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2020–21 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2020–21 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 114th edition in their history and the seventh consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club contested in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Rochdale
2020–21 season
ChairmanAndrew Kilpatrick
ManagerBrian Barry-Murphy
StadiumSpotland Stadium
League One21st (relegated to League Two)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stephen Humphrys (11)
All:
Stephen Humphrys (11)

The season covered from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

First-team squad

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As of 18 January 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Gavin Bazunu   GK (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22) 20 0 2020   Manchester City Loan
12 Jay Lynch   GK (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31) 22 0 2019   AFC Fylde Loan
30 Ben Chalton   GK 0 0 2020 Academy Trainee
Defenders
2 Ryan McLaughlin   RB/LB/RM (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30) 38 0 2019   Blackpool Undisclosed
3 Gabriel Osho   CB/RB (1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 26) 3 0 2021   Luton Town Loan
4 Jimmy McNulty   CB/LB (1985-02-13) 13 February 1985 (age 39) 207 4 2015   Bury Free
5 Paul McShane   CB (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38) 25 1 2019 Free Agent Free
6 Eoghan O'Connell   CB (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 29) 60 2 2019   Bury Free
15 Haydon Roberts   CB/LB/DM (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) 19 0 2020   Brighton & Hove Albion Loan
19 Yeboah Amankwah   CB (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 24) 2 0 2020   Manchester City Loan
32 Joe Dunne   CB/LB (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23) 3 0 2020 Academy Trainee
Midfielders
7 Stephen Dooley   LM/RM (1991-10-19) 19 October 1991 (age 33) 82 5 2018   Coleraine Free
8 Aaron Morley   CM/DM (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 24) 76 7 2017 Academy Trainee
13 Jimmy Keohane    CM/AM/RM/RB (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 33) 76 5 2019   Cork City Undisclosed
14 Oliver Rathbone   CM/DM/LM (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28) 164 13 2015   Manchester United Free
16 Matt Done   LM/LW/LB (1988-07-22) 22 July 1988 (age 36) 264 32 2017   Sheffield United Free
18 Lewis Bradley   CM (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23) 8 0 2019 Academy Trainee
20 Jimmy Ryan    CM/RM/LM (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 36) 50 1 2019   Blackpool Free
21 Matty Lund    CM/RB/RM (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 34) 162 34 2020   Scunthorpe United Undisclosed
23 Harrison Hopper   CM (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 23) 8 0 2019 Academy Trainee
24 Ethan Brierley   CM 8 0 2020 Academy Trainee
Forwards
9 Stephen Humphrys   CF/RW/LW (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27) 14 7 2020   Southend United Free
10 Alex Newby   RW/CF (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 29) 29 7 2020   Chorley Free
11 Jake Beesley   CF (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 27) 19 3 2020   Solihull Moors Undisclosed
17 Fábio Tavares   CF/LW/RW (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23) 39 4 2019 Academy Trainee
22 Kwadwo Baah   LW/RW (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) 28 3 2019 Academy Trainee

Statistics

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As of 9 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One F.A. Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   IRL Gavin Bazunu 32 0 29+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   NIR Ryan McLaughlin 36 0 23+11 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Tolaji Bola 12 0 9+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   ENG Gabriel Osho 22 1 22+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   SCO Jimmy McNulty 22 0 9+8 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF   IRL Paul McShane 20 0 18+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   IRL Eoghan O'Connell 43 2 39+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
7 MF   NIR Stephen Dooley 37 1 16+15 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
8 MF   ENG Aaron Morley 50 2 39+5 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 0
9 FW   ENG Stephen Humphrys 29 11 24+5 11 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   ENG Alex Newby 43 7 27+11 6 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+2 1
11 FW   ENG Jake Beesley 30 7 27+0 6 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
12 GK   ENG Jay Lynch 20 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
13 MF   IRL Jimmy Keohane 50 10 40+4 10 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 0
14 MF   ENG Oliver Rathbone 46 3 40+0 3 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 0
15 DF   ENG Haydon Roberts 26 0 24+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF   ENG Matt Done 41 3 20+17 3 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
17 FW   POR Fábio Tavares 18 2 0+12 1 0+1 0 0+2 0 3+0 1
17 MF   EIR Conor Grant 20 1 16+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   ENG Lewis Bradley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 DF   ENG Yeboah Amankwah 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF   IRL Conor Shaughnessy 18 1 14+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   IRL Jimmy Ryan 17 0 11+3 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
21 MF   NIR Matty Lund 35 12 28+4 11 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 FW   ENG Kwadwo Baah 34 3 13+17 3 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
23 MF   ENG Harrison Hopper 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
24 MF   ENG Ethan Brierley 8 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
27 MF   ENG Abraham Odoh 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW   WAL Jack Vale 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF   ENG Joe Dunne 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
33 DF   POL Kacper Mialkowski 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals record

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As of 9 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 21   CM Matty Lund 11 1 0 0 12
2 9   CF Stephen Humphrys 11 0 0 0 11
3 13   AM Jimmy Keohane 10 0 0 0 10
4 10   CF Alex Newby 6 0 0 1 7
11   CF Jake Beesley 6 0 0 1 7
6 22   CF Kwadwo Baah 3 0 0 0 3
14   CM Oliver Rathbone 3 0 0 0 3
16   MF Matt Done 3 0 0 0 3
9 17   CF Fábio Tavares 1 0 0 1 2
6   CB Eoghan O'Connell 1 0 1 0 2
8   CM Aaron Morley 2 0 0 0 2
12 7   RM Stephen Dooley 1 0 0 0 1
17   MF Conor Grant 1 0 0 0 1
19   MF Connor Shaughnessy 1 0 0 0 1
3   DF Gabriel Osho 1 0 0 0 1
Total 61 1 1 3 66

Disciplinary record

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As of 9 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
                                       
1 21   CM Matty Lund 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0
2 6   CB Eoghan O'Connell 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
3 14   CM Oliver Rathbone 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 1
4 22   CF Kwadwo Baah 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 2   RB Ryan McLaughlin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
6 5   CB Paul McShane 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 20   CM Jimmy Ryan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7   RM Stephen Dooley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
11   CF Jake Beesley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9   CF Stephen Humphrys 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 4   DF Jimmy McNulty 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
10   CF Alex Newby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16   MF Matt Done 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13   MF Jimmy Keohane 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 3   DF Gabriel Osho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15   CB Haydon Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23   CM Harrison Hopper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
1   GK Gavin Bazunu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19   MF Connor Shaughnessy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12   GK Jay Lynch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 62 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 70 0 3

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
3 August 2020 CF   Alex Newby   Chorley Free transfer [1]
11 September 2020 CF   Stephen Humphrys   Southend United Undisclosed [2]
24 September 2020 CF   Jake Beesley   Solihull Moors Undisclosed [3]
1 February 2021 CM   Conor Grant   Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [4]
1 February 2021 DM   Conor Shaughnessy   Leeds United Free transfer [5]
26 February 2021 MF   Abraham Odoh   Charlton Athletic Free transfer [6]

Loans in

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Date Pos. Nat. Name From Till Ref.
25 August 2020 GK   Gavin Bazunu   Manchester City End of season [7]
7 September 2020 CB   Yeboah Amankwah   Manchester City End of season [8]
8 October 2020 LB   Tolaji Bola   Arsenal 31 January 2021 [9]
19 October 2020 CB   Haydon Roberts   Brighton & Hove Albion End of season [10]
21 January 2021 CB   Gabriel Osho   Luton Town End of season
[11]
1 February 2021 CF   Jack Vale   Blackburn Rovers End of season [12]

Loans out

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Date Pos. Nat. Name To Till Ref.
3 September 2020 FW   Keaton Mulvey   Mossley December 2020 [13]
19 September 2020 GK   Bradley Wade   Guiseley End of season [14]
26 September 2020 CM   Lewis Bradley   Bradford (Park Avenue) 31 October 2020 [15]

Transfers out

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Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CF   Calvin Andrew   Unattached Released [16]
1 July 2020 CM   Callum Camps   Fleetwood Town Released [16][17]
1 July 2020 CF   Matty Gillam   Guiseley Released [16][18]
1 July 2020 CF   Ian Henderson   Salford City Released [16][19]
1 July 2020 GK   Josh Lillis   Barrow Released [16][20]
1 July 2020 RB   Ryan McLaughlin   Unattached Released [16]
1 July 2020 CF   Aaron Wilbraham   Unattached Released [16]
1 July 2020 DM   Jordan Williams   Blackpool Released [16][21]
8 July 2020 RB   John Stewart   Europa Point Free transfer [22]
14 September 2020 CF   Morgan Moreland   Ramsbottom United Free transfer [23]
1 February 2021 CF   Fabio Tavares   Coventry City Undisclosed [24]

Pre-season

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Rochdale announced two pre-season friendlies against Atherton Collieries[25] and Stockport County.[26]

19 August 2020 Friendly Atherton Collieries 1–4 Rochdale Atherton
19:30 BST Rokka   9' (pen.) Report Newby   2', 16'
Ryan   6'
Morley   61' (pen.)		 Stadium: Skuna Stadium
Attendance: 0
22 August 2020 Friendly Stockport County 0–2 Rochdale Stockport
13:00 BST Report Lund   59'
Baah   90'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 0
25 August 2020 Friendly Oldham Athletic 0–1 Rochdale Oldham
13:00 BST Report Newby   63' Stadium: Chapel Road
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Friendly Port Vale 2–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Conlon   45' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Report Morley   65' (pen.) Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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EFL League One

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 −27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 −16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 48
21 Rochdale (R) 46 11 14 21 61 78 −17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 41 67 −26 45
23 Swindon Town (R) 46 13 4 29 55 89 −34 43
24 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 10 8 28 40 70 −30 38
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[27]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 11 14 21 61 78  −17 47 4 9 10 27 42  −15 7 5 11 34 36  −2

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHHAAHA
ResultLDLWLLWWDDLLDWLLWLDDDLDLWLLLDDLLLLWDLDLWWWDDLW
Position19212317182317151414162020171820161821201818181818181819181820232424222424242424222222212121
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[28]

