2016–17 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2016–17 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerKeith Hill
StadiumSpotland
League One9th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Henderson
(15 goals)
All:
Ian Henderson
(19 goals)

The 2016–17 season is Rochdale's 110th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

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 19 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Rafferty 50 0 36 + 4 0 5 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
3 DF England ENG Scott Tanser 9 0 5 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
4 DF England ENG Jimmy McNulty 44 0 33 + 2 0 3 + 2 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Canavan 33 2 23 + 2 2 2 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
6 DF England ENG Harrison McGahey 47 0 30 + 6 0 4 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 4 + 0 0
7 MF England ENG Peter Vincenti 16 1 3 + 11 1 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Matty Lund 35 10 27 + 2 9 3 + 0 0 1 + 0 1 2 + 0 0
9 FW England ENG Calvin Andrew 43 7 31 + 8 7 2 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Callum Camps 51 9 37 + 7 8 5 + 0 1 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
11 MF England ENG Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 49 10 30 + 9 8 2 + 2 1 0 + 2 1 1 + 3 0
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Donal McDermott 21 1 9 + 8 1 0 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
13 GK England ENG Ben Wilson 8 0 8 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
14 MF England ENG Ollie Rathbone 33 2 18 + 9 2 3 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 1 0
15 MF England ENG Joe Thompson 27 4 17 + 4 4 2 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 2 + 0 0
16 FW England ENG Reuben Noble-Lazarus 16 1 3 + 7 0 2 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 1
17 FW England ENG James Hooper 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
18 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Keane 32 9 27 + 2 9 3 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
19 FW England ENG Steve Davies 37 4 16 + 13 0 4 + 0 3 0 + 1 0 0 + 3 1
20 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Barry-Murphy 1 0 0 + 0 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
22 FW England ENG Jack Redshaw 2 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 1 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 37 2 26 + 5 2 1 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 1 0
25 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Conrad Logan 30 0 24 + 0 0 4 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
26 MF England ENG David Owusu 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
27 MF England ENG Andy Cannon 31 3 14 + 10 2 2 + 1 0 2 + 0 1 2 + 0 0
28 MF England ENG Aaron Morley 6 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
29 FW England ENG Sanmi Odelusi 19 1 1 + 14 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 1 1
30 DF England ENG Joel Taylor 1 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
32 DF England ENG Mark Kitching 6 0 4 + 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
36 FW England ENG Matty Gillam 1 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 1
39 FW England ENG Joe Bunney 36 1 28 + 1 1 3 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 2 + 1 0
40 MF England ENG Ian Henderson 49 19 39 + 3 15 3 + 0 2 2 + 0 1 2 + 0 1
45 DF England ENG Andrew Hollins 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
46 MF England ENG Neil Kengni-Kuemo 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
48 MF England ENG Jack Stewart 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0

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Transfers

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In

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan Scunthorpe United Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 CB England Harrison McGahey Sheffield United Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 AM England Oliver Rathbone Manchester United Free transfer [4]
7 August 2016 RM England Joe Thompson Carlisle United Free transfer [5]
10 August 2016 GK Republic of Ireland Conrad Logan Hibernian Free transfer [6]
17 August 2016 CF England Steve Davies Bradford City Free transfer [7]
3 January 2017 DM Republic of Ireland Keith Keane Cambridge United Free transfer [8]
31 January 2017 LB England Mark Kitching Middlesbrough Undisclosed [9]

Out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 SS England Lewis Alessandra Hartlepool United Free transfer [10]
1 July 2016 CF England Nyal Bell Gateshead Released [11][a]
1 July 2016 CB England Rhys Bennett Mansfield Town Released [11][b]
1 July 2016 CB England Ashley Eastham Fleetwood Town Free transfer [14]
1 July 2016 LB England Tom Kennedy Free agent Mutual consent [15]
1 July 2016 CB England Olly Lancashire Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [16]
1 July 2016 CF England Billy Hasler-Cregg Altrincham Released [11][c]
1 July 2016 CF England Grant Holt Hibernian Released [11][d]
1 July 2016 CF England Joel Logan Guiseley Released [11][e]
1 July 2016 LB England Michael Rose Morecambe Released [11][f]
1 July 2016 CM England Dave Syers Free agent Released [11]
27 January 2017 LB England Scott Tanser Port Vale Mutual consent [21]
30 January 2017 MF England James Hooper Carlisle United Mutual consent [22][g]
  1. ^ Following Bell's release, he signed for Gateshead.[12]
  2. ^ Following Bennett's release, he signed for Mansfield Town.[13]
  3. ^ Following Hasler-Cregg's release, he signed for Altrincham.[17]
  4. ^ Following Holt's release, he signed for Hibernian.[18]
  5. ^ Following Logan's release, he signed for Guiseley.[19]
  6. ^ Following Rose's release, he signed for Morecambe.[20]
  7. ^ Following Hooper's departure, he joined Carlisle United.[23]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
25 July 2016 LW England Sanmi Odelusi Wigan Athletic 20 January 2017 [24][a]
31 August 2016 CM Republic of Ireland Keith Keane Cambridge United 3 January 2017 [26]
20 January 2017 CF England Jack Redshaw Blackpool End of Season [27]
25 January 2017 LB England Joel Taylor Stoke City End of Season [28]
27 January 2017 LB England Mark Kitching Middlesbrough 31 January 2017 [29][b]
30 January 2017 GK England Ben Wilson Cardiff City End of Season [30]
  1. ^ On 20 January 2017, Sanmi Odelusi's season-long loan was terminated.[25]
  2. ^ On 31 January 2017, Mark Kitching's loan was made permanent.[9]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
2 September 2016 GK England Johny Diba FC United of Manchester 30 September 2016 [31]
9 September 2016 CF England Matty Gillam Stalybridge Celtic 11 October 2016 [32]
9 September 2016 MF England James Hooper FC United of Manchester 7 October 2016 [32]
19 October 2016 MF England James Hooper Stockport County 16 November 2016 [33]

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly AFC Fylde 1–2 Rochdale Medlar-with-Wesham
19:30 Gilchrist 66' Report Eccleston 25'
Henderson 51'		 Stadium: Mill Farm
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Curzon Ashton 1–3 Rochdale Ashton-under-Lyne
15:00 Ennis 54' Report Mendez-Laing 12', 72'
Bunney 19'		 Stadium: Tameside Stadium
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Rochdale 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
19:45 McDermott 64' Report Graham 11' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly Rochdale 4–1 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
15:00 Noble-Lazarus 26'
Mendez-Laing 31'
Canavan 79'
Andrew 82'		 Report Wildschut 77' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,084 (2,729 away)
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Macclesfield Town 2–0 Rochdale Macclesfield
19:00 Whitaker 17'
Holroyd 36'		 Report Stadium: Moss Rose
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly FC United of Manchester 0–3 Rochdale Moston
15:00 Report Odelusi 9'
Tanser 24'
Cannon 65'		 Stadium: Broadhurst Park

