2023–24 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 117th season in the history of Rochdale^[1] and their first outside the Football League since the 1920–21 season. The club will compete in the National League,^[2] the FA Cup^[3] and the FA Trophy.

Rochdale

2023–24 season
Chairman	Simon Gauge
Manager	Jimmy McNulty
Stadium	Crown Oil Arena
National League	11th
FA Cup	Fourth qualifying round
FA Trophy	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Kairo Mitchell (14) All: Kairo Mitchell (14)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		National League		F.A. Cup		FA Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Louie Moulden	29	0	28+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
1	GK	IRL	Tiernan Brooks	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	MF	ENG	Kyron Gordon	20	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Cameron John	32	0	32+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ryan East	45	4	42+1	4	1+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Max Taylor	14	0	5+8	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	45	3	44+0	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Tyrese Sinclair	33	11	22+9	10	1+0	0	1+0	1
8	MF	ENG	Adam Clayton	29	0	23+4	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	GRN	Kairo Mitchell	38	14	37+1	14	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Devante Rodney	21	7	13+7	7	0+1	0	0+0	0
11	MF	NGA	Jesurun Uchegbulam	32	1	19+11	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
12	GK	ENG	Bradley Kelly	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	MF	IRL	Jimmy Keohane	43	7	34+7	7	1+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Tommy McDermott	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	D'Mani Mellor	9	1	6+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	WAL	George Nevett	35	0	32+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Kwaku Oduroh	22	1	11+9	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Michael Afuye	10	0	2+6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
18	MF	IRL	Cian Hayes	25	7	22+2	7	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Dan Sassi	10	0	6+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	ENG	Harvey Gilmour	46	1	44+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Max Conway	6	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK	AUS	Jacob Chapman	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Finlay Armstrong	13	0	9+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	SCO	Kyle Ferguson	11	0	7+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Sam Mather	10	2	6+4	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Luke Mann	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
40	FW	ENG	Ian Henderson	41	11	21+18	11	1+0	0	1+0	0
43	MF	ENG	Corey Edwards	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
49	MF	ENG	Isaac Burgess	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Goals record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	National League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	9		FW	Kairo Mitchell	14	0	0	14
2	40		FW	Ian Henderson	11	0	0	11
	7		MF	Tyrese Sinclair	10	0	1	11
4	10		FW	Devante Rodney	7	0	0	7
	18		MF	Cian Hayes	7	0	0	7
	13		MF	Jimmy Keohane	7	0	0	7
7	4		MF	Ryan East	4	0	0	4
8	6		DF	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	3	0	0	3
9	25		MF	Sam Mather	2	0	0	2
10	14		FW	D'Mani Mellor	1	0	0	1
	16		DF	Kwaku Oduroh	1	0	0	1
	11		MF	Jesurun Uchegbulam	1	0	0	1
	20		MF	Harvey Gilmour	1	0	0	1
Total					69	0	1	70

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			FA Trophy			Total
1	20		MF	Harvey Gilmour	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
2	3		DF	Cameron John	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
	9		FW	Kairo Mitchell	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1
4	6		DF	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	2		MF	Kyron Gordon	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	13		MF	Jimmy Keohane	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	16		DF	Kwaku Oduroh	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	1		GK	Louie Moulden	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	10		FW	Devante Rodney	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	40		FW	Ian Henderson	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
11	1		GK	Tiernan Brooks	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8		MF	Adam Clayton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	4		MF	Ryan East	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		DF	Kyle Ferguson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	18		MF	Cian Hayes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15		DF	George Nevett	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	7		MF	Tyrese Sinclair	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	5		DF	Max Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11		MF	Jesurun Uchegbulam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	23		DF	Finlay Armstrong	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21		GK	Jacob Chapman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19		MF	Dan Sassi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					78	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	0	3

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
9 June 2023	MF	Harvey Gilmour	FC Halifax Town	Free Transfer	[4]
16 June 2023	FW	Kairo Mitchell	Notts County	Free Transfer	[5]
23 June 2023	DF	Kyle Ferguson	Harrogate Town	Free Transfer	[6]
28 June 2023	FW	Moe Shubbar	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	[7]
10 July 2023	MF	Adam Clayton	Bradford City	Free Transfer	[8]
21 July 2023	MF	Michael Afuye	Avro	Free Transfer	[9]
11 August 2023	MF	Jesurun Uchegbulam	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	[10]
23 December 2023	MF	Ryan East	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[11]
4 January 2024	DF	Kyron Gordon	AFC Fylde	Free Transfer	[12]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
2 June 2023	MF	Ethan Brierley	Brentford	Undisclosed	[13]
8 June 2023	DF	Toby Mullarkey	Grimsby Town	Undisclosed	[14]
22 June 2023	MF	Liam Kelly	Crawley Town	Free Transfer	[15]
27 June 2023	GK	Richard O'Donnell	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[16]
5 July 2023	MF	Abraham Odoh	Harrogate Town	Undisclosed	[17]
20 July 2023	MF	James Ball	AFC Wimbledon	Free Transfer	[18]
25 September 2023	FW	Moe Shubbar	Weymouth	Free Transfer	[19]
4 February 2024	FW	Tahvon Campbell	Solihull Moors	Undisclosed	[20]
25 April 2024	MF	Adam Clayton	Liversedge	Released	[21]
25 April 2024	DF	Max Taylor	Morcambe	Free Transfer	[21]
25 April 2024	MF	Michael Afuye	Curzon Ashton	Free Transfer	[21]
25 April 2024	MF	Tyrese Sinclair	York City	Free Transfer	[21]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Date until	Ref
16 June 2023	MF	Cody Johnson	Stockport County	7 August 2023	[22][23]
5 July 2023	DF	Kwaku Oduroh	Derby County	10 January 2024	[24][25]
13 July 2023	GK	Louie Moulden	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16 January 2024	[26][27]
10 August 2023	MF	Tommy McDermott	Port Vale	7 November 2023	[28][29]
14 August 2023	MF	Ryan East	Bradford City	End of season	[30][11]
24 August 2023	DF	Max Conway	Bolton Wanderers	6 October 2023	[31][32]
5 October 2023	MF	Cian Hayes	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[33][34][35]
23 December 2023	DF	Finlay Armstrong	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[36][37]
11 January 2024	FW	D'Mani Mellor	Wycombe Wanderers	End of season	[38]
18 January 2024	GK	Tiernan Brooks	Notts County	End of season	[39]
1 February 2024	MF	Sam Mather	Manchester United	End of season	[40]
1 February 2024	DF	Sam Murray	Manchester United	End of season	[40]
23 February 2024	DF	Dan Sassi	Blackpool	End of season	[41][42]
21 March 2024	GK	Jacob Chapman	Huddersfield Town	End of season	[43]

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Date until	Ref
8 July 2023	FW	Tahvon Campbell	Wealdstone	End of season	[44]
12 January 2024	MF	Michael Afuye	Guiseley	End of season	[45]
26 March 2024	DF	Max Taylor	Solihull Moors	End of season	[46]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Radcliffe v Rochdale

11 July  2023 (2023 -07-11)	Radcliffe	0–2	Rochdale	Radcliffe
19:45		Report	Henderson Sinclair	Stadium: Neuven Stadium

Chorley v Rochdale

15 July  2023 (2023 -07-15)	Chorley	1–0	Rochdale	Chorley
15:00	Johnson 11'	Report		Stadium: Victory Park

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

18 July  2023 (2023 -07-18)	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Rochdale	Birkenhead
13:00	Turnbull	Report	Sinclair (pen.) Rodney	Stadium: Prenton Park

Walsall v Rochdale

21 July  2023 (2023 -07-21)	Walsall	1–1	Rochdale	Walsall
19:30	Hutchinson	Report	Rodney	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

