2025–26 Rochdale A.F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2025–26 season is Rochdale A.F.C.'s 119th in existence and their third consecutive in the National League. The club will also be competing in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and the National League Cup. [1] [2]
ChairmanSimon Gauge
ManagerJimmy McNulty
StadiumCrown Oil Arena
National League2nd (promoted via the play-offs)
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Simon Gauge |
| Manager | Jimmy McNulty |
| Stadium | Crown Oil Arena |
| National League | 2nd (promoted via the play-offs) |
| FA Cup | 4th Qualifying Round |
| FA Trophy | 4th Round |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 10 May 2026
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | National League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Play-offs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG |
Oliver Whatmuff | 41 | 0 | 39+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Kyron Gordon | 48 | 7 | 45+0 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  COD |
David Tutonda | 15 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Ryan East | 50 | 6 | 42+2 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Liam Hogan | 11 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Ethan Ebanks-Landell | 46 | 2 | 41+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  TAN |
Tarryn Allarakhia | 35 | 2 | 20+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Harvey Gilmour | 41 | 3 | 36+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | 43 | 28 | 36+4 | 26 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG |
Devante Rodney | 47 | 10 | 37+6 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF |  FRA |
Anthony Gomez Mancini | 8 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG |
Levi Amantchi | 20 | 2 | 2+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG |
Luke Hannant | 10 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Ben Winterbottom | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG |
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling | 39 | 2 | 32+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG |
Casey Pettit | 48 | 2 | 10+30 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG |
Joe Pritchard | 26 | 2 | 11+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Aidan Barlow | 42 | 3 | 27+10 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG |
Jake Burger | 22 | 2 | 7+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ENG |
Tom Myles | 7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  SCO |
Connor McBride | 37 | 4 | 12+18 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG |
Dan Moss | 46 | 2 | 20+18 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG |
Bryce Hosannah | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG |
Jack Griffiths | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG |
Nathan Broome | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG |
Callum Perry | 26 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG |
Liam Humbles | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG |
Bryant Bilongo | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG |
Kevin Berkoe | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW |  NED |
Manny Duku | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG |
Jackson Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG |
Sam Beckwith | 24 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG |
Charlie Waller | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG |
Ed Francis | 13 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG |
Ryan Galvin | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG |
John-Kymani Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG |
Tyler Smith | 27 | 7 | 6+16 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 39 | FW | ENG |
Matt Done | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG |
Ian Henderson | 37 | 10 | 5+24 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2025 | DF | Bryce Hosannah |
AFC Fylde |
Undisclosed | [3] |
| 13 June 2025 | DF | Dan Moss |
Woking |
Undisclosed | [4] |
| 27 June 2025 | MF | Liam Humbles |
Salford City |
Undisclosed | [5] |
| 2 July 2025 | MF | Anthony Gomez-Mancini |
Hartlepool United |
Undisclosed | [6] |
| 3 July 2025 | DF | David Tutonda |
Morcambe |
Undisclosed | [7] |
| 4 July 2025 | FW | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe |
Hartlepool United |
Undisclosed | [8] |
| 7 July 2025 | MF | Casey Pettit |
Maidenhead United |
Undisclosed | [9] |
| 10 July 2025 | MF | Joe Pritchard |
Oldham Athletic |
Undisclosed | [10] |
| 31 July 2025 | GK | Tom Myles |
Manchester United |
Undisclosed | [11] |
| 3 October 2025 | FW | Tyler Smith |
Bradford City |
Undisclosed | [12] |
| 15 January 2026 | DF | Bryant Bilongo |
Bristol Rovers |
Undisclosed | [13] |
| 15 January 2026 | FW | Manny Duku |
Tamworth |
Undisclosed | [14] |
| 10 February 2026 | MF | Ed Francis |
Exeter City |
Undisclosed | [15] |
| 21 March 2026 | MF | Luke Hannant |
Oldham Athletic |
Undisclosed | [16] |
Out
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2025 | DF | Finlay Armstrong |
 Waterford |
Undisclosed | [17] |
| 24 February 2026 | DF | Liam Hogan |
