# 1920–21 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1920–21 season saw Rochdale compete in The F.A. Cup for the 9th time where they were knocked out in the first round proper. It was also the club's final season in the Central League before election to the Third Division North.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Central League | Central League | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | Manc. Cup | Manc. Cup | Lancs Jnr Cup | Lancs Jnr Cup | Friendlies | Friendlies |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | | H. Thorpe | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jack Yarwood | 50 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | | Billy Bamford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Broster | 47 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | | J. Davie | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | | W. Bradshaw | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | William Clifton | 26 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tom Byrom | 22 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | F. Braithwaite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Harry Mallalieu | 24 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ted Connor | 36 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Fred Baines | 39 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Harry Dennison | 40 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| | FW | | W. Ward | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | | Tom McDonald | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | | J. Taylor | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Hill | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Jimmy Crabtree | 40 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Bamford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Sid Hoad | 26 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Jimmy Nuttall | 45 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Joe Wilson | 24 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | E. Lowe | 26 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | | Tom Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | | L. Turner | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | E. Tansey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Joe Herbert | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Arthur Collinge | 20 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Bob Sandiford | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Joseph Barnes | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Nuttall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | Bert Thornley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | | Lund/Lunn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | Clutton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | | Stansfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | Bussey/Bussy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | | J.H. Doxford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | | A. Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | J. Crompton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | | E. Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |