2017–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2017–18 season
Chairman	Chris Dunphy
Manager	Keith Hill
Stadium	Spotland
League One	20th
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Second round; (vs. Stoke City)
EFL Trophy	Third round
Lancashire Senior Cup	First round; (vs. Blackpool)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ian Henderson; (13 goals); All: ; Ian Henderson; (20 goals)
Average home league attendance	3,309
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season is Rochdale's 111th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Statistics[edit]

As of 24 March 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Josh Lillis	52	0	40+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
2	DF	IRL	Joe Rafferty	46	1	30+3	1	7+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
3	DF	RSA	Kgosi Nthle	29	0	11+9	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Jimmy McNulty	49	1	40+0	1	6+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	IRL	Niall Canavan	6	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Harrison McGahey	53	0	41+1	0	5+1	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Stephen Humphrys	18	3	11+5	2	2+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	DF	ENG	Reece Brown	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Calvin Andrew	40	5	26+5	3	5+0	2	0+1	0	2+1	0
10	MF	NIR	Callum Camps	53	4	41+1	2	6+0	1	1+0	1	3+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Jordan Williams	20	0	7+5	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	2+3	0
12	DF	GIB	Scott Wiseman	13	0	7+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Oliver Rathbone	42	1	30+3	1	2+2	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Joe Thompson	11	1	3+7	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Matt Done	56	9	39+6	7	6+1	2	2+0	0	1+1	0
17	MF	AUS	Brad Inman	47	8	25+12	4	2+1	2	1+1	0	3+2	2
18	DF	IRL	Keith Keane	5	0	3+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Steve Davies	36	8	7+25	7	0+2	1	0+2	0	0+0	0
21	DF	IRL	Ryan Delaney	22	2	16+2	2	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK	USA	Brendan Moore	8	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Daniel Adshead	9	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
27	MF	ENG	Andy Cannon	30	2	18+3	2	5+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
30	MF	ENG	Billy Knott	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF	ENG	Sam Hart	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	ENG	Mark Kitching	23	2	10+3	2	5+1	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
33	MF	ENG	Alex Dobre	6	1	0+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Matty Gillam	12	2	1+7	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
40	FW	ENG	Ian Henderson	50	20	39+0	13	7+0	6	2+0	0	1+1	1
Player(s) who left during the season:
7	FW	ENG	Jordan Slew	8	1	0+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
12	MF	WAL	Jordan Williams	14	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
24	MF	NIR	Jamie Allen	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	MSR	Donervon Daniels	18	0	14+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	DF	ENG	Joe Bunney	27	1	18+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	1

Goals record[edit]

As of 6 May 2018

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	40	CF	Ian Henderson	13	6	0	1	20
2	16	LM	Matt Done	7	2	0	0	9
3	17	AM	Brad Inman	4	2	0	2	8
3	19	CF	Steve Davies	7	1	0	0	8
5	9	CF	Calvin Andrew	3	2	0	0	5
6	10	CM	Callum Camps	2	1	1	0	4
7	7	CF	Stephen Humphrys	2	1	0	0	3
8	21	CB	Ryan Delaney	2	0	0	0	2
	27	CM	Andy Cannon	2	0	0	0	2
	32	LM	Mark Kitching	2	0	0	0	2
	36	CF	Matty Gillam	1	0	0	1	2
12	2	RB	Joe Rafferty	1	0	0	0	1
	4	CB	Jimmy McNulty	1	0	0	0	1
	14	CM	Oliver Rathbone	1	0	0	0	1
	15	CM	Joe Thompson	1	0	0	0	1
	33	CM	Alex Dobre	1	0	0	0	1
	–	LB	Joe Bunney	0	0	0	1	1
	–	CF	Jordan Slew	0	0	0	1	1
Total				50	15	1	6	72

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 6 May 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	10		CM	Callum Camps	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	0
2	14		CM	Oliver Rathbone	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
3	4		CB	Jimmy McNulty	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
4	27		RM	Andy Cannon	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
5	2		RB	Joe Rafferty	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	6		CB	Harrison McGahey	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	32		CF	Mark Kitching	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	—		LB	Joe Bunney	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	—		DM	Jordan Williams	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	9		CF	Calvin Andrew	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	19		CF	Steven Davies	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	40		CF	Ian Henderson	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
13	3		LB	Kgosi Nthle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	16		LM	Matt Done	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CB	Ryan Delaney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	31		LB	Sam Hart	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	—		CB	Donervon Daniels	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	1		GK	Josh Lillis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		CF	Stephen Humphrys	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		LW	Jordan Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15		CM	Joe Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		CM	Brad Inman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		CB	Keith Keane	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	—		CF	Jordan Slew	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					67	0	2	11	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	84	0	2

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB	Reece Brown	Bury	Free	^[1]
1 July 2017	GK	Brendan Moore	Torquay United	Free	^[2]
1 July 2017	CF	Jordan Williams	Barrow	Undisclosed	^[3]
27 July 2017	LB	Kgosi Ntlhe	Stevenage	Free	^[4]
3 August 2017	LM	Matt Done	Sheffield United	Free	^[5]
12 September 2017	CF	Jordan Slew	Plymouth Argyle	Free	^[6]

Transfers out[edit]

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK	Johny Diba	Ashton United	Released	^[7]^[a]
1 July 2017	GK	Conrad Logan	Mansfield Town	Free	^[9]
1 July 2017	CM	Matty Lund	Burton Albion	Free	^[10]
1 July 2017	LW	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	Cardiff City	Free	^[11]
1 July 2017	ST	David Owusu	Free agent	Released	^[7]
1 July 2017	RM	Peter Vincenti	Coventry City	Free	^[12]
13 July 2017	AM	Donal McDermott	Swindon Town	Free	^[13]
31 August 2017	CM	Jamie Allen	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	^[14]

^ Johny Diba joined Ashton United following his release.^[8]

Loans in[edit]

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM	Brad Inman	Peterborough United	30 June 2018	^[15]
31 August 2017	CB	Donervon Daniels	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2018	^[16]
31 August 2017	DM	Jordan Williams	Liverpool	30 June 2018	^[17]

Loans out[edit]

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
27 August 2017	CB	Keith Kearney	Chorley	17 September 2017	^[18]
27 August 2017	DF	Isaac Ward	Chorley	17 September 2017	^[18]
10 October 2017	CB	Keith Kearney	Radcliffe Borough	31 October 2017	^[19]
8 November 2017	CB	Keith Kearney	Radcliffe Borough	6 December 2017	^[20]

Competitions[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

As of 23 June 2017, Rochdale have announced six pre-season friendlies against Chorley^[21] Barnsley,^[22] Morecambe,^[23] FC Halifax Town,^[24] AFC Fylde^[25] and Middlesbrough.^[26]

15 July 2017	AFC Fylde	0–1	Rochdale	Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST		Report	Davies 50'	Stadium: Mill Farm

18 July 2017	Chorley	0–4	Rochdale	Chorley
19:45 BST		Report	Trialist 35', 53', 56' Davies 88'	Stadium: Victory Park

18 July 2017	FC Halifax Town	2–0	Rochdale	Halifax
19:30 BST	Denton 53' Kosylo 66'	Report		Stadium: The Shay

22 July 2017	Rochdale	2–0	Middlesbrough	Spotland
15:00 BST	Ayala 51' (o.g.) Rathbone 87'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

25 July 2017	Rochdale	0–2	Barnsley	Spotland
19:30 BST		Report	Ugbo 68', 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

29 July 2017	Morecambe	0–1	Rochdale	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report	Davies 53'	Stadium: Globe Arena

League One[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	AFC Wimbledon	46	13	14	19	47	58	−11	53
19	Walsall	46	13	13	20	53	66	−13	52
20	Rochdale	46	11	18	17	49	57	−8	51
21	Oldham Athletic (R)	46	11	17	18	58	75	−17	50	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Northampton Town (R)	46	12	11	23	43	77	−34	47	Relegation to EFL League Two

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	4	10	12	26	37	−11	22	4	5	3	13	11	+2	0	5	9	13	26	−13

