2024–25 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 118th season in the history of Rochdale and their second consecutive in the National League. The club will also compete in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and the newly formed National League Cup. [1] [2] [3]

Rochdale
2024–25 season
ChairmanSimon Gauge
ManagerJimmy McNulty
StadiumCrown Oil Arena
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Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 2 November 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total National League FA Cup FA Trophy NL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   IRL Luke McNicholas 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG Kyron Gordon 18 2 16+0 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   ENG Finlay Armstrong 10 0 2+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF   ENG Ryan East 18 1 15+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF   ENG Aaron Henry 13 1 6+6 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   TAN Tarryn Allarakhia 18 2 16+0 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   ENG Harvey Gilmour 9 0 7+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   GRN Kairo Mitchell 18 12 16+0 9 2+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   ENG Devante Rodney 11 5 10+1 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW   NGA Ody Alfa 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   ENG Tobi Adebayo-Rowling 14 0 12+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW   IRL Leon Ayinde 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF   SCO Kyle Ferguson 8 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   ENG Courtney Senior 6 0 1+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   ENG Aidan Barlow 4 1 1+2 0 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   ENG Jake Burger 18 0 9+7 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF   ENG Dan Sassi 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF   SCO Connor McBride 16 4 10+5 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW   ENG Matthew Dennis 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG Corey Edwards 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW   ENG Joe Westley 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   ENG Liam Hogan 7 0 3+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF   ENG Jili Buyabu 5 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK   WAL David Robson 10 0 8+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF   ENG Sam Beckwith 18 1 15+1 0 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW   ENG Ian Henderson 15 3 1+12 2 0+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
3 June 2024 MF   Connor McBride   Gateshead Undisclosed [4]
4 June 2024 DF   Tobi Adebayo-Rowling   Notts County Undisclosed [5]
6 June 2024 DF   Finlay Armstrong   Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [6]
10 June 2024 MF   Tarryn Allarakhia   Wealdstone Undisclosed [7]
1 July 2024 MF   Aidan Barlow   Eastleigh Free [8]
5 July 2024 DF   Sam Beckwith   Maidenhead United Undisclosed [9]
25 July 2024 MF   Ody Alfa   Chelmsford City Undisclosed [10]
30 July 2024 MF   Jake Burger   Luton Town Undisclosed [11]
9 August 2024 MF   Courtney Senior   Barnet Undisclosed [12]
7 September 2024 GK   David Robson   Hull City Undisclosed [13]
27 September 2024 DF   Liam Hogan   Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [14]
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
18 June 2024 DF   George Nevett   Peterborough United Undisclosed [15]
29 June 2024 MF   Jimmy Keohane   Galway United Undisclosed [16]
2 July 2024 DF   Cameron John   York City Released [17]
3 July 2024 MF   Jesurun Uchegbulam   Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [18]

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
9 July 2024 MF   Aaron Henry   Charlton Athletic End of season [19]
15 July 2024 GK   Luke McNicholas   Wrexham End of season [20]
30 August 2024 FW   Leon Ayinde   Ipswich Town 1 January 2025 [21]
2 September 2024 DF   Dan Sassi   Blackpool November 2024 [22]
7 September 2024 FW   Joe Westley   Burnley 8 October 2024 [23][24]
12 October 2024 DF   Jili Buyabu   Sheffield United November 2024 [25]
31 October 2024 FW   Matthew Dennis   MK Dons January 2025 [26]
31 October 2024 DF   Jid Okeke   Stockport County End of season [27]

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) Warrington Town 3–0 Rochdale Warrington
15:00 BST Harris   12'
Trialist   31'
McDonald   37'
Report Stadium: Cantilever Park
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) Fleetwood Town 1–1 Rochdale Fleetwood
13:00 BST Graydon   1' Report Rodney   Stadium: Highbury Stadium
23 July 2024 (2024-07-23) Macclesfield 2–2 Rochdale Macclesfield
19:45 BST Rooney   70' (pen.)
Duffy   84'
Report Rodney   4'
McBride   78'
Stadium: Moss Rose
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) Rochdale 2–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell   42'
Henry   49'
Report Butterworth   72' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) Avro 1–0 Rochdale Oldham
19:45 BST Liam Ellis   54' Report Barlow   Stadium: Whitebank Stadium
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) Rochdale 5–2 Salford City Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell   15', 30'
Henry   35'
Rodney   45'
McBride   89'
Report Ashley   3'
Dackers   50'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overall record

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Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National League Matchday 1 16 8 3 5 25 15 +10 050.00
FA Cup Fourth qualifying round 2 1 0 1 7 5 +2 050.00
FA Trophy Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
NL Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 18 9 3 6 32 20 +12 050.00

Source: Soccerway

National League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Gateshead 16 10 3 3 28 19 +9 33 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Oldham Athletic 16 8 6 2 25 17 +8 30
6 Rochdale 16 8 3 5 25 15 +10 27
7 Yeovil Town 16 7 4 5 20 15 +5 25
8 Solihull Moors 16 7 3 6 23 25 −2 24
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. 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

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 8 3 5 25 15  +10 27 4 2 2 11 6  +5 4 1 3 14 9  +5

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHA
ResultWDLDWWWWLLWWDLWL
Position361213743255445646
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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10 August 2024 (2024 -08-10) 1 Boston United 0–3 Rochdale Boston
15:00 BST Mills   38'
Hill   90+1'
Report Rodney   15', 40'
Gilmour   28'
Beckwith   45+3'
Adebayo-Rowling   53'
Allarakhia   80'
Henderson   90+2'
Stadium: Boston Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,578
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
17 August 2024 (2024 -08-17) 2 Rochdale 1–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Rochdale
15:00 BST Gordon   75'
Allarakhia   76'
Report Pereira   52'
Mahorn   80'
Lawless   90+4'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Scott Jackson
20 August 2024 (2024 -08-20) 3 York City 1–0 Rochdale York
19:45 BST Aguiar   4'
Howe   53'
Armstrong   62'
O'Connor   69'
Hunt   76'
John-Lewis   83'
Male   90+2'
Report Ebanks-Landell   25' Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,362
Referee: John Mulligan
24 August 2024 (2024 -08-24) 4 Rochdale 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Rochdale
15:00 BST Report Sercombe   66' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,261
Referee: Andrew Miller
26 August 2024 (2024 -08-26) 5 Yeovil Town 0–1 Rochdale Yeovil
15:00 BST Jarvis   90+5' Report Allarakhia   41'
Henry   48'
McBride   90+1'
Ferguson   90+5'
Beckwith   90+8'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,686
Referee: Alan Dale
31 August 2024 (2024 -08-31) 6 Rochdale 3–0 Woking Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell   5', 88'   40'
Henry   60'
Report Dyche   32' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: William Davis
7 September 2024 (2024 -09-07) 7 Aldershot Town 0–2 Rochdale Aldershot
17:30 BST Menayese   35'
Maghoma   58'
Barrett   90+1'
Report Mitchell   13'
Rodney   27'
Burger   47'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,565
Referee: James Durkin
10 September 2024 (2024 -09-10) 8 Rochdale 3–1 Maidenhead United Rochdale
19:45 BST East   18'
Mitchell   41', 47'
Adebayo-Rowling   52'
Report Ajose   61'
Golding   90+4'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,313
Referee: Paul Cooper
14 September 2024 (2024 -09-14) 9 Rochdale 1–2 Solihull Moors Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell   65'   86' Report Wilkinson   26', 59'
Stevenson   33'
Newton   81'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,614
Referee: James Bancroft
21 September 2024 (2024 -09-21) 10 Eastleigh 4–2 Rochdale Eastleigh
15:00 BST McCallum   22', 77' (pen.)
Francillette   35'
Shade   39'
Maguire   60'
Report Mitchell   6'   75'
Beckwith   34'
Robson   42'
Gilmour   61'
Rodney   70'
Stadium: Ten Acres
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Aaron Farmer
24 September 2024 (2024 -09-24) 11 Hartlepool United 0–3 Rochdale Hartlepool
19:45 BST Sheron   36' Report McBride   45'
Burger   56'
Mitchell   58'
Rodney   79'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Martin Woods
28 September 2024 (2024 -09-28) 12 Rochdale 1–0 Braintree Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell   7'
Gordon   85'
Report Vennings   5'
Marshall-Miranda   83'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,609
Referee: Gareth Rhodes
5 October 2024 (2024 -10-05) 13 Ebbsfleet United 2–2 Rochdale Northfleet
15:00 BST Wright   34'
Dallison   40'
Chapman   64'
Bingham   67' (pen.)
Report Allarakhia   36'
McBride   45'
Stadium: Stonebridge Road
Referee: Wayne Cartmel
19 October 2024 (2024 -10-19) 14 Rochdale 0–1 Southend United Rochdale
17:30 BST Allarakhia   26'
Buyabu   49'
Report Walker   45+3'
Gubbins   55'
Crowther   79'
Forson   90+6'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Stuart Morland
22 October 2024 (2024 -10-22) 15 Rochdale 2–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
19:45 BST Allarakhia   19'
Gordon   40'
Mitchell   43'
McBride   81'
Report Senior   11'
Waters   76'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Michael Barlow
26 October 2024 (2024 -10-26) 16 Barnet 2–1 Rochdale Edgware
15:00 BST Kabamba   6'
Coker   41'
Collinge   78'
Clifford   90+2'
Report Hogan   20'
Gordon   46'
Henderson   70'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Referee: Jacob Miles
9 November 2024 (2024 -11-09) Rochdale v Sutton United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
16 November 2024 (2024 -11-16) Wealdstone v Rochdale Ruislip
15:00 GMT Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
23 November 2024 (2024 -11-23) Rochdale v Oldham Athletic Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
26 November 2024 (2024 -11-26) Gateshead v Rochdale Gateshead
19:45 GMT Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
30 November 2024 (2024 -11-30) Rochdale v Tamworth Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
14 December 2024 (2024 -12-14) Dagenham & Redbridge v Rochdale Dagenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Victoria Road
21 December 2024 (2024 -12-21) Rochdale v Boston United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
26 December 2024 (2024 -12-26) Fylde v Rochdale Wesham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mill Farm
1 January 2025 (2025 -01-01) Rochdale v Altrincham Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
11 January 2025 (2025 -01-11) Tamworth v Rochdale Tamworth
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Lamb Ground
14 January 2025 (2025 -01-14) Rochdale v York City Rochdale
19:45 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
18 January 2025 (2025 -01-18) Forest Green Rovers v Rochdale Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Stadium: The New Lawn
25 January 2025 (2025 -01-25) Rochdale v Yeovil Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
1 February 2025 (2025 -02-01) Woking v Rochdale Woking
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
8 February 2025 (2025 -02-08) Rochdale v Ebbsfleet United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
15 February 2025 (2025 -02-15) Southend United v Rochdale Southend
15:00 GMT Stadium: Roots Hall
18 February 2025 (2025 -02-18) Halifax Town v Rochdale Halifax
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Shay
22 February 2025 (2025 -02-22) Rochdale v Barnet Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
1 March 2025 (2025 -03-01) Sutton United v Rochdale Sutton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gander Green Lane
4 March 2025 (2025 -03-04) Rochdale v Gateshead Rochdale
19:45 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
8 March 2025 (2025 -03-08) Rochdale v Wealdstone Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
15 March 2025 (2025 -03-15) Oldham Athletic v Rochdale Oldham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Boundary Park
22 March 2025 (2025 -03-22) Maidenhead United v Rochdale Maidenhead
15:00 GMT Stadium: York Road
29 March 2025 (2025 -03-29) Rochdale v Aldershot Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
5 April 2025 (2025 -04-05) Solihull Moors v Rochdale Solihull
15:00 BST Stadium: Damson Park
12 April 2025 (2025 -04-12) Rochdale v Eastleigh Rochdale
15:00 BST Stadium: Spotland Stadium
18 April 2025 (2025 -04-18) Altrincham v Rochdale Altrincham
15:00 BST Stadium: Moss Lane
21 April 2025 (2025 -04-21) Rochdale v Fylde Rochdale
15:00 BST Stadium: Spotland Stadium
26 April 2025 (2025 -04-26) Rochdale v Hartlepool United Rochdale
15:00 BST Stadium: Spotland Stadium
5 May 2025 (2025 -05-05) Braintree Town v Rochdale Braintree
15:00 BST Stadium: Cressing Road

FA Cup

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12 October  2024 (2024 -10-12) Q4 Fylde 1–4 Rochdale Wesham
15:00 BST Roberts   86' Report Mitchell   54', 76', 81'
Barlow   84'
Stadium: Mill Farm
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
2 November  2024 (2024 -11-02) 1 Rochdale 3–4 Bromley Rochdale
15:00 GMT Beckwith   24'   87'
Gordon   52'
Hogan   67'
Henderson   80'
Report Whitely   1', 90+2'
Cheek   3'
Webster   49'
Imray   64'   90+3'
Amantchi   90+1'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Aaron Bannister

FA Trophy

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National League Cup

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
3 NL Altrincham 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2
4 ACA Blackburn Rovers U21 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
5 NL Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 NL Forest Green Rovers 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2024. Source: Premier League
5 November  2024 (2024 -11-05) Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers U21 Rochdale
19:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
3 December  2024 (2024 -12-03) Rochdale v Manchester United U21 Rochdale
19:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
7 January  2025 (2025 -01-07) Rochdale v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Rochdale
19:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
21 January  2025 (2025 -01-21) Rochdale v Stoke City U21 Rochdale
19:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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