League One

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Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Southend United 46 20 12 14 70 53 +17 72
8 Oxford United 46 20 9 17 65 52 +13 69
9 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 71 62 +9 69
10 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 70 −2 66
11 Peterborough United 46 17 11 18 62 62 0 62
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultLDLLDLDWWWWWWLLWLWWLWWWWWLLDDLDLDDLWDWLDWLWWDD
Position162122232424231915116459610755554445677981011111310108910898989
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 August 2016 1 Rochdale 2–3 Peterborough United Rochdale
15:00 BST Cannon 8'
Henderson 32' (pen.)		 Report Forrester 21', 37'
Baldwin Yellow card 45+2'
Edwards 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,243 (718 visiting)
13 August 2016 2 Sheffield United 1–1 Rochdale Sheffield
15:00 BST Fleck Yellow card 23'
Sharp 81'		 Report McDermott Yellow card 35'
Cannon 43'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,399
Referee: Kevin Johnson
16 August 2016 3 Port Vale 1–0 Rochdale Burslem
19:45 BST Grant Yellow card 18'
Smith 52'
Streete Yellow card 80'		 Report Cannon Yellow card 17'
McNulty Yellow card 72'
Canavan Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3491
Referee: Robert Jones
20 August 2016 4 Rochdale 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Rochdale
15:00 BST McGahey Yellow card 50'
Lund Yellow card 70'		 Report Upson Yellow card 48'
Wootton 90+5'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Carl Boyeson
27 August 2016 5 Rochdale 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Rochdale
15:00 BST Camps Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 82'
Mendez-Laing Yellow card 90+4'
Allen 90+6'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 9'
Barcham Yellow card 12'
Meades Yellow card 30'
Francomb Yellow card 85'
Reeves Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2274
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
3 September 2016 6 Oxford United 1–0 Rochdale Oxford
15:00 BST Maguire Yellow card 27'
Raglan Yellow card 42'
Sercombe 88'		 Report Mendez-Laing Yellow card 49' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,939
Referee: Brendan Malone
10 September 2016 7 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Bristol
15:00 BST Taylor 21', 49'
Lines Yellow card 56'
Harrison Yellow card 70'		 Report Camps 17'
Henderson 22'
Vincenti Yellow card 42'
Allen Yellow card 47'
Canavan Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 72'
McNulty Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8057
Referee: Ross Joyce
17 September 2016 8 Rochdale 2–1 Fleetwood Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Lund 10' Yellow card 70'
McGahey Yellow card 23'
Davies 85'
Bunney Yellow card 88'		 Report McLaughlin Yellow card 19'
Grant 23' (pen.)
Neal Yellow card 58'
Woolford Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2499[34]
Referee: Mark Heywood[34]
24 September 2016 9 Millwall 2–3 Rochdale South Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST O'Brien 11'
Gregory 18' (pen.)
Thompson Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 73'
Webster Yellow card 69'
Craig Yellow card 74'
Abdou Yellow card 86'
Williams Yellow card 87'		 Report Camps 9'
Canavan Yellow card 19'
Bunney Yellow card 45+3'
Andrew 67' Yellow card 85'
Henderson 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8143
Referee: John Brooks
27 September 2016 10 Rochdale 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
19:45 BST Lund Yellow card 32'
Davies 52'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 61' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: David Coote
1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Rochdale Charlton, London
15:00 BST Jackson soccer ball with red X
Lookman Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Andrew 25'
Lund Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 14,460
Referee: Robert Jones
8 October 2016 12 Rochdale 3–0 Southend United Rochdale
15:00 BST Canavan 18'
Andrew 27'
Mendez-Laing 83'		 Report Inniss Yellow card 60'
O'Neill Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Darren England
15 October 2016 13 Rochdale 2–0 Bury Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson 38' (pen.)
Mendez-Laing 74'
Andrew Yellow card 79'
Bunney Yellow card 79'		 Report Maher Yellow card 17'
Mellis Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 87'
Soares Yellow card 43'
Vaughan Yellow card 66'
Bryan Red card 77'
Miller Yellow card 79'
Kay Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Peter Bankes
18 October 2016 14 Swindon Town 3–0 Rochdale Swindon
19:45 BST Furlong 24' Yellow card 72'
Delfouneso 32' Yellow card 45+2'
Thompson 80'		 Report Henderson soccer ball with red X 47'
Keane Yellow card 48'
Andrew Yellow card 52'
Bunney Red card 72'
Camps Yellow card 77'
Cannon Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,048
Referee: Gavin Ward
22 October 2016 15 Coventry City 2–0 Rochdale Coventry
15:00 BST Agyei 28'
Turnbull Yellow card 38'
Wright 84'		 Report Lund Yellow card 66' Stadium: City of Coventry Stadium
Attendance: 8,133
Referee: Richard Clark
29 October 2016 16 Rochdale 1–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
15:00 BST Lund 40' Report Burgess Yellow card 15'
Dummigan Yellow card 65'
McLaughlin Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 5,204
Referee: Tony Harrington
12 November 2016 17 Bradford City 4–0 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 GMT Clarke 41'
Dieng 44'
Vincelot Yellow card 55'
Hanson 59'
Marshall 63'		 Report Canavan Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 58'
Bunney Yellow card 66'
Noble-Lazarus Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: The Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 18,205
Referee: Ross Joyce
19 November 2016 18 Rochdale 4–0 Swindon Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rathbone Yellow card 22'
Bunney 29' Yellow card 30'
Lund 55'
Davies 57', 66' (pen.)		 Report Rodgers Yellow card 25'
Goddard Yellow card 31'
Raphael Branco Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Darren Handley
22 November 2016 19 Rochdale 4–0 Walsall Rochdale
19:45 GMT Rathbone 32'
Noble-Lazarus 41'
Davies 76' (pen.), 90+1'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 52' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,907
Referee: Andy Haines
26 November 2016 20 Gillingham 3–0 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 GMT Nouble 53' Yellow card 70'
Emmanuel-Thomas 89'
Byrne 90+1' Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Rafferty Yellow card 59' Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,409
Referee: Trevor Kettle
10 December 2016 21 Rochdale 3–2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Thompson 41'
Rathbone 53'
Andrew 75'
Henderson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bishop Yellow card 17' 84'
Hopper 80'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,445
Referee: Ben Toner
17 December 2016 22 Northampton Town 2–3 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 GMT Taylor 16'
Hoskins 57'		 Report Keane Yellow card 6'
Lund 19', 63', 67' Yellow card 40'
Henderson Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
26 December 2016 23 Rochdale 3–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
15:00 GMT Davies soccer ball with red X 8'
Henderson Yellow card 10' 44', 84'
Andrew 59'
Rathbone Yellow card 87'		 Report Dimaio Yellow card 49' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,863
Referee: Carl Boyeson
30 December 2016 24 Rochdale 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
19:45 GMT Henderson 4'
Davies 28'		 Report Black Yellow card 73'
Toney 86'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,235
Referee: Richard Clark
2 January 2017 25 Walsall 0–2 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 GMT Morris Yellow card 25'
Etheridge Yellow card 35'		 Report Henderson 23' Yellow card 52'
Andrew Yellow card 55'
Keane Yellow card 57'
Thompson 74'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,667
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
14 January 2017 26 Southend United 2–1 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Fortuné 15'
McGlashan Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 34'
Cox 90+3'		 Report Keane Red card 22'
Logan Yellow card 25'
Lund Yellow card 31'
Andrew 66'
Camps Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Rob Lewis
21 January 2017 27 Rochdale 0–4 Oxford United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report Taylor Yellow card 12' 53'
Johnson 18'
Hall 29'
Ledson 73'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Robert Jones
4 February 2017 28 Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
15:00 GMT McNulty Yellow card 62'
Camps Yellow card 64'		 Report Lockyer Yellow card 32' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Mark Brown
11 February 2017 29 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Rochdale Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Grant Yellow card 37'
Eastham Yellow card 76'		 Report Keane Yellow card 28'
Cannon Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,186
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
14 February 2017 30 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Rochdale Bolton
20:00 GMT Morais 82'
Spearing Yellow card 85'		 Report Kitching Yellow card 49'
Keane Yellow card 58'
Vincenti Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,313
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 February 2017 31 Rochdale 3–3 Charlton Athletic Rochdale
15:00 GMT Canavan 4'
Keane Yellow card 34'
Andrew 70'
Mendez-Laing 84'
Rathbone Yellow card 90+1'
Rafferty Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Botaka 41'
Teixeira 67', 88'
Magennis Yellow card 80'
Holmes Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,842
Referee: Scott Duncan
25 February 2017 32 Peterborough United 3–1 Rochdale Peterborough
15:00 GMT Lopes Yellow card 22'
Baldwin 36' Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 80'
Nichols 38'
Taylor 84'		 Report Rafferty Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 45+3'
Thompson 40'
Keane Yellow card 44'
McDermott Red card 52'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,457
Referee: Chris Sarginson
4 March 2017 33 Rochdale 3–3 Sheffield United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Cannon Yellow card 10'
Davies 20'
Lund 46' Yellow card 71'
Mendez-Laing 78'		 Report Duffy 5'
Lafferty 11'
Coutts Yellow card 41'
Sharp 68'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,214
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
11 March 2017 34 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Rochdale Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Upson Yellow card 35'
Agard 70'
Reeves 90+1'		 Report Davies 17'
Cannon Yellow card 58'
Mendez-Laing 84'		 Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 10,569
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 March 2017 35 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT Mirfin Yellow card 17'
Toffolo Yellow card 24'
Clarke Yellow card 45+3'
Madden 54'
Crooks 90+3'		 Report Rafferty Yellow card 32'
Henderson 41' Yellow card 84'
Camps Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,225
Referee: David Webb
18 March 2017 36 Rochdale 4–1 Gillingham Rochdale
15:00 GMT Mendez-Laing 10' Yellow card 81'
Henderson 33'
Camps 49'
Rathbone Yellow card 83'
Vincenti 90'		 Report Parker 17'
Rehman Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 59'
Ehmer Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: Andy Haines
21 March 2017 37 Rochdale 3–3 Millwall Rochdale
19:45 GMT Allen Yellow card 12'
Mendez-Laing 33'
Vincenti Yellow card 36'
Henderson 44'
Camps 54'
McNulty Yellow card 68'		 Report Gregory 14' (pen.)
O'Brien 25'
Cooper Yellow card 43'
Butcher Yellow card 43'
Craig Yellow card 53'
Wallace 77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Darren England
25 March 2017 38 Chesterfield 1–3 Rochdale Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Dennis 51'
Donohue Yellow card 60'
Anderson Yellow card 76'
Faupala Red card 90+6'		 Report Henderson 16'
Camps 40'
Allen 42'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,927
Referee: Mark Brown
28 March 2017 39 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Rochdale Kingston upon Thames, London
19:45 GMT Kelly 53'
Taylor 55'
Parrett 58' (pen.)		 Report McNulty Yellow card 25'
Lund Yellow card 44'
Keane Red card 45+1'
Henderson Yellow card 45+3'
Camps 65'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Brett Huxtable
1 April 2017 40 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Mendez-Laing 58'
Vincenti Yellow card 72'		 Report McCourt Yellow card 45'
Anderson 90+3'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,939
Referee: Ross Joyce
4 April 2017 41 Rochdale 3–0 Port Vale Rochdale
19:45 GMT Lund 33'
McDermott 42' Yellow card 50'
Henderson 45+5' (pen.)
Camps Yellow card 49'
Andrew Yellow card 60'		 Report Pugh Red card 20'
Taylor Yellow card 62'
Bikey Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,387
Referee: Ben Toner
8 April 2017 42 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Payne Yellow card 2' 16' Report McDermott Yellow card 43'
Lund Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,002
Referee: Kevin Johnson
13 April 2017 43 Bury 0–1 Rochdale Bury
19:45 BST Report Camps 45+1'
McNulty Yellow card 60'
Rafferty Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Darren Bond
17 April 2017 44 Rochdale 2–0 Coventry City Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson 18', 52'
Rafferty Yellow card 22'		 Report Bigirimana Yellow card 45' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: Nigel Miller
22 April 2017 45 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Rochdale Oldham
15:00 BST Clarke 67'
Fané Yellow card 88'		 Report Camps 13'
Vincenti Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,865
Referee: Kevin Friend
30 April 2017 46 Rochdale 1–1 Bradford City Rochdale
12:00 BST Lund 66' Yellow card 77' Report Jones 9' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,876
Referee: Steve Martin

