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1917–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1917–18 season
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Lancs4th & 10th
Top goalscorerBilly Halligan

The 1917–18 season saw Rochdale compete for their third season in the wartime football league, during World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 4th in the Principle Tournament and 10th in the Subsidiary Tournament.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League Lancs Friendlies
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Tom Kay 28 0 28 0 0 0
GK   A. Lee 2 0 2 0 0 0
GK   R. Butterworth 6 0 5 0 1 0
GK   T. Berry 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG James Henderson 19 0 18 0 1 0
DF England ENG Vince Hayes 27 0 27 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Harry Millership 5 0 5 0 0 0
MF England ENG Tweedale Rigg 26 0 26 0 0 0
DF   W. McDonald 8 0 8 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Danny Crossan 22 0 21 0 1 0
MF   J. Litherland 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF   J.E. Hallas 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jim Tully 19 2 19 2 0 0
MF   Wilfred Bunting 19 0 18 0 1 0
DF Ireland EIR Pat O'Connell 34 7 33 6 1 1
MF   P. Lennox 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF   Tattersall 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Charlie Milnes 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   J Poles 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   P.J. Kay 4 0 4 0 0 0
MF   T.H. Duckworth 4 0 3 0 1 0
MF England ENG Archie Rawlings 5 0 5 0 0 0
MF   Hunt 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   R. Sommersgil 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF England ENG Freddy Capper 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   A. Harding 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   A. Jones 11 0 11 0 0 0
MF   F.J. Sheldon 7 4 7 4 0 0
MF   Sam Lloyd 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ernest Goodwin 11 3 11 3 0 0
MF   A. Walker 6 2 6 2 0 0
MF   Howarth 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   A. Johnson 4 1 4 1 0 0
FW England ENG Tom Page 19 12 19 12 0 0
FW   Bob Thomas 10 6 10 6 0 0
FW Ireland EIR Billy Halligan 34 36 33 36 1 0
FW   J.W. Roberts 5 2 5 2 0 0
MF England ENG Tommy Meehan 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW   J. Flaherty 4 7 4 7 0 0
FW   F. Annesley 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   W.G. Carruthers 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jack Mitton 3 1 3 1 0 0
FW   Stocks 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   R. Perks 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Albert Smith 35 7 34 7 1 0
DF   West 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Marshall 1 0 0 0 1 0

Competitions

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Football League - Lancashire Section

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1 September  1917 (1917 -09-01) 1 Rochdale 9–0 Burnley Rochdale
O'Connell
Flaherty
Halligan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
8 September  1917 (1917 -09-08) 2 Burnley 2–2 Rochdale Burnley

Flaherty
O'Connell
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1200
15 September  1917 (1917 -09-15) 3 Rochdale 3–0 Manchester United Rochdale
Halligan
Tully
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
22 September  1917 (1917 -09-22) 4 Manchester United 1–1 Rochdale Manchester
Woodcock Halligan Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 3000
29 September  1917 (1917 -09-29) 5 Rochdale 6–0 Southport Central Rochdale
Walker
Halligan
Smith
Flaherty
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
6 October  1917 (1917 -10-06) 6 Southport Central 2–2 Rochdale Southport

Walker
Halligan
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1000
13 October  1917 (1917 -10-13) 7 Rochdale 0–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
20 October  1917 (1917 -10-20) 8 Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Stockport

Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2000
27 October  1917 (1917 -10-27) 9 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Rochdale Oldham

Smith Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1500
3 November  1917 (1917 -11-03) 10 Rochdale 1–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Halligan (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
10 November  1917 (1917 -11-10) 11 Bury 2–1 Rochdale Bury

Halligan Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2000
17 November  1917 (1917 -11-17) 12 Rochdale 7–5 Bury Rochdale
Mitton
Halligan
Smith




Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
1 December  1917 (1917 -12-01) 13 Rochdale 0–0 Stoke Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 15000
8 December  1917 (1917 -12-08) 14 Liverpool 5–1 Rochdale Liverpool
Bennett Page Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12000
15 December  1917 (1917 -12-15) 15 Rochdale 1–0 Liverpool Rochdale
Page Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4500
22 December  1917 (1917 -12-22) 16 Blackpool 1–3 Rochdale Blackpool
Sheldon
O'Connell
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3000
29 December  1917 (1917 -12-29) 17 Rochdale 6–3 Blackpool Rochdale
Smith
? (o.g.)
Johnson
Halligan
Sheldon


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
5 January  1918 (1918 -01-05) 18 Manchester City 1–1 Rochdale Manchester
Tyler Page Stadium: Hyde Road
12 January  1918 (1918 -01-12) 19 Rochdale 1–4 Manchester City Rochdale
Halligan Thompson
Barnes
Watson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
19 January  1918 (1918 -01-19) 20 Rochdale 6–0 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Halligan
Page
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
26 January  1918 (1918 -01-26) 21 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Rochdale Blackburn
Halligan Stadium: Ewood Park
2 February  1918 (1918 -02-02) 22 Rochdale 2–2 Everton Rochdale
Sheldon
O'Connell

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
9 February  1918 (1918 -02-09) 23 Everton 2–2 Rochdale Liverpool

Thomas
Halligan
Stadium: Goodison Park
16 February  1918 (1918 -02-16) 24 Port Vale 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Brennan Page Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
23 February  1918 (1918 -02-23) 25 Rochdale 2–0 Port Vale Rochdale
Thomas
Page
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
2 March  1918 (1918 -03-02) 26 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Rochdale Bolton
Page Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 3000
9 March  1918 (1918 -03-09) 27 Rochdale 5–2 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Halligan
Goodwin

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
16 March  1918 (1918 -03-16) 28 Preston North End 3–4 Rochdale Preston


Page
Halligan
Stadium: Deepdale
23 March  1918 (1918 -03-23) 29 Rochdale 4–3 Preston North End Rochdale
Smith
Thomas
Tully
Halligan


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
29 March  1918 (1918 -03-29) 30 Rochdale 2–3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Thomas
Halligan


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
30 March  1918 (1918 -03-30) 31 Rochdale 2–1 Bury Rochdale
Thomas Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
1 April  1918 (1918 -04-01) 32 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Oldham
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4000
6 April  1918 (1918 -04-06) 33 Bury 1–4 Rochdale Bury
Roberts
Page
O'Connell
Stadium: Gigg Lane
13 April  1918 (1918 -04-13) 34 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Rochdale Bolton

Page Stadium: Burnden Park
27 April  1918 (1918 -04-27) 36 Stoke 1–2 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Jones Goodwin
O'Connell
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 10000

Friendlies

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4 May  1918 (1918 -05-04) Rochdale 1–1 Bury Rochdale
O'Connell Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500

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References

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  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097