2016–17 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale

2016–17 season
Chairman	Chris Dunphy
Manager	Keith Hill
Stadium	Spotland
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The 2016–17 season is Rochdale's 110th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One.^[1] 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.

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CB		Niall Canavan	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2016	CB		Harrison McGahey	Sheffield United	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2016	AM		Oliver Rathbone	Manchester United	Free transfer	[4]
7 August 2016	RM		Joe Thompson	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[5]
10 August 2016	GK		Conrad Logan	Hibernian	Free transfer	[6]
17 August 2016	CF		Steve Davies	Bradford City	Free transfer	[7]

Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	SS		Lewis Alessandra	Hartlepool United	Free transfer	[8]
1 July 2016	CF		Nyal Bell	Gateshead [lower-alpha 1]	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CB		Rhys Bennett	Mansfield Town [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CB		Ashley Eastham	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2016	LB		Tom Kennedy	Free agent	Mutual consent	[13]
1 July 2016	CB		Olly Lancashire	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	[14]
1 July 2016	CF		Billy Hasler-Cregg	Altrincham [lower-alpha 3]	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CF		Grant Holt	Hibernian [lower-alpha 4]	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CF		Joel Logan	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	LB		Michael Rose	Morecambe [lower-alpha 5]	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CM		Dave Syers	Free agent	Released	[10]

1. Following Bell's release, he signed for Gateshead.^[9]
2. Following Bennett's release, he signed for Mansfield Town.^[11]
3. Following Hasler-Cregg's release, he signed for Altrincham.^[15]
4. Following Holt's release, he signed for Hibernian.^[16]
5. Following Rose's release, he signed for Morecambe.^[17]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
25 July 2016	LW		Sanmi Odelusi	Wigan Athletic	End of Season	[18]
31 August 2016	CM		Keith Keane	Cambridge United	3 January 2017	[19]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
2 September 2016	GK		Johny Diba	FC United of Manchester	30 September 2016	[20]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

AFC Fylde v Rochdale

12 July 2016 Friendly	AFC Fylde	1–2	Rochdale	Medlar with Wesham
19:30	Gilchrist  66'	Report	Eccleston  25' Henderson  51'	Stadium: Mill Farm

Curzon Ashton v Rochdale

16 July 2016 Friendly	Curzon Ashton	1–3	Rochdale	Ashton-under-Lyne
15:00	Ennis  54'	Report	Mendez-Laing  12', 72' Bunney  19'	Stadium: Tameside Stadium

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

19 July 2016 Friendly	Rochdale	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
19:45	McDermott  64'	Report	Graham  11'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

23 July 2016 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

Macclesfield Town v Rochdale

26 July 2016 Friendly	Macclesfield Town	2–0	Rochdale	Macclesfield
19:00	Whitaker  17' Holroyd  36'	Report		Stadium: Moss Rose

FC United of Manchester v Rochdale

30 July 2016 Friendly	FC United of Manchester	0–3	Rochdale	Moston
15:00		Report	Odelusi  9' Tanser  24' Cannon  65'	Stadium: Broadhurst Park

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Sheffield United	20	11	5	4	34	22	+12	38	Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Bradford City	20	9	8	3	27	18	+9	35
5	Rochdale	20	9	3	8	27	25	+2	30
6	Peterborough United	19	8	5	6	28	21	+7	29
7	AFC Wimbledon	20	7	8	5	30	24	+6	29

Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.

Matches

Rochdale v Peterborough United

6 August 2016 1	Rochdale	2–3	Peterborough United	Spotland
15:00 BST	Cannon  8' Henderson  32' (pen.)	Report	Forrester  21', 37' Baldwin  45+2' Edwards  89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,243 (718 visiting)

Sheffield United v Rochdale

13 August 2016 2	Sheffield United	1–1	Rochdale	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Fleck  23' Sharp  81'	Report	McDermott  35' Cannon  43'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,399 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Port Vale v Rochdale

16 August 2016 3	Port Vale	1–0	Rochdale	Burslem
19:45 BST	Grant  18' Smith  52' Streete  80'	Report	Cannon  17' McNulty  72' Canavan  90+5'	Stadium: Vale Park

Rochdale v Milton Keynes Dons

20 August 2016 4	Rochdale	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Spotland
15:00 BST	McGahey  50' Lund  70'	Report	Upson  48' Wootton  90+5'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rochdale v AFC Wimbledon

27 August 2016 5	Rochdale	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Spotland
15:00 BST	Camps  82', 82' Mendez-Laing  90+4' Allen  90+6'	Report	Robinson  9' Barcham  12' Meades  30' Francomb  85' Reeves  90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Oxford United v Rochdale

3 September 2016 6	Oxford United	1–0	Rochdale	Oxford
15:00 BST	Maguire  27' Raglan  42' Sercombe  88'	Report	Mendez-Laing  49'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,939 Referee: Brendan Malone

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

10 September 2016 7	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Rochdale	Bristol
15:00 BST	Taylor  21', 49' Lines  56' Harrison  70'	Report	Camps  17' Henderson  22' Vincenti  42' Allen  47' Canavan  49', 72' McNulty  90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Rochdale v Fleetwood Town

17 September 2016 8	Rochdale	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Spotland
15:00 BST	Lund  10'  70' McGahey  23' Davies  85' Bunney  88'	Report	McLaughlin  19' Grant  23' (pen.) Neal  58' Woolford  81'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Millwall v Rochdale

24 September 2016 9	Millwall	2–3	Rochdale	South Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST	O'Brien  11' Gregory  18' (pen.) Thompson  61', 73' Webster  69' Craig  74' Abdou  86' Williams  87'	Report	Camps  9' Canavan  19' Bunney  45+3' Andrew  67'  85' Henderson  90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: The Den

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

27 September 2016 10	Rochdale	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Lund  32' Davies  52'	Report	Taylor  61'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,011 Referee: David Coote

Charlton Athletic v Rochdale

1 October 2016 11	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Rochdale	Charlton, London
15:00 BST	Jackson Lookman  90+3'	Report	Andrew  25' Lund  40'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,460 Referee: Robert Jones

Rochdale v Southend United

8 October 2016 12	Rochdale	3–0	Southend United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Canavan  18' Andrew  27' Mendez-Laing  83'	Report	Inniss  60' O'Neill  75'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Darren England

Rochdale v Bury

15 October 2016 13	Rochdale	2–0	Bury	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson  38' (pen.) Mendez-Laing  74' Andrew  79' Bunney  79'	Report	Maher  17' Mellis  39', 87' Soares  43' Vaughan  66' Bryan  77' Miller  79' Kay  80'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 5,344 Referee: Peter Bankes

Swindon Town v Rochdale

18 October 2016 14	Swindon Town	3–0	Rochdale	Swindon
19:45 BST	Furlong  24'  72' Delfouneso  32'  45+2' Thompson  80'	Report	Henderson 47' Keane  48' Andrew  52' Bunney  72' Camps  77' Cannon  79'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,048 Referee: Gavin Ward

Coventry City v Rochdale

22 October 2016 15	Coventry City	2–0	Rochdale	Coventry
15:00 BST	Agyei  28' Turnbull  38' Wright  84'	Report	Lund  66'	Stadium: City of Coventry Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee: Richard Clark

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

29 October 2016 16	Rochdale	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Lund  40'	Report	Burgess  15' Dummigan  65' McLaughlin  90+4'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 5,204 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bradford City v Rochdale

12 November 2016 17	Bradford City	4–0	Rochdale	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Clarke  41' Dieng  44' Vincelot  55' Hanson  59' Marshall  63'	Report	Canavan  19', 58' Bunney  66' Noble-Lazarus  78'	Stadium: The Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 18,205 Referee: Ross Joyce

Rochdale v Swindon Town

19 November 2016 18	Rochdale	4–0	Swindon Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Rathbone  22' Bunney  29'  30' Lund  55' Davies  57', 66' (pen.)	Report	Rodgers  25' Goddard  31' Raphael Branco  54'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Darren Handley

Rochdale v Walsall

22 November 2016 19	Rochdale	4–0	Walsall	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Rathbone  32' Noble-Lazarus  41' Davies  76' (pen.), 90+1'	Report	Edwards  52'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 1,907 Referee: Andy Haines

Gillingham v Rochdale

26 November 2016 20	Gillingham	3–0	Rochdale	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Nouble  53'  70' Emmanuel-Thomas  89' Byrne  90+1'  90+5'	Report	Rafferty  59'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,409 Referee: Trevor Kettle

FA Cup

Maidstone United v Rochdale

6 November 2016 First round	Maidstone United	1–1	Rochdale	Maidstone
14:00 GMT	Taylor  21' (pen.) Rogers  45+3' Mills  69' Lokko  90+4'	Report	Canavan  20' Lund  45+3' Rathbone  59' Camps  90+4'	Stadium: Gallagher Stadium Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Rochdale v Maidstone United

15 November 2016 First round replay	Rochdale	2–0	Maidstone United	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Davies  14', 22' (pen.)	Report	Loza  63' Taylor  87'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Nigel Miller

Carlisle United v Rochdale

3 December 2016 Second round	Carlisle United	0–2	Rochdale	Carlisle
15:00 GMT		Report	Canavan  35' Davies  48' Mendez-Laing  90+3'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,426 Referee: Mark Haywood

EFL Cup

Rochdale v Chesterfield

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

Queens Park Rangers v Rochdale

23 August 2016 Second round	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Rochdale	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST	Sandro  29'  41', 74'	Report	Lund  5'  70' Rafferty  66'	Stadium: Loftus Road

EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	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 Academy	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: EFL.com

Rochdale v Sunderland U23

6 September 2016 Group stage 1	Rochdale	1–1 (4–2 p)	Sunderland U23	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Henderson  57'		Embleton  51' Denayer  57' Nelson  74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Notts County

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Rochdale	2–1	Notts County	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Odelusi  60'  61' Davies  69'	Report	Forte  25' Aborah  58'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

9 November 2016 Group stage 3	Hartlepool United	1–2	Rochdale	Hartlepool
19:30 GMT	Donnelly  29' Oates  85'	Report	Noble-Lazarus  21' Gillam  67'	Stadium: The Northern Gas and Power Stadium Attendance: 380 Referee: Scott Duncan

Rochdale v Chesterfield

6 December 2016 Second round	Rochdale	v	Chesterfield	Rochdale
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

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