2021–22 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale

2021–22 season
Chairman	Andrew Kelly
Manager	Robbie Stockdale
Stadium	Spotland
League Two	18th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Jake Beesley (4) All: Jake Beesley (6)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2021–22 season is Rochdale's 115th year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2013–14 season following relegation last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Manager changes

On 30 June, Dale announced they reluctantly agreed to release manager Brian Barry-Murphy from his contract.^[1]

Robbie Stockdale was appointed as the new manager on July 10, signing a two-year contract with the club.^[2]

First-team squad

Statistics

As of 7 May 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		F.A. Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jay Lynch	31	0	25+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Corey O'Keeffe	50	5	38+4	2	3+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	2
3	DF	IRL	Aidy White	17	0	7+5	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Jimmy McNulty	14	0	9+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Max Taylor	29	3	19+3	3	2+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
6	DF	IRL	Eoghan O'Connell	50	1	45+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	NIR	Stephen Dooley	44	0	30+8	0	1+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Aaron Morley	26	2	19+2	1	3+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Jimmy Ball	11	3	11+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Jake Beesley	26	12	21+0	9	3+0	1	2+0	2	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Luke Charman	19	2	10+9	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Alex Newby	39	6	27+9	6	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
11	FW	IRL	Conor Grant	38	4	21+12	4	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Jeriel Dorsett	44	0	35+1	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+2	0
13	MF	IRL	Jimmy Keohane	32	2	25+2	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
14	MF	ENG	George Broadbent	27	1	13+8	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Sam Graham	14	0	11+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Matt Done	28	1	13+12	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Paul Downing	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Abraham Odoh	38	3	17+15	3	2+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Josh Andrews	22	5	7+10	3	2+0	1	0+2	0	1+0	1
20	FW	ENG	Danny Cashman	29	3	9+14	2	0+1	0	2+0	1	2+1	0
21	GK	ENG	Jake Eastwood	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Liam Kelly	36	6	24+6	5	3+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	1
24	MF	ENG	Ethan Brierley	5	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
25	DF	ENG	Joe Dunne	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Max Clark	23	1	22+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	ENG	Tahvon Campbell	13	2	13+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK	ENG	Joel Coleman	21	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9		FW	Jake Beesley	9	1	2	0	12
2	10		FW	Alex Newby	6	0	0	0	6
	23		MF	Liam Kelly	5	0	0	1	6
4	19		FW	Josh Andrews	3	1	0	1	5
	2		DF	Corey O'Keeffe	2	1	0	2	5
6	11		FW	Conor Grant	4	0	0	0	4
7	20		FW	Danny Cashman	2	0	1	0	3
	5		DF	Max Taylor	3	0	0	0	3
	8		MF	Jimmy Ball	3	0	0	0	3
	18		MF	Abraham Odoh	3	0	0	0	3
11	8		MF	Aaron Morley	1	1	0	0	2
	29		MF	Tahvon Campbell	2	0	0	0	2
	13		MF	Jimmy Keohane	2	0	0	0	2
	9		FW	Luke Charman	2	0	0	0	2
15	14		MF	George Broadbent	1	0	0	0	1
	26		DF	Max Clark	1	0	0	0	1
	6		DF	Eoghan O'Connell	1	0	0	0	1
	16		MF	Matt Done	1	0	0	0	1
Total					51	4	3	4	62

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	6		DF	Eoghan O'Connell	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
2	2		DF	Corey O'Keeffe	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
3	12		DF	Jeriel Dorsett	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	18		MF	Abraham Odoh	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
5	9		FW	Jake Beesley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14		MF	George Broadbent	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	23		MF	Liam Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	5		DF	Max Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
9	20		FW	Danny Cashman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	33		GK	Joel Coleman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	29		MF	Tahvon Campbell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8		MF	Jimmy Ball	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	7		MF	Stephen Dooley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	13		MF	Jimmy Keohane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
15	15		DF	Sam Graham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	3		DF	Aidy White	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		FW	Conor Grant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		DF	Paul Downing	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	1		GK	Jay Lynch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	4		DF	Jimmy McNulty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		FW	Luke Charman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					51	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	60	0	0

Pre-season friendlies

Rochdale announced they would play friendly matches against Luton Town,^[3] Barnsley,^[4] Fleetwood Town,^[5] Rotherham United,^[6] AFC Fylde^[3] and Stalybridge Celtic^[6] as part of their pre-season preparation.

Luton Town v Rochdale

10 July 2021 Friendly	Luton Town	4–0	Rochdale	Neutral venue
15:00 BST	Adebayo 18' (pen.) Burke 45' Cornick 54' Jerome 65'	Report		Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Rochdale v Barnsley

14 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	1–2	Barnsley	Spotland
TBC BST	Morley 53' (pen.)	Report	Morris 12' Kitching 19'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Rochdale v Fleetwood Town

17 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	3–3	Fleetwood Town	Spotland
15:00 BST	Dooley 8' Beesley 60' Holgate 66' (o.g.)	Report	Andrew 50' Edmondson 83', 87'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

Rochdale v Rotherham United

20 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	2–2	Rotherham United	Spotland
19:00 BST	Beesley 65' (pen.), 71'	Report	Ogbene 83' Ihiekwe 90'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

AFC Fylde v Rochdale

24 July 2021 Friendly	AFC Fylde	0–1	Rochdale	Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST		Report	Beesley 35'	Stadium: Mill Farm

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

30 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	5–1	Oldham Athletic	Spotland
14:00 BST	Morley 49' McNulty 55' Hart 64' (o.g.) Beesley 66' Done 76'	Report	Trialist 79'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Stalybridge Celtic v Rochdale XI

3 August 2021 Friendly	Stalybridge Celtic	Cancelled	Rochdale XI	Stalybridge
TBC BST				Stadium: Bower Fold
Note: Match was cancelled due to limited player availability.[7]

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Colchester United	46	14	13	19	48	60	−12	55
16	Walsall	46	14	12	20	47	60	−13	54
17	Hartlepool United	46	14	12	20	44	64	−20	54
18	Rochdale	46	12	17	17	51	59	−8	53
19	Harrogate Town	46	14	11	21	64	75	−11	53
20	Carlisle United	46	14	11	21	39	62	−23	53
21	Stevenage	46	11	14	21	45	68	−23	47

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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^[8]

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
46	12	17	17	51	59	−8	53	7	11	5	28	23	+5	5	6	12	23	36	−13

Last updated: 22 March 2022.
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W
Position	16	15	22	15	17	10	5	8	11	16	18	17	18	15	13	13	13	13	13	16	18	14	18	18	18	18	18	19	17	16	16	17	17	18	17	19	19	20	19	20	16	17	15	18	20	18

Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Dale's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[9]

Harrogate Town v Rochdale

7 August 2021 1	Harrogate Town	3–2	Rochdale	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Armstrong 5' Pattison 10'  59' Burrell 90+1'	Report	Newby 15' Beesley  43' Grant 49' Odoh  60'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Antony Coggins

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

14 August 2021 2	Rochdale	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,679 Referee: Martin Coy

Rochdale v Forest Green Rovers

17 August 2021 3	Rochdale	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	O'Keeffe  22' Newby 48'	Report	Matt 33' Stevens 49'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,188 Referee: Andy Haines

Northampton Town v Rochdale

21 August 2021 4	Northampton Town	1–3	Rochdale	Northampton
15:00 BST	Guthrie 21' Nelson  46' Hoskins  66'	Report	Taylor 17' Andrews 73' Odoh 90+5'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Carl Brook

Rochdale v Colchester United

27 August 2021 5	Rochdale	1–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Keohane 61'	Report	Taylor 40' (o.g.) Welch-Hayes  45' Daniels  64' Sarpong-Wiredu  87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,054 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Port Vale v Rochdale

4 September 2021 6	Port Vale	2–3	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Proctor 8', 59'	Report	Beesley 24', 53'  88' O'Keeffe 78' O'Connell  90+1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,113 Referee: Marc Edwards

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

11 September 2021 7	Rochdale	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dooley  76' Cashman 84' Dorsett  87'	Report	Watson  23' Davies  26' McManaman  36'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,877 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

18 September 2021 8	Mansfield Town	1–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Maris  68' McLaughlin  71' Johnson 73'  90+1' Clarke  90+4'	Report	Cashman 50'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,336 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

25 September 2021 9	Rochdale	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 BST	O'Connell  35'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 59' Whelan  89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Will Finnie

Bradford City v Rochdale

2 October 2021 10	Bradford City	2–0	Rochdale	Bradford
15:00 BST	Gilliead 37'  40' O'Connor  66' Cook 75' (pen.) Ridehalgh  81'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,809 Referee: James Bell

Rochdale v Crawley Town

9 October 2021 11	Rochdale	0–1	Crawley Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Cashman  90+4'	Report	Appiah 14' Bansal-McNulty  60' Craig  85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,268 Referee: Ollie Yates

Swindon Town v Rochdale

16 October 2021 12	Swindon Town	2–2	Rochdale	Swindon
15:00 BST	Gladwin 37' Mitchell-Lawson  82' Williams 90+3'	Report	O'Connell  45+1' Broadbent 57' Kelly 79'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,310 Referee: Simon Mather

Salford City v Rochdale

19 October 2021 13	Salford City	0–0	Rochdale	Salford
19:45 BST	Willock  32' Lowe  50' Touray  70'	Report	Broadbent  17' O'Keeffe  68'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,173 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Rochdale v Sutton United

23 October 2021 14	Rochdale	3–2	Sutton United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Newby 23' Kelly 66' Morley 90+5'	Report	Bennett  45+2' Olaofe 82' Smith 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Paul Howard

Barrow v Rochdale

30 October 2021 15	Barrow	1–2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
15:30 BST	Gordon  53' Banks 56' Brown  58' Platt  90+3'	Report	Beesley 28', 72' Graham  53' Odoh  85'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,366 Referee: Declan Bourne

Rochdale v Leyton Orient

13 November 2021 16	Rochdale	2–2	Leyton Orient	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Newby 1', 90' Odoh  11' O'Keeffe  31' Coleman  90+3'	Report	Kyprianou  15' Drinan 24' Ogie  30' Clay 66' Kemp  69' Smith  90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Walsall v Rochdale

20 November 2021 17	Walsall	0–0	Rochdale	Walsall
15:00 BST	Monthé  54'	Report	Dorsett  51'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,144 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Rochdale v Stevenage

23 November 2021 18	Rochdale	2–2	Stevenage	Rochdale
19:00 GMT	Beesley 4' Andrews 35' Kelly  90'	Report	List 27', 47' Melbourne  74' Read  89' Cuthbert  90+4'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Scott Oldham

Rochdale v Exeter City

27 November 2021 19	Rochdale	1–1	Exeter City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Taylor 69'	Report	Ray 59'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,102 Referee: Andy Haines

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

8 December 2021 20	Hartlepool United	2–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Odusina  15' Cullen 64' Shelton 90+2'	Report	Andrews 55' White  66'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Tom Nield

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

11 December 2021 21	Bristol Rovers	4–2	Rochdale	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Evans 10' Collins 51', 89' Anderson 84'	Report	Beesley 60', 66' (pen.)  64'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,215 Referee: James Linington

Rochdale v Newport County

18 December 2021 22	Rochdale	3–0	Newport County	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Beesley 2', 72' (pen.) Coleman  64' Grant  74' Kelly 89'	Report	Demetriou  70' Norman  72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Carlisle United v Rochdale

26 December 2021 P	Carlisle United	P–P	Rochdale	Carlisle
				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.

Rochdale v Port Vale

29 December 2021 P	Rochdale	P–P	Port Vale	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

1 January 2022 P	Rochdale	P–P	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.

Colchester United v Rochdale

8 January 2022 P	Colchester United	P–P	Rochdale	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

15 January 2022 23	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Jolley 3', 16'  48' Doohan  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,046 Referee: Ben Toner

Rochdale v Bradford City

22 January 2022 24	Rochdale	0–0	Bradford City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report	O'Connor  63'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,941 Referee: Carl Brook

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

29 January 2022 25	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Rochdale	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Hunt  8' Hart  51' Piergianni  57'	Report	O'Keeffe  51' O'Connell  88'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,199 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Colchester United v Rochdale

1 February 2022 26	Colchester United	1–1	Rochdale	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Skuse  41' Judge 53'	Report	O'Connell  65' Grant 76'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Craig Hicks

Rochdale v Carlisle United

5 February 2022 P	Rochdale	P–P	Carlisle United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Forest Green Rovers v Rochdale

8 February 2022 27	Forest Green Rovers	2–1	Rochdale	Nailsworth
19:45 GMT	Cargill  61' Aitchison 73' Stevens 86'	Report	Ball 47' Campbell  64'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,923 Referee: Paul Howard

Rochdale v Harrogate Town

12 February 2022 28	Rochdale	3–3	Harrogate Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Clark 18' O'Connell  48' Odoh 61' Ball  76' Campbell 87'	Report	Pattison 3', 24' (pen.) Diamond 47' Legge  66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Neil Hair

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

19 February 2022 29	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Onariase 13' Rowe  17' Hackney  28'	Report	O'Connell  38' Kelly 51' Taylor 83' Broadbent  90+5'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Robert Madley

Rochdale v Port Vale

22 February 2022 30	Rochdale	1–1	Port Vale	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	O'Connell  76' Ball 90+3' O'Keeffe  90+6'	Report	Garrity 45' Worrall  55'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Rochdale v Northampton Town

