| 1921–22 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | JG Ramsbottom | |
| Manager | Tom Wilson | |
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium | |
| Football League Third Division North | 20th | |
| FA Cup | 5th round qualifying | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Harry Dennison All: Harry Dennison | |
|  | ||
The 1921–22 season saw Rochdale compete in the newly formed Football League Third Division North, where they finished in 20th and last position with 26 points.
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division3 (N) | FA Cup | Lancashire Cup | Manchester Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| N/A | GK |  ENG | Jimmy Crabtree | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Jimmy Nuttall | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Joe Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | Jack Hill | 28 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Peter Farrar | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Jack Yarwood | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | Sid Hoad | 19 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | Bob Sandiford | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | Harry Dennison | 35 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | Reg Owens | 15 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | Gene Carney | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | Arthur Collinge | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Tommy Mort | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Joseph Barnes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Herbert Clark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | MF |  ENG | John Broster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | Albert Wolstencroft | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | MF |  ENG | Ernie Whiteside | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | MF |  ENG | Harry Mallalieu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | GK |  ENG | William Sneyd | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | MF |  ENG | Jim Tully | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | MF |  ENG | Joe Herbert | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Jack Barton | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Fred Taylor | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | MF |  ENG | William Clifton | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  SCO | Jock Burns | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | Tommy Bennett | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | MF |  ENG | George Daniels | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  SCO | Hugh Cameron | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| N/A | FW |  ENG | George Hoyle | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| N/A | FW |  SCO | Wilson McGhee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | DF |  ENG | Thomas Catlow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | MF |  ENG | Harry Foster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| N/A | MF |  ENG | Arthur Hinchliffe | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Nelson[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 0.727 | 33 | |
| 17 | Wigan Borough[lower-alpha 2] | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 0.639 | 31 | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 0.836 | 29 | |
| 19 | Halifax Town[lower-alpha 3] | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 0.737 | 29 | Re-elected | 
| 20 | Rochdale[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 0.675 | 26 | 
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
Notes:
- 1 2 3 New club in the league; elected from Central League
- ↑ New club in the league; elected from Lancashire Combination
- ↑ New club in the league; elected from Midland League
Competitions
Football League Third Division North
Results by matchday
| 27 August 1921 1 | Rochdale | 6–3 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale | 
| Owens     Dennison   Carney  (pen.) | Report | Hosker   Green  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7,000 | 
| 3 September 1921 2 | Accrington Stanley | 4–0 | Rochdale | Accrington | 
| Hosker  Green   Makin  | Report | Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 11,000 | 
| 10 September 1921 3 | Rochdale | 3–3 | Halifax Town | Rochdale | 
| Hill  Dennison  Carney  (pen.) | Report | Woods  Hetherington   | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,000 | 
| 17 September 1921 4 | Halifax Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | Halifax | 
| Challinor  | Report | Collinge  | Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 10,000 | 
| 24 September 1921 5 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Southport | Rochdale | 
| Report | Wray  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,000 | 
| 1 October 1921 6 | Southport | 2–1 | Rochdale | Southport | 
| Rigsby  Glover  | Report | Sandiford  | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 6,000 | 
| 8 October 1921 7 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale | 
| Herbert   | Report | Bullough  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,000 | 
| 15 October 1921 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 7–0 | Rochdale | Birkenhead | 
| Groves   Bullough  Cunningham     | Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,000 | 
| 22 October 1921 9 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Stockport County | Rochdale | 
| Nuttall  | Report | Reid  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000 | 
| 29 October 1921 10 | Stockport County | 3–0 | Rochdale | Stockport | 
| Jones   Gault  | Report | Burns  | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,000 | 
| 5 November 1921 11 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Stalybridge Celtic | Rochdale | 
| Hoad  15', 47' (pen.) | Report | Gee  60' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W.G. Day | 
| 12 November 1921 12 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1–0 | Rochdale | Stalybridge | 
| Petrie  2' | Report | Stadium: Bower Fold Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W.G. Day | 
| 19 November 1921 13 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale | 
| Report | Smith  Carmichael  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,000 | 
| 26 November 1921 14 | Grimsby Town | 3–0 | Rochdale | Cleethorpes | 
| Miller   Carmichael  | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 8,000 | 
| 10 December 1921 15 | Wigan Borough | 3–2 | Rochdale | Wigan | 
| Brodie  Broster  Freeman  | Report | Dennison   (pen.) | Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 5,000 | 
| 24 December 1921 16 | Rochdale | 7–0 | Walsall | Rochdale | 
| Owens    Dennison  (pen.)  (pen.) Daniels  Cameron  | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,000 | 
| 26 December 1921 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Rochdale | Crewe | 
| Davies  Caulfield  | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road | 
| 27 December 1921 18 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale | 
| Dennison   | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium | 
| 31 December 1921 19 | Hartlepool United | 5–3 | Rochdale | Hartlepool | 
| Hardy   Parkinson   Robertson  | Report | Sandiford  Owens  Herbert  | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 7,000 | 
| 14 January 1922 20 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Hartlepool United | Rochdale | 
| Report | Robertson  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium | 
| 21 January 1922 21 | Darlington | 2–1 | Rochdale | Darlington | 
| Wolstenholme  Healey  | Report | Herbert  | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,000 | 
| 28 January 1922 22 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Darlington | Rochdale | 
| Report | Malcolm  Wolstenholme  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,000 | 
| 4 February 1922 23 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Lincoln City | Rochdale | 
| Report | Lees  42' Walker  86' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium | 
| 11 February 1922 24 | Lincoln City | 1–2 | Rochdale | Lincoln | 
| Rippon  44' Fenwick  | Report | Greaves  52' (o.g.) Dennison  82' | Stadium: Sincil Bank | 
| 18 February 1922 25 | Ashington | 7–3 | Rochdale | Ashington | 
| Galloway   Foster   Barber  Robertson   | Report | Dennison   Carney  | Stadium: Portland Park Attendance: 3,000 | 
| 25 February 1922 26 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Ashington | Rochdale | 
| Dennison  Hoyle  | Report | Robertson  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000 | 
| 4 March 1922 27 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Barrow | Rochdale | 
| Report | Sharkey  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000 | 
| 11 March 1922 28 | Barrow | 1–0 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness | 
| Sharkey  | Report | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5,250 | 
| 18 March 1922 29 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Durham City | Rochdale | 
| Dennison  | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,000 | 
| 25 March 1922 30 | Durham City | 0–2 | Rochdale | Durham | 
| Report | Hill   | Stadium: Kepier Haughs Attendance: 1,500 | 
| 1 April 1922 31 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Wrexham | Rochdale | 
| Hill   Carney  | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,000 | 
| 8 April 1922 32 | Wrexham | 1–1 | Rochdale | Wrexham | 
| Matthias  (pen.) | Report | Hill  | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,000 | 
| 14 April 1922 33 | Rochdale | 4–2 | Wigan Borough | Rochdale | 
| Carney   Dennison  Hill  | Report | Freeman   | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000 | 
| 15 April 1922 34 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Nelson | Rochdale | 
| Dennison   | Report | Eddleston  Wilson  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000 | 
| 18 April 1922 35 | Walsall | 4–0 | Rochdale | Walsall | 
| Reid  Butler  Harper  Groves  | Report | Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 5,000 | 
| 22 April 1922 36 | Nelson | 4–1 | Rochdale | Nelson | 
| Eddleston    Wilson  | Report | Hill  | Stadium: Seedhill Football Ground | 
| 29 April 1922 37 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Chesterfield | Rochdale | 
| Report | Williams  | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,000 | 
| 6 May 1922 38 | Chesterfield | 2–1 | Rochdale | Chesterfield | 
| Cooper  Sykes  | Report | Cameron  | Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000 | 
FA Cup
Lancashire Senior Cup
| 14 September 1921 1 | Stockport County | 2–0 | Rochdale | Stockport | 
|   | [1] | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,000 | 
Manchester Cup
| 28 February 1922 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Rochdale | Bolton | 
|   | [1] | Hoyle  | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 3,000 | 
References
- 1 2 3 4 Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- ↑ "Rochdale match record: 1922". www.11v11.com.
- ↑ "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk.
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