2016–17 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 2016–17 football season

Rochdale

2016–17 season

Chairman

Manager

Stadium

9th

Fourth round

Second round

Second round

Top goalscorer

League:
Ian Henderson
(15 goals)
All:
Ian Henderson
(19 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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The 2016–17 season is Rochdale's 110th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One. 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.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Josh Lillis	19	0	14+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF	IRL	Joe Rafferty	50	0	36 + 4	0	5 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
3	DF	ENG	Scott Tanser	9	0	5 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
4	DF	ENG	Jimmy McNulty	44	0	33 + 2	0	3 + 2	0	2 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
5	DF	IRL	Niall Canavan	33	2	23 + 2	2	2 + 1	0	2 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
6	DF	ENG	Harrison McGahey	47	0	30 + 6	0	4 + 1	0	2 + 0	0	4 + 0	0
7	MF	ENG	Peter Vincenti	16	1	3 + 11	1	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
8	MF	NIR	Matty Lund	35	10	27 + 2	9	3 + 0	0	1 + 0	1	2 + 0	0
9	FW	ENG	Calvin Andrew	43	7	31 + 8	7	2 + 0	0	1 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
10	MF	NIR	Callum Camps	51	9	37 + 7	8	5 + 0	1	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
11	MF	ENG	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	49	10	30 + 9	8	2 + 2	1	0 + 2	1	1 + 3	0
12	MF	IRL	Donal McDermott	21	1	9 + 8	1	0 + 1	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
13	GK	ENG	Ben Wilson	8	0	8 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
14	MF	ENG	Ollie Rathbone	33	2	18 + 9	2	3 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 1	0
15	MF	ENG	Joe Thompson	27	4	17 + 4	4	2 + 0	0	1 + 1	0	2 + 0	0
16	FW	ENG	Reuben Noble-Lazarus	16	1	3 + 7	0	2 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	3 + 0	1
17	FW	ENG	James Hooper	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
18	DF	IRL	Keith Keane	32	9	27 + 2	9	3 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
19	FW	ENG	Steve Davies	37	4	16 + 13	0	4 + 0	3	0 + 1	0	0 + 3	1
20	DF	IRL	Brian Barry-Murphy	1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
21	GK	ENG	Johny Diba	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
22	FW	ENG	Jack Redshaw	2	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
23	GK	ENG	Steve Collis	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
24	DF	ENG	Jamie Allen	37	2	26 + 5	2	1 + 1	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 1	0
25	GK	IRL	Conrad Logan	30	0	24 + 0	0	4 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
26	MF	ENG	David Owusu	1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
27	MF	ENG	Andy Cannon	31	3	14 + 10	2	2 + 1	0	2 + 0	1	2 + 0	0
28	MF	ENG	Aaron Morley	6	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
29	FW	ENG	Sanmi Odelusi	19	1	1 + 14	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	2 + 1	1
30	DF	ENG	Joel Taylor	1	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
32	DF	ENG	Mark Kitching	6	0	4 + 1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
36	FW	ENG	Matty Gillam	1	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	1
39	FW	ENG	Joe Bunney	36	1	28 + 1	1	3 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	2 + 1	0
40	MF	ENG	Ian Henderson	49	19	39 + 3	15	3 + 0	2	2 + 0	1	2 + 0	1
45	DF	ENG	Andrew Hollins	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
46	MF	ENG	Neil Kengni-Kuemo	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
48	MF	ENG	Jack Stewart	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2016	CB	Niall Canavan	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer
1 July 2016	CB	Harrison McGahey	Sheffield United	Free transfer
1 July 2016	AM	Oliver Rathbone	Manchester United	Free transfer
7 August 2016	RM	Joe Thompson	Carlisle United	Free transfer
10 August 2016	GK	Conrad Logan	Hibernian	Free transfer
17 August 2016	CF	Steve Davies	Bradford City	Free transfer
3 January 2017	DM	Keith Keane	Cambridge United	Free transfer
31 January 2017	LB	Mark Kitching	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed

Out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2016	SS	Lewis Alessandra	Hartlepool United	Free transfer
1 July 2016	CF	Nyal Bell	Gateshead	Released
1 July 2016	CB	Rhys Bennett	Mansfield Town	Released
1 July 2016	CB	Ashley Eastham	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer
1 July 2016	LB	Tom Kennedy	Free agent	Mutual consent
1 July 2016	CB	Olly Lancashire	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer
1 July 2016	CF	Billy Hasler-Cregg	Altrincham	Released
1 July 2016	CF	Grant Holt	Hibernian	Released
1 July 2016	CF	Joel Logan	Guiseley	Released
1 July 2016	LB	Michael Rose	Morecambe	Released
1 July 2016	CM	Dave Syers	Free agent	Released
27 January 2017	LB	Scott Tanser	Port Vale	Mutual consent
30 January 2017	MF	James Hooper	Carlisle United	Mutual consent

Following Bell's release, he signed for Gateshead.
Following Bennett's release, he signed for Mansfield Town.
Following Hasler-Cregg's release, he signed for Altrincham.
Following Holt's release, he signed for Hibernian.
Following Logan's release, he signed for Guiseley.
Following Rose's release, he signed for Morecambe.
Following Hooper's departure, he joined Carlisle United.