Last updated: 13 January 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	L	W
Position	23	19	21	22	21	21	18	21	18	17	17	18	20	20	17	19	22	22	19	19	21	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	24	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	19	21	20

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[27]^[28]

5 August 2017 1	Portsmouth	2–0	Rochdale	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Pitman 46', 90+2' Lowe 81'	Report	Keane 21'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,009 Referee: Lee Probert

12 August 2017 2	Rochdale	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Davies 55'	Report	Holmes 63'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Ross Joyce

19 August 2017 3	Shrewsbury Town	3–2	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Whalley 30' (pen.) Morris 33' Payne 74'	Report	Davies 17' (pen.), 63' (pen.) McGahey 67' Rafferty 68'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,001 Referee: Andy Haines

26 August 2017 4	Rochdale	0–0	Bury	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Cannon 43' Done 65'	Report	Murphy 54' Williams 90+2'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,601 Referee: John Brooks

2 September 2017 5	Southend United	0–0	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	McLaughlin 35' Cox 45+3' Bwomono 83'	Report	Kitching 20' Williams 43' Henderson 50' McNulty 87'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,208 Referee: Tim Robinson

9 September 2017 6	Rochdale	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report	Smallwood 10' Antonsson 57' Dack 70' Graham 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,524 Referee: Steve Martin

12 September 2017 7	Rochdale	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Bunney 45' McNulty 87' Kitching 90+2' Davies 90+4'	Report	Williams 40' Marquis 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,371 Referee: Ben Toner

16 September 2017 8	Milton Keynes Dons	3–2	Rochdale	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Ariyibi 13', 41' Gilbey 51' Seager 84'	Report	Inman 8' McGahey 22' Done 42' Cannon 51'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 7,670 Referee: Gavin Ward

23 September 2017 9	Rochdale	3–0	Gillingham	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 24' Rafferty 26' Davies 36' Williams 57' Done 90+1'	Report	Eaves 30' 44' Zakuani 48'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

26 September 2017 10	Blackpool	0–0	Rochdale	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Ryan 72'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,399 Referee: David Webb

30 September 2017 11	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Rochdale	Norbiton
15:00 BST		Report	Williams 31' Bunney 50'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,861 Referee: Chris Sarginson

7 October 2017 12	Rochdale	0–1	Rotherham United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Bunney 43' Williams 46' McNulty 56' Henderson 69'	Report	Wood 57' Potter 76' Williams 90+5'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,113 Referee: David Coote

14 October 2017 13	Fleetwood Town	2–2	Rochdale	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Eastham 25' Burns 65' Cole 83'	Report	Inman 48' Henderson 53'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,260 Referee: John Brooks

17 October 2017 14	Rochdale	2–2	Northampton Town	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Bunney 10' Henderson 25', 62' Rafferty 88'	Report	Taylor 70' Buchanan 78' O'Toole 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Darren Drysdale

21 October 2017 15	Rochdale	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Done 7'	Report	Harrison 63' Sinclair 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,944 Referee: Scott Oldham

28 October 2017 16	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Rochdale	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Grant 1'	Report	Done 33' Williams 53'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,805 Referee: Gavin Ward

11 November 2017 P	Rochdale	v	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: On 4 November 2017, the planned Wigan Athletic home fixture was postponed due to international call-ups.^[29]

18 November 2017 17	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Rochdale	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Dummigan 2' Gardner 44' Fané 59' Placide 74' Doyle 83', 86'	Report	Done 16'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,129 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

21 November 2017 18	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Rochdale	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Forster-Caskey 35', 60'	Report	Gillam 13' Rathbone 34' Camps 56' Henderson 64'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,801 Referee: Charles Breakspear

25 November 2017 19	Rochdale	2–0	Peterborough United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Slew 21' Andrew 33' Camps 36' Rathbone 68' McNulty 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,555 Referee: Martin Coy

9 December 2017 20	Bradford City	4–3	Rochdale	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Kilgallon 8' Wyke 40' Poleon 42' Robinson 78' Vincelot 82'	Report	Henderson 41', 45+2' Davies 75' Rathbone 88'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,621 Referee: Darren Bond

16 December 2017 21	Rochdale	0–0	Oxford United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,588 Referee: Carl Boyeson

23 December 2017 22	Rochdale	1–1	Walsall	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Andrew 63' Bunney 80' Daniels 90'	Report	Guthrie 50' Maziar Kouhyar 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,702 Referee: Andy Haines

26 December 2017 23	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Smallwood 24' Ntlhe 35' (o.g.) Mulgrew 42' (pen.) Williams 84' Nuttall 85'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,115 Referee: Michael Salisbury

29 December 2017 25	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Whiteman 4' May 27' Marquis 64'	Report	Daniels 62'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,997 Referee: Ross Joyce

1 January 2018 25	Rochdale	1–2	Blackpool	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Kitching 90+3'	Report	Ryan 4' Delfouneso 54' Mafoumbi 60' Mellor 67'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

13 January 2018 26	Gillingham	2–1	Rochdale	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Garmston 41' Martin 63' Eaves 77'		Ntlhe 7' Cannon 27' 87' Camps 75'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Lee Swabey

20 January 2018 P	Rochdale	v	Southend United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium

27 January 2018 P	Walsall	v	Rochdale	Walsall
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

3 February 2018 27	Northampton Town	0–1	Rochdale	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Long 31' Crooks 73' Poole 79'	Report	Andrew 53' Camps 67'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,475 Referee: John Busby

10 February 2018 P	Rochdale	v	Fleetwood Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium

13 February 2018 28	Bristol Rovers	3–2	Rochdale	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Sercombe 49' Partington 65', 71' Lines 79', Lines 90+4'	Report	Henderson 29', 66' Cannon 45+1' Camps 78'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,219 Referee: Chris Sarginson

21 February 2018 29	Rochdale	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Done 50'	Report	McGrandles 60' Ward 73'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Ross Joyce

24 February 2018 30	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Rochdale	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Jacobs 12'	Report	McNulty 36' Camps 55'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,654 Referee: Ben Toner

6 March 2018 31	Walsall	0–3	Rochdale	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Leahy 66'	Report	McNulty 16' Henderson 71' Dobre 87'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,505 Referee: Robert Lewis

10 March 2018 32	Rotherham United	0–1	Rochdale	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wood 88' Newell 90+5'	Report	Humphrys 67' Hart 86' Davies 90+19'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,418 Referee: Graham Salisbury

13 March 2018 33	Rochdale	0–0	Southend United	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Delaney 58'	Report	Kightly 27' Demetriou 51'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,286 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

17 March 2018 34	Rochdale	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Cannon 25' Henderson 31'	Report	Oshilaja 7'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Scott Oldham

20 March 2018 35	Rochdale	0–2	Fleetwood Town	Rochdale
19:45 GMT		Report	Madden 37' 63' Hunter 38' Hiwula 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,403 Referee: Trevor Kettle

24 March 2018 36	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Toney 51' Ojo 68'	Report	Camps 20' Rathbone 35' Hart 50' Andrew 68'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,789 Referee: John Brooks

30 March 2018 37	Rochdale	3–1	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Rathbone 45+12' Davies 80' Henderson 90+6'	Report	Thomas 8' Morris 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,098 Referee: Richard Clark

3 April 2018 38	Bury	0–2	Rochdale	Bury
19:45 GMT		Report	Delaney 30' Henderson 43'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

7 April 2018 39	Rochdale	3–3	Portsmouth	Rochdale
15:00	Inman 13' Humphrys 57' Henderson 71'	Report	Pitman 26', 62' Done 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,781 Referee: Andy Haines

10 April 2018 40	Rochdale	1–4	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
19:45	Rafferty 71' Davies 87' (pen.)	Report	Burn 17' Vaughan 54' Jacobs 60' Grigg 62' Walton 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,850 Referee: David Webb

14 April 2018 41	Peterborough United	0–1	Rochdale	Peterborough
15:00		Report	Henderson 16' 53' Camps 36' Kitching 38' Andrew 87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Antony Coggins

