# 1931–32 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1931–32 season saw Rochdale compete for their 11th season in the Football League Third Division North where they finished in 21st position with 11 points.
Rochdale finished bottom of the Third Division North after managing just four wins. During the season they went on a record-breaking run of 17 straight defeats.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division3 (N) | Division3 (N) | FA Cup | FA Cup | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup | Manchester Cup | Manchester Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| N/A | GK | ENG | Harry Abbott | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | DF | SCO | James Beattie | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | DF | SCO | Adam Plunkett | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | DF | ENG | Bill Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | DF | EIR | Jack Everest | 24 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | George Ward | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Ernest Steele | 22 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | RSA | David Murray | 25 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | SCO | George Guyan | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | WAL | Benny Jones | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | SCO | Con Hilley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | DF | SCO | Jimmy Hamilton | 42 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | WAL | Idris Williams | 37 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Robert Forster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Harry Platt | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | ENG | Reg Watson | 19 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | SCO | Joe McAleer | 22 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | DF | SCO | Edward Black | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Fred Appleyard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | ENG | Fred Brown | 21 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | SCO | Ken Nisbet | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Roland Hill | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | GK | ENG | Bert Welch | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Harold Howarth | 21 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | DF | ENG | Walter Webster | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | DF | ENG | Frank Twine | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Jimmy Bimson | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | ENG | Arthur Hawes | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Tommy Hogg | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Ron Hornby | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | ENG | Reg Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | SCO | John Whitelaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | ENG | George White | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | ENG | John Crowther | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | DF | ENG | Clarence Constantine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | FW | SCO | Tommy Flannigan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | GK | ENG | Eddie Plane | 1 | 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 | Carlisle United | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 0.810 | 33 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 49 | 0.875 | 32 | |
| 20 | New Brighton | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 53 | 0.500 | 24 | |
| 21 | Rochdale | 40 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 72 | 0.356 | 11 | Re-elected |
| - | Wigan Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
* ↑ Wigan Borough resigned from the Football League on October 21 and folded. Their record (P12 W3 D1 L8 F12 A32 GA 0.375 Pts 7) was expunged.

## Competitions
### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |