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Rochdale 2021–22 football 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.

Manager changes[edit]

On 30 June, Dale announced they reluctantly 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[edit]

Statistics[edit]

As of 7 May 2022

Goals record[edit]

As of 7 May 2022

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 30 April 2022

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

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.

Competitions[edit]

League Two[edit]

League table[edit]

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]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 17 17 51 59  −8 53 7 11 5 28 23  +5 5 6 12 23 36  −13

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday 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 A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A A H A H A A A H A H H A A H H A H A H H H A H A H A
Result L D L W D W W D L L L D D W W D D D D L L W L D D D L D W D W L L D D L L L W D W L W L L W
Position 16 15 22 15 17 10 5 8 11 16 18 17 18 15 13 13 13 13 13 16 18 14 18 18 18 18 18 19 17 16 16 17 17 18 17 19 19 20 19 20 16 17 15 18 20 18
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

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

FA Cup[edit]

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

EFL Cup[edit]

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]

EFL Trophy[edit]

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]

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Loans in[edit]

Loans out[edit]

Transfers out[edit]

References[edit]