| Player Stats 20:26 - Jan 28 with 3734 views | boromat |
Not doing too bad on goals and assists in the League One tables.
Morley joint 4th with 6 assists.
Lund 7th with 10 goals
Humphrys joint 10th with 8 goals
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| Player Stats on 17:32 - Jan 29 with 895 views | AtThePeake |
| Player Stats on 13:38 - Jan 29 by D_Alien |
It appears we both find the early history of the football league (well, from when Dale joined in 1921) fascinating
It's not just about football of course. It's also a snapshot into industrial history. Teams such as Thames (i'm probably not far off in assuming they were based on docklands communities) and also Ashington & Merthyr Town (mining communities) were at that time looking to expand their profile through sport. Same applies to Dale. We could so easily have followed those other teams into the history books rather than surviving to achieve our centenary as a football league club |
On a similar strand although slightly earlier in the history books, I only recently found out that Heywood had a couple of seemingly competitive teams around the turn of the century, one of whom lost to Rochdale in the FA Cup in 1910/1911 and played matches against Liverpool and Manchester United: https://www.heywoodhistory.com |  |
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| Player Stats on 18:22 - Jan 29 with 834 views | D_Alien |
| Player Stats on 17:32 - Jan 29 by AtThePeake |
On a similar strand although slightly earlier in the history books, I only recently found out that Heywood had a couple of seemingly competitive teams around the turn of the century, one of whom lost to Rochdale in the FA Cup in 1910/1911 and played matches against Liverpool and Manchester United: https://www.heywoodhistory.com |
Thanks ATP, some brilliant insights there into the origins of professional sport in these parts |  |
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| Player Stats on 18:51 - Jan 29 with 811 views | DorsetDale |
| Player Stats on 18:22 - Jan 29 by D_Alien |
Thanks ATP, some brilliant insights there into the origins of professional sport in these parts |
Indeed but not just that.
I tried doing a search to compare the populations of Rochdale and Heywood at the time - nothing conclusive.
But the best result brought me back to the same website that has a historical time line of Heywood and surrounding areas.
I think if you press the back button on ATP's link you'll get there. | |
| YOU do not have the right to give someone else permission to tell me what I can and can't do. |
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| Player Stats on 19:02 - Jan 29 with 787 views | D_Alien |
| Player Stats on 18:51 - Jan 29 by DorsetDale |
Indeed but not just that.
I tried doing a search to compare the populations of Rochdale and Heywood at the time - nothing conclusive.
But the best result brought me back to the same website that has a historical time line of Heywood and surrounding areas.
I think if you press the back button on ATP's link you'll get there. |
You're absolutely right!
I also tried searching for "rochdalehistory.com" but nothing doing (although there may be other equivalent websites)
Who'da thowt it about Heywood... | |
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| Player Stats on 19:18 - Jan 29 with 766 views | pioneer |
| Player Stats on 13:25 - Jan 29 by pioneer |
I believe they were close neighbours to west ham. |
Thames FC, were formed in 1920s by the owners of West Ham stadium (nothing to do with West Ham U, although WHUs original name was Thames Ironworks).
The stadium was built for speedway and dog racing so footy provided another revenue source for the owners. It had a capacity of 120,000, the largest stadium of any football league team ever! Yet they played in front of tiny crowds including the lowest ever attendence for a Saturday game (pre Covid!). They only lasted 2 seasons in the football league at which pointthe owners didnt bother applying for re election. | | | |
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