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1928–29 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1928–29 season saw Rochdale compete for their 8th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1928–29 season
ManagerJack Peart
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North17th
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Milsom
All: Jack Milsom

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North FA Cup Lancashire Cup Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   WAL Jackie Mittell 28 0 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG James Ellison 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG George Lewins 37 0 34 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Ernie Braidwood 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jack Barber 39 2 36 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Jack Hall 43 0 40 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Uriah Miles 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Billy Bertram 33 18 31 18 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Oswald Littler 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Walter Webster 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Andy Martin 34 1 32 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Reg Trotman 24 10 23 10 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Jack Milsom 43 28 40 25 1 1 1 0 1 2
FW   ENG Jack Brierley 15 7 14 7 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG George Stott 41 7 39 7 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   WAL Thomas Bailey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Tom Watson 36 0 34 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK   ENG George Power 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Henry Martin 30 5 27 3 1 1 1 1 1 0
FW   ENG Charlie Howlett 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Howlett 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Eric Silverwood 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Allan Murray 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   WAL Harry Lewis 11 4 10 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK   ENG Ed Robson 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Fred Appleyard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Dick Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Albert Cooke 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   WAL Christopher Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    WAL David Halfpenny 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GK    R. Oddie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF    H. Clegg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Final league table

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Main article: 1928–29 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
15 Nelson 42 14 1 6 48 28 3 4 14 29 62 0.856 39
16 Rotherham United 42 12 5 4 44 23 3 4 14 16 54 0.779 39
17 Rochdale 42 12 4 5 55 34 1 6 14 24 62 0.823 36
18 Accrington Stanley 42 11 5 5 42 22 2 3 16 26 60 0.829 34
19 Darlington 42 12 6 3 47 26 1 1 19 17 62 0.727 33
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division North