Morecambe |
Undisclosed | [18] |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2025 | GK | Oliver Whatmuff |
Manchester City |
End of season | [19] |
| 25 July 2025 | FW | Levi Amantchi |
Walsall |
6 January 2026 | [20][21] |
| 13 September 2025 | DF | Kevin Berkoe |
Salford City |
January 2026 | [22] |
| 10 October 2025 | GK | Jackson Smith |
Barnsley |
20 December 2025 | [23] |
| 28 November 2025 | DF | Ryan Galvin |
Barnet |
6 January 2026 | [24][25] |
| 29 November 2025 | GK | Nathan Broome |
Bolton Wanderers |
6 January 2026 | [26][21] |
| 19 December 2025 | DF | Charlie Waller |
Milton Keynes Dons |
17 January 2026 | [27][28] |
| 15 January 2026 | DF | Callum Perry |
Coventry City |
End of season | [29] |
| 25 March 2026 | GK | Ben Winterbottom |
Barrow |
1 April 2026 | [30] |
| 27 March 2026 | MF | John-Kymani Gordon |
Colchester United |
End of season | [31] |
| 27 March 2026 | DF | Archie Baptiste |
Middlesbrough |
End of season | [31] |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2025 | MF | Corey Edwards |
Stockport County |
January 2026 | [32] |
| 12 January 2026 | MF | Liam Humbles |
Altrincham |
End of season | [33] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 12 July 2025 | F.C. United of Manchester | 0–3 | Rochdale | Moston |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Broadhurst Park Attendance: 1,122 |
| 19 July 2025 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,174 |
| 23 July 2025 | Chorley | 1–2 | Rochdale | Chorley |
| 19:45 BST | Sampson  16' |
Report | Dieseruvwe 66', 72' |
Stadium: Victory Park |
| 26 July 2025 | Barrow | 1–0 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 BST | Hemmings 88' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,051 |
| 2 August 2025 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Manchester United U21 | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Adebayo-Rowling 71' |
Report | Ennis 61' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,756 |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Overall record
| Competition | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| National League | Matchday 1 | 46 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 71.74 |
| FA Cup | Fourth qualifying round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| FA Trophy | Third round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| NL Cup | First round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 75.00 |
| Total | 53 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 97 | 49 | +48 | 69.81 | |
Source: Soccerway
National League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York City (C, P) | 46 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 114 | 41 | +73 | 108 | Promotion to EFL League Two |
| 2 | Rochdale (O, P) | 46 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 106 | Qualification for National League play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 87 | 51 | +36 | 95 | |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 95 | 58 | +37 | 90 | Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 82 |
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 106 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | +17 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 9 August 2025 1 | Boreham Wood | 0–2 | Rochdale | Borehamwood |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Beckwith  26'Dieseruvwe 49', 52', 60'Tutonda 81' |
Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Wayne Cartmel |
| 16 August 2025 2 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Altrincham | Rochdale |
| 12:30 BST | Allarakhia 35' Golden  60' (o.g.)Dieseruvwe 90+5' |
Report | Ward 19', 55' Gale 33'Crawford 69'Sassi 90+5'Reed 90+5' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,940 Referee: William Davis |
| 20 August 2025 3 | Rochdale | 4–0 | Gateshead | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Ebanks-Landell 13' Dieseruvwe 43'Rodney 70'McBride 79'Gordon 90+5' |
Report | Chapman 45+1' Adom 69'Richardson 82'Sheaf 90+4' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,313 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 23 August 2025 4 | Brackley Town | 2–1 | Rochdale | Brackley |
| 15:00 BST | Haynes 14' Dean 55'Price 55'Hall 60'Brown 90+4' |
Report | McBride 52' Myles 59'Gomez-Mancini 66'Dieseruvwe 68'Adebayo-Rowling 90+3' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Isaac Searle |
| 25 August 2025 5 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Sutton United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Dieseruvwe 50' Gilmour 62' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,647 Referee: Declan Brown |
| 30 August 2025 6 | Wealdstone | 1–3 | Rochdale | Ruislip |
| 15:00 BST | Mussa 38' Massey 76' |
Report | Barlow 4' Ebanks-Landell 24'Dieseruvwe 30', 46'Rodney 40'Gilmour 60' |
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 1,365 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 6 September 2025 7 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Braintree Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Dieseruvwe 26', 32' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,562 Referee: James Westgate |
