2014–15 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2014–15 season
Chairman	Chris Dunphy
Manager	Keith Hill
Stadium	Spotland Stadium
Football League One	8th
FA Cup	Fourth round
Football League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ian Henderson (22); All: ; Ian Henderson (22)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2014–15 season was the 94th season of competitive football for Rochdale. Rochdale returned to Football League One for 2014–15 following promotion in 2013–14 Football League Two.

Rochdale began the season on 9 August 2014, with the opening game of their League One campaign. They also competed in the two domestic cups, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Background

Rochdale finished third in the League two last season meaning that they gained automatic promotion to League One.^[1] Scott Hogan,^[2] George Donnelly^[3] and Matt Done^[4] left the club. Rochdale completed their first signing of the season on 15 May 2014 with the acquisition of Jack Muldoon from Workshop Town on a free transfer,^[5] and followed this up in the following five days with Sean McGinty from Sheffield United.^[6]

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Josh Lillis	19	0	14 + 2	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
2	DF	IRL	Joe Rafferty	39	1	28 + 3	1	4 + 1	0	0 + 1	0	2 + 0	0
3	DF	ENG	Rhys Bennett	46	3	33 + 6	2	5 + 0	1	1 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
5	DF	ENG	Ashley Eastham	49	2	40 + 1	2	6 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
6	DF	ENG	Olly Lancashire	28	1	16 + 5	0	6 + 0	1	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
7	MF	ENG	Peter Vincenti	44	16	36 + 1	13	4 + 0	2	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	1
8	MF	NIR	Matthew Lund	18	2	12 + 2	2	3 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
9	FW	ENG	Calvin Andrew	41	6	5 + 27	5	1 + 5	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 2	1
10	FW	SKN	Febian Brandy	4	0	1 + 3	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
11	FW	ENG	Reuben Noble-Lazarus	21	2	7 + 12	1	0 + 2	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
12	MF	IRL	Stephen Dawson	36	0	27 + 3	0	5 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
14	MF	FRA	Bastien Héry	28	1	12 + 9	1	3 + 1	0	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
16	FW	WAL	Matt Done	30	14	23 + 0	10	5 + 0	3	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	1
17	DF	ENG	Scott Tanser	36	1	27 + 3	1	4 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
18	FW	ENG	Jack Muldoon	6	0	2 + 1	0	1 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
19	MF	POL	Tomasz Cywka	5	0	1 + 2	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
19	FW	ENG	George Donnelly	4	0	1 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
19	GK	ENG	Jamie Jones	13	0	13 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
20	MF	IRL	Brian Barry-Murphy	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
21	GK	ENG	Johny Diba	1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
22	GK	IRL	Conrad Logan	25	0	19 + 0	0	4 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
22	DF	ENG	Jack O'Connell	31	5	28 + 1	5	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
24	MF	ENG	Jamie Allen	41	0	33 + 2	0	2 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
25	DF	ENG	Michael Rose	37	1	26 + 6	1	4 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	MF	ENG	Joel Logan	10	0	4 + 4	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
27	MF	ENG	Andy Cannon	19	0	16 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
28	MF	NIR	Callum Camps	15	1	6 + 6	1	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
30	DF	ENG	Kisimba Kisimba	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
31	FW	ENG	Nyal Bell	3	0	0 + 3	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
32	MF	ENG	William Hasler-Cregg	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
33	DF	ENG	Tom Kennedy	24	0	22 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
34	MF	ENG	James Hooper	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
39	DF	ENG	Joe Bunney	22	2	10 + 9	2	0 + 2	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
40	FW	ENG	Ian Henderson	50	22	44 + 0	22	4 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
45	FW	ENG	Shamir Fenelon	5	0	0 + 4	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0

^[7] ^[8]

Players

Squad information

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Club caps	Club goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Josh Lillis	GK	Derby	(1987-06-24) 24 June 1987 (age 37)	115	0	Scunthorpe United	1 July 2012	Free	2016
21	Johny Diba	GK	Mbuji-Mayi	(1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	2015
23	Steve Collis	GK	Harrow	(1981-03-18) 18 March 1981 (age 43)	0	0	Buxton	31 January 2013	Free	2015
Defenders
2	Joe Rafferty	RB	Liverpool	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31)	52	0	Liverpool	6 July 2012	Free	2015
3	Rhys Bennett	CB	Ashton-in-Makerfield	(1991-09-01) 1 September 1991 (age 33)	27	2	Bolton Wanderers	1 July 2012	Free	2016
4	Sean McGinty	CB	Maidstone	(1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Sheffield United	20 May 2014	Free	2015
5	Ashley Eastham	CB	Preston	(1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31)	15	0	Blackpool	1 July 2013	Free	2015
6	Olly Lancashire	CB	Basingstoke	(1988-12-13) 13 December 1988 (age 35)	28	0	Aldershot Town	1 July 2013	Free	2015
17	Scott Tanser	LB	Blackpool	(1994-10-23) 23 October 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2015
25	Michael Rose	LB	Salford	(1982-07-28) 28 July 1982 (age 42)	52	6	Colchester United	14 February 2013	Free	2015
Midfielders
7	Peter Vincenti	AM	Saint Peter	(1986-07-07) 7 July 1986 (age 38)	42	5	Aldershot Town	1 July 2013	Free	2016
8	Matty Lund	CM	Manchester	(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 34)	39	8	Stoke City	1 July 2013	Free	2015
12	Stephen Dawson	CM	Dublin	(1985-12-04) 4 December 1985 (age 38)	0	0	Barnsley	13 August 2014	Free	2015
14	Bastien Héry	DM	Brou-sur-Chantereine	(1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32)	28	1	Sheffield Wednesday	1 July 2013	Free	2015
16	Matt Done	LM	Oswestry	(1988-07-22) 22 July 1988 (age 36)	71	5	Barnsley	8 July 2013	Free	2016
20	Brian Barry-Murphy	CM	Cork	(1978-07-27) 27 July 1978 (age 46)	65	1	Bury	1 July 2010	Free	2015
24	Jamie Allen	CM	Rochdale	(1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 29)	21	6	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2015
27	Andy Cannon	CM	Tameside	(1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	2015
28	Callum Camps	AM	Stockport	(1995-11-30) 30 November 1995 (age 28)	2	0	Academy	2014	Trainee	2016
Forwards
18	Jack Muldoon	CF	Scunthorpe	(1989-05-19) 19 May 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Worksop Town	15 May 2014	Free	2015
26	Joel Logan	CF	Manchester	(1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2015
39	Joe Bunney	CF	Manchester	(1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 31)	14	3	Stockport County	29 March 2013	Free	2015
40	Ian Henderson	CF	Thetford	(1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 39)	40	10	Colchester United	26 February 2013	Free	2015

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Correct as of match played on 25 May 2015

No.	Player	Pos.	League One	FA Cup	Other	Total
40	Ian Henderson	FW	22	0	0	22
7	Peter Vincenti	MF	13	2	1	16
16	Matt Done	FW	7	0	0	7
9	Calvin Andrew	FW	5	0	1	6
3	Rhys Bennett	MF	4	1	0	5
22	Jack O'Connell	DF	5	0	0	5
39	Joe Bunney	FW	2	0	0	2
4	Ashley Eastham	DF	2	0	0	2
6	Olly Lancashire	DF	1	1	0	2
8	Matty Lund	MF	2	0	0	2
28	Callum Camps	MF	1	0	0	1
2	Joe Rafferty	DF	1	0	0	1
25	Michael Rose	DF	1	0	0	1
17	Scott Tanser	DF	1	0	0	1
11	Reuben Noble-Lazarus	MF	0	1	0	1

Match details

Pre-season

12 July 2014	AFC Fylde	1–2	Rochdale	Kellamergh Park, Warton
15:00 BST	Thomas 86'	Report	Camps 34' Tanser 73'

15 July 2014	Halifax Town	2–1	Rochdale	The Shay, Halifax
19:45 BST	Schofield 5' Boden 60'	Report	Camps 90+1'

19 July 2014	Rochdale	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 5' Hery 37'	Report	Tavernier 45'

22 July 2014	Rochdale	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45 BST		Report	Danns 23' Wilkinson 78'

26 July 2014	Rochdale	1–3	Middlesbrough	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 41'	Report	Reach 4' Kike 15' (pen.) Tomlin 44' (pen.)

29 July 2014	Macclesfield Town	0–2	Rochdale	Moss Rose, Macclesfield
19:45 BST		Report	Bennett 24' Camps 29'

2 August 2014	Bury	3–3	Rochdale	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00 BST	Eastham 1' (o.g.) Nardiello 41' Lowe 44'	Report	Bennett 9' Logan 69', 90'	Attendance: 1,277 (405 Dale fans)

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Chesterfield	46	19	12	15	68	55	+13	69	Qualification for League One play-offs^[a]
7	Bradford City	46	17	14	15	55	55	0	65
8	Rochdale	46	19	6	21	72	66	+6	63
9	Peterborough United	46	18	9	19	53	56	−3	63
10	Fleetwood Town	46	17	12	17	49	52	−3	63

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.^[9]

9 August 2014 1	Rochdale	0–1	Peterborough United	Rochdale
15:00	Lancashire 90+2'	Report Report	Vassell 61'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,613 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

16 August 2014 2	Chesterfield	2–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
15:00	Roberts 20' Doyle 39' (pen.), 76' (pen.)	Report Report	Diba Musangu 72' Bennett 74' Henderson 87' 90+10' (pen.)	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,682 Referee: Carl Boyeson

19 August 2014 3	Crewe Alexandra	2–5	Rochdale	Crewe
19:45	Haber 9', 62' Ness 74'	Report Report	Henderson 31' Done 42', 55', 72' Bastien Héry 57' Vincenti 66' Rafferty 85'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,742 Referee: Keith Stroud

23 August 2014 4	Rochdale	1–1	Bristol City	Rochdale
15:00	Eastham 25' Henderson 56'	Report Report	Freeman 16' Baldock 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,115 Referee: Mark Haywood

30 August 2014 5	Rochdale	0–2	Bradford City	Rochdale
15:00	Rafferty 62' Bennett 90+2'	Report Report	Kennedy 60' Hanson 66' Dolan 90+1'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,758 Referee: Nigel Miller

6 September 2014 6	Crawley Town	0–4	Rochdale	Crawley
15:00	McLeod 74'	Report Report	Done 10' Vincenti 54' 66' Andrew 75' 77' Rafferty 80'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,534 Referee: Graham Scott

13 September 2014 7	Sheffield United	1–0	Rochdale	Sheffield
15:00	Campbell-Ryce 84' 85'	Report Report	Rafferty 29' Done 54' Logan 90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,122 Referee: Gary Sutton

16 September 2014 8	Rochdale	4–0	Walsall	Rochdale
19:45	Done 5' Eastham 30' Henderson 37' Butler 71' (o.g.)	Report Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,082 Referee: Andrew Madley

20 September 2014 9	Rochdale	1–0	Coventry City	Rochdale
15:00	Henderson 29' (pen.) Rafferty 75'	Report Report	Allsop 28' Hines 56' Webster 73'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,583 Referee: Phil Gibbs

27 September 2014 10	Leyton Orient	2–3	Rochdale	Leyton
15:00	McAnuff 13' Vincelot 42' Omozusi 62'	Report	Done 4', 66' Eastham 30' Dawson 40' Vincenti 48' Cannon 54' Tanser 74'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,405 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

4 October 2014 11	Rochdale	0–1	Barnsley	Rochdale
15:00		Report	Ramage 10' Cole 29' Hourihane 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Kevin Wright

18 October 2014 12	Rochdale	1–1	Gillingham	Rochdale
15:00	Vincenti 25' Dawson 82'	Report	Dack 44' McDonald 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,574 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

21 October 2014 13	Swindon Town	2–3	Rochdale	Swindon
19:45	Rodgers 35' Smith 77'	Report	Lund 49' 51' Vincenti 60' Dawson 71' Héry 90+2'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,718 Referee: Steve Martin

25 October 2014 14	Yeovil Town	0–3	Rochdale	Yeovil
15:00	Dawson 76' Gillett 85'	Report	O'Connell 6' Henderson 16', 53'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,601 Referee: Pat Miller

1 November 2014 15	Rochdale	3–0	Preston North End	Rochdale
15:00	O'Connell 28' 42' Henderson 32' Bennett 60' Done 61'	Report	Welsh 28' Jones 32' Huntington 39'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Paul Tierney

15 November 2014 16	Port Vale	1–0	Rochdale	Burslem
15:00	Brown 64' Neal 90+2' Robertson 90+3'	BBC Report	O'Connell 45+2' Dawson 70' Lund 73'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,043 Referee: Graham Horwood

22 November 2014 17	Rochdale	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Done 8' 54' Lund 64'	Report	Bennett 25' 70' Robinson 86' Main 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,229 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

25 November 2014 18	Milton Keynes Dons	2–2	Rochdale	Milton Keynes
19:45	Grigg 19' Green 84'	Report	Flanagan 20' (o.g.) Hery 39' Noble-Lazarus 76' 78' Bennett 90+1' Lancashire 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 6,720 Referee: Mark Haywood

