Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. + Players with fewer than 25 competitive appearances for Rochdale A.F.C.NameNationalityPositionClub careerLeague appsLeague goalsTotal appsTotal goalsNotesGeorge JoyUnknownDF19083030.W. KellyUnknownDF19080010H. ParkinsonUnknownMF19083030Joe BowdenUnknownMF19080010Joe HardmanUnknownFW19083040Charles DonaghyFW1908124124J. WilcockUnknownMF19082020H. PlantUnknownFW1908–1909210221Charles MitchellFW1908–1909174184R. BarlowUnknownMF1908–1909164164Thomas ThornleyUnknownMF1908–1909132142Harold MeadowcroftMF1908–19096071E. PettyUnknownDF1908–190990100Frank PearsonFW1908–1909116116W. BuckleyUnknownDF1908–19093040Billy HampsonDF1908–1909221221R. LawtonUnknownGK1908–19094040Bob HeapMF1908–1909178178Harry WilkinsonFW19092020Harry McWilliamsUnknownMF19093030F. MulrooneyUnknownFW1909172172C. McCormackUnknownMF19094040Robert CuthbertsonUnknownMF19092020H. BarnesUnknownFW1909156178Levi HenniferUnknownMF19091010J. WalmesleyUnknownMF19092020E. StansfieldUnknownMF19092020Ernie McSheaFW19093030W. WrightUnknownMF19091010J. RobinsonUnknownDF19092030MatthewsUnknownDF19093030J.H. JonesUnknownFW1909–1910107117Frank BakerUnknownFW1909–191024132413F. GreenhalghUnknownMF1909–191190130MillsUnknownFW19101010Joseph ThorpeUnknownMF19109090John CarthyUnknownFW19109393G. HarrisonUnknownFW19106464ReevesUnknownGK19102020Percy HartleyMF19106080Norman RiddellDF1910–1911151221Ernest CuttsUnknownMF19115151Harry MoonUnknownFW19112121Eversley MansfieldFW19112020MarcroftUnknownFW19111010Frank SpriggsFW19114242Bob PeakeUnknownFW19112121James McKenzieUnknownDF19111010Lawrence KenyonUnknownMF19111010HallUnknownFW19114040James StamfordUnknownFW19112121J CostelliUnknownDF19111010Arthur CampeyUnknownDF19111010W.H. MartinUnknownMF19121010HowarthUnknownMF19121010Jack PageDF1912130160Bernard TattumUnknownFW19125050Baker/BarkerUnknownFW19121010H. CloustonUnknownFW19124141Tommy LeighDF1912–19137070D. McKinleyUnknownMF1912–19138494W.W. TurnbullUnknownFW1912–19135050James MorrisUnknownGK1912–19137070Dan CunliffeFW1912–1913112132J. GoodwinUnknownDF1912–1913110130W. DaviesUnknownMF1912–19134141Percy HardyUnknownMF19132020J. CrabtreeUnknownDF19138090H.J. CoatesUnknownMF19132020D.H. ClarkUnknownMF19132121W. ChamberlainUnknownDF1913160170Bob WatsonFW1913–1914184194Jack MarshallMF1913–19149090Billy BamfordUnknownDF1913–1914 19207070Vince HayesDF1913–19157171George SpoorUnknownDF19141010J. TaylorUnknownDF19141010Fred HeapFW19141010J. TattersallUnknownMF1914–19156161Bob LilleyDF1914–1915140160W.S. AndersonUnknownMF1914–1915151151W. PlumleyUnknownGK1914–19198080P. PickupUnknownMF1914–19196060TowersUnknownMF19151010HaynesUnknownFW19154141T. SouthworthUnknownMF19154141B. HoltUnknownGK19151010Alfred CaldwellUnknownDF19156060John SwannUnknownGK19156060H. FletcherUnknownFW19151010Tweedale RiggMF1915 1924–19253030T. BerryUnknownGK19196060J. StottUnknownGK1919100100Frank SheldonMF19192020George HorridgeUnknownFW191972102H. AndersonUnknownDF19192020J. HigginsUnknownDF19192020DixonUnknownDF19191010Frank HerringUnknownMF19192020W. GreenhalghUnknownMF19194040J. CooperUnknownMF1919114114WilkinsonUnknownMF19191010R. BrindleUnknownMF19193030Willie PageFW19191010John LeeMF19191010H. ChallinorUnknownMF19191020R. BellisUnknownFW19191010A. BrownUnknownFW19192020T. SmithUnknownFW19192020W.H. OliverUnknownFW19191010H. ButterworthUnknownMF19192020P.G. JephcottUnknownFW19191010A. NewmanUnknownFW19191010Davie RossFW19192020W. HalesUnknownFW19191010J. TaylorUnknownDF1919–19205050A. EcclesUnknownMF1919–19209292TattersallUnknownMF1919–19203030T.A. ParryUnknownMF1919–19207373L. KenyonUnknownMF1919–19204040TurnerUnknownMF1919–19205050James MillsFW1919–1920197207Tom MakinUnknownFW1919–1920100100Tom