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until
25 July 2016	LW	Sanmi Odelusi	Wigan Athletic	20 January 2017
31 August 2016	CM	Keith Keane	Cambridge United	3 January 2017
20 January 2017	CF	Jack Redshaw	Blackpool	End of Season
25 January 2017	LB	Joel Taylor	Stoke City	End of Season
27 January 2017	LB	Mark Kitching	Middlesbrough	31 January 2017
30 January 2017	GK	Ben Wilson	Cardiff City	End of Season

On 20 January 2017, Sanmi Odelusi's season-long loan was terminated.
On 31 January 2017, Mark Kitching's loan was made permanent.

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until
2 September 2016	GK	Johny Diba	FC United of Manchester	30 September 2016
9 September 2016	CF	Matty Gillam	Stalybridge Celtic	11 October 2016
9 September 2016	MF	James Hooper	FC United of Manchester	7 October 2016
19 October 2016	MF	James Hooper	Stockport County	16 November 2016

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

AFC Fylde v Rochdale

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) 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 (2016-07-16) 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 (2016-07-19) Friendly	Rochdale	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
19:45	McDermott 64'	Report	Graham 11'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) 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 Attendance: 5,084 (2,729 away)

Macclesfield Town v Rochdale

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) 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 (2016-07-30) Friendly	FC United of Manchester	0–3	Rochdale	Moston
15:00		Report	Odelusi 9' Tanser 24' Cannon 65'	Stadium: Broadhurst Park

League One

Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Southend United	46	20	12	14	70	53	+17	72
8	Oxford United	46	20	9	17	65	52	+13	69
9	Rochdale	46	19	12	15	71	62	+9	69
10	Bristol Rovers	46	18	12	16	68	70	−2	66
11	Peterborough United	46	17	11	18	62	62	0	62

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	D
Position		16	21	22	23	24	24	23	19	15	11	6	4	5	9	6	10	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	7	7	9	8	10	11	11	13	10	10	8	9	10	8	9	8	9	8	9

Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Rochdale v Peterborough United

6 August 2016 1	Rochdale	2–3	Peterborough United	Rochdale
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 Attendance: 3491 Referee: Robert Jones

Rochdale v Milton Keynes Dons

20 August 2016 4	Rochdale	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Rochdale
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	Rochdale
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 Attendance: 2274 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

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 Attendance: 8057 Referee: Ross Joyce

Rochdale v Fleetwood Town

17 September 2016 8	Rochdale	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Rochdale
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 Attendance: 2499 Referee: Mark Heywood

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 Attendance: 8143 Referee: John Brooks

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 (2016-10-01) 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

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

10 December 2016 21	Rochdale	3–2	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Thompson 41' Rathbone 53' Andrew 75' Henderson 90+1'	Report	Bishop 17' 84' Hopper 80'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Ben Toner

Northampton Town v Rochdale

17 December 2016 22	Northampton Town	2–3	Rochdale	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Taylor 16' Hoskins 57'	Report	Keane 6' Lund 19', 63', 67' 40' Henderson 72'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,247 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Rochdale v Chesterfield

26 December 2016 23	Rochdale	3–0	Chesterfield	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Davies 8' Henderson 10' 44', 84' Andrew 59' Rathbone 87'	Report	Dimaio 49'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,863 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rochdale v Shrewsbury Town

30 December 2016 24	Rochdale	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Henderson 4' Davies 28'	Report	Black 73' Toney 86'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Richard Clark

Walsall v Rochdale

2 January 2017 25	Walsall	0–2	Rochdale	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Morris 25' Etheridge 35'	Report	Henderson 23' 52' Andrew 55' Keane 57' Thompson 74'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,667 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Southend United v Rochdale

14 January 2017 26	Southend United	2–1	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Fortuné 15' McGlashan 24' 34' Cox 90+3'	Report	Keane 22' Logan 25' Lund 31' Andrew 66' Camps 74'	Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Rob Lewis

Rochdale v Oxford United

21 January 2017 27	Rochdale	0–4	Oxford United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report	Taylor 12' 53' Johnson 18' Hall 29' Ledson 73'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Robert Jones

Rochdale v Bristol Rovers

4 February 2017 28	Rochdale	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	McNulty 62' Camps 64'	Report	Lockyer 32'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,168 Referee: Mark Brown

Fleetwood Town v Rochdale

11 February 2017 29	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Rochdale	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Grant 37' Eastham 76'	Report	Keane 28' Cannon 85'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,186 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

14 February 2017 30	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Rochdale	Bolton
20:00 GMT	Morais 82' Spearing 85'	Report	Kitching 49' Keane 58' Vincenti 90'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,313 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Rochdale v Charlton Athletic

18 February 2017 31	Rochdale	3–3	Charlton Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Canavan 4' Keane 34' Andrew 70' Mendez-Laing 84' Rathbone 90+1' Rafferty 90+4'	Report	Botaka 41' Teixeira 67', 88' Magennis 80' Holmes 90'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,842 Referee: Scott Duncan

Peterborough United v Rochdale

25 February 2017 32	Peterborough United	3–1	Rochdale	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Lopes 22' Baldwin 36' 57' 80' Nichols 38' Taylor 84'	Report	Rafferty 10' 45+3' Thompson 40' Keane 44' McDermott 52'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,457 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Rochdale v Sheffield United

4 March 2017 33	Rochdale	3–3	Sheffield United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Cannon 10' Davies 20' Lund 46' 71' Mendez-Laing 78'	Report	Duffy 5' Lafferty 11' Coutts 41' Sharp 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Milton Keynes Dons v Rochdale

11 March 2017 34	Milton Keynes Dons	2–2	Rochdale	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Upson 35' Agard 70' Reeves 90+1'	Report	Davies 17' Cannon 58' Mendez-Laing 84'	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 10,569 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

14 March 2017 35	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Mirfin 17' Toffolo 24' Clarke 45+3' Madden 54' Crooks 90+3'	Report	Rafferty 32' Henderson 41' 84' Camps 85'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,225 Referee: David Webb

Rochdale v Gillingham

18 March 2017 36	Rochdale	4–1	Gillingham	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Mendez-Laing 10' 81' Henderson 33' Camps 49' Rathbone 83' Vincenti 90'	Report	Parker 17' Rehman 51' 59' Ehmer 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,582 Referee: Andy Haines

Rochdale v Millwall

21 March 2017 37	Rochdale	3–3	Millwall	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Allen 12' Mendez-Laing 33' Vincenti 36' Henderson 44' Camps 54' McNulty 68'	Report	Gregory 14' (pen.) O'Brien 25' Cooper 43' Butcher 43' Craig 53' Wallace 77'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,334 Referee: Darren England

Chesterfield v Rochdale

25 March 2017 38	Chesterfield	1–3	Rochdale	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Dennis 51' Donohue 60' Anderson 76' Faupala 90+6'	Report	Henderson 16' Camps 40' Allen 42'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,927 Referee: Mark Brown

AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale

28 March 2017 39	AFC Wimbledon	3–1	Rochdale	Kingston upon Thames, London
19:45 GMT	Kelly 53' Taylor 55' Parrett 58' (pen.)	Report	McNulty 25' Lund 44' Keane 45+1' Henderson 45+3' Camps 65'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,812 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Rochdale v Northampton Town

1 April 2017 40	Rochdale	1–1	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Mendez-Laing 58' Vincenti 72'	Report	McCourt 45' Anderson 90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Ross Joyce

Rochdale v Port Vale

4 April 2017 41	Rochdale	3–0	Port Vale	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Lund 33' McDermott 42' 50' Henderson 45+5' (pen.) Camps 49' Andrew 60'	Report	Pugh 20' Taylor 62' Bikey 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,387 Referee: Ben Toner

Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale

8 April 2017 42	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Payne 2' 16'	Report	McDermott 43' Lund 58'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,002 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Bury v Rochdale

13 April 2017 43	Bury	0–1	Rochdale	Bury
19:45 BST		Report	Camps 45+1' McNulty 60' Rafferty 70'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Darren Bond

Rochdale v Coventry City

17 April 2017 44	Rochdale	2–0	Coventry City	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 18', 52' Rafferty 22'	Report	Bigirimana 45'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Nigel Miller

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

22 April 2017 45	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Rochdale	Oldham
15:00 BST	Clarke 67' Fané 88'	Report	Camps 13' Vincenti 90+4'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,865 Referee: Kevin Friend

Rochdale v Bradford City

30 April 2017 46	Rochdale	1–1	Bradford City	Rochdale
12:00 BST	Lund 66' 77'	Report	Jones 9'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,876 Referee: Steve Martin

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 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

Barrow v Rochdale

7 January 2017 Third round	Barrow	0–2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Rowe 39'	Report	Henderson 17', 62' Rathbone 33'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4,414 Referee: David Webb

Rochdale v Huddersfield Town

28 January 2017 Fourth round	Rochdale	0–4	Huddersfield Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	McGahey 66'	Report	Quaner 42' Brown 51' 66' (pen.) Hefele 72', 84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7,431 Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 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

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team v t e	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 U21	3	2	0	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to Round 2
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: Sky Sports Rochdale v Sunderland U23

6 September 2016 Group stage 1	Rochdale	1–1 (4–2 p)	Sunderland U23	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Henderson 57'	Report	Embleton 51' Denayer 57' Nelson 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1184 Referee: Graham Salisbury
	Penalties
	Davies Rafferty Bunney McGahey Odelusi		Honeyman Kirchhoff Robson Greenwood

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	0–2	Chesterfield	Rochdale
19:30 GMT	McNulty 20' 47' McDermott 72'	Report	Maguire 24' Donohue 29' Evans 48' 59' Anderson 66' Evatt 75'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Referee: Graham Salisbury

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