| 13 September 2025 8 | Truro City | 0–1 | Rochdale | Truro |
| 15:00 BST | Sanders 14' Donnellan 65' |
Report | Gordon 11', 26' Dieseruvwe 76' |
Stadium: Truro City Stadium Attendance: 2,201 Referee: Richie Watkins |
| 20 September 2025 P | Rochdale | P–P | Southend United | Rochdale |
| 17:30 BST | Stadium: Spotland Stadium | |||
| Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. | ||||
| 23 September 2025 9 | Rochdale | 4–1 | Solihull Moors | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | East 8', 17', 61' Rodney 20'Beckwith 50'Gordon 84'Petit 90+1' |
Report | Wakeling 6' Osborne 46'McFarlane 58' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,128 Referee: Steven Copeland |
| 27 September 2025 10 | Carlisle United | 0–2 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Mugabi 58' Linney 69' |
Report | Dieseruvwe 5', 56' Adebayo-Rowling 61'Moss 81' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8,014 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 1 October 2025 11 | Rochdale | 1–2 | FC Halifax Town | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Barlow 58' Rodney 60', 76'Gordon 80'Moss 85' |
Report | Harris 37' Hmami 41', 54'Hugill 43'Cooke 90+5' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,466 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 4 October 2025 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Rochdale | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Knowles 45' Pemberton 90+1' |
Report | Moss 37' Gordon 44'Gilmour 45'Ebanks-Landell 83' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,482 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 18 October 2025 13 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Dieseruvwe 5', 30', 12' East 43' |
Report | Pendleton 45+2' McCormick 50'Jarvis 86'Williams 86' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,716 Referee: Jamie O'Connor |
| 25 October 2025 14 | Woking | 0–0 | Rochdale | Woking |
| 15:00 BST | Drewe 78' Jääskeläinen 83' |
Report | Ebanks-Landell 89' |
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 2,979 Referee: Martin Ross |
| 4 November 2025 P | Rochdale | P–P | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Spotland Stadium | |||
| Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. | ||||
| 8 November 2025 15 | Boston United | 1–3 | Rochdale | Boston |
| 15:00 GMT | Lankshear 82' John-Lewis 85'Lavinier 85' |
Report | Rodney 42',  50'Smith 69', 87' |
Stadium: Boston Community Stadium Attendance: 1,971 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 11 November 2025 16 | York City | 4–1 | Rochdale | York |
| 19:45 GMT | Pearce 35', 59' Stones 46', 49' |
Report | Berkoe 28' Adebayo-Rowling 39'Pettit 81' |
Stadium: York Community Stadium Attendance: 6,643 Referee: Matthew Corlett |
| 15 November 2025 17 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Aldershot Town | Rochdale |
| 15:03 GMT | Gilmour 65' Barlow 88' |
Report | Anderson 55' Jones 90+3'Henry 90+3' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,295 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
| 22 November 2025 18 | Tamworth | 1–2 | Rochdale | Tamworth |
| 12:30 GMT | Cockerill-Mollett 69' Creaney 74'Tonks 90+3' |
Report | Gilmour 5' Gordon 41'Dieseruvwe 71' (pen.)Amantchi 90+5'Whatmuff 90+5' |
Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 1,067 Referee: Dale Baines |
| 29 November 2025 19 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Eastleigh | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Humphries 54' (o.g.) Allarakhia 73' |
Report | Lundstram 81' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,219 Referee: Gareth Rhodes |
| 6 December 2025 P | Rochdale | P–P | Boreham Wood | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Spotland Stadium | |||
| Note: Postponed due to the progression of Boreham Wood in the FA Cup. | ||||
| 6 December 2025 A | Rochdale | A–A | Southend United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | East 53' Allarakhia 74' |
Report | Coker 6' Boyes 57'Miley 58' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: Andrew Humphries |
| Note: Abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch. | ||||
| 20 December 2025 20 | Altrincham | 0–3 | Rochdale | Altrincham |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Pritchard 17' McBride 35', 45'Smith 74' |
Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 3,332 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 26 December 2025 21 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Rochdale | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Nolan 47' Lewis 71'Francillette 85' |
Report | Pritchard 27', 41' Henderson 45'Ebanks-Landell 78'Gilmour 80' |
Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 4,266 Referee: Aaron Jackson |
| 30 December 2025 22 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Hartlepool United | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT | Henderson 79' |
Report | Kouogun 21' Charman 28' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,026 Referee: William Davis |
| 3 January 2026 P | Rochdale | P–P | Brackley Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Crown Ground | |||
| Note: Postponed due to a frozen pitch. | ||||
| 17 January 2026 23 | Gateshead | 0–2 | Rochdale | Gateshead |
