# 1930–31 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1930–31 season saw Rochdale compete for their 10th 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 | ENG | Jack Prince | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Watson | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dougie Oliver | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Idris Williams | 38 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Barber | 39 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Grierson | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | George Stott | 34 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Bertram | 23 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tom Tippett | 44 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Harry Lewis | 22 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Frank Hargreaves | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Thomas Corcoran | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Albert Latham | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Jack Everest | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Percy Hellyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Craddock | 39 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Fred Fitton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | David Cowan | 26 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Fred Appleyard | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | William Blackburn | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Harry Platt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Turnbull | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | George Ward | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Thomas Warburton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | WAL | Thomas Lynch | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Harry Bruce | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Adam Plunkett | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Austin Trippier | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Francis Chorlton | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Henry Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | George Lillywhite | 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 | Promotion or relegation |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 0.710 | 34 | |
| 19 | New Brighton | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 51 | 0.645 | 33 | |
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 0.779 | 30 | |
| 21 | Rochdale | 42 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 57 | 0.579 | 30 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Nelson | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 73 | 0.381 | 19 | Failed re-election |
* ↑ Nelson lost their bid for re-election, and were replaced by Chester in the following season.