1927–28 Rochdale A.F.C. season
Rochdale 1927–28 football season
1927–28 season | |
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Manager | Jack Peart |
Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
Football League Third Division North | 13th |
FA Cup | 2nd Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Albert Whitehurst All: Albert Whitehurst |
The 1927–28 season saw Rochdale compete for their 7th season in the Football League Third Division North.
Statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Division 3 North | FA Cup | Lancashire Cup | Manchester Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() | Harry Moody | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Willie Brown | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Yaffer Ward | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Ernie Braidwood | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | David Parkes | 31 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Alex Christie | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Billy Tompkinson | 41 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Billy Bertram | 42 | 14 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Albert Whitehurst | 44 | 38 | 41 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Jack Barber | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Bobby Hughes | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Henry Martin | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jack Hall | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Joe Clennell | 16 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Dai Hopkins | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Cecil Halkyard | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | John Stephenson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Eddie Plane | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | William Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Bob Schofield | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Jackie Mittell | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Allan Murray | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Uriah Miles | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Walter Webster | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Eric Holroyd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Albert Monks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | W. Heywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Alfred Kellett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Final league table
Pos | Team
| Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 0.955 | 42 |
12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 1.028 | 41 |
13 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 53 | 0.961 | 41 |
14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 0.942 | 39 |
15 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 0.852 | 38 |
Source: rsssf.com
Competitions
Football League Third Division North
Barrow v Rochdale
27 August 1927 (1927 -08-27) 1 | Barrow | 1 – 3 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
Brown ![]() | Report | Bertram ![]() Barber ![]() Whitehurst ![]() | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 7783 |
Rochdale v Stockport County
30 August 1927 (1927 -08-30) 2 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
Bertram ![]() Hughes ![]() | Report | Burgess ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10253 |
Rochdale v Nelson
3 September 1927 (1927 -09-03) 3 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Nelson | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9869 |
Wigan Borough v Rochdale
10 September 1927 (1927 -09-10) 4 | Wigan Borough | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Wigan |
Fenner ![]() | Report | Bertram ![]() Whitehurst ![]() | Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 5275 |
Rotherham United v Rochdale
17 September 1927 (1927 -09-17) 5 | Rotherham United | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Rotherham |
Parkin ![]() Scott ![]() ![]() | Report | Whitehurst ![]() | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4911 |
Rochdale v Southport
24 September 1927 (1927 -09-24) 6 | Rochdale | 5 – 1 | Southport | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() Parkes ![]() Bertram ![]() ![]() Tompkinson ![]() | Report | Hamilton ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6264 |
Durham City v Rochdale
1 October 1927 (1927 -10-01) 7 | Durham City | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Durham |
Robson ![]() ![]() Leedham ![]() | Report | Tompkinson ![]() Gurkin ![]() | Stadium: Holiday Park Attendance: 2354 |
Rochdale v Wrexham
8 October 1927 (1927 -10-08) 8 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
Tompkinson ![]() ![]() Whitehurst ![]() | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7493 |
Chesterfield v Rochdale
15 October 1927 (1927 -10-15) 9 | Chesterfield | 1 – 3 | Rochdale | Chesterfield |
Oxley ![]() | Report | Hughes ![]() Whitehurst ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5439 |
Rochdale v Lincoln City
22 October 1927 (1927 -10-22) 10 | Rochdale | 0 – 3 | Lincoln City | Rochdale |
Report | Pegg ![]() Dinsdale ![]() Basnett ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5229 |
Hartlepools United v Rochdale
29 October 1927 (1927 -10-29) 11 | Hartlepools United | 0 – 2 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
Report | Parkes ![]() Hughes ![]() | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4086 |
Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
5 November 1927 (1927 -11-05) Abandoned | Rochdale | 1 a 1 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
Tompkinson ![]() | [1] | ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3000 |
New Brighton v Rochdale
12 November 1927 (1927 -11-12) 12 | New Brighton | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | New Brighton |
Harley ![]() ![]() | Report | Bertram ![]() | Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 4409 |
Rochdale v Bradford City
19 November 1927 (1927 -11-19) 13 | Rochdale | 3 – 3 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
Russell ![]() Tompkinson ![]() Whitehurst ![]() | Report | Harvey ![]() Richardson ![]() Summers ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5952 |
Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra
3 December 1927 (1927 -12-03) 14 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() Tompkinson ![]() Martin ![]() | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3991 |
Rochdale v Darlington
17 December 1927 (1927 -12-17) 15 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Darlington | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() Tompkinson ![]() Hughes ![]() | Report | Cochrane ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3912 |
Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
24 December 1927 (1927 -12-24) 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 – 2 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
T. Keetley ![]() ![]() Philipson ![]() ![]() Hall ![]() | Report | Whitehurst ![]() Bertram ![]() | Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 5291 |
Bradford Park Avenue v Rochdale
27 December 1927 (1927 -12-27) 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 – 1 | Rochdale | Bradford |
Hart ![]() ![]() Quantrill ![]() Taylor ![]() | Report | Bertram ![]() | Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 21762 |
Rochdale v Barrow
31 December 1927 (1927 -12-31) 18 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Barrow | Rochdale |
Tompkinson ![]() ![]() Clennell ![]() | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3973 |
Stockport County v Rochdale
2 January 1928 (1928 -01-02) 19 | Stockport County | 5 – 1 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Newton ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Scullion ![]() | Report | Tompkinson ![]() | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10571 |
Rochdale v Bradford Park Avenue
3 January 1928 (1928 -01-03) 20 | Rochdale | 0 – 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | Rochdale |
Report | Hart ![]() ![]() ![]() Quantrill ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5481 |
Nelson v Rochdale
7 January 1928 (1928 -01-07) 21 | Nelson | 6 – 3 | Rochdale | Nelson |
McClure ![]() McGuire ![]() Radford ![]() ![]() ![]() Harry Taylor ![]() | Report | Whitehurst ![]() ![]() Clennell ![]() | Stadium: Seedhill Attendance: 2539 |
Ashington v Rochdale
14 January 1928 (1928 -01-14) 22 | Ashington | 5 – 1 | Rochdale | Ashington |
Graham ![]() ![]() Johnson ![]() Wood ![]() Chipperfiled ![]() | Report | Whitehurst ![]() | Stadium: Portland Park Attendance: 1223 |
Rochdale v Wigan Borough
21 January 1928 (1928 -01-21) 23 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Wigan Borough | Rochdale |
Bertram ![]() Whitehurst ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3626 |
Southport v Rochdale
4 February 1928 (1928 -02-04) 24 | Southport | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Southport |
Marshall ![]() ![]() Devine ![]() | Report | Tompkinson ![]() | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2731 |
Rochdale v Durham City
11 February 1928 (1928 -02-11) 25 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Durham City | Rochdale |
Bertram ![]() | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1458 |
Wrexham v Rochdale
18 February 1928 (1928 -02-18) 26 | Wrexham | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
Harris ![]() Bob T Jones ![]() | Report | Whitehurst ![]() | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4157 |
Rochdale v Chesterfield
25 February 1928 (1928 -02-25) 27 | Rochdale | 5 – 1 | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bertram ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2602 |
Rochdale v Rotherham United
28 February 1928 (1928 -02-28) 28 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Rotherham United | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() Hall ![]() | Report | Scott ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1885 |
Lincoln City v Rochdale
3 March 1928 (1928 -03-03) 29 | Lincoln City | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Lincoln |
Dinsdale ![]() ![]() Pringle ![]() | Report | Whitehurst ![]() | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5760 |
Rochdale v Hartlepools United
10 March 1928 (1928 -03-10) 30 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale |
Report | Robinson ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2582 |
Accrington Stanley v Rochdale
17 March 1928 (1928 -03-17) 31 | Accrington Stanley | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Accrington |
Barclay ![]() | Report | Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 3885 |
Rochdale v New Brighton
24 March 1928 (1928 -03-24) 32 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | New Brighton | Rochdale |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2404 |
Bradford City v Rochdale
31 March 1928 (1928 -03-31) 33 | Bradford City | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Bradford |
Scriven ![]() Cairns ![]() | Report | Miles ![]() Hughes ![]() | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10565 |
Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale
6 April 1928 (1928 -04-06) 34 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 – 0 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
Flanagan ![]() Bevan ![]() Urmson ![]() | Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10053 |
Rochdale v Ashington
7 April 1928 (1928 -04-07) 35 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Ashington | Rochdale |
Bertram ![]() Whitehurst ![]() | Report | Robert Robinson ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3309 |
Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers
9 April 1928 (1928 -04-09) 36 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() | Report | Charlton ![]() Flanagan ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3069 |
Halifax Town v Rochdale
10 April 1928 (1928 -04-10) 37 | Halifax Town | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Halifax |
Waites ![]() | Report | Whitehurst ![]() | Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3595 |
Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale
14 April 1928 (1928 -04-14) 38 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
Owen ![]() | Report | Miles ![]() | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2887 |
Rochdale v Halifax Town
21 April 1928 (1928 -04-21) 39 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
Murray ![]() Whitehurst ![]() | Report | Coleman ![]() Dixon ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2099 |
Darlington v Rochdale
28 April 1928 (1928 -04-28) 40 | Darlington | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Darlington |
Gregg ![]() | Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2708 |
Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
1 May 1928 (1928 -05-01) 41 | Rochdale | 3 – 2 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() Bertram ![]() | Report | Barber ![]() Barclay ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1443 |
Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers
5 May 1928 (1928 -05-05) 42 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
Webster ![]() | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1768 |
FA Cup
Rochdale v Crook Town
26 November 1927 (1927 -11-26) 1 | Rochdale | 8 – 2 | Crook Town | Rochdale |
Whitehurst ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Clennell ![]() ![]() ![]() Martin ![]() | Report | Duffy ![]() Mitchell ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4139 |
Darlington v Rochdale
10 December 1927 (1927 -12-10) 2 | Darlington | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Darlington |
Ruddy ![]() ![]() | Report | Bertram ![]() | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 7571 |
Lancashire Cup
Manchester United v Rochdale
7 October 1927 (1927 -10-07) 2 | Manchester United | 4 – 2 | Rochdale | Manchester |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | [2] | Whitehurst ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Old Trafford |
Manchester Cup
Mossley v Rochdale
10 January 1928 (1928 -01-10) 2 | Mossley | 4 – 0 | Rochdale | Mossley |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | [3] | Stadium: Seel Park |