1928–29 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1928–29 football season

Rochdale
1928–29 season
Manager	Jack Peart
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North	17th
FA Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jack Milsom All: Jack Milsom
← 1927–28 1929–30 →

The 1928–29 season saw Rochdale compete for their 8th 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	WAL	Jackie Mittell	28	0	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	James Ellison	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	George Lewins	37	0	34	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Ernie Braidwood	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jack Barber	39	2	36	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Hall	43	0	40	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Uriah Miles	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Billy Bertram	33	18	31	18	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Oswald Littler	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Walter Webster	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Andy Martin	34	1	32	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Reg Trotman	24	10	23	10	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jack Milsom	43	28	40	25	1	1	1	0	1	2
	FW	ENG	Jack Brierley	15	7	14	7	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	George Stott	41	7	39	7	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	WAL	Thomas Bailey	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Tom Watson	36	0	34	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	George Power	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Henry Martin	30	5	27	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
	FW	ENG	Charlie Howlett	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Harry Howlett	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Eric Silverwood	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Allan Murray	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	WAL	Harry Lewis	11	4	10	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	ENG	Ed Robson	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Fred Appleyard	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Dick Brown	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Albert Cooke	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	WAL	Christopher Jones	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		WAL	David Halfpenny	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	GK		R. Oddie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF		H. Clegg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Final league table

Main article: 1928–29 Football League Third Division North

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts
15	Nelson	42	14	1	6	48	28	3	4	14	29	62	0.856	39
16	Rotherham United	42	12	5	4	44	23	3	4	14	16	54	0.779	39
17	Rochdale	42	12	4	5	55	34	1	6	14	24	62	0.823	36
18	Accrington Stanley	42	11	5	5	42	22	2	3	16	26	60	0.829	34
19	Darlington	42	12	6	3	47	26	1	1	19	17	62	0.727	33

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1928–29 Football League Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

25 August 1928 (1928 -08-25) 1	Rochdale	1 – 3	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Bertram	Report	Longden T. Keetley Tippett	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4275

Barrow v Rochdale

27 August 1928 (1928 -08-27) 2	Barrow	3 – 3	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
	Lewins (o.g.) MacDonald Parsons	Report	Trotman Brierley Milsom	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 7660

Ashington v Rochdale

1 September 1928 (1928 -09-01) 3	Ashington	2 – 1	Rochdale	Ashington
	Johnson	Report	A. Martin	Stadium: Portland Park Attendance: 3244

Rochdale v Barrow

4 September 1928 (1928 -09-04) 4	Rochdale	4 – 2	Barrow	Rochdale
	Trotman Brierley Stott Milsom	Report	Parsons Watson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3668

Rochdale v South Shields Athletic

8 September 1928 (1928 -09-08) 5	Rochdale	1 – 2	South Shields Athletic	Rochdale
	Stott	Report	Parker	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6913

Nelson v Rochdale

15 September 1928 (1928 -09-15) 6	Nelson	3 – 0	Rochdale	Nelson
	Radford Wilkinson Wilson (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Seedhill Attendance: 6715

Rochdale v Darlington

22 September 1928 (1928 -09-22) 7	Rochdale	5 – 0	Darlington	Rochdale
	Trotman Stott Milsom	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4990

Southport v Rochdale

29 September 1928 (1928 -09-29) 8	Southport	1 – 1	Rochdale	Southport
		Report	Milsom	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 4861

Rochdale v Wigan Borough

6 October 1928 (1928 -10-06) 9	Rochdale	0 – 0	Wigan Borough	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5227

Rochdale v New Brighton

13 October 1928 (1928 -10-13) 10	Rochdale	4 – 2	New Brighton	Rochdale
	Milsom Trotman H. Martin	Report	Cowper Whewell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5096

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

20 October 1928 (1928 -10-20) 11	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 1	Rochdale	Crewe
	Jones	Report	Bertram	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3493

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

27 October 1928 (1928 -10-27) 12	Rochdale	5 – 1	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Bertram Trotman Milsom	Report	Littlehales	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4691

Stockport County v Rochdale

3 November 1928 (1928 -11-03) 13	Stockport County	4 – 0	Rochdale	Stockport
	Fielding Everest Tompkinson Burgess	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 11661

Rochdale v Halifax Town

10 November 1928 (1928 -11-10) 14	Rochdale	2 – 2	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Barber Milsom	Report	Bell Coleman	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2038

Lincoln City v Rochdale

17 November 1928 (1928 -11-17) 15	Lincoln City	2 – 0	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Pegg Gorringe	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5586

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

1 December 1928 (1928 -12-01) 16	Accrington Stanley	2 – 2	Rochdale	Accrington
	Armstrong (pen.) McLaughlan	Report	Bertram Milsom	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 4711

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

8 December 1928 (1928 -12-08) 17	Rochdale	7 – 4	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Stott Brierley Bertram H. Martin	Report	Mason Briggs Richardson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3017

Carlisle United v Rochdale

15 December 1928 (1928 -12-15) 18	Carlisle United	4 – 2	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Cooper McConnell Agar	Report	Stott Barber	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5838

Rochdale v Rotherham United

22 December 1928 (1928 -12-22) 19	Rochdale	2 – 1	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	Bertram	Report	Atkinson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2120

Rochdale v Wrexham

25 December 1928 (1928 -12-25) 20	Rochdale	4 – 4	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Milsom Trotman Bertram	Report	Mays Hudson Longmuir (pen.) Graham	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7608

Wrexham v Rochdale

26 December 1928 (1928 -12-26) 21	Wrexham	3 – 0	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Longmuir Gunson Mays	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10877

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

29 December 1928 (1928 -12-29) 22	Doncaster Rovers	4 – 2	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Bott Keetley Patterson	Report	Brierley Littler	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 4191

Rochdale v Ashington

5 January 1929 (1929 -01-05) 23	Rochdale	5 – 0	Ashington	Rochdale
	Milsom Bertram H. Martin	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2464

Rochdale v Carlisle United

12 January 1929 (1929 -01-12) 24	Rochdale	4 – 0	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Milsom Trotman Bertram	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5115

South Shields Athletic v Rochdale

19 January 1929 (1929 -01-19) 25	South Shields Athletic	5 – 2	Rochdale	South Shields
	Kennedy Parker Stevenson	Report	Milsom Stott	Stadium: Horsley Hill Attendance: 3900

Rochdale v Nelson

26 January 1929 (1929 -01-26) 26	Rochdale	2 – 1	Nelson	Rochdale
	Milsom Bertram	Report	Halliwell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4902

Darlington v Rochdale

2 February 1929 (1929 -02-02) 27	Darlington	5 – 3	Rochdale	Darlington
	Mountford Eden Lewins (o.g.)	Report	Bertram Stott	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2452

Rochdale v Southport

9 February 1929 (1929 -02-09) 28	Rochdale	1 – 1	Southport	Rochdale
	Trotman	Report	Valentine	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3369

Wigan Borough v Rochdale

16 February 1929 (1929 -02-16) 29	Wigan Borough	4 – 1	Rochdale	Wigan
	Welsby Lievesley Welsh	Report	Robb (o.g.)	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 3940

New Brighton v Rochdale

23 February 1929 (1929 -02-23) 30	New Brighton	6 – 1	Rochdale	New Brighton
	Cowper Kirk John Parker Wadsworth	Report	Milsom	Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 2946

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

2 March 1929 (1929 -03-02) 31	Rochdale	2 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Lewis Milsom	Report	Scullion	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3356

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

9 March 1929 (1929 -03-09) 32	Tranmere Rovers	5 – 1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Jones Charlton Beswick	Report	Milsom	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4055

Rochdale v Stockport County

16 March 1929 (1929 -03-16) 33	Rochdale	1 – 3	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Milsom	Report	Fielding Newton	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 11281

Halifax Town v Rochdale

23 March 1929 (1929 -03-23) 34	Halifax Town	1 – 1	Rochdale	Halifax
	Bell	Report	Milsom	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3787

Chesterfield v Rochdale

29 March 1929 (1929 -03-29) 35	Chesterfield	2 – 1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Cowan	Report	Milsom	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 4730

Rochdale v Lincoln City

30 March 1929 (1929 -03-30) 36	Rochdale	0 – 2	Lincoln City	Rochdale
		Report	Jenkins 3' Kitching 51'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4848

Rochdale v Chesterfield

1 April 1929 (1929 -04-01) 37	Rochdale	2 – 1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Lewis	Report	Cowan	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3329

Bradford City v Rochdale

6 April 1929 (1929 -04-06) 38	Bradford City	0 – 0	Rochdale	Bradford
		Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 22669

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

13 April 1929 (1929 -04-13) 39	Rochdale	2 – 1	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Bertram	Report	Jepson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2894

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

20 April 1929 (1929 -04-20) 40	Hartlepools United	0 – 2	Rochdale	Hartlepool
		Report	Lewis Bertram	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1835

Rochdale v Bradford City

30 April 1929 (1929 -04-30) 41	Rochdale	1 – 3	Bradford City	Rochdale
	Bertram	Report	Whitehurst Cochrane Cairns	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 20945

Rotherham United v Rochdale

4 May 1929 (1929 -05-04) 42	Rotherham United	5 – 0	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Bottrill Orr Parkin	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 2899

FA Cup

Main article: 1928–29 FA Cup Chesterfield v Rochdale

24 November 1928 (1928 -11-24) 1	Chesterfield	3 – 2	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Roseboom Taylor Neale	Report	H. Martin Milsom	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 5214

Lancashire Cup

Barrow v Rochdale

17 September 1928 (1928 -09-17) 1	Barrow	2 – 1	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
			H. Martin	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2758

Manchester Cup

Manchester City v Rochdale

27 February 1929 (1929 -02-27) 2	Manchester City	3 – 2	Rochdale	Manchester
			Milsom	Stadium: Maine Road

References

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

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