1917–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1917–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1917–18 season saw Rochdale compete for their third season in the wartime football league, during World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 4th in the Principle Tournament and 10th in the Subsidiary Tournament.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Football League Lancs | Football League Lancs | Friendlies | Friendlies |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Tom Kay | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | | A. Lee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | | R. Butterworth | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | | T. Berry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | James Henderson | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Vince Hayes | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Harry Millership | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tweedale Rigg | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | | W. McDonald | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Danny Crossan | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | | J. Litherland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | | J.E. Hallas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jim Tully | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | Wilfred Bunting | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | EIR | Pat O'Connell | 34 | 7 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | | P. Lennox | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | Tattersall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Charlie Milnes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | J Poles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | P.J. Kay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | T.H. Duckworth | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Archie Rawlings | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | Hunt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | R. Sommersgil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Freddy Capper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | A. Harding | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | A. Jones | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | F.J. Sheldon | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | Sam Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ernest Goodwin | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | A. Walker | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | Howarth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | A. Johnson | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tom Page | 19 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | Bob Thomas | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | EIR | Billy Halligan | 34 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | | J.W. Roberts | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tommy Meehan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | | J. Flaherty | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | F. Annesley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | W.G. Carruthers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Mitton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | Stocks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | R. Perks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Albert Smith | 35 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | | West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
