1909–10 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1909–10 season
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Lancashire Combination Division 24th
FA Cup1st Qualifying Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Albert Worth
All: Albert Worth

The 1909–10 season saw Rochdale become champions of the Lancshire Junior Cup. They also came 4th out of 20 in the Lancashire Combination Division 2 and reached the first qualifying round of the F.A. Cup.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Lancs Comb Div 2 F.A. Cup Lancs Jnr Cup Friendlies
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   John Taylor 49 1 38 0 3 0 5 1 3 0
DF England ENG Joe Blackett 35 4 28 3 1 0 5 1 1 0
DF England ENG Billy Openshaw 43 2 31 2 3 0 5 0 4 0
DF England ENG Patrick Galvin 44 6 35 5 0 0 5 0 4 1
MF   F. Greenhalgh 17 0 9 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
MF England ENG Jimmy Freeborough 49 3 37 3 3 0 6 0 3 0
MF England ENG Jack Hall 46 7 38 4 3 2 5 1 0 0
MF England ENG Tom Fleetwood 46 18 35 13 3 1 6 2 2 2
FW Scotland SCO Ernie McShea 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   J.H. Jones 13 7 10 7 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW England ENG Albert Worth 50 27 38 19 3 1 6 5 3 2
DF   H. Morgan 44 0 34 0 3 0 6 0 1 0
MF   W. Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Bob Heap 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   H. Barnes 4 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
DF   J. Robinson 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Charles Mitchell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   W. Buckley 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0
FW   E. Petty 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Frederick Bracey 35 16 26 12 1 0 5 3 3 1
MF   Martin Ball 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW   Frank Baker 31 19 24 13 0 0 4 3 3 3
DF   Matthews 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Mills 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF   Joseph Thorpe 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Zach Holden 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW   John Carthy 12 8 9 3 0 0 1 1 2 4
FW   G. Harrison 7 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1
GK   Turner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   A. Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK   Wilding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Competitions

Lancashire Combination Division 2

4 September 1909 (1909-09-04) 1 Rochdale 2–1 Bacup Rochdale
Jones
Worth 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
7 September 1909 (1909-09-07) 2 Earlestown 2–1 Rochdale Newton-le-Willows

 Galvin Stadium: ?
Attendance: 500
11 September 1909 (1909-09-11) 3 Rochdale 1–1 Clitheroe Central Rochdale
Jones Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
14 September 1909 (1909-09-14) 4 Glossop Reserves 1–1 Rochdale Glossop
Worth Stadium: North Road
Attendance: 400
25 September 1909 (1909-09-25) 5 Rochdale 1–1 Heywood United Rochdale
Bracey Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6000
16 October 1909 (1909-10-16) 6 Pendlebury 0–3 Rochdale Pendlebury
Fleetwood
Bracey 		Stadium: ?
23 October 1909 (1909-10-23) 7 Rochdale 0–0 Ashton Town Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
30 October 1909 (1909-10-30) 8 Rochdale 1–0 Blackpool Reserves Rochdale
Baker Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
2 November 1909 (1909-11-02) 9 Rochdale 2–0 Earlestown Rochdale
Worth
Baker 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
6 November 1909 (1909-11-06) 10 Heywood United 3–1 Rochdale Heywood


 Freeborough Stadium: ?
Attendance: 8500
13 November 1909 (1909-11-13) 11 Rochdale 6–0 Lancaster Rochdale
Worth
Fleetwood
Baker
Hall 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
17 November 1909 (1909-11-17) 12 Atherton 0–4 Rochdale Atherton
Blackett (pen.)
Baker 		Stadium: Flapper Fold Lane
27 November 1909 (1909-11-27) Abandoned Haslingden 3–1 Rochdale Haslingden
Blackett Stadium: ?
4 December 1909 (1909-12-04) 13 Rochdale 11–0 Pendlebury Rochdale
Bracey
Hall
Fleetwood
Worth
Jones
Freeborough 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
11 December 1909 (1909-12-11) 14 Blackpool Reserves 1–2 Rochdale Blackpool
Bracey
Fleetwood 		Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2000
18 December 1909 (1909-12-18) 15 Rochdale 5–1 Barrow Rochdale
Blackett
Worth
Jones
Galvin 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
25 December 1909 (1909-12-25) 16 Stockport County Reserves 3–1 Rochdale Stockport


 Hall Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7000
27 December 1909 (1909-12-27) 17 Rochdale 2–0 Atherton Rochdale
Fleetwood
Jones 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5500
3 January 1910 (1910-01-03) 18 Ashton Town 4–4 Rochdale Ashton-in-Makerfield



 Bracey
Blackett
Jones
Worth 		Stadium: ?
Attendance: 1200
15 January 1910 (1910-01-15) 19 Lancaster 2–1 Rochdale Lancaster

