Rochdale
1952–53 season
ManagerJack Warner
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North22nd
F.A. Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bert Foulds
All: Bert Foulds

The 1952–53 season saw Rochdale compete for their 25th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthF.A. CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 1101100000
DF England ENG Harry Potter 3303101010
DF Scotland SCO Harry Boyle 4704501010
MF Wales WAL Jack Warner 2202101000
DF England ENG Wally Birch 2402301000
MF Scotland SCO Alistair Buchan 4114010010
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 1641540010
FW Scotland SCO Sandy Lister 20200000
FW England ENG Bert Foulds 341332131010
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Gilfillan 431041101010
MF England ENG Eric Betts 2742641000
MF England ENG Harry Whitworth 4173971010
MF England ENG Joe Lynn 4264051110
GK England ENG Jim Nicholls 2402300010
FW Scotland SCO Les Murray 1631630000
GK England ENG Brian Sutton 1101100000
MF England ENG Charlie Hogan 30300000
DF England ENG Eric Downes 50400010
FW England ENG Ray Haddington 2782581010
DF England ENG Bill Watson 2202200000
GK England ENG Mark Radcliffe 20101000
MF England ENG Billy Morris 41410000
FW England ENG Stan Marriott 62620000
MF England ENG Don Partridge 70700000
FW England ENG John Graham 1011010000
MF England ENG Danny Boxshall 83830000

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Chester 46 10 7 6 39 27 1 8 14 25 58 0.753 37
21 Darlington 46 13 4 6 33 27 1 2 20 25 69 0.604 34
22 Rochdale 46 12 5 6 41 27 2 0 21 21 56 0.747 33
23 Workington 46 9 5 9 40 33 2 5 16 15 58 0.604 32 Re-elected
24 Accrington Stanley 46 7 9 7 25 29 1 2 20 14 60 0.438 27
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

