1932–33 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1932–33 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1932–33 season saw Rochdale compete for their 12th 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 | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup | Manchester Cup | Manchester Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Lewis Caunce | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jimmy Hamilton | 41 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ben Wheelhouse | 43 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Gordon | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Harry Nuttall | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Billy Benton | 47 | 7 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Sydney Bell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tom Watson | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Robert Rowe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Snow | 46 | 15 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Bill Watson | 44 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Will Rigby | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Thomas Hill | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Armstrong | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bernard Lowery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bill Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Beel | 23 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe McAleer | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | David Bain | 22 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Joseph Shonakan | 30 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tim Williamson | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | William Gregson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Bert Welch | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | | Harry Sharples | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Arthur Worrall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Ralph Williams | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Stan Bowsher | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Thomas Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 78 | 0.840 | 35 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 63 | 0.714 | 34 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 0.725 | 33 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 0.680 | 33 |
| 20 | York City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 54 | 0.783 | 32 |

* ↑ Mansfield Town was transferred from Third Division South for this season.