29 November 2014 19	Rochdale	0–3	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
15:00	Tanser 26' Noble-Lazarus 75' Andrew 85'	Report	Johnson 24', 80' Wilson 29' Jones 69' Forte 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7,269 Referee: Mark Haywood

13 December 2014 20	Colchester United	1–4	Rochdale	Colchester
15:00	Eastmond 30' Massey 50' 90+2'	Report	Lund 3' 26' Vincenti 29' 34' Henderson 41' (pen.) O'Connell 56'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,920 Referee: Charles Breakspear

20 December 2014 21	Rochdale	2–2	Notts County	Rochdale
15:00	Vincenti 44' 64' Henderson 46' Rafferty 72' Done 90+5'	Report	Edwards 42' Mullins 55' Whitehouse 90+2' Thompson 90+5'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,814 Referee: Scott Mathieson

26 December 2014 22	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
15:00	O'Neil 58' Madden 77' McSheffrey 90+3'	Report	Done 69' 87'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Tony Harrington

28 December 2014 23	Rochdale	0–2	Fleetwood Town	Rochdale
15:00		Report	Roberts 17' Morris 38' McLaughlin 53'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Robert Madley

10 January 2015 24	Bradford City	1–2	Rochdale	Bradford
15:00	Pickford 11' Stead 32' Liddle 41' Morais 82'	Report	Vincenti 13' Lancashire 62' Andrew 90+3'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,571 Referee: Gavin Ward

17 January 2015 25	Rochdale	4–1	Crawley Town	Rochdale
15:00	Tanser 33' Henderson 38', 88' Andrew 90+3'	Report	Tomlin 7' Elliott 76'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Trevor Kettle

31 January 2015 26	Coventry City	2–2	Rochdale	Coventry
15:00	Samuel 24' Odelusi 38' Fleck 81' Nouble 90+2'	Report	Camps 33' Andrew 62' 66' Henderson 70' Dawson 73' Vincenti 87'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,606 Referee: Andy Woolmer

10 February 2015 27	Walsall	3–2	Rochdale	Walsall
19:45	O'Connor 13' Forde 19' Hiwula 22'	Report	Vincenti 55' Eastham 63'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,567 Referee: Steve Martin

14 February 2015 28	Peterborough United	2–1	Rochdale	Peterborough
15:00	Beautyman 4' Burgess 7' 80' Brisley 73' M. Smith 89'	Report	Rafferty 24' 90+2' Bunney 43'	Stadium: Abax Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Keith Hill

21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 29	Rochdale	1–0	Chesterfield	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Héry 54' Henderson 65'	Report	Gnanduillet 73' Ryan 80'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,967 Referee: David Coote

24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 30	Rochdale	1–2	Sheffield United	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	O'Connell 74'	Report	McNulty 21' Murphy 44' Brayford 61'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,574 Referee: Tony Harrington

28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 31	Bristol City	1–0	Rochdale	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Wilbraham 14'	Report	Bunney 22' Bennett 90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,841 Referee: James Adcock

3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) 32	Rochdale	4–0	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Bennett 29' Henderson 38' (pen ), 73' (pen) Bunney 57', 80'	Report	Davis 26'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,954 Referee: Paul Tierney

7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 33	Rochdale	2–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Bennett 6' 30' Henderson 55'	Report	Porter 63' (pen.) Noble-Lazarus 84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,625 Referee: Oliver Langford

14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 34	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Rochdale	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Morris 59' Evans 76' Proctor 90'	Report	Cannon 14'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood) Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 35	Notts County	1–2	Rochdale	Nottingham
	McCourt 17' Thompson 59' Adams 73' Edwards 83'	Report	Henderson 35' Dawson 47' Vincenti 54'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,159 Referee: Richard Clark

21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 36	Rochdale	3–1	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Rose 22' Henderson 61' Vincenti 84'	Report	van Veen 60'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,738 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

24 March 2015 (2015-03-24) 37	Oldham Athletic	3–0	Rochdale	Oldham
	Turner 30', 61' Forte 58' Brown 59'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Darren Bond

28 March 2015 (2015-03-28) 38	Rochdale	2–1	Yeovil Town	Rochdale
	Jones 20' Bennett 51' O'Connell 53'	Report	Arthurworrey 50' Hayter 56' 80' Ofori-Twumasi 77'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 39	Preston North End	1–0	Rochdale	Preston
	Beckford 36'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,288 Referee: Andy Woolmer

6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 40	Rochdale	1–0	Port Vale	Rochdale
15:00	Vincenti 90+2' Andrew 90+5' Héry 90+5'	Report	Duffy 90+2' Marshall 90+4'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,948 Referee: Andy Haines

11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 41	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Rochdale	Doncaster
15:00	Wabara 15' Bennett 17' Furman 61'	Report	Henderson 59'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,695 Referee: Gavin Ward

14 April 2015 (2015-04-14) 42	Rochdale	2–4	Swindon Town	Rochdale
19:45	Henderson 45' (pen.) Thompson 90' (o.g.)	Report	Gladwin 20', 33', 45' (pen.) Smith 23' Hylton 90+1'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,344 Referee: Nigel Miller

18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 43	Gillingham	1–0	Rochdale	Gillingham
15:00	Dack 14' McDonald 38' Loft 53' McGlashan 66'	Report	Jones 63' Lund 70'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,430 Referee: Andy D'Urso

21 April 2015 (2015-04-21) 44	Rochdale	1–0	Leyton Orient	Rochdale
19:45	Kennedy 15' Henderson 66' Vincenti 74'	Report	Mooney 55' Lowry 71' Baudry 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,914 Referee: Darren Drysdale

25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 45	Rochdale	2–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Rochdale
15:00	Bennett 41' Cannon 61' Vincenti 66' Noble-Lazarus 79' Henderson 86'	Report	Carruthers 16' Spence 27' Bowditch 29' Powell 76' Alli 84' Grigg 90+4'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,501 Referee: Michael Bull

3 May 2015 (2015-05-03) 46	Barnsley	5–0	Rochdale	Barnsley
12:15	Scowen 40' 66', 76' Holgate 84' Winnall 90' Hourihane 90'	Report	Rafferty 25' 48'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 9,593 Referee: David Webb

FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.^[10]

8 November 2014 1st round	Northampton Town	0–0	Rochdale	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00	Cresswell 45' Newey 59' Tozer 75'	Report	Henderson 15' Lund 69'	Attendance: 2,790 Referee: Kevin Johnson

18 November 2014 1st round replay	Rochdale	2–1	Northampton Town	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45	Noble-Lazarus 85' Lancashire 90+4'	Report	Toney 4'	Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Richard Clark

7 December 2014 2nd round	Aldershot Town	0–0	Rochdale	Recreation Ground, Aldershot
14:00	Williams 54' Gibbs 84'	Report	Vincenti 84'	Attendance: 3,143 Referee: Phil Gibbs

16 December 2014 2nd round replay	Rochdale	4–1	Aldershot Town	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45	Done 31', 81', 88' Vincenti 75'	Report	Finchett 73' Forbes 90+1'	Attendance: 2,077 Referee: Mark Brown

3 January 2015 3rd round	Rochdale	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
15:00	Vincenti 12' (pen.)	Report	Assombalonga 65' Burke 86'	Attendance: 6,791 Referee: Gary Sutton

26 January 2015 4th round	Rochdale	1–4	Stoke City	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
20:00	Vincenti 28' Bennett 78' 89'	Report	Bojan 4' 29' Wilson 37' Ireland 52' Moses 61' Sidwell 74' Bardsley 77' Walters 90'	Attendance: 7,443 Referee: Martin Atkinson

League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Rochdale were drawn at home to Preston North End.^[11]

12 August 2014 Round One	Rochdale	0–2	Preston North End	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45		Report	Little 43' Kilkenny 48'	Attendance: 2,348 Referee: Mark Brown

Football League Trophy

2 September 2014 Round One	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Rochdale	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:30		Report	Done 42' Vincenti 64' Andrew 88'	Attendance: 1,529 Referee: Scott Duncan

7 October 2014 Round Two	Rochdale	0–1	Walsall	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45	Henderson 90+4'	Report	Manset 23' Grimes 45' Purkiss 72'	Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Mark Heywood

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
4	DF	Sean McGinty	20	EU	Sheffield United	Free transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Rochdale A.F.C
18	FW	Jack Muldoon	24	EU	Worksop Town	Free transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Rochdale A.F.C
9	FW	Calvin Andrew	27	EU	York City	Free transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Rochdale A.F.C
12	MF	Stephen Dawson	28	EU	Barnsley	Free transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Rochdale A.F.C
33	DF	Tom Kennedy	29	EU	Barnsley	Free transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Rochdale A.F.C
10	FW	Febian Brandy	25	EU	Rotherham United	Free transfer	Winter	2015	Free	Rochdale A.F.C
11	FW	Reuben Noble-Lazarus	21	EU	Barnsley	Transfer	Winter	2016	Undisclosed	Rochdale A.F.C

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
—	FW	Godwin Abadaki	20	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Rochdale A.F.C
4	DF	Peter Cavanagh	32	EU	Altrincham	Released	Summer	Free	Rochdale A.F.C BBC Sport
10	FW	Reece Gray	21	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Rochdale A.F.C
19	FW	Craig Lynch	22	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Rochdale A.F.C
15	MF	George Porter	21	EU	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	Summer	Free	Rochdale A.F.C BBC Sport
21	GK	Robbie Thomson	21	EU	Cowdenbeath	Released	Summer	Free	Rochdale A.F.C BBC Sport
11	FW	Scott Hogan	22	EU	Brentford	Transfer	Summer	£750,000	Rochdale A.F.C
—	DF	D'Arcy O'Connor	19	EU	Hyde	Released	Summer	Free	Rochdale A.F.C Hyde F.C
—	MF	Connor Martin	17–18	EU	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	Summer	Free	SkySports
19	FW	George Donnelly	26	EU	Tranmere Rovers	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	BBC Sport
16	MF	Matt Done	26	EU	Sheffield United	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	Rochdale A.F.C

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans in

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
22	GK	Conrad Logan	28	Leicester City	18 August 2014	1 January 2015	Rochdale A.F.C Rochdale A.F.C
45	FW	Shamir Fenelon	20	Brighton & Hove Albion	29 August 2014	8 October 2014	Rochdale A.F.C	Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
29	DF	Jack O'Connell	20	Blackburn Rovers	1 September 2014	6 January 2015	BBC Sport	Rochdale A.F.C
11	FW	Reuben Noble-Lazarus	21	Barnsley	27 October 2014	13 January 2015	Rochdale A.F.C	Rochdale A.F.C
19	MF	Tomasz Cywka	26	Blackpool	26 November 2014	6 January 2015	Rochdale A.F.C	Rochdale A.F.C
22	DF	Jack O'Connell	20	Brentford	10 January 2015	29 March 2015	Rochdale A.F.C	Rochdale A.F.C
19	GK	Jamie Jones	26	Preston North End	26 February 2015	30 June 2015	Rochdale A.F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Loans out

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
33	DF	Tom Kennedy	29	Bury	23 October 2014	22 November 2014	Rochdale A.F.C	Rochdale A.F.C
33	DF	Tom Kennedy	29	Blackpool	22 November 2014	14 January 2015	BBC Sport
18	FW	Jack Muldoon	25	F.C. Halifax Town	30 January 2015	30 June 2015	Rochdale A.F.C
4	DF	Sean McGinty	21	Aldershot Town	20 February 2015	30 June 2015	Rochdale A.F.C Rochdale A.F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

References

^ "Rochdale promoted". BBC Sport. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "Scott Hogan Completes Brentford Move". Rochdale AFC. 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "Transfer deadline day: Tranmere sign Donnelly and Brezovan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "Matty Done Completes A Move To Sheffield United". Rochdale AFC. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "Jack Muldoon Joins Dale". Rochdale AFC. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "Sean McGinty Agrees Permanent Deal". Rochdale AFC. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "Rochdale Squad Stats 2014/15". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "All Rochdale football club players: 2015". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "Rochdale AFC Fixtures 2014/15". Rochdale A.F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
^ "Capital One Cup: Dale To Host PNE". Rochdale A.F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

[table_note_res_FLCPO0.30009811758068-9] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

[Rochdale_promoted-1] "Rochdale promoted". BBC Sport. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

[2] "Scott Hogan Completes Brentford Move". Rochdale AFC. 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[3] "Transfer deadline day: Tranmere sign Donnelly and Brezovan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[4] "Matty Done Completes A Move To Sheffield United". Rochdale AFC. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[5] "Jack Muldoon Joins Dale". Rochdale AFC. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[6] "Sean McGinty Agrees Permanent Deal". Rochdale AFC. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[7] "Rochdale Squad Stats 2014/15". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[8] "All Rochdale football club players: 2015". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[10] "Rochdale AFC Fixtures 2014/15". Rochdale A.F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[11] "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.

[12] "Capital One Cup: Dale To Host PNE". Rochdale A.F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

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