2018–19 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2018–19 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerKeith Hill (until 4 March)[1]
Brian Barry-Murphy (from 3 April)[2]
StadiumSpotland
League One16th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Henderson
(15 goals)
All:
Ian Henderson
(16 goals)
Highest home attendance6,546
(6 Apr 2019 vs. Sunderland)
Lowest home attendance615
(7 Nov 2018 vs. Leicester City U21)
Average home league attendance3,574
Biggest win3–0
(15 Sep 2018 vs. Gillingham)
Biggest defeat0–5
(1 Jan 2019 at Doncaster Rovers)

The 2018–19 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 112th in existence and their fifth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

First-team squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Josh Lillis GK Derby 38 297 0 Scunthorpe United 1 July 2012 Free 2020
24 Magnus Norman GK London 28 12 0 Fulham 15 August 2018 Loan 2019
31 Bradley Wade GK 18 0 0 Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 2019
Defenders
2 Ryan McLaughlin RB Belfast 30 2 0 Blackpool 23 January 2019 Undisclosed 2020
3 Kgosi Ntlhe LB Pretoria 31 44 1 Stevenage 1 July 2017 Free 2019
4 Jimmy McNulty CB Runcorn 40 161 3 Bury 1 July 2015 Free 2019
5 Ryan Delaney CB Wexford 28 53 4 Burton Albion 9 January 2018 Undisclosed 2021
6 Ethan Ebanks-Landell CB West Bromwich 32 4 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 January 2019 Loan 2019
39 Joe Bunney LB Gorton 31 145 17 Northampton Town 31 January 2019 Loan 2019
41 Luke Matheson RB 22 6 0 Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee Undisclosed
Midfielders
7 Stephen Dooley RM Ballymoney 33 17 1 Coleraine 1 July 2018 Free 2020
8 Michael J. Williams DM Bangor 29 40 0 Liverpool 1 July 2018 Free 2020
10 Callum Camps CM Tameside 29 187 22 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 2020
14 Oliver Rathbone CM Blackburn 28 99 8 Manchester United 1 July 2015 Free 2019
15 Joe Thompson RM Rochdale 36 203 21 Carlisle United 7 August 2016 Free 2019
16 Matt Done LM Oswestry 36 196 30 Sheffield United 3 August 2017 Free 2019
19 Brad Inman CM Adelaide 33 73 12 Peterborough United 4 July 2018 Free 2019
25 Daniel Adshead CM Manchester 23 23 1 Academy 1 July 2017 Free 2019
27 Ethan Hamilton CM 26 4 2 Manchester United 11 January 2019 Loan 2019
28 Aaron Morley CM Bury 25 12 0 Academy 1 March 2017 Trainee 2019
Forwards
9 Calvin Andrew CF Luton 38 191 28 York City 25 July 2014 Free 2020
11 Jordan Williams LW/CF Warrington 32 40 3 Barrow 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 2019
18 Aaron Wilbraham CF Knutsford 45 15 1 Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2018 Free 2019
23 Rory Holden CF 27 6 0 Bristol City 3 January 2019 Loan 2019
30 Rekeil Pyke CF Leeds 27 1 0 Huddersfield Town 30 January 2019 Loan 2019
36 Matty Gillam CF Bexley 26 27 5 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 2020
40 Ian Henderson CF Bury St Edmunds 40 290 105 Colchester United 1 July 2013 Free 2020

Statistics

As of 30 June 2019
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  ENG Josh Lillis 28 0 25+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  NIR Ryan McLaughlin 13 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  RSA Kgosi Ntlhe 23 3 14+5 3 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF  SCO Jimmy McNulty 28 3 24+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 2
5 DF  IRL Ryan Delaney 34 2 28+1 1 2+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
6 DF  ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell 16 2 15+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF  NIR Stephen Dooley 27 1 16+6 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 1
8 MF  WAL Jordan Williams 32 0 21+6 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
9 FW  ENG Calvin Andrew 43 4 13+25 3 1+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 1
10 MF  NIR Callum Camps 42 3 38+1 3 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
11 FW  ENG Jordan Williams 23 3 11+7 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
13 MF  IRL Jimmy Keohane 8 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF  ENG Oliver Rathbone 31 6 25+2 4 0+0 0 1+0 2 3+0 0
16 MF  ENG Matt Done 42 2 26+9 2 2+0 0 0+1 0 4+0 0
18 FW  ENG Aaron Wilbraham 25 4 16+7 4 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
19 MF  AUS Brad Inman 32 4 14+13 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 0
23 FW  ENG Rory Holden 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 GK  ENG Andy Lonergan 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF  ENG Daniel Adshead 16 1 8+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 1
26 FW  ENG Zach Clough 13 1 4+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
27 MF  SCO Ethan Hamilton 14 4 13+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF  ENG Aaron Morley 6 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
30 FW  ENG Rekeil Pyke 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 FW  ENG Matty Gillam 13 2 5+4 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+1 1
39 DF  ENG Joe Bunney 16 0 12+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW  ENG Ian Henderson 47 21 43+0 20 2+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF  ENG Luke Matheson 7 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
42 MF  ENG Florent Hoti 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
44 DF  ENG Juwon Hamzat 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
45 FW  ENG Florian Yonsian 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
46 DF  ENG Harrison Hopper 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
49 FW  ENG Lewis Bradley 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
2 DF  IRL Joe Rafferty 31 1 24+1 0 2+0 0 1+1 0 1+1 1
6 DF  ENG Harrison McGahey 27 0 21+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
12 DF  ENG Connor Randall 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF  ENG Joe Thompson 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF  ENG David Perkins 21 0 11+6 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
21 MF  ENG Sam Hart 13 0 11+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 GK  USA Brendan Moore 10 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF  IRL James Finnerty 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 GK  ENG Mangus Norman 12 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
27 MF  ENG Andy Cannon 16 1 4+8 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 1

Goals record

As of 30 June 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 40 CF Ian Henderson 20 1 0 0 21
2 14 CM Oliver Rathbone 4 0 2 0 6
3 9 CF Calvin Andrew 3 0 0 1 4
18 CF Aaron Wilbraham 4 0 0 0 4
19 AM Brad Inman 4 0 0 0 4
27 CM Ethan Hamilton 4 0 0 0 4
7 3 LB Kgosi Ntlhe 3 0 0 0 3
4 CB Jimmy McNulty 1 0 0 2 3
10 CM Callum Camps 3 0 0 0 3
11 LW Jordan Williams 2 0 0 1 3
11 5 CB Ryan Delaney 1 0 1 0 2
6 CB Ethan Ebanks-Landell 2 0 0 0 2
16 LM Matt Done 2 0 0 0 2
36 CF Matty Gillam 1 0 0 1 2
15 2 RB Joe Rafferty 0 0 0 1 1
7 RM Stephen Dooley 0 0 0 1 1
25 CM Daniel Adshead 0 0 0 1 1
26 CF Zach Clough 0 0 0 1 1
27 RM Andy Cannon 0 0 0 1 1
Total 50 2 3 10 65

Disciplinary record

As of 30 June 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
         
1 8 DM Jordan Williams 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0
2 10 CM Callum Camps 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
14 CM Oliver Rathbone 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
27 CM Ethan Hamilton 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
5 6 CB Ethan Ebanks-Landell 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
40 CF Ian Henderson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
7 6 CB Harrison McGahey 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
16 LM Matt Done 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
17 CM David Perkins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
21 LB Sam Hart 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
39 LB Joe Bunney 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
11 4 CB Jimmy McNulty 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 CB Ryan Delaney 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
19 AM Brad Inman 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
14 2 RB Joe Rafferty 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
18 CF Aaron Wilbraham 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 2 RB Conor McLaughlin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 RM Stephen Dooley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 LW Jordan Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 3 LB Kgosi Nthle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 CF Calvin Andrew 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 RB Connor Randall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 AM Jimmy Keohane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 GK Mangus Norman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 GK Andy Lonergan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 CM Daniel Adshead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
26 CF Zach Clough 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 RM Andy Cannon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 89 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 98 1 2

Contracts

Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry date Ref.
4 July 2018 CB Ryan Delaney Signed 3 Years June 2021 [3]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 RM Stephen Dooley Coleraine Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2018 CB James Finnerty Aston Villa Free transfer [5]
1 July 2018 DM David Perkins Wigan Athletic Free transfer [6]
1 July 2018 CF Aaron Wilbraham Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [7]
1 July 2018 DM Jordan Williams Liverpool Free transfer [8]
3 July 2018 CM Brad Inman Peterborough United Free transfer [9]
23 January 2019 RB Ryan McLaughlin Blackpool Undisclosed [10]
1 February 2019 AM Jimmy Keohane Cork City Free transfer [11]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CB Reece Brown Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2018 CB Niall Canavan Plymouth Argyle Released [12][13]
1 July 2018 CF Steve Davies Blackpool Released [12][14]
1 July 2018 DM Keith Keane Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2018 LB Mark Kitching Hartlepool United Released [12][15]
16 July 2018 CB Andy Hollins Southport Free transfer [16]
1 December 2018 CB James Finnerty Bohemian Mutual consent [17]
2 January 2019 RB Andy Cannon Portsmouth Undisclosed [18]
2 January 2019 GK Brendan Moore Atlanta United Mutual Consent [19][20]
4 January 2019 CB Harrison McGahey Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [21]
5 January 2019 DM David Perkins Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [22]
23 January 2019 RB Joe Rafferty Preston North End Undisclosed [23]
5 February 2019 RM Joe Thompson Retired [24]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
15 August 2018 GK Magnus Norman Fulham 31 January 2019 [25][26][27]
23 August 2018 RB Connor Randall Liverpool 1 January 2019 [28][29]
30 August 2018 LB Sam Hart Blackburn Rovers 2 January 2019 [30][31]
31 August 2018 SS Zach Clough Nottingham Forest 1 January 2019 [32]
3 January 2019 CF Rory Holden Bristol City 31 May 2019 [33]
11 January 2019 CB Ethan Ebanks-Landell Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2019 [34]
11 January 2019 CM Ethan Hamilton Manchester United 31 May 2019 [34]
30 January 2019 CF Rekeil Pyke Huddersfield Town 31 May 2019 [35]
31 January 2019 LB Joe Bunney Northampton Town 31 May 2019 [36]
31 January 2019 SS Zach Clough Nottingham Forest 31 May 2019 [37]
7 February 2019 GK Andy Lonergan Middlesbrough 21 February 2019 [38][39]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
12 December 2018 GK Morgan Piper Wythenshawe Town Work experience [40]
25 January 2019 GK Bradley Wade Barrow February 2019 [41]
14 February 2019 CF Matty Gillam Cork City July 2019 [42]

Competitions

Friendlies

On 17 May 2018, Rochdale scheduled a friendly away to Tranmere Rovers for the following July.[43] A match with Stalybridge Celtic was announced a day later, prior to a match versus Stockport County being set on 21 May.[44][45]

6 July 2018 Friendly Stalybridge Celtic 0–3 Rochdale Stalybridge
19:30 BST Report Andrew 45'
Inman 54'
Rathbone 89'		 Stadium: Bower Fold
17 July 2018 Friendly Stockport County 0–1 Rochdale Stockport
19:45 BST Report Thompson 57' Stadium: Edgeley Park
21 July 2018 Friendly Rochdale 1–0 Hull City Rochdale
15:00 BST Rafferty 90' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly Rochdale 3–2 Middlesbrough Rochdale
19:30 BST Andrew 69'
Inman 85'
Rathbone 90+1'		 Report Fletcher 13'
Chapman 52'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
28 July 2018 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Rochdale Birkenhead
15:00 BST Gilmour 82' Report Camps 31'
Inman 42'
Wilbraham 69' (pen.)		 Stadium: Prenton Park
31 July 2018 (2018-07-31) Friendly FC United of Manchester 2–4 Rochdale Moston
19:45 BST Barry-Murphy 12' (o.g.)
Dickinson 27'		 Report Rathbone 39'
Gillam 45+1'
56' (o.g.)
Williams 63'		 Stadium: Broadhurst Park

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 13 19 51 67 −16 55
15 Bristol Rovers 46 13 15 18 47 50 −3 54
16 Rochdale 46 15 9 22 54 87 −33 54
17 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 11 21 55 67 −12 53
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 16 18 51 59 −8 52
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[46]

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 15 9 22 54 87  −33 54 8 4 11 25 37  −12 7 5 11 29 50  −21

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHHAHAAHAHA
ResultWLDLLWDWLLDDLWLWDLWLDLWWLLLLDLWLLLLWDWDLWLWWWL
Position5141518191413131417151516161714161816171819171616171819192018182022222222222323192017141416
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[47][48]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Burton Albion 1–2 Rochdale Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Buxton  2'
Fox  60'
Boyce 71'		 Report Inman 10', 22'
MJ Williams  88'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,987
Referee: Darren Drysdale
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Rochdale 1–4 Peterborough United Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson 17' (pen)
McGahey  45+3'		 Report Cummings 25'
O'Hara 34', 90+3'
Woodyard  41'
Godden 45+3'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,693
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Rochdale Fleetwood
15:00 BST Holt  3'
McNulty 29'(o.g.)
Evans  45' 56'
Dempsey  88'
Cairns  90+2'
Jones  90+4'		 Report Henderson 50' (pen), 90+5' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,565
Referee: Dean Whitestone
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Rochdale 0–4 Barnsley Rochdale
19:45 BST Report Potts 35'
Dougall  41'
Moore 42', 48', 68'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,359
Referee: Michael Salisbury
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Rochdale 1–2 Walsall Rochdale
15:00 BST Done  29'
Camps 79'		 Report Ginnelly 32'
Ismail 77'  86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Graham Salisbury
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Coventry City 0–1 Rochdale Coventry
15:00 BST Report Andrew 47'
Williams  57'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Charles Breakspear
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Scunthorpe United 3–3 Rochdale Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Novak 2'
Colclough 18'
Goode 54'
Lund  73'		 Report Clough  26'
Rathbone 52', 66'
Camps  55'
Hart  68'
Gillam 83'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,898
Referee: Ross Joyce
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Rochdale 3–0 Gillingham Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson 9', 18', 64'  86' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Martin Coy
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Sunderland 4–1 Rochdale Sunderland
15:00 BST Loovens  22'
Maja 37', 45'
Gooch 41', 66'		 Report Rafferty  45+3'
Rathbone  51'
Henderson  52'
Done 71'
Hart  85'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,764
Referee: Trevor Kettle
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Rochdale 1–3 Portsmouth Rochdale
15:00 BST Wilbraham 4' Report Lowe 25'  60'
Pitman 71'
Clarke 81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,796
Referee: John Busby
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
19:45 BST Norman  45+2'
Inman  71'
Hart  90'		 Report Craig  39'
Clarke  54'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,301
Referee: Matt Donohue
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Blackpool 2–2 Rochdale Blackpool
15:00 BST Thompson 5'
Tilt 29'
Guy  41'
Spearing  76'		 Report Delaney 9'
Hart  45+3'
MJ Williams  46'
Perkins  57'
Rathbone  69'
Andrew 86'
J Williams  90+3'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Robert Jones
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 Rochdale 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson 59'
MJ Williams  70'
Cannon  73'
Ntlhe 82'		 Report Mason  17'
Crawford 20'
Wright  27'
Butler 50'
Anderson 68'
Taylor  88'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Scott Oldham
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14 Bradford City 0–2 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 BST Wood  30'
O'Brien  66'
Miller  90'
O'Donnell  90+4'		 Report Henderson 83' (pen.), 90+5' (pen.)
Done  90+1'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,875
Referee: Ben Toner
23 October 2018 15 Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 Rochdale High Wycombe
19:45 BST Morris 10'
Akinfenwa 67'
Onyedinma 72'		 Report Ntlhe  28'
Dooley  64'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,997
Referee: Brett Huxtable
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 16 Rochdale 1–0 Charlton Athletic Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson 4'
Inman  45+1'
Rathbone  49'		 Report Taylor 20'
Ward  48'
Cullen  82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Andy Haines
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Rochdale 0–0 Luton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Shinnie  8'
Hylton  74'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,689
Referee: Ollie Yates
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Norburn 32' (pen.), 72'
Okenabirhie 65'		 Report Camps  30'
Inman 45+1'
J. Williams 58'
Perkins  87'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,861
Referee: Lee Swabey
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Rochdale 1–0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
15:00 GMT Delaney  41'
Henderson 69'
McGahey  72'		 Report Finley  90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,497
Referee: Lee Probert
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Oxford United 4–2 Rochdale Oxford
19:45 GMT Mackie 11'
Henry 14'
Browne  45+4' 52', 78'		 Report Henderson 30'
Randall  36'
Wilbraham  39'
McNulty  48'
M.J. Williams  55'
Camps 69'
McGahey  90+2'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,204
Referee: Craig Hicks
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Rochdale London
15:00 GMT Barcham 70'
Purrington  81'		 Report Andrew 35'
M.J. Willams  90+2'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,988
Referee: Kevin Johnson
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Rochdale 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
15:00 GMT Perkins  62'
Inman 76'		 Report Grant 73'
Perkins 80' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,863
Referee: Carl Boyeson
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Southend United 1–2 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT White 81'
Dieng  90+2'		 Report Rathbone  5'
Williams 23'
Camps  51' 87'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,735
Referee: Neil Hair
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Rochdale 2–1 Blackpool Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rathbone 19'
Camps  31'
Henderson 89'		 Report Thompson  30'
Nottingham 35'
O'Connor  77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,006
Referee: Thomas Bramall
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Rochdale 0–4 Bradford City Rochdale
15:00 GMT M.J. Williams  27'
Rathbone  47'		 Report Knight-Percival 23'  44'
Ball  42'
McGowan 48'  70'
Caddis  51'
Doyle 60' (pen.)
Miller 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,673
Referee: Andy Woolmer
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Doncaster Rovers 5–0 Rochdale Doncaster
15:00 GMT May 1'
Crawford 23'
Marquis 28', 75'
T Anderson  50'
Coppinger 82'		 Report McGahey  39'
Williams  60'
Camps  66'
Inman  72'
Rathbone  75'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,408
Referee: Martin Coy
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) 27 Rochdale 0–4 Burton Albion Rochdale
15:00 GMT M.J. Williams  29'
Camps  35'
Rathbone  62'		 Report Myers-Harness 19', 30', 86'
Hutchinson  50'
Boyce 78'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,666
Referee: Scott Duncan
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 28 Peterborough United 2–1 Rochdale Peterborough
15:00 GMT Tomlin 23'
Cooper 84'		 Report Done  37'
Hamilton  52' 90'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 29 Rochdale 1–1 Fleetwood Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Hamilton  42'
Henderson 75'
Camps  80'		 Report Madden 36'
Coyle  54'
Cairns  82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 30 Barnsley 2–1 Rochdale Barnsley
15:00 GMT Moore 54'
Dougall  57'
Woodrow 75'
Davies  83'		 Report Delaney  47'
Henderson 49'
Dooley  68'
Ebanks-Landell  90+5'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,379
Referee: Alan Young
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 31 Walsall 1–2 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 GMT Edwards 36'
Devlin  43'
Cook  83'		 Report Ebanks-Landell 4'
Hamilton 60'  78'
Henderson  90+6'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 32 Rochdale 0–1 Coventry City Rochdale
15:00 GMT Ebanks-Landell  38'
Dooley  73'
Hamilton  76'		 Report Hiwula 68'
Thomas  90+3'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,661
Referee: Paul Marsden
19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 33 Rochdale 3–4 AFC Wimbledon Rochdale
19:45 GMT Pyke 2'
Hamilton 37'
Henderson 81'		 Report Pigott 36', 46', 90+5' (pen.)  90+6'
Wordsworth 76'
McDonald  88'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Michael Salisbury
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Plymouth Argyle 5–1 Rochdale Plymouth
15:00 GMT Ladapo 26', 75'
Edwards 61'
Sarcevic  67'
Threlkeld 85'
Smith-Brown 90+4'		 Report Done 48'
Ebanks-Landell  58'
Camps  72'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,360
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Luton Town 2–0 Rochdale Luton
15:00 GMT Mpanzu  24'
Hylton 59'
Shinnie  65'
Collins 90+1'		 Report Hamilton  1'  85'
Lonergan  45'
Williams  70'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,905
Referee: Lee Swabey
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Rochdale 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Ntlhe 15'
Ebanks-Landell  43'
McNulty 47'  87'
Bunney  55'		 Report Waterfall  40'
Williams  51'
Docherty 90+1'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,217
Referee: John Brooks
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Rochdale 0–0 Oxford United Rochdale
19:45 GMT McNulty  32' Report Dickie  46' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,331
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) P Accrington Stanley P–P Rochdale Accrington
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[49]
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 38 Rochdale 3–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Wilbraham 14', 60'
Ntlhe 51'		 Report Hallam 16'
McGahey  27'
McMahon  42'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,361
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39 Gillingham 1–1 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 GMT Byrne 45+2'
Hanlan  59'
Fuller  90+6'		 Report Henderson  22' 37'
Ebanks-Landell  52'
Wilbraham  62'
Andrew  65'
Bunney  80'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,686
Referee: Alan Young
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Rochdale 1–2 Sunderland Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson 28'
Bunney  50'
Williams  85'		 Report Hume  16'
McGeouch  53'
Wyke 56'
Honeyman 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,546
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
19:45 BST Report McLaughlin  27'
Henderson  39'
Rathbone 71'
Hamilton  78'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Portsmouth 4–1 Rochdale Portsmouth
15:00 BST Hawkins 21'
Pitman 45+1' (pen.)
Evans 62'
Lowe 79'		 Report Wilbraham  38' 54'
Ebanks-Landell  45'
Bunney  52'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,197
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Rochdale 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson 79'
Rathbone  83'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,711
Referee: Andy Haines
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Rochdale Bristol
15:00 BST Upson  22'
Clarke  57'		 Report McNulty  14'
Bunney  38'
Williams  78'
Hamilton 82'
Done  85'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,516
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Rochdale 1–0 Southend United Rochdale
15:00 BST Williams  38'
Henderson 53'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ben Toner
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Charlton Athletic 4–0 Rochdale London
17:30 BST Aribo 19'
Andrew 32' (o.g.)
Taylor 40'
Sarr  50'
Bielik 75'		 Report Keohane  57'
Delaney  90'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,705
Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[50] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[51]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Rochdale 2–1 Gateshead Rochdale
15:00 GMT Mellish 21' (o.g.)
Henderson 23'
McGahey  31'
Inman  84'		 Report Mellish 49' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,415
Referee: Peter Wright
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Second round Rochdale 0–1 Portsmouth Rochdale
14:00 GMT Delaney  90' Report Lowe  45'
Thompson  61'
Green 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[52] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[53]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Grimsby Town 0–2 Rochdale Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Welsh  68' Report Rathbone 39', 79'
McNulty  67'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Darren England
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Middlesbrough 2–1 Rochdale Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Johnson 37'
Hugill 53'		 Report Delaney 83' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 10,344
Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[54] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[55] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.[56]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rochdale 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Round 2
2 L2 Bury 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 ACA Leicester City U21 3 0 2 0 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group Game 1 Rochdale 2–1 Bury Rochdale
19:45 BST Clough 16'
Gillam 19'		 Report Lavery 70' (pen.)
Moore  89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1582
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group Game 2 Fleetwood Town 0–2 Rochdale Fleetwood
19:45 BST Dempsey  42'
Biggins  61'
Holt  78'		 Report J Williams 16'
Cannon 47'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 669
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) Group Game 3 Rochdale 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Leicester City U21 Rochdale
19:45 GMT Andrew 5'
McNulty 17'		 Report Pașcanu 28'
Loft 66'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 615
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Penalties
Clough
Perkins
Wilbraham
Hoti
Hooper
MJ Williams 		Johnson
Dewsbury-Hall
Pașcanu
Thomas
Loft
Sherif
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) Second round Rochdale P–P Oldham Athletic Rochdale
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to waterlogged pitch.[57]
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Second round Rochdale 2–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
19:00 GMT Rafferty  52' 90+2' (pen.)
Perkins  75'
Adshead 90+4'		 Report Maouche  51'
Clarke  52'
Hunt  63'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,854
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third round Rochdale 2–4 Manchester City U21 Rochdale
19:00 GMT McNulty 4'
Dooley 29'		 Report Richards 25' 84'
Sandler  27'
Bolton 50'
Braaf 67', 82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,176
Referee: Ross Joyce

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