2024–25 Rochdale A.F.C. season

118th season in existence of Rochdale AFC.
Rochdale 2024–25 football season
Rochdale
2024–25 season
ChairmanSimon Gauge
ManagerJimmy McNulty
StadiumCrown Oil Arena
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The 2024–25 season is the 118th season in the history of Rochdale and their second consecutive in the National League. The club will also compete in the FA Cup and the FA Trophy. [1] [2] [3]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 21 September 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total National League FA Cup FA Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Luke McNicholas 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Kyron Gordon 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Finlay Armstrong 6 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England ENG Ryan East 10 1 9+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF England ENG Aaron Henry 9 1 5+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Tanzania TAN Tarryn Allarakhia 10 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Harvey Gilmour 8 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Grenada GRN Kairo Mitchell 10 7 10+0 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England ENG Devante Rodney 9 4 8+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Nigeria NGA Ody Alfa 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF England ENG Tobi Adebayo-Rowling 10 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Leon Ayinde 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Ferguson 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF England ENG Courtney Senior 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Aidan Barlow 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF England ENG Jake Burger 10 0 4+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF England ENG Dan Sassi 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Connor McBride 9 1 5+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW England ENG Joe Westley 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK Wales WAL David Robson 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF England ENG Sam Beckwith 10 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW England ENG Ian Henderson 7 1 0+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
3 June 2024 MF Scotland Connor McBride England Gateshead Undisclosed [4]
4 June 2024 DF England Tobi Adebayo-Rowling England Notts County Undisclosed [5]
6 June 2024 DF England Finlay Armstrong England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [6]
10 June 2024 MF Tanzania Tarryn Allarakhia England Wealdstone Undisclosed [7]
1 July 2024 MF England Aidan Barlow England Eastleigh Free [8]
5 July 2024 DF England Sam Beckwith England Maidenhead United Undisclosed [9]
25 July 2024 MF Nigeria Ody Alfa England Chelmsford City Undisclosed [10]
30 July 2024 MF England Jake Burger England Luton Town Undisclosed [11]
9 August 2024 MF England Courtney Senior England Barnet Undisclosed [12]
7 September 2024 GK Wales David Robson England Hull City Undisclosed [13]

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
18 June 2024 DF Wales George Nevett England Peterborough United Undisclosed [14]
29 June 2024 MF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Keohane Republic of Ireland Galway United Undisclosed [15]
2 July 2024 DF England Cameron John England York City Released [16]
3 July 2024 MF Nigeria Jesurun Uchegbulam England Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [17]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
9 July 2024 MF England Aaron Henry England Charlton Athletic End of season [18]
15 July 2024 GK Republic of Ireland Luke McNicholas England Wrexham End of season [19]
30 August 2024 FW Republic of Ireland Leon Ayinde England Ipswich Town 1 January 2025 [20]
2 September 2024 DF England Dan Sassi England Blackpool November 2024 [21]
7 September 2024 FW England Joe Westley England Burnley October 2024 [22]

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Warrington Town v Rochdale
13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) Warrington Town 3–0 Rochdale Warrington
15:00 BST Harris 12'
Trialist 31'
McDonald 37'
Report Stadium: Cantilever Park
Fleetwood Town v Rochdale
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) Fleetwood Town 1–1 Rochdale Fleetwood
13:00 BST Graydon 1' Report Rodney Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Macclesfield v Rochdale
23 July 2024 (2024-07-23) Macclesfield 2–2 Rochdale Macclesfield
19:45 BST Rooney 70' (pen.)
Duffy 84'
Report Rodney 4'
McBride 78'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Rochdale v Carlisle United
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) Rochdale 2–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell 42'
Henry 49'
Report Butterworth 72' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Avro v Rochdale
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) Avro 1–0 Rochdale Oldham
19:45 BST Liam Ellis 54' Report Barlow soccer ball with red X Stadium: Whitebank Stadium
Rochdale v Salford City
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) Rochdale 5–2 Salford City Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell 15', 30'
Henry 35'
Rodney 45'
McBride 89'
Report Ashley 3'
Dackers 50'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National League Matchday 1 10 5 2 3 16 9 +7 050.00
FA Cup Fourth qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Trophy First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 10 5 2 3 16 9 +7 050.00

Source: Soccerway

National League

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 York City 10 6 3 1 15 6 +9 21 Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals
4 Eastleigh 10 6 1 3 17 13 +4 19 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Rochdale 10 5 2 3 16 9 +7 17
6 Oldham Athletic 10 4 5 1 14 10 +4 17
7 Gateshead 9 5 2 2 17 14 +3 17
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2024. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results

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
10 5 2 3 16 9  +7 17 2 2 1 8 4  +4 3 0 2 8 5  +3

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Boston United v Rochdale
10 August  2024 (2024 -08-10) 1 Boston United 0–3 Rochdale Boston
15:00 BST Mills Yellow card 38'
Hill Yellow card 90+1'
Report Rodney 15', 40'
Gilmour Yellow card 28'
Beckwith Yellow card 45+3'
Adebayo-Rowling Yellow card 53'
Allarakhia Yellow card 80'
Henderson 90+2'
Stadium: Boston Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,578
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
Rochdale v Dagenham & Redbridge
17 August  2024 (2024 -08-17) 2 Rochdale 1–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Rochdale
15:00 BST Gordon Yellow card 75'
Allarakhia 76'
Report Pereira 52'
Mahorn Yellow card 80'
Lawless Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Scott Jackson
York City v Rochdale
20 August  2024 (2024 -08-20) 3 York City 1–0 Rochdale York
19:45 BST Aguiar 4'
Howe Yellow card 53'
Armstrong Yellow card 62'
O'Connor Yellow card 69'
Hunt Yellow card 76'
John-Lewis Yellow card 83'
Male Yellow card 90+2'
Report Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 25' Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,362
Referee: John Mulligan
Rochdale v Forest Green Rovers
24 August  2024 (2024 -08-24) 4 Rochdale 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Rochdale
15:00 BST Report Sercombe Yellow card 66' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,261
Referee: Andrew Miller
Yeovil Town v Rochdale
26 August  2024 (2024 -08-26) 5 Yeovil Town 0–1 Rochdale Yeovil
15:00 BST Jarvis Yellow card 90+5' Report Allarakhia Yellow card 41'
Henry Yellow card 48'
McBride 90+1'
Ferguson Yellow card 90+5'
Beckwith Yellow card 90+8'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,686
Referee: Alan Dale
Rochdale v Woking
31 August  2024 (2024 -08-31) 6 Rochdale 3–0 Woking Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell 5', 88' Yellow card 40'
Henry 60'
Report Dyche Yellow card 32' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: William Davis
Aldershot Town v Rochdale
7 September  2024 (2024 -09-07) 7 Aldershot Town 0–2 Rochdale Aldershot
17:30 BST Menayese Yellow card 35'
Maghoma Yellow card 58'
Barrett Yellow card 90+1'
Report Mitchell 13'
Rodney 27'
Burger Yellow card 47'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,565
Referee: James Durkin
Rochdale v Maidenhead United
10 September  2024 (2024 -09-10) 8 Rochdale 3–1 Maidenhead United Rochdale
19:45 BST East 18'
Mitchell 41', 47'
Adebayo-Rowling Yellow card 52'
Report Ajose 61'
Golding Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,313
Referee: Paul Cooper
Rochdale v Solihull Moors
14 September  2024 (2024 -09-14) 9 Rochdale 1–2 Solihull Moors Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell Yellow card 65' 86' Report Wilkinson 26', 59'
Stevenson Yellow card 33'
Newton Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,614
Referee: James Bancroft
Eastleigh v Rochdale
21 September  2024 (2024 -09-21) 10 Eastleigh 4–2 Rochdale Eastleigh
15:00 BST McCallum 22', 77' (pen.)
Francillette 35'
Shade Yellow card 39'
Maguire 60'
Report Mitchell 6' Yellow card 75'
Beckwith Yellow card 34'
Robson Yellow card 42'
Gilmour Yellow card 61'
Rodney 70'
Stadium: Ten Acres
Referee: Aaron Farmer
Hartlepool United v Rochdale
24 September  2024 (2024 -09-24) Hartlepool United v Rochdale Hartlepool
19:45 BST Stadium: Victoria Park
Rochdale v Braintree Town
28 September  2024 (2024 -09-28) Rochdale v Braintree Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Ebbsfleet United v Rochdale
5 October  2024 (2024 -10-05) Ebbsfleet United v Rochdale Northfleet
15:00 BST Stadium: Stonebridge Road
Rochdale v Southend United
19 October  2024 (2024 -10-19) Rochdale v Southend United Rochdale
15:00 BST Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Rochdale v Halifax Town
22 October  2024 (2024 -10-22) Rochdale v Halifax Town Rochdale
19:45 BST Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Barnet v Rochdale
