The 2011–12 season is Rochdale's 105th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.
| 2011–12 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Chris Dunphy | |||
| Manager | Steve Eyre Chris Beech John Coleman | |||
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium Rochdale, Greater Manchester | |||
| League One | 24th (relegated) | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Football League Trophy | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ashley Grimes (8 goals) All: Ashley Grimes (11 goals) | |||
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League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 75 | −27 | 50 | |
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 43 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 81 | −25 | 42 | |
| 23 | Exeter City (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 42 | |
| 24 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 38 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Squad statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
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Jake Kean | 15 | 0 | 14 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK |  HUN
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Peter Kurucz | 11 | 0 | 11 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
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Stephen Darby | 40 | 0 | 34 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
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Joe Widdowson | 35 | 0 | 30 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG
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Marcus Holness | 30 | 3 | 23 + 1 | 3 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
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Kevin Amankwaah | 16 | 0 | 15 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
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Neal Trotman | 14 | 0 | 12 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  IRL
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Brian Barry-Murphy | 26 | 1 | 17 + 5 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
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Jason Kennedy | 50 | 4 | 38 + 6 | 4 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
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Gary Jones | 50 | 6 | 45 + 0 | 5 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
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Harry Bunn | 8 | 1 | 5 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
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Michael Symes | 15 | 4 | 14 + 1 | 4 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG
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Ashley Grimes | 42 | 11 | 27 + 9 | 8 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 0 + 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  WAL
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Nicky Adams | 47 | 4 | 30 + 11 | 4 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |  NED
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Pim Balkestein | 15 | 0 | 12 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | IRL
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Kevin Long | 16 | 0 | 16 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  SCO
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Marc Twaddle | 3 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG
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Joe Thompson | 21 | 1 | 8 + 9 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 3 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
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Andrew Tutte | 45 | 1 | 28 + 12 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG
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Dean Holden | 22 | 0 | 20 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
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Paul Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
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Simon Hackney | 2 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
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Matthew Barnes-Homer | 7 | 0 | 1 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW |  MLT
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Daniel Bogdanovic | 5 | 1 | 5 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG
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Sam Minihan | 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
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Chris O'Grady | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG
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Tope Obadeyi | 6 | 1 | 3 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG
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Jordan Fagbola | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO
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Matty Edwards | 9 | 0 | 6 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG
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Stephen Jordan | 21 | 0 | 17 + 2 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG
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David Lucas | 20 | 0 | 16 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRL
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Neill Byrne | 3 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG
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Nathan Eccleston | 7 | 1 | 3 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |  [[|Libya]]
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Ahmed Benali | 3 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW |  FRA
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Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 47 | 8 | 30 + 11 | 7 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NED
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Roland Bergkamp | 3 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG
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Sean McConville | 4 | 0 | 2 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG
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Reece Gray | 4 | 1 | 1 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |  NGA
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Godwin Ababaki | 2 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG
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Brett Ormerod | 5 | 1 | 4 + 1 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG
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Jordan Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG
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David Ball | 15 | 4 | 12 + 2 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 |