FA Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
6 November 2016 First round Maidstone United 1–1 Rochdale Maidstone
14:00 GMT Taylor 21' (pen.)
Rogers Yellow card 45+3'
Mills Yellow card 69'
Lokko Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Canavan Yellow card 20'
Lund Yellow card 45+3'
Rathbone Yellow card 59'
Camps 90+4'		 Stadium: Gallagher Stadium
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Charles Breakspear
15 November 2016 First round replay Rochdale 2–0 Maidstone United Rochdale
19:45 GMT Davies 14', 22' (pen.) Report Loza Yellow card 63'
Taylor Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Nigel Miller
3 December 2016 Second round Carlisle United 0–2 Rochdale Carlisle
15:00 GMT Report Canavan Yellow card 35'
Davies 48'
Mendez-Laing 90+3'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,426
Referee: Mark Haywood
7 January 2017 Third round Barrow 0–2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT Rowe Yellow card 39' Report Henderson 17', 62'
Rathbone Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4,414
Referee: David Webb
28 January 2017 Fourth round Rochdale 0–4 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT McGahey Yellow card 66' Report Quaner 42'
Brown Yellow card 51' 66' (pen.)
Hefele 72', 84'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7,431
Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
9 August 2016 First round Rochdale 3–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
19:45 BST Henderson 47'
Cannon 53'
Mendez-Laing 78'		 Report McGinn 30' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
23 August 2016 Second round Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Rochdale Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST Sandro Yellow card 29' 41', 74' Report Lund 5' Yellow card 70'
Rafferty Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Loftus Road

