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Rochdale
2015–16 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerKeith Hill
StadiumSpotland
League One10th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
League TrophyNorthern quarter-finals
Lancashire Senior CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Henderson
(13 goals)
All:
Ian Henderson
(13 goals)

The 2015–16 season is Rochdale's 109th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Josh Lillis 44 0 40 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
2 DF England ENG Joe Rafferty 33 1 29 + 2 1 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
3 DF England ENG Rhys Bennett 21 2 7 + 9 2 1 + 1 0 0 + 1 0 1 + 1 0
4 DF England ENG Jimmy McNulty 52 0 46 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
5 DF England ENG Ash Eastham 24 2 19 + 1 2 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
6 MF England ENG Ollie Lancashire 36 2 34 + 0 2 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
7 MF England ENG Peter Vincenti 43 8 26 + 12 8 1 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Matty Lund 32 1 25 + 4 1 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
9 FW England ENG Calvin Andrew 35 6 14 + 16 6 1 + 1 0 1 + 1 0 1 + 0 0
10 MF England ENG Lewis Alessandra 11 2 3 + 5 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 1 + 1 1
11 FW England ENG Reuben Noble-Lazarus 13 1 2 + 8 1 0 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 1 0
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Donal McDermott 43 3 32 + 5 2 1 + 1 0 1 + 1 1 2 + 0 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Canavan 11 1 11 + 0 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John O'Sullivan 3 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
17 DF England ENG Scott Tanser 11 1 6 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 1
18 FW England ENG Grant Holt 14 2 3 + 11 2 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
19 MF England ENG Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 36 10 18 + 15 7 1 + 0 3 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
20 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Barry-Murphy 2 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
21 GK England ENG Johny Diba 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
23 GK England ENG Steve Collis 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
24 DF England ENG Jamie Allen 40 3 35 + 3 3 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
25 DF England ENG Michael Rose 34 1 23 + 7 1 1 + 1 0 0 + 1 0 1 + 0 0
26 FW England ENG Joel Logan 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
27 MF England ENG Andy Cannon 30 0 22 + 3 0 1 + 1 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
28 MF Northern Ireland NIR Callum Camps 36 5 28 + 4 5 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
29 FW France FRA John-Christophe Ayina 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
29 MF England ENG Dave Syers 6 0 2 + 4 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
31 FW England ENG Nyal Bell 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
32 MF England ENG Billy Hasler-Cregg 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
33 DF England ENG Tom Kennedy 21 0 17 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
34 FW England ENG James Hooper 3 0 1 + 1 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
39 FW England ENG Joe Bunney 34 9 19 + 13 9 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
40 MF England ENG Ian Henderson 42 13 36 + 3 13 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
44 GK Portugal POR Joel Pereira 8 0 6 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
DF England ENG Kisimba Kisimba 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0

[1]

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 RW England Lewis Alessandra Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 LW Republic of Ireland Donal McDermott Ramsbottom United Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 CB Scotland Jimmy McNulty Bury Free transfer [4]
27 August 2015 RW England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Peterborough United Free transfer [5]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CF England Febian Brandy Free Agent Released [6]
1 July 2015 CM Republic of Ireland Stephen Dawson Scunthorpe United Free transfer [7]
1 July 2015 DM France Bastien Héry Carlisle United Free transfer [8]
1 July 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Sean McGinty Aldershot Town [a] Free transfer [6]
1 July 2015 CF England Jack Muldoon Lincoln City [b] Free transfer [6]
3 August 2015 GK England Rhys Lovett Cheltenham Town Free transfer [11]
  1. ^ Following McGinty's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Aldershot Town on 3 June 2015.[9]
  2. ^ Following Muldoon's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Lincoln City on 28 May 2015.[10]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 August 2015 CF England Joel Logan Wrexham 10 January 2016 [12][a]
18 September 2015 ST England Nyal Bell Droylsden 16 October 2015 [14]
18 September 2015 ST England Billy Hasler-Cregg Droylsden 16 October 2015 [14]
  1. ^ Logan's Wrexham loan was extended on 27 August 2015, until 10 January 2016.[13]

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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On 8 May 2015, Rochdale confirmed their first pre-season friendly against Macclesfield Town on 18 July 2015.[15] On 11 May 2015, the second confirmed pre-season friendly was announced against Chester on 14 July 2015.[16] On 14 May 2015, a friendly against AFC Fylde was announced.[17] A day later the club confirmed their fourth friendly, against Blackburn Rovers.[18] On 21 May 2015, a fifth friendly was announced against Huddersfield Town.[19] On 29 May 2015, Rochdale announced they will face Accrington Stanley on 28 July 2015.[20] On 21 July 2015, Dale announced a third pre-season friendly.[21]

12 July 2015 (2015-07-12) Friendly AFC Fylde 1–0 Rochdale Warton
14:00 BST Allen 68' (pen.) Report Stadium: Kellamergh Park
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Chester 0–1 Rochdale Chester
19:45 BST Report Henderson 84' Stadium: Deva Stadium
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Macclesfield Town 0–0 Rochdale Macclesfield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Moss Rose
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Rochdale 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
19:45 BST Henderson 32', 83' Report Williamson 19' Stadium: Spotland
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Rochdale 4–3 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Andrew 7'
Alessandra ?'
Camps ?', 38'		 Report Wells ?', 48'
Scannell ?'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,165
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–0 Rochdale Accrington
19:45 BST McCartan 65' Report Stadium: Crown Ground
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Rochdale 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Rochdale
15:00 BST Noble-Lazarus 62'
McDermott 83'		 Report Bowditch 38' Stadium: Spotland

League One

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Coventry City 46 19 12 15 67 49 +18 69
9 Gillingham 46 19 12 15 71 56 +15 69
10 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 68 61 +7 69
11 Sheffield United 46 18 12 16 64 59 +5 66
12 Port Vale 46 18 11 17 56 58 −2 65
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

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On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[22]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Rochdale 2–0 Peterborough United Rochdale
15:00 BST Camps 18'
Noble-Lazarus 69'
Vincenti Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ntlhe Yellow card 44' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,319
Referee: Andy Haines
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Blackpool 0–2 Rochdale Blackpool
15:00 BST Redshaw Yellow card 20'
Osayi-Samuel Yellow card 23'		 Report Allen Yellow card 18'
McDermott 58'
Henderson 87'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,076
Referee: Darren Drysdale
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Rochdale 1–2 Walsall Rochdale
19:45 BST Andrew 80'
Rafferty Yellow card 55'		 Report Taylor 65'
Mantom 71'
Morris Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,381
Referee: David Webb
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Chesterfield 0–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
15:00 BST Evatt Yellow card 87' Report Henderson Yellow card 82'
Andrew Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Keith Hill
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Rochdale 3–0 Barnsley Rochdale
15:00 BST Andrew 8'
Vincenti 36'
Henderson 63'
Kennedy Yellow card 27'		 Report Hourihane Yellow card 5' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,618
Referee: Gary Sutton
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Rochdale Fleetwood
15:00 BST Jónsson Yellow card 82'
Matt 87'
Maxwell Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Vincenti 55'
Rafferty Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Burton Albion 1–0 Rochdale Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Binnom-Williams Yellow card 29'
Beavon 34'
Cansdell-Sherriff Yellow card 60'
Butcher Yellow card 79'		 Report Rafferty Yellow card 24'
Allen Yellow card 42'
Noble-Lazarus Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,787
Referee: Carl Boyeson
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Rochdale 2–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
15:00 BST Bunney 67'
Vincenti 85'		 Report Hopper Yellow card 49'
Bishop Yellow card 51'
Wallace 76'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Millwall 3–1 Rochdale Bermondsey
15:00 BST Abdou 4'
Williams 45'
Morison 60'
O'Brien Yellow card 63'		 Report Vincenti 43' Yellow card 83'
Cannon Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: New Den
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: James Adcock
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Rochdale 3–2 Shrewsbury Rochdale
19:45 BST Vincenti 4' Yellow card 86'
Cannon Yellow card 10'
Henderson 12' (pen.)
Allen 15'
Kennedy Yellow card 73'		 Report Knight-Percival 35' Yellow card 85'
Collins 41' (pen.)
Halstead Yellow card 86'
Tootle Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,190
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Rochdale 1–3 Bradford Rochdale
15:00 BST McDermott Yellow card 2'
Vincenti 41'		 Report Liddle Yellow card 30'
Evans 34'
Cole 59'
Lancashire 61' (o.g.)
Davies Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,534
Referee: Richard Harrington
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12 Sheffield United 3–2 Rochdale Sheffield
15:00 BST Adams 29', 40'
Collins 74'		 Report Cannon Yellow card 21'
Vincenti 37' (pen.)
Alessandra 72'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,039
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Bury 0–0 Rochdale Bury
15:00 BST Pugh Yellow card 32'
Brown Yellow card 61'		 Report Lund Yellow card 67'
Cannon Yellow card 71'
Allen Yellow card 88'
Vincenti Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,470
Referee: Andy Woolmer
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14 Rochdale 0–0 Coventry City Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson Yellow card 68' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,495
Referee: Mark Haywood
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15 Rochdale 0–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
15:00 BST Lancashire Yellow card 23'
McNulty Yellow card 54'
Cannon Yellow card 56'
Camps Yellow card 73'
Allen Yellow card 83'		 Report Jones Yellow card 32'
Kelly Yellow card 62'
Eckersley Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,690
Referee: Andy Madley
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16 Southend United 2–2 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Timlin Yellow card 24'
Mooney 39' (pen.)
Leonard 41'		 Report Lillis Yellow card 38'
Bunney 63'
Lancashire Yellow card 72'
Rose 79'
Lund Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,111
Referee: Steve Martin
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Rochdale 0–2 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
12:30 GMT Eastham Yellow card 34' Report Pearce 16'
Morgan Yellow card 36'
Jacobs 61'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Doncaster 0–2 Rochdale Doncaster
15:00 GMT Williams Yellow card 8' Report Cannon Yellow card 23'
Henderson Yellow card 34' 84', 90+6'
Rose Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,521
Referee: Kevin Friend
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Gillingham 2–0 Rochdale Gillingham
19:45 GMT Dack 7'
Oshilaja Yellow card 41' 80'
Donnelly Yellow card 67'		 Report Camps Yellow card 12'
Andrew Yellow card 88'
Lancashire Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,088
Referee: Stuart Attwell
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Rochdale 2–1 Port Vale Rochdale
15:00 GMT O'Sullivan Yellow card 15'
Henderson 40' (pen.)
McDermott Yellow card 54'
Mendez-Laing 78'
Andrew Yellow card 81'
Camps Yellow card 88'		 Report Birchall 13'
Dickinson Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 90+6'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Darren England
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Swindon Town 2–1 Rochdale Swindon
15:00 GMT Robert 33'
Gladwin 34'		 Report O'Sullivan Red card 12'
McDermott Yellow card 40'
Henderson Yellow card 58'
Lancashire 60'
Lund Yellow card 71'
McNulty Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,149
Referee: David Webb
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Rochdale 3–1 Colchester United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Henderson 30' (pen.)
McDermott 34'
Lancashire 64'		 Report Porter 21'
Harriott Yellow card 56'
Briggs Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Trevor Kettle
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) Postponed Rochdale P–P Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 23 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Mirfin 33'
Dawson Yellow card 74'
Bishop Yellow card 82'
van Veen Yellow card 88'		 Report McDermott Yellow card 16'
Henderson 22'
Lancashire Yellow card 48'
Lund Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Darren Bond
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 24 Walsall 0–3 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 BST Report Henderson 3'
McDermott Yellow card 35'
Andrew 58', 77' Yellow card 90+1'
Cannon Yellow card 67'
Vincenti Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,857
Referee: Graham Salisbury
9 January 2016 25 Rochdale 2–3 Chesterfield Rochdale
15:00 Rose Yellow card 22'
McDermott Yellow card 46'
Lund Yellow card 53'
Henderson 58'
Bennett 90+3'		 Report O'Shea 26'
Hird Yellow card 35'
Ariyibi Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card
Novak 78'
Ebanks-Blake 80'
Gardener Yellow card 86'
Lee Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,965
Referee: England Carl Boyeson
23 January 2016 26 Barnsley 6–1 Rochdale Barnsley
15:00 Mawson 8'
Winnall 52' 69' 89'
Watkins 84'
Long 90+3'		 Report Mendez-Laing 65'
McNulty Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,823
Referee: England Nigel Miller
30 January 2016 27 Rochdale 2–1 Burton Albion Rochdale
15:00 Camps 8'
Henderson 24' (pen.)		 Report Akins 78' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: England Stuart Attwell
6 February 2016 28 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Rochdale Crewe
15:00 Fox Yellow card 7'
Haber 31'
Inman 45'		 Report Rafferty Yellow card 49'
Lund Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: England Ross Joyce
13 February 2016 29 Rochdale 0–1 Millwall Rochdale
15:00 Lancashire Yellow card 10'
Henderson Yellow card 50'		 Report Nelson Yellow card 50'
Gregory 54'
Martin Yellow card 57'
Williams Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,882
Referee: England Graham Salibury
16 February 2016 30 Rochdale 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
19:45 Bennett 2'
Bunney 6'
Lund Yellow card 45+6'
Rose Yellow card 45+6'		 Report Haber 24'
Seager 27'
Bakayogo Yellow card 45+5'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,985
Referee: England Eddie Ilderton
20 February 2016 31 Bradford City 2–2 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 McArdle 40'
Davies 62'
McMahon Yellow card 69'		 Report Bunney 12' 51'
Eastham Yellow card 17'		 Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 17,936
Referee: England Richard Clark
23 February 2016 32 Rochdale 1–0 Fleetwood Town Rochdale
19:45 Bunney 12'
Henderson Yellow card 30'		 Report Maxwell Yellow card 31' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,767
Referee: England Darren Handley
27 February 2016 33 Rochdale 2–0 Sheffield United Rochdale
15:00 Lund Yellow card 25'
Canavan Yellow card 29'
Vincenti Yellow card 56' 67'
Holt 81'		 Report Adams Yellow card 45+2' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,210
Referee: England Mark Heywood
1 March 2016 34 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
19:45 Whalley 12'
Knight-Percival 45'		 Report Allen Yellow card 83' Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: England Ben Toner
5 March 2016 35 Coventry City 0–1 Rochdale Coventry
15:00 Report Camps Yellow card 83'
Henderson 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,942
Referee: England Oliver Langford
12 March 2016 36 Rochdale 3–0 Bury Rochdale
15:00 Mendez-Laing 11' 17'
Eastham 53'		 Report Gardener Yellow card 26'
Pugh Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,538
Referee: England Tony Harrington
19 March 2016 37 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Rochdale Oldham
15:00 Amadi-Holloway 29' 71' Report Henderson Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 37' (pen.)
Gerrard 49' (o.g.)
Camps 55'
Rafferty Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,117
Referee: England Paul Tierney (referee)
25 March 2016 38 Rochdale 4–1 Southend United Rochdale
15:00 Holt 41'
Rafferty 49'
McNulty Yellow card 56'
Allen 61'
Vincenti Yellow card 83'
Bunney 90'		 Report Payne 28' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,018
Referee: England Jeremy Simpson
28 March 2016 39 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Wigan
13:30 Perkins Yellow card 29'
Pearce Yellow card 34'
McAleny 67'		 Report Henderson Red card 33'
McNulty Yellow card 70'
Rafferty Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,407
Referee: England Mark Brown
2 April 2016 40 Rochdale 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
15:00 Camps 43'
Vincenti Yellow card 83'
Canavan 90+6'		 Report Lund 57'
Butler 68'
Alcock Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card
Chaplow Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: England Darren Bond
9 April 2016 41 Peterborough United 1–2 Rochdale Peterborough
15:00 Smith 34'
Maddison Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bunney 8'
Mendez-Laing 23'
Rafferty Yellow card 53'
Lund Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,785
Referee: England Fred Graham (referee)
16 April 2016 42 Rochdale 3–0 Blackpool Rochdale
15:00 Eastham 45'
Bunney 50'
Mendez-Laing 60'
Vincenti Yellow card 89'		 Report Boyce Yellow card 88' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,247
Referee: England Lee Collins
19 April 2016 43 Rochdale 1–1 Gillingham Rochdale
19:45 Camps 45+1'
Rose Yellow card 56'		 Report Egan 77'
Hessenthaler Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,385
Referee: England Kevin Wright
23 April 2016 44 Port Vale 4–1 Rochdale Burslem
15:00 Robinson 37'
O'Connor 45' (pen.) 76' (pen.)
Hooper 46'		 Report Eastham Yellow card 29'
Andrew 50'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,380
Referee: England Nick Kinseley
30 April 2016 45 Rochdale 2–2 Swindon Town Rochdale
15:00 Henderson Yellow card 16'
Camps Yellow card 34'
Allen 45+2'
Lund Yellow card 63' 67'		 Report Obika 2'
Ormonde-Ottewill Yellow card 36' Red card 88'
Thompson 45+1'
Thompson Yellow card 45+3' Yellow-red card 58'
Raphael Rossi Branco Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,806
Referee: England Scott Duncan (referee)
8 May 2016 46 Colchester United 1–2 Rochdale Colchester
12:30 Edwards 53' Report Mendez-Laing 18'
Andrew 69'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,435
Referee: England Andrew Davies

