2017–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season explained

Club:	Rochdale
Season:	2017–18
Manager:	Keith Hill
Chairman:	Chris Dunphy
Stadium:	Spotland
League:	League One
League Result:	20th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fifth round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round (vs. Stoke City)
Cup3:	EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Third round
Cup4:	Lancashire Senior Cup
Cup4 Result:	First round (vs. Blackpool)
League Topscorer:	Ian Henderson (13 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Ian Henderson (20 goals)
Average Attendance:	3,309
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Prevseason:	2016–17
Nextseason:	2018–19

The 2017–18 season is Rochdale's 111th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Statistics

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Goals record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name					Total
1	40		CF	Ian Henderson	13	6	0	1	20
2	16		LM	Matt Done	7	2	0	0	9
3	17		AM	Brad Inman	4	2	0	2	8
	19		CF		7	1	0	0	8
5	9		CF	Calvin Andrew	3	2	0	0	5
6	10		CM	Callum Camps	2	1	1	0	4
rowpsan=1	7	7		CF	Stephen Humphrys	2	1	0	0	3
8	21		CB		2	0	0	0	2
	27		CM	Andy Cannon	2	0	0	0	2
	32		LM	Mark Kitching	2	0	0	0	2
	36		CF	Matty Gillam	1	0	0	1	2
12	2		RB	Joe Rafferty	1	0	0	0	1
	4		CB		1	0	0	0	1
	14		CM	Oliver Rathbone	1	0	0	0	1
	15		CM	Joe Thompson	1	0	0	0	1
	33		CM	Alex Dobre	1	0	0	0	1
	–		LB	Joe Bunney	0	0	0	1	1
	–		CF	Jordan Slew	0	0	0	1	1
Total					50	15	1	6	72

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name										League Trophy			Total
1	10		CM	Callum Camps	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	0
2	14		CM	Oliver Rathbone	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
3	4		CB	Jimmy McNulty	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
4	27		RM	Andy Cannon	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
5	2		RB	Joe Rafferty	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	6		CB	Harrison McGahey	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	32		CF	Mark Kitching	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	—		LB	Joe Bunney	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	—		DM		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	9		CF	Calvin Andrew	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	19		CF		3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	40		CF	Ian Henderson	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
13	3		LB	Kgosi Nthle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	16		LM	Matt Done	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CB	Ryan Delaney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	31		LB	Sam Hart	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	—		CB	Donervon Daniels	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	1		GK	Josh Lillis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		CF	Stephen Humphrys	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		LW		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15		CM	Joe Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		CM	Brad Inman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		CB	Keith Keane	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	—		CF	Jordan Slew	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					67	0	2	11	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	84	0	2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017					Free	^[1]
1 July 2017					Free	^[2]
1 July 2017					Undisclosed	^[3]
27 July 2017					Free	^[4]
3 August 2017					Free	^[5]
12 September 2017					Free	^[6]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017					Released	^[7]
1 July 2017					Free	^[8]
1 July 2017					Free	^[9]
1 July 2017					Free	^[10]
1 July 2017					Released
1 July 2017					Free	^[11]
13 July 2017					Free	^[12]
31 August 2017					Undisclosed	^[13]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017					30 June 2018	^[14]
31 August 2017					30 June 2018	^[15]
31 August 2017					30 June 2018	^[16]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
27 August 2017					17 September 2017
27 August 2017					17 September 2017	^[17]
10 October 2017					31 October 2017	^[18]
8 November 2017					6 December 2017	^[19]

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 23 June 2017, Rochdale have announced six pre-season friendlies against Chorley^[20] Barnsley,^[21] Morecambe,^[22] FC Halifax Town,^[23] AFC Fylde^[24] and Middlesbrough.^[25]

League One

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^{[26] [27]}

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Rochdale were drawn at home to Bromley in the first round,^{[28] [29]} Slough Town away in the second round^[30] and Doncaster Rovers away in the third round.^[31]

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Rochdale were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round.^[32]

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Rochdale were drawn in the Northern Group C against Blackburn Rovers, Bury and Stoke City U23s.^{[33] [34]} As winners of their group, Rochdale were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the second round.^[35] A home tie against Lincoln City was confirmed for the third round stage.^[36]

Notes and References

1. News: Reece Brown Signs For Dale . Rochdale Official Site . 25 May 2017 . 25 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525183814/http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/rochdale-afc-rochdale-dale-reece-brown-3725145.aspx . 25 May 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
2. News: Goalkeeper Brendan Moore Joins Rochdale. 15 June 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 15 June 2017.
3. News: Jordan Williams Signs For Dale. 7 June 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 7 June 2017.
4. News: Kgosi Ntlhe Joins Rochdale On A Two-Year Deal. 27 July 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 27 July 2017.
5. News: Matt Done Returns To Rochdale. 3 August 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 3 August 2017.
6. News: Jordan Slew Joins Rochdale. 14 September 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 12 September 2017.
7. News: Retained/ Released List 2016-17 . Rochdale Official Site . 3 May 2017 . 3 May 2017.
8. News: Conrad Logan Joins Mansfield Town . Rochdale Official Site . 10 May 2017 . 10 May 2017.
9. News: Matty Lund Joins Burton Albion . Rochdale Official Site . 19 May 2017 . 19 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170519183856/http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/matty-lund-joins-burton-albion-3721017.aspx . 2017-05-19 . dead .
10. News: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing to join Cardiff City. 30 May 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 30 May 2017.
11. News: Peter Vincenti Departs. 22 June 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 21 June 2017.
12. News: Donal McDermott: Swindon Town sign former Rochdale midfielder. 14 July 2017. BBC. 13 July 2017.
13. News: Jamie Allen Joins Championship Side Burton Albion For An Undisclosed Fee. 1 September 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 31 August 2017.
14. News: Brad Inman Joins Rochdale On Loan From Peterborough United. 26 June 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 23 June 2017.
15. News: Defender Donervon Daniels Joins On Season-Long Loan. 31 August 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 31 August 2017.
16. News: Jordan Williams Joins On Loan From Liverpool. 31 August 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 31 August 2017.
17. News: Two Second Year Scholars Join Chorley On Loan. 28 August 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 27 August 2017.
18. News: Keith Kearney Joins Radcliffe Borough On Work Experience Loan. 12 October 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 10 October 2017.
19. News: Keith Kearney Returns To Radcliffe FC On Work Experience. 10 November 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 8 November 2017.
20. News: Dale To Face Chorley In A Pre-Season Friendly . Rochdale Official Site . 18 May 2017 . 18 May 2017.
21. News: Dale To Host Championship Side Barnsley In Pre-Season . Rochdale Official Site . 18 May 2017 . 19 May 2017.
22. News: Morecambe Pre-Season Friendly Confirmed . Rochdale Official Site . 19 May 2017 . 19 May 2017 .
23. News: FC Halifax Town Friendly Confirmed . Rochdale Official Site . 25 May 2017 . 25 May 2017 .
24. News: AFC Fylde Friendly Will Kick-Off Dale's Pre-season Schedule. 30 May 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 30 May 2017.
25. News: Dale To Host Championship Side Middlesbrough In Pre-Season. 23 June 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 22 June 2017.
26. News: Rochdale’s 2017-18 Fixtures Revealed. 29 June 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 21 June 2017.
27. News: Fixture List. 29 June 2017. Rochdale Official Site. June 2017.
28. News: Dale Land Home Tie in Emirates FA Cup first round. 18 October 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 16 October 2017.
29. News: Dale's FA Cup first round Opponents Confirmed. 18 October 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 17 October 2017.
30. News: Dale Face Trip To Slough Town In FA Cup second round. 7 November 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 6 November 2017.
31. News: Dale Drawn Away To Doncaster Rovers In Round Three Of The Emirates FA Cup. 7 December 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 5 December 2017.
32. News: Dale Drawn Away To Mansfield Town In The first round Of The Carabao Cup. 16 June 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 16 June 2017.
33. News: Checkatrade Trophy Group Draw Complete. 13 July 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 12 July 2017.
34. News: Checkatrade Trophy Dates Confirmed. 27 July 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 27 July 2017.
35. News: Date Set For Dale's Checkatrade Trophy Round Two Tie v Doncaster Rovers. 15 November 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 15 November 2017.
36. News: Dale Drawn At Home To Lincoln City In Round Three Of The Checkatrade Trophy. 8 December 2017. Rochdale Official Site. 8 December 2017.