BamfordDF19204040W. TaylorUnknownMF19204040WolfeUnknownMF19202020J.C. CamUnknownMF19202020FarnworthUnknownMF19201010ButterworthUnknownFW19201111F. StottUnknownFW19201010W. BradshawUnknownMF19205050F. BraithwaiteUnknownFW19201010Tom ByromFW19201892210H. ThorpeUnknownGK1920–19216060W. WardUnknownFW1920–1921101101Tom McDonaldUnknownGK1920–19214040J. TaylorUnknownDF1920–19215050Joe WilsonDF1920–1921191241Tom WilsonUnknownMF1920–19212020E. LoweUnknownFW1920–19211892311L. TurnerUnknownFW1920–19214050E. TanseyUnknownFW19212020Joseph BarnesDF1921100100Tom NuttallDF19211010Bert ThornleyUnknownFW19212020Lund/LunnUnknownGK19211010CluttonUnknownFW19211010StansfieldUnknownGK19211010Bussey/BussyUnknownFW19211010Joe HerbertMF1921–1922248248Arthur CollingeFW1921–1922233233Bob SandifordFW1921–1925235235Joe SheehanDF19211010Herbert ClarkDF19211010Albert WolstencroftFW19211010Thomas CatlowMF19211010Wilson McGheeMF19212020Ernie WhitesideMF19213030William SneydGK1921–19224040Tommy BennettFW19213041Gene CarneyFW1921–1922106106Hugh CameronFW1921–1922112112Peter FarrarDF1921–1922120120William CliftonMF1921–1922130130Reg OwensFW1921–1922147147First hat-trick scorer for Rochdale in the football leagueJock BurnsDF1921–1922150150Fred TaylorMF1921–1922190190William MoodyFW19221010Harry FosterMF19222020George HoyleFW19223131Vince FoweatherFW1922–19234141Arthur GeeFW1922–19238282Bill BradburyMF1922–1923120130George GuyFW1922–1923157157Joint leading league scorer (1922–23)George NichollsMF1922–1923170170Jack PeartFW1922–192421102210Manager of Rochdale 1923–1930William SandhamFW1922–1923227237Joint leading league scorer (1922–23)Edward WatsonDF19231010John BrownFW19232020Josiah ChapmanDF19235050Joe ClarkMF1923–1924161161Frank CroweMF1923–1924185205Cyril HibberdGK19242020Billy OxleyFW1924–1925115115Ed StirlingDF1924–1925130130Jock MillsFW1924–1925163173Joe RobsonDF19254040Jack CawthraGK1925–19265050Cecil HalkyardMF1925–19288080Billy SmithFW1925–1926102102Billy FergussonFW1925–192621192421Leading league scorer (1925–26)Alec RossFW19261111Griffith OwenFW19263030Reuben ButlerFW19265050Bob SchofieldFW1926–1928176176Bill HooperFW1926–1927201211Alfred KellettDF19271010Joe ClennellFW1927–1928132155John StephensonDF1927–1928220220William WoodGK19281010Eric HolroydMF19281010Albert MonksGK19281010Thomas BaileyMF19281010Harry HowlettFW19281010Eddie PlaneGK19282020Charlie HowlettFW19282020George PowerGK1928–19293030Oswald LittlerFW1928–19294141Uriah MilesMF1928102102Allan MurrayDF1928–1929121121Jack BrierleyFW1928–1929147147James EllisonDF1928–1929160160Reg TrotmanFW1928–192923102410Albert CookeMF19291010Eric SilverwoodFW19292020Christopher JonesFW1929–19302020Fred AppleyardMF1929–19326070James PartonMF1929–19307070Tom LindsayMF19297070Len CromptonGK1929110110Ed RobsonGK1929120120Phil HopeDF1929–1930131131Percy HellyerMF19301010Fred FittonFW19301010Thomas WarburtonMF1930–19312020William BlackburnDF19303030Albert LathamMF19308181Frank HargreavesFW1930–19319393George TurnbullFW1930–1931102102Austin TrippierMF1930–1931121121Jack PrinceGK1930150160Harry PlattMF1930–1932160160Reg GrantFW19311010John WhitelawFW19311010Harry BruceDF19312020Robert ForsterMF19312020Clarence ConstantineDF1931–19322020Tommy FlanniganFW19312020Francis ChorltonMF19313030Con HilleyMF19313030Roland HillMF19312030George GuyanFW19314141Edward BlackDF19318080Ken NisbetFW1931–1932122122Bill ArmstrongDF1931–1933140140James BeattieDF1931–1932140150Adam PlunkettDF1931–1932180180Reg WatsonFW1931–1932178188Leading league scorer (1931–32)Ernest SteeleMF1931–1932193203Benny JonesFW1931–1932193203Fred BrownFW1931–1932216216David MurrayFW1931–1932223234George WhiteFW19321010John CrowtherFW19321111Robert RoweFW19321010Bernard LoweryMF19321010Bill GardnerFW19321010William GregsonDF19321010Ron HornbyMF19322020Sydney BellMF19322020Tom WatsonFW1932–19337676Thomas HillFW1932–19337070Tim