| 15:00 GMT | Storey 14' Home 84' |
Report | Duku 32' East 87' |
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 887 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 21 January 2026 24 | Solihull Moors | 0–1 | Rochdale | Solihull |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Pritchard 90+4' |
Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Alan Dale |
| 24 January 2026 25 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Truro City | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 3' Henderson 33' 35' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,239 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 27 January 2026 26 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Southend United | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | Gordon 44', 90+6' Gilmour 90' |
Report | Scott-Morriss 40' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,435 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 31 January 2026 P | Southend United | P–P | Rochdale | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Roots Hall | |||
| Note: Postponed due to the progression of Southend United in the FA Trophy. | ||||
| 3 February 2026 27 | Rochdale | 4–1 | Boreham Wood | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | Rodney 6' Dieseruvwe 29', 50'Whatmuff 70'Henderson 75' |
Report | Bush 65' Brunt 71' (pen.) |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 7 February 2026 28 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Moss 41' Barlow 80' |
Report | Galvin 41' Embleton 83' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,725 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 11 February 2026 29 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | Dieseruvwe 2', 64' Gilmour 56' |
Report | McAllister 43' Buyabu 84' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Richard Eley |
| 14 February 2026 30 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | Yeovil |
| 15:00 GMT | Cousin-Dawson 15' Jarvis  69' |
Report | Barlow 13' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,161 Referee: Niall Smith |
| 17 February 2026 31 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | East 32' |
Report | Roberts 17' Evans 37'Westbrooke 49'Mahady 56'Ubaezuonu 83' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 21 February 2026 32 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Woking | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Gordon 24', 27' Dieseruvwe 35', 74' (pen.)Moss 51' |
Report | Gbodé 61' Drewe 73'O. Akinola 75'T. Akinola 81' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,826 Referee: Steven Copeland |
| 24 February 2026 33 | FC Halifax Town | 2–2 | Rochdale | Halifax |
| 19:45 GMT | Hmami 64' Johnson 70'Harris 87'Lavery 90+2'Kawa 90+5' |
Report | Rodney 15' McBride 72'Mills 84' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Declan Brown |
| 28 February 2026 34 | Aldershot Town | 0–2 | Rochdale | Aldershot |
| 15:00 GMT | Henry 27' Hargreaves 67' |
Report | Dieseruvwe 17', 50' Moss 42'Gilmour 53' |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,822 Referee: Lewis Sandoe |
| 3 March 2026 35 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Brackley Town | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | Dieseruvwe 3', 60' Gordon 71' |
Report | Lilly 39', 90+4' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Gareth Thomas |
| 7 March 2026 36 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Boston United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Gordon 80' Smith 82' |
Report | Cursons 23' Lavinier 68'Grimes 72' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,296 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
| 14 March 2026 37 | Eastleigh | 1–3 | Rochdale | Eastleigh |
| 17:30 GMT | Maher 68' Tabor 88' |
Report | Dieseruvwe 16' Pettit 61'Ebanks-Landell 69' |
Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Harry Wager |
| 17 March 2026 38 | Southend United | 3–2 | Rochdale | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | Dallas 3', 19' Golding 17'Hopper 27' |
Report | Gordon 17' Dieseruvwe 20'Pettit 55', 76' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,259 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 21 March 2026 39 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Tamworth | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | East 13' Moss 37'Dieseruvwe 45+5'Henderson 80' |
Report | Creaney 22' Lynch 33' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Kavan Hurn |
| 25 March 2026 40 | Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Rowley 53' Roberts 60'Beestin 87' |
Report | Hannant 31' Barlow 51'Gordon 88' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,898 Referee: Andrew Miller |
| 28 March 2026 41 | Sutton United | 1–2 | Rochdale | Sutton |
| 15:00 GMT | Simper 58' Taylor 71'Bell 78'Muller 90+4'  90+9' |
Report | Henderson 49', 90+7' Ebanks-Landell 66'Rodney 89' |
Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,520 Referee: Ben Atkinson |
| 3 April 2026 42 | Rochdale | 2–4 | Morecambe | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Barlow 19' Hannant 50'Henderson 78'Gordon 90+2' |
Report | Payne 32', 66' Lewis 43'Nolan 72'Tollