2021–22 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2021–22 season
Chairman	Andrew Kelly
Manager	Robbie Stockdale
Stadium	Spotland
League Two	18th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jake Beesley (4); All: ; Jake Beesley (6)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is Rochdale's 115th year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2013–14 season following relegation last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Manager changes

On 30 June, Dale announced they reluctantly agreed to release manager Brian Barry-Murphy from his contract.^[1]

Robbie Stockdale was appointed as the new manager on July 10, signing a two-year contract with the club.^[2]

First-team squad

Statistics

As of 7 May 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		F.A. Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jay Lynch	31	0	25+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Corey O'Keeffe	50	5	38+4	2	3+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	2
3	DF	IRL	Aidy White	17	0	7+5	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Jimmy McNulty	14	0	9+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Max Taylor	29	3	19+3	3	2+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
6	DF	IRL	Eoghan O'Connell	50	1	45+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	NIR	Stephen Dooley	44	0	30+8	0	1+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Aaron Morley	26	2	19+2	1	3+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Jimmy Ball	11	3	11+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Jake Beesley	26	12	21+0	9	3+0	1	2+0	2	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Luke Charman	19	2	10+9	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Alex Newby	39	6	27+9	6	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
11	FW	IRL	Conor Grant	38	4	21+12	4	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Jeriel Dorsett	44	0	35+1	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+2	0
13	MF	IRL	Jimmy Keohane	32	2	25+2	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
14	MF	ENG	George Broadbent	27	1	13+8	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Sam Graham	14	0	11+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Matt Done	28	1	13+12	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Paul Downing	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Abraham Odoh	38	3	17+15	3	2+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Josh Andrews	22	5	7+10	3	2+0	1	0+2	0	1+0	1
20	FW	ENG	Danny Cashman	29	3	9+14	2	0+1	0	2+0	1	2+1	0
21	GK	ENG	Jake Eastwood	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Liam Kelly	36	6	24+6	5	3+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	1
24	MF	ENG	Ethan Brierley	5	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
25	DF	ENG	Joe Dunne	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Max Clark	23	1	22+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	ENG	Tahvon Campbell	13	2	13+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK	ENG	Joel Coleman	21	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2022

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9	FW	Jake Beesley	9	1	2	0	12
2	10	FW	Alex Newby	6	0	0	0	6
2	23	MF	Liam Kelly	5	0	0	1	6
4	19	FW	Josh Andrews	3	1	0	1	5
4	2	DF	Corey O'Keeffe	2	1	0	2	5
6	11	FW	Conor Grant	4	0	0	0	4
7	20	FW	Danny Cashman	2	0	1	0	3
	5	DF	Max Taylor	3	0	0	0	3
	8	MF	Jimmy Ball	3	0	0	0	3
	18	MF	Abraham Odoh	3	0	0	0	3
11	8	MF	Aaron Morley	1	1	0	0	2
	29	MF	Tahvon Campbell	2	0	0	0	2
	13	MF	Jimmy Keohane	2	0	0	0	2
	9	FW	Luke Charman	2	0	0	0	2
15	14	MF	George Broadbent	1	0	0	0	1
	26	DF	Max Clark	1	0	0	0	1
	6	DF	Eoghan O'Connell	1	0	0	0	1
	16	MF	Matt Done	1	0	0	0	1
Total				51	4	3	4	62

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	6		DF	Eoghan O'Connell	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
2	2		DF	Corey O'Keeffe	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
3	12		DF	Jeriel Dorsett	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	18		MF	Abraham Odoh	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
5	9		FW	Jake Beesley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14		MF	George Broadbent	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	23		MF	Liam Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	5		DF	Max Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
9	20		FW	Danny Cashman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	33		GK	Joel Coleman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	29		MF	Tahvon Campbell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8		MF	Jimmy Ball	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	7		MF	Stephen Dooley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	13		MF	Jimmy Keohane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
15	15		DF	Sam Graham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	3		DF	Aidy White	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		FW	Conor Grant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		DF	Paul Downing	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	1		GK	Jay Lynch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	4		DF	Jimmy McNulty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		FW	Luke Charman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					51	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	60	0	0

Pre-season friendlies

Rochdale announced they would play friendly matches against Luton Town,^[3] Barnsley,^[4] Fleetwood Town,^[5] Rotherham United,^[6] AFC Fylde^[3] and Stalybridge Celtic^[6] as part of their pre-season preparation.

10 July 2021 Friendly	Luton Town	4–0	Rochdale	Neutral venue
15:00 BST	Adebayo 18' (pen.) Burke 45' Cornick 54' Jerome 65'	Report		Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

14 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	1–2	Barnsley	Spotland
TBC BST	Morley 53' (pen.)	Report	Morris 12' Kitching 19'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

17 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	3–3	Fleetwood Town	Spotland
15:00 BST	Dooley 8' Beesley 60' Holgate 66' (o.g.)	Report	Andrew 50' Edmondson 83', 87'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

20 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	2–2	Rotherham United	Spotland
19:00 BST	Beesley 65' (pen.), 71'	Report	Ogbene 83' Ihiekwe 90'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

24 July 2021 Friendly	AFC Fylde	0–1	Rochdale	Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST		Report	Beesley 35'	Stadium: Mill Farm

30 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	5–1	Oldham Athletic	Spotland
14:00 BST	Morley 49' McNulty 55' Hart 64' (o.g.) Beesley 66' Done 76'	Report	Trialist 79'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

3 August 2021 Friendly	Stalybridge Celtic	Cancelled	Rochdale XI	Stalybridge
TBC BST				Stadium: Bower Fold
Note: Match was cancelled due to limited player availability.^[7]

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Colchester United	46	14	13	19	48	60	−12	55
16	Walsall	46	14	12	20	47	60	−13	54
17	Hartlepool United	46	14	12	20	44	64	−20	54
18	Rochdale	46	12	17	17	51	59	−8	53
19	Harrogate Town	46	14	11	21	64	75	−11	53
20	Carlisle United	46	14	11	21	39	62	−23	53
21	Stevenage	46	11	14	21	45	68	−23	47

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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^[8]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	12	17	17	51	59	−8	53	7	11	5	28	23	+5	5	6	12	23	36	−13

Last updated: 22 March 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W
Position	16	15	22	15	17	10	5	8	11	16	18	17	18	15	13	13	13	13	13	16	18	14	18	18	18	18	18	19	17	16	16	17	17	18	17	19	19	20	19	20	16	17	15	18	20	18

Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Dale's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[9]

7 August 2021 1	Harrogate Town	3–2	Rochdale	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Armstrong 5' Pattison 10' 59' Burrell 90+1'	Report	Newby 15' Beesley 43' Grant 49' Odoh 60'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Antony Coggins

14 August 2021 2	Rochdale	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,679 Referee: Martin Coy

17 August 2021 3	Rochdale	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	O'Keeffe 22' Newby 48'	Report	Matt 33' Stevens 49'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,188 Referee: Andy Haines

21 August 2021 4	Northampton Town	1–3	Rochdale	Northampton
15:00 BST	Guthrie 21' Nelson 46' Hoskins 66'	Report	Taylor 17' Andrews 73' Odoh 90+5'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Carl Brook

27 August 2021 5	Rochdale	1–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Keohane 61'	Report	Taylor 40' (o.g.) Welch-Hayes 45' Daniels 64' Sarpong-Wiredu 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,054 Referee: Rebecca Welch

4 September 2021 6	Port Vale	2–3	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Proctor 8', 59'	Report	Beesley 24', 53' 88' O'Keeffe 78' O'Connell 90+1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,113 Referee: Marc Edwards

11 September 2021 7	Rochdale	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dooley 76' Cashman 84' Dorsett 87'	Report	Watson 23' Davies 26' McManaman 36'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,877 Referee: Charles Breakspear

18 September 2021 8	Mansfield Town	1–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Maris 68' McLaughlin 71' Johnson 73' 90+1' Clarke 90+4'	Report	Cashman 50'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,336 Referee: Carl Boyeson

25 September 2021 9	Rochdale	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 BST	O'Connell 35'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 59' Whelan 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Will Finnie

2 October 2021 10	Bradford City	2–0	Rochdale	Bradford
15:00 BST	Gilliead 37' 40' O'Connor 66' Cook 75' (pen.) Ridehalgh 81'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,809 Referee: James Bell

9 October 2021 11	Rochdale	0–1	Crawley Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Cashman 90+4'	Report	Appiah 14' Bansal-McNulty 60' Craig 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,268 Referee: Ollie Yates

16 October 2021 12	Swindon Town	2–2	Rochdale	Swindon
15:00 BST	Gladwin 37' Mitchell-Lawson 82' Williams 90+3'	Report	O'Connell 45+1' Broadbent 57' Kelly 79'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,310 Referee: Simon Mather

19 October 2021 13	Salford City	0–0	Rochdale	Salford
19:45 BST	Willock 32' Lowe 50' Touray 70'	Report	Broadbent 17' O'Keeffe 68'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,173 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

23 October 2021 14	Rochdale	3–2	Sutton United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Newby 23' Kelly 66' Morley 90+5'	Report	Bennett 45+2' Olaofe 82' Smith 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Paul Howard

