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ROCHDALE HORNETS

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FOUNDED 1866

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LOCATION Greater Manchester
ENTERED LEAGUE 1895 Founder Member     1945
LEFT LEAGUE 1940 returning in 1945

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GROUNDS Athletic Ground, Milnrow Road, Spotland Stadium Rochdale rl2.JPG (4128 bytes)
CAPACITY 10,249
NICKNAMES Hornets

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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION Won Lancashire League 1919

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LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 18th in Division 2 in 1989
MOST LEAGUE PTS 50 in 1915
FEWEST LEAGUE PTS 2 in 1991

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MOST POINTS SCORED 977 in 1990

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MOST POINTS CONCEDED 912 in 1991
BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE 555 in 1990

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WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE -595 in 1991

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CHALLENGE CUP Winners 1922 v Hull 10-9
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES 456 Walter Gowers 1922-46
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORER 1497 Walter Gowers 1922-46

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HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD 26,664 in Oldham 25/3/1922

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Championship One
If you have rare Rochdale Hornets badges, artefacts or programmes for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net or Paul Baker 01253 356108
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