2019–20_Rochdale_A.F.C._season

2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 2019–20 football season

The 2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 113th year in existence and their sixth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

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Rochdale

2019–20 season

Chairman

Andrew Kilpatrick

Manager

Stadium

Top goalscorer

League:
Ian Henderson
(15)
All:
Ian Henderson
(16)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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First-team squad

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No.	Name	Pos.	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
12	Jay Lynch	GK	Salford	27	12	0	AFC Fylde	19 August 2019	Free	2021
25	Robert Sánchez	GK	Cartagena	22	35	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	24 July 2019	Loan	2020
31	Bradley Wade	GK		18	0	0	Academy	1 July 2018	Trainee	2020
Defenders
2	Ryan McLaughlin	RB	Belfast	25	19	0	Blackpool	23 January 2019	Undisclosed	2020
3	Rhys Norrington-Davies	LB	Riyadh	21	34	1	Sheffield United	2 July 2019	Loan	2020
4	Jimmy McNulty	CB	Runcorn	35	191	4	Bury	1 July 2015	Free	2021
6	Eoghan O'Connell	CB	Cork	24	38	0	Bury	4 July 2019	Free	2021
15	Paul McShane	CB	Wicklow	34	17	1	Free Agent	10 October 2019	Free	2021
41	Luke Matheson	RB	Rochdale	17	36	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 February 2020	Loan	2020
Midfielders
7	Stephen Dooley	RM	Ballymoney	28	56	4	Coleraine	1 July 2018	Free	2021
8	Michael J. Williams	DM	Bangor	24	82	1	Liverpool	1 July 2018	Free	2020
10	Callum Camps	CM	Tameside	24	240	30	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2020
13	Jimmy Keohane	AM	Aylesbury	29	46	0	Cork City	1 February 2019	Undisclosed	2021
14	Oliver Rathbone	CM	Blackburn	23	137	12	Manchester United	1 July 2015	Free	2022
16	Matt Done	LM	Oswestry	31	238	31	Sheffield United	3 August 2017	Free	2021
20	Jimmy Ryan	CM	Liverpool	31	34	1	Blackpool	29 July 2019	Free	2021
21	Matty Lund	CM	Manchester	29	135	23	Scunthorpe United	31 January 2020	Undisclosed	2021
28	Aaron Morley	CM	Bury	20	45	5	Academy	1 March 2017	Trainee	2022
35	Lewis Bradley	AM		18	7	0	Academy	28 June 2019	Trainee	2020
38	Harrison Hopper	CM		18	5	0	Academy	28 June 2019	Trainee	2020
Forwards
9	Calvin Andrew	CF	Luton	33	231	28	York City	25 July 2014	Free	2020
11	Tyler Smith	CF	Sheffield	21	4	1	Sheffield United	15 January 2020	Loan	2020
18	Aaron Wilbraham	CF	Knutsford	40	52	9	Bolton Wanderers	1 July 2018	Free	2020
22	Kwadwo Baah	CF		19	10	0	Academy	20 June 2019	Trainee	2021
36	Matty Gillam	CF	Bexley	21	32	5	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	2020
40	Ian Henderson	CF	Bury St Edmunds	35	343	126	Colchester United	1 July 2013	Free	2020
Out on Loan
1	Josh Lillis	GK	Derby	33	292	0	Scunthorpe United	1 July 2012	Free	2020
37	Fábio Tavares	CF	Rochdale	19	21	2	Academy	28 June 2019	Trainee	2020

Statistics

As of 13 June 2020

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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
2	DF	NIR	Ryan McLaughlin	6	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
3	DF	WAL	Rhys Norrington-Davies	34	1	27+0	1	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	James McNulty	17	0	13+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	IRL	Eoghan O'Connell	38	0	31+0	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	NIR	Stephen Dooley	29	3	19+3	3	2+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	WAL	Jordan Williams	35	1	28+0	0	5+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Calvin Andrew	29	0	3+17	0	0+4	0	1+2	0	1+1	0
10	MF	NIR	Callum Camps	38	8	28+0	6	6+0	0	3+0	2	0+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Tyler Smith	4	1	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	GK	ENG	Jay Lynch	12	0	8+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
13	MF	IRL	Jimmy Keohane	37	0	26+2	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Oliver Rathbone	31	3	19+5	2	1+1	0	1+2	1	2+0	0
15	DF	IRL	Paul McShane	17	1	15+1	0	1+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Matt Done	31	1	14+10	0	4+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
18	FW	ENG	Aaron Wilbraham	27	5	11+8	3	2+3	1	0+1	0	2+0	1
20	MF	IRL	Jimmy Ryan	34	1	16+8	1	4+1	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
21	MF	NIR	Matty Lund	5	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	ENG	Kwadwo Baah	10	0	4+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
25	GK	ESP	Robert Sánchez	35	0	26+0	0	6+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Aaron Morley	32	5	18+5	3	4+0	1	3+0	1	2+0	0
35	MF	ENG	Lewis Bradley	6	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
36	FW	ENG	Matty Gillam	5	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
38	MF	ENG	Harrison Hopper	4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
40	FW	ENG	Ian Henderson	39	16	29+2	15	6+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
41	DF	ENG	Luke Matheson	28	2	18+2	1	3+1	0	3+0	1	1+0	0
42	MF	ENG	Louie Clarkson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
43	FW	ENG	Peter Thomas	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
44	MF	ENG	Toby Phillips	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
45	DF	ENG	Joe Dunne	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Players out on loan:
37	FW	ENG	Fábio Tavares	21	2	1+13	1	1+3	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
Players who left the club:
11	FW	ENG	Rekeil Pyke	20	3	11+2	1	3+1	0	0+2	1	1+0	1
21	DF	ENG	Tyler Magloire	5	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 13 June 2020

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Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	40	CF	Ian Henderson	15	0	1	0	16
2	10	AM	Callum Camps	6	0	2	0	8
3	18	CF	Aaron Wilbraham	3	0	1	1	5
3	28	CM	Aaron Morley	3	1	1	0	5
5	7	RM	Stephen Dooley	3	0	0	0	3
	11	LW	Rekeil Pyke	1	0	1	1	3
	14	CM	Oliver Rathbone	2	0	1	0	3
8	37	CF	Fábio Tavares	1	0	0	1	2
8	41	RB	Luke Matheson	1	0	1	0	2
10	3	LB	Rhys Norrington-Davies	1	0	0	0	1
	8	DM	Jordan Williams	0	1	0	0	1
	11	CF	Tyler Smith	1	0	0	0	1
	15	CB	Paul McShane	0	1	0	0	1
	16	LM	Matt Done	0	0	1	0	1
	20	CM	Jimmy Ryan	1	0	0	0	1
	21	CM	Matty Lund	1	0	0	0	1
Total				39	3	9	3	51

Disciplinary record

As of 13 June 2020

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Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	10		AM	Callum Camps	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
2	8		DM	Jordan Williams	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
3	6		CB	Eoghan O'Connell	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
3	7		RM	Stephen Dooley	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
5	14		CM	Oliver Rathbone	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	18		CF	Aaron Wilbraham	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1
	28		CM	Aaron Morley	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	3		LB	Rhys Norrington-Davies	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	9		CF	Calvin Andrew	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	13		AM	Jimmy Keohane	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	20		CM	Jimmy Ryan	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	22		LW	Kwadwo Baah	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	25		GK	Robert Sánchez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	4		CB	Jimmy McNulty	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	40		CF	Ian Henderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	11		LW	Rekeil Pyke	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12		GK	Jay Lynch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15		CB	Paul McShane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	36		CF	Matty Gillam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	41		RB	Luke Matheson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					47	1	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	59	1	1

Transfers

Transfers in

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Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
4 July 2019	CB	Eoghan O'Connell	Bury	Free transfer	^[1]
29 July 2019	CM	Jimmy Ryan	Blackpool	Free transfer	^[2]
19 August 2019	GK	Jay Lynch	AFC Fylde	Free transfer	^[3]
10 October 2019	CB	Paul McShane	Reading	Free transfer	^[4]
7 January 2020	FW	Keaton Mulvey	Free agent	Free transfer	^[5]
31 January 2020	CM	Matty Lund	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	^[6]

