2022–23 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 116th season in the existence of Rochdale Association Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Rochdale AFC
2022–23 season
ChairmanSimon Gauge
ManagerRobbie Stockdale
(until 18 August)[1]
Jim Bentley
(until 27 March) [2]
Jimmy McNulty
(from 27 March)[3]
StadiumSpotland Stadium
League Two24th (relegated to National League)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Devante Rodney
All: Devante Rodney

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 8 May 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two F.A. Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Richard O'Donnell 44 0 40+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
2 DF   ENG Femi Seriki 35 0 20+9 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 2+1 0
3 DF   IRL Aidy White 15 0 9+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF   SCO Jimmy McNulty 10 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF   ENG Max Taylor 20 1 19+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 DF   ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell 42 1 37+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   ENG Liam Kelly 39 2 28+6 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 1
8 MF   ENG Jimmy Ball 36 4 22+10 2 1+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 1
9 FW   ENG Luke Charman 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   ENG D'Mani Mellor 19 0 12+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   ENG Devante Rodney 45 12 31+9 11 1+0 0 2+0 1 1+1 0
11 MF   ENG Abraham Odoh 51 1 32+13 1 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
13 MF   IRL Jimmy Keohane 42 3 37+2 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF   ENG Ethan Brierley 31 3 18+7 2 0+1 0 0+2 0 3+0 1
15 DF   ENG Sam Graham 33 0 21+8 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
16 DF   ENG Ben Nelson 12 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
16 DF   ENG Rhys Bennett 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   ENG Tyrese Sinclair 38 3 11+21 3 0+1 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
18 FW   ENG Scott Quigley 27 5 20+6 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
19 FW   ENG Tahvon Campbell 8 1 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
20 MF   FRA Toumani Diagouraga 37 0 26+5 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+2 0
21 FW   ENG Rayhaan Tulloch 14 0 2+7 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
21 GK   ENG Jake Eastwood 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK   ENG Cieran Slicker 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
22 DF   ENG Owen Dodgson 18 1 18+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF   ENG Cameron John 22 0 16+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF   ENG Danny Lloyd 23 6 20+3 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   ENG Toby Mullarkey 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   ENG Connor Malley 14 0 2+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
28 MF   ENG Kevin Dos Santos 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
33 MF   ENG Oscar Kelly 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW   ENG Ian Henderson 50 10 31+13 8 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+1 2
48 FW   ENG Darren Ehimamiegho 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 DF   WAL George Nevett 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record edit

As of 8 May 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 10   FW Devante Rodney 11 0 1 0 12
2 40   FW Ian Henderson 8 0 0 2 10
3 25   MF Danny Lloyd 6 0 0 0 6
4 18   FW Scott Quigley 5 0 0 0 5
5 8   MF Jimmy Ball 2 0 1 1 4
6 17   MF Tyrese Sinclair 3 0 0 0 3
13   MF Jimmy Keohane 3 0 0 0 3
14   MF Ethan Brierley 2 0 0 1 3
9 7   FW Liam Kelly 1 0 0 1 2
10 19   FW Tahvon Campbell 0 0 0 1 1
11   MF Abraham Odoh 1 0 0 0 1
5   DF Max Taylor 1 0 0 0 1
22   DF Owen Dodgson 1 0 0 0 1
Total 44 0 2 6 52

Disciplinary record edit

As of 17 April 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
                                       
1 11   MF Abraham Odoh 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0
2 6   DF Ethan Ebanks-Landell 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
3 8   MF Jimmy Ball 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
20   MF Toumani Diagouraga 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
2   DF Fermi Seriki 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
18   FW Scott Quigley 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
7 10   FW Devante Rodney 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
15   DF Sam Graham 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0
9 1   GK Richard O'Donnell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 16   DF Ben Nelson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
25   MF Danny Lloyd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24   DF Cameron John 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14   MF Ethan Brierley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22   DF Owen Dodgson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 40   FW Ian Henderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17   MF Tyrese Sinclair 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13   MF Jimmy Keohane 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26   DF Toby Mullarkey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7   FW Liam Kelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 21   FW Rayhaan Tulloch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5   DF Max Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19   FW Tahvon Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9   FW D'Mani Mellor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 77 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 85 1 1

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
15 June 2022 RW   Devante Rodney   Walsall Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2022[a] DM   Toumani Diagouraga   Morecambe Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2022[b] CB   Ethan Ebanks-Landell   Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2022[c] LB   Cameron John   Doncaster Rovers Free Transfer [7]
1 July 2022[d] GK   Richard O'Donnell   Bradford City Free Transfer [8]
12 July 2022 CF   Ian Henderson   Salford City Free Transfer [9]
19 July 2022 AM   Tyrese Sinclair   Mansfield Town Free Transfer [10]
15 August 2022 CM   Connor Malley   Middlesbrough Free Transfer [11]
9 December 2022 RW   Danny Lloyd   Gillingham Free Transfer [12]
28 January 2023 CB   Rhys Bennett   Morecambe Free Transfer [13]
31 January 2023 CB   Toby Mullarkey   Altrincham Undisclosed [14]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Morecambe contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Doncaster Rovers contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Bradford City contract expired

Out edit

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
24 June 2022 CM   Conor Grant   Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [15]
30 June 2022 DF   Mikey Caldwell   Glossop North End Released [16][17]
30 June 2022[a] LB   Max Clark   Stevenage Free transfer [18]
30 June 2022 GK   Joel Coleman   Ipswich Town Released [16][19]
30 June 2022 LB   Matt Done Retired [16]
30 June 2022[b] LM   Stephen Dooley   Harrogate Town Free transfer [20]
30 June 2022 CB   Joe Dunne   Stafford Rangers Released [16][21]
30 June 2022 MF   Ben Kershaw   Stoke City Released [16][22]
30 June 2022 DF   Jesper Laurence   Unattached Released [16]
30 June 2022 GK   Jay Lynch   Fleetwood Town Released [16][23]
30 June 2022 DM   Kacper Mialkowski   Glossop North End Released [16][24][dead link]
30 June 2022 RW   Alex Newby   Colchester United Released [16][25]
30 June 2022[c] CB   Eoghan O'Connell   Charlton Athletic Free transfer [26]
30 June 2022[d] RB   Corey O'Keeffe   Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [27]
30 June 2022 GK   Bradley Wade   Hereford Released [16][28]
14 October 2022 CF   Luke Charman   AFC Fylde Undisclosed [29]
3 January 2023 CM   Connor Malley   Dundalk Released [30][31]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on July 1, once his contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his contract expired

Loans in edit

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
15 July 2022 RB   Femi Seriki   Sheffield United End of Season [32]
28 July 2022 CB   Ben Nelson   Leicester City 6 January 2023[a] [33][34]
29 July 2022 GK   Cieran Slicker   Manchester City 11 January 2023[b] [35][36]
8 August 2022 SS   Rayhaan Tulloch   West Bromwich Albion 6 January 2023[c] [37][34]
1 September 2022 CF   Scott Quigley   Stockport County End of Season [38]
12 January 2023 GK   Jake Eastwood   Sheffield United End of Season [39]
27 January 2023 LB   Owen Dodgson   Burnley End of Season [40]
27 January 2023 CF   D'Mani Mellor   Wycombe Wanderers End of Season [41]
31 January 2023 CM   Daniel Adshead   Cheltenham Town End of Season [42]
  1. ^ On 6 January, Nelson's loan from Leicester was cut short
  2. ^ On 11 January, Slicker's loan from Man City was cut short
  3. ^ On 6 January, Tulloch's loan from West Brom was cut short

Loans out edit

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
15 October 2022 MF   Jordan Scanlon   Ashton United 15 November 2022 [43]
21 January 2023 GK   Bradley Kelly   Airbus UK Broughton End of Season [44]
18 February 2023 MF   Jordan Scanlon   Ramsbottom United 18 March 2023 [45]
3 March 2023 CF   Tahvon Campbell   Aldershot Town End of Season [46]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Rochdale revealed an away pre-season trip to Scunthorpe United on 20 May 2022.[47] Four days later, an away trip to Chester was added to the pre-season schedule.[48] The club confirmed a visit to Darlington on 25 May.[49] On June 1, a home friendly against Port Vale was added to the schedule.[50]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 July 2022 Friendly Burnley 1–0 Rochdale Padiham
TBA BST Twine   13' Report Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
9 July 2022 Friendly Chester 0–1 Rochdale Sealand
15:00 BST Report Rodney   55' Stadium: Deva Stadium
12 July 2022 Friendly Rochdale 2–3 Chesterfield Bury
14:00 BST Trialist   14'
Trailist   16'
Report Mandeville   32'
Dobra   59'
Asante   76' (pen.)
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
16 July 2022 Friendly Darlington 1–2 Rochdale Darlington
15:00 BST Hazel   12' Report Rodney   14'
Henderson   ?'
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
19 July 2022 Friendly Scunthorpe United 1–4 Rochdale Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Feeney   63' Report Kelly   63'
Sinclair   60', 68'
Odoh   84'
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
23 July 2022 Friendly Rochdale 2–3 Port Vale Rochdale
15:00 BST Keohane   11'
Henderson   16'
Report Proctor   18' (pen.), 53'
Ojo   57'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two August 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Cup TBC TBC Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup TBC TBC First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Trophy TBC TBC Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]

League Two edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 −9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 −7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 −12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 −23 46
23 Hartlepool United (R) 46 9 16 21 52 78 −26 43 Relegation to National League
24 Rochdale (R) 46 9 11 26 46 70 −24 38
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[51]
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 9 11 26 46 70  −24 38 5 5 13 29 38  −9 4 6 13 17 32  −15

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
Result/LLLLLDDLLWLWWLDLWLLLLLDDWLLLLDLLLDWLDLWWDLDLWD
Position17222424242424242423242321222222192021212323232322222424242424242424242424242424242424242424
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[52]

30 July 2022 1 Rochdale 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
15:00 BST Ebanks-Landell   13'
Ball   51'
Rodney   69'
Report Williams   10'
Agyei   14'
Brook   22'
Offord   60'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,648
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
6 August 2022 2 Gillingham 1–0 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 BST Kashket   9'
Ehmer   21'
Wright   39'
Law   88'
Report Odoh   88' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,233
Referee: Will Finnie
13 August 2022 3 Rochdale 0–1 Grimsby Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Ebanks-Landell   37'
Seriki   46'
Nelson   49'
Tulloch   60'
Report Clifton   29'
Morris   45+3'
Waterfall   90+2'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,350
Referee: Thomas Kirk
16 August 2022 4 Stevenage 1–0 Rochdale Stevenage
19:45 BST Roberts   35'
Piergianni   41'
Report Diagouraga   46'
Ball   66'
Seriki   81'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Tom Reeves
20 August 2022 5 Swindon Town 3–0 Rochdale Swindon
15:00 BST Wakeling   1'
Khan   41'
Williams   50'
Gladwin   76'
McKirdy   81'
Report Nelson   66'
Brierley   90+1'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 8,327
Referee: Samuel Barrott
27 August 2022 6 Rochdale 1–1 Crawley Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Rodney   32'
Sinclair   60'
Henderson   84'
Report Johnson   11'
Ransom   36'
Powell   45+2'
Tsaroulla   53'   86'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,277
Referee: Alan Young
3 September 2022 7 Carlisle United 3–3 Rochdale Carlisle
15:00 BST Mellish   36'
Dennis   58'
Huntington   78'
Report Quigley   22', 53'   69'
Rodney   51'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Adam Herczeg
10 September 2022 Rochdale Postponed Salford City Rochdale
15:00 BST Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[53]
13 September 2022 8 Rochdale 0–1 Leyton Orient Rochdale
19:45 BST Quigley   34'  
Odoh   68'
Report Moncur   35'
Pratley   50'
El Mizouni   75'
Archibald   88'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,173
Referee: Simon Mather
17 September 2022 9 Northampton Town 3–0 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 BST Guthrie   42'
Hoskins     73', 81'
Report Ball   57'
Diagouraga   60'
Graham   90+1'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,691
Referee: Sam Purkiss
24 September 2022 10 Colchester United 0–1 Rochdale Colchester
15:00 BST O'Hara   22'
Dallison   51'
Sears  
Report Rodney   23' (pen.)
Ball   37'
Odoh   87'
Seriki   90+5'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Charles Breakspear
1 October 2022 11 Rochdale 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
15:00 BST Quigley   44' Report Agard   39'
Miller   68'
Williams   89'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Darren Drysdale
8 October 2022 12 Newport County 0–1 Rochdale Newport
15:00 BST Clarke   11' Report Ball   5'   57'
Keohane   60'
Quigley   62'
Rodney   90+3'
Henderson   90+5'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: David Rock
15 October 2022 13 Rochdale 2–1 Barrow Rochdale
15:00 BST Kelly   18'
Diagouraga   28'
Quigley   75'
Ball   90'
O'Donnell   90+6'
Report Warren   85'
Canavan   89'   90+7'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,061
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
22 October 2022 14 Rochdale 1–2 Wimbledon Rochdale
15:00 BST Sinclair   66'
Ebanks-Landell   79'
John  
Report Towler   20'
Assal   39'   86'
Gunter   59'
Davison   64'
Woodyard   90+3'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,568
Referee: Marc Edwards
25 October 2022 15 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
19:45 BST Hemmings   39'
Simeu   90'
Report Henderson   35'
O'Donnell   90+5'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: Andy Haines
29 October 2022 16 Walsall 1–0 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 BST Evans   19'
White   35'
Knowles   81'
Bennett   82'
Report Rodney   19' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Referee: Tom Nield
8 November 2022 17 Rochdale 1–0 Salford City Rochdale
19:45 GMT Odoh   61'
Henderson   80'
Brierley  
Report Galbraith   61' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Peter Wright
12 November 2022 18 Rochdale 0–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Sinclair   35'
Seriki   82'
John   90+6'
Report Perch   52'
Maris   66'
Hartigan   90+5'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,631
Referee: Robert Lewis
19 November 2022 19 Sutton United 1–0 Rochdale Sutton
15:00 GMT Randall   38' Report Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: Sam Allison
3 December 2022 20 Rochdale 1–4 Harrogate Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Ball   7'
Brierley   37'
Odoh   81'
Report Thomson   14'
Ferguson   45'
Armstrong   53', 58'
Folarin   70'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,254
Referee: Declan Bourne
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) Rochdale Postponed Stockport County Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[54]
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) Bradford City Postponed Rochdale Bradford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Valley Parade
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch. [55]
26 December 2022 21 Rochdale 1–2 Hartlepool United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Nelson   44'
Henderson   60'
Report Menayese   39'
Umerah   72'
Sterry   77'
Cooke   80'
Killip   90+1'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Thomas Kirk
29 December 2022 22 Doncaster Rovers 4–3 Rochdale Doncaster
19:45 GMT Seaman   7'
Close   9'
Biggins   37'
Anderson   81'
Report Rodney   14'
Williams   16' (o.g.)
Ebanks-Landell   27'
Sinclair   77'
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
2 January 2023 23 Barrow 0–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT Whitfield   65' Report Quigley   35'
Ball   77'
Sinclair   90+5'
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,055
Referee: Scott Oldham
7 January 2023 24 Rochdale 1–1 Newport County Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rodney   34'
Ebanks-Landell   63'
Report Norman   2'
Day   35'
Lewis   46'   78'
Drysdale   56'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Andy Haines
10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) 25 Bradford City 1–2 Rochdale Bradford
19:45 GMT Crichlow   12'
Eisa   29'
Report Seriki   9'
Rodney   63',   90+10'
Henderson   63', 70'
O'Donnell   90+9'
Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium
Attendance: 17,061
Referee: Paul Howard
14 January 2023 26 Rochdale 1–2 Colchester United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rodney   36'
Diagouraga   90+4'
Report Tchamadeu   26'
Jay   67'
Skuse   87'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Martin Coy
21 January 2023 27 Hartlepool United 2–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Hartley   36'
Umerah   54'
Sterry   59'
Hamilton   64'
Pruti   87'
Report Ebanks-Landell   51'
Graham   67'   90+1'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Marc Edwards
28 January 2023 28 Rochdale 0–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Lloyd   54'
Diagouraga   90'
Report Gordon   8'   36'
Huntington   22'
Feeney   26'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Ross Joyce
4 February 2023 29 Salford City 2–1 Rochdale Salford
15:00 GMT Smith   10'   90+11'
McAleny   63'
Watson   81'
Report Quigley   81' (pen.)
Taylor   90+6'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Robert Madley
11 February 2023 30 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Henderson   52'
Diagouraga   62'
Lloyd   80'
Quigley   88'
Report Fox   89' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Neil Hair
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 31 Leyton Orient 2–1 Rochdale Leyton
19:45 GMT Sotiriou   18'
El Mizouni   29'
Kelman   90+5'
Report Dodgson   28'
Lloyd   56'
Odoh   69'
Ebanks-Landell   83'
Campbell   90'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Sunny Gill
18 February 2023 32 Rochdale 0–2 Gillingham Rochdale
15:00 GMT Keohane   47'
Ebanks-Landell   50'
Report Hawkins   23'
Lapslie   75'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Marc Edwards
21 February 2023 33 Rochdale 1–2 Stockport County Rochdale
19:45 GMT Rodney   85'
Lloyd   87'
Report Knoyle   19'
Collar   56' (pen.), 58'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 4,604
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 34 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Crewe
15:00 GMT Robertson   11'
O'Riordan   14'   87'
Adebisi   70'
Report Odoh   24'
Keohane   80'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,387
Referee: Ben Toner
4 March 2023 35 Rochdale 2–0 Stevenage Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rodney   7'
Lloyd   28'
Report Clark   19'
Reeves   59'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
11 March 2023 36 Grimsby Town 1–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Glennon   14'
Lloyd   68'
Crocombe   77'
Maher   81'
Waterfall   90+3'
Report Quigley   77' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,963
Referee: James Oldham
18 March 2023 37 Rochdale 4–4 Swindon Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rodney   22'
Lloyd   25'
Dodgson   63'
Odoh   71'
Henderson   90+4'
Mullarkey   90+4'
Report Austin   2', 14', 74', 79'
Clayton   90+4'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 March 2023 38 Crawley Town 2–0 Rochdale Crawley
15:00 GMT Ogungbo   13'
Telford   35'
Conroy   39'
Report Ebanks-Landell   38'
Kelly   90+1'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,770
Referee: Sam Purkiss
1 April 2023 39 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Rochdale Wimbledon
15:00 BST Little   82'
Brown   85'
Report Lloyd   64'
Mellor   79'
Odoh   85'
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,380
Referee: Alan Young
7 April 2023 40 Rochdale 4–2 Walsall Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson   42'
Lloyd   44'
Taylor   56'
Brierley   65'
Report Matt   23'
Knowles   51'
Evans   65'
Maddox   69'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,090
Referee: Andy Haines
10 April 2023 41 Mansfield Town 1–1 Rochdale Mansfield
15:00 BST Boateng   6'
Perch   73'
Report Dodgson   43'
Kelly   82'
O'Donnell   90+4'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,708
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
15 April 2023 42 Rochdale 0–3 Bradford City Rochdale
15:00 BST Graham   65' Report Stubbs   5'
Crichlow   16'
Ebanks-Landell   74' (o.g.)
Banks   82'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 5,726
Referee: Lee Swabey
18 April 2023 43 Rochdale 2–2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
19:45 BST Dodgson   58'
Lloyd   69'
Ebanks-Landell   90+3'
Report O'Donnell   19' (o.g.)
Hawkes   56' (pen.)
Hemmings   84'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,263
Referee: Scott Tallis
22 April 2023 44 Stockport County 1–0 Rochdale Stockport
15:00 BST Olaofe   45+8'
Lemonheigh-Evans   52'
Byrne   65'
Report Ebanks-Landell   59' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,319
Referee: Scott Oldham
29 April 2023 45 Rochdale 4–1 Sutton United Rochdale
15:00 BST Rodney   8', 56'
Brierley   25'
Keohane   50'
Odoh   90'
Report House   29'
Wilson   38'
Beautyman   64'
Smith   83'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Ben Toner
8 May 2023 46 Harrogate Town 1–1 Rochdale Harrogate
15:00 BST Sims   74' Report Keohane   24' Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 3,234
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup edit