FA Cup

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On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made. Rochdale were drawn at home against Swindon Town.[23] Rochdale were at home to Bury in the second round.[24]

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 1st round Rochdale 3–1 Swindon Rochdale
15:00 BST Mendez-Laing 24', 46', 69' (pen.) Report Ajose 71' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,060
Referee: Chris Sarginson
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 2nd round Rochdale 0–1 Bury Rochdale
12:00 Report Rose 8' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Darren Drysdale

League Cup

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On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Rochdale were drawn at home against Coventry City.[25] Rochdale were drawn away to Hull City in the second round.[26]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) 1st round Rochdale 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Coventry City Rochdale
19:45 BST McDermott 45' Report Tudgay 84' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
Rose soccer ball with check mark
Henderson soccer ball with check mark
Kennedy soccer ball with check mark
Rafferty soccer ball with check mark
Andrew soccer ball with check mark		 Tudgay soccer ball with check mark
Morris soccer ball with check mark
Maddison soccer ball with check mark
Lameiras soccer ball with red X
25 August 2015 2nd round Hull City 1–0 Rochdale Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Luer 9' Report[27] Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 10,430
Referee: Mark Haywood

Football League Trophy

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On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Rochdale will host Chesterfield.[28]

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) 2nd round Rochdale 2–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
19:00 BST Tanser 18'
Bennett Yellow card 45'
Alessandra 66'		 Eastham 65' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: England Jeremy Simpson
10 November 2015 Northern QF Rochdale 0–1 Morecambe Rochdale
19:45 BST McNulty Yellow card 24'
Cannon Yellow card 82'		 Mullin 17'
Miller Yellow card 79'
McGowan Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,428
Referee: England David Coote

Lancashire Senior Cup

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On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Rochdale will face Manchester United.[29]

9 September 2015 (2015-09-09) 1st round Rochdale 2–3 Manchester United Rochdale
19:45 BST Alessandra 45'
Rose 62' (pen.)		 Report Fletcher 10', 18', 47' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Paul Marsden

References

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  1. ^ "All Rochdale players: 2016".
  2. ^ "Lewis Set To Join". Rochdale AFC. 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Donal McDermott Is Dale's First Close Season Signing". Rochdale AFC. 7 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Jim McNulty Signs". Rochdale AFC. 2 June 2015.
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