title: 1908–09 Rochdale A.F.C. season
text: # 1908–09 Rochdale A.F.C. season
  
  The 1908–09 season saw Rochdale compete in the Lancashire Combination Division 2 where they finished in 10th place out of 20. They also competed in the F.A. Cup for the first time, in the preliminary round.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Lancs Comb Div 2 | Lancs Comb Div 2 | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | Lancs Jnr Cup | Lancs Jnr Cup | Friendlies | Friendlies |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | | GK | | John Taylor | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | DF | | George Joy | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | | W. Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Billy Openshaw | 43 | 7 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
  | | MF | | Zach Holden | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Patrick Galvin | 35 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | | MF | | Martin Ball | 37 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | MF | | H. Parkinson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | | J. Bowden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | | H. Plant | 26 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Charles Mitchell | 19 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | MF | | R. Barlow | 18 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | | Joe Hardman | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | | Thomas Thornley | 16 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | | FW | ENG | Harold Meadowcroft | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | | E. Petty | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | | FW | ENG | Frank Pearson | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | | Charles Donaghy | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | | H. Morgan | 25 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | | DF | ENG | Tom Fleetwood | 28 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | | W. Buckley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Billy Hampson | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | GK | | R. Lawton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Bob Heap | 17 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Harry Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | | Harry McWilliams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | | F. Mulrooney | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | | C. McCormack | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | | Robert Cuthbertson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | | H. Barnes | 14 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | | MF | | Levi Hennifer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | | J. Walmesley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | | J. Wilcock | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | | E. Stansfield | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | | J. Worrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  