# 1942–43 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1942–43 season saw Rochdale compete for their 4th season in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. In the 1st Championship, Rochdale finished in 41st position out of 48, and in the 2nd Championship, they finished 21st out of 28. Some matches in the 2nd Championship were also in the League War Cup and Lancashire Cup.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Football League North & League War Cup | Football League North & League War Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Jimmy Strong | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Ed Goodall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | | William Folds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Arthur Chesters | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Lew Bradford | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Joe Duff | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Len Gallimore | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tom Sneddon | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Gilbert Richmond | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jeff Barker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Byrom | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | George Murphy | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| | DF | | F.T. Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tom Wildsmith | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jack Blood | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Walton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stan Cutting | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | | Arthur Garfoot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tom Dooley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tom Breakwell | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jimmy Eastwood | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Ellis Cornwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tom Smith | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Neary | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Jones | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jim Treanor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bertie Duffy | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| | MF | | Schofield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Billy Burnikell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | | Herbert Palfreyman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | | Webb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Duncan Colquhoun | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| | MF | | A. Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | | David Bebb | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | | Frank France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | | Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | | Harry Gee | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 |
| | MF | | Percy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | | Albert Collinge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Cunliffe | 31 | 20 | 31 | 20 |
| | MF | | Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | | Norman Richmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Eric Wood | 29 | 12 | 29 | 12 |
| | FW | ENG | Verdun Jones | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | | James Thorpe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Wally Hunt | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | | Jack Harker | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| | FW | | Shaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | | Walter Horrabin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Les Horton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | | N. Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Frank Curran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | J. Manning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | David LG Jones | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| | | | Whalley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Roland Bartholomew | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Ron Hornby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | Harry Cload | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| | DF | ENG | Frank Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | Byrne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |