2025–26 Rochdale A.F.C. season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Simon Gauge |
| Manager | Jimmy McNulty |
| Stadium | Crown Oil Arena |
The 2025–26 season is Rochdale A.F.C.'s 119th in existence and their third consecutive in the National League. The club will also be competing in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and the National League Cup. [1] [2]
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | National League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | NL Cup | Play-offs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2025 | DF | Bryce Hosannah | AFC Fylde | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 13 June 2025 | DF | Dan Moss | Woking | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 27 June 2025 | MF | Liam Humbles | Salford City | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 2 July 2025 | MF | Anthony Gomez-Mancini | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 3 July 2025 | DF | David Tutonda | Morcambe | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 4 July 2025 | FW | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 7 July 2025 | MF | Casey Pettit | Maidenhead United | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 10 July 2025 | MF | Joe Pritchard | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed | [10] |
Out
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2025 | DF | Finlay Armstrong | Waterford | Undisclosed | [11] |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2025 | GK | Oliver Whatmuff | Manchester City | End of season | [12] |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Ref |
|---|
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 12 July 2025 | F.C. United of Manchester | v | Rochdale | Moston |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Broadhurst Park |
| 15 July 2025 | Rochdale | v | TBC | TBC |
| 15:00 | Stadium: TBC |
| 19 July 2025 | Rochdale | v | Grimsby Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
| 23 July 2025 | Chorley | v | Rochdale | Chorley |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Victory Park |
| 26 July 2025 | Barrow | v | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Holker Street |
| 2 August 2025 | Rochdale | v | Manchester United U21 | Rochdale |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Overall record
| Competition | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| National League | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FA Cup | Fourth qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FA Trophy | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| NL Cup | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Source: Soccerway
National League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldershot Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to EFL League Two |
| 2 | Boston United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Brackley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the National Leagueplay-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Eastleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Morecambe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Solihull Moors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Sutton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Truro City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Woking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the National League North/National League South |
| 22 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
FA Cup
FA Trophy
National League Cup
References
- ^ "Club History - Rochdale AFC".
- ^ "Clubs - the Vanarama National League".
- ^ "Hosannah Is First Summer Addition – Rochdale AFC". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ Heaton, Joe (2025-06-13). "Dale Seal Signing Of Moss". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ Heaton, Joe (2025-06-27). "Midfielder Humbles Joins Dale". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ Jones, Greg (2025-07-02). "French Midfielder Gomez-Mancini Joins". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Heaton, Joe (2025-07-03). "Tutonda Becomes Fifth Summer Signing". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Jones, Greg (2025-07-04). "Striker Dieseruvwe Joins Dale". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ Heaton, Joe (2025-07-08). "Casey Pettit Becomes Seventh Addition". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ Heaton, Joe (2025-07-10). "Dale Sign Joe Pritchard". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ Heaton, Joe (2025-07-08). "Finlay Armstrong Departs". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ Jones, Greg (2025-07-11). "Man City Goalkeeper Joins On Loan". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 2025-07-11.