 Worth Stadium: Giant Axe ?
22 January 1910 (1910-01-22) 20 Rochdale 2–0 Turton Rochdale
Worth
Fleetwood 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
8 February 1910 (1910-02-08) 21 Rochdale 4–0 Great Harwood Rochdale
Hall
Fleetwood 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
22 February 1910 (1910-02-22) 22 Rochdale 3–0 Darwen Rochdale
Galvin
Openshaw (pen.)
Fleetwood 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
26 February 1910 (1910-02-26) 23 Rochdale 2–1 Rossendale United Rochdale
Carthy
Hall 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
5 March 1910 (1910-03-05) 24 Barrow 1–1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Fleetwood Stadium: Little Park
8 March 1910 (1910-03-08) 25 Rochdale 3–0 Haslingden Rochdale
Galvin
Carthy
Openshaw (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
12 March 1910 (1910-03-12) 26 Rochdale 8–0 Walkden Central Rochdale
Galvin
Hall
Worth
Fleetwood
Baker
Carthy 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
16 March 1910 (1910-03-16) 27 Eccles 2–0 Rochdale Eccles

 Stadium: ?
Attendance: 500
19 March 1910 (1910-03-19) 28 Rochdale 1–1 Glossop Reserves Rochdale
Bracey Stadium: Spotland Stadium
25 March 1910 (1910-03-25) 29 Bacup 0–1 Rochdale Bacup
Harrison Stadium: West View
28 March 1910 (1910-03-28) 30 Rochdale 4–1 Stockport County Reserves Rochdale
Bracey
Worth 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7000
6 April 1910 (1910-04-06) 31 Haslingden 0–2 Rochdale Haslingden
Harrison Stadium: ?
Attendance: 2500
9 April 1910 (1910-04-09) 32 Rossendale United 3–1 Rochdale Newchurch


 Harrison Stadium: Dark Lane ?
Attendance: 2500
12 April 1910 (1910-04-12) 33 Turton 2–0 Rochdale North Turton

 Stadium: Tower Street
16 April 1910 (1910-04-16) 34 Rochdale 1–0 Eccles Rochdale
Hall (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
19 April 1910 (1910-04-19) 35 Great Harwood 1–2 Rochdale Great Harwood
Baker
Worth 		Stadium: The Showground
26 April 1910 (1910-04-26) 36 Clitheroe Central 0–5 Rochdale Clitheroe
Worth
Jones 		Stadium: Upbrooks
Attendance: 300
27 April 1910 (1910-04-27) 37 Walkden Central 1–1 Rochdale Walkden
Baker Stadium: ?
30 April 1910 (1910-04-30) 38 Darwen 0–2 Rochdale Darwen
Fleetwood
Freeborough (pen.)		 Stadium: Anchor Ground

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1909–10 FA Cup
18 September 1909 (1909-09-18) Preliminary Round Rochdale 1–1 Ramsbottom Rochdale
Barnes Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
21 September 1909 (1909-09-21) Prel. Round replay Rochdale 4–0 Ramsbottom Rochdale
Hall
Fleetwood
Barnes 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 500
2 October 1909 (1909-10-02) Q1 Haslingden 3–1 Rochdale Haslingden
Worth Stadium: Ewood Bridge
Attendance: 3000

Lancashire Junior Cup

9 October 1909 (1909-10-09) 1 Rochdale 10–2 Padiham Rochdale
Buckley
Fleetwood
Hall
Bracey
Worth
Taylor (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
20 November 1909 (1909-11-20) 2 Darwen 3–3 Rochdale Darwen


 Bracey
Baker
Worth 		Stadium: Anchor Ground
Attendance: 1000
29 November 1909 (1909-11-29) 2r Rochdale 1–0 Darwen Rochdale
Buckley Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
8 January 1910 (1910-01-08) QF Rochdale 4–0 Rossendale United Rochdale
Fleetwood
Blackett (pen.)
Baker		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
19 February 1910 (1910-02-19) SF Rochdale 1–0 Earlestown Rochdale
Carthy Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2500
25 March 1910 (1910-03-25) F Eccles 2–3 Rochdale Bolton

 Worth
Baker 		Stadium: Burnden Park

Friendlies

1 January 1910 (1910-01-01) Rochdale 2–1 Blackpool Reserves Rochdale
Mills
Carthy 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
12 February 1910 (1910-02-12) Rochdale 5–0 Monmouthshire Rochdale
Carthy
Baker
Fleetwood 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
2 April 1910 (1910-04-02) Rochdale 3–0 Hurst Rochdale
Harrison
Fleetwood
Galvin 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 800
23 April 1910 (1910-04-23) Rochdale 5–0 Northern Nomads Rochdale
Baker
Bracey
Worth 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000

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References

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