| 1956–57 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Harry Catterick | 
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium | 
| Division 3 North | 13th | 
| F.A. Cup | 1st Round | 
| Top goalscorer | League: Frank Lord All: Frank Lord  | 
The 1956–57 season saw Rochdale compete for their 29th season in the Football League Third Division North.
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 3 North | F.A. Cup | Lancashire Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Jimmy Jones | 45 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Charlie Ferguson | 41 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Billy McCulloch | 47 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jackie Grant | 47 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Bev Glover | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jimmy McGuigan | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Arnold Kendall | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Eddie Wainwright | 39 | 10 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tommy Todd | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Gwyn Lewis | 28 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jimmy Anders | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Danny Murphy | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | George Lyons | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Frank Lord | 34 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Bernard Stonehouse | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Andy McLaren | 23 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK | Albert Morton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Joe Devlin | 28 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jim Storey | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Brian Green | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Reg Tapley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Cyril Lello | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Steve Parr | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Gerry Molloy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Eddie Moran | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Dave Pearson | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Terry Mulvoy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jim Brown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Derek Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Ray Calderbank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Billy Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Final League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 0.929 | 49 | |
| 12 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 1.311 | 48 | Welsh Cup winners | 
| 13 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 1.000 | 48 | |
| 14 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 1.029 | 45 | |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 0.894 | 45 | 
Source: rsssf.com
Competitions
Football League Third Division North
| 18 August 1956 1 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Barrow | Rochdale | 
| Lewis  | 
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3546  | 
| 20 August 1956 2 | Mansfield Town | 2 – 3 | Rochdale | Mansfield | 
| Berry  Smith  | 
Report | Lewis  Todd  | 
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 13441  | 
| 25 August 1956 3 | Hull City | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Hull | 
| Bradbury  Clarke  | 
Report | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 13089  | 
| 29 August 1956 4 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale | 
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7360  | 
| 1 September 1956 5 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Workington | Rochdale | 
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7414  | 
| 8 September 1956 6 | Halifax Town | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Halifax | 
| Darbyshire  | 
Report | Lord  | 
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 8137  | 
| 12 September 1956 7 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Darlington | Rochdale | 
| Wainwright  McLaren  | 
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3188  | 
| 15 September 1956 8 | Rochdale | 0 – 2 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale | 
| Report | Pearson  Crook  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10353  | 
| 19 September 1956 9 | Derby County | 3 – 0 | Rochdale | Derby | 
| Barrowcliffe  Straw  | 
Report | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 19405  | 
| 22 September 1956 10 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale | 
| Devlin  McLaren Wainwright  | 
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6320  | 
| 26 September 1956 11 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Derby County | Rochdale | 
| McLaren  Lewis  | 
Report | Ryan  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4835  | 
| 29 September 1956 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 6 | Rochdale | Crewe | 
| Mountford  | 
Report | Lewis  Lord Devlin Wainwright  | 
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5947  | 
| 6 October 1956 13 | Southport | 0 – 1 | Rochdale | Southport | 
| Report | Lewis  | 
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5501  | 
| 13 October 1956 14 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Chesterfield | Rochdale | 
| Lewis  | 
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9011  | 
| 20 October 1956 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Birkenhead | 
| Rees  | 
Report | Lord  Lewis  | 
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6540  | 
| 27 October 1956 16 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale | 
| Wainwright  | 
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 12237  | 
| 3 November 1956 17 | Bradford City | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Bradford | 
| Samuels  | 
Report | Wainwright  | 
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15887  | 
| 10 November 1956 18 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Stockport County | Rochdale | 
| Lord  Lewis  | 
Report | Grant  Daley  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10394  | 
| 24 November 1956 19 | Rochdale | 0 – 2 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale | 
| Report | Dick  Sowden  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 11071  | 
| 1 December 1956 20 | Chester | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Chester | 
| Hansell  Davies  | 
Report | McLaren  McGuigan  | 
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5492  | 
| 15 December 1956 21 | Barrow | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness | 
| Armstrong  Ormond  | 
Report | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3718  | 
| 25 December 1956 22 | Wrexham | 4 – 1 | Rochdale | Wrexham | 
| Anderson  Evans Jones Thompson  | 
Report | McLaren  | 
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5105  | 
| 26 December 1956 23 | Rochdale | 0 – 2 | Wrexham | Rochdale | 
| Report | Thompson  Anderson  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4375  | 
| 29 December 1956 24 | Workington | 5 – 0 | Rochdale | Workington | 
| Robson  Dailey Bertolini  | 
Report | Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 6144  | 
| 1 January 1957 25 | Darlington | 4 – 3 | Rochdale | Darlington | 
| Morton  Tulip  | 
Report | McLaren  Wainwright  | 
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 4461  | 
| 5 January 1957 26 | Gateshead | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Gateshead | 
| Oliver  Smith  | 
Report | Lyons  | 
Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 1430  | 
| 12 January 1957 27 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Halifax Town | Rochdale | 
| Lord  | 
Report | Lonsdale  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5527  | 
| 19 January 1957 28 | Oldham Athletic | 0 – 1 | Rochdale | Oldham | 
| Report | Devlin  | 
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9006  | 
| 26 January 1957 29 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Gateshead | Rochdale | 
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4561  | 
| 2 February 1957 30 | Scunthorpe United | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe | 
| Report | Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 6080  | 
| 9 February 1957 31 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale | 
| Lord  | 
Report | Burns  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3829  | 
| 16 February 1957 32 | Rochdale | 6 – 1 | Southport | Rochdale | 
| Lord  Devlin Green  | 
Report | Charlton  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3988  | 
| 23 February 1957 33 | Chesterfield | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Chesterfield | 
| Lewis  Capel  | 
Report | Lord  Moran  | 
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 4200  | 
| 2 March 1957 34 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale | 
| Grant  | 
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5499  | 
| 5 March 1957 35 | Rochdale | 4 – 3 | Hull City | Rochdale | 
| McLaren  Lord  | 
Report | Bulless  Bradbury Collinson  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4296  | 
| 9 March 1957 36 | Hartlepools United | 0 – 0 | Rochdale | Hartlepool | 
| Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 9339  | 
| 16 March 1957 37 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Bradford City | Rochdale | 
| Wainwright  Moran Pearson Lord  | 
Report | Jackson  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7399  | 
| 23 March 1957 38 | Stockport County | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Stockport | 
| Holden  Moir  | 
Report | Moran  | 
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 15652  | 
| 30 March 1957 39 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Carlisle United | Rochdale | 
| Devlin  Ferguson  | 
Report | Bond  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5521  | 
| 6 April 1957 40 | Accrington Stanley | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Accrington | 
| Millar  Storey  | 
Report | Parr  | 
Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 9527  | 
| 13 April 1957 41 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Chester | Rochdale | 
| Pearson  | 
Report | Jepson  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4501  | 
| 20 April 1957 42 | York City | 4 – 0 | Rochdale | York | 
| Wragg  Wilkinson  | 
Report | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 7203  | 
| 22 April 1957 43 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | Rochdale | 
| Lord  Moran  | 
Report | Houghton  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5007  | 
| 23 April 1957 44 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0 – 0 | Rochdale | Bradford | 
| Report | Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 6280  | 
| 27 April 1957 45 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | York City | Rochdale | 
| Pearson  | 
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4215  | 
| 30 April 1957 46 | Carlisle United | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Carlisle | 
| Broadis  Ashman  | 
Report | Bond  | 
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3999  | 
F.A. Cup
| 17 November 1956 1 | Scunthorpe United | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe | 
| Brown  | 
Report | Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 8655  | 
Lancashire Cup
| 30 October 1956 | Rochdale | 0 – 3 | Chester | Rochdale | 
| Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2086  | 
References
- ↑ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
 - ↑ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
 
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