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2016–17 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Rochdale's 110th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Rochdale
2016–17 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerKeith Hill
StadiumSpotland
League One9th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Henderson
(15 goals)
All:
Ian Henderson
(19 goals)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Statistics

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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 19 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF   IRL Joe Rafferty 50 0 36 + 4 0 5 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
3 DF   ENG Scott Tanser 9 0 5 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
4 DF   ENG Jimmy McNulty 44 0 33 + 2 0 3 + 2 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
5 DF   IRL Niall Canavan 33 2 23 + 2 2 2 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
6 DF   ENG Harrison McGahey 47 0 30 + 6 0 4 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 4 + 0 0
7 MF   ENG Peter Vincenti 16 1 3 + 11 1 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
8 MF   NIR Matty Lund 35 10 27 + 2 9 3 + 0 0 1 + 0 1 2 + 0 0
9 FW   ENG Calvin Andrew 43 7 31 + 8 7 2 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0
10 MF   NIR Callum Camps 51 9 37 + 7 8 5 + 0 1 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
11 MF   ENG Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 49 10 30 + 9 8 2 + 2 1 0 + 2 1 1 + 3 0
12 MF   IRL Donal McDermott 21 1 9 + 8 1 0 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
13 GK   ENG Ben Wilson 8 0 8 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
14 MF   ENG Ollie Rathbone 33 2 18 + 9 2 3 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 1 0
15 MF   ENG Joe Thompson 27 4 17 + 4 4 2 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 2 + 0 0
16 FW   ENG Reuben Noble-Lazarus 16 1 3 + 7 0 2 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 1
17 FW   ENG James Hooper 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
18 DF   IRL Keith Keane 32 9 27 + 2 9 3 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
19 FW   ENG Steve Davies 37 4 16 + 13 0 4 + 0 3 0 + 1 0 0 + 3 1
20 DF   IRL Brian Barry-Murphy 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
21 GK   ENG Johny Diba 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
22 FW   ENG Jack Redshaw 2 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
23 GK   ENG Steve Collis 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
24 DF   ENG Jamie Allen 37 2 26 + 5 2 1 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 1 0
25 GK   IRL Conrad Logan 30 0 24 + 0 0 4 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
26 MF   ENG David Owusu 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
27 MF   ENG Andy Cannon 31 3 14 + 10 2 2 + 1 0 2 + 0 1 2 + 0 0
28 MF   ENG Aaron Morley 6 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
29 FW   ENG Sanmi Odelusi 19 1 1 + 14 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 1 1
30 DF   ENG Joel Taylor 1 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
32 DF   ENG Mark Kitching 6 0 4 + 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
36 FW   ENG Matty Gillam 1 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 1
39 FW   ENG Joe Bunney 36 1 28 + 1 1 3 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 2 + 1 0
40 MF   ENG Ian Henderson 49 19 39 + 3 15 3 + 0 2 2 + 0 1 2 + 0 1
45 DF   ENG Andrew Hollins 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
46 MF   ENG Neil Kengni-Kuemo 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
48 MF   ENG Jack Stewart 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0

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Transfers

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In

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB   Niall Canavan Scunthorpe United Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 CB   Harrison McGahey Sheffield United Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 AM   Oliver Rathbone Manchester United Free transfer [4]
7 August 2016 RM   Joe Thompson Carlisle United Free transfer [5]
10 August 2016 GK   Conrad Logan Hibernian Free transfer [6]
17 August 2016 CF   Steve Davies Bradford City Free transfer [7]
3 January 2017 DM   Keith Keane Cambridge United Free transfer [8]
31 January 2017 LB   Mark Kitching Middlesbrough Undisclosed [9]

Out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 SS   Lewis Alessandra Hartlepool United Free transfer [10]
1 July 2016 CF   Nyal Bell Gateshead Released [11][a]
1 July 2016 CB   Rhys Bennett Mansfield Town Released [11][b]
1 July 2016 CB   Ashley Eastham Fleetwood Town Free transfer [14]
1 July 2016 LB   Tom Kennedy Free agent Mutual consent [15]
1 July 2016 CB   Olly Lancashire Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [16]
1 July 2016 CF   Billy Hasler-Cregg Altrincham Released [11][c]
1 July 2016 CF   Grant Holt Hibernian Released [11][d]
1 July 2016 CF   Joel Logan Guiseley Released [11][e]
1 July 2016 LB   Michael Rose Morecambe Released [11][f]
1 July 2016 CM   Dave Syers Free agent Released [11]
27 January 2017 LB   Scott Tanser Port Vale Mutual consent [21]
30 January 2017 MF   James Hooper Carlisle United Mutual consent [22][g]
  1. ^ Following Bell's release, he signed for Gateshead.[12]
  2. ^ Following Bennett's release, he signed for Mansfield Town.[13]
  3. ^ Following Hasler-Cregg's release, he signed for Altrincham.[17]
  4. ^ Following Holt's release, he signed for Hibernian.[18]
  5. ^ Following Logan's release, he signed for Guiseley.[19]
  6. ^ Following Rose's release, he signed for Morecambe.[20]
  7. ^ Following Hooper's departure, he joined Carlisle United.[23]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
25 July 2016 LW   Sanmi Odelusi Wigan Athletic 20 January 2017 [24][a]
31 August 2016 CM   Keith Keane Cambridge United 3 January 2017 [26]
20 January 2017 CF   Jack Redshaw Blackpool End of Season [27]
25 January 2017 LB   Joel Taylor Stoke City End of Season [28]
27 January 2017 LB   Mark Kitching Middlesbrough 31 January 2017 [29][b]
30 January 2017 GK   Ben Wilson Cardiff City End of Season [30]
  1. ^ On 20 January 2017, Sanmi Odelusi's season-long loan was terminated.[25]
  2. ^ On 31 January 2017, Mark Kitching's loan was made permanent.[9]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
2 September 2016 GK   Johny Diba FC United of Manchester 30 September 2016 [31]
9 September 2016 CF   Matty Gillam Stalybridge Celtic 11 October 2016 [32]
9 September 2016 MF   James Hooper FC United of Manchester 7 October 2016 [32]
19 October 2016 MF   James Hooper Stockport County 16 November 2016 [33]

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly AFC Fylde 1–2 Rochdale Medlar-with-Wesham
19:30 Gilchrist   66' Report Eccleston   25'
Henderson   51'		 Stadium: Mill Farm
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Curzon Ashton 1–3 Rochdale Ashton-under-Lyne
15:00 Ennis   54' Report Mendez-Laing   12', 72'
Bunney   19'		 Stadium: Tameside Stadium
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Rochdale 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
19:45 McDermott   64' Report Graham   11' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly Rochdale 4–1 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
15:00 Noble-Lazarus   26'
Mendez-Laing   31'
Canavan   79'
Andrew   82'		 Report Wildschut   77' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,084 (2,729 away)
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Macclesfield Town 2–0 Rochdale Macclesfield
19:00 Whitaker   17'
Holroyd   36'		 Report Stadium: Moss Rose
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly FC United of Manchester 0–3 Rochdale Moston
15:00 Report Odelusi   9'
Tanser   24'
Cannon   65'		 Stadium: Broadhurst Park

League One

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Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Southend United 46 20 12 14 70 53 +17 72
8 Oxford United 46 20 9 17 65 52 +13 69
9 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 71 62 +9 69
10 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 70 −2 66
11 Peterborough United 46 17 11 18 62 62 0 62
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultLDLLDLDWWWWWWLLWLWWLWWWWWLLDDLDLDDLWDWLDWLWWDD
Position162122232424231915116459610755554445677981011111310108910898989
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 August 2016 1 Rochdale 2–3 Peterborough United Rochdale
15:00 BST Cannon   8'
Henderson   32' (pen.)		 Report Forrester   21', 37'
Baldwin   45+2'
Edwards   89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,243 (718 visiting)
13 August 2016 2 Sheffield United 1–1 Rochdale Sheffield
15:00 BST Fleck   23'
Sharp   81'		 Report McDermott   35'
Cannon   43'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,399
Referee: Kevin Johnson
16 August 2016 3 Port Vale 1–0 Rochdale Burslem
19:45 BST Grant   18'
Smith   52'
Streete   80'		 Report Cannon   17'
McNulty   72'
Canavan   90+5'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3491
Referee: Robert Jones
20 August 2016 4 Rochdale 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Rochdale
15:00 BST McGahey   50'
Lund   70'		 Report Upson   48'
Wootton   90+5'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Carl Boyeson
27 August 2016 5 Rochdale 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Rochdale
15:00 BST Camps   82'   82'
Mendez-Laing   90+4'
Allen   90+6'		 Report Robinson   9'
Barcham   12'
Meades   30'
Francomb   85'
Reeves   90+3'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2274
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
3 September 2016 6 Oxford United 1–0 Rochdale Oxford
15:00 BST Maguire   27'
Raglan   42'
Sercombe   88'		 Report Mendez-Laing   49' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,939
Referee: Brendan Malone
10 September 2016 7 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Bristol
15:00 BST Taylor   21', 49'
Lines   56'
Harrison   70'		 Report Camps   17'
Henderson   22'
Vincenti   42'
Allen   47'
Canavan   49'   72'
McNulty   90+4'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8057
Referee: Ross Joyce
17 September 2016 8 Rochdale 2–1 Fleetwood Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Lund   10'   70'
McGahey   23'
Davies   85'
Bunney   88'		 Report McLaughlin   19'
Grant   23' (pen.)
Neal   58'
Woolford   81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2499[34]
Referee: Mark Heywood[34]
24 September 2016 9 Millwall 2–3 Rochdale South Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST O'Brien   11'
Gregory   18' (pen.)
Thompson   61'   73'
Webster   69'
Craig   74'
Abdou   86'
Williams   87'		 Report Camps   9'
Canavan   19'
Bunney   45+3'
Andrew   67'   85'
Henderson   90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8143
Referee: John Brooks
27 September 2016 10 Rochdale 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
19:45 BST Lund   32'
Davies   52'		 Report Taylor   61' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: David Coote
1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Rochdale Charlton, London
15:00 BST Jackson  
Lookman   90+3'		 Report Andrew   25'
Lund   40'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 14,460
Referee: Robert Jones
8 October 2016 12 Rochdale 3–0 Southend United Rochdale
15:00 BST Canavan   18'
Andrew   27'
Mendez-Laing   83'		 Report Inniss   60'
O'Neill   75'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Darren England
15 October 2016 13 Rochdale 2–0 Bury Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson   38' (pen.)
Mendez-Laing   74'
Andrew   79'
Bunney   79'		 Report Maher   17'
Mellis   39'   87'
Soares   43'
Vaughan   66'
Bryan   77'
Miller   79'
Kay   80'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Peter Bankes
18 October 2016 14 Swindon Town 3–0 Rochdale Swindon
19:45 BST Furlong   24'   72'
Delfouneso   32'   45+2'
Thompson   80'		 Report Henderson   47'
Keane   48'
Andrew   52'
Bunney   72'
Camps   77'
Cannon   79'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,048
Referee: Gavin Ward
22 October 2016 15 Coventry City 2–0 Rochdale Coventry
15:00 BST Agyei   28'
Turnbull   38'
Wright   84'		 Report Lund   66' Stadium: City of Coventry Stadium
Attendance: 8,133
Referee: Richard Clark
29 October 2016 16 Rochdale 1–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
15:00 BST Lund   40' Report Burgess   15'
Dummigan   65'
McLaughlin   90+4'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 5,204
Referee: Tony Harrington
12 November 2016 17 Bradford City 4–0 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 GMT Clarke   41'
Dieng   44'
Vincelot   55'
Hanson   59'
Marshall   63'		 Report Canavan   19'   58'
Bunney   66'
Noble-Lazarus   78'		 Stadium: The Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 18,205
Referee: Ross Joyce
19 November 2016 18 Rochdale 4–0 Swindon Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rathbone   22'
Bunney   29'   30'
Lund   55'
Davies   57', 66' (pen.)		 Report Rodgers   25'
Goddard   31'
Raphael Branco   54'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Darren Handley
22 November 2016 19 Rochdale 4–0 Walsall Rochdale
19:45 GMT Rathbone   32'
Noble-Lazarus   41'
Davies   76' (pen.), 90+1'		 Report Edwards   52' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,907
Referee: Andy Haines
26 November 2016 20 Gillingham 3–0 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 GMT Nouble   53'   70'
Emmanuel-Thomas   89'
Byrne   90+1'   90+5'		 Report Rafferty   59' Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,409
Referee: Trevor Kettle
10 December 2016 21 Rochdale 3–2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Thompson   41'
Rathbone   53'
Andrew   75'
Henderson   90+1'		 Report Bishop   17'   84'
Hopper   80'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,445
Referee: Ben Toner
17 December 2016 22 Northampton Town 2–3 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 GMT Taylor   16'
Hoskins   57'		 Report Keane   6'
Lund   19', 63', 67'   40'
Henderson   72'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
26 December 2016 23 Rochdale 3–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
15:00 GMT Davies   8'
Henderson   10'   44', 84'
Andrew   59'
Rathbone   87'		 Report Dimaio   49' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,863
Referee: Carl Boyeson
30 December 2016 24 Rochdale 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
19:45 GMT Henderson   4'
Davies   28'		 Report Black   73'
Toney   86'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,235
Referee: Richard Clark
2 January 2017 25 Walsall 0–2 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 GMT Morris   25'
Etheridge   35'		 Report Henderson   23'   52'
Andrew   55'
Keane   57'
Thompson   74'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,667
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
14 January 2017 26 Southend United 2–1 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Fortuné   15'
McGlashan   24'   34'
Cox   90+3'		 Report Keane   22'
Logan   25'
Lund   31'
Andrew   66'
Camps   74'		 Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Rob Lewis
21 January 2017 27 Rochdale 0–4 Oxford United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report Taylor   12'   53'
Johnson   18'
Hall   29'
Ledson   73'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Robert Jones
4 February 2017 28 Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
15:00 GMT McNulty   62'
Camps   64'		 Report Lockyer   32' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Mark Brown
11 February 2017 29 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Rochdale Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Grant   37'
Eastham   76'		 Report Keane   28'
Cannon   85'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,186
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
14 February 2017 30 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Rochdale Bolton
20:00 GMT Morais   82'
Spearing   85'		 Report Kitching   49'
Keane   58'
Vincenti   90'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,313
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 February 2017 31 Rochdale 3–3 Charlton Athletic Rochdale
15:00 GMT Canavan   4'
Keane   34'
Andrew   70'
Mendez-Laing   84'
Rathbone   90+1'
Rafferty   90+4'		 Report Botaka   41'
Teixeira   67', 88'
Magennis   80'
Holmes   90'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,842
Referee: Scott Duncan
25 February 2017 32 Peterborough United 3–1 Rochdale Peterborough
15:00 GMT Lopes   22'
Baldwin   36'   57'   80'
Nichols   38'
Taylor   84'		 Report Rafferty   10'   45+3'
Thompson   40'
Keane   44'
McDermott   52'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,457
Referee: Chris Sarginson
4 March 2017 33 Rochdale 3–3 Sheffield United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Cannon   10'
Davies   20'
Lund   46'   71'
Mendez-Laing   78'		 Report Duffy   5'
Lafferty   11'
Coutts   41'
Sharp   68'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,214
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
11 March 2017 34 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Rochdale Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Upson   35'
Agard   70'
Reeves   90+1'		 Report Davies   17'
Cannon   58'
Mendez-Laing   84'		 Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 10,569
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 March 2017 35 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT Mirfin   17'
Toffolo   24'
Clarke   45+3'
Madden   54'
Crooks   90+3'		 Report Rafferty   32'
Henderson   41'   84'
Camps   85'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,225
Referee: David Webb
18 March 2017 36 Rochdale 4–1 Gillingham Rochdale
15:00 GMT Mendez-Laing   10'   81'
Henderson   33'
Camps   49'
Rathbone   83'
Vincenti   90'		 Report Parker   17'
Rehman   51'   59'
Ehmer   74'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: Andy Haines
21 March 2017 37 Rochdale 3–3 Millwall Rochdale
19:45 GMT Allen   12'
Mendez-Laing   33'
Vincenti   36'
Henderson   44'
Camps   54'
McNulty   68'		 Report Gregory   14' (pen.)
O'Brien   25'
Cooper   43'
Butcher   43'
Craig   53'
Wallace   77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Darren England
25 March 2017 38 Chesterfield 1–3 Rochdale Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Dennis   51'
Donohue   60'
Anderson   76'
Faupala   90+6'		 Report Henderson   16'
Camps   40'
Allen   42'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,927
Referee: Mark Brown
28 March 2017 39 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Rochdale Kingston upon Thames, London
19:45 GMT Kelly   53'
Taylor   55'
Parrett   58' (pen.)		 Report McNulty   25'
Lund   44'
Keane   45+1'
Henderson   45+3'
Camps   65'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Brett Huxtable
1 April 2017 40 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Mendez-Laing   58'
Vincenti   72'		 Report McCourt   45'
Anderson   90+3'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,939
Referee: Ross Joyce
4 April 2017 41 Rochdale 3–0 Port Vale Rochdale
19:45 GMT Lund   33'
McDermott   42'   50'
Henderson   45+5' (pen.)
Camps   49'
Andrew   60'		 Report Pugh   20'
Taylor   62'
Bikey   72'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,387
Referee: Ben Toner
8 April 2017 42 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Payne   2'   16' Report McDermott   43'
Lund   58'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,002
Referee: Kevin Johnson
13 April 2017 43 Bury 0–1 Rochdale Bury
19:45 BST Report Camps   45+1'
McNulty   60'
Rafferty   70'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Darren Bond
17 April 2017 44 Rochdale 2–0 Coventry City Rochdale
15:00 BST Henderson   18', 52'
Rafferty   22'		 Report Bigirimana   45' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: Nigel Miller
22 April 2017 45 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Rochdale Oldham
15:00 BST Clarke   67'
Fané   88'		 Report Camps   13'
Vincenti   90+4'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,865
Referee: Kevin Friend
30 April 2017 46 Rochdale 1–1 Bradford City Rochdale
12:00 BST Lund   66'   77' Report Jones   9' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,876
Referee: Steve Martin