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Main article: 1928–29 Football League
25 August  1928 (1928 -08-25) 1 Rochdale 1 – 3 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Bertram   Report Longden  
T. Keetley  
Tippett  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4275
27 August  1928 (1928 -08-27) 2 Barrow 3 – 3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Lewins   (o.g.)
MacDonald  
Parsons  		 Report Trotman  
Brierley  
Milsom  		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 7660
1 September  1928 (1928 -09-01) 3 Ashington 2 – 1 Rochdale Ashington
Johnson    Report A. Martin   Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 3244
4 September  1928 (1928 -09-04) 4 Rochdale 4 – 2 Barrow Rochdale
Trotman  
Brierley  
Stott  
Milsom  		 Report Parsons  
Watson  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3668
8 September  1928 (1928 -09-08) 5 Rochdale 1 – 2 South Shields Athletic Rochdale
Stott   Report Parker    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6913
15 September  1928 (1928 -09-15) 6 Nelson 3 – 0 Rochdale Nelson
Radford  
Wilkinson  
Wilson   (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Seedhill
Attendance: 6715
22 September  1928 (1928 -09-22) 7 Rochdale 5 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
Trotman   
Stott  
Milsom   		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4990
29 September  1928 (1928 -09-29) 8 Southport 1 – 1 Rochdale Southport
  Report Milsom   Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4861
6 October  1928 (1928 -10-06) 9 Rochdale 0 – 0 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5227
13 October  1928 (1928 -10-13) 10 Rochdale 4 – 2 New Brighton Rochdale
Milsom   
Trotman  
H. Martin  		 Report Cowper  
Whewell  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5096
20 October  1928 (1928 -10-20) 11 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Jones   Report Bertram   Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3493
27 October  1928 (1928 -10-27) 12 Rochdale 5 – 1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Bertram   
Trotman   
Milsom  		 Report Littlehales   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4691
3 November  1928 (1928 -11-03) 13 Stockport County 4 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Fielding  
Everest  
Tompkinson  
Burgess  		 Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 11661
10 November  1928 (1928 -11-10) 14 Rochdale 2 – 2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Barber  
Milsom  		 Report Bell  
Coleman  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2038
17 November  1928 (1928 -11-17) 15 Lincoln City 2 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
Pegg  
Gorringe  		 Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5586
1 December  1928 (1928 -12-01) 16 Accrington Stanley 2 – 2 Rochdale Accrington
Armstrong   (pen.)
McLaughlan  		 Report Bertram  
Milsom  		 Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4711
8 December  1928 (1928 -12-08) 17 Rochdale 7 – 4 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Stott  
Brierley     
Bertram  
H. Martin  		 Report Mason  
Briggs   
Richardson  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3017
15 December  1928 (1928 -12-15) 18 Carlisle United 4 – 2 Rochdale Carlisle
Cooper  
McConnell   
Agar  		 Report Stott  
Barber  		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5838
22 December  1928 (1928 -12-22) 19 Rochdale 2 – 1 Rotherham United Rochdale
Bertram    Report Atkinson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2120
25 December  1928 (1928 -12-25) 20 Rochdale 4 – 4 Wrexham Rochdale
Milsom   
Trotman  
Bertram  		 Report Mays  
Hudson  
Longmuir   (pen.)
Graham  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7608
26 December  1928 (1928 -12-26) 21 Wrexham 3 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Longmuir  
Gunson  
Mays  		 Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10877
29 December  1928 (1928 -12-29) 22 Doncaster Rovers 4 – 2 Rochdale Doncaster
Bott  
Keetley   
Patterson  		 Report Brierley  
Littler  		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4191
5 January  1929 (1929 -01-05) 23 Rochdale 5 – 0 Ashington Rochdale
Milsom    
Bertram  
H. Martin  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2464
12 January  1929 (1929 -01-12) 24 Rochdale 4 – 0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Milsom   
Trotman  
Bertram  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5115
19 January  1929 (1929 -01-19) 25 South Shields Athletic 5 – 2 Rochdale South Shields
Kennedy  
Parker  
Stevenson    		 Report Milsom  
Stott  		 Stadium: Horsley Hill
Attendance: 3900
26 January  1929 (1929 -01-26) 26 Rochdale 2 – 1 Nelson Rochdale
Milsom  
Bertram  		 Report Halliwell   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4902
2 February  1929 (1929 -02-02) 27 Darlington 5 – 3 Rochdale Darlington
Mountford    
Eden  
Lewins   (o.g.)		 Report Bertram   
Stott  		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2452
9 February  1929 (1929 -02-09) 28 Rochdale 1 – 1 Southport Rochdale
Trotman   Report Valentine   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3369
16 February  1929 (1929 -02-16) 29 Wigan Borough 4 – 1 Rochdale Wigan
Welsby  
Lievesley   
Welsh  		 Report Robb   (o.g.) Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 3940
23 February  1929 (1929 -02-23) 30 New Brighton 6 – 1 Rochdale New Brighton
Cowper   
Kirk  
John Parker  
Wadsworth   		 Report Milsom   Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 2946
2 March  1929 (1929 -03-02) 31 Rochdale 2 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Lewis  
Milsom  		 Report Scullion   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3356
9 March  1929 (1929 -03-09) 32 Tranmere Rovers 5 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Jones  
Charlton    
Beswick  		 Report Milsom   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4055
16 March  1929 (1929 -03-16) 33 Rochdale 1 – 3 Stockport County Rochdale
Milsom   Report Fielding  
Newton   		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11281
23 March  1929 (1929 -03-23) 34 Halifax Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Bell   Report Milsom   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3787
29 March  1929 (1929 -03-29) 35 Chesterfield 2 – 1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Cowan    Report Milsom   Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4730
30 March  1929 (1929 -03-30) 36 Rochdale 0 – 2 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Jenkins   3'
Kitching   51'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4848
1 April  1929 (1929 -04-01) 37 Rochdale 2 – 1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Lewis    Report Cowan   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3329
6 April  1929 (1929 -04-06) 38 Bradford City 0 – 0 Rochdale Bradford
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 22669
13 April  1929 (1929 -04-13) 39 Rochdale 2 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Bertram    Report Jepson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2894
20 April  1929 (1929 -04-20) 40 Hartlepools United 0 – 2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Lewis  
Bertram  		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1835
30 April  1929 (1929 -04-30) 41 Rochdale 1 – 3 Bradford City Rochdale
Bertram   Report Whitehurst  
Cochrane  
Cairns  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 20945
4 May  1929 (1929 -05-04) 42 Rotherham United 5 – 0 Rochdale Rotherham
Bottrill   
Orr  
Parkin   		 Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 2899

FA Cup

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Main article: 1928–29 FA Cup
24 November  1928 (1928 -11-24) 1 Chesterfield 3 – 2 Rochdale Chesterfield
Roseboom  
Taylor  
Neale  		 Report H. Martin  
Milsom  		 Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5214

Lancashire Cup

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17 September  1928 (1928 -09-17) 1 Barrow 2 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
   [1] H. Martin   Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2758

Manchester Cup

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27 February  1929 (1929 -02-27) 2 Manchester City 3 – 2 Rochdale Manchester
    [2] Milsom    Stadium: Maine Road

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
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