| Club: | Rochdale |
| Season: | 2014–15 |
| Manager: | Keith Hill |
| Chairman: | Chris Dunphy |
| Stadium: | Spotland Stadium |
| League: | Football League One |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup2: | Football League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | Football League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Ian Henderson (22) |
| Season Topscorer: | Ian Henderson (22) |
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| Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
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.
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]
| No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Club caps | Club goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Josh Lillis | GK | Derby | 24 June 1987 | 115 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 1 July 2012 | Free | 2016 | |||
| 21 | Johny Diba | GK | Mbuji-Mayi | 12 October 1997 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 2015 | |||
| 23 | Steve Collis | GK | Harrow | 18 March 1981 | 0 | 0 | Buxton | 31 January 2013 | Free | 2015 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Joe Rafferty | RB |  | Liverpool | 6 October 1993 | 52 | 0 | Liverpool | 6 July 2012 | Free | 2015 | ||
| 3 | Rhys Bennett | CB | Ashton-in-Makerfield | 1 September 1991 | 27 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 July 2012 | Free | 2016 | |||
| 4 | Sean McGinty | CB | Maidstone | 11 August 1993 | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 20 May 2014 | Free | 2015 | |||
| 5 | Ashley Eastham | CB | Preston | 22 March 1993 | 15 | 0 | Blackpool | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2015 | |||
| 6 | Olly Lancashire | CB | Basingstoke | 13 December 1988 | 28 | 0 | Aldershot Town | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2015 | |||
| 17 | Scott Tanser | LB | Blackpool | 23 October 1994 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2015 | |||
| 25 | Michael Rose | LB | Salford | 28 July 1982 | 52 | 6 | Colchester United | 14 February 2013 | Free | 2015 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Peter Vincenti | AM | Saint Peter | 7 July 1986 | 42 | 5 | Aldershot Town | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2016 | |||
| 8 | Matty Lund | CM | Manchester | 21 November 1990 | 39 | 8 | Stoke City | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2015 | |||
| 12 | Stephen Dawson | CM | | Dublin | 4 December 1985 | 0 | 0 | Barnsley | 13 August 2014 | Free | 2015 | ||
| 14 | Bastien Héry | DM |  | Brou-sur-Chantereine | 23 March 1992 | 28 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2015 | ||
| 16 | Matt Done | LM | Oswestry | 22 July 1988 | 71 | 5 | Barnsley | 8 July 2013 | Free | 2016 | |||
| 20 | Brian Barry-Murphy | CM | | Cork | 27 July 1978 | 65 | 1 | Bury | 1 July 2010 | Free | 2015 | ||
| 24 | Jamie Allen | CM | Rochdale | 29 January 1995 | 21 | 6 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2015 | |||
| 27 | Andy Cannon | CM | Tameside | 14 March 1996 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 2015 | |||
| 28 | Callum Camps | AM | Stockport | 30 November 1995 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 2014 | Trainee | 2016 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Jack Muldoon | CF | Scunthorpe | 19 May 1989 | 0 | 0 | Worksop Town | 15 May 2014 | Free | 2015 | |||
| 26 | Joel Logan | CF | Manchester | 25 January 1995 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2015 | |||
| 39 | Joe Bunney | CF | Manchester | 26 September 1993 | 14 | 3 | Stockport County | 29 March 2013 | Free | 2015 | |||
| 40 | Ian Henderson | CF | Thetford | 24 January 1985 | 40 | 10 | Colchester United | 26 February 2013 | Free | 2015 | |||
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
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Nat. | Player | width=10 | Pos. | width=80 | League One | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | Other | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | FW | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Peter Vincenti | MF | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||
| 16 | Matt Done | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 | Calvin Andrew | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Rhys Bennett | MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 22 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Joe Bunney | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Ashley Eastham | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Olly Lancashire | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Matty Lund | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 | Callum Camps | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Joe Rafferty | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Scott Tanser | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 11 |  | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See main article: 2014–15 Football League One.
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[9]
See main article: 2014–15 FA Cup.
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[10]
See main article: 2014–15 Football 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]
See main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy.