1930–31 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1930–31 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1930–31 season saw Rochdale compete for their 10th 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 | Jack Prince | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Watson | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dougie Oliver | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Idris Williams | 38 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Barber | 39 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Grierson | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | George Stott | 34 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Bertram | 23 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tom Tippett | 44 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Harry Lewis | 22 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Frank Hargreaves | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Thomas Corcoran | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Albert Latham | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Jack Everest | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Percy Hellyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Craddock | 39 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Fred Fitton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | David Cowan | 26 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Fred Appleyard | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | William Blackburn | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Harold Platt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Turnbull | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | George Ward | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Thomas Warburton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | WAL | Thomas Lynch | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Harry Bruce | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Adam Plunkett | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Austin Trippier | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Francis Chorlton | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Henry Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | George Lillywhite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Everton (C, P) | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 121 | 66 | 1.833 | 61 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 49 | 1.694 | 54 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 88 | 55 | 1.600 | 51 | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 47 | |
| 5 | Port Vale | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 47 | |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 97 | 66 | 1.470 | 46 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 64 | 1.297 | 45 | |
| 8 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 77 | 1.052 | 45 | |
| 9 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 44 | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 44 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 44 | |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 42 | |
| 13 | Bury | 42 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 82 | 0.915 | 41 | |
| 14 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 80 | 0.888 | 39 | |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 86 | 0.686 | 39 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 0.659 | 38 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 85 | 0.941 | 37 | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 76 | 84 | 0.905 | 36 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 0.747 | 35 | |
| 20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 34 | |
| 21 | Reading (R) | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 72 | 96 | 0.750 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 87 | 0.540 | 25 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 0.710 | 34 | |
| 19 | New Brighton | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 51 | 0.645 | 33 | |
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 0.779 | 30 | |
| 21 | Rochdale | 42 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 57 | 0.579 | 30 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Nelson | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 73 | 0.381 | 19 | Failed re-election |

* ↑ Nelson lost their bid for re-election, and were replaced by Chester in the following season.