17 April 2018 42	Rochdale	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
19:45	Thompson 55'	Report	Fané 38' Hunt 55' Edmundson 57' Haymer 76' Gardner 80'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Peter Bankes

21 April 2018 43	Rochdale	1–1	Bradford City	Rochdale
15:00	Rathbone 22' Done 41' Lillis 74' Humphrys 88' Rafferty 89' McGahey 90+6'	Report	Wyke 90+1'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,365 Referee: Ollie Yates

24 April 2018 44	Rochdale	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Rochdale
19:45	Delaney 55'	Report	Fox 5' Vyner 17' Grant 53' Carey 64'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,760 Referee: Darren Drysdale

28 April 2018 45	Oxford United	2–1	Rochdale	Oxford
15:00 BST	Mousinho 62' (pen.) Hall 78' Ledson 81' Kane 83' (pen.)	Report	Inman 59' Camps 62' Delaney 80' Rathbone 81'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,375 Referee: Nick Kinseley

5 May 2018 46	Rochdale	1-0	Charlton Athletic	Rochdale
17:30	McGahey 26' Thompson 69'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,294 Referee: Tony Harrington

FA Cup[edit]

In the FA Cup, Rochdale were drawn at home to Bromley in the first round,^[30]^[31] Slough Town away in the second round^[32] and Doncaster Rovers away in the third round.^[33]

4 November 2017 First round	Rochdale	4–0	Bromley	Spotland
15:00 GMT	Inman 10', 53' Henderson 31' (pen.), 84' McNulty 64'	Report	Sutherland 35' Williams 75'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Andrew Miller

4 December 2017 Second round	Slough Town	0–4	Rochdale	Slough
19:45 GMT		Report	Andrew 13' Camps 68' Henderson 89' Done 90+2'	Stadium: Arbour Park Attendance: 1,950 Referee: Robert Jones

6 January 2018 Third round	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Rochdale	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Marquis 28'	Report	McNulty 1' Andrew 18' Daniels 72'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,513 Referee: Andy Woolmer

27 January 2018 Fourth round	Millwall	2–2	Rochdale	London
15:00 GMT	Wallace 17' (pen.) Thompson 90'	Report	Henderson 32' Camps 35' Andrew 52' Done 53'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,346 Referee: Andrew Madley

6 February 2018 Fourth round replay	Rochdale	1–0	Millwall	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Henderson 53' Cannon 35' Kitching 90+4'	Report	McLaughlin 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,790 Referee: Tim Robinson

18 February 2018 Fifth round	Rochdale	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Rochdale
16:00 GMT	Henderson 45' Rafferty 73' Rathbone 85' McGahey 88' Davies 90+3'	Report	Lucas 59' Alderweireld 64' Kane 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,480 Referee: Bobby Madley

28 February 2018 Fifth round replay	Tottenham Hotspur	6–1	Rochdale	Wembley
	Son 23', 65', 28' Foyth 44' Lamela 45+5' Llorente 47', 53', 59' Walker-Peters 90+3'	Report	Humphrys 31'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 24,627 Referee: Paul Tierney

EFL Cup[edit]

On 16 June 2017, Rochdale were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round.^[34]

8 August 2017 First round	Mansfield Town	0–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
19:45 BST		Report	Camps 17'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 1,457 Referee: Andy Madley

23 August 2017 Second round	Stoke City	4–0	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Allen 16', 42' Crouch 29' Sobhi 81'	Report		Stadium: bet 365 Stadium Attendance: 9,930 Referee: Scott Duncan

EFL Trophy[edit]

On 12 July 2017, Rochdale were drawn in the Northern Group C against Blackburn Rovers, Bury and Stoke City U23s.^[35]^[36] As winners of their group, Rochdale were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the second round.^[37] A home tie against Lincoln City was confirmed for the third round stage.^[38]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Rochdale (Q)	3	1	1	1	0	5	1	+4	6	Round 2
2	L1	Blackburn Rovers	3	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	4	Round 2
3	L1	Bury	2	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	3
4	ACA	Stoke City U21s	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	−1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

