2022–23 Rochdale A.F.C. season explained

Club:	Rochdale AFC
Season:	2022–23
Chairman:	Simon Gauge
Manager:	Robbie Stockdale (until 18 August)^[1] Jim Bentley (until 27 March)^[2] Jimmy McNulty (from 27 March)^[3]
Stadium:	Spotland Stadium
League:	League Two
League Result:	24th (relegated to National League)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round
Cup3:	EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	Devante Rodney
Season Topscorer:	Devante Rodney
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Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the 116th edition of the Rochdale Association Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goals record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name					Total
1	10		FW	Devante Rodney	11	0	1	0	12
2	40		FW	Ian Henderson	8	0	0	2	10
3	25		MF	Danny Lloyd	6	0	0	0	6
4	18		FW	Scott Quigley	5	0	0	0	5
5	8		MF	Jimmy Ball	2	0	1	1	4
6	17		MF	Tyrese Sinclair	3	0	0	0	3
	13		MF	Jimmy Keohane	3	0	0	0	3
	14		MF	Ethan Brierley	2	0	0	1	3
9	7		FW	Liam Kelly	1	0	0	1	2
10	19		FW	Tahvon Campbell	0	0	0	1	1
	11		MF	Abraham Odoh	1	0	0	0	1
	5		DF	Max Taylor	1	0	0	0	1
	22		DF	Owen Dodgson	1	0	0	0	1
Total					44	0	2	6	52

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	11		MF	Abraham Odoh	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	0
2	6		DF	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1
3	8		MF	Jimmy Ball	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	20		MF	Toumani Diagouraga	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	2		DF	Fermi Seriki	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	18		FW	Scott Quigley	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	10		FW	Devante Rodney	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	15		DF	Sam Graham	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0
9	1		GK	Richard O'Donnell	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	16		DF	Ben Nelson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	25		MF	Danny Lloyd	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	24		DF	Cameron John	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14		MF	Ethan Brierley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	22		DF	Owen Dodgson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	40		FW	Ian Henderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	17		MF	Tyrese Sinclair	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
	26		DF	Toby Mullarkey	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	7		FW	Liam Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	21		FW	Rayhaan Tulloch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5		DF	Max Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19		FW	Tahvon Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		FW	D'Mani Mellor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					77	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	85	1	1

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
15 June 2022				Undisclosed	^[4]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[5]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[6]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[7]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[8]
12 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[9]
19 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[10]
15 August 2022				Free Transfer	^[11]
9 December 2022				Free Transfer	^[12]
28 January 2023				Free Transfer	^[13]
31 January 2023		Toby Mullarkey		Undisclosed	^[14]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
24 June 2022				Undisclosed	^[15]
30 June 2022		Mikey Caldwell		Released	^[16]
30 June 2022				Free transfer	^[17]
30 June 2022				Released	^[18]
30 June 2022					^[19]
30 June 2022				Free transfer	^[20]
30 June 2022				Released	^[21]
30 June 2022		Ben Kershaw		Released	^[22]
30 June 2022		Jesper Laurence	Unattached	Released
30 June 2022				Released	^[23]
30 June 2022		Kacper Mialkowski		Released	^[24]
30 June 2022				Released	^[25]
30 June 2022				Free transfer	^[26]
30 June 2022				Free transfer	^[27]
30 June 2022		Bradley Wade		Released	^[28]
14 October 2022				Undisclosed	^[29]
3 January 2023				Released	^[30] ^[31]

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
15 July 2022				End of Season	^[32]
28 July 2022				6 January 2023	^[33] ^[34]
29 July 2022				11 January 2023	^[35] ^[36]
8 August 2022				6 January 2023	^[37]
1 September 2022				End of Season	^[38]
12 January 2023				End of Season	^[39]
27 January 2023				End of Season	^[40]
27 January 2023				End of Season	^[41]
31 January 2023				End of Season	^[42]

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
15 October 2022		Jordan Scanlon		15 November 2022	^[43]
21 January 2023		Bradley Kelly		End of Season	^[44]
18 February 2023		Jordan Scanlon		18 March 2023	^[45]
3 March 2023				End of Season	^[46]

Pre-season and friendlies

Rochdale revealed an away pre-season trip to Scunthorpe United on 20 May 2022.^[47] Four days later, an away trip to Chester was added to the pre-season schedule.^[48] The club confirmed a visit to Darlington on 25 May.^[49] On June 1, a home friendly against Port Vale was added to the schedule.^[50]

Competitions

League Two

See main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two.

Matches

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[51]

FA Cup

See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.

Dale were drawn away to Bristol Rovers in the first round.^[52]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.

Rochdale were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round and away to Sheffield Wednesday in the second round.^{[53] [54]}

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Rochdale with Accrington Stanley and Salford City.^[55] Three days later, Liverpool U21s joined Northern Group D.^[56]

Notes and References

1. News: Club Statement . 18 August 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 18 August 2022.
2. News: Club Statement . 27 March 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 27 March 2023.
3. News: Club Statement . 27 March 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 27 March 2023.
4. News: Devante Rodney Joins Dale . 15 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 15 June 2022.
5. News: Dale Sign Toumani Diagouraga . 16 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 16 June 2022.
6. News: Ethan Ebanks-Landell Returns! . Rochdale AFC . 13 June 2022.
7. News: Dale Sign Cameron John . 28 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 28 June 2022.
8. News: Dale Sign Goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell . 18 May 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 18 May 2022.
9. News: Ian Henderson Returns To Rochdale! . 12 July 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 12 July 2022.
10. News: Tyrese Sinclair Signs For Dale . 19 July 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 19 July 2022.
11. News: Connor Malley Joins Dale . 15 August 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 15 August 2022.
12. News: Danny Lloyd Signs For Dale . 9 December 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 9 December 2022.
13. News: Rhys Returns . 28 January 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 28 January 2023.
14. News: Toby Mullarkey Joins Dale . 31 January 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 31 January 2023.
15. News: Conor Grant Joins MK Dons . 24 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 24 June 2022.
16. News: Caldwell Signs For Glossop . 7 October 2022 . Northern Premier League. 7 October 2022.
17. News: Max Clark Joins Stevenage . 16 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 16 June 2022.
18. News: JOEL COLEMAN JOINS TOWN . 4 November 2022 . Ipswich Town . 4 November 2022.
19. News: Player Development Phase Coach Matt Done. 4 November 2022 . Port Vale . 4 November 2022.
20. News: Stephen Dooley Joins Harrogate Town . 14 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 14 June 2022.
21. News: Joe Dunne Signs for the Boro . 22 June 2022 . Stafford Rangers FC . 17 June 2022.
22. News: Trio join U21s . 15 August 2022 . Stoke City FC . 15 August 2022.
23. News: Town add goalkeeper Jay Lynch to the ranks ahead of new season . 13 June 2022 . Fleetwood Town FC . 13 June 2022.
24. BobbyOlejnik . 1280808546536435714 . Squad News . 13 August 2022.
25. News: Newby Arrives At U's . 28 June 2022 . Colchester United FC . 28 June 2022.
26. News: Eoghan O'Connell Joins Charlton Athletic . 20 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 20 June 2022.
27. News: Corey O'Keeffe Joins Forest Green Rovers . 7 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 7 June 2022.
28. News: NEWS Bradley Wade Signs for Hereford . 13 June 2022 . Hereford FC. 29 June 2022.
29. Web site: Luke Charman Departs . Rochdale AFC . 14 October 2022.
30. News: Connor Malley Departs . 4 January 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 3 January 2023.
31. News: Malley Makes The Move To Oriel . 13 January 2023 . Dundalk FC . 12 January 2023.
32. Web site: Femi Seriki Joins On Loan . 15 July 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 15 July 2022.
33. News: Ben Nelson Joins On Loan . 28 July 2022 . Rochdl AFC . 28 July 2022.
34. News: Nelson & Tulloch Return To Parent Clubs . 6 January 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 6 January 2023.
35. News: Goalkeeper Cieran Slicker Joins From Manchester City . 30 July 2022 . Rochdl AFC . 29 July 2022.
36. News: Slicker Returns To Manchester City . 11 January 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 11 January 2023.
37. News: Rayhaan Tulloch Joins Rochdale On Loan . 8 August 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 8 August 2022.
38. News: Scott Quigley Joins On Loan . 1 September 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 1 September 2022.
39. News: Jake Eastwood Joins On Loan . 12 January 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 12 January 2023.
40. News: Owen Dodgson Joins On Loan . 27 January 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 27 January 2023.
41. News: D'Mani Mellor Joins On Loan . 27 January 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 27 January 2023.
42. News: Welcome Back Dan! . 1 February 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 31 January 2023.
43. News: Jordan Scanlon Goes Out On Loan . 19 October 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 15 October 2022.
44. News: Two new additions to the Wingmakers . 21 January 2023 . Airbus UK Broughton . 21 January 2023.
45. News: Scanlon Out On Loan . 20 February 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 18 February 2023.
46. News: Campbell Joins Aldershot On Loan . 3 March 2023 . Rochdale AFC . 3 March 2023.
47. News: Dale To Face Scunthorpe United In A Pre-Season Friendly . 20 May 2022 . Rochdale A.F.C. . 20 May 2022.
48. News: Dale To Face Chester FC In Pre-Season . 24 May 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 24 May 2022.
49. News: Darlington Friendly Added To Pre-Season Schedule . 25 May 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 25 May 2022.
50. News: Dale To Host Port Vale In Pre-Season . 1 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 1 June 2022.
51. News: Dale’s 2022/23 Fixtures . 23 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 23 June 2022.
52. News: Dale Drawn Away To Bristol Rovers In FA Cup first round . 19 October 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 17 October 2022.
53. News: Dale To Face Burton Albion In Carabao Cup . 23 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 23 June 2022.
54. News: Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed . 11 August 2022 . English Football League . 10 August 2022.
55. News: Papa John's Trophy Group Opponents & Carabao Cup Ball Number . 20 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 20 June 2022.
56. News: Dale To Face Liverpool Under-21s In Papa John's Trophy . 23 June 2022 . Rochdale AFC . 23 June 2022.