2022–23 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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

The 2022–23 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the 116th edition of the 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.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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 England ENG Richard O'Donnell 44 0 40+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
2 DF England ENG Femi Seriki 35 0 20+9 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 2+1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Aidy White 15 0 9+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Jimmy McNulty 10 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF England ENG Max Taylor 20 1 19+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 DF England ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell 42 1 37+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England ENG Liam Kelly 39 2 28+6 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 1
8 MF England ENG Jimmy Ball 36 4 22+10 2 1+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 1
9 FW England ENG Luke Charman 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG D'Mani Mellor 19 0 12+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England ENG Devante Rodney 45 12 31+9 11 1+0 0 2+0 1 1+1 0
11 MF England ENG Abraham Odoh 51 1 32+13 1 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
13 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jimmy Keohane 42 3 37+2 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF England ENG Ethan Brierley 31 3 18+7 2 0+1 0 0+2 0 3+0 1
15 DF England ENG Sam Graham 33 0 21+8 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
16 DF England ENG Ben Nelson 12 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
16 DF England ENG Rhys Bennett 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF England ENG Tyrese Sinclair 38 3 11+21 3 0+1 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
18 FW England ENG Scott Quigley 27 5 20+6 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
19 FW England ENG Tahvon Campbell 8 1 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
20 MF France FRA Toumani Diagouraga 37 0 26+5 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+2 0
21 FW England ENG Rayhaan Tulloch 14 0 2+7 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
21 GK England ENG Jake Eastwood 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK England ENG Cieran Slicker 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
22 DF England ENG Owen Dodgson 18 1 18+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF England ENG Cameron John 22 0 16+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF England ENG Danny Lloyd 23 6 20+3 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF England ENG Toby Mullarkey 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England ENG Connor Malley 14 0 2+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
28 MF England ENG Kevin Dos Santos 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
33 MF England ENG Oscar Kelly 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW England ENG Ian Henderson 50 10 31+13 8 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+1 2
48 FW England ENG Darren Ehimamiegho 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 DF Wales WAL George Nevett 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

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

Disciplinary record

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

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
15 June 2022 RW England Devante Rodney England Walsall Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2022[a] DM France Toumani Diagouraga England Morecambe Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2022[b] CB England Ethan Ebanks-Landell England Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2022[c] LB England Cameron John England Doncaster Rovers Free Transfer [7]
1 July 2022[d] GK England Richard O'Donnell England Bradford City Free Transfer [8]
12 July 2022 CF England Ian Henderson England Salford City Free Transfer [9]
19 July 2022 AM England Tyrese Sinclair England Mansfield Town Free Transfer [10]
15 August 2022 CM England Connor Malley England Middlesbrough Free Transfer [11]
9 December 2022 RW England Danny Lloyd England Gillingham Free Transfer [12]
28 January 2023 CB England Rhys Bennett England Morecambe Free Transfer [13]
31 January 2023 CB England Toby Mullarkey England 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

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
24 June 2022 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Grant England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [15]
30 June 2022 DF England Mikey Caldwell England Glossop North End Released [16][17]
30 June 2022[a] LB England Max Clark England Stevenage Free transfer [18]
30 June 2022 GK England Joel Coleman England Ipswich Town Released [16][19]
30 June 2022 LB England Matt Done Retired — [16]
30 June 2022[b] LM Northern Ireland Stephen Dooley England Harrogate Town Free transfer [20]
30 June 2022 CB England Joe Dunne England Stafford Rangers Released [16][21]
30 June 2022 MF England Ben Kershaw England Stoke City Released [16][22]
30 June 2022 DF England Jesper Laurence Unattached Released [16]
30 June 2022 GK England Jay Lynch England Fleetwood Town Released [16][23]
30 June 2022 DM Poland Kacper Mialkowski England Glossop North End Released [16][24]
30 June 2022 RW England Alex Newby England Colchester United Released [16][25]
30 June 2022[c] CB Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [26]
30 June 2022[d] RB Republic of Ireland Corey O'Keeffe England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [27]
30 June 2022 GK England Bradley Wade England Hereford Released [16][28]
14 October 2022 CF England Luke Charman England AFC Fylde Undisclosed [29]
3 January 2023 CM England Connor Malley Republic of Ireland 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

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

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

Pre-season and friendlies

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

Overall record

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

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two

League table

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

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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
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

  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 Yellow card 13'
Ball Yellow card 51'
Rodney 69'		 Report Williams Yellow card 10'
Agyei 14'
Brook 22'
Offord Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Wright Yellow card 39'
Law Yellow card 88'		 Report Odoh Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Seriki Yellow card 46'
Nelson Yellow card 49'
Tulloch Yellow card 60'		 Report Clifton Yellow card 29'
Morris Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35'
Piergianni 41'		 Report Diagouraga Yellow card 46'
Ball Yellow card 66'
Seriki Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Williams 50'
Gladwin Yellow card 76'
McKirdy 81'		 Report Nelson Yellow card 66'
Brierley Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Sinclair 60'
Henderson Yellow card 84'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 11'
Ransom Yellow card 36'
Powell 45+2'
Tsaroulla Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 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' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34' soccer ball with red X
Odoh Yellow card 68'
 Report Moncur 35'
Pratley Yellow card 50'
El Mizouni Yellow card 75'
Archibald Yellow card 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 soccer ball with red X 73', 81'		 Report Ball Yellow card 57'
Diagouraga Yellow card 60'
Graham Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Dallison Yellow card 51'
Sears soccer ball with red X		 Report Rodney 23' (pen.)
Ball Yellow card 37'
Odoh Yellow card 87'
Seriki Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 11' Report Ball 5' Yellow card 57'
Keohane Yellow card 60'
Quigley Yellow card 62'
Rodney Yellow card 90+3'
Henderson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Quigley 75'
Ball Yellow card 90'
O'Donnell Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Warren Yellow card 85'
Canavan 89' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 79'
John Yellow card		 Report Towler Yellow card 20'
Assal 39' Yellow card 86'
Gunter Yellow card 59'
Davison 64'
Woodyard Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'		 Report Henderson 35'
O'Donnell Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: Andy Haines
29 October 2022 16 Walsall 1–0 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 BST Evans Yellow card 19'
White 35'
Knowles Yellow card 81'
Bennett Yellow card 82'		 Report Rodney Yellow card 19' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Referee: Tom Nield
8 November 2022 17 Rochdale 1–0 Salford City Rochdale
19:45 GMT Odoh Yellow card 61'
Henderson 80'
Brierley Yellow card		 Report Galbraith Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35'
Seriki Yellow card 82'
John Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Perch Yellow card 52'
Maris 66'
Hartigan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Odoh Yellow card 81'		 Report Thomson 14'
Ferguson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Henderson 60'		 Report Menayese 39'
Umerah Yellow card 72'
Sterry Yellow card 77'
Cooke 80'
Killip Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65' Report Quigley Yellow card 35'
Ball Yellow card 77'
Sinclair Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'		 Report Norman Yellow card 2'
Day Yellow card 35'
Lewis 46' Yellow card 78'
Drysdale Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12'
Eisa 29'		 Report Seriki Yellow card 9'
Rodney soccer ball with red X 63', Yellow card 90+10'
Henderson 63', 70'
O'Donnell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Tchamadeu 26'
Jay Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Umerah 54'
Sterry Yellow card 59'
Hamilton 64'
Pruti Yellow card 87'		 Report Ebanks-Landell Red card 51'
Graham Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 54'
Diagouraga Yellow card 90'		 Report Gordon 8' Yellow card 36'
Huntington Yellow card 22'
Feeney Yellow card 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' Yellow card 90+11'
McAleny 63'
Watson Yellow card 81'		 Report Quigley 81' (pen.)
Taylor Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'
Lloyd Yellow card 80'
Quigley Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Dodgson Yellow card 28'
Lloyd 56'
Odoh Yellow card 69'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 83'
Campbell Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Sunny Gill
18 February 2023 32 Rochdale 0–2 Gillingham Rochdale
15:00 GMT Keohane Yellow card 47'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 87'		 Report Knoyle Yellow card 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 Yellow card 11'
O'Riordan Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 87'
Adebisi 70'		 Report Odoh Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19'
Reeves Yellow card 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 Yellow card 14'
Lloyd 68'
Crocombe Yellow card 77'
Maher Yellow card 81'
Waterfall Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Quigley Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Odoh 71'
Henderson 90+4'
Mullarkey Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Austin 2', 14', 74', 79'
Clayton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 13'
Telford 35'
Conroy 39'		 Report Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 38'
Kelly Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82'
Brown Yellow card 85'		 Report Lloyd 64'
Mellor Yellow card 79'
Odoh Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'
Maddox Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'
 Report Dodgson 43'
Kelly Yellow card 82'
O'Donnell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65' Report Stubbs 5'
Crichlow Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58'
Lloyd 69'
Ebanks-Landell 90+3'		 Report O'Donnell 19' (o.g.)
Hawkes 56' (pen.)
Hemmings Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Byrne Yellow card 65'		 Report Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'		 Report House Red card 29'
Wilson 38'
Beautyman Yellow card 64'
Smith Yellow card 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

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

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 Yellow card 69'		 Report John Yellow card 14'
Odoh Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,679
Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  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 Yellow card 40'
Ball 86' (pen.)
Rodney 90+4'		 Report Powell Yellow card 30'
Onyango Yellow card 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 Yellow card 57'
Vaulks Yellow card 80'		 Report Seriki Yellow card 66'
Rodney Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 9,045
Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

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 Yellow card 62'
Coyle Yellow card 79'
Pritchard Yellow card 87'
Sinclair 90+4' (o.g.)		 Report Graham Yellow card 35'
Ball 65'
Henderson 67'
Brierley 72'
 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Peter Wright
Penalties
Savin soccer ball with check mark
McConville soccer ball with check mark
Leigh soccer ball with check mark
Woods soccer ball with check mark		 Henderson soccer ball with check mark
Brierley soccer ball with check mark
Sinclair soccer ball with red X
Kelly soccer ball with check mark
White soccer ball with red X
20 September 2022 Group stage Rochdale 1–0 Liverpool U21 Rochdale
19:00 BST Graham Yellow card 45+1'
Campbell 82'
Henderson soccer ball with red X
Odoh Yellow card 87'		 Report Olufunwa Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 84'
Blair Yellow card 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' Yellow card 84'
Hendry 71'
Watt Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,203
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Penalties
Henderson soccer ball with red X
Keohane soccer ball with red X
Brierley soccer ball with check mark
Kelly soccer ball with check mark		 Hendry soccer ball with check mark
Watt soccer ball with check mark
Watson soccer ball with check mark
Bailey soccer ball with check mark

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