1935–36 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1935–36 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 29th in existence and their 15th in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale

1935–36 season
Manager	Billy Smith Ernest Nixon
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North	20th
FA Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Wiggins (14) All: Joe Wiggins (14)
← 1934–35 1936–37 →

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3 North		FA Cup		Division 3 North Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Billy Baker	40	0	38	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Albert Worthy	43	2	41	1	1	0	1	1
	DF	WAL	Gwyn Jones	40	0	38	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Edward Huntley	26	0	24	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	George Wyness	38	0	37	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Walter Buckley	38	1	37	1	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	George Emmerson	36	3	35	3	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Joe Duff	33	11	31	10	1	0	1	1
	FW	ENG	Joe Wiggins	27	14	27	14	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Harry Marshall	31	9	31	9	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Bert Hales	40	4	38	4	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Fred Taylor	7	3	6	3	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Matt Johnson	17	6	15	5	1	0	1	1
	FW	ENG	Sidney Elliott	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Sam Skaife	17	0	16	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Stanley Taylor	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Harry Brierley	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Cliff Eaton	16	2	14	2	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Arthur Emerson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Frank Huxley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Robert Driver	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Len Clarke	5	4	5	4	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Christopher Cornthwaite	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Reg Cook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Squad Statistics (Non-competitive)

Appearances and goals (Non-competitive)

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Lancashire Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Billy Baker	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Albert Worthy	0	0	0	0
	DF	WAL	Gwyn Jones	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Edward Huntley	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	George Wyness	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Walter Buckley	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	George Emmerson	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Joe Duff	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Joe Wiggins	1	1	1	1
	FW	ENG	Harry Marshall	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Bert Hales	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Fred Taylor	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Matt Johnson	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Sidney Elliott	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Sam Skaife	1	0	1	0
	MF		Stanley Taylor	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Harry Brierley	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Cliff Eaton	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Arthur Emerson	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Frank Huxley	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Robert Driver	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Len Clarke	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Christopher Cornthwaite	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Reg Cook	1	0	1	0

Final league table

Main article: 1935–36 Football League Third Division North

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
18	Wrexham	42	15	7	20	66	75	0.880	37
19	Mansfield Town	42	14	9	19	80	91	0.879	37
20	Rochdale	42	10	13	19	58	88	0.659	33
21	Southport	42	11	9	22	48	90	0.533	31	Re-elected
22	New Brighton	42	9	6	27	43	102	0.422	24

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

31 August 1935 (1935-08-31) 1	Rochdale	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Marshall Hales	Report	Wood	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9036

Stockport County v Rochdale

2 September 1935 (1935-09-02) 2	Stockport County	4–0	Rochdale	Stockport
	Brennan Tidman McNaughton	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 11919

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

7 September 1935 (1935-09-07) 3	Accrington Stanley	2–4	Rochdale	Accrington
	Brown Mortimer	Report	Marshall Johnson F. Taylor	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 4212

Rochdale v Stockport County

10 September 1935 (1935-09-10) 4	Rochdale	1–1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	F. Taylor	Report	Robinson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10238

Rochdale v Southport

14 September 1935 (1935-09-14) 5	Rochdale	2–1	Southport	Rochdale
	F. Taylor Marshall	Report	Savage	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5605

Chester v Rochdale

21 September 1935 (1935-09-21) 6	Chester	5–2	Rochdale	Chester
	Wrightson Williams Cresswell	Report	Buckley Marshall	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 6914

Rochdale v Lincoln City

28 September 1935 (1935-09-28) 7	Rochdale	0–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7052

Halifax Town v Rochdale

5 October 1935 (1935-10-05) 8	Halifax Town	2–0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Barkas Valentine	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 7396

York City v Rochdale

12 October 1935 (1935-10-12) 9	York City	2–1	Rochdale	York
	Green Speed	Report	Marshall	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 4487

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

19 October 1935 (1935-10-19) 10	Rochdale	2–6	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Worthy Duff	Report	Leedham Buckley Brunskill Agar	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4985

Wrexham v Rochdale

26 October 1935 (1935-10-26) 11	Wrexham	0–1	Rochdale	Wrexham
		Report	Duff	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4063

Rochdale v Rotherham United

2 November 1935 (1935-11-02) 12	Rochdale	1–1	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	Marshall	Report	Fenoughty	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5786

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

9 November 1935 (1935-11-09) 13	Mansfield Town	3–0	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Harston Lockie Clenshaw	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4762

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

16 November 1935 (1935-11-16) 14	Rochdale	0–1	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
		Report	Bonass	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4878

Carlisle United v Rochdale

23 November 1935 (1935-11-23) 15	Carlisle United	4–3	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Williams Taylor Mantle	Report	Eaton Hales	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6029

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

7 December 1935 (1935-12-07) 16	Tranmere Rovers	5–2	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	MacDonald Urmson Bell	Report	Wiggins	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5657

Rochdale v Gateshead

14 December 1935 (1935-12-14) 17	Rochdale	5–0	Gateshead	Rochdale
	Wiggins Clarke	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2966

Darlington v Rochdale

21 December 1935 (1935-12-21) 18	Darlington	4–0	Rochdale	Darlington
	Alderson Towers	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3422

Rochdale v Barrow

25 December 1935 (1935-12-25) 19	Rochdale	1–1	Barrow	Rochdale
	Wiggins	Report	Hopkinson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5031

Barrow v Rochdale

26 December 1935 (1935-12-26) 20	Barrow	6–2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
	Baker Rowbotham Reid	Report	Wiggins G. Emmerson	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4383

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

28 December 1935 (1935-12-28) 21	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Rochdale	Crewe
	Waring Rigby Swindells	Report	Elliott	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4856

Chesterfield v Rochdale

1 January 1936 (1936-01-01) 22	Chesterfield	2–2	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Dando	Report	Johnson	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 11138

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

4 January 1936 (1936-01-04) 23	Rochdale	2–2	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
	Duff Johnson (pen.)	Report	Mortimer Harker	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4822

Southport v Rochdale

18 January 1936 (1936-01-18) 24	Southport	1–1	Rochdale	Southport
	Baker (o.g.)	Report	Wiggins	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2475

Rochdale v Chester

25 January 1936 (1936-01-25) 25	Rochdale	1–1	Chester	Rochdale
	Eaton	Report	Cresswell (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4420

Lincoln City v Rochdale

1 February 1936 (1936-02-01) 26	Lincoln City	5–1	Rochdale	Lincoln
		Report	Clarke	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4835

Rochdale v Halifax Town

8 February 1936 (1936-02-08) 27	Rochdale	2–0	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Duff Williams (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4309

Rochdale v York City

15 February 1936 (1936-02-15) 28	Rochdale	2–3	York City	Rochdale
	Wiggins	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4670

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

22 February 1936 (1936-02-22) 29	Oldham Athletic	3–3	Rochdale	Oldham
	Duff Marshall	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6051

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

29 February 1936 (1936-02-29) 30	Rochdale	3–1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Duff Wiggins	Report	Harston	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2227

Rotherham United v Rochdale

7 March 1936 (1936-03-07) 31	Rotherham United	6–0	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Bastow Hardy Dickinson	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 2957

Rochdale v Wrexham

14 March 1936 (1936-03-14) 32	Rochdale	2–1	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Wiggins	Report	MacCartney (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3307

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

21 March 1936 (1936-03-21) 33	Hartlepools United	1–0	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	George Harris	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4110

Rochdale v Carlisle United

28 March 1936 (1936-03-28) 34	Rochdale	0–0	Carlisle United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3722

Rochdale v Walsall

31 March 1936 (1936-03-31) 35	Rochdale	6–4	Walsall	Rochdale
	Duff Wiggins Marshall G. Emmerson	Report	Woolhouse Evans Smith	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1942

Walsall v Rochdale

4 April 1936 (1936-04-04) 36	Walsall	1–0	Rochdale	Walsall
	Wood	Report		Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 3396

New Brighton v Rochdale

10 April 1936 (1936-04-10) 37	New Brighton	2–0	Rochdale	New Brighton
	Ainsworth	Report		Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 3299

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

11 April 1936 (1936-04-11) 38	Rochdale	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5760

Rochdale v New Brighton

13 April 1936 (1936-04-13) 39	Rochdale	1–0	New Brighton	Rochdale
	Hales	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4124

Gateshead v Rochdale

18 April 1936 (1936-04-18) 40	Gateshead	1–0	Rochdale	Gateshead
	Mathison	Report		Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 1996

Rochdale v Darlington

25 April 1936 (1936-04-25) 41	Rochdale	1–1	Darlington	Rochdale
	Marshall	Report	Alderson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2927

Rochdale v Chesterfield

2 May 1936 (1936-05-02) 42	Rochdale	1–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	G. Emmerson	Report	Brown	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3551

FA Cup

Halifax Town v Rochdale

30 November 1935 (1935-11-30) 1	Halifax Town	4–0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Betteridge Barkas	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 7431

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Third Division North Cup

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

1 October 1935 (1935-10-01) 1	Oldham Athletic	6–3	Rochdale	Oldham
	Buckley Jones Schofield Walsh Chambers (pen.)	[2]	Worthy Duff Johnson	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 967

Lancashire Cup

New Brighton v Rochdale

23 September 1935 (1935-09-23) 1	New Brighton	3–1	Rochdale	New Brighton
		[3]	Wiggins	Stadium: Sandheys Park