# 1928–29 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1928–29 season saw Rochdale compete for their 8th 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 | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup | Manchester Cup | Manchester Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | WAL | Jackie Mittell | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | James Ellison | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | George Lewins | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ernie Braidwood | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Barber | 39 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Hall | 43 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Uriah Miles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Bertram | 33 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Oswald Littler | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Walter Webster | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Andy Martin | 34 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Reg Trotman | 24 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Milsom | 43 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Brierley | 15 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | George Stott | 41 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Thomas Bailey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Watson | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | George Power | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Henry Martin | 30 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Charlie Howlett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Harry Howlett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Eric Silverwood | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Allan Murray | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Harry Lewis | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Ed Robson | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Fred Appleyard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dick Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Albert Cooke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Christopher Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | WAL | David Halfpenny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | | R. Oddie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | | H. Clegg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
| 15 | Nelson | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 62 | 0.856 | 39 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 0.779 | 39 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 62 | 0.823 | 36 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 60 | 0.829 | 34 |
| 19 | Darlington | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 62 | 0.727 | 33 |