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rochdale 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Sunderland U21 3 2 0 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3 L2 Notts County 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 L2 Hartlepool United 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: Sky Sports
6 September 2016 Group stage 1 Rochdale 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Sunderland U23 Rochdale
19:45 BST Henderson 57' Report Embleton 51'
Denayer Yellow card 57'
Nelson Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1184
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Penalties
Davies soccer ball with check mark
Rafferty soccer ball with check mark
Bunney soccer ball with check mark
McGahey soccer ball with red X
Odelusi soccer ball with check mark		 Honeyman soccer ball with red X
Kirchhoff soccer ball with check mark
Robson soccer ball with red X
Greenwood soccer ball with check mark
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Rochdale 2–1 Notts County Rochdale
19:45 BST Odelusi Yellow card 60' 61'
Davies 69'		 Report Forte 25'
Aborah Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,147
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 November 2016 Group stage 3 Hartlepool United 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
19:30 GMT Donnelly Yellow card 29'
Oates 85'		 Report Noble-Lazarus 21'
Gillam 67'		 Stadium: The Northern Gas and Power Stadium
Attendance: 380
Referee: Scott Duncan
6 December 2016 Second round Rochdale 0–2 Chesterfield Rochdale
19:30 GMT McNulty Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 47'
McDermott Yellow card 72'		 Report Maguire 24'
Donohue Yellow card 29'
Evans Yellow card 48' 59'
Anderson Red card 66'
Evatt Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Referee: Graham Salisbury

References

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