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1952–53 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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

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

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 North F.A. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Trevor Churchill 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Harry Potter 33 0 31 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Harry Boyle 47 0 45 0 1 0 1 0
MF   WAL Jack Warner 22 0 21 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Wally Birch 24 0 23 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Alistair Buchan 41 1 40 1 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Jackie Arthur 16 4 15 4 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Sandy Lister 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Bert Foulds 34 13 32 13 1 0 1 0
FW   SCO Bobby Gilfillan 43 10 41 10 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Eric Betts 27 4 26 4 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Harry Whitworth 41 7 39 7 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Joe Lynn 42 6 40 5 1 1 1 0
GK   ENG Jim Nicholls 24 0 23 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Les Murray 16 3 16 3 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Brian Sutton 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Charlie Hogan 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Eric Downes 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Ray Haddington 27 8 25 8 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Bill Watson 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Mark Radcliffe 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Billy Morris 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Stan Marriott 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Don Partridge 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG John Graham 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Danny Boxshall 8 3 8 3 0 0 0 0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1952–53 Football League Third Division North

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

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Football League Third Division North

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Main article: 1952–53 Football League
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

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Main article: 1952–53 FA 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

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

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References

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  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. [not specific enough to verify]
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