2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2019–20 season
ChairmanAndrew Kilpatrick
ManagerBrian Barry-Murphy
StadiumSpotland
League One18th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Henderson
(15)

All:
Ian Henderson
(16)

The 2019–20 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 113th 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.

First-team squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. 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
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
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
Rank No. Nat. 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
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
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
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
         
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
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
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

Date Position Nationality 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

Date from Position Nationality 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

Date from Position Nationality 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

Date Position Nationality 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]

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

League table

Pos Team 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
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

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:

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDDLDWLDLLLWWWLLLLLWLLLWWLDLWDLLLW
Position551013131016161718191714121414151616161819191818181818181819192019
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]

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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
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
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
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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

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]

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
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
 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
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
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
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

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]

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
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
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

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

Pos Div Team 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
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
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
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
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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