19 September 2017 Group Game 1	Bury	0–4	Rochdale	Bury
19:45 BST	Danns 6' Shotton 60'	Report	Bunney 12' Inman 18', 34' Henderson 51' Rafferty 62'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,451 Referee: Mark Heywood

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Rochdale	0–0 (4–5 p)	Stoke City U23s	Spotland
19:45 BST	Ntlhe 74'	Report	Edwards 24' Waddington 41'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Slew Done Williams Kitching Rafferty Williams Rathbone		Campbell Souttar Pemberton Waddington Jarvis McJannett Shenton

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Rochdale	1–1 (5–3 p)	Blackburn Rovers	Spotland
19:45 GMT	Slew 72'	Report	Wharton 28' Hart 41' Nuttall 43'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Antony Backhouse
	Penalties
	Rafferty Inman Slew Gillam Bunney		Hart Ward Smallwood Bennett

28 November 2017 Second round	Rochdale	1–1 (5–4 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Spotland
19:30 GMT	Gillam 33' (pen.) Camps 53' Kitching 79'	Report	Whiteman 55' Mandeville 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 786
	Penalties
	Andrew McGahey Bunney Inman Kitching		Mason Mandeville Ben Khémis Alcock Rowe

9 January 2018 Third round	Rochdale	0–1	Lincoln City	Spotland
19:45 GMT	Cannon 79'	Report	Green 15' Woodyard 19' Palmer 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Ben Toner

References[edit]

^ "Reece Brown Signs For Dale". Rochdale Official Site. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^ "Goalkeeper Brendan Moore Joins Rochdale". Rochdale Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "Jordan Williams Signs For Dale". Rochdale Official Site. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ "Kgosi Ntlhe Joins Rochdale On A Two-Year Deal". Rochdale Official Site. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Matt Done Returns To Rochdale". Rochdale Official Site. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ "Jordan Slew Joins Rochdale". Rochdale Official Site. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Retained/ Released List 2016-17". Rochdale Official Site. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
^ "Latest Moves……". Non League Pitchero. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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^ "Matty Lund Joins Burton Albion". Rochdale Official Site. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Nathaniel Mendez-Laing to join Cardiff City". Rochdale Official Site. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ "Peter Vincenti Departs". Rochdale Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "Donal McDermott: Swindon Town sign former Rochdale midfielder". BBC. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Jamie Allen Joins Championship Side Burton Albion For An Undisclosed Fee". Rochdale Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "Brad Inman Joins Rochdale On Loan From Peterborough United". Rochdale Official Site. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "Defender Donervon Daniels Joins On Season-Long Loan". Rochdale Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^ "Jordan Williams Joins On Loan From Liverpool". Rochdale Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Two Second Year Scholars Join Chorley On Loan". Rochdale Official Site. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ "Keith Kearney Joins Radcliffe Borough On Work Experience Loan". Rochdale Official Site. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ "Keith Kearney Returns To Radcliffe FC On Work Experience". Rochdale Official Site. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ "Dale To Face Chorley In A Pre-Season Friendly". Rochdale Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "Dale To Host Championship Side Barnsley In Pre-Season". Rochdale Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Morecambe Pre-Season Friendly Confirmed". Rochdale Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "FC Halifax Town Friendly Confirmed". Rochdale Official Site. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "AFC Fylde Friendly Will Kick-Off Dale's Pre-season Schedule". Rochdale Official Site. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ "Dale To Host Championship Side Middlesbrough In Pre-Season". Rochdale Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ "Rochdale's 2017-18 Fixtures Revealed". Rochdale Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Fixture List". Rochdale Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Wigan Athletic Game Postponed". Rochdale Official Site. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
^ "Dale Land Home Tie in Emirates FA Cup first round". Rochdale Official Site. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
^ "Dale's FA Cup first round Opponents Confirmed". Rochdale Official Site. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
^ "Dale Face Trip To Slough Town In FA Cup second round". Rochdale Official Site. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Dale Drawn Away To Doncaster Rovers In Round Three Of The Emirates FA Cup". Rochdale Official Site. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
^ "Dale Drawn Away To Mansfield Town In The first round Of The Carabao Cup". Rochdale Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ "Checkatrade Trophy Group Draw Complete". Rochdale Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
^ "Checkatrade Trophy Dates Confirmed". Rochdale Official Site. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Date Set For Dale's Checkatrade Trophy Round Two Tie v Doncaster Rovers". Rochdale Official Site. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
^ "Dale Drawn At Home To Lincoln City In Round Three Of The Checkatrade Trophy". Rochdale Official Site. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

