City Reserves

6 February  1915 (1915 -02-06) 21	Rochdale	2–3	Bradford City Reserves	Rochdale
	Kay Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Bradford City Reserves v Rochdale

13 February  1915 (1915 -02-13) Abandoned	Bradford City Reserves	0–0	Rochdale	Bradford
				Stadium: Valley Parade

Rochdale v Preston North End Reserves

16 February  1915 (1915 -02-16) 22	Rochdale	0–1	Preston North End Reserves	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 500

Blackburn Rovers Reserves v Rochdale

20 February  1915 (1915 -02-20) 23	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	1–2	Rochdale	Blackburn
			Haynes Rawlings	Stadium: Ewood Park

Manchester City Reserves v Rochdale

24 February  1915 (1915 -02-24) 24	Manchester City Reserves	1–1	Rochdale	Manchester
			Brown	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4000

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic Reserves

27 February  1915 (1915 -02-27) 25	Rochdale	0–1	Oldham Athletic Reserves	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1400

Rochdale v Bury Reserves

6 March  1915 (1915 -03-06) 26	Rochdale	1–1	Bury Reserves	Rochdale
	Brown			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Preston North End Reserves v Rochdale

13 March  1915 (1915 -03-13) 27	Preston North End Reserves	0–1	Rochdale	Preston
			Kelly	Stadium: Deepdale

Rochdale v Port Vale

20 March  1915 (1915 -03-20) 28	Rochdale	1–2	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Brown			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1200

Bolton Wanderers Reserves v Rochdale

24 March  1915 (1915 -03-24) 29	Bolton Wanderers Reserves	2–2	Rochdale	Bolton
			Kelly	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 3000

Barnsley Reserves v Rochdale

27 March  1915 (1915 -03-27) 30	Barnsley Reserves	2–1	Rochdale	Barnsley
			Kelly	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 1000

Bradford City Reserves v Rochdale

31 March  1915 (1915 -03-31) 31	Bradford City Reserves	0–0	Rochdale	Bradford
				Stadium: Valley Parade

Rochdale v Blackpool Reserves

3 April  1915 (1915 -04-03) 32	Rochdale	7–1	Blackpool Reserves	Rochdale
	Milnes Neave Brown Kelly			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Stockport County Reserves v Rochdale

5 April  1915 (1915 -04-05) 33	Stockport County Reserves	1–0	Rochdale	Stockport
				Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3000

Everton Reserves v Rochdale

10 April  1915 (1915 -04-10) 34	Everton Reserves	1–2	Rochdale	Liverpool
			Hayes Smith	Stadium: Goodison Park

Rochdale v Southport Central

13 April  1915 (1915 -04-13) 35	Rochdale	1–0	Southport Central	Rochdale
	Hawksworth			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 500

Oldham Athletic Reserves v Rochdale

17 April  1915 (1915 -04-17) 36	Oldham Athletic Reserves	1–3	Rochdale	Oldham
			Brown Southworth	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2000

Rochdale v Manchester United Reserves

24 April  1915 (1915 -04-24) 37	Rochdale	0–0	Manchester United Reserves	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Rochdale v Everton Reserves

27 April  1915 (1915 -04-27) 38	Rochdale	2–2	Everton Reserves	Rochdale
	Neave Kelly			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1914–15 FA Cup

Rochdale v Stalybridge Celtic

21 November  1914 (1914 -11-21) Q4	Rochdale	3–2	Stalybridge Celtic	Rochdale
	Kelly			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4000

Rochdale v Hartlepool United F.C.

5 December  1914 (1914 -12-05) Q5	Rochdale	2–0	Hartlepool United F.C.	Rochdale
	Brown Neave			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2000

Rochdale v Watford

19 December  1914 (1914 -12-19) Q6	Rochdale	2–0	Watford	Rochdale
	Kelly Hawksworth			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Gillingham

9 January  1915 (1915 -01-09) 1	Rochdale	2–0	Gillingham	Rochdale
	Walker Hawksworth	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6000

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

30 January  1915 (1915 -01-30) 2	Oldham Athletic	3–0	Rochdale	Oldham
	Donnachie Kemp Gee	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 18668

Lancashire Senior Cup

Fleetwood v Rochdale

23 September  1914 (1914 -09-23) 1	Fleetwood	2–3	Rochdale	Fleetwood
			Brown Anderson	Stadium: North Euston Hotel Attendance: 1000

Rochdale v Nelson

5 October  1914 (1914 -10-05) 2	Rochdale	3–2	Nelson	Rochdale
	Anderson Brown Tully			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Rochdale v South Liverpool

20 October  1914 (1914 -10-20) 3	Rochdale	2–0	South Liverpool	Rochdale
	Kelly Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1000

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

9 November  1914 (1914 -11-09) SF	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Rochdale	Bury
			Brown	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1500

Burnley v Rochdale

7 December  1914 (1914 -12-07) F	Burnley	4–1	Rochdale	Manchester
			Smith	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 2000

Manchester Senior Cup

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

16 March  1915 (1915 -03-16) 2	Rochdale	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Brown Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Hurst v Rochdale

19 April  1915 (1915 -04-19) SF	Hurst	2–5	Rochdale	Ashton-under-Lyne
			Hawksworth Brown Smith	Stadium: Hurst Cross

Stockport County v Rochdale

1 May  1915 (1915 -05-01) F	Stockport County	4–3	Rochdale	Manchester
			Kelly Hawksworth	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6000