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1920–21 Rochdale A.F.C. season

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Rochdale

|season=1920–21

|manager=

|chairman=

|stadium=Spotland Stadium

|league=Central League

|league result= 10th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=First Round

|league topscorer= Harry Dennison (22)

|season topscorer= Harry Dennison (23)

|highest attendance=

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=

|prevseason=1919–20

|nextseason=1921–22

}}

The 1920–21 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 14th in existence where they competed in The F.A. Cup for the 9th time and reached the first round proper. It was also the club's final season in the Central League before election to the Third Division North.

Squad Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

{{Extended football squad start|Central League|F.A. Cup}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=GK|name=H. Thorpe|6|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jack Yarwood|39|1|5|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=Billy Bamford|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jack Broster|37|2|4|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=MF|name=J. Davie|22|0|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=MF|name=W. Bradshaw|5|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=William Clifton|20|4|3|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tom Byrom|18|9|4|1}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=F. Braithwaite|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Harry Mallalieu|19|3|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ted Connor|28|1|4|1|}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Fred Baines|31|0|5|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Harry Dennison|29|22|5|1}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=W. Ward|10|1|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=GK|name= Tom McDonald|4|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=J. Taylor|5|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jack Hill|11|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Jimmy Crabtree|30|0|5|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tom Bamford|2|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Sid Hoad|22|3|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jimmy Nuttall|34|0|5|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Joe Wilson|19|1|5|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=E. Lowe|18|9|5|2}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=MF|name=Tom Wilson|2|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=L. Turner|4|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=E. Tansey|2|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Joe Herbert |8|4|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Arthur Collinge|13|2|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Bob Sandiford|7|1|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Joseph Barnes |7|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tom Nuttall|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=Bert Thornley|2|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=GK|name=Lund/Lunn|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=Clutton|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=GK|name=Stansfield|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=Bussey/Bussy|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=J.H. Doxford|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=A. Walker|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=J. Crompton|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=E. Fuller|0|0|0|0}}

|}

{{hidden begin|border=solid 1px #aaa|title=Squad Statistics (Non-Competitive)}}

=Appearances and goals=

{{Extended football squad start|Manc. Cup|Lancs Jnr Cup|Friendlies}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=GK|name=H. Thorpe|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jack Yarwood|4|0|0|0|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=Billy Bamford|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jack Broster|4|0|0|0|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=MF|name=J. Davie|0|0|1|0|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=MF|name=W. Bradshaw|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=William Clifton|3|1|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tom Byrom|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=F. Braithwaite|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Harry Mallalieu|3|0|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ted Connor|3|0|0|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Fred Baines|3|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Harry Dennison|4|4|0|0|2|4}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=W. Ward|0|0|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=GK|name= Tom McDonald|1|0|1|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=J. Taylor|0|0|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jack Hill|5|0|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Jimmy Crabtree|4|0|0|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tom Bamford|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Sid Hoad|1|0|0|0|2|1}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jimmy Nuttall|5|0|0|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Joe Wilson|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=E. Lowe|2|0|0|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=MF|name=Tom Wilson|0|0|1|1|2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=L. Turner|0|0|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=E. Tansey|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Joe Herbert |0|0|0|0|2|2}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Arthur Collinge|5|4|0|0|2|1}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Bob Sandiford|5|3|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Joseph Barnes |3|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tom Nuttall|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=Bert Thornley|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=GK|name=Lund/Lunn|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=Clutton|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=GK|name=Stansfield|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=Bussey/Bussy|0|0|0|0|1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=J.H. Doxford|0|0|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=A. Walker|0|0|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=FW|name=J. Crompton|0|0|1|0|0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=E. Fuller|0|0|0|0|1|0}}

|}

{{hidden end}}

Competitions

=Central League=

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|8|28|df=y}}|round =1|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =1–3|team2 =Nelson|goals1=Byrom {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =5000|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|9|4|df=y}}|round =2|time = |report =|team1 =Nelson|score =1–2|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}|goals2 =Dennison {{goal}}
Clifton {{goal}}|stadium =Seedhill|location =Nelson|attendance =|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|9|7|df=y}}|round =3|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =4–1|team2 =Stalybridge Celtic|goals1=Byrom {{goal}}{{goal||pen.}}
Dennison {{goal}}{{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =4000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|9|11|df=y}}|round =4|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =0–1|team2 =Burnley Reserves|goals1=|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =4500|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|9|18|df=y}}|round =5|time = |report =|team1 =Burnley Reserves|score =3–4|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =Dennison {{goal}}
Byrom {{goal}}
Clifton {{goal}}
Ward {{goal}}|stadium =Turf Moor|location =Burnley|attendance =|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|9|20|df=y}}|round =6|time = |report =|team1 =Stalybridge Celtic|score =3–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Bower Fold|location =Stalybridge|attendance =|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|9|25|df=y}}|round =7|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =3–0|team2 =Southport|goals1=Dennison {{goal}}{{goal}}
Hoad {{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =5000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|10|2|df=y}}|round =8|time = |report =|team1 =Southport|score =5–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Haig Avenue|location =Southport|attendance =|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|10|9|df=y}}|round =9|time = |report =|team1 =Bradford City Reserves|score =0–3|team2 = Rochdale|goals1=|goals2 =Byrom {{goal||pen.}}
Lowe {{goal}}
Dennison {{goal}}|stadium =Valley Parade|location =Bradford|attendance =4000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|10|16|df=y}}|round =10|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =2–3|team2 =Bradford City Reserves|goals1=Byrom {{goal||pen.}}
Dennison {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|10|23|df=y}}|round =11|time = |report =|team1 =Bolton Wanderers Reserves|score =1–2|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}|goals2 =Clifton {{goal}}
Byrom {{goal}}|stadium =Burnden Park|location =Bolton|attendance =10000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|10|26|df=y}}|round =12|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =1–2|team2 =Bolton Wanderers Reserves|goals1=Hoad {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}
{{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =4500|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|11|6|df=y}}|round =13|time = |report =|team1 =Tranmere Rovers|score =6–1|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =Byrom {{goal}}|stadium =Prenton Park|location =Birkenhead|attendance =8000|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|11|13|df=y}}|round =14|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =3–1|team2 =Tranmere Rovers|goals1=Connor {{goal}}
Lowe {{goal}}{{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =3000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|11|17|df=y}}|round =15|time = |report =|team1 =Huddersfield Town Reserves|score =1–3|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}|goals2 =Lowe {{goal}}{{goal}}
Hoad {{goal}}|stadium =Leeds Road|location =Huddersfield|attendance =500|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|11|23|df=y}}|round =16|time = |report =|team1 =Blackpool Reserves|score =2–1|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =Byrom {{goal}}|stadium =Bloomfield Road|location =Blackpool|attendance =|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|12|11|df=y}}|round =17|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =3–1|team2 =Everton Reserves|goals1=Dennison {{goal}}{{goal}}
Lowe {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =4000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|12|25|df=y}}|round =18|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =0–2|team2 =Oldham Athletic Reserves|goals1=|goals2 ={{goal}}
{{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =5000|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|12|27|df=y}}|round =19|time = |report =|team1 =Oldham Athletic Reserves|score =0–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1=|goals2 =|stadium =Boundary Park|location =Oldham|attendance =4000|result = D|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|1|1|df=y}}|round =20|time = |report =|team1 =Blackburn Rovers|score =2–2|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =Lowe {{goal}}
Broster {{goal}}|stadium =Ewood Park|location =Blackburn|attendance =|result = D|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|1|15|df=y}}|round =21|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =2–1|team2 =Preston North End Reserves|goals1=Broster {{goal}}
J. Wilson {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =3000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|1|18|df=y}}|round =22|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =0–3|team2 =Huddersfield Town Reserves|goals1=|goals2 ={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =1500|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|1|22|df=y}}|round =23|time = |report =|team1 =Preston North End Reserves|score =2–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Deepdale|location =Preston|attendance =4000|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|1|29|df=y}}|round =24|time = |report =|team1 =Crewe Alexandra|score =3–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Gresty Road|location =Crewe|attendance =6000|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|2|5|df=y}}|round =25|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =5–1|team2 =Crewe Alexandra|goals1=Lowe {{goal}}{{goal}}
Mallalieu {{goal}}
Dennison {{goal}}{{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =4000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|2|8|df=y}}|round =26|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =1–1|team2 =Manchester City Reserves|goals1=Mallalieu {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =4000|result = D|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|2|22|df=y}}|round =27|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =1–1|team2 =Blackpool Reserves|goals1=Herbert {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =4000|result = D|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|2|26|df=y}}|round =28|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =2–1|team2 =Bury Reserves|goals1=Mallalieu {{goal}}
Herbert {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =3000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|3|5|df=y}}|round =29|time = |report =|team1 =Bury Reserves|score =1–2|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}|goals2 =Herbert {{goal}}
Yarwood {{goal}}|stadium =Gigg Lane|location =Bury|attendance =|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|3|8|df=y}}|round =30|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =0–3|team2 =Blackburn Rovers|goals1=|goals2 ={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =2500|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|3|12|df=y}}|round =31|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =3–1|team2 =Stockport County Reserves|goals1=Clifton {{goal}}
Collinge {{goal}}
Dennison {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|3|19|df=y}}|round =32|time = |report =|team1 =Stockport County Reserves|score =0–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1=|goals2 =|stadium =Edgeley Park|location =Stockport|attendance =|result = D|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|3|26|df=y}}|round =33|time = |report =|team1 =Manchester United Reserves|score =1–2|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}|goals2 =Dennison {{goal}}{{goal}}|stadium =Old Trafford|location =Manchester|attendance =6000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|3|28|df=y}}|round =34|time = |report =|team1 =Manchester City Reserves|score =2–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Hyde Road|location =Manchester|attendance =|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|4|2|df=y}}|round =35|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =3–1|team2 =Manchester United Reserves|goals1=Dennison {{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =6000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|4|11|df=y}}|round =36|time = |report =|team1 =Aston Villa Reserves|score =5–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Villa Park|location =Aston|attendance =4000|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|4|16|df=y}}|round =37|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =1–0|team2 =Aston Villa Reserves|goals1=Sandiford {{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =5000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|4|20|df=y}}|round =38|time = |report =|team1 =Everton Reserves|score =1–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Goodison Park|location =Liverpool|attendance =4000|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|4|23|df=y}}|round =39|time = |report =|team1 =Liverpool Reserves|score =0–2|team2 = Rochdale|goals1=|goals2 =Collinge {{goal}}
Dennison {{goal}}|stadium =Anfield|location =Liverpool|attendance =|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|4|30|df=y}}|round =40|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =3–0|team2 =Liverpool Reserves|goals1=Dennison {{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =4000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|5|2|df=y}}|round =41|time = |report =|team1 =Port Vale Reserves|score =5–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Old Recreation Ground|location =Stoke-on-Trent|attendance =|result = L|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|5|7|df=y}}|round =42|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =1–2|team2 =Port Vale Reserves|goals1={{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}
{{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =2000|result = L|referee =}}

=F.A. Cup=

{{Main|1920–21 FA Cup}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|11|20|df=y}}|round =Q4|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =1–0|team2 =Fleetwood|goals1=Connor {{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =3000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|12|4|df=y}}|round =Q5|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =1–0|team2 =Tranmere Rovers|goals1=Dennison {{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =3000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|12|18|df=y}}|round =Q6|time = |report =https://www.11v11.com/matches/coventry-city-v-rochdale-08-december-1920-219145/|team1 =Coventry City|score =1–1|team2 = Rochdale|goals1=Millard {{goal}}|goals2 =E. Lowe {{goal}}|stadium =Highfield Road|location =Coventry|attendance =18000|result = D|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1920|12|21|df=y}}|round =Q6 Replay|time = |report =https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-coventry-city-22-december-1920-219146/|team1 = Rochdale|score =2–1|team2 =Coventry City|goals1=E. Lowe {{goal}}
Byrom {{goal}}|goals2 =Hanney {{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =9000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|1|8|df=y}}|round =1|time = |report =https://www.11v11.com/matches/plymouth-argyle-v-rochdale-08-january-1921-206769/|team1 =Plymouth Argyle|score =2–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1=Sheffield {{goal}}
Russell {{goal|77|pen.}}|goals2 =|stadium =Home Park|location =Plymouth|attendance =24287|result = L|referee =}}

=Manchester Senior Cup=

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{{goal}}|goals2 =Collinge {{goal}}{{goal}}
Sandiford {{goal}}{{goal}}|stadium =Boundary Park|location =Oldham|attendance =|result = D|referee =}}

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Sandiford {{goal}}|goals2 ={{goal}}
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{{goal}}|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =2500|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|4|18|df=y}}|round =|time = |report =|team1 =Ashton National|score =1–1|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}|goals2 =Collinge {{goal}}|stadium =National Park|location =Ashton-under-Lyne|attendance =3000|result = D|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|4|25|df=y}}|round =|time = |report =|team1 = Rochdale|score =3–0|team2 =Ashton National|goals1=Collinge {{goal}}
Dennison {{goal}}
Clifton {{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Spotland Stadium|location =Rochdale|attendance =4000|result = W|referee =}}

{{football box collapsible|date ={{Start date|1921|5|5|df=y}}|round =SF|time = |report =|team1 =Manchester United|score =2–0|team2 = Rochdale|goals1={{goal}}
{{goal}}|goals2 =|stadium =Old Trafford|location =Manchester|attendance =1000|result = L|referee =}}

=Lancashire Junior Cup=

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{{goal}}|goals2 =T. Wilson {{goal}}|stadium =?|location =Eccles|attendance =5000|result = L|referee =}}

=Friendlies=

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{{goal}}|goals2 =Dennison {{goal}}{{goal}}
Collinge {{goal}}|stadium =Feethams|location =Darlington|attendance =|result = D|referee =}}

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{{goal}}|goals2 =Hoad {{goal}}
Dennison {{goal}}{{goal}}
Herbert {{goal}}{{goal}}|stadium =Boundary Park|location =Oldham|attendance =|result = D|referee =}}

Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. {{ISBN|1874427097}}

{{Cite web |title=Rochdale match record: 1921 |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/rochdale/tab/matches/season/1921/ |website=www.11v11.com}}

{{Cite web |title=The English National Football Archive |url=http://www.enfa.co.uk/ |website=www.enfa.co.uk}}

References

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