30 October 2021 15	Barrow	1–2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
15:30 BST	Gordon 53' Banks 56' Brown 58' Platt 90+3'	Report	Beesley 28', 72' Graham 53' Odoh 85'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,366 Referee: Declan Bourne

13 November 2021 16	Rochdale	2–2	Leyton Orient	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Newby 1', 90' Odoh 11' O'Keeffe 31' Coleman 90+3'	Report	Kyprianou 15' Drinan 24' Ogie 30' Clay 66' Kemp 69' Smith 90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

20 November 2021 17	Walsall	0–0	Rochdale	Walsall
15:00 BST	Monthé 54'	Report	Dorsett 51'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,144 Referee: Sam Purkiss

23 November 2021 18	Rochdale	2–2	Stevenage	Rochdale
19:00 GMT	Beesley 4' Andrews 35' Kelly 90'	Report	List 27', 47' Melbourne 74' Read 89' Cuthbert 90+4'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Scott Oldham

27 November 2021 19	Rochdale	1–1	Exeter City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Taylor 69'	Report	Ray 59'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,102 Referee: Andy Haines

8 December 2021 20	Hartlepool United	2–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Odusina 15' Cullen 64' Shelton 90+2'	Report	Andrews 55' White 66'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Tom Nield

11 December 2021 21	Bristol Rovers	4–2	Rochdale	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Evans 10' Collins 51', 89' Anderson 84'	Report	Beesley 60', 66' (pen.) 64'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,215 Referee: James Linington

18 December 2021 22	Rochdale	3–0	Newport County	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Beesley 2', 72' (pen.) Coleman 64' Grant 74' Kelly 89'	Report	Demetriou 70' Norman 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Carl Boyeson

26 December 2021 P	Carlisle United	P–P	Rochdale	Carlisle
				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.

29 December 2021 P	Rochdale	P–P	Port Vale	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.

1 January 2022 P	Rochdale	P–P	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.

8 January 2022 P	Colchester United	P–P	Rochdale	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

15 January 2022 23	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Jolley 3', 16' 48' Doohan 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,046 Referee: Ben Toner

22 January 2022 24	Rochdale	0–0	Bradford City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report	O'Connor 63'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,941 Referee: Carl Brook

29 January 2022 25	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Rochdale	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Hunt 8' Hart 51' Piergianni 57'	Report	O'Keeffe 51' O'Connell 88'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,199 Referee: Darren Drysdale

1 February 2022 26	Colchester United	1–1	Rochdale	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Skuse 41' Judge 53'	Report	O'Connell 65' Grant 76'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Craig Hicks

5 February 2022 P	Rochdale	P–P	Carlisle United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

8 February 2022 27	Forest Green Rovers	2–1	Rochdale	Nailsworth
19:45 GMT	Cargill 61' Aitchison 73' Stevens 86'	Report	Ball 47' Campbell 64'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,923 Referee: Paul Howard

12 February 2022 28	Rochdale	3–3	Harrogate Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Clark 18' O'Connell 48' Odoh 61' Ball 76' Campbell 87'	Report	Pattison 3', 24' (pen.) Diamond 47' Legge 66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Neil Hair

19 February 2022 29	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Onariase 13' Rowe 17' Hackney 28'	Report	O'Connell 38' Kelly 51' Taylor 83' Broadbent 90+5'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Robert Madley

22 February 2022 30	Rochdale	1–1	Port Vale	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	O'Connell 76' Ball 90+3' O'Keeffe 90+6'	Report	Garrity 45' Worrall 55'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Samuel Barrott

26 February 2022 31	Rochdale	1–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Campbell 53'	Report	Mills 78' Lubala 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,643 Referee: Ollie Yates

1 March 2022 32	Carlisle United	2–0	Rochdale	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Patrick 25' Gibson 79' Armer 88' Sho-Silva 89'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,360 Referee: Marc Edwards

5 March 2022 33	Sutton United	3–0	Rochdale	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Boldewijn 12', 45+2' Kizzi 57' Milsom 78'	Report	O'Connell 22' Dorsett 41'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,874 Referee: Ben Speedie

12 March 2022 34	Rochdale	0–0	Barrow	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Dorsett 68' Broadbent 84'	Report	Banks 45+2' Sea 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,935 Referee: Charles Breakspear

15 March 2022 35	Rochdale	1–1	Salford City	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Ball 27' Kelly 72'	Report	Lund 66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,041 Referee: Chris Sarginson