Dale were drawn away to Bristol Rovers in the first round.[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round Bristol Rovers 1–0 Rochdale Horfield
15:00 GMT Sinclair   65'
Gibbons   69'
Report John   14'
Odoh   63'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,679
Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Rochdale were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round and away to Sheffield Wednesday in the second round.[57][58]

9 August 2022 First round Rochdale 2–0 Burton Albion Rochdale
19:45 BST Diagouraga   40'
Ball   86' (pen.)
Rodney   90+4'
Report Powell   30'
Onyango   84'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,601
Referee: Scott Oldham
23 August 2022 Second round Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Rochdale Owlerton
19:45 BST Brown   23'
Dele-Bashiru   36'
Adeniran   44'
Glover   57'
Vaulks   80'
Report Seriki   66'
Rodney   80'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 9,045
Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Trophy edit

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Rochdale with Accrington Stanley and Salford City.[59] Three days later, Liverpool U21s joined Northern Group D.[60]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Salford City 3 1 2 0 0 4 3 +1 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Accrington Stanley 3 1 1 1 0 6 5 +1 6
3 L2 Rochdale 3 1 0 2 0 6 5 +1 5
4 ACA Liverpool U21 3 0 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage Accrington Stanley 3–3
(4–3 p)
Rochdale Accrington
19:45 BST McConville   51'
Lowe   55'
Woods   62'
Coyle   79'
Pritchard   87'
Sinclair   90+4' (o.g.)
Report Graham   35'
Ball   65'
Henderson   67'
Brierley   72'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Peter Wright
Penalties
Savin  
McConville  
Leigh  
Woods  
Henderson  
Brierley  
Sinclair  
Kelly  
White  
20 September 2022 Group stage Rochdale 1–0 Liverpool U21 Rochdale
19:00 BST Graham   45+1'
Campbell   82'
Henderson  
Odoh   87'
Report Olufunwa   24'   84'
Blair   87'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,060
Referee: Darren Handley
18 October 2022 Group stage Rochdale 2–2
(2–4 p)
Salford City Rochdale
19:00 BST Henderson   42'
Kelly   90+4'
Report Simões   69'   84'
Hendry   71'
Watt   88'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,203
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Penalties
Henderson  
Keohane  
Brierley  
Kelly  
Hendry  
Watt  
Watson  
Bailey  

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