1948–49 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1948–49 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1948–49 season saw Rochdale compete for their 21st season in the Football League Third Division North.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 3 North | Division 3 North | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | WAL | Bill Roberts | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Watson | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Arnold Bonell | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Cecil Heydon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Walter Price | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Don Partridge | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Cyril Lawrence | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Eastham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Livesey | 35 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Cyril Brown | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Tom Dryburgh | 45 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Wally Birch | 48 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | David Reid | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jackie Arthur | 32 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jackie Moss | 25 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Eric Wood | 41 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Les Bywater | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ron Rothwell | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Middlebrough | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Jimmy Britton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ronnie Hood | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Alex Hawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George McGeachie | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Connor | 24 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | GK | ENG | Trevor Churchill | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Woods | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Harry Hubbick | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | | Tom Jones (prev. Derby County) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | ENG | Jimmy Cheetham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Gateshead | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 1.190 | 45 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 1.119 | 45 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 1.038 | 45 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 1.089 | 43 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 0.903 | 43 |
