2011–12 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale A.F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerSteve Eyre
Chris Beech
John Coleman
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
League One24th (relegated)
FA CupFirst round
League CupThird round
Football League TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ashley Grimes
(8 goals)
All:
Ashley Grimes
(11 goals)

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.

League table

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

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Jake Kean 15 0 14 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
1 GK Hungary HUN Peter Kurucz 11 0 11 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
2 DF England ENG Stephen Darby 40 0 34 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
3 DF England ENG Joe Widdowson 35 0 30 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
4 DF England ENG Marcus Holness 30 3 23 + 1 3 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
5 DF England ENG Kevin Amankwaah 16 0 15 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
5 DF England ENG Neal Trotman 14 0 12 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Barry-Murphy 26 1 17 + 5 1 1 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 2 + 0 0
7 MF England ENG Jason Kennedy 50 4 38 + 6 4 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
8 MF England ENG Gary Jones 50 6 45 + 0 5 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 1 1 + 0 0
9 FW England ENG Harry Bunn 8 1 5 + 1 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 1
9 FW England ENG Michael Symes 15 4 14 + 1 4 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
10 FW England ENG Ashley Grimes 42 11 27 + 9 8 0 + 1 0 3 + 0 3 0 + 2 0
11 MF Wales WAL Nicky Adams 47 4 30 + 11 4 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 0 + 2 0
12 DF Netherlands NED Pim Balkestein 15 0 12 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Long 16 0 16 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Marc Twaddle 3 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
15 MF England ENG Joe Thompson 21 1 8 + 9 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 3 0 1 + 0 0
16 MF England ENG Andrew Tutte 45 1 28 + 12 1 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
17 DF England ENG Dean Holden 22 0 20 + 1 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
17 MF England ENG Paul Marshall 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
18 MF England ENG Simon Hackney 2 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
19 FW England ENG Matthew Barnes-Homer 7 0 1 + 4 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 1 + 0 0
19 FW Malta MLT Daniel Bogdanovic 5 1 5 + 0 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
19 DF England ENG Sam Minihan 1 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
19 FW England ENG Chris O'Grady 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
19 MF England ENG Tope Obadeyi 6 1 3 + 3 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
20 DF England ENG Jordan Fagbola 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
21 GK Scotland SCO Matty Edwards 9 0 6 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
22 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan 21 0 17 + 2 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
23 GK England ENG David Lucas 20 0 16 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
24 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Neill Byrne 3 0 2 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
24 FW England ENG Nathan Eccleston 7 1 3 + 2 1 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
25 MF Libyan Arab Jamahiriya [[|Libya]] Ahmed Benali 3 0 0 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
26 FW France FRA Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 47 8 30 + 11 7 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 1 1 + 1 0
27 FW Netherlands NED Roland Bergkamp 3 0 2 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
27 MF England ENG Sean McConville 4 0 2 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
28 MF England ENG Reece Gray 4 1 1 + 3 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
29 FW Nigeria NGA Godwin Ababaki 2 0 0 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
30 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod 5 1 4 + 1 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
31 GK England ENG Jordan Andrews 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
39 FW England ENG David Ball 15 4 12 + 2 3 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 1
GK England ENG Danny Taberner 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
DF Angola ANG David Kuagica 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
FW England ENG Paul McCallum 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0

[1] [2]

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW England 10 Ashley Grimes 3 0 2 0 5
2 FW France 26 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 2 0 1 0 3
3 FW England 39 David Ball 2 0 0 0 2
= MF England 8 Gary Jones 1 0 1 0 2
4 MF Wales 11 Nicky Adams 1 0 0 0 1
= DF England 4 Marcus Holness 1 0 0 0 1
= MF England 7 Jason Kennedy 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 10 0 4 0 14

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
5 England DF Neal Trotman 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
11 Wales MF Nicky Adams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 England DF Stephen Darby 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 France FW Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 England FW Ashley Grimes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 England DF Marcus Holness 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 England MF Gary Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 England GK Jake Kean 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 England MF Andrew Tutte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 England 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

Pre-season Friendlies

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

6 August 2011 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Rochdale Sheffield
15:00 BST Jones 16' Yellow card 69'
Morrison Yellow card 53'
Prutton 72'		 Report Trotman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'		 Report Novak 15'
Gobern Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34'
Holness Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40' 45+3'		 Report Trotman Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 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' Yellow card 53'
Beardsley 30', 45+2'
Trotman 70' (o.g.)		 Report Jones 28' Yellow card 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' Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 76'
Ball 47'
Tutte Yellow card 48'
Darby Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'
Kennedy 59'
Kean Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Widdowson Yellow card 40'
Grimes 57'
Ball 60'		 Report Hollands 20', 80'
Wiggins 44'
Jackson Yellow card 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' Yellow card 81'
Sodje Yellow card 88' 90+4'		 Report Balkestein Yellow card 45'
Adams Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'		 Report Donnelly 6'
McCoy Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,266
Referee: Mark Heywood
8 October 2011 12 Bournemouth 1–1 Rochdale Bournemouth
15:00 BST Zubar Yellow card 29'
Arter Yellow card 58'
Symes 68' (pen.)		 Report Jones 30' (pen.)
Kean Yellow card 67'
Ball Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'
Jones 88'		 Report Henderson 3'
Odejayi 14' Yellow card 90'
Okuonghae Red card 29'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,226
Referee: David Webb
22 October 2011 14 Exeter City 3–1 Rochdale Exeter
15:00 BST Oakley Yellow card 26'
Nardiello 45', 56' (pen.)
Sercombe Yellow card 52'
Taylor 81'		 Report Eccleston 31'
Grimes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16'
Jordan Yellow card 21'
Bergkamp Yellow card 44'
Holness 65'		 Report Alexander 11' (pen.) Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90' Report Gilbert Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 42'
Beevers Yellow card 54'
Bowerman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 86'		 Report Widdowson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 56'		 Report Freeman 18', 58'
Wilson 46', 53' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 57'
Weir Yellow card 78'		 Report Akpa Akpro Yellow card 50'
Barry-Murphy Yellow card 75'
Ormerod Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Bishop Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'
Long Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Robert Madley
18 February 2012 30 Rochdale 1–0 AFC Bournemouth Rochdale
15:00 GMT Grimes Yellow card 52'
Jones 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Francis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,067
Referee: Fred Graham
25 February 2012 32 Colchester United 0–0 Rochdale Colchester
15:00 GMT Izzet Yellow card 74' Report Symes Yellow card 22'
Long Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Bencherif 45'
Harley Yellow card 46'
Nelson Yellow card 78'
Hughes Red card 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 Yellow card 33'
McGovern 58'
Zoko 76'		 Report Kennedy 74'
Widdowson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 78'		 Report Kuqi 21'
Mvoto Yellow card 33'
Tarkowski Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Reid 74'
Taylor Yellow card 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' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Woods 75'		 Report Holness Yellow card 56'
Grounds 80' (o.g.)
Tutte Yellow card 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' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Bowery Yellow card 76'
Boden 81'
Whitaker 86'		 Report Widdowson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61' 75' Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 4,110
Referee: Stuart Atwell

FA Cup

12 November 2011 Round 1 Bradford City 1–0 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 Wells 84' Yellow card 85' Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,579
Referee: Dean Mohareb

League Cup

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Grimes 45' Yellow card 90'
Balkestein Yellow card 68'
Jones Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,334
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Football League Trophy

4 October 2011 Round 2 Rochdale 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Walsall Rochdale
19:15 Ball 49' Report Hurst 66' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Dean Mohareb
Penalties
8 November 2011 Round 3 Rochdale 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Preston North End Rochdale
19:30 Bunn 52' Report Barton 35' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,395
Referee: Andy Haines
Penalties

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
21 June 2011 FW England Ashley Grimes England Millwall Free Transfer [3]
24 June 2011 MF England Simon Hackney England Colchester United Free Transfer [4]
24 June 2011 MF England Andrew Tutte England Manchester City Free Transfer [4]
4 July 2011 DF Scotland Marc Twaddle Scotland Falkirk Free Transfer [5]
15 July 2011 DF England Neal Trotman England Preston North End Free Transfer [6]
2 August 2011 MF England Paul Marshall Free Agent Free [7]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
21 June 2011 MF England Matt Done England Barnsley Undisclosed [8]
21 June 2011 DF England Scott Wiseman England Barnsley Undisclosed [8]
1 July 2011 GK Wales Owain Fôn Williams England Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer [9]
4 July 2011 DF England Robbie Williams England Plymouth Argyle Free Transfer [10]
7 July 2011 DF England Chris Brown England Droylsden Free Transfer [11]
25 July 2011 FW England Anthony Elding England Grimsby Town Undisclosed [12]
9 August 2011 FW England Chris O'Grady England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [13]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
7 July 2011 DF England Stephen Darby England Liverpool 31 May 2012 [14]
2 August 2011 GK England Jake Kean England Blackburn Rovers 31 May 2012 [15]
19 August 2011 DF Netherlands Pim Balkestein England Brentford January 2012 [16]
25 August 2011 FW England Matthew Barnes-Homer England Luton Town 16 January 2012 [17]
31 August 2011 FW England David Ball England Peterborough United [18]
31 August 2011 MF England Ahmed Benali England Manchester City [18]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
16 December 2011 FW England Reece Gray England Hyde 16 January 2011 [19]

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