1950–51 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1950–51 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North11th
F.A. Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Connor
All: Jack Connor

The 1950–51 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 44th in existence and their 23rd in the Football League Third Division North.

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North F.A. Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 28 0 28 0 0 0
DF England ENG Bill Watson 44 0 42 0 2 0
DF England ENG Harry Hubbick 29 0 29 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 41 4 38 4 3 0
DF England ENG Wally Birch 46 1 43 1 3 0
MF Scotland SCO David Reid 9 0 9 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 38 5 35 4 3 1
FW England ENG Jack Livesey 41 12 38 11 3 1
FW England ENG Jack Connor 27 17 26 16 1 1
FW England ENG Cyril Brown 24 3 22 3 2 0
MF England ENG Alan Steen 35 6 32 5 3 1
GK England ENG Bert Lomas 12 0 9 0 3 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Whitehouse 34 11 32 9 2 2
MF England ENG Gordon Medd 5 1 5 1 0 0
GK Wales WAL Archie Hughes 9 0 9 0 0 0
MF England ENG Eric Wood 9 0 8 0 1 0
MF England ENG Don Partridge 6 0 5 0 1 0
FW England ENG Bert Foulds 6 1 6 1 0 0
MF England ENG Bob Smyth 3 1 3 1 0 0
FW England ENG Alan Middlebrough 17 10 15 9 2 1
DF Scotland SCO Harry Boyle 20 0 17 0 3 0
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Bill Heaton 6 0 5 0 1 0
MF England ENG Ken Crowther 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex McNichol 17 3 17 3 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alastair Buchan 19 0 19 0 0 0
DF England ENG Eric Downes 4 0 4 0 0 0
MF England ENG Eric Barber 5 1 5 1 0 0
FW England ENG Harry Mills 1 0 1 0 0 0

Appearances and goals (Non-competitive)

No. Pos Nat Player Total Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Bill Watson 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Harry Hubbick 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Wally Birch 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO David Reid 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Jack Livesey 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Jack Connor 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Cyril Brown 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Alan Steen 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Bert Lomas 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Whitehouse 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Gordon Medd 0 0 0 0
GK Wales WAL Archie Hughes 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Eric Wood 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Don Partridge 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Bert Foulds 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Bob Smyth 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Alan Middlebrough 1 1 1 1
DF Scotland SCO Harry Boyle 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Bill Heaton 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ken Crowther 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex McNichol 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alastair Buchan 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Eric Downes 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Eric Barber 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Harry Mills 0 0 0 0

Final league table

Main article: 1950–51 Football League Third Division North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
9 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 10 17 61 60 1.017 48
10 Stockport County 46 20 8 18 63 63 1.000 48
11 Rochdale 46 17 11 18 69 62 1.113 45
12 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 13 18 15 58 57 1.018 44
13 Chester 46 17 9 20 62 64 0.969 43
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1950–51 Football League
19 August 1950 (1950-08-19) 1 Darlington 0–2 Rochdale Darlington
Report Connor
Arthur 		Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 10530
Referee: F. Walton
21 August 1950 (1950-08-21) 2 Bradford Park Avenue 0–1 Rochdale Bradford
Report Arthur Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 19058
Referee: HT Wright
26 August 1950 (1950-08-26) 3 Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Livesey Report Black Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 13075
Referee: J McCann
29 August 1950 (1950-08-29) 4 Rochdale 1–2 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Livesey Report Elliott
Wheat 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10743
Referee: HT Wright
2 September 1950 (1950-09-02) 5 Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Halifax
Core Report Connor Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 10219
Referee: C Fletcher
5 September 1950 (1950-09-05) 6 Rochdale 5–0 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Medd
Connor
Livesey 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8863
Referee: KA Collinge
9 September 1950 (1950-09-09) 7 Rochdale 3–1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Connor
Whitehouse 		Report McGuigan Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9146
Referee: WHE Evans
11 September 1950 (1950-09-11) 8 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Report Connor Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 8017
Referee: KA Collinge
16 September 1950 (1950-09-16) 9 Gateshead 4–1 Rochdale Gateshead
Wilbert
Winters
Callender (pen.)		 Report Whitehouse Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 13607
Referee: PF Power
23 September 1950 (1950-09-23) 10 Rochdale 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
McGeachie Report Phillips Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8576
Referee: WHE Evans
30 September 1950 (1950-09-30) 11 New Brighton 1–5 Rochdale New Brighton
Carter Report Steen
Livesey
McGeachie (pen.) (pen.)
Brown 		Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground
Attendance: 4852
Referee: J Houston
7 October 1950 (1950-10-07) 12 Rochdale 0–1 York City Rochdale
Report Linaker Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8123
Referee: A Holland
14 October 1950 (1950-10-14) 13 Barrow 4–3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Keen
Miller
King 		Report Whitehouse
Middlebrough
Brown 		Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5645
Referee: F Thurman
21 October 1950 (1950-10-21) 14 Rochdale 3–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Connor
Birch (pen.)
Smyth 		Report Keeley Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8027
Referee: H Jackson
28 October 1950 (1950-10-28) 15 Carlisle United 4–0 Rochdale Carlisle
Brown
McCue
Turner 		Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 13295
Referee: J Bell
4 November 1950 (1950-11-04) 16 Rochdale 2–3 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Arthur
Livesey 		Report Rosenthal
Wheeler
Bell 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7886
Referee: HT Wright
11 November 1950 (1950-11-11) 17 Southport 1–1 Rochdale Southport
Rothwell Report Brown Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 6374
Referee: J Platt
18 November 1950 (1950-11-18) 18 Rochdale 0–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Grainger
Guest 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7986
Referee: FL Overton
2 December 1950 (1950-12-02) 19 Rochdale 2–0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Rochdale
Middlebrough Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5213
Referee: H Jackson
23 December 1950 (1950-12-23) 20 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale Stockport
Dick
Black 		Report Whitehouse
Middlebrough 		Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10152
Referee: J McCann
25 December 1950 (1950-12-25) 21 Lincoln City 4–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Finch 7', 32', 60'
Garvie 54'		 Report Arthur 45'
Middlebrough 65'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9873
Referee: T Seymour
13 January 1951 (1951-01-13) 22 Hartlepools United 0–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7585
Referee: H Beacock
16 January 1951 (1951-01-16) 23 Rochdale 2–3 Chester Rochdale
Steen
Whitehouse 		Report Burgess
Devonshire 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1435
20 January 1951 (1951-01-20) 24 Rochdale 2–0 Gateshead Rochdale
Livesey (pen.)
Middlebrough 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5612
Referee: PF Power
27 January 1951 (1951-01-27) 25 Chester 1–3 Rochdale Chester
Astbury Report Livesey
Middlebrough 		Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4534
3 February 1951 (1951-02-03) 26 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Rochdale Crewe
Phillips
Travis 		Report Livesey (pen.) Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6941
10 February 1951 (1951-02-10) 27 Rochdale 0–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Report McIlvenny Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 14238
17 February 1951 (1951-02-17) 28 Rochdale 1–0 New Brighton Rochdale
Middlebrough Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3689
24 February 1951 (1951-02-24) 29 York City 2–2 Rochdale York
Linaker
Brown 		Report Livesey
Steen 		Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7664
3 March 1951 (1951-03-03) 30 Rochdale 1–0 Barrow Rochdale
Middlebrough Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5509
10 March 1951 (1951-03-10) 31 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Rochdale Accrington
Keeley Report Whitehouse
Connor 		Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4281
17 March 1951 (1951-03-17) 32 Rochdale 4–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Steen
Connor
McNichol 		Report Jackson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6190
24 March 1951 (1951-03-24) 33 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Rosenthal Report McNichol Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8328
26 March 1951 (1951-03-26) 34 Rochdale 4–0 Bradford City Rochdale
Connor
McNichol
Steen 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4233
27 March 1951 (1951-03-27) 35 Bradford City 2–1 Rochdale Bradford
Williamson
Ward 		Report Connor Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16164
31 March 1951 (1951-03-31) 36 Rochdale 1–1 Southport Rochdale
Whitehouse Report Graham Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3781
7 April 1951 (1951-04-07) 37 Rotherham United 3–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Guest
Grainger
Williams 		Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 14202
10 April 1951 (1951-04-10) 38 Rochdale 0–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3342
14 April 1951 (1951-04-14) 39 Rochdale 0–0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
16 April 1951 (1951-04-16) 40 Mansfield Town 1–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Reeve Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 11384
17 April 1951 (1951-04-17) 41 Rochdale 3–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Livesey
McGeachie
Foulds 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3533
21 April 1951 (1951-04-21) 42 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 3–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Cumner
Comley 		Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 9229
24 April 1951 (1951-04-24) 43 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Rochdale Oldham
Hardwick
Gemmell 		Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 13503
28 April 1951 (1951-04-28) 44 Rochdale 2–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Barber
Middlebrough 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3288
2 May 1951 (1951-05-02) 45 Wrexham 3–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Beynon
Tunnicliffe
Fidler 		Report Whitehouse Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3633
5 May 1951 (1951-05-05) 46 Rochdale 0–0 Darlington Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3448

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1950–51 FA Cup
25 November 1950 (1950-11-25) 1 Rochdale 3–1 Willington Rochdale
Whitehouse (pen.)
Middlebrough 		Report Dodds Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7657
9 December 1950 (1950-12-09) 2 Ashington 1–2 Rochdale Ashington
Skeen Report Livesey
Steen 		Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 13191
Referee: G Black
9 January 1951 (1951-01-09) 3 Rochdale 2–3 Chelsea Rochdale
Connor 40'
Arthur 86'		 Report Billington 5'
Bentley 16', 61'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 17817
Referee: JW Topliss

Lancashire Cup

11 October 1950 (1950-10-11) Accrington Stanley 2–1 Rochdale Accrington
Middlebrough Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2000

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References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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