1932 �33 ROCHDALE A.F.C. SEASON

Rochdale
1932–33 season
Manager	Herbert Hopkinson
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North	18th
FA Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: George Snow; Bill Watson; All: George Snow; Bill Watson
	← 1931–32 1933–34 →

The 1932–33 season saw Rochdale compete for their 12th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3 North		FA Cup		Lancashire Cup		Manchester Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Lewis Caunce	21	0	18	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jimmy Hamilton	41	0	38	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Ben Wheelhouse	43	0	39	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Gordon	36	0	32	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Harry Nuttall	37	0	35	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Billy Benton	47	7	42	5	1	0	2	0	2	2
	MF	ENG	Sydney Bell	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Tom Watson	9	6	7	6	0	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Robert Rowe	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	George Snow	46	15	41	12	1	0	2	2	2	1
	FW	ENG	Bill Watson	44	13	39	12	1	0	2	1	2	0
	MF	ENG	Will Rigby	15	3	14	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Thomas Hill	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Bill Armstrong	12	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Bernard Lowery	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Bill Gardner	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	George Beel	23	9	20	8	1	0	2	1	0	0
	MF	SCO	Joe McAleer	17	3	15	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
	MF	SCO	David Bain	22	5	20	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Joseph Shonakan	30	2	27	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Tim Williamson	8	2	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	William Gregson	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	GK	ENG	Bert Welch	26	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF		Harry Sharples	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Arthur Worrall	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	WAL	Ralph Williams	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	WAL	Stan Bowsher	11	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Thomas Shepherd	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts
16	Mansfield Town^[a]	42	13	4	4	57	22	1	3	17	27	78	0.840	35
17	Rotherham United	42	14	3	4	42	21	0	3	18	18	63	0.714	34
18	Rochdale	42	9	4	8	32	33	4	3	14	26	47	0.725	33
19	Carlisle United	42	8	7	6	34	25	5	0	16	17	50	0.680	33
20	York City	42	10	4	7	51	38	3	2	16	21	54	0.783	32

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

^ Mansfield Town was transferred from Third Division South for this season.

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

27 August 1932 (1932 -08-27) 1	Rochdale	0 – 1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
		Report	White	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4898

29 August 1932 (1932 -08-29) 2	Barrow	1 – 1	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
	Millar	Report	T. Watson	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4786

3 September 1932 (1932 -09-03) 3	York City	2 – 6	Rochdale	York
	Fenoughty Mitchell	Report	T. Watson Snow	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 4363

6 September 1932 (1932 -09-06) 4	Rochdale	0 – 0	Barrow	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4441

10 September 1932 (1932 -09-10) 5	Rochdale	1 – 4	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	W. Watson	Report	Murray Weale McConnell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6475

17 September 1932 (1932 -09-17) 6	Doncaster Rovers	1 – 0	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Emery	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 4094

24 September 1932 (1932 -09-24) 7	Southport	2 – 0	Rochdale	Southport
	Williams Appleby	Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5928

1 October 1932 (1932 -10-01) 8	Rochdale	2 – 1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Bain	Report	Johnson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5945

8 October 1932 (1932 -10-08) 9	Rotherham United	2 – 0	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Staniforth Pynegar	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 2555

15 October 1932 (1932 -10-15) 10	Rochdale	2 – 0	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	W. Watson Beel	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7041

22 October 1932 (1932 -10-22) 11	Rochdale	1 – 1	Darlington	Rochdale
	Beel	Report	Waugh	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5822

29 October 1932 (1932 -10-29) 12	Stockport County	2 – 3	Rochdale	Stockport
	Humpish Taylor	Report	Bain Beel	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4292

5 November 1932 (1932 -11-05) 13	Rochdale	1 – 0	Gateshead	Rochdale
	Bain	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8650

12 November 1932 (1932 -11-12) 14	Walsall	2 – 1	Rochdale	Walsall
	Bird ( pen.)	Report	Beel	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 5068

19 November 1932 (1932 -11-19) 15	Rochdale	3 – 1	Wrexham	Rochdale
	W. Watson Williamson	Report	Frewin	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7897

3 December 1932 (1932 -12-03) 16	Rochdale	1 – 0	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Benton ( pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3608

10 December 1932 (1932 -12-10) 17	Mansfield Town	4 – 1	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Bowater Readman Prior	Report	W. Watson	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4441

17 December 1932 (1932 -12-17) 18	Rochdale	2 – 3	Barnsley	Rochdale
	W. Watson Snow	Report	Owencroft Andrews	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4071

24 December 1932 (1932 -12-24) 19	Hull City	1 – 1	Rochdale	Hull
	Wainscoat	Report	W. Watson	Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 10881

