1925–26 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1925–26 season saw Rochdale compete for their 5th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1925–26 season
ChairmanGeorge L. Foulds
ManagerJack Peart
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North3rd
FA Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Fergusson
All: Billy Fergusson

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League Division 3 (N) FA Cup Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Harry Moody 43 0 38 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
DF   WAL Dai Hopkins 26 0 21 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Willie Brown 46 0 42 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Bobby Willis 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG David Parkes 37 2 34 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Alex Christie 46 4 42 4 3 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Billy Tompkinson 16 8 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Anstiss 30 16 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Billy Fergusson 26 21 21 19 3 2 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Billy Smith 11 2 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Bobby Hughes 39 17 36 16 3 1 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Joe Robson 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Albert Whitehurst 33 18 29 18 3 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Albert Pearson 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO John Hillhouse 36 0 31 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Henry Martin 32 5 28 4 3 1 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Joe Campbell 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Billy Bertram 35 12 31 11 3 0 1 1 0 0
GK   ENG Jack Cawthra 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Levy Thorpe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Fred Mason 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Cecil Halkyard 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Ernie Braidwood 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Joe Quinn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   WAL George Bishop 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Grimsby Town 42 20 1 0 61 8 6 8 7 30 32 2.275 61 Division Champions, promoted
2 Bradford Park Avenue 42 18 2 1 65 10 8 6 7 36 33 2.349 60
3 Rochdale 42 16 1 4 55 25 11 4 6 49 33 1.793 59
4 Chesterfield 42 18 2 1 70 19 7 3 11 30 35 1.852 55
5 Halifax Town 42 12 5 4 34 19 5 6 10 19 31 1.060 45
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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29 August  1925 (1925 -08-29) 1 Rochdale 6–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Tompkinson   
Fergusson   
Hughes  
Anstiss  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9,321
1 September  1925 (1925 -09-01) 2 Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Halifax
Howson   Report Hughes   (pen.) Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7,362
5 September  1925 (1925 -09-05) 3 Wigan Borough 2–2 Rochdale Wigan
Dunn   
Callagher  
Report Fergusson    Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 7,590
8 September  1925 (1925 -09-08) 4 Rochdale 2–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Tompkinson  
Hughes  
Report Lievesley  
John T Harrison  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,643
12 September  1925 (1925 -09-12) 5 Tranmere Rovers 3–5 Rochdale Birkenhead
White  
Matthews  
Marquis  
Report Hughes   
Parkes  
Anstiss  
Whitehurst  
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,136
15 September  1925 (1925 -09-15) 6 Rochdale 2–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Anstiss    Report Dixon   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,528
19 September  1925 (1925 -09-19) 7 Rochdale 2–0 Walsall Rochdale
Tompkinson  
Hughes  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,484
26 September  1925 (1925 -09-26) 8 Chesterfield 1–2 Rochdale Chesterfield
Whitfield   Report Pearson  
Dennis   (o.g.)
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,073
3 October  1925 (1925 -10-03) 9 Rochdale 2–0 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Pearson  
Tompkinson  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 16,295
10 October  1925 (1925 -10-10) 10 Grimsby Town 3–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Carmichael   
Cooper  
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 11,602
17 October  1925 (1925 -10-17) 11 Rochdale 1–3 Ashington Rochdale
Anstiss   Report Randall  
Gardner  
Turnbull  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,089
24 October  1925 (1925 -10-24) 12 Barrow 1–3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Mooney   Report Tompkinson  
Fergusson  
Tubb   (o.g.)
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,534
31 October  1925 (1925 -10-31) 13 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Fergusson  
Smith  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,936
2 November  1925 (1925 -11-02) 14 Rotherham United 0–4 Rochdale Rotherham
Report Fergusson  
Hughes  
Bertram   
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 5,363
7 November  1925 (1925 -11-07) 15 New Brighton 3–0 Rochdale New Brighton
Reid  
Kelly  
Dunne  
Report Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 2,142
14 November  1925 (1925 -11-14) 16 Rochdale 1–2 Wrexham Rochdale
Fergusson   Report Nock    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,032
21 November  1925 (1925 -11-21) 17 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Keetley    Report Fergusson  
Hughes  
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4,831
