Rochdale 2017–18 football season
Rochdale 2017–18 season Chairman Chris Dunphy Manager Keith Hill Stadium Spotland League One 20th FA Cup Fifth round EFL Cup Second round (vs. Stoke City ) EFL Trophy Third round Lancashire Senior Cup First round (vs. Blackpool ) Top goalscorer League: Ian Henderson (13 goals) All: Ian Henderson (20 goals) Average home league attendance 3,309
The 2017–18 season is Rochdale 's 111th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One . Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy . The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Statistics [ ]
As of 24 March 2018
Total
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
1
GK
Josh Lillis
52
0
40+0
0
7+0
0
1+0
0
4+0
0
2
DF
Joe Rafferty
46
1
30+3
1
7+0
0
2+0
0
4+0
0
3
DF
Kgosi Nthle
29
0
11+9
0
2+0
0
2+0
0
5+0
0
4
DF
Jimmy McNulty
49
1
40+0
1
6+0
0
1+0
0
2+0
0
5
DF
Niall Canavan
6
0
3+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
1+0
0
6
DF
Harrison McGahey
53
0
41+1
0
5+1
0
1+0
0
4+0
0
7
FW
Stephen Humphrys
18
3
11+5
2
2+0
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
8
DF
Reece Brown
4
0
2+1
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
9
FW
Calvin Andrew
40
5
26+5
3
5+0
2
0+1
0
2+1
0
10
MF
Callum Camps
53
4
41+1
2
6+0
1
1+0
1
3+1
0
11
MF
Jordan Williams
20
0
7+5
0
0+1
0
1+1
0
2+3
0
12
DF
Scott Wiseman
13
0
7+6
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
14
MF
Oliver Rathbone
42
1
30+3
1
2+2
0
1+0
0
4+0
0
15
MF
Joe Thompson
11
1
3+7
1
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
16
MF
Matt Done
56
9
39+6
7
6+1
2
2+0
0
1+1
0
17
MF
Brad Inman
47
8
25+12
4
2+1
2
1+1
0
3+2
2
18
DF
Keith Keane
5
0
3+0
0
0+1
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
19
FW
Steve Davies
36
8
7+25
7
0+2
1
0+2
0
0+0
0
21
DF
Ryan Delaney
22
2
16+2
2
4+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
22
GK
Brendan Moore
8
0
6+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
25
MF
Daniel Adshead
9
0
0+1
0
1+2
0
0+0
0
5+0
0
27
MF
Andy Cannon
30
2
18+3
2
5+1
0
1+0
0
2+0
0
30
MF
Billy Knott
4
0
1+3
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
31
DF
Sam Hart
4
0
1+3
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
32
DF
Mark Kitching
23
2
10+3
2
5+1
0
1+0
0
2+1
0
33
MF
Alex Dobre
6
1
0+6
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
36
DF
Matty Gillam
12
2
1+7
1
1+0
0
0+1
0
1+1
1
40
FW
Ian Henderson
50
20
39+0
13
7+0
6
2+0
0
1+1
1
Player(s) who left during the season:
7
FW
Jordan Slew
8
1
0+5
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
2+0
1
12
MF
Jordan Williams
14
0
12+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
24
MF
Jamie Allen
4
0
3+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
29
DF
Donervon Daniels
18
0
14+1
0
3+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
39
DF
Joe Bunney
27
1
18+2
0
2+0
0
0+0
0
5+0
1
Goals record [ ]
As of 6 May 2018
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 6 May 2018
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Total
1
10
CM
Callum Camps
9
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
11
0
0
2
14
CM
Oliver Rathbone
7
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
3
4
CB
Jimmy McNulty
5
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
4
27
RM
Andy Cannon
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
0
0
5
2
RB
Joe Rafferty
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
6
CB
Harrison McGahey
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
32
CF
Mark Kitching
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
—
LB
Joe Bunney
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
—
DM
Jordan Williams
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
10
9
CF
Calvin Andrew
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
19
CF
Steven Davies
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
40
CF
Ian Henderson
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
13
3
LB
Kgosi Nthle
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
16
LM
Matt Done
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
21
CB
Ryan Delaney
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
31
LB
Sam Hart
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
—
CB
Donervon Daniels
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
18
1
GK
Josh Lillis
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
CF
Stephen Humphrys
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
11
LW
Jordan Williams
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
15
CM
Joe Thompson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
17
CM
Brad Inman
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
18
CB
Keith Keane
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
—
CF
Jordan Slew
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
67
0
2
11
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
84
0
2
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
End date
Ref.
1 July 2017
CM
Brad Inman
Peterborough United
30 June 2018
[15]
31 August 2017
CB
Donervon Daniels
Wigan Athletic
30 June 2018
[16]
31 August 2017
DM
Jordan Williams
Liverpool
30 June 2018
[17]
Loans out [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
End date
Ref.
27 August 2017
CB
Chorley
17 September 2017
[18]
27 August 2017
DF
Chorley
17 September 2017
[18]
10 October 2017
CB
Radcliffe Borough
31 October 2017
[19]
8 November 2017
CB
Radcliffe Borough
6 December 2017
[20]
Competitions [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
As of 23 June 2017, Rochdale have announced six pre-season friendlies against Chorley [21] Barnsley ,[22] Morecambe ,[23] FC Halifax Town ,[24] AFC Fylde [25] and Middlesbrough .[26]
AFC Fylde v Rochdale
15 July 2017 AFC Fylde 0–1 Rochdale show Medlar-with-Wesham 15:00 BST
Report
Davies 50'
Stadium: Mill Farm
Chorley v Rochdale
18 July 2017 Chorley 0–4 Rochdale show Chorley 19:45 BST
Report
Trialist 35' , 53' , 56' Davies 88'
Stadium: Victory Park
FC Halifax Town v Rochdale
18 July 2017 FC Halifax Town 2–0 Rochdale show Halifax 19:30 BST
Denton 53' 66'
Report
Stadium: The Shay
Morecambe v Rochdale
29 July 2017 Morecambe 0–1 Rochdale show Morecambe 15:00 BST
Report
Davies 53'
Stadium: Globe Arena
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
18
AFC Wimbledon
46
13
14
19
47
58
−11
53
19
Walsall
46
13
13
20
53
66
−13
52
20
Rochdale
46
11
18
17
49
57
−8
51
21
Oldham Athletic (R)
46
11
17
18
58
75
−17
50
Relegation to EFL League Two
22
Northampton Town (R)
46
12
11
23
43
77
−34
47
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
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
26
4
10
12
26
37
−11
22
4
5
3
13
11
+2
0
5
9
13
26
−13
Last updated: 13 January 2018.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H A H A H H A H A A H A H H A A A H A H H A A H A A A H A A A H H H A H A H H A H H H A H Result L D L D D L W L W D D L D D W D L L W L D D L L L L W L D L W W D D L D W W D L W D D D L W Position 23 19 21 22 21 21 18 21 18 17 17 18 20 20 17 19 22 22 19 19 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 23 24 23 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 19 21 20
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[27] [28]
Portsmouth v Rochdale
5 August 2017 1 Portsmouth 2–0 Rochdale show Portsmouth 15:00 BST
Pitman 46' , 90+2' Lowe 81'
Report
Keane 21'
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,009 Referee: Lee Probert
Rochdale v Scunthorpe United
12 August 2017 2 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United show Rochdale 15:00 BST
Davies 55'
Report
Holmes 63'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Ross Joyce
Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale
19 August 2017 3 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Rochdale show Shrewsbury 15:00 BST
Whalley 30' (pen. ) Morris 33' Payne 74'
Report
Davies 17' (pen. ) , 63' (pen. ) McGahey 67' Rafferty 68'
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,001 Referee:
Rochdale v Bury
26 August 2017 4 Rochdale 0–0 Bury show Rochdale 15:00 BST
Cannon 43' Done 65'
Report
Murphy 54' Williams 90+2'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,601 Referee: John Brooks
Southend United v Rochdale
2 September 2017 5 Southend United 0–0 Rochdale show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
McLaughlin 35' Cox 45+3' Bwomono 83'
Report
Kitching 20' Williams 43' Henderson 50' McNulty 87'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,208 Referee: Tim Robinson
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
9 September 2017 6 Rochdale 0–3 Blackburn Rovers show Rochdale 15:00 BST
Report
Smallwood 10' Antonsson 57' Dack 70' Graham 79'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,524 Referee:
Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers
12 September 2017 7 Rochdale 2–1 Doncaster Rovers show Rochdale 19:45 BST
Bunney 45' McNulty 87' Kitching 90+2' Davies 90+4'
Report
Williams 40' Marquis 74'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,371 Referee:
Milton Keynes Dons v Rochdale
16 September 2017 8 Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Rochdale show Milton Keynes 15:00 BST
Ariyibi 13' , 41' Gilbey 51' Seager 84'
Report
Inman 8' McGahey 22' Done 42' Cannon 51'
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 7,670 Referee:
Blackpool v Rochdale
26 September 2017 10 Blackpool 0–0 Rochdale show Blackpool 19:45 BST
Ryan 72'
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,399 Referee:
AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale
30 September 2017 11 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Rochdale show Norbiton 15:00 BST
Report
Williams 31' Bunney 50'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,861 Referee:
Rochdale v Rotherham United
7 October 2017 12 Rochdale 0–1 Rotherham United show Rochdale 15:00 BST
Bunney 43' Williams 46' McNulty 56' Henderson 69'
Report
Wood 57' Potter 76' Williams 90+5'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,113 Referee: David Coote
Fleetwood Town v Rochdale
Rochdale v Northampton Town
Rochdale v Bristol Rovers
21 October 2017 15 Rochdale 1–0 Bristol Rovers show Rochdale 15:00 BST
Done 7'
Report
Harrison 63' Sinclair 87'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,944 Referee:
Plymouth Argyle v Rochdale
28 October 2017 16 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Rochdale show Plymouth 15:00 BST
Grant 1'
Report
Done 33' Williams 53'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,805 Referee:
Rochdale v Wigan Athletic
11 November 2017 P Rochdale v Wigan Athletic show Rochdale 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Note: On 4 November 2017, the planned Wigan Athletic home fixture was postponed due to international call-ups.[29]
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
18 November 2017 17 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Rochdale show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Dummigan 2' Gardner 44' Fané 59' Placide 74' Doyle 83' , 86'
Report
Done 16'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,129 Referee:
Charlton Athletic v Rochdale
Rochdale v Peterborough United
25 November 2017 19 Rochdale 2–0 Peterborough United show Rochdale 15:00 GMT
Slew 21' Andrew 33' Camps 36' Rathbone 68' McNulty 90+1'
Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,555 Referee:
Rochdale v Oxford United
16 December 2017 21 Rochdale 0–0 Oxford United show Rochdale 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,588 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale
26 December 2017 23 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Rochdale show Blackburn 15:00 GMT
Smallwood 24' Ntlhe 35' (o.g. ) Mulgrew 42' (pen. ) Williams 84' Nuttall 85'
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,115 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
29 December 2017 25 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Rochdale show Doncaster 19:45 GMT
Whiteman 4' May 27' Marquis 64'
Report Report]
Daniels 62'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,997 Referee:
Rochdale v Blackpool
1 January 2018 25 Rochdale 1–2 Blackpool show Rochdale 15:00 GMT
Kitching 90+3'
Report
Ryan 4' Delfouneso 54' Mafoumbi 60' Mellor 67'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Gillingham v Rochdale
13 January 2018 26 Gillingham 2–1 Rochdale show Gillingham 15:00 GMT
Garmston 41' Martin 63' Eaves
77'
Ntlhe 7' Cannon 27' 87' Camps 75'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Lee Swabey
Rochdale v Southend United
20 January 2018 P Rochdale v Southend United show Rochdale 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Walsall v Rochdale
27 January 2018 P Walsall v Rochdale show Walsall 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Northampton Town v Rochdale
3 February 2018 27 Northampton Town 0–1 Rochdale show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Long 31' Crooks 73' Poole 79'
Report
Andrew 53' Camps 67'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,475 Referee: John Busby
Rochdale v Fleetwood Town
10 February 2018 P Rochdale v Fleetwood Town show Rochdale 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Bristol Rovers v Rochdale
Rochdale v Milton Keynes Dons
21 February 2018 29 Rochdale 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons show Rochdale 19:45 GMT
Done 50'
Report
McGrandles 60' Ward 73'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Ross Joyce
Wigan Athletic v Rochdale
24 February 2018 30 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Rochdale show Wigan 15:00 GMT
Jacobs 12'
Report
McNulty 36' Camps 55'
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,654 Referee: Ben Toner
Rotherham United v Rochdale
10 March 2018 32 Rotherham United 0–1 Rochdale show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Wood 88' Newell 90+5'
Report
Humphrys 67' Hart 86' Davies 90+19'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,418 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Rochdale v Southend United
13 March 2018 33 Rochdale 0–0 Southend United show Rochdale 19:45 GMT
Delaney 58'
Report
Kightly 27' Demetriou 51'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,286 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Rochdale v AFC Wimbledon
17 March 2018 34 Rochdale 1–1 AFC Wimbledon show Rochdale 15:00 GMT
Cannon 25' Henderson 31'
Report
Oshilaja 7'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Scott Oldham
Rochdale v Fleetwood Town
20 March 2018 35 Rochdale 0–2 Fleetwood Town show Rochdale 19:45 GMT
Report
Madden 37' 63' Hunter 38' Hiwula 90'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,403 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Scunthorpe United v Rochdale
24 March 2018 36 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Rochdale show Scunthorpe 15:00 GMT
Toney 51' Ojo 68'
Report
Camps 20' Rathbone 35' Hart 50' Andrew 68'
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,789 Referee: John Brooks
Rochdale v Shrewsbury Town
Bury v Rochdale
3 April 2018 38 Bury 0–2 Rochdale show Bury 19:45 GMT
Report
Delaney 30' Henderson 43'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Rochdale v Portsmouth
7 April 2018 39 Rochdale 3–3 Portsmouth show Rochdale 15:00
Inman 13' Humphrys 57' Henderson 71'
Report
Pitman 26' , 62' Done 90+2' (o.g. )
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,781 Referee: Andy Haines
Rochdale v Wigan Athletic
10 April 2018 40 Rochdale 1–4 Wigan Athletic show Rochdale 19:45
Rafferty 71' Davies 87' (pen. )
Report
Burn 17' Vaughan 54' Jacobs 60' Grigg 62' Walton 88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,850 Referee: David Webb
Peterborough United v Rochdale
14 April 2018 41 Peterborough United 0–1 Rochdale show Peterborough 15:00
Report
Henderson 16' 53' Camps 36' Kitching 38' Andrew 87'
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Antony Coggins
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
17 April 2018 42 Rochdale 0–0 Oldham Athletic show Rochdale 19:45
Thompson 55'
Report
Fané 38' Hunt 55' Edmundson 57' Haymer 76' Gardner 80'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Peter Bankes
Rochdale v Plymouth Argyle
24 April 2018 44 Rochdale 1–1 Plymouth Argyle show Rochdale 19:45
Delaney 55'
Report
Fox 5' Vyner 17' Grant 53' Carey 64'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,760 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Oxford United v Rochdale
28 April 2018 45 Oxford United 2–1 Rochdale show Oxford 15:00 BST
Mousinho 62' (pen. ) Hall 78' Ledson 81' Kane 83' (pen. )
Report
Inman 59' Camps 62' Delaney 80' Rathbone 81'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,375 Referee: Nick Kinseley
Rochdale v Charlton Athletic
5 May 2018 46 Rochdale 1-0 Charlton Athletic show Rochdale 17:30
McGahey 26' Thompson 69'
Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,294 Referee: Tony Harrington
FA Cup [ ]
In the FA Cup , Rochdale were drawn at home to Bromley in the first round,[30] [31] Slough Town away in the second round[32] and Doncaster Rovers away in the third round.[33]
Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
6 January 2018 Third round Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Rochdale show Doncaster 15:00 GMT
Marquis 28'
Report
McNulty 1' Andrew 18' Daniels 72'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,513 Referee:
Rochdale v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur v Rochdale
EFL Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2017, Rochdale were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round.[34]
Mansfield Town v Rochdale
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 12 July 2017, Rochdale were drawn in the Northern Group C against Blackburn Rovers , Bury and Stoke City U23s .[35] [36] As winners of their group, Rochdale were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the second round.[37] A home tie against Lincoln City was confirmed for the third round stage.[38]
Pos
Lge
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Rochdale (Q)
3
1
1
1
0
5
1
+4
6
Round 2
2
L1
Blackburn Rovers
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
4
3
L1
Bury
2
1
0
0
1
1
4
−3
3
4
ACA
Stoke City U21s
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
−1
2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Rochdale v Stoke City U23s
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers
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