2015–16 Rochdale A.F.C. season
2015–16 season | |
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Chairman | Chris Dunphy |
Manager | Keith Hill |
Stadium | Spotland |
League One | 10th |
FA Cup | Second round |
League Cup | Second round |
League Trophy | Northern quarter-finals |
Lancashire Senior Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Ian Henderson (13 goals) All: Ian Henderson (13 goals) |
The 2015–16 season is Rochdale's 109th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Statistics
[edit ]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | England ENG | Josh Lillis | 44 | 0 | 40 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | England ENG | Joe Rafferty | 33 | 1 | 29 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | England ENG | Rhys Bennett | 21 | 2 | 7 + 9 | 2 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | England ENG | Jimmy McNulty | 52 | 0 | 46 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | England ENG | Ash Eastham | 24 | 2 | 19 + 1 | 2 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | England ENG | Ollie Lancashire | 36 | 2 | 34 + 0 | 2 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | England ENG | Peter Vincenti | 43 | 8 | 26 + 12 | 8 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | Northern Ireland NIR | Matty Lund | 32 | 1 | 25 + 4 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | England ENG | Calvin Andrew | 35 | 6 | 14 + 16 | 6 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | England ENG | Lewis Alessandra | 11 | 2 | 3 + 5 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 1 |
11 | FW | England ENG | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 13 | 1 | 2 + 8 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
12 | MF | Republic of Ireland IRL | Donal McDermott | 43 | 3 | 32 + 5 | 2 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | Republic of Ireland IRL | Niall Canavan | 11 | 1 | 11 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | Republic of Ireland IRL | John O'Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
17 | DF | England ENG | Scott Tanser | 11 | 1 | 6 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 |
18 | FW | England ENG | Grant Holt | 14 | 2 | 3 + 11 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | England ENG | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 36 | 10 | 18 + 15 | 7 | 1 + 0 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
20 | DF | Republic of Ireland IRL | Brian Barry-Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
21 | GK | England ENG | Johny Diba | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
23 | GK | England ENG | Steve Collis | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | England ENG | Jamie Allen | 40 | 3 | 35 + 3 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | England ENG | Michael Rose | 34 | 1 | 23 + 7 | 1 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
26 | FW | England ENG | Joel Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | England ENG | Andy Cannon | 30 | 0 | 22 + 3 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | Northern Ireland NIR | Callum Camps | 36 | 5 | 28 + 4 | 5 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
29 | FW | France FRA | John-Christophe Ayina | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
29 | MF | England ENG | Dave Syers | 6 | 0 | 2 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
31 | FW | England ENG | Nyal Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | England ENG | Billy Hasler-Cregg | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | England ENG | Tom Kennedy | 21 | 0 | 17 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
34 | FW | England ENG | James Hooper | 3 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
39 | FW | England ENG | Joe Bunney | 34 | 9 | 19 + 13 | 9 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
40 | MF | England ENG | Ian Henderson | 42 | 13 | 36 + 3 | 13 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
44 | GK | Portugal POR | Joel Pereira | 8 | 0 | 6 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
DF | England ENG | Kisimba Kisimba | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
Transfers
[edit ]Transfers in
[edit ]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2015 | RW | England | Lewis Alessandra | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer | [2] |
1 July 2015 | LW | Republic of Ireland | Donal McDermott | Ramsbottom United | Free transfer | [3] |
1 July 2015 | CB | Scotland | Jimmy McNulty | Bury | Free transfer | [4] |
27 August 2015 | RW | England | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | Peterborough United | Free transfer | [5] |
Transfers out
[edit ]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2015 | CF | England | Febian Brandy | Free Agent | Released | [6] |
1 July 2015 | CM | Republic of Ireland | Stephen Dawson | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [7] |
1 July 2015 | DM | France | Bastien Héry | Carlisle United | Free transfer | [8] |
1 July 2015 | CB | Republic of Ireland | Sean McGinty | Aldershot Town [a] | Free transfer | [6] |
1 July 2015 | CF | England | Jack Muldoon | Lincoln City [b] | Free transfer | [6] |
3 August 2015 | GK | England | Rhys Lovett | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [11] |
Loans out
[edit ]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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1 August 2015 | CF | England | Joel Logan | Wrexham | 10 January 2016 | [12] [a] |
18 September 2015 | ST | England | Nyal Bell | Droylsden | 16 October 2015 | [14] |
18 September 2015 | ST | England | Billy Hasler-Cregg | Droylsden | 16 October 2015 | [14] |
Competitions
[edit ]Pre-season friendlies
[edit ]On 8 May 2015, Rochdale confirmed their first pre-season friendly against Macclesfield Town on 18 July 2015.[15] On 11 May 2015, the second confirmed pre-season friendly was announced against Chester on 14 July 2015.[16] On 14 May 2015, a friendly against AFC Fylde was announced.[17] A day later the club confirmed their fourth friendly, against Blackburn Rovers.[18] On 21 May 2015, a fifth friendly was announced against Huddersfield Town.[19] On 29 May 2015, Rochdale announced they will face Accrington Stanley on 28 July 2015.[20] On 21 July 2015, Dale announced a third pre-season friendly.[21]
League One
[edit ]League table
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 |
9 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 |
10 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 69 |
11 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 66 |
12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 65 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Matches
[edit ]On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[22]
Osayi-Samuel Yellow card 23' Report Allen Yellow card 18'
McDermott 58'
Henderson 87' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,076
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Beavon 34'
Cansdell-Sherriff Yellow card 60'
Butcher Yellow card 79' Report Rafferty Yellow card 24'
Allen Yellow card 42'
Noble-Lazarus Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,787
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Collins 74' Report Cannon Yellow card 21'
Vincenti 37' (pen.)