26 February 2022 31	Rochdale	1–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Campbell 53'	Report	Mills  78' Lubala  88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,643 Referee: Ollie Yates

Carlisle United v Rochdale

1 March 2022 32	Carlisle United	2–0	Rochdale	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Patrick 25' Gibson  79' Armer  88' Sho-Silva 89'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,360 Referee: Marc Edwards

Sutton United v Rochdale

5 March 2022 33	Sutton United	3–0	Rochdale	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Boldewijn 12', 45+2' Kizzi 57' Milsom  78'	Report	O'Connell  22' Dorsett  41'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,874 Referee: Ben Speedie

Rochdale v Barrow

12 March 2022 34	Rochdale	0–0	Barrow	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Dorsett  68' Broadbent  84'	Report	Banks  45+2' Sea  86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,935 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Rochdale v Salford City

15 March 2022 35	Rochdale	1–1	Salford City	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Ball 27' Kelly  72'	Report	Lund 66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,041 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Leyton Orient v Rochdale

19 March 2022 36	Leyton Orient	3–1	Rochdale	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Smyth 40' Kyprianou  49' Sotiriou 58' Smith 80' Vigouroux  85'	Report	Newby 6' Ball  82' Campbell  85'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,791 Referee: David Rock

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

22 March 2022 37	Rochdale	0–1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Downing  31'	Report	Bowery 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Crawley Town v Rochdale

26 March 2022 38	Crawley Town	1–0	Rochdale	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Nadesan 18' Davies  85'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Rochdale v Carlisle United

29 March 2022 39	Rochdale	2–0	Carlisle United	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Kelly 10' (pen.) Lynch  70' Grant 81'	Report	Simeu  5' Devine  63' Dickenson  90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,160 Referee: James Oldham

Rochdale v Swindon Town

2 April 2022 40	Rochdale	0–0	Swindon Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dorsett  12'	Report	Iandolo  55'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,779 Referee: Declan Bourne

Rochdale v Walsall

9 April 2022 41	Rochdale	1–0	Walsall	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Grant 55'	Report	Perry  45+1' Labadie  73' Wilkinson  86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,437 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Stevenage v Rochdale

15 April 2022 42	Stevenage	1–0	Rochdale	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Cuthbert 48' Lines  87'	Report	O'Connell  90+1'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,172 Referee: Robert Lewis

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

18 April 2022 43	Rochdale	2–1	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Keohane 61' Dooley  83' O'Connell 90+4'	Report	Morris 10'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Tom Nield

Exeter City v Rochdale

23 April 2022 44	Exeter City	2–0	Rochdale	Exeter
15:00 BST	Dieng 34' Zanzala  52' Jay 60' Brown  81' Key  85'	Report	McNulty  51' Taylor  75'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,935 Referee: Carl Brook

Rochdale v Bristol Rovers

30 April 2022 45	Rochdale	3–4	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Charman 11', 17'  85' Keohane  58' O'Keeffe 60'  83' Taylor  69'	Report	Finley 54' Collins 66', 89' Anderson 90+5' Coutts  90+8'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Ross Joyce

Newport County v Rochdale

7 May 2022 46	Newport County	0–2	Rochdale	Newport
15:00 BST		Report	Done 16' Odoh 90+2'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Lee Swabey

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Rochdale were drawn at home to Notts County in the first round^[10] and Plymouth Argyle in the second round.^[11]

Rochdale v Notts County

7 November 2021 First round	Rochdale	1–1	Notts County	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	O'Keeffe 45'  89'	Report	Kelly-Evans  3' Wootton 62' Cameron  85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,587 Referee: Ross Joyce

Notts County v Rochdale

16 November 2021 First round replay	Notts County	1–2	Rochdale	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	White 63' (o.g.)	Report	Andrews 15' Dorsett  72' Beesley 90'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,416 Referee: James Bell

Rochdale v Plymouth Argyle

5 December 2021 Second round	Rochdale	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Rochdale
12:15 GMT	Morley 55'	Report	Garrick 17' Wilson  37' Law  64' Houghton  77' Jephcott 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,687 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Rochdale were drawn away to Harrogate Town in the first round^[12][13] Shrewsbury Town in the second round^[14] and Burnley in the third round.^[15]

Harrogate Town v Rochdale

10 August 2021 First round	Harrogate Town	Away Walkover	Rochdale	Harrogate
19:45 BST				Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Note: Match was postponed due to positive cases of COVID-19 being identified within Harrogate's squad.[16] Rochdale received a bye into the second round after it was determined the fixture could not be rearranged within the required time period.[17]

Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale

24 August 2021 Second round	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST	Bennett  53' Ebanks-Landell  60' Pennington  67'	Report	Odoh  36' Beesley 68' (pen.) Cashman 77'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Scott Oldham

Burnley v Rochdale

21 September 2021 Third round	Burnley	4–1	Rochdale	Burnley
19:45 BST	Rodriguez 50', 60', 62', 76' Tarkowski  63'	Report	Beesley 47' O'Keeffe  63' O'Connell  64'	Stadium: Turf Moor Referee: Geoff Eltringham

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Rochdale were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool U21s and Port Vale.^[18][19] The dates for the group stage fixtures were revealed on July 8.^[20]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	3	0	0	0	10	3	+7	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Port Vale	3	2	0	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	L2	Rochdale	3	1	0	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	ACA	Liverpool U21	3	0	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

Source: EFL.com

Rochdale v Liverpool U21s

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Rochdale	4–0	Liverpool U21s	Rochdale
19:00 BST	Kelly 33' O'Keeffe 50' (pen.), 72' Andrews 78'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Ben Toner

Port Vale v Rochdale

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Port Vale	1–0	Rochdale	Burslem
19:00 BST	J. Taylor  2' Walker  40' Benning  82' M. Taylor 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Keohane  29' M. Taylor  55' Kelly  57'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,727 Referee: James Oldham

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

2 November 2021 Group game 3	Rochdale	0–3	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
19:00 GMT	Cashman  4'	Report	Afolayan 16' John 19' Doyle 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,116 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
29 July 2021	CB		Sam Graham	Sheffield United	Free transfer	[21]
2 August 2021	CB		Max Taylor	Manchester United	Free transfer	[22]
5 August 2021	LB		Aidy White	Heart of Midlothian	Free transfer	[23]
6 August 2021	GK		Joel Coleman	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[24]
24 August 2021	CM		Liam Kelly	Feyenoord	Free transfer	[25]
15 September 2021	CB		Jesper Laurence	East Thurrock United	Undisclosed	[26]
20 January 2022	CF		Luke Charman	Darlington	Undisclosed	[27]
21 January 2022	LB		Max Clark	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[28]
27 January 2022	CF		Tahvon Campbell	Woking	Undisclosed	[29]
28 January 2022	RB		Corey O'Keeffe	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[30]
31 January 2022	CM		James Ball	Solihull Moors	Undisclosed	[31]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
3 August 2021	CM		George Broadbent	Sheffield United	1 January 2022	[32]
3 August 2021	RB		Corey O'Keeffe	Mansfield Town	1 January 2022	[33]
6 August 2021	CF		Danny Cashman	Coventry City	End of season	[34]
10 August 2021	CF		Josh Andrews	Birmingham City	End of season	[35]
20 August 2021	CB		Jeriel Dorsett	Reading	End of season	[36]
13 January 2022	CB		Paul Downing	Portsmouth	End of season	[37]
30 April 2022	GK		Jake Eastwood	Sheffield United	7 May 2022	[38]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
23 October 2021	GK		Bradley Wade	Guiseley	7 December 2021	[39][40]
9 December 2021	CB		Joe Dunne	Stafford Rangers	End of season	[41][42]
9 February 2022	GK		Brad Kelly	Mossley	March 2022	[43]
23 March 2022	DF		Sam Graham	Notts County	End of season	[44]
24 March 2022	CM		Ethan Brierley	Spennymoor Town	29 April 2022	[45][46]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
17 May 2021	LW		Kwadwo Baah	Watford	Undisclosed	[47]
30 June 2021	CM		Lewis Bradley	Free agent	Released	[48]
30 June 2021	CM		Harrison Hopper	York City	Released	[48][49]
30 June 2021	CM		Matty Lund	Salford City	Contract expired	[50][51]
30 June 2021	RB		Ryan McLaughlin	Morecambe	Released	[48][52]
30 June 2021	DF		Paul McShane	Manchester United	Released	[48][53]
30 June 2021	CM		Jimmy Ryan	Free agent	Released	[48]
30 June 2021	DM		Conor Shaughnessy	Burton Albion	Free transfer	[54]
9 July 2021	CF		Stephen Humphrys	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[55]
9 July 2021	CM		Oliver Patrick	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	[56]
12 July 2021	MF		Ethan Pye	Stockport County	Free transfer	[57]
4 August 2021	CM		Oliver Rathbone	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	[58]
10 January 2022	CF		Jake Beesley	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[59]
11 January 2022	CM		Aaron Morley	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[60]

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