26 December 1932 (1932 -12-26) 20	New Brighton	0 – 3	Rochdale	New Brighton
		Report	W. Watson Benton ( pen.) Shonakan	Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 3738

27 December 1932 (1932 -12-27) 21	Rochdale	1 – 0	New Brighton	Rochdale
	McAleer	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6055

31 December 1932 (1932 -12-31) 22	Carlisle United	2 – 2	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Slinger	Report	W. Watson	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4093

2 January 1933 (1933 -01-02) 23	Hartlepools United	3 – 0	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Pedwell Wigham Hewitt	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3359

7 January 1933 (1933 -01-07) 24	Rochdale	1 – 4	York City	Rochdale
	Beel	Report	Baines Spooner Fenoughty	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3968

18 January 1933 (1933 -01-18) 25	Tranmere Rovers	3 – 1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Watts Whitehurst Adams	Report	Beel	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1719

21 January 1933 (1933 -01-21) 26	Crewe Alexandra	3 – 1	Rochdale	Crewe
	McConnell Swindells	Report	T. Watson	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3287

28 January 1933 (1933 -01-28) 27	Rochdale	2 – 3	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Snow Shonakan	Report	Waterston Armstrong ( o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2390

4 February 1933 (1933 -02-04) 28	Rochdale	1 – 3	Southport	Rochdale
	W. Watson	Report	Sellars Appleby	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3349

18 February 1933 (1933 -02-18) 29	Rochdale	2 – 2	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	Snow Beel	Report	Briggs Wright	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1932

4 March 1933 (1933 -03-04) 30	Darlington	5 – 1	Rochdale	Darlington
	Brown Coates Cook	Report	W. Watson	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2533

11 March 1933 (1933 -03-11) 31	Rochdale	0 – 2	Stockport County	Rochdale
		Report	Foulkes Lythgoe	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4151

18 March 1933 (1933 -03-18) 32	Gateshead	3 – 0	Rochdale	Gateshead
	Ranson Atkin	Report		Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 2797

25 March 1933 (1933 -03-25) 33	Rochdale	1 – 1	Walsall	Rochdale
	Benton	Report	Alsop	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2979

1 April 1933 (1933 -04-01) 34	Wrexham	4 – 1	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Bains Spooner Fenoughty	Report	Snow	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5505

8 April 1933 (1933 -04-08) 35	Rochdale	0 – 3	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
		Report	Tong Bell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3007

14 April 1933 (1933 -04-14) 36	Chester	2 – 0	Rochdale	Chester
	Cresswell Hedley	Report		Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 9870

15 April 1933 (1933 -04-15) 37	Halifax Town	2 – 0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Brown Chambers	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 4032

17 April 1933 (1933 -04-17) 38	Rochdale	2 – 0	Chester	Rochdale
	Snow Bennett ( o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3742

22 April 1933 (1933 -04-22) 39	Rochdale	6 – 2	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Snow Rigby Benton Williams	Report	Hardy Hewitt	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3249

29 April 1933 (1933 -04-29) 40	Barnsley	3 – 1	Rochdale	Barnsley
	Wallbanks Fleetwood	Report	Snow	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 1931

3 May 1933 (1933 -05-03) 41	Accrington Stanley	0 – 3	Rochdale	Accrington
		Report	W. Watson Bain Rigby	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 1013

6 May 1933 (1933 -05-06) 42	Rochdale	3 – 2	Hull City	Rochdale
	Benton Snow	Report	McNaughton	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4387

FA Cup

26 November 1932 (1932 -11-26) 1	Rochdale	0 – 2	Stockport County	Rochdale
		Report	Taylor Vincent	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9592

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Lancashire Cup

19 September 1932 (1932 -09-19) 1	Rochdale	2 – 2	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Snow W. Watson	^[2]		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1300

5 October 1932 (1932 -10-05) 1 - Replay	Accrington Stanley	4 – 2	Rochdale	Accrington
		^[3]	Snow Beel	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 1300

Manchester Cup

7 February 1933 (1933 -02-07) 3	Rochdale	5 – 3	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Snow McAleer Benton	^[4]		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

10 April 1933 (1933 -04-10) SF	Manchester City	4 – 0	Rochdale	Manchester
		^[5]		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 750

References

^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. ^{[
not specific enough to verify]}
^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

[table_note_MAN0.89162597893347-1] Mansfield Town was transferred from Third Division South for this season.

[2] "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. ^{[
not specific enough to verify]}

[3] Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

[4] Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

[5] Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

[6] Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

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Competitions

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FA Cup

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