1958–59 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1958–59 season
ManagerJack Marshall
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Third Division24th (relegated)
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Eddie Wainwright
Les Spencer
All: Eddie Wainwright

The 1958–59 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 52nd in existence and their first in the newly formed Football League Third Division.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 F.A. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Jimmy Jones 27 0 25 0 1 0 1 0
DF  SCO Charlie Ferguson 37 2 32 1 3 0 2 1
DF  ENG Donald Whiston 17 0 14 0 0 0 3 0
DF  ENG Jackie Grant 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Bev Glover 26 0 21 0 3 0 2 0
MF  SCO Jimmy McGuigan 14 0 10 0 2 0 2 0
MF  SCO Gordon McBain 12 1 10 1 0 0 2 0
FW  ENG Eddie Wainwright 29 11 24 8 3 3 2 0
FW  SCO Jimmy Dailey 27 6 24 6 1 0 2 0
FW  SCO Eddie Moran 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF  SCO Jim Maguire 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0
FW  ENG Les Spencer 41 10 35 8 3 1 3 1
GK  SCO Bernard McCready 21 0 17 0 2 0 2 0
MF  ENG Tommy McGlennon 46 1 40 1 3 0 3 0
MF  ENG Colin Vizard 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
DF  WAL Dai Powell 28 1 24 1 3 0 1 0
FW  ENG Bill Finney 35 2 31 1 3 1 1 0
MF  SCO Bert Thomson 25 0 24 0 0 0 1 0
FW  ENG Brian Green 14 3 11 3 1 0 2 0
GK  ENG George Heyes 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF  SCO Jock Wallace 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Frank Lord 12 2 11 2 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Jim Brown 20 0 17 0 2 0 1 0
DF  ENG Ray Aspden 25 0 24 0 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Alan Moore 12 3 11 2 0 0 1 1
DF  ENG Stanley Milburn 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG George Cooper 15 2 15 2 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Norman Bodell 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Bobby Entwistle 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Malcolm Hussey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Final League Table

Main article: 1958–59 Football League Third Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Mansfield Town 46 14 13 19 73 98 0.745 41
21 Stockport County (R) 46 13 10 23 65 78 0.833 36 Relegation to the Fourth Division
22 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 14 5 27 50 90 0.556 33
23 Notts County (R) 46 8 13 25 55 96 0.573 29
24 Rochdale (R) 46 8 12 26 37 79 0.468 28
Source:
(R) Relegated