Alessandra 72' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,039
Referee: Oliver Langford
Attendance: 2,495
Referee: Mark Haywood
Henderson Yellow card 34' 84', 90+6'
Rose Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,521
Referee: Kevin Friend
Oshilaja Yellow card 41' 80'
Donnelly Yellow card 67' Report Camps Yellow card 12'
Andrew Yellow card 88'
Lancashire Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,088
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Henderson 40' (pen.)
McDermott Yellow card 54'
Mendez-Laing 78'
Andrew Yellow card 81'
Camps Yellow card 88' Report Birchall 13'
Dickinson Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 90+6' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Darren England
Gladwin 34' Report O'Sullivan Red card 12'
McDermott Yellow card 40'
Henderson Yellow card 58'
Lancashire 60'
Lund Yellow card 71'
McNulty Yellow card 90+6' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,149
Referee: David Webb
McDermott 34'
Lancashire 64' Report Porter 21'
Harriott Yellow card 56'
Briggs Yellow card 67' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Trevor Kettle
McDermott Yellow card 46'
Lund Yellow card 53'
Henderson 58'
Bennett 90+3' Report O'Shea 26'
Hird Yellow card 35'
Ariyibi Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card
Novak 78'
Ebanks-Blake 80'
Gardener Yellow card 86'
Lee Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,965
Referee: England Carl Boyeson
Henderson 24' (pen.) Report Akins 78' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: England Stuart Attwell
Henderson Yellow card 50' Report Nelson Yellow card 50'
Gregory 54'
Martin Yellow card 57'
Williams Yellow card 76' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,882
Referee: England Graham Salibury
Knight-Percival 45' Report Allen Yellow card 83' Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: England Ben Toner
Eastham 53' Report Gardener Yellow card 26'
Pugh Yellow card 57' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,538
Referee: England Tony Harrington
Gerrard 49' (o.g.)
Camps 55'
Rafferty Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,117
Referee: England Paul Tierney (referee)
Maddison Yellow card 90+1' Report Bunney 8'
Mendez-Laing 23'
Rafferty Yellow card 53'
Lund Yellow card 72' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,785
Referee: England Fred Graham (referee)
Bunney 50'
Mendez-Laing 60'
Vincenti Yellow card 89' Report Boyce Yellow card 88' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,247
Referee: England Lee Collins
Rose Yellow card 56' Report Egan 77'
Hessenthaler Yellow card 80' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,385
Referee: England Kevin Wright
Camps Yellow card 34'
Allen 45+2'
Lund Yellow card 63' 67' Report Obika 2'
Ormonde-Ottewill Yellow card 36' Red card 88'
Thompson 45+1'
Thompson Yellow card 45+3' Yellow-red card 58'
Raphael Rossi Branco Yellow card 65' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,806
Referee: England Scott Duncan (referee)
Andrew 69' Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,435
Referee: England Andrew Davies
FA Cup
[edit ]On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made. Rochdale were drawn at home against Swindon Town.[23] Rochdale were at home to Bury in the second round.[24]
League Cup
[edit ]On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Rochdale were drawn at home against Coventry City.[25] Rochdale were drawn away to Hull City in the second round.[26]
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Henderson soccer ball with check mark
Kennedy soccer ball with check mark
Rafferty soccer ball with check mark
Andrew soccer ball with check mark Tudgay soccer ball with check mark
Morris soccer ball with check mark
Maddison soccer ball with check mark
Lameiras soccer ball with red X
Football League Trophy
[edit ]On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Rochdale will host Chesterfield.[28]
Lancashire Senior Cup
[edit ]On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Rochdale will face Manchester United.[29]
Rose 62' (pen.) Report Fletcher 10', 18', 47' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Paul Marsden
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- ^ "Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Signs For Rochdale". Rochdale AFC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Trio leaving Rochdale". Rochdale AFC. 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Stephen Dawson Agrees To Join Scunthorpe United". Rochdale AFC. 20 May 2015.
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- ^ "Barry Makes First Two Signings". Aldershot Town FC. 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Muldoon Puts Pen To Paper". Lincoln City FC. 28 May 2015.
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- ^ "Joel Logan To Extend Wrexham Stay". Rochdale AFC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Nyal Bell and Billy Hasler-Cregg Head Out On Loan". Rochdale AFC. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "First Pre-Season Friendly Confirmed". Rochdale AFC. 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Chester Friendly Confirmed". Rochdale AFC. 11 May 2015.
- ^ "AFC Fylde Friendly Confirmed". Rochdale AFC. 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Home Friendly Confirmed". Rochdale AFC. 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Dale To Face Huddersfield Town In Pre-Season". Rochdale AFC. 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Dale To Face Accrington Stanley In Pre-Season". Rochdale AFC. 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Third Home Friendly Added To The Calendar". Rochdale AFC. 21 July 2015.[permanent dead link ]
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- ^ "The Emirates FA Cup first round proper draw completed". The FA. 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Emirates FA Cup second round draw made at Civil Service FC". The FA. 9 November 2015.
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