[9] Johny Diba joined Ashton United following his release.^[8]

[1] "Reece Brown Signs For Dale". Rochdale Official Site. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

[2] "Goalkeeper Brendan Moore Joins Rochdale". Rochdale Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[3] "Jordan Williams Signs For Dale". Rochdale Official Site. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[4] "Kgosi Ntlhe Joins Rochdale On A Two-Year Deal". Rochdale Official Site. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[5] "Matt Done Returns To Rochdale". Rochdale Official Site. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[6] "Jordan Slew Joins Rochdale". Rochdale Official Site. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[Retained_List-7] "Retained/ Released List 2016-17". Rochdale Official Site. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

[8] "Latest Moves……". Non League Pitchero. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[10] "Conrad Logan Joins Mansfield Town". Rochdale Official Site. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[11] "Matty Lund Joins Burton Albion". Rochdale Official Site. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[12] "Nathaniel Mendez-Laing to join Cardiff City". Rochdale Official Site. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

[13] "Peter Vincenti Departs". Rochdale Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[14] "Donal McDermott: Swindon Town sign former Rochdale midfielder". BBC. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[15] "Jamie Allen Joins Championship Side Burton Albion For An Undisclosed Fee". Rochdale Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[16] "Brad Inman Joins Rochdale On Loan From Peterborough United". Rochdale Official Site. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[17] "Defender Donervon Daniels Joins On Season-Long Loan". Rochdale Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[18] "Jordan Williams Joins On Loan From Liverpool". Rochdale Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[Two_Scholars_Loaned_Out-19] "Two Second Year Scholars Join Chorley On Loan". Rochdale Official Site. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[20] "Keith Kearney Joins Radcliffe Borough On Work Experience Loan". Rochdale Official Site. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[21] "Keith Kearney Returns To Radcliffe FC On Work Experience". Rochdale Official Site. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[22] "Dale To Face Chorley In A Pre-Season Friendly". Rochdale Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[23] "Dale To Host Championship Side Barnsley In Pre-Season". Rochdale Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[24] "Morecambe Pre-Season Friendly Confirmed". Rochdale Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[25] "FC Halifax Town Friendly Confirmed". Rochdale Official Site. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[26] "AFC Fylde Friendly Will Kick-Off Dale's Pre-season Schedule". Rochdale Official Site. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

[27] "Dale To Host Championship Side Middlesbrough In Pre-Season". Rochdale Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[28] "Rochdale's 2017-18 Fixtures Revealed". Rochdale Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[29] "Fixture List". Rochdale Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[30] "Wigan Athletic Game Postponed". Rochdale Official Site. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

[31] "Dale Land Home Tie in Emirates FA Cup first round". Rochdale Official Site. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

[32] "Dale's FA Cup first round Opponents Confirmed". Rochdale Official Site. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

[33] "Dale Face Trip To Slough Town In FA Cup second round". Rochdale Official Site. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[34] "Dale Drawn Away To Doncaster Rovers In Round Three Of The Emirates FA Cup". Rochdale Official Site. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[35] "Dale Drawn Away To Mansfield Town In The first round Of The Carabao Cup". Rochdale Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[36] "Checkatrade Trophy Group Draw Complete". Rochdale Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[37] "Checkatrade Trophy Dates Confirmed". Rochdale Official Site. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[38] "Date Set For Dale's Checkatrade Trophy Round Two Tie v Doncaster Rovers". Rochdale Official Site. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

[39] "Dale Drawn At Home To Lincoln City In Round Three Of The Checkatrade Trophy". Rochdale Official Site. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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