19 March 2022 36	Leyton Orient	3–1	Rochdale	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Smyth 40' Kyprianou 49' Sotiriou 58' Smith 80' Vigouroux 85'	Report	Newby 6' Ball 82' Campbell 85'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,791 Referee: David Rock

22 March 2022 37	Rochdale	0–1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Downing 31'	Report	Bowery 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

26 March 2022 38	Crawley Town	1–0	Rochdale	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Nadesan 18' Davies 85'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Trevor Kettle

29 March 2022 39	Rochdale	2–0	Carlisle United	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Kelly 10' (pen.) Lynch 70' Grant 81'	Report	Simeu 5' Devine 63' Dickenson 90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,160 Referee: James Oldham

2 April 2022 40	Rochdale	0–0	Swindon Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dorsett 12'	Report	Iandolo 55'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,779 Referee: Declan Bourne

9 April 2022 41	Rochdale	1–0	Walsall	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Grant 55'	Report	Perry 45+1' Labadie 73' Wilkinson 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,437 Referee: Adam Herczeg

15 April 2022 42	Stevenage	1–0	Rochdale	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Cuthbert 48' Lines 87'	Report	O'Connell 90+1'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,172 Referee: Robert Lewis

18 April 2022 43	Rochdale	2–1	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Keohane 61' Dooley 83' O'Connell 90+4'	Report	Morris 10'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Tom Nield

23 April 2022 44	Exeter City	2–0	Rochdale	Exeter
15:00 BST	Dieng 34' Zanzala 52' Jay 60' Brown 81' Key 85'	Report	McNulty 51' Taylor 75'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,935 Referee: Carl Brook

30 April 2022 45	Rochdale	3–4	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Charman 11', 17' 85' Keohane 58' O'Keeffe 60' 83' Taylor 69'	Report	Finley 54' Collins 66', 89' Anderson 90+5' Coutts 90+8'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Ross Joyce

7 May 2022 46	Newport County	0–2	Rochdale	Newport
15:00 BST		Report	Done 16' Odoh 90+2'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Lee Swabey

FA Cup

Rochdale were drawn at home to Notts County in the first round^[10] and Plymouth Argyle in the second round.^[11]

7 November 2021 First round	Rochdale	1–1	Notts County	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	O'Keeffe 45' 89'	Report	Kelly-Evans 3' Wootton 62' Cameron 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,587 Referee: Ross Joyce

16 November 2021 First round replay	Notts County	1–2	Rochdale	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	White 63' (o.g.)	Report	Andrews 15' Dorsett 72' Beesley 90'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,416 Referee: James Bell

5 December 2021 Second round	Rochdale	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Rochdale
12:15 GMT	Morley 55'	Report	Garrick 17' Wilson 37' Law 64' Houghton 77' Jephcott 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,687 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

EFL Cup

Rochdale were drawn away to Harrogate Town in the first round^[12]^[13] Shrewsbury Town in the second round^[14] and Burnley in the third round.^[15]

10 August 2021 First round	Harrogate Town	Away Walkover	Rochdale	Harrogate
19:45 BST				Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Note: Match was postponed due to positive cases of COVID-19 being identified within Harrogate's squad.^[16] Rochdale received a bye into the second round after it was determined the fixture could not be rearranged within the required time period.^[17]

24 August 2021 Second round	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST	Bennett 53' Ebanks-Landell 60' Pennington 67'	Report	Odoh 36' Beesley 68' (pen.) Cashman 77'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Scott Oldham

21 September 2021 Third round	Burnley	4–1	Rochdale	Burnley
19:45 BST	Rodriguez 50', 60', 62', 76' Tarkowski 63'	Report	Beesley 47' O'Keeffe 63' O'Connell 64'	Stadium: Turf Moor Referee: Geoff Eltringham

EFL Trophy

Rochdale were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool U21s and Port Vale.^[18]^[19] The dates for the group stage fixtures were revealed on July 8.^[20]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	3	0	10	3	+7	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Port Vale	3	2	1	8	3	+5	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Rochdale	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
4	ACA	Liverpool U21	3	0	3	1	13	−12	0

Source: EFL.com

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Rochdale	4–0	Liverpool U21s	Rochdale
19:00 BST	Kelly 33' O'Keeffe 50' (pen.), 72' Andrews 78'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Ben Toner

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Port Vale	1–0	Rochdale	Burslem
19:00 BST	J. Taylor 2' Walker 40' Benning 82' M. Taylor 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Keohane 29' M. Taylor 55' Kelly 57'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,727 Referee: James Oldham