WilliamsonFW1932–19337282Frank TwineDF1932100100Tommy HoggMF1932101101Jimmy BimsonMF1932121121Arthur HawesFW1932130130Lewis CaunceGK1932180190George BeelFW1932–1933208218Harold HowarthMF1932, 1938245245Arthur WorrallFW19331010William PetersMF19331010Harry SharplesUnknownDF19332020Harry HopeFW19332020Harry ChadwickFW19331010Willie BarrottMF19331010Dermot HoadleyMF19332020Stephen SpargoDF19334040Walter SlicerDF1933–19344040Thomas ShepherdMF1933–19344040Danny McRorieFW19335050John CairnsFW1933–19345050Jack ButlerDF1933–19345060Ralph WilliamsFW19338181Stan BowsherDF1933100100Fred FittonFW1933–1934136146William DouglasFW19341010Jimmy ConeysFW19342020Harry LongbottomMF19342020Billy SmithFW19343142Manager of Rochdale 1934–1935Arnold BlissDF19345050Reg CookDF19345050Frank RyderMF1934–19356070Billy ThomasMF1934–19356171Arthur IvesDF1934–19357080Charlie WhyteMF19349191Philip BartleyFW1934–1935143143George DobsonMF1934–1935155185George JordanDF1934–1935170200Arthur EmersonFW19351010Frank HuxleyDF19351010Stanley Taylor?MF19352020Robert DriverGK19352020Christopher CornthwaiteGK1935–19366060Fred TaylorMF19356373Sidney ElliottFW1935–1936111111Harry BrierleyMF1935–1937202212Matthew JohnsonMF1935–1936195226Stanley CookDF19361020Cyril CrawshawFW19362020William SmithDF1936–19374151Ted MarcroftMF19365060Charlie RobinsonDF1936–1937180190Harry RowbothamFW1936–1937191201Alex McMurdoMF19372020Roland HaworthMF19372020Edward SperryDF19373030Wilfred BarksFW19373030Idris WilliamsDF1937–19384040Bob HardyMF1937–19387070Frank WilsonMF19377181Micky BurkeFW1937–19388090Alex GrahamFW1937114124Archie YoungMF19381010John BarrattMF19381010John LatimerMF19381010Henry RobertsMF19380010Arnold SutcliffeMF19382020Georgie MeeMF19381020Harry HowarthMF19384141William RoyanFW19385151Ernest HobbsDF1938–19396060Tom DouglasFW19388080Richard HaworthMF1938–19399090William KeenanDF1938–19399090Albert GregoryMF1938–19399090Adam DawsonFW1938126126Arthur GriffithsFW1938145145Joe FirthFW1938–1939186186Peter VauseMF1938–193920132113Tommy PrestFW1938–1939216226Jack BriggsFW19391010Bryn LewisMF19391010Harold KnowlesFW19390011John NearyDF1939–19461030John GastallFW19394141Arthur JonesMF1945–19461030Jim PearceDF19450040Arthur ChestersGK1945–19460060Sammy MakinMF1945–19465172Jack BrindleMF1945–19471071Syd PomphreyDF1945–194690130Frank WalkdenMF19461010Jimmy CunliffeFW19462020Walter JonesFW19462222Charlie HurstDF19464141Tom WestFW1946–19474242Tom HargreavesDF19467070Joe RodiMF19469393Alec CarruthersMF1946–1947134166Billy HallardMF1946–1947172202Bill HendersonGK1946–1947170200John OakesMF19471010Wally CornockGK19471010Charlie LongdonFW1947–19482020Austin CollierDF19476060Sam EarlFW19474161Charlie BriggsGK1947120120Alan MoorhouseMF1947–1948173173Ron JohnstonFW1947–1948177197Jimmy BrittonMF1947–1948200210Hugh ColvanFW19481010Eddie AndersonDF19481010Mike SkivingtonDF19481010Cecil HeydonMF19481010Walter PriceDF19481010Alex HawsonMF19481010George EasthamFW19482030Alex AndersonGK19484040Arnold BonellDF19485050Con GallacherFW19486161Ronnie HoodFW1948–19499191Konrad KaplerMF19494040Benny NicolFW1949–19505151Wally StannersGK19495060Bert WilliamsFW1949–19508383Bob SmythMF19503131Gordon MeddMF19505151Bill HeatonMF1950–19515060Archie HughesGK19509090Bert LomasGK1950–195190120Harry MillsFW19511010Fred FisherDF19511010Ken CrowtherMF19512020Bill JenningsFW19513131Jim DruryMF1951–19524141Walter KeeleyFW19514050Joe CoupeDF1951–19528080Jim HazzletonFW1951–1952111111Eric HaytonMF1951–1952120120Alex McNicholFW1951173173Eric BarberMF1951–1952172172Frank TomlinsonMF1951–1952202224Mark RadcliffeGK19521010Norman CaseFW19522020Sandy ListerFW1952–19532020Charlie HoganMF1952–19533030Billy MorrisMF1952–19534141Alan BallFW19525151Tom HindleMF19526161Stan MarriottFW1952–19536262Brian SuttonGK1952–1953