| GK | ENG
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Danny Taberner | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ANG
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David Kuagica | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
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Paul McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
Top scorers edit
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
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| 1 | FW | |
10 | Ashley Grimes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | |
26 | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | |
39 | David Ball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | |
8 | Gary Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | |
11 | Nicky Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | |
4 | Marcus Holness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | |
7 | Jason Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | ||||
Disciplinary record edit
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | |||||
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DF | Neal Trotman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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MF | Nicky Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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DF | Stephen Darby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FW | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | Ashley Grimes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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DF | Marcus Holness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Gary Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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GK | Jake Kean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Andrew Tutte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 |
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DF | Joe Widdowson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
Results edit
Pre-season Friendlies edit
| 16 July 2011 | Southport | 1–2 | Rochdale | Southport |
| 15:00 BST | Gray  62' |
Report | Grimes 55' Hackney 82' |
Stadium: Haig Avenue |
| 19 July 2011 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Leeds United | Rochdale |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Gradel 30' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,935 |
| 23 July 2011 | Wrexham | 3–2 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
| 15:00 BST | Wright 6' Holness 21' Tolley ?' |
Report | Grimes ?' Jarrett 45' |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 835 |
| 26 July 2011 | Rochdale | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Grimes 6' Jones 28' (pen.) Akpa Akpro 79' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,743 |
| 30 July 2011 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Miller 2' Shelley 18' (pen.) |
Marshall 78' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium |
League One edit
| 6 August 2011 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Rochdale | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 16' 69' Morrison 53'Prutton 72' |
Report | Trotman 69' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 21,174 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 13 August 2011 2 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Huddersfield Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Akpa Akpro 43' Grimes 89'Darby 90' |
Report | Novak 15' Gobern 35'Ward 69' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,074 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 16 August 2011 3 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Akpa Akpro 34' Holness 77' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,671 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 20 August 2011 4 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Reid 32' (pen.) Clarke 40' 45+3' |
Report | Trotman 28'  41' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 27 August 2011 5 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Hartlepool United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Akpa Akpro 16' |
Report | Boyd 7' Poole 47', 87' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 3 September 2011 6 | Stevenage | 4–2 | Rochdale | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Reid 13' 53' Beardsley 30', 45+2' Trotman 70' (o.g.) |
Report | Jones 28' 31' Ball 71' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,021 Referee: David Phillips |
| 10 September 2011 7 | Bury | 2–4 | Rochdale | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | M. Jones 21' Bishop 63' |
Report | Grimes 5' Holness 10' Adams 18' 19' 76' Ball 47'Tutte 48'Darby 55' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Stadium Attendance: 4,897 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 13 September 2011 8 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Grimes 66' Kennedy 59'Kean 90' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,368 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 17 September 2011 9 | Rochdale | 2–3 | Charlton Athletic | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Kennedy 31' Widdowson 40'Grimes 57' Ball 60' |
Report | Hollands 20', 80' Wiggins 44'Jackson 82' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Steve Rushton |
| 24 September 2011 10 | Notts County | 2–0 | Rochdale | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Hughes 35' 81' Sodje 88' 90+4' |
Report | Balkestein 45' Adams 90' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,199 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 1 October 2011 11 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Grimes 21', 66' Trotman 81' |
Report | Donnelly 6' McCoy 61' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,266 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 8 October 2011 12 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Rochdale | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Zubar 29' Arter 58'Symes 68' (pen.) |
Report | Jones 30' (pen.) Kean 67'Ball 73' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,345 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 15 October 2011 13 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Holness 43' Akpa Akpro 65'Jones 88' |
Report | Henderson 3' Odejayi 14' 90'Okuonghae 29' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,226 Referee: David Webb |
| 22 October 2011 14 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Rochdale | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Oakley 26' Nardiello 45', 56' (pen.) Sercombe 52'Taylor 81' |
Report | Eccleston 31' Grimes 90+4' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,844 Referee: Carl Berry |