Rochdale v Bradford City

29 July  2023 (2023 -07-29)	Rochdale	1–0	Bradford City	Rochdale
	Rodney	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Record
		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National League	Matchday 1	46	17	13	16	69	64	+5	036.96
FA Cup	Fourth qualifying round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
FA Trophy	Third round	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Total		48	17	13	18	70	70	+0	035.42

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

National League

Main article: 2023–24 National League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Southend United	46	21	12	13	70	45	+25	65[lower-alpha 1]
10	Oldham Athletic	46	15	18	13	63	60	+3	63
11	Rochdale	46	16	14	16	69	64	+5	62
12	Hartlepool United	46	17	9	20	70	82	−12	60
13	Eastleigh	46	16	11	19	73	87	−14	59

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
Notes:

1. Southend United were deducted ten points for failing to pay debt to HMRC.^[47]

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	16	14	16	69	64	+5	62	9	8	6	37	26	+11	7	6	10	32	38	−6

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	W
Position	21	14	18	11	8	5	8	10	7	8	7	8	7	9	10	12	13	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	10	8	10	7	9	9	10	12	13	11	13	14	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Matches

Rochdale's fixtures were announced on 5 July 2023.^[48]
  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Rochdale v Ebbsfleet United

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1	Rochdale	0–1	Ebbsfleet United	Rochdale
17:30 BST	Clayton  27' John  80'	Report	Cissé  30' O'Neill 36' 49' Clifford  67' Wright  90' Domi  90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Gareth Rhodes

Oxford City v Rochdale

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 2	Oxford City	0–1	Rochdale	Oxford
15:00 BST	Coyle  38' William-Bushell  57'	Report	Henderson 71' Mitchell  89'	Stadium: Marsh Lane Attendance: 784 Referee: Steven Copeland

Woking v Rochdale

15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) 3	Woking	3–2	Rochdale	Woking
19:45 BST	Kellermann  13' Robinson  36' Boateng  45+1' Cuthbert 54' Moss  58' Grego-Cox 74' (pen.), 82' Lewis  90'	Report	Sinclair 15' East  21' Mitchell  45+3' 84' Oduroh  69' Ferguson  82'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

Rochdale v Eastleigh

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 4	Rochdale	2–0	Eastleigh	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 9' Ebanks-Landell  30' Mitchell 45+3' John  59'	Report	Nwabuokei  19' Clampin  35' Carter  45' Taylor  53' Boldewijn  81'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,476 Referee: Jason Richardson

Rochdale v Bromley

25 August 2023 (2023-08-25) 5	Rochdale	2–2	Bromley	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Sinclair 39' (pen.), 50' Clayton  68'	Report	Okoli 15' Passley  38' Cheek 62' Smith  77'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,474 Referee: Aaron Jackson

York City v Rochdale

28 August 2023 (2023-08-28) 6	York City	1–3	Rochdale	York
15:00 BST	Batty  12' Howe  35' Cordner  35' Crookes 45+9'  51' Fallowfield  52' Dyson  81'	Report	Sinclair 36' (pen.), 53' (pen.) John  45+5' Oduroh  45+6' Henderson 87' Moulden  90+6'	Stadium: York Community Stadium Attendance: 5,466 Referee: Richard Aspinall

Rochdale v FC Halifax Town

2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 7	Rochdale	0–1	FC Halifax Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	John  23' Gilmour  82' Sinclair  90+5'	Report	Harker 22' Alli  61'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,491 Referee: Gary Parsons

Kidderminster Harriers v Rochdale

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 8	Kidderminster Harriers	1–1	Rochdale	Kidderminster
15:00 BST	Leesley 18'  61' Maguire  50' Knight-Percival  56' Brown  79'	Report	Ebanks-Landell  35' 75'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Paul Johnson

Rochdale v Barnet

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) 9	Rochdale	4–2	Barnet	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Sinclair 23', 42' Ebanks-Landell  29' Gilmour 50' Moulden  85' Henderson 89'	Report	Kabamba 25', 67' Hartigan  44'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,568 Referee: James Durkin

Boreham Wood v Rochdale

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 10	Boreham Wood	1–1	Rochdale	Borehamwood
19:45 BST	Marsh 48' Bush  79'	Report	Mitchell 47'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 911 Referee: Richie Watkins

Dorking Wanderers v Rochdale

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 11	Dorking Wanderers	1–2	Rochdale	Dorking
15:00 BST	Blair  32' 58' Taylor  55' Pybus  69'  90+2' Gallagher  89'	Report	Gilmour  72' Ebanks-Landell 89' Henderson 90+5'	Stadium: Meadowbank Attendance: 1,628 Referee: Aaron Farmer

Rochdale v Chesterfield

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 12	Rochdale	1–2	Chesterfield	Rochdale
20:00 BST	Mitchell 13' Uchegbulam  68' Oduroh  78' Henderson  89'	Report	Dobra 6' Naylor 25' Colclough  28' Freckleton  87' Jones  87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Michael Barlow

Rochdale v Southend United

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 13	Rochdale	2–2	Southend United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Keohane 10' Mitchell 24'	Report	Miley  4' Cardwell 26', 64'  70' Bridge  45+5' Demetriou  56'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,653 Referee: Greg Rollason

Solihull Moors v Rochdale

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03) 14	Solihull Moors	2–0	Rochdale	Solihull
19:45 BST	Stevens 49' Kelly 72'	Report	Taylor  17' Mitchell  25' Uchegbulam  86'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 1,284 Referee: Jamie O'Connor

Maidenhead United v Rochdale

7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) 15	Maidenhead United	2–2	Rochdale	Maidenhead
15:00 BST	Smith 60' De Havilland  66' Asare  70' Zimba 84' Pettit  90+7'	Report	Mitchell 29' Sinclair 87' Rodney  90+2' Keohane  90+5' Oduroh  90+8'	Stadium: York Road Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) 16	Rochdale	3–4	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Mitchell 53' Keohane 60', 81'	Report	Sheron 16' Lundstram  47' Green 49' Hope 63' Norwood 71' McGahey  88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,722 Referee: James Westgate

Rochdale v Gateshead

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24) 17	Rochdale	2–2	Gateshead	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Uchegbulam 16' Henderson 26' Keohane  64' Oduroh  75'	Report	Francis 53'  63' Richardson 67' Dinanga  68' Lofthouse  72' Olley  78'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,929 Referee: Steven Copeland

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 18	Hartlepool United	2–3	Rochdale	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Featherstone 45+6' Wreh  77' Dieseruvwe 83'	Report	Hayes 3' Keohane 33' East 45+6'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Dale Baines

Wealdstone v Rochdale

11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) 19	Wealdstone	3–2	Rochdale	London
15:00 GMT	Kretzschmar  25' Cook 45+3', 90+5' Charles  52' Adarkwa 56' Mason  67' Barker  90+3'	Report	Mitchell 10' East 52' Gilmour  86'	Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Jamie O'Connor

Rochdale v Aldershot Town

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 20	Rochdale	2–1	Aldershot Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Keohane 42' Clayton  65' Mitchell 79'	Report	Barham 37'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,865 Referee: Aaron Bannister

Rochdale v Altrincham

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 21	Rochdale	3–0	Altrincham	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	East 15', 63' Gilmour  26' John  46' Mitchell 71'	Report	Marriott  39' Cooper  87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,404 Referee: Gareth Rhodes

Dagenham & Redbridge v Rochdale

25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 22	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–2	Rochdale	Dagenham
15:00 GMT	Tavares  75' Vincent 81' Eastman  90+2'	Report	Hayes 30' Henderson 53'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,452 Referee: Aaron Jackson

Bromley v Rochdale

2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 23	Bromley	1–0	Rochdale	Bromley
15:00 GMT	Olomola 80'	Report	Henderson  28' John  60'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 2,524 Referee: Richie Watkins

Rochdale v York City

16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 24	Rochdale	0–0	York City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Keohane  17' Gilmour  41'	Report	Woodyard  41'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,804 Referee: David Mcnamara

FC Halifax Town v Rochdale

23 December 2023 (2023-12-23) 25	FC Halifax Town	2–2	Rochdale	Halifax
15:00 GMT	Cosgrave 31' Stott 35' (pen.) Alli  25' Golden  80'	Report	Henderson 18' John  25' Moulden  34' Keohane 67'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3,547 Referee: Aji Ajibola

Rochdale v AFC Fylde

26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) 26	Rochdale	2–0	AFC Fylde	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Henderson 45' Sinclair  86' John  90+4' Oduroh 90+5'	Report	Barrett  36'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,325 Referee: John Mulligan

AFC Fylde v Rochdale

1 January 2024 (2024-01-01) 27	AFC Fylde	2–0	Rochdale	Wesham
15:00 GMT	Ormerod 56', 62'	Report	Ebanks-Landell  60' Gilmour  90+12'	Stadium: Mill Farm Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Andrew Miller

Rochdale v Kidderminster Harriers

6 January 2024 (2024-01-06) 28	Rochdale	2–0	Kidderminster Harriers	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Sinclair 59' Gordon  67' Henderson 71' Taylor  90+2'	Report	Richards  16' Robinson  70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Gareth Rhodes

Rochdale v Wealdstone

20 January 2024 (2024-01-20)	Rochdale	P–P	Wealdstone	Rochdale
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Altrincham v Rochdale

23 January 2024 (2024-01-23)	Altrincham	P–P	Rochdale	Altrincham
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Moss Lane
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Aldershot Town v Rochdale

27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) 29	Aldershot Town	3–1	Rochdale	Aldershot
15:00 GMT	Tolaj 5' Harries 43' (pen.) Barham 51'	Report	Henderson 10' Armstrong  84' Keohane  86'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,001 Referee: Aji Ajibola

Rochdale v Dagenham & Redbridge

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 30	Rochdale	1–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Sinclair 40' Ferguson  45+3' Gilmour  81'	Report	Effiong 9', 45+3' (pen.) Kedwell  45+3' Pereira  88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Sam Mulhall

Barnet v Rochdale

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10)	Barnet	P–P	Rochdale	Barnet
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Note: Postponed due to Barnet's FA Trophy schedule.

Altrincham v Rochdale

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 31	Altrincham	3–0	Rochdale	Altrincham
15:00 GMT	Amaluzor 43'  52' Linney 66' Conn-Clarke 67' Osborne  79' Banks  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 3,441 Referee: Steven Copeland

Rochdale v Solihull Moors

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 32	Rochdale	1–2	Solihull Moors	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Hayes 17' Mitchell  23' Gordon  57'	Report	Maycock 9' Campbell 51' Whitmore  79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,207 Referee: Paul Marsden

Rochdale v Boreham Wood

20 February 2024 (2024-02-20)	Rochdale	P–P	Boreham Wood	Rochdale
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Chesterfield v Rochdale

24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 33	Chesterfield	2–2	Rochdale	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Naylor  38' 47' Williams  45+1' Mandeville  54' Grigg 64'	Report	Rodney  15' 80' Gilmour  36' Nevett  46' Mellor 70'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 8,301 Referee: Andrew Miller

Rochdale v Wealdstone

27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) 34	Rochdale	3–0	Wealdstone	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Ebanks-Landell 26' Hayes 45', 45+2' Gilmour  90'	Report	Cook  29' Mason  42' Dyer  57' Mundle-Smith  61'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,836 Referee: David Mcnamara

Ebbsfleet United v Rochdale

2 March 2024 (2024-03-02) 35	Ebbsfleet United	2–1	Rochdale	Northfleet
15:00 GMT	Poleon 15' Samuel 90+2'	Report	Mitchell 41' East  57' Hayes  90+1'	Stadium: Stonebridge Road Attendance: 1,723 Referee: James Westgate

Barnet v Rochdale

5 March 2024 (2024-03-05) 36	Barnet	2–0	Rochdale	Barnet
19:45 GMT	Stead 1', 72' Pritchard  45+4'	Report	Hayes  37' Sassi  87' Ebanks-Landell  90+1'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,072 Referee: Jason Richardson

Rochdale v Oxford City

9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) 37	Rochdale	2–2	Oxford City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Mitchell 11'  90+6' Mather 77'	Report	Greenslade 27' Parker 35'  90+6' Phillips  57' Ashby  81' O'Connell  90+8'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,303 Referee: Gareth Rhodes

Rochdale v Woking

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) 38	Rochdale	2–1	Woking	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Hayes 37' Gilmour  78' Rodney 88' Henderson  89'	Report	Kendall 15' Odusina  58' Kelly-Evans  66' Casey  72' Pavey  87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,529 Referee: Michael Barlow

Eastleigh v Rochdale

16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) 39	Eastleigh	1–4	Rochdale	Eastleigh
15:00 GMT	McCallum 31' Nwabuokei  57'	Report	Mitchell 28', 79' Keohane 45' Rodney 71'	Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 2,257 Referee: Paul Johnson

Rochdale v Maidenhead United

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 40	Rochdale	1–0	Maidenhead United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Keohane  35' Rodney 38'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,267 Referee: Dale Baines

Gateshead v Rochdale

29 March 2024 (2024-03-29) 41	Gateshead	1–0	Rochdale	Gateshead
15:00 GMT	Brown  20' 26' Richardson  63' Booty  74' Francis  78' Hannant  90+1'	Report	Mitchell  45+1' Gilmour  80'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 1,760 Referee: Benjamin Wyatt

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

1 April 2024 (2024-04-01) 42	Rochdale	1–1	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Mitchell  39' Gordon  89' Rodney 90+5'	Report	Grey 65' Stephenson  66' Crawford  78' Parkes  90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Richard Eley

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 43	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Rochdale	Oldham
12:30 BST	Gardner  6' Hope 6' Norwood  96+6'	Report	Mather 27' Gordon  62'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,797 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Rochdale v Boreham Wood

9 April 2024 (2024-04-09)	Rochdale	P–P	Boreham Wood	Rochdale
19:45 BST				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Rochdale v Dorking Wanderers

13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 44	Rochdale	1–1	Dorking Wanderers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Rodney 54'  85'	Report	Philpott  14' Carter 48' Kuhl  58' Muitt  63' Moore  89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,832 Referee: John Mulligan

Rochdale v Boreham Wood

16 April 2024 (2024-04-16) 45	Rochdale	0–0	Boreham Wood	Rochdale
19:45 BST		Report	Sagaf  21'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,797 Referee: Oliver Mackey

Southend United v Rochdale

20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) 46	Southend United	1–2	Rochdale	Southend
12:15 BST	Scott-Morriss 8'  85'	Report	Rodney  14' 90+1' Hayes 42' Brooks  66'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,947 Referee: Paul Johnson

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Rochdale joined the 2023-24 FA Cup at the Fourth Qualifying Round ^[49]
  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Hereford v Rochdale

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Q4	Hereford	1–0	Rochdale	Hereford
15:00 BST	Freemantle 78'	Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Referee: Aji Ajibola

FA Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 FA Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Rochdale v Gateshead

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 3	Rochdale	P–P	Gateshead	Rochdale
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Rochdale v Gateshead

12 December 2023 (2023-12-12) 3	Rochdale	1–5	Gateshead	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Sinclair 73' (pen.)	Report	McBride 45+3' Chadwick 51' Whelan 54' Dinanga 90+2', 90+5'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Steven Copeland

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