12 September 2020 1 Swindon Town 3–1 Rochdale Swindon
15:00 BST T. Smith   4'
Grant   33'
M. Smith   41'
Jaiyesimi   46'
Pitman   90'		 Report Lund   89'
Keohane   90+3'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
20 September 2020 2 Rochdale 0–0 Portsmouth Rochdale
15:00 BST McShane   86' Report Brown   43'
Naylor   51'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
26 September 2020 3 Ipswich Town 2–0 Rochdale Ipswich
15:00 BST Bishop   53'
Edwards   59'
Nolan   65'		 Report Ryan   8'
O'Connell   50'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
3 October 2020 4 Rochdale 2–1 Fleetwood Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Lund   13'
Beesley   39'
Tavares   90'		 Report Hill   54'
Saunders   77'
Evans   90+1'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
10 October 2020 5 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Rochdale Accrington
15:00 BST Pritchard   64'
Russell   66'		 Report Keohane   54' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
17 October 2020 6 Rochdale 0–3 Hull City Rochdale
15:00 BST Beesley   67'
Lund   81'		 Report Wilks   20', 73'
Magennis   75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 October 2020 7 Burton Albion 0–1 Rochdale Burton
19:45 BST O'Toole   35' Report Lund   49'
Roberts   50'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
24 October 2020 8 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Vela   39'
Pierre   45+2'   86'
Fossey   59'		 Report Rathbone   22'
Newby   36'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
27 October 2020 9 Rochdale 2–2 Sunderland Rochdale
19:45 GMT McLaughlin   21'
Lund   25', 44'
Ryan   63'
Rathbone   90+2'		 Report Wyke   15'
Wright   40'
Sanderson   79'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
31 October 2020 10 Rochdale 1–1 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
15:00 GMT Newby   25'
Rathbone   50'
Lund   80'
O'Connell   90'		 Report Nicholson   9'
Grant   34'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
3 November 2020 11 Oxford United 3–1 Rochdale Oxford
19:00 GMT Moore   35', 82'
Shodipo   58'
Henry   72'
Clare   90+5'		 Report Lund   42' (pen.)
Ryan   45'
Rathbone   56'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
14 November 2020 P Charlton Athletic P–P Rochdale London
Stadium: The Valley
Note: Postponed due to international call-ups for four Charlton Athletic players.
21 November 2020 12 Rochdale 0–1 Wimbledon Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report Hartigan   30'
McLoughlin   72'
Chislett   90+2'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
24 November 2020 13 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
19:00 GMT Humphrys   85' Report Smith   20'
Sowerby   79'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
1 December 2020 14 Plymouth Argyle 0–4 Rochdale Plymouth
19:45 GMT Report Beesley   3'
Morley   23'
Keohane   45+12'
Humphrys   72'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
5 December 2020 15 Rochdale 0–2 Lincoln City Rochdale
15:00 GMT Lund   54'
O'Connell   90+2'		 Report Edun   14'
Jones   38'
Montsma   68'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
12 December 2020 16 Peterborough United 4–1 Rochdale Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris   5' (pen.), 10', 22'
Beevers   36'
Thompson   40'   45+1'		 Report Humphrys   9' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
15 December 2020 17 Wigan Athletic 0–5 Rochdale Wigan
19:00 GMT Long   37'
Perry   45'
Tilt   55'
James   61'		 Report Baah   4'
Lund   19'   60'
Dooley   52'   58'
Newby   64' (pen.), 90+2'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 December 2020 18 Rochdale 1–4 Gillingham Rochdale
13:00 GMT O'Connell   90+2'   90+4' Report McKenzie   9'
Akinde   21', 47' (pen.)
Ogilvie   45+1'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
26 December 2020 P Blackpool P–P Rochdale Blackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.
29 December 2020 P Rochdale P–P Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
19:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.
2 January 2021 P Milton Keynes Dons P–P Rochdale Milton Keynes
Stadium: Stadium MK
Note: Postponed due to positive Covid-19 cases.
9 January 2021 19 Rochdale 3–3 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
15:00 GMT Lund   41'   60', 84'
Humphrys   47'		 Report Finney   6', 35'
Dale   23'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
12 January 2021 20 Charlton Athletic 4–4 Rochdale London
19:00 GMT Aneke   23', 65'
Pearce   29'   88'
Forster-Caskey   37'
Gilbey   40'
Schwartz   67'
Morgan   84'		 Report Lund   12'
Baah   21', 31'
Humphrys   42'   42'
Bazunu   69'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
16 January 2021 21 Rochdale 3–3 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
15:00 GMT Humphrys   7', 90+5'
McNulty   43'
Lund   48'
Beesley   58'		 Report Joseph   9'
Lang   16'
Perry   73'
Keane   77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Madley
19 January 2021 22 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Rochdale Doncaster
19:00 GMT Taylor   31' Report Baah   83' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
23 January 2021 23 Gillingham 2–2 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 GMT Oliver   43'   64'
Akinde   90+3'		 Report Lund   11'
Keohane   69', 75'
Baah   85'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
26 January 2021 24 Rochdale 3–4 Oxford United Rochdale
19:00 GMT Done   6'   22'
Humphrys   30'   77'
Rathbone   48'
Lund   64'		 Report Agyei   12'
Moore   49'
Brannagan   60'
Henry   62'
Shodipo   90+2'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
30 January 2021 25 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Rochdale Bristol
15:00 GMT Leahy   34' Report Newby   16', 64'
Dooley   75'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
6 February 2021 26 Rochdale 0–2 Charlton Athletic Rochdale
15:00 GMT O'Connell   72' Report Aneke   7'
Oshilaja   27'
Gunter   60'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
9 February 2021 27 Rochdale 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons Rochdale
19:00 GMT O'Connell   30'
Lund   39'   65'		 Report O'Riley   5'
Jules   55'
Fraser   58'
Jerome   62'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
13 February 2021 P Wimbledon P–P Rochdale Wimbledon
Stadium: Plough Lane
Note: Postponed due to a frozen pitch.
16 February 2021 28 Blackpool 1–0 Rochdale Blackpool
19:00 GMT Kaikai   21' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
20 February 2021 29 Rochdale 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
15:00 GMT McShane   18'
Baah   22'
McLaughlin   90'		 Report Opoku   47' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
23 February 2021 30 Northampton Town 0–0 Rochdale Northampton
19:00 GMT Kioso   56'
McWilliams   75'
Sheehan   90+4'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
27 February 2021 31 Rochdale 0–2 Burton Albion Rochdale
15:00 GMT Baah   40'
Rathbone   77'
O'Connell   90+2'		 Report Hemmings   65'
Clare   75'
Smith   78'
Akins   86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
2 March 2021 32 Hull City 2–0 Rochdale Hull
19:00 GMT Wilks   24'
Osho   69' (o.g.)
Slater   86'		 Report McShane   72'
Shaughnessy   77'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
6 March 2021 33 Sunderland 2–0 Rochdale Sunderland
15:00 GMT Sanderson   7'
McFadzean   14'
Wyke   35'
Jones   45+1'		 Report McLaughlin   6'
Baah   58'
Newby   90+9'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 March 2021 34 Rochdale 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
19:00 GMT McShane   26'
Baah   72'		 Report Williams   19'
Daniels   55'
Vela   64'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
13 March 2021 35 Lincoln City 1–2 Rochdale Lincoln
15:00 GMT Rogers   60' Report Rathbone   36'
Humphrys   74'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
20 March 2021 36 Rochdale 3–3 Peterborough United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Humphrys   55' (pen.)
Rathbone   58'
Beesley   87'
Keohane   90'
Baah   90+5'		 Report Dembélé   5'
Szmodics   45+1'
Kent   77'
Clarke-Harris   90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
2 April 2021 37 Portsmouth 2–1 Rochdale Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Williams   5'   76'
Curtis   37'		 Report Keohane   24'
Beesley   90+3'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
6 April 2021 38 Rochdale 0–0 Ipswich Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report Harrop   89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
10 April 2021 39 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Rochdale Fleetwood
15:00 GMT O'Connell   52' (o.g.)
Connolly   66'		 Report McLaughlin   54' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Madley
13 April 2021 40 Rochdale 2–1 Swindon Town Rochdale
19:00 BST Keohane   11'
Grant   64'
Osho   74'		 Report Garrick   88' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
17 April 2021 41 Rochdale 3–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
12:30 BST Keohane   10'
McLaughlin   29'
Beesley   66'   90+5'
Shaughnessy   90+1'		 Report Barclay   13'   46'
Smyth   22'
Burgess   90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
20 April 2021 42 Rochdale 1–0 Blackpool Rochdale
19:00 BST Rathbone   69'   90'
Lund   70'
Lynch   90+4'		 Report Ward   66' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
24 April 2021 43 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Crewe
15:00 BST Evans   52'
Kirk   90'		 Report O'Connell   90'
Done   90+7'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
27 April 2021 44 Wimbledon 3–3 Rochdale Wimbledon
19:00 BST O'Neill   13'
Rudoni   61'
Palmer   66'
Pigott   90+7'		 Report Beesley   41'
Osho   57'
Done   71'
Keohane   73'
McNulty   85'
Humphrys   90+3'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
1 May 2021 45 Rochdale 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
15:00 BST Rathbone   54'
Done   83'
Keohane   90+3'		 Report Richards   30', 56' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
9 May 2021 46 Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Rochdale Milton Keynes
12:00 BST Kasumu   23' Report Morley   46'
Keohane   50'
Humphrys   85'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson

FA Cup

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Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Rochdale 1–2 Stockport County Rochdale
15:00 GMT Lund   22' Report Rooney   7'
Reid   14'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[30] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[31]

5 September 2020 First round Huddersfield Town 0–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
15:00 BST Report O'Connell   51' Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium[32]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
15 September 2020 Second round Rochdale 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Rochdale
19:45 BST O'Connell   45+1'
Rathbone   90+2'		 Report Pelupessy   34'
Kachunga   54'
Hunt   57'
Reach   64'
Windass   88'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[33]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Salford City 3 2 0 0 1 4 7 −3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Manchester United U21 3 1 1 0 1 6 4 +2 5
3 L1 Rochdale 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 L2 Morecambe 3 1 0 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group stage Morecambe 1–2 Rochdale Morecambe
19:45 BST Lavelle   23'   55'
O'Sullivan   61'		 Report Tavares   86'
Newby   90+3'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
29 September 2020 Group stage Rochdale 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Manchester United U21 Rochdale
19:45 BST Lund   27'
Done   65'
Newby   80'
Hopper   85'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
Morley  
Newby  
Tavares  
Keohane  
Rathbone  
Hopper  		 Mejbri  
McCann  
Wellens  
Hansen-Aaroen  
Elanga  
Hugill  
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Group stage Rochdale 1–2 Salford City Rochdale
19:00 GMT Beesley   8'
Rathbone   80'
O'Connell   90+6'		 Report Andrade   53'
Golden   57'
Dieseruvwe   82' (pen.)
Burgess   90+4'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Madley

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