2021–22 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Rochdale's 115th year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2013–14 season following relegation last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Rochdale
2021–22 season
ChairmanAndrew Kelly
ManagerRobbie Stockdale
StadiumSpotland
League Two13th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jake Beesley (4)
All:
Jake Beesley (6)

Manager changes

On 30 June, Dale announced they recluctantly agreed to release manager Brian Barry-Murphy from his contract.[1]

Robbie Stockdale was appointed as the new manager on July 10, signing a two-year contract with the club.[2]

First-team squad

Statistics
As of 23 April 2022
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneF.A. CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Jay Lynch 31025+003+001+002+00
2 DF  ENG Corey O'Keeffe 49537+423+012+003+02
3 DF  IRL Aidy White 1707+501+100+003+00
4 DF  SCO Jimmy McNulty 1308+300+000+002+00
5 DF  ENG Max Taylor 28318+332+002+003+00
6 DF  IRL Eoghan O'Connell 49144+013+002+000+00
7 MF  NIR Stephen Dooley 43029+801+202+001+00
8 MF  ENG Aaron Morley 26219+213+012+000+00
8 MF  ENG Jimmy Ball 11311+030+000+000+00
9 FW  ENG Jake Beesley 261221+093+012+020+00
9 FW  ENG Luke Charman 1829+920+000+000+00
10 FW  ENG Alex Newby 39627+961+000+101+00
11 FW  IRL Conor Grant 37420+1241+100+003+00
12 DF  ENG Jeriel Dorsett 44035+103+002+001+20
13 MF  IRL Jimmy Keohane 32225+221+002+001+10
14 MF  ENG George Broadbent 27113+810+200+103+00
15 DF  ENG Sam Graham 14011+101+000+001+00
16 MF  ENG Matt Done 27012+1200+100+002+00
17 DF  ENG Paul Downing 10010+000+000+000+00
18 MF  ENG Abraham Odoh 37217+1422+102+000+10
19 FW  ENG Josh Andrews 2157+932+010+201+01
20 FW  ENG Danny Cashman 2939+1420+102+012+10
21 GK  ENG Jake Eastwood 101+000+000+000+00
23 MF  ENG Liam Kelly 36624+653+000+102+01
24 MF  ENG Ethan Brierley 401+000+000+100+20
25 DF  ENG Joe Dunne 100+000+000+001+00
26 DF  ENG Max Clark 22121+110+000+000+00
29 MF  ENG Tahvon Campbell 13213+020+000+000+00
33 GK  ENG Joel Coleman 21019+000+001+001+00

Goals record
As of 30 April 2022
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal
1 9 FW Jake Beesley 9 1 2 0 12
2 10FWAlex Newby60006
23 MF Liam Kelly 5 0 0 1 6
4 19 FW Josh Andrews 3 1 0 1 5
2 DF Corey O'Keeffe 2 1 0 2 5
6 11 FW Conor Grant 4 0 0 0 4
7 20 FW Danny Cashman 2 0 1 0 3
5 DF Max Taylor 3 0 0 0 3
8 MF Jimmy Ball 3 0 0 0 3
10 8 MF Aaron Morley 1 1 0 0 2
18 MF Abraham Odoh 2 0 0 0 2
29 MF Tahvon Campbell 2 0 0 0 2
13 MF Jimmy Keohane 2 0 0 0 2
9 FW Luke Charman 2 0 0 0 2
15 14 MF George Broadbent 1 0 0 0 1
26 DF Max Clark 1 0 0 0 1
6 DF Eoghan O'Connell 1 0 0 0 1
Total4943460

Disciplinary record
As of 30 April 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
     
1 6 DF Eoghan O'Connell 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
2 2 DF Corey O'Keeffe 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
3 12 DF Jeriel Dorsett 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
4 18 MF Abraham Odoh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 9FWJake Beesley300000000000300
14 MF George Broadbent 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 MF Liam Kelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
5 DF Max Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
9 20 FW Danny Cashman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
33 GK Joel Coleman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 MF Tahvon Campbell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF Jimmy Ball 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF Stephen Dooley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 MF Jimmy Keohane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
15 15 DF Sam Graham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Aidy White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Conor Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 DF Paul Downing 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 GK Jay Lynch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Jimmy McNulty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Luke Charman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total51002003004006000

Pre-season friendlies

Rochdale announced they would play friendly matches against Luton Town,[3] Barnsley,[4] Fleetwood Town,[5] Rotherham United,[6] AFC Fylde[3] and Stalybridge Celtic[6] as part of their pre-season preparation.

10 July 2021 Friendly Luton Town 4–0 Rochdale Neutral venue
15:00 BST Adebayo 18' (pen.)
Burke 45'
Cornick 54'
Jerome 65'		 Report Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
14 July 2021 Friendly Rochdale 1–2 Barnsley Spotland
TBC BST Morley 53' (pen.) Report Morris 12'
Kitching 19'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
17 July 2021 Friendly Rochdale 3–3 Fleetwood Town Spotland
15:00 BST Dooley 8'
Beesley 60'
Holgate 66' (o.g.)		 Report Andrew 50'
Edmondson 83', 87'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
20 July 2021 Friendly Rochdale 2–2 Rotherham United Spotland
19:00 BST Beesley 65' (pen.), 71' Report Ogbene 83'
Ihiekwe 90'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
24 July 2021 Friendly AFC Fylde 0–1 Rochdale Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST Report Beesley 35' Stadium: Mill Farm
30 July 2021 Friendly Rochdale 5–1 Oldham Athletic Spotland
14:00 BST Morley 49'
McNulty 55'
Hart 64' (o.g.)
Beesley 66'
Done 76'		 Report Trialist 79' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
3 August 2021 Friendly Stalybridge Celtic Cancelled Rochdale XI Stalybridge
TBC BST Stadium: Bower Fold
Note: Match was cancelled due to limited player availability.[7]

Competitions

League Two
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Harrogate Town 45 14 11 20 64 73 −9 53
18 Carlisle United 45 14 11 20 39 60 −21 53
19 Colchester United 45 13 13 19 46 60 −14 52
20 Rochdale 45 11 17 17 49 59 −10 50
21 Barrow 45 10 14 21 43 54 −11 44
22 Stevenage 45 10 14 21 41 66 −25 44
23 Oldham Athletic (R) 45 9 10 26 43 72 −29 37 Relegation to National League
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[8]
(R) Relegated

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
45 11 17 17 49 59  −10 50 7 11 5 28 23  +5 4 6 12 21 36  −15

Last updated: 22 March 2022.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAAAHAHHAAHHAHAHHHAHAH
ResultLDLWDWWDLLLDDWWDDDDLLWLDDDLDWDWLLDDLLLWDWLWLL
Position1615221517105811161817181513131313131618141818181818191716161717181719192019201617151820
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Dale's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[9]

7 August 2021 1 Harrogate Town 3–2 Rochdale Harrogate
15:00 BST Armstrong 5'
Pattison 10'  59'
Burrell 90+1'		 Report Newby 15'
Beesley  43'
Grant 49'
Odoh  60'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 1,841
Referee: Antony Coggins
14 August 2021 2 Rochdale 0–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,679
Referee: Martin Coy
17 August 2021 3 Rochdale 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Rochdale
19:45 BST O'Keeffe  22'
Newby 48'		 Report Matt 33'
Stevens 49'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,188
Referee: Andy Haines
21 August 2021 4 Northampton Town 1–3 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 BST Guthrie 21'
Nelson  46'
Hoskins  66'		 Report Taylor 17'
Andrews 73'
Odoh 90+5'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,870
Referee: Carl Brook
27 August 2021 5 Rochdale 1–1 Colchester United Rochdale
19:45 BST Keohane 61' Report Taylor 40' (o.g.)
Welch-Hayes  45'
Daniels  64'
Sarpong-Wiredu  87'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,054
Referee: Rebecca Welch
4 September 2021 6 Port Vale 2–3 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Proctor 8', 59' Report Beesley 24', 53'  88'
O'Keeffe 78'
O'Connell  90+1'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,113
Referee: Marc Edwards
11 September 2021 7 Rochdale 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
15:00 BST Dooley  76'
Cashman 84'
Dorsett  87'		 Report Watson  23'
Davies  26'
McManaman  36'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,877
Referee: Charles Breakspear
18 September 2021 8 Mansfield Town 1–1 Rochdale Mansfield
15:00 BST Maris  68'
McLaughlin  71'
Johnson 73'  90+1'
Clarke  90+4'		 Report Cashman 50' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,336
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 September 2021 9 Rochdale 0–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
15:00 BST O'Connell  35' Report Keillor-Dunn 59'
Whelan  89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Will Finnie
2 October 2021 10 Bradford City 2–0 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 BST Gilliead 37'  40'
O'Connor  66'
Cook 75' (pen.)
Ridehalgh  81'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,809
Referee: James Bell
9 October 2021 11 Rochdale 0–1 Crawley Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Cashman  90+4' Report Appiah 14'
Bansal-McNulty  60'
Craig  85'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,268
Referee: Ollie Yates
16 October 2021 12 Swindon Town 2–2 Rochdale Swindon
15:00 BST Gladwin 37'
Mitchell-Lawson  82'
Williams 90+3'		 Report O'Connell  45+1'
Broadbent 57'
Kelly 79'		 Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 9,310
Referee: Simon Mather
19 October 2021 13 Salford City 0–0 Rochdale Salford
19:45 BST Willock  32'
Lowe  50'
Touray  70'		 Report Broadbent  17'
O'Keeffe  68'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,173
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
23 October 2021 14 Rochdale 3–2 Sutton United Rochdale
15:00 BST Newby 23'
Kelly 66'
Morley 90+5'		 Report Bennett  45+2'
Olaofe 82'
Smith 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,248
Referee: Paul Howard
30 October 2021 15 Barrow 1–2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
15:30 BST Gordon  53'
Banks 56'
Brown  58'
Platt  90+3'		 Report Beesley 28', 72'
Graham  53'
Odoh  85'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,366
Referee: Declan Bourne
13 November 2021 16 Rochdale 2–2 Leyton Orient Rochdale
15:00 GMT Newby 1', 90'
Odoh  11'
O'Keeffe  31'
Coleman  90+3'		 Report Kyprianou  15'
Drinan 24'
Ogie  30'
Clay 66'
Kemp  69'
Smith  90+3'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,751
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
20 November 2021 17 Walsall 0–0 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 BST Monthé  54' Report Dorsett  51' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,144
Referee: Sam Purkiss
23 November 2021 18 Rochdale 2–2 Stevenage Rochdale
19:00 GMT Beesley 4'
Andrews 35'
Kelly  90'		 Report List 27', 47'
Melbourne  74'
Read  89'
Cuthbert  90+4'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Scott Oldham
27 November 2021 19 Rochdale 1–1 Exeter City Rochdale
15:00 GMT Taylor 69' Report Ray 59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,102
Referee: Andy Haines
8 December 2021 20 Hartlepool United 2–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
19:45 GMT Odusina  15'
Cullen 64'
Shelton 90+2'		 Report Andrews 55'
White  66'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,214
Referee: Tom Nield
11 December 2021 21 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Rochdale Bristol
15:00 GMT Evans 10'
Collins 51', 89'
Anderson 84'		 Report Beesley 60', 66' (pen.)  64' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,215
Referee: James Linington
18 December 2021 22 Rochdale 3–0 Newport County Rochdale
15:00 GMT Beesley 2', 72' (pen.)
Coleman  64'
Grant  74'
Kelly 89'		 Report Demetriou  70'
Norman  72'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,232
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 December 2021 P Carlisle United P–P Rochdale Carlisle
Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.
29 December 2021 P Rochdale P–P Port Vale Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.
1 January 2022 P Rochdale P–P Mansfield Town Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.
8 January 2022 P Colchester United P–P Rochdale Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
15 January 2022 23 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Jolley 3', 16'  48'
Doohan  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,046
Referee: Ben Toner
22 January 2022 24 Rochdale 0–0 Bradford City Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report O'Connor  63' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,941
Referee: Carl Brook
29 January 2022 25 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Rochdale Oldham
15:00 GMT Hunt  8'
Hart  51'
Piergianni  57'		 Report O'Keeffe  51'
O'Connell  88'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 8,199
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 February 2022 26 Colchester United 1–1 Rochdale Colchester
19:45 GMT Skuse  41'
Judge 53'		 Report O'Connell  65'
Grant 76'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,298
Referee: Craig Hicks
5 February 2022 P Rochdale P–P Carlisle United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
8 February 2022 27 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Cargill  61'
Aitchison 73'
Stevens 86'		 Report Ball 47'
Campbell  64'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Paul Howard
12 February 2022 28 Rochdale 3–3 Harrogate Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Clark 18'
O'Connell  48'
Odoh 61'
Ball  76'
Campbell 87'		 Report Pattison 3', 24' (pen.)
Diamond 47'
Legge  66'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,264
Referee: Neil Hair
19 February 2022 29 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Rochdale Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Onariase 13'
Rowe  17'
Hackney  28'		 Report O'Connell  38'
Kelly 51'
Taylor 83'
Broadbent  90+5'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,548
Referee: Robert Madley
22 February 2022 30 Rochdale 1–1 Port Vale Rochdale
19:45 GMT O'Connell  76'
Ball 90+3'
O'Keeffe  90+6'		 Report Garrity 45'
Worrall  55'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Samuel Barrott
26 February 2022 31 Rochdale 1–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Campbell 53' Report Mills  78'
Lubala  88'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 March 2022 32 Carlisle United 2–0 Rochdale Carlisle
19:45 GMT Patrick 25'
Gibson  79'
Armer  88'
Sho-Silva 89'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,360
Referee: Marc Edwards
5 March 2022 33 Sutton United 3–0 Rochdale Sutton
15:00 GMT Boldewijn 12', 45+2'
Kizzi 57'
Milsom  78'		 Report O'Connell  22'
Dorsett  41'		 Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 2,874
Referee: Ben Speedie
12 March 2022 34 Rochdale 0–0 Barrow Rochdale
15:00 GMT Dorsett  68'
Broadbent  84'		 Report Banks  45+2'
Sea  86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,935
Referee: Charles Breakspear
15 March 2022 35 Rochdale 1–1 Salford City Rochdale
19:45 GMT Ball 27'
Kelly  72'		 Report Lund 66' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Chris Sarginson
19 March 2022 36 Leyton Orient 3–1 Rochdale Leyton
15:00 GMT Smyth 40'
Kyprianou  49'
Sotiriou 58'
Smith 80'
Vigouroux  85'		 Report Newby 6'
Ball  82'
Campbell  85'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,791
Referee: David Rock
22 March 2022 37 Rochdale 0–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
19:45 GMT Downing  31' Report Bowery 86' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,088
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 March 2022 38 Crawley Town 1–1 Rochdale Crawley
15:00 GMT Nadesan 18'
Davies  85'		 Report Ferry 45+2' (og) Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,164
Referee: Trevor Kettle
29 March 2022 39 Rochdale 2–0 Carlisle United Rochdale
19:45 BST Kelly 10' (pen.)
Lynch  70'
Grant 81'		 Report Simeu  5'
Devine  63'
Dickenson  90+3'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: James Oldham
2 April 2022 40 Rochdale 0–0 Swindon Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Dorsett  12' Report Iandolo  55' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,779
Referee: Declan Bourne
9 April 2022 41 Rochdale 1–0 Walsall Rochdale
15:00 BST Grant 55' Report Perry  45+1'
Labadie  73'
Wilkinson  86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,437
Referee: Adam Herczeg
15 April 2022 42 Stevenage 1–0 Rochdale Stevenage
15:00 BST Cuthbert 48'
Lines  87'		 Report O'Connell  90+1' Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,172
Referee: Robert Lewis
18 April 2022 43 Rochdale 2–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
15:00 BST Keohane 61'
Dooley  83'
O'Connell 90+4'		 Report Morris 10' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Tom Nield
23 April 2022 44 Exeter City 2–0 Rochdale Exeter
15:00 BST Dieng 34'
Zanzala  52'
Jay 60'
Brown  81'
Key  85'		 Report McNulty  51'
Taylor  75'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,935
Referee: Carl Brook
30 April 2022 45 Rochdale 3–4 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
15:00 BST Charman 11', 17'  85'
Keohane  58'
O'Keeffe 60'  83'
Taylor  69'		 Report Finley 54'
Collins 66', 89'
Anderson 90+5'
Coutts  90+8'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,628
Referee: Ross Joyce

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Rochdale were drawn at home to Notts County in the first round[10] and Plymouth Argyle in the second round.[11]

7 November 2021 First round Rochdale 1–1 Notts County Rochdale
15:00 GMT O'Keeffe 45'  89' Report Kelly-Evans  3'
Wootton 62'
Cameron  85'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,587
Referee: Ross Joyce
16 November 2021 First round replay Notts County 1–2 Rochdale Nottingham
19:45 GMT White 63' (o.g.) Report Andrews 15'
Dorsett  72'
Beesley 90'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: James Bell
5 December 2021 Second round Rochdale 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
12:15 GMT Morley 55' Report Garrick 17'
Wilson  37'
Law  64'
Houghton  77'
Jephcott 86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,687
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Rochdale were drawn away to Harrogate Town in the first round[12][13] Shrewsbury Town in the second round[14] and Burnley in the third round.[15]

10 August 2021 First round Harrogate Town Away Walkover Rochdale Harrogate
19:45 BST Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Note: Match was postponed due to positive cases of COVID-19 being identified within Harrogate's squad.[16]
Rochdale received a bye into the second round after it was determined the fixture could not be rearranged within the required time period.[17]
24 August 2021 Second round Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Bennett  53'
Ebanks-Landell  60'
Pennington  67'		 Report Odoh  36'
Beesley 68' (pen.)
Cashman 77'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Scott Oldham
21 September 2021 Third round Burnley 4–1 Rochdale Burnley
19:45 BST Rodriguez 50', 60', 62', 76'
Tarkowski  63'		 Report Beesley 47'
O'Keeffe  63'
O'Connell  64'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Rochdale were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool U21s and Port Vale.[18][19] The dates for the group stage fixtures were revealed on July 8.[20]


Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Port Vale 3 2 0 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 L2 Rochdale 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 ACA Liverpool U21 3 0 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: EFL.com







31 August 2021 Group game 1 Rochdale 4–0 Liverpool U21s Rochdale
19:00 BST Kelly 33'
O'Keeffe 50' (pen.), 72'
Andrews 78'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Ben Toner
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Port Vale 1–0 Rochdale Burslem
19:00 BST J. Taylor  2'
Walker  40'
Benning  82'
M. Taylor 90+3' (o.g.)		 Report Keohane  29'
M. Taylor  55'
Kelly  57'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Referee: James Oldham
2 November 2021 Group game 3 Rochdale 0–3 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
19:00 GMT Cashman  4' Report Afolayan 16'
John 19'
Doyle 45+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 July 2021CBSam Graham Sheffield UnitedFree transfer[21]
2 August 2021CBMax Taylor Manchester UnitedFree transfer[22]
5 August 2021LBAidy White Heart of MidlothianFree transfer[23]
6 August 2021GKJoel Coleman Fleetwood TownFree transfer[24]
24 August 2021CMLiam Kelly FeyenoordFree transfer[25]
15 September 2021CBJesper Laurence East Thurrock UnitedUndisclosed[26]
20 January 2022CFLuke Charman DarlingtonUndisclosed[27]
21 January 2022LBMax Clark Fleetwood TownFree transfer[28]
27 January 2022CFTahvon Campbell WokingUndisclosed[29]
28 January 2022RBCorey O'Keeffe Mansfield TownFree transfer[30]
31 January 2022CMJames Ball Solihull MoorsUndisclosed[31]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
3 August 2021CMGeorge Broadbent Sheffield United1 January 2022[32]
3 August 2021RBCorey O'Keeffe Mansfield Town1 January 2022[33]
6 August 2021CFDanny Cashman Coventry CityEnd of season[34]
10 August 2021CFJosh Andrews Birmingham CityEnd of season[35]
20 August 2021CBJeriel Dorsett ReadingEnd of season[36]
13 January 2022CBPaul Downing PortsmouthEnd of season[37]
30 April 2022GKJake Eastwood Sheffield United7 May 2022[38]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
23 October 2021GKBradley Wade Guiseley7 December 2021[39][40]
9 December 2021CBJoe Dunne Stafford RangersEnd of season[41][42]
9 February 2022GKBrad Kelly MossleyMarch 2022[43]
23 March 2022DFSam Graham Notts CountyEnd of season[44]
24 March 2022CMEthan Brierley Spennymoor Town29 April 2022[45][46]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
17 May 2021LWKwadwo Baah WatfordUndisclosed[47]
30 June 2021CMLewis Bradley Free agentReleased[48]
30 June 2021CMHarrison Hopper York CityReleased[48][49]
30 June 2021CMMatty Lund Salford CityContract expired[50][51]
30 June 2021RBRyan McLaughlin MorecambeReleased[48][52]
30 June 2021DFPaul McShane Manchester UnitedReleased[48][53]
30 June 2021CMJimmy Ryan Free agentReleased[48]
30 June 2021DMConor Shaughnessy Burton AlbionFree transfer[54]
9 July 2021CFStephen Humphrys Wigan AthleticUndisclosed[55]
9 July 2021CMOliver Patrick Accrington StanleyFree transfer[56]
12 July 2021MFEthan Pye Stockport CountyFree transfer[57]
4 August 2021CMOliver Rathbone Rotherham UnitedUndisclosed[58]
10 January 2022CFJake Beesley BlackpoolUndisclosed[59]
11 January 2022CMAaron Morley Bolton WanderersUndisclosed[60]

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