1926–27 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1926–27 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1926–27 season saw Rochdale compete for their 6th 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 | Len Hill | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Fred Mason | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Brown | 43 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ernie Braidwood | 41 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Parkes | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Christie | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Tompkinson | 34 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Bertram | 36 | 14 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Reuben Butler | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Albert Whitehurst | 45 | 47 | 42 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Henry Martin | 22 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Dai Hopkins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alec Ross | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Hillhouse | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bill Hooper | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Griffith Owen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Cecil Halkyard | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Yaffer Ward | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bobby Hughes | 34 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Joe Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bob Schofield | 15 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Alfred Kellett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Harry Moody | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Hall | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | A. Lancaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dick Duckworth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 2.300 | 63 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Rochdale | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 43 | 1.615 | 58 | |
| 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 1.712 | 55 | |
| 4 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 1.321 | 53 | |
| 5 | Nelson | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 55 | 1.387 | 51 | |