2 November 2021 Group game 3	Rochdale	0–3	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
19:00 GMT	Cashman 4'	Report	Afolayan 16' John 19' Doyle 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,116 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
29 July 2021	CB	Sam Graham	Sheffield United	Free transfer	^[21]
2 August 2021	CB	Max Taylor	Manchester United	Free transfer	^[22]
5 August 2021	LB	Aidy White	Heart of Midlothian	Free transfer	^[23]
6 August 2021	GK	Joel Coleman	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	^[24]
24 August 2021	CM	Liam Kelly	Feyenoord	Free transfer	^[25]
15 September 2021	CB	Jesper Laurence	East Thurrock United	Undisclosed	^[26]
20 January 2022	CF	Luke Charman	Darlington	Undisclosed	^[27]
21 January 2022	LB	Max Clark	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	^[28]
27 January 2022	CF	Tahvon Campbell	Woking	Undisclosed	^[29]
28 January 2022	RB	Corey O'Keeffe	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	^[30]
31 January 2022	CM	James Ball	Solihull Moors	Undisclosed	^[31]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
3 August 2021	CM	George Broadbent	Sheffield United	1 January 2022	^[32]
3 August 2021	RB	Corey O'Keeffe	Mansfield Town	1 January 2022	^[33]
6 August 2021	CF	Danny Cashman	Coventry City	End of season	^[34]
10 August 2021	CF	Josh Andrews	Birmingham City	End of season	^[35]
20 August 2021	CB	Jeriel Dorsett	Reading	End of season	^[36]
13 January 2022	CB	Paul Downing	Portsmouth	End of season	^[37]
30 April 2022	GK	Jake Eastwood	Sheffield United	7 May 2022	^[38]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
23 October 2021	GK	Bradley Wade	Guiseley	7 December 2021	^[39]^[40]
9 December 2021	CB	Joe Dunne	Stafford Rangers	End of season	^[41]^[42]
9 February 2022	GK	Brad Kelly	Mossley	March 2022	^[43]
23 March 2022	DF	Sam Graham	Notts County	End of season	^[44]
24 March 2022	CM	Ethan Brierley	Spennymoor Town	29 April 2022	^[45]^[46]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
17 May 2021	LW	Kwadwo Baah	Watford	Undisclosed	^[47]
30 June 2021	CM	Lewis Bradley	Free agent	Released	^[48]
30 June 2021	CM	Harrison Hopper	York City	Released	^[48]^[49]
30 June 2021	CM	Matty Lund	Salford City	Contract expired	^[50]^[51]
30 June 2021	RB	Ryan McLaughlin	Morecambe	Released	^[48]^[52]
30 June 2021	DF	Paul McShane	Manchester United	Released	^[48]^[53]
30 June 2021	CM	Jimmy Ryan	Free agent	Released	^[48]
30 June 2021	DM	Conor Shaughnessy	Burton Albion	Free transfer	^[54]
9 July 2021	CF	Stephen Humphrys	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[55]
9 July 2021	CM	Oliver Patrick	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	^[56]
12 July 2021	MF	Ethan Pye	Stockport County	Free transfer	^[57]
4 August 2021	CM	Oliver Rathbone	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[58]
10 January 2022	CF	Jake Beesley	Blackpool	Undisclosed	^[59]
11 January 2022	CM	Aaron Morley	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[60]

References

^ "Club Statement | Brian Barry-Murphy". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Robbie Stockdale Appointed First Team Manager". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Two More Friendlies Added". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Dale To Welcome Barnsley In Pre-Season". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "Dale To Face Fleetwood Town". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Two Further Pre-Season Friendlies Confirmed". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
^ "Stalybridge Celtic Pre-Season Friendly Cancelled". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "Dale's 2021/22 Fixtures". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "EFL Clubs Enter The Emirates FA Cup, Following Sunday's First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "The Emirates FA Cup second round proper draw has been made". The FA. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "Dale Learn Carabao Cup Round One Opponents". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^

[1] "Club Statement | Brian Barry-Murphy". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[2] "Robbie Stockdale Appointed First Team Manager". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[Two_Friendlies-3] "Two More Friendlies Added". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[4] "Dale To Welcome Barnsley In Pre-Season". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[5] "Dale To Face Fleetwood Town". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[Two_Further_Friendlies-6] "Two Further Pre-Season Friendlies Confirmed". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[7] "Stalybridge Celtic Pre-Season Friendly Cancelled". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[EFL_Regulations-8] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[9] "Dale's 2021/22 Fixtures". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[10] "EFL Clubs Enter The Emirates FA Cup, Following Sunday's First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[11] "The Emirates FA Cup second round proper draw has been made". The FA. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[12] "Dale Learn Carabao Cup Round One Opponents". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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