# 1938–39 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1938–39 season saw Rochdale compete for their 18th 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 | Division 3 North Cup | Division 3 North Cup | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup | Football League Jubilee | Football League Jubilee |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Des Fawcett | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tommy Baird | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tom Sneddon | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Duff | 47 | 16 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ted Goodier | 34 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Fred Reeve | 34 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Harry Howarth | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Tom Douglas | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Richard Haworth | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Syd Goodfellow | 48 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | WAL | Arthur Griffiths | 17 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | William Keenan | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | William Royan | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Archie Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Wynn | 41 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Barratt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Albert Gregory | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ernest Hobbs | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Tommy Doyle | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Reg Kilsby | 28 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tommy Prest | 22 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Georgie Mee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Latimer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Wally Reynolds | 23 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Vause | 21 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Firth | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Briggs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Bryn Lewis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | John Gastall | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Neary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Henry Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Harold Knowles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | J. Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
| 13 | Barrow | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 1.015 | 41 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 0.835 | 41 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 53 | 1.122 | 39 |
| 16 | New Brighton | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 0.932 | 39 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 59 | 0.717 | 33 |