1924–25 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale

1924–25 season
Chairman	George L. Foulds
Manager	Jack Peart
Stadium	Spotland
Football League Third Division North	6th
FA Cup	6th Round Qualifying
Highest home attendance	11,000
Lowest home attendance	1,000

The 1924–25 season saw Rochdale compete for their 4th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division3 (N)
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Harry Moody	41	0	41	0
		WAL	Arthur Hopkins	5	0	5	0
		SCO	Bill Brown	39	0	39	0
		ENG	Bobby Willis	21	0	21	0
	DF	ENG	David Parkes	41	1	41	1
	MF	ENG	Levy Thorpe	30	0	30	0
	FW	ENG	Billy Tompkinson	36	11	36	11
	FW	ENG	Harry Anstiss	42	23	42	23
	FW	ENG	Albert Whitehurst	22	9	22	9
	FW	SCO	Teddy Roseboom	30	4	30	4
	FW	ENG	Albert Pearson	11	3	11	3
		SCO	Ed Stirling	13	0	13	0
		ENG	William Oxley	11	5	11	5
	FW	ENG	Bobby Hughes	33	11	33	11
	DF	SCO	Alex Christie	29	1	29	1
		ENG	John Mills	16	3	16	3
		ENG	Frank Mason	25	0	25	0
	MF	ENG	Albert Smith	1	0	1	0
		ENG	Tweedale Rigg	2	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Arthur McGarry	3	0	3	0
		ENG	Joe Campbell	5	3	5	3
		ENG	John Hall	3	0	3	0
		ENG	Bob Sandiford	1	1	1	1
		ENG	Jack Cawthra	1	0	1	0
		ENG	Cecil Halkyard	1	0	1	0

Final league table

Main article: 1924–25 Football League Third Division North

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts
4	Southport	42	17	2	2	41	7	5	5	11	18	30	1.595	51
5	Bradford Park Avenue	42	15	5	1	59	13	4	7	10	25	29	2.000	50
6	Rochdale	42	17	2	2	53	16	4	5	12	22	37	1.415	49
7	Chesterfield	42	14	3	4	42	15	3	8	10	18	29	1.364	45
8	Lincoln City	42	13	4	4	39	19	5	4	12	14	39	0.914	44

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1924–25 Football League

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

30 August  1924 (1924 -08-30) 1	Hartlepools United	1–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
		Report	Tompkinson	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v Wigan Borough

6 September  1924 (1924 -09-06) 2	Rochdale	3–2	Wigan Borough	Rochdale
	Anstiss Roseboom	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 11,000

Rochdale v Darlington

13 September  1924 (1924 -09-13) 3	Rochdale	2–1	Darlington	Rochdale
	Anstiss	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,000

New Brighton v Rochdale

17 September  1924 (1924 -09-17) 4	New Brighton	5–0	Rochdale	New Brighton
		Report		Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 6,000

Bradford (Park Avenue) v Rochdale

20 September  1924 (1924 -09-20) 5	Bradford (Park Avenue)	0–0	Rochdale	Bradford
		Report		Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 12,000

Rochdale v Wrexham

27 September  1924 (1924 -09-27) 6	Rochdale	3–1	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Tompkinson Oxley	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10,000

Rotherham County v Rochdale

4 October  1924 (1924 -10-04) 7	Rotherham County	1–3	Rochdale	Rotherham
		Report	Hughes Anstiss	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 7,000

Rochdale v Chesterfield

11 October  1924 (1924 -10-11) 8	Rochdale	2–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Whitehurst Roseboom	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,000

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

18 October  1924 (1924 -10-18) 9	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Rochdale	Accrington
		Report	Hughes Christie	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 7,500

Walsall v Rochdale

25 October  1924 (1924 -10-25) 10	Walsall	0–2	Rochdale	Walsall
		Report	Anstiss	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 7,000

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

1 November  1924 (1924 -11-01) 11	Rochdale	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Hughes Roseboom	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,000

Lincoln City v Rochdale

8 November  1924 (1924 -11-08) 12	Lincoln City	1–2	Rochdale	Lincoln
		Report	Tompkinson	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,000

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

15 November  1924 (1924 -11-15) 13	Grimsby Town	1–1	Rochdale	Cleethorpes
		Report	Anstiss	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 8,000

Nelson v Rochdale

22 November  1924 (1924 -11-22) 14	Nelson	1–0	Rochdale	Nelson
	Bottrill	Report		Stadium: Seedhill Football Ground Attendance: 5,000

Southport v Rochdale

6 December  1924 (1924 -12-06) 15	Southport	0–0	Rochdale	Southport
		Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 7,000

Durham City v Rochdale

20 December  1924 (1924 -12-20) 16	Durham City	3–2	Rochdale	Durham
		Report	Hughes Roseboom	Stadium: Holiday Park Attendance: 2,000

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

25 December  1924 (1924 -12-25) 17	Rochdale	5–0	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Hughes Mills Tompkinson Anstiss	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10,000

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

26 December  1924 (1924 -12-26) 18	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Rochdale	Crewe
		Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

27 December  1924 (1924 -12-27) 19	Rochdale	3–1	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Mills Anstiss	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Ashington v Rochdale

2 January  1925 (1925 -01-02) 20	Ashington	4–3	Rochdale	Ashington
		Report	Parkes Anstiss Mills	Stadium: Portland Park Attendance: 4,000

Wigan Borough v Rochdale

3 January  1925 (1925 -01-03) 21	Wigan Borough	2–3	Rochdale	Wigan
		Report	Tompkinson Hughes Anstiss	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v Durham City

10 January  1925 (1925 -01-10) 22	Rochdale	3–0	Durham City	Rochdale
	Whitehurst Anstiss	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,000

Darlington v Rochdale

17 January  1925 (1925 -01-17) 23	Darlington	2–0	Rochdale	Darlington
		Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 8,000

Rochdale v Bradford (Park Avenue)

24 January  1925 (1925 -01-24) 24	Rochdale	2–2	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Rochdale
		Report	Whitehurst	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,000

Wrexham v Rochdale

31 January  1925 (1925 -01-31) 25	Wrexham	1–0	Rochdale	Wrexham
		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,000

Rochdale v Rotherham County

7 February  1925 (1925 -02-07) 26	Rochdale	4–1	Rotherham County	Rochdale
	Pearson Oxley Tompkinson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Chesterfield v Rochdale

14 February  1925 (1925 -02-14) 27	Chesterfield	2–0	Rochdale	Chesterfield
		Report		Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

21 February  1925 (1925 -02-21) 28	Rochdale	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

24 February  1925 (1925 -02-24) 29	Rochdale	5–2	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Anstiss Oxley Campbell	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,000

Rochdale v Walsall

28 February  1925 (1925 -02-28) 30	Rochdale	3–0	Walsall	Rochdale
	Hughes Anstiss Campbell	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

7 March  1925 (1925 -03-07) 31	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Dean	Report	Oxley	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v Lincoln City

14 March  1925 (1925 -03-14) 32	Rochdale	3–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Tompkinson Hughes Anstiss	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000

Barrow v Rochdale

21 March  1925 (1925 -03-21) 33	Barrow	1–0	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
		Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,700

Rochdale v Nelson

28 March  1925 (1925 -03-28) 34	Rochdale	0–1	Nelson	Rochdale
		Report	Laycock	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,000

Rochdale v Ashington

4 April  1925 (1925 -04-04) 35	Rochdale	0–0	Ashington	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,000

Rochdale v Halifax Town

10 April  1925 (1925 -04-10) 36	Rochdale	3–1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Whitehurst Anstiss	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000

Rochdale v Southport

11 April  1925 (1925 -04-11) 37	Rochdale	1–0	Southport	Rochdale
	Anstiss	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,000

Halifax Town v Rochdale

13 April  1925 (1925 -04-13) 38	Halifax Town	3–1	Rochdale	Halifax
		Report	Sandiford	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 6,000

Rochdale v New Brighton

14 April  1925 (1925 -04-14) 39	Rochdale	2–0	New Brighton	Rochdale
	Campbell Hughes	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,500

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

18 April  1925 (1925 -04-18) 40	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Rochdale	Doncaster
		Report	Whitehurst	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3,000

Rochdale v Barrow

28 April  1925 (1925 -04-28) 41	Rochdale	5–1	Barrow	Rochdale
	Whitehurst Anstiss Pearson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000

Rochdale v Grimsby Town

1 May  1925 (1925 -05-01) 42	Rochdale	2–0	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
	Tompkinson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1924–25 FA Cup

Halifax Town v Rochdale

29 November  1924 (1924 -11-29) Q5	Halifax Town	0–1	Rochdale	Halifax
			Christie	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 12,000

Norwich City v Rochdale

13 December  1924 (1924 -12-13) Q6	Norwich City	1–0	Rochdale	Norwich
				Stadium: The Nest Attendance: 10,000

Lancashire Cup

Southport v Rochdale

2 September  1924 (1924 -09-02) 1	Southport	5–3	Rochdale	Southport
			Tompkinson Anstiss Oxley	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5,000

Manchester Cup

Rochdale v Manchester University

3 February  1925 (1925 -02-03) 1	Rochdale	10–0	Manchester University	Rochdale
	Anstiss Pearson Oxley Whitehurst			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Ashton National

7 March  1925 (1925 -03-07) 2	Rochdale	1–3	Ashton National	Rochdale
	Mills			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,500