5 December  1925 (1925 -12-05) 18 Lincoln City 0–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Report Fergusson   17 '
Hughes   81 '
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5,153
19 December  1925 (1925 -12-19) 19 Coventry City 2–2 Rochdale Coventry
Herbert  
Houldey  
Report Fergusson  
Whitehurst  
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,110
26 December  1925 (1925 -12-26) 20 Rochdale 5–0 Durham City Rochdale
Fergusson   
Christie  
Whitehurst  
Bertram  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,222
1 January  1926 (1926 -01-01) 21 Durham City 0–2 Rochdale Durham
Report Whitehurst  
Hughes  
Stadium: Holiday Park
Attendance: 2,681
2 January  1926 (1926 -01-02) 22 Hartlepools United 4–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Best  
Carr  
Hardy   
Report Whitehurst  
Smith  
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,057
16 January  1926 (1926 -01-16) 23 Rochdale 2–1 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Hughes  
Fergusson  
Report Mandy   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,365
23 January  1926 (1926 -01-23) 24 Rochdale 3–2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Fergusson  
Bertram  
Whitehurst  
Report White  
Campbell  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,074
25 January  1926 (1926 -01-25) 25 Rochdale 3–1 Southport Rochdale
Hughes  
Fergusson  
Bertram  
Report Brown   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,624
30 January  1926 (1926 -01-30) 26 Walsall 1–5 Rochdale Walsall
Crockford   Report Fergusson   
Whitehurst  
Hughes  
Martin  
Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 2,361
6 February  1926 (1926 -02-06) 27 Rochdale 2–4 Chesterfield Rochdale
Saxby   (o.g.)
Martin  
Report Whitfield   
Cookson   
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8,342
13 February  1926 (1926 -02-13) 28 Bradford Park Avenue 3–1 Rochdale Bradford
Hubbert  
McDonald  
Poyntz  
Report Hughes   Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 24,893
20 February  1926 (1926 -02-20) 29 Rochdale 5–2 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Whitehurst   
Anstiss  
Bertram  
Hughes  
Report Marshall  
McKenna  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7,544
27 February  1926 (1926 -02-27) 30 Ashington 0–1 Rochdale Ashington
Report Whitehurst   Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 4,270
6 March  1926 (1926 -03-06) 31 Rochdale 2–1 Barrow Rochdale
Whitehurst  
Bertram  
Report Rawlinson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,524
13 March  1926 (1926 -03-13) 32 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Rochdale Crewe
Clayson  
Holland  
Aitken  
Report Whitehurst  
Anstiss  
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,034
20 March  1926 (1926 -03-20) 33 Rochdale 2–1 New Brighton Rochdale
Anstiss  
Martin   (pen.)
Report Copitch   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,794
23 March  1926 (1926 -03-23) 34 Rochdale 2–0 Nelson Rochdale
Anstiss  
Whitehurst  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,981
27 March  1926 (1926 -03-27) 35 Wrexham 1–0 Rochdale Wrexham
Roberts   Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6,855
2 April  1926 (1926 -04-02) 36 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Rochdale Accrington
Gee   (pen.) Report Anstiss  
Christie  
Tompkinson  
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 5,264
3 April  1926 (1926 -04-03) 37 Rochdale 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Christie  
Bertram    
Report Keetley   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,792
5 April  1926 (1926 -04-05) 38 Rochdale 3–2 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Anstiss   
Martin  
Report Gee    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7,890
10 April  1926 (1926 -04-10) 39 Southport 1–7 Rochdale Southport
Ball   Report Anstiss    
Whitehurst    
Bertram  
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4,699
17 April  1926 (1926 -04-17) 40 Rochdale 0–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Alford   5' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,797
24 April  1926 (1926 -04-24) 41 Nelson 1–3 Rochdale Nelson
Eddleston   Report Anstiss  
Fergusson  
Hughes  
Stadium: Seedhill Football Ground
Attendance: 6,215
1 May  1926 (1926 -05-01) 42 Rochdale 4–1 Coventry City Rochdale
Whitehurst   
Christie  
Tompkinson  
Report Breslin   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,352

FA Cup

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28 November  1925 (1925 -11-28) A Rochdale 1a1 West Stanley Rochdale
Hughes     Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
1 December  1925 (1925 -12-01) 1 Rochdale 4–0 West Stanley Rochdale
Hughes   
Martin   (pen.)
Fergusson  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1661
12 December  1925 (1925 -12-12) 2 Chilton Colliery Recreation 1–1 Rochdale Chilton
Catterick   Report Fergusson   Attendance: 5000
17 December  1925 (1925 -12-17) 2 (Replay) Rochdale 1–2 Chilton Colliery Recreation Rochdale
Parkes   Report   
Catterick  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500

Lancashire Cup

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6 October  1925 (1925 -10-06) 1 Nelson 3–1 Rochdale Nelson
    [1] Bertram   Stadium: Seedhill Football Ground
Attendance: 2,500

Manchester Cup

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16 February  1926 (1926 -02-16) 1 Ashton National 1–0 Rochdale Ashton-under-Lyne
  [2] Stadium: National Park

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References

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  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. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]