Loans in

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Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
2 July 2019	LB	Rhys Norrington-Davies	Sheffield United	30 June 2020	^[7]
3 July 2019	CF	Rekeil Pyke	Huddersfield Town	30 June 2020	^[8]
24 July 2019	GK	Robert Sánchez	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2020	^[9]
8 August 2019	CB	Tyler Magloire	Blackburn Rovers	30 June 2020	^[10]
15 January 2020	CF	Tyler Smith	Rochdale	30 June 2020	^[11]

Loans out

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Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
28 August 2019	GK	Bradley Wade	Barrow	October 2019	^[12]
2 September 2019	CB	Ryan Delaney	AFC Wimbledon	6 January 2020	^[13]
6 January 2020	GK	Bradley Wade	Ramsbottom United	February 2020	^[14]
31 January 2020	GK	Bradley Wade	Guiseley	30 June 2020	^[15]^[16]
4 February 2020	MF	Lewis Bradley	Colne	March 2020	^[17]
21 February 2020	FW	Fábio Tavares	Curzon Ashton	30 June 2020	^[18]
5 March 2020	FW	Keaton Mulvey	Runcorn Linnets	April 2020	^[19]
6 March 2020	GK	Josh Lillis	AFC Fylde	30 June 2020	^[20]

Transfers out

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Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	AM	Daniel Adshead	Norwich City	Undisclosed	^[21]
1 July 2019	CM	Brad Inman	Brisbane Roar	Released	^[22]^[23]
1 July 2019	LW	Jordan Williams	AFC Fylde	Released	^[22]^[24]
2 July 2019	LB	Kgosi Ntlhe	Scunthorpe United	Mutual consent	^[25]^[26]
5 July 2019	CF	Florian Yonsian	Salford City	Undisclosed	^[27]
31 January 2020	CB	Ryan Delaney	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[28]
31 January 2020	RB	Luke Matheson	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£1m	^[29]

Pre-season

The Dale announced pre-season friendlies against Farense,^[30] Huddersfield Town,^[31] Oldham Athletic,^[32] Ramsbottom United,^[33] Bradford City^[34] and Hyde United.^[35]

Farense v Rochdale

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Friendly	Farense	1–0	Rochdale	Albufeira, Portugal
11:00 WEST	Simões 21'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de Municipal da Albufeira

Rochdale v Huddersfield Town

17 July 2019 (2019-07-17) Friendly	Rochdale	1–3	Huddersfield Town	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Henderson 9'	Report	Kachunga 44' Hogg 60' Koroma 63'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Rochdale	Oldham
15:00 BST	Maouche 27' Hamer 32'	Report	Done 7' Keohane 12' Henderson 83'	Stadium: Boundary Park

Ramsbottom United v Rochdale

24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) Friendly	Ramsbottom United	2–3	Rochdale	Ramsbottom
19:45 BST	Trialist 18' Trialist 40'	Report	Dooley 1' Delaney 25' Rathbone 38'	Stadium: Harry Williams Riverside Stadium

Rochdale v Bradford City

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Rochdale	0–1	Bradford City	Rochdale
15:00 BST			Doyle 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Hyde United v Rochdale

30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) Friendly	Hyde United	3–0	Rochdale	Hyde
19:45 BST	Tongue 33', 34' Dyche 62'	Report		Stadium: Ewen Fields

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Promotion, qualification or relegation
14	Bristol Rovers	35	12	9	14	38	49	−11	45	1.29
15	Shrewsbury Town	34	10	11	13	31	42	−11	41	1.21
16	Lincoln City	35	12	6	17	44	46	−2	42	1.20
17	Accrington Stanley	35	10	10	15	47	53	−6	40	1.14
18	Rochdale	34	10	6	18	39	57	−18	36	1.06
19	Milton Keynes Dons	35	10	7	18	36	47	−11	37	1.06
20	AFC Wimbledon	35	8	11	16	39	52	−13	35	1.00
21	Tranmere Rovers (R)	34	8	8	18	36	60	−24	32	0.94	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Southend United (R)	35	4	7	24	39	85	−46	19	0.54	Relegation to EFL League Two