FA Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
6 November 2016 First round Maidstone United 1–1 Rochdale Maidstone
14:00 GMT Taylor   21' (pen.)
Rogers   45+3'
Mills   69'
Lokko   90+4'		 Report Canavan   20'
Lund   45+3'
Rathbone   59'
Camps   90+4'		 Stadium: Gallagher Stadium
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Charles Breakspear
15 November 2016 First round replay Rochdale 2–0 Maidstone United Rochdale
19:45 GMT Davies   14', 22' (pen.) Report Loza   63'
Taylor   87'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Nigel Miller
3 December 2016 Second round Carlisle United 0–2 Rochdale Carlisle
15:00 GMT Report Canavan   35'
Davies   48'
Mendez-Laing   90+3'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,426
Referee: Mark Haywood
7 January 2017 Third round Barrow 0–2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT Rowe   39' Report Henderson   17', 62'
Rathbone   33'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4,414
Referee: David Webb
28 January 2017 Fourth round Rochdale 0–4 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT McGahey   66' Report Quaner   42'
Brown   51'   66' (pen.)
Hefele   72', 84'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7,431
Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
9 August 2016 First round Rochdale 3–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
19:45 BST Henderson   47'
Cannon   53'
Mendez-Laing   78'		 Report McGinn   30' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
23 August 2016 Second round Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Rochdale Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST Sandro   29'   41', 74' Report Lund   5'   70'
Rafferty   66'		 Stadium: Loftus Road

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rochdale 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Sunderland U21 3 2 0 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3 L2 Notts County 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 L2 Hartlepool United 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: Sky Sports
6 September 2016 Group stage 1 Rochdale 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Sunderland U23 Rochdale
19:45 BST Henderson   57' Report Embleton   51'
Denayer   57'
Nelson   74'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1184
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Penalties
Davies  
Rafferty  
Bunney  
McGahey  
Odelusi  		 Honeyman  
Kirchhoff  
Robson  
Greenwood  
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Rochdale 2–1 Notts County Rochdale
19:45 BST Odelusi   60'   61'
Davies   69'		 Report Forte   25'
Aborah   58'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,147
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 November 2016 Group stage 3 Hartlepool United 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
19:30 GMT Donnelly   29'
Oates   85'		 Report Noble-Lazarus   21'
Gillam   67'		 Stadium: The Northern Gas and Power Stadium
Attendance: 380
Referee: Scott Duncan
6 December 2016 Second round Rochdale 0–2 Chesterfield Rochdale
19:30 GMT McNulty   20'   47'
McDermott   72'		 Report Maguire   24'
Donohue   29'
Evans   48'   59'
Anderson   66'
Evatt   75'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Referee: Graham Salisbury

References

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