title: 1950–51 Rochdale A.F.C. season
text: # 1950–51 Rochdale A.F.C. season
  
  The 1950–51 season saw Rochdale compete for their 23rd 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 | Trevor Churchill | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Bill Watson | 44 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Harry Hubbick | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | George McGeachie | 42 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Wally Birch | 46 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | David Reid | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Jackie Arthur | 39 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Jack Livesey | 42 | 12 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Jack Connor | 27 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Cyril Brown | 24 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Alan Steen | 35 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | | GK | ENG | Bert Lomas | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Jimmy Whitehouse | 35 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Gordon Medd | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | GK | WAL | Archie Hughes | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Eric Wood | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Don Partridge | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Bert Foulds | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Bob Smyth | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Alan Middlebrough | 18 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | | DF | SCO | Harry Boyle | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Ron Rothwell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Bill Heaton | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Ken Crowther | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Alex McNichol | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Alastair Buchan | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Eric Downes | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Eric Barber | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Harry Mills | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 1.017 | 48 |
  | 10 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 1.000 | 48 |
  | 11 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 1.113 | 45 |
  | 12 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 1.018 | 44 |
  | 13 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 0.969 | 43 |
  
  * ↑ New club in the league; elected from Midland League
  