1953–54 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1953–54 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1953–54 season saw Rochdale compete for their 26th 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 | ENG | Graham Cordell | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Harry Potter | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Harry Boyle | 44 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Joe Lynn | 44 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Eric Downes | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Alistair Buchan | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ken Rose | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bobby Gilfillan | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Fred Evans | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Neville Black | 27 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jimmy Anders | 46 | 7 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Albert Morton | 39 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ray Haddington | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | POL | Adam Wasilewski | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | [[|South Africa]] | Robert Priday | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bill Morgan | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jackie Arthur | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Don Partridge | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Danny Boxshall | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Arnold Kendall | 33 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Brian Mottershead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Watson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Haines | 32 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Frank Lord | 21 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bill Tolson | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Des Frost | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Eddie Lyons | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | George Lyons | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bev Glover | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ray Calderbank | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 0.662 | 41 |
| 18 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 0.908 | 40 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 0.766 | 40 |
| 20 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 0.738 | 40 |
| 21 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 0.704 | 38 |
