# 1946–47 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1946–47 season saw Rochdale compete for their 19th season in the Football League Third Division North, and the first after World War 2. The schedule was identical to the abandoned 1939–40 season.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 3 North | Division 3 North | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | WAL | Bill Roberts | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Syd Pomphrey | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Byrom | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Billy Hallard | 22 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Wally Birch | 40 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Joe McCormick | 39 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Sammy Makin | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Eric Wood | 32 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Hargreaves | 33 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe Rodi | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Arthur Cunliffe | 28 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tom Sneddon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Charlie Hurst | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tom West | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Hargreaves | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tommy Barkas | 41 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Don Partridge | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Bill Henderson | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Norman Kirkman | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Cunliffe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Len Jackson | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Woods | 19 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Alec Carruthers | 17 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Walter Jones | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Alan Moorhouse | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jackie Moss | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Tom Sibley | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Hugh O'Donnell | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Charlie Briggs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jackie Arthur | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Frank Walkden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Arthur Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ron Rothwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Oakes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Cyril Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Austin Collier | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
| 4 | Stockport County | 42 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 1.472 | 50 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1.319 | 50 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 1.250 | 48 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 1.275 | 46 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 48 | 0.946 | 43 |