Competitions

Football League Third Division

Main article: 1958–59 Football League
23 August 1958 (1958-08-23) 1 Stockport County 1–0 Rochdale Stockport
Holden 78' (pen.) Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 12171
25 August 1958 (1958-08-25) 2 Rochdale 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Report Carter 10'
Penk 14'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8442
30 August 1958 (1958-08-30) 3 Rochdale 1–0 Reading Rochdale
Dailey 85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6629
4 September 1958 (1958-09-04) 4 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Rochdale Plymouth
Carter 50' (pen.)
Williams 65'		 Report Spencer
McGlennon  79'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 26961
6 September 1958 (1958-09-06) 5 Colchester United 2–1 Rochdale Colchester
Langman 38'
McLeod 88'		 Report Dailey 25' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8141
10 September 1958 (1958-09-10) 6 Rochdale 1–1 Swindon Town Rochdale
Wainwright Report D'Arcy Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6617
13 September 1958 (1958-09-13) 7 Rochdale 2–1 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Rochdale
Dailey 43'
Spencer 47'		 Report Brown 53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6361
17 September 1958 (1958-09-17) 8 Swindon Town 2–1 Rochdale Swindon
Moore
Chamberlain 		Report Green Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9558
20 September 1958 (1958-09-20) 9 Norwich City 2–1 Rochdale Norwich
Ripley 28' (pen.)
Allcock 31'		 Report Spencer 46' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16422
23 September 1958 (1958-09-23) 10 Rochdale 1–4 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Green Report Williams
McDonnell 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3854
27 September 1958 (1958-09-27) 11 Rochdale 1–1 Southend United Rochdale
Spencer 63' Report Hollis 9' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5719
29 September 1958 (1958-09-29) 12 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Williams
Ferguson (o.g.)		 Report McBain Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 16878
4 October 1958 (1958-10-04) 13 Bury 6–1 Rochdale Bury
McIntosh 11', 61'
Parker 52', 66'
Darbyshire 55', 78'		 Report Dailey 75' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 11865
7 October 1958 (1958-10-07) 14 Rochdale 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Rochdale
Green
Lord 		Report Tomkys
Cameron 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4276
11 October 1958 (1958-10-11) 15 Rochdale 1–2 Notts County Rochdale
Ferguson 67' (pen.) Report Newsham 47' (pen.), 52' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5306
Referee: A Murdoch
18 October 1958 (1958-10-18) 16 Chesterfield 0–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8253
25 October 1958 (1958-10-25) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Newport County Rochdale
Wainwright 88' Report McPherson 5' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4998
1 November 1958 (1958-11-01) 18 Halifax Town 2–1 Rochdale Halifax
Smith 56'
South 65'		 Report Spencer 39' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7129
8 November 1958 (1958-11-08) 19 Rochdale 1–0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Wainwright 43' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6286
22 November 1958 (1958-11-22) 20 Rochdale 0–1 Hull City Rochdale
Report Bradbury 2' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5562
29 November 1958 (1958-11-29) 21 Bradford City 7–1 Rochdale Bradford
McCole 9', 10', 41'
Webb 38', 67'
Stokes 54'
Reid 75'		 Report Spencer 58' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6223
13 December 1958 (1958-12-13) 22 Brentford 2–1 Rochdale Brentford
Towers 58'
Dargie 89'		 Report Moore 31' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9432
20 December 1958 (1958-12-20) 23 Rochdale 0–2 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Jackson 20'
Wilson 83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4056
26 December 1958 (1958-12-26) 24 Rochdale 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Wainwright Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4075
27 December 1958 (1958-12-27) 25 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Callan 19' Report Vizard Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 7237
3 January 1959 (1959-01-03) 26 Reading 3–0 Rochdale Reading
Reeves 20' (pen.)
Wheeler 51'
McLaren 84'		 Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11240
24 January 1959 (1959-01-24) 27 Rochdale 3–1 Wrexham Rochdale
Wainwright 32', 85'
Moore 65'		 Report Jones 20' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5200
31 January 1959 (1959-01-31) 28 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 0–0 Rochdale Bournemouth
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9945
2 February 1959 (1959-02-02) 29 Southampton 6–1 Rochdale Southampton
Hoskins 7', 71'
Mulgrew 40', 88'
Reeves 48', 50'		 Report Wainwright 12' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 7199
7 February 1959 (1959-02-07) 30 Rochdale 1–2 Norwich City Rochdale
Dailey 17' Report Bly 46'
Crossan 67'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4608
14 February 1959 (1959-02-14) 31 Southend United 3–1 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Hollis 33'
Houghton 71'
McCrory 83'		 Report Lord 53' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8766
21 February 1959 (1959-02-21) 32 Rochdale 1–0 Bury Rochdale
Dailey 20' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4241
28 February 1959 (1959-02-28) 33 Notts County 1–1 Rochdale Nottingham
Roby 15' Report Wainwright 35' (pen.) Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6394
7 March 1959 (1959-03-07) 34 Rochdale 0–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3340
14 March 1959 (1959-03-14) 35 Newport County 1–0 Rochdale Newport
McPherson 78' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4469
16 March 1959 (1959-03-16) 36 Rochdale 0–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Report Langman Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3510
21 March 1959 (1959-03-21) 37 Rochdale 1–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Spencer 65' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3544
27 March 1959 (1959-03-27) 38 Rochdale 2–2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
McGlennon
Finney 		Report Griffiths
Uphill 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3537
Referee: RTE Langdale
28 March 1959 (1959-03-28) 39 Accrington Stanley 4–2 Rochdale Accrington
Gibson 30'
Scott 44'
Anders 58'
Tighe 67'		 Report Spencer 11'
Powell 50'		 Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4412
30 March 1959 (1959-03-30) 40 Mansfield Town 0–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 5863
4 April 1959 (1959-04-04) 41 Rochdale 1–0 Southampton Rochdale
Cooper 77' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3948
11 April 1959 (1959-04-11) 42 Hull City 2–1 Rochdale Hull
Clarke 73'
Bowering 82'		 Report Cooper 36' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 13377
18 April 1959 (1959-04-18) 43 Rochdale 0–3 Bradford City Rochdale
Report McCole 30', 31'
Boyle 70'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4330
20 April 1959 (1959-04-20) 44 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Rochdale London
Angell
Longbottom
Whitelaw 		Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 7280
25 April 1959 (1959-04-25) 45 Wrexham 1–0 Rochdale Wrexham
Aspden 44' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5244
27 April 1959 (1959-04-27) 46 Rochdale 0–0 Brentford Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2191

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1958–59 FA Cup
15 November 1958 (1958-11-15) 1 Hartlepools United 1–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Luke 15' Report Wainwright 86' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7164
19 November 1958 (1958-11-19) 1 Rochdale 3–3 (a.e.t.) Hartlepools United Rochdale
Finney
Wainwright
Spencer 		Report Luke
Johnson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8763
Referee: JG Williams
27 November 1958 (1958-11-27) 1 Hartlepools United 2–1 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Hartlepool
Smith 74'
Johnson 116'		 Report Wainwright 30' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6126

Lancashire Cup

13 October 1958 (1958-10-13) Preston North End 1–1 Rochdale Preston
Ferguson (pen.) Stadium: Deepdale
27 October 1958 (1958-10-27) Rochdale 1–0 Preston North End Rochdale
Spencer Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1540
8 December 1958 (1958-12-08) Manchester United 3–1 Rochdale Manchester


 Moore Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 7644

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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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