| 25 October 2011 15 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Jones 45' 74' |
Report | Westcarr 36' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,494 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 29 October 2011 16 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Jordan 73' |
Report | Smith 12' Mooney 65' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,322 Referee: James Adcock |
| 5 November 2011 17 | MK Dons | 3–1 | Rochdale | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 17' MacDonald 22' Beevers 31'Ibehre 83' |
Report | Barry-Murphy 8' |
Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 7,120 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 19 November 2011 18 | Preston North End | 0–1 | Rochdale | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Parry 89' |
Report | Adams 84' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,456 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 26 November 2011 19 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Brentford | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Holden 16' Jordan 21'Bergkamp 44'Holness 65' |
Report | Alexander 11' (pen.) 23' Saunders 78' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,466 Referee: Gary Sutton |
| 10 December 2011 20 | Sheffield United | 3–0 | Rochdale | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Evans 39', 64' Cresswell 57' |
Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 15,892 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 17 December 2011 21 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Yeovil Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Bunn 90' |
Report | Gilbert 42' 77' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,692 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 26 December 2011 | Tranmere Rovers | P–P | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Prenton Park |
| 31 December 2011 22 | Walsall | 0–0 | Rochdale | Walsall |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 42' Beevers 54'Bowerman 86' |
Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,907 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 2 January 2012 23 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Preston | Rochdale |
| 13:00 GMT | Bogdanović 25' Kennedy 87' |
Report | Jervis 17' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,570 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 7 January 2012 24 | Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 GMT | Brown 74' James 80'Monkhouse 86' |
Report | Widdowson 82' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,663 Referee: James Adcock |
| 14 January 2012 25 | Rochdale | 1–5 | Stevenage | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Ormerod 52' Widdowson 26' 56' |
Report | Freeman 18', 58' Wilson 46', 53' 90' Byrom 66' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 17 January 2012 26 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 GMT | McChrystal 57' Weir 78' |
Report | Akpa Akpro 50' Barry-Murphy 75'Ormerod 78' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,153 |
| 21 January 2012 27 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–0 | Rochdale | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 GMT | Beavon 32', 73' Winfield 75' |
Report | Jordan 90' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,285 Referee: Pat Miller |
| 28 January 2012 28 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Bury | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Akpa Akpro 15' Grimes 41', 55' |
Report | Coke 63' Bishop 90+1' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,033 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 14 February 2012 29 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Thompson 64' |
Report | Widdowson 68' Long 73' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 18 February 2012 30 | Rochdale | 1–0 | AFC Bournemouth | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Grimes 52' Jones 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Francis 83' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,499 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 21 February 2012 31 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Rochdale | London |
| 19:45 GMT | Kermorgant 56' |
Report | Adams 53' Long 56' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,067 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 25 February 2012 32 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Rochdale | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Izzet 74' |
Report | Symes 22' Long 45+2' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,096 Referee: David Coote |
| 28 February 2012 33 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Notts County | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Sodje 27' Bencherif 45'Harley 46'Nelson 78'Hughes 89' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,326 Referee: Steve Rushton |
| 3 March 2012 34 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,361 Referee: Tony Bates |
| 6 March 2012 35 | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
| 19:45 GMT | Berrett 33' McGovern 58'Zoko 76' |
Report | Kennedy 74' Widdowson 88' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,694 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 10 March 2012 36 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Rochdale | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Ward 45+1' Rhodes 48' |
Report | Tutte 45+2' Grimes 82'Long 84' |
Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 13,715 Referee: David Webb |
| 17 March 2012 37 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Symes 3', 47', 70' Akpa Akpro 78' |
Report | Kuqi 21' Mvoto 33'Tarkowski 69' 90+6'Reid 74'Taylor 90+6' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,671 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 20 March 2012 38 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Wallace 28' Cassidy 82' 87' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,618 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 24 March 2012 39 | Brentford | 2–0 | Rochdale | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT | Diagouraga 32' Donaldson 85' |
Report | Jordan 33' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,919 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 31 March 2012 40 | Rochdale | 3–3 | Walsall | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Kennedy 66' Symes 82' (pen.)Akpa Akpro 90+3' |
Report | Ledesma 25' Widdowson 38' (o.g.)Butler 90+4' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,516 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 7 April 2012 41 | Yeovil Town | 3–1 | Rochdale | Yeovil |
| 15:00 BST | Franks 7' Hinds 29'Huntington 55'Woods 75' |