26 October  2024 (2024 -10-26) Barnet v Rochdale Edgware
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Rochdale v Sutton United
9 November  2024 (2024 -11-09) Rochdale v Sutton United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Wealdstone v Rochdale
16 November  2024 (2024 -11-16) Wealdstone v Rochdale Ruislip
15:00 GMT Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
23 November  2024 (2024 -11-23) Rochdale v Oldham Athletic Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Gateshead v Rochdale
26 November  2024 (2024 -11-26) Gateshead v Rochdale Gateshead
19:45 GMT Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Rochdale v Tamworth
30 November  2024 (2024 -11-30) Rochdale v Tamworth Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Dagenham & Redbridge v Rochdale
14 December  2024 (2024 -12-14) Dagenham & Redbridge v Rochdale Dagenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Victoria Road
Rochdale v Boston United
21 December  2024 (2024 -12-21) Rochdale v Boston United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Fylde v Rochdale
26 December  2024 (2024 -12-26) Fylde v Rochdale Wesham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mill Farm
Rochdale v Altrincham
1 January  2025 (2025 -01-01) Rochdale v Altrincham Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Tamworth v Rochdale
11 January  2025 (2025 -01-11) Tamworth v Rochdale Tamworth
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Lamb Ground
Rochdale v York City
14 January  2025 (2025 -01-14) Rochdale v York City Rochdale
19:45 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Forest Green Rovers v Rochdale
18 January  2025 (2025 -01-18) Forest Green Rovers v Rochdale Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Stadium: The New Lawn
Rochdale v Yeovil Town
25 January  2025 (2025 -01-25) Rochdale v Yeovil Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Woking v Rochdale
1 February  2025 (2025 -02-01) Woking v Rochdale Woking
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Rochdale v Ebbsfleet United
8 February  2025 (2025 -02-08) Rochdale v Ebbsfleet United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Southend United v Rochdale
15 February  2025 (2025 -02-15) Southend United v Rochdale Southend
15:00 GMT Stadium: Roots Hall
Halifax Town v Rochdale
18 February  2025 (2025 -02-18) Halifax Town v Rochdale Halifax
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Shay
Rochdale v Barnet
22 February  2025 (2025 -02-22) Rochdale v Barnet Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Sutton United v Rochdale
1 March  2025 (2025 -03-01) Sutton United v Rochdale Sutton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Rochdale v Gateshead
4 March  2025 (2025 -03-04) Rochdale v Gateshead Rochdale
19:45 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Rochdale v Wealdstone
8 March  2025 (2025 -03-08) Rochdale v Wealdstone Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
15 March  2025 (2025 -03-15) Oldham Athletic v Rochdale Oldham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Boundary Park
Maidenhead United v Rochdale
22 March  2025 (2025 -03-22) Maidenhead United v Rochdale Maidenhead
15:00 GMT Stadium: York Road
Rochdale v Aldershot Town
29 March  2025 (2025 -03-29) Rochdale v Aldershot Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Solihull Moors v Rochdale
5 April  2025 (2025 -04-05) Solihull Moors v Rochdale Solihull
15:00 BST Stadium: Damson Park
Rochdale v Eastleigh
12 April  2025 (2025 -04-12) Rochdale v Eastleigh Rochdale
15:00 BST Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Altrincham v Rochdale
18 April  2025 (2025 -04-18) Altrincham v Rochdale Altrincham
15:00 BST Stadium: Moss Lane
Rochdale v Fylde
21 April  2025 (2025 -04-21) Rochdale v Fylde Rochdale
15:00 BST Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Rochdale v Hartlepool United
26 April  2025 (2025 -04-26) Rochdale v Hartlepool United Rochdale
15:00 BST Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Braintree Town v Rochdale
5 May  2025 (2025 -05-05) Braintree Town v Rochdale Braintree
15:00 BST Stadium: Cressing Road

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

References

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  6. ^ "Finlay Armstrong Returns". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
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  23. ^ "Dale Name Friendly Opponents".
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