23 August  1952 (1952 -08-23) 1 Rochdale 0 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Report McGuigan Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7000
Referee: E Plinston
25 August  1952 (1952 -08-25) 2 Bradford Park Avenue 2 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Turner
Horsman
Report Whitworth Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 12060
Referee: A Holland
30 August  1952 (1952 -08-30) 3 Port Vale 5 – 2 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Steele
Bennett
Griffiths
Mullard
Report Gilfillan
Foulds
Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 15448
Referee: ER Hill
2 September  1952 (1952 -09-02) 4 Rochdale 1 – 0 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Foulds Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6647
Referee: A Holland
6 September  1952 (1952 -09-06) 5 Rochdale 3 – 1 Chester Rochdale
Lynn
Gilfillan
Betts
Report Richardson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6557
Referee: F Cowen
9 September  1952 (1952 -09-09) 6 Southport 1 – 0 Rochdale Southport
Pennington Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5175
Referee: H Haworth
13 September  1952 (1952 -09-13) 7 Scunthorpe United 5 – 1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Haigh
Whitfield
Mynard
McGill
Mosby
Report Foulds Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 7381
Referee: LN Peake
16 September  1952 (1952 -09-16) 8 Rochdale 0 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5330
20 September  1952 (1952 -09-20) 9 Rochdale 2 – 2 Stockport County Rochdale
Lynn
Gilfillan
Report Oliver
Connor
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8623
Referee: JW Bowers
23 September  1952 (1952 -09-23) 10 Rochdale 2 – 0 Workington Rochdale
Murray
Betts
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5075
Referee: W Hesleton
27 September  1952 (1952 -09-27) 11 Bradford City 0 – 3 Rochdale Bradford
Report Foulds Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10898
Referee: A Murdoch
30 September  1952 (1952 -09-30) 12 Rochdale 2 – 3 Gateshead Rochdale
Gilfillan Report Wilbert
Winters
Price
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4848
4 October  1952 (1952 -10-04) 13 Oldham Athletic 1 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
Crawford Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 23026
Referee: J McCann
11 October  1952 (1952 -10-11) 14 Rochdale 4 – 1 Wrexham Rochdale
Whitworth
Murray
Arthur (pen.)
Report Jones Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8016
Referee: RJ Leafe
18 October  1952 (1952 -10-18) 15 Barrow 2 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Gordon
Keen
Report Gilfillan Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5789
Referee: J Bell
25 October  1952 (1952 -10-25) 16 Rochdale 0 – 2 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Report McCue Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12291
1 November  1952 (1952 -11-01) 17 York City 2 – 0 Rochdale York
Griffiths
Warrender
Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 9430
Referee: TW Glendenning
8 November  1952 (1952 -11-08) 18 Rochdale 3 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Gilfillan
Betts
Foulds
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6101
Referee: KA Collinge
15 November  1952 (1952 -11-15) 19 Chesterfield 1 – 0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Smith Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6752
Referee: L Richardson
29 November  1952 (1952 -11-29) 20 Accrington Stanley 2 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Kendall
Bushell
Report Gilfillan Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4060
Referee: H Beacock
6 December  1952 (1952 -12-06) 21 Chester 3 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Bullock
Travis
Kirkpatrick
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3324
Referee: F Cowen
13 December  1952 (1952 -12-13) 22 Mansfield Town 2 – 1 Rochdale Mansfield
Marron
Scott
Report Marriott Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6211
Referee: C Fletcher
20 December  1952 (1952 -12-20) 23 Crewe Alexandra 4 – 2 Rochdale Crewe
Basford
Blunstone
Report Whitworth
Haddington
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4454
Referee: E Plinston
26 December  1952 (1952 -12-26) 24 Darlington 3 – 2 Rochdale Darlington
Murray Report Marriott
Lynn
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 6406
Referee: A Holland
27 December  1952 (1952 -12-27) 25 Rochdale 3 – 1 Darlington Rochdale
Haddington Report Murray Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6461
Referee: A Holland
1 January  1953 (1953 -01-01) 26 Gateshead 3 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Callender (pen.)
Price
Smith
Report Foulds Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 3729
Referee: L Howarth
3 January  1953 (1953 -01-03) 27 Rochdale 1 – 1 Port Vale Rochdale
Lynn (pen.) Report Hayward Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6899
Referee: ER Hill
10 January  1953 (1953 -01-10) 28 Carlisle United 5 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Ashman
Whitehouse
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7282
Referee: W Hesleton
24 January  1953 (1953 -01-24) 29 Rochdale 2 – 2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Betts
Lynn
Report Ottewell
Brownsword (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5050
Referee: LN Peake
31 January  1953 (1953 -01-31) 30 Rochdale 1 – 2 Carlisle United Rochdale
Haddington Report Ashman
Whitehouse
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3447
Referee: W Hesleton
7 February  1953 (1953 -02-07) 31 Stockport County 2 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Connor
Crosby
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5659
Referee: JW Bowers
21 February  1953 (1953 -02-21) 32 Rochdale 3 – 1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Foulds
Buchan
Whitworth
Report McIlvenny Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 15502
Referee: J McCann
28 February  1953 (1953 -02-28) 33 Wrexham 3 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Boyle (o.g.)
Hughes
Tilston
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7879
Referee: RJ Leafe
7 March  1953 (1953 -03-07) 34 Rochdale 6 – 2 Barrow Rochdale
Whitworth
Morris
Foulds
Graham
Report Collins
Gordon
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5239
Referee: J Bell
14 March  1953 (1953 -03-14) 35 Grimsby Town 3 – 2 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Scotson
McCue
Report Foulds Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 10578
21 March  1953 (1953 -03-21) 36 Rochdale 0 – 3 York City Rochdale
Report Fenton
Hughes
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6373
Referee: TW Glendenning
24 March  1953 (1953 -03-24) 37 Rochdale 2 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Foulds
Haddington
Report Carr Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2140
28 March  1953 (1953 -03-28) 38 Tranmere Rovers 1 – 0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Done Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4276
Referee: KA Collinge
3 April  1953 (1953 -04-03) 39 Hartlepools United 2 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Harden
Newton
Report Boxshall Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8777
Referee: G Black
4 April  1953 (1953 -04-04) 40 Rochdale 0 – 2 Chesterfield Rochdale
Report Wilson
Harvey
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4803
Referee: L Richardson
6 April  1953 (1953 -04-06) 41 Rochdale 3 – 1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Arthur (pen.)
Boxshall
Murray
Report Richardson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3378
Referee: G Black
11 April  1953 (1953 -04-11) 42 Workington 1 – 2 Rochdale Workington
Simmonds Report Arthur
Haddington
Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 3193
Referee: W Hesleton
14 April  1953 (1953 -04-14) 43 Rochdale 1 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Gilfillan 3' Report Moss Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3429
18 April  1953 (1953 -04-18) 44 Rochdale 1 – 0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Haddington Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4706
Referee: H Beacock
25 April  1953 (1953 -04-25) 45 Halifax Town 3 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Frost
Watson (o.g.)
Report Boxshall Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 4826
Referee: G Gibson
29 April  1953 (1953 -04-29) 46 Rochdale 1 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Gilfillan Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4282
Referee: C Fletcher

F.A. Cup

15 November  1952 (1952 -11-15) 1 Bradford Park Avenue 2 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Lyons
Haines
Report Lynn Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 13525
Referee: WHE Evans

Lancashire Cup

14 October  1952 (1952 -10-14) Rochdale 0 – 1 Blackpool Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2205

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References

  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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