Report | Holness 56' Grounds 80' (o.g.)Tutte 82' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,859 Referee: James Adcock |
| 10 April 2012 42 | Rochdale | 2–5 | Sheffield United | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Kennedy 3' Obadeyi 68' |
Report | McDonald 5' 61' Evans 22', 45+3'Williamson 25'Doyle 57' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,309 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 14 April 2012 43 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Exeter City | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Twaddle 58' Adams 79'Thompson 81'Kennedy 88' |
Report | Nardiello 28' (pen.) Sercombe 62' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,930 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 21 April 2012 44 | Chesterfield | 2–1 | Rochdale | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 BST | Randall 44' Bowery 76'Boden 81'Whitaker 86' |
Report | Widdowson 52' Akpa Akpro 73' |
Stadium: B2net Stadium Attendance: 5,954 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 28 April 2012 45 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Akpa Akpro 85' |
Report | O'Shea 3' Bowditch 58' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,212 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 5 May 2012 46 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Rochdale | London |
| 15:00 BST | Cox 32' Odubajo 41' |
Report | Gray 61' 75' |
Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Stuart Atwell |
FA Cup edit
| 12 November 2011 Round 1 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| 15:00 | Wells 84' 85' |
Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,579 Referee: Dean Mohareb |
League Cup edit
| 9 August 2011 Round 1 | Rochdale | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
| 19:45 | Grimes 19', 111' Mattis 103' (o.g.) |
Report | Whitaker 11', 95' (pen.) Allott 116' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 23 August 2011 Round 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–2 | Rochdale | London |
| 19:45 | Report | Akpa Akpro 5' Widdowson 79'Jones 81' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 20 September 2011 Round 3 | Aldershot Town | 2–1 | Rochdale | Aldershot |
| 19:45 | Rankine 47' Hylton 78' |
Report | Kennedy 43' Grimes 45' 90'Balkestein 68'Jones 87' |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
Football League Trophy edit
Transfers edit
| Players transferred in | |||||
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| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 21 June 2011 | FW | Ashley Grimes
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Millwall
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Free Transfer | [3] |
| 24 June 2011 | MF | Simon Hackney
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Colchester United
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Free Transfer | [4] |
| 24 June 2011 | MF | Andrew Tutte
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Manchester City
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Free Transfer | [4] |
| 4 July 2011 | DF | Marc Twaddle
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Falkirk
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Free Transfer | [5] |
| 15 July 2011 | DF | Neal Trotman
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Preston North End
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Free Transfer | [6] |
| 2 August 2011 | MF | Paul Marshall
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Free Agent | Free | [7] |
| Players transferred out | |||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 21 June 2011 | MF | Matt Done
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Barnsley
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Undisclosed | [8] |
| 21 June 2011 | DF | Scott Wiseman
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Barnsley
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Undisclosed | [8] |
| 1 July 2011 | GK | Owain Fôn Williams
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Tranmere Rovers
|
Free Transfer | [9] |
| 4 July 2011 | DF | Robbie Williams
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
Free Transfer | [10] |
| 7 July 2011 | DF | Chris Brown
|
Droylsden
|
Free Transfer | [11] |
| 25 July 2011 | FW | Anthony Elding
|
Grimsby Town
|
Undisclosed | [12] |
| 9 August 2011 | FW | Chris O'Grady
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Undisclosed | [13] |
| Players loaned in | |||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 7 July 2011 | DF | Stephen Darby
|
Liverpool
|
31 May 2012 | [14] |
| 2 August 2011 | GK | Jake Kean
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
31 May 2012 | [15] |
| 19 August 2011 | DF | Pim Balkestein
|
Brentford
|
January 2012 | [16] |
| 25 August 2011 | FW | Matthew Barnes-Homer
|
Luton Town
|
16 January 2012 | [17] |
| 31 August 2011 | FW | David Ball
|
Peterborough United
|
[18] | |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Ahmed Benali
|
Manchester City
|
[18] | |
| Players loaned out | |||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 16 December 2011 | FW | Reece Gray
|
Hyde
|
16 January 2011 | [19] |
References edit
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- ^ a b "Rochdale sign Andrew Tutte and Simon Hackney". BBC Football. 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Rochdale sign Falkirk defender Marc Twaddle". BBC Football. 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Dale snap up defender Trotman". Sky Sports.
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- ^ a b "Barnsley swoop for Dale duo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers sign goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams". BBC Football. 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Plymouth Argyle sign Robbie Williams and Durrell Berry". BBC Football. 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Statement from Dave Pace". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Grimsby sign Rochdale striker Anthony Elding". BBC Football. 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday snap up striker Chris O'Grady". BBC Football. 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Dale tie up Darby loan". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Kean set for Dale loan move". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Rochdale sign Brentford defender Pim Balkestein on loan". BBC Football. 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Rochdale seal Matthew Barnes-Homer loan". BBC Football. 25 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Rochdale snap up David Ball and Ahmed Benali". BBC Football. 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Reece Gray joins Hyde on loan". Hyde F.C. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.