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences^[36]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	10	6	18	39	57	−18	36	5	4	7	19	22	−3	5	2	11	20	35	−15

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

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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
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	W
Position	5	5	10	13	13	10	16	16	17	18	19	17	14	12	14	14	15	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	19

Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.^[37]

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1	Tranmere Rovers	2–3	Rochdale	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Jennings 45+2' 90+3' Banks 53' Dooley 89' (o.g.) Hepburn-Murphy 90+4'	Report	Henderson 12', 48' Rathbone 41' Sánchez 58' Norrington-Davies 69' Williams 90+4'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,032 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Rochdale	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Morley 66' 72' Keohane 89'	Report	Anderson 41' Sadlier 90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,587 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Ebanks-Landell 39' Whalley 61'	Report	Norrington-Davies 78'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,641 Referee: Ben Toner

Rochdale v Sunderland

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4	Rochdale	1–2	Sunderland	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Camps 33'	Report	O'Nien 13' McGeady 28' Wyke 56' 67' McLaughlin 66' Leadbitter 77'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,258 Referee: John Busby

Rochdale v Blackpool

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5	Rochdale	0–0	Blackpool	Rochdale
15:00 BST	O'Connell 86'	Report	Nuttall 83'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 4,664 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Southend United v Rochdale

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6	Southend United	0–3	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Hyam 16' Hamilton 29'	Report	Henderson 35' Morley 37' Williams 43' Camps 77'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,614 Referee: Lee Swabey

Peterborough United v Rochdale

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7	Peterborough United	6–0	Rochdale	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Toney 18', 45', 58' Eisa 34' Maddison 51', 62' (pen.)	Report	McNulty 22' Dooley 40' Norrington-Davies 57' Williams 60'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 5,733 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Rochdale v Lincoln City

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 8	Rochdale	1–1	Lincoln City	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Dooley 13' Camps 50'	Report	Shackell 49' Connolly 55' Walker 86'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,659 Referee: Ross Joyce

Fleetwood Town v Rochdale

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 9	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Rochdale	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Andrew 22' Evans 87'		Pyke 8' Camps 63' McNulty 71' Morley 79' Dooley 90+3'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,229 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Rochdale v Wycombe Wanderers

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 10	Rochdale	0–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Andrew 50'	Report	Onyedinma 16', 77' Akinfenwa 26' Mascoll 90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Darren Handley

AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11	AFC Wimbledon	3–2	Rochdale	London
15:00 BST	Forss 2' Osew 16' Pinnock 28' Wordsworth 45+1'	Report	Henderson 66', 90+5' Wilbraham 70'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,068 Referee: James Oldham

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 12	Rochdale	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 40', 49'	Report	Pritchard 53' Sykes 64' Opoku 84'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,508 Referee: Tom Nield

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 13	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Rochdale	Bolton
15:00 BST	Lowe 14' Verlinden 56' Zouma 89'	Report	Camps 65' 81' Rathbone 70' 74' Morley 80' Tavares 84'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,828 Referee: Antony Coggins

Rochdale v Milton Keynes Dons

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 14	Rochdale	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Camps 3' Henderson 60' Lynch 81'	Report	Gilbey 31' Boateng 64'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,286 Referee: Robert Lewis

Oxford United v Rochdale

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 15	Oxford United	3–0	Rochdale	Oxford
15:00 BST	Ruffels 20' Fosu 27' Sykes 45' Long 86'	Report	Wilbraham 40'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,666 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Rochdale v Bristol Rovers

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 16	Rochdale	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Camps 44'	Report	Adeboyejo 8' O'Connell 11' (o.g.) Kilgour 37' Ogogo 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: Martin Coy

Rochdale v Ipswich Town

5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) 17	Rochdale	0–1	Ipswich Town	Rochdale
19:45 GMT		Report	Norwood 43' Rowe 53'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Scott Oldham

Coventry City v Rochdale

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 18	Coventry City	2–1	Rochdale	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Shipley 42' Drysdale 61' Walsh 72'	Report	Henderson 28' Ryan 39'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 5,433 Referee: Marc Edwards

Rochdale v Portsmouth

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 19	Rochdale	0–3	Portsmouth	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report	Curtis 15', 47' Williams 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,789 Referee: James Adcock

Rotherham United v Rochdale

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20	Rotherham United	0–1	Rochdale	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Crooks 83' Ogbene 87'	Report	Camps 16' Morley 42' Baah 87'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,313 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Burton Albion v Rochdale

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 21	Burton Albion	3–1	Rochdale	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Edwards 11' Akins 18' Boyce 82'	Report	Camps 2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Rochdale v Fleetwood Town

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 22	Rochdale	2–3	Fleetwood Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Wilbraham 41', 60' 41' Baah 88' O'Connell 90+1'	Report	Madden 53' Wilbraham 65' (o.g.) Burns 89' 90+9'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Andy Haines

Gillingham v Rochdale

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 23	Gillingham	1–0	Rochdale	Gillingham
13:00 GMT	Lee 81' Ogilvie 86' 90+6' O'Keefe 90+7'	Report	Keohane 28' O'Connell 57' Camps 67' Baah 69' Sánchez 79' Williams 90+6' 90+6'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,761 Referee: David Rock

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 24	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Rochdale	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Barclay 22' Finley 55' Zanzala 90+2'	Report	Henderson 45+4' Dooley 64'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,975 Referee: Tom Nield

Rochdale v AFC Wimbledon

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)	Rochdale	v	AFC Wimbledon	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 23 December, due to the clubs involvement in the FA Cup.^[38]

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 25	Rochdale	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Matheson 44' O'Connell 54' Ryan 80'	Report	Hamilton 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Wycombe Wanderers v Rochdale

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 26	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Rochdale	Wycombe
15:00 GMT	McCarthy 31' Charles 80' Jacobson 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Henderson 18' Dooley 75' Andrew 79'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,498 Referee: Craig Hicks

Rochdale v Gillingham

25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 27	Rochdale	2–2	Gillingham	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Henderson 28' (pen.) Ryan 45+3' Dooley 68'	Report	Roberts 32', 59' 76'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,084 Referee: Paul Marsden

Milton Keynes Dons v Rochdale

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 28	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Rochdale	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Kasumu 33' Morris 49' Thompson 50' Brittain 51' Gilbey 82' Healey 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Henderson 16' Norrington-Davies 66'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,393 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Rochdale v Shrewsbury Town

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 29	Rochdale	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Smith 88'	Report	Williams 90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,829 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 30	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Rochdale	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Taylor 1' Wright 62'	Report	Rathbone 81'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,638 Referee: Neil Hair

Sunderland v Rochdale

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 31	Sunderland	3–0	Rochdale	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Gooch 11', 32' O'Connell 15' (o.g.)	Report	Henderson 24'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,401 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)	Rochdale	v	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[39]

Rochdale v Coventry City

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 32	Rochdale	1–2	Coventry City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Matheson 41' McShane 50' Wilbraham 72' Henderson 78'	Report	Rose 4' McCallum 21' Godden 71'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: Chris Sarginson

Portsmouth v Rochdale

28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) 33	Portsmouth	3–0	Rochdale	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Williams 45' Burgess 54' 84' Seddon 78'	Report	Norrington-Davies 44' Morley 51' Camps 59'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,600 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Rochdale v Rotherham United

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 34	Rochdale	3–1	Rotherham United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Henderson 28', 70' Williams 74' Lund 75' Sánchez 79'	Report	Lindsay 90+2'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,142 Referee: Ross Joyce

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)	Rochdale	v	Tranmere Rovers	Spotland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[40]

Rochdale v Burton Albion

21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)	Rochdale	v	Burton Albion	Spotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[40]

Rochdale v AFC Wimbledon

24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	Rochdale	v	AFC Wimbledon	Spotland
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[40]

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

28 March 2020 (2020-03-28)	Bristol Rovers	v	Rochdale	Horfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[40]

Rochdale v Oxford United

4 April 2020 (2020-04-04)	Rochdale	v	Oxford United	Spotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[41]

Blackpool v Rochdale

10 April 2020 (2020-04-10)	Blackpool	v	Rochdale	Blackpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[41]

Rochdale v Southend United

13 April 2020 (2020-04-13)	Rochdale	v	Southend United	Spotland
13:00 BST				Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[41]

Ipswich Town v Rochdale

18 April 2020 (2020-04-18)	Ipswich Town	v	Rochdale	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[41]

Rochdale v Peterborough United

25 April 2020 (2020-04-25)	Rochdale	v	Peterborough United	Spotland
15:00 BST				Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[41]

Lincoln City v Rochdale

3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)	Lincoln City	v	Rochdale	Lincoln
15:00 BST				Stadium: Sincil Bank
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[41]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.^[42] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.^[43] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.^[44]

Wrexham v Rochdale

10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) First round	Wrexham	0–0	Rochdale	Wrexham
12:45 GMT	Jennings 87'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Rochdale v Wrexham

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) First round replay	Rochdale	1–0	Wrexham	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	McShane 8' Andrew 90'	Report	Rutherford 45+1' Jennings 90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,628 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Rochdale v Boston United

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) Second round	Rochdale	0–0	Boston United	Rochdale
14:00 GMT		Report	Abbott 77' Duhaney 81'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Boston United v Rochdale

16 December 2019 (2019-12-16) Second round replay	Boston United	1–2	Rochdale	Boston
19:30 GMT	Thewlis 45+3' 49' Penny 54' Platt 90+3'	Report	Crook 4' (o.g.) Pyke 54' Morley 79' (pen.) Dooley 86'	Stadium: The Jakemans Stadium Attendance: 4,190 Referee: Ollie Yates

Rochdale v Newcastle United

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round	Rochdale	1–1	Newcastle United	Rochdale
12:31 GMT	Rathbone 62' Wilbraham 79'	Report	Almirón 17'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,593 Referee: David Coote

Newcastle United v Rochdale

14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) Third round replay	Newcastle United	4–1	Rochdale	Newcastle
19:45 GMT	O'Connell 17' (o.g.) Longstaff 20' Almirón 26' Joelinton 82' Allan 84'	Report	Ryan 75' Williams 86'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 29,786 Referee: Graham Scott

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.^[45] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.^[46] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.^[47]

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round	Rochdale	5–2	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Henderson 27' (pen.) Pyke 64' Camps 66', 73' Rathbone 86'	Report	Darcy 14' Politic 48'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,362 Referee: Andy Haines

Rochdale v Carlisle United

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round	Rochdale	2–1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Morley 11' Done 31' Camps 67' O'Connell 70' Keohane 90+1'	Report	Bridge 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,974 Referee: Peter Wright

Manchester United v Rochdale

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Third round	Manchester United	1–1 (5–3 p)	Rochdale	Manchester
20:00 BST	Greenwood 68' Williams 72'	Report	Matheson 76'	Stadium: Old Trafford Referee: John Brooks
	Penalties
	Mata Pereira Fred Greenwood James		Andrew Keohane Morley Wilbraham

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.^[48]

More information Pos, Div ...

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Manchester City U21	3	2	0	0	1	5	4	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	1	0	2	0	5	3	+2	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Rochdale	3	1	1	0	1	3	4	−1	5
4	L2	Bradford City	3	0	1	0	2	3	5	−2	2

Source: EFL.com

Rochdale v Manchester City U21

11 September 2019 (2019-09-11) Group stage	Rochdale	0–2	Manchester City U21	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Rathbone 21'	Report	Braaf 31' Bernabé 58' Tecagne 73'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Group stage	Rochdale	1–1 (5–3 p)	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Wilbraham 25' 57'	Report	Emmanuel 23' Crawford 45+2'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,412 Referee: Leigh Doughty
	Penalties
	Andrew Gillam Morley Norrington-Davies Keohane		Crawford Politic Verlinden Chicksen

Bradford City v Rochdale

12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group stage	Bradford City	1–2	Rochdale	Bradford
19:30 BST	French 15' Reeves 39'	Report	Gillam 18' Pyke 29' Tavares 35'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 761 Referee: Darren Drysdale

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