# 1933–34 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1933–34 season saw Rochdale compete for their 13th season in the Football League Third Division North.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 3 North | Division 3 North | FA Cup | FA Cup | Division 3 North Cup | Division 3 North Cup | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup | Manchester Cup | Manchester Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Bert Welch | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Wally Webster | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ben Wheelhouse | 30 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Gordon | 36 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | David Bain | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Walter Buckley | 37 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Will Rigby | 36 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Cairns | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Smith | 28 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tony Weldon | 30 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Clarrie Murfin | 28 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jack Butler | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Harry Hope | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Harry Chadwick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Willie Barrott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stephen Spargo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Collins | 32 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dermot Hoadley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Danny McRorie | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Cliff Walmsley | 34 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | William Peters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Walter Slicer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Fred Fitton | 15 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Robson | 30 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Billy Benton | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Smith | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Thomas Shepherd | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Coneys | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Arnold Bliss | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Harry Longbottom | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
| 18 | Southport | 42 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 61 | 0.700 | 33 | |
| 19 | Gateshead | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 70 | 0.691 | 33 | |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 63 | 0.644 | 33 | |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 42 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 56 | 0.582 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Rochdale | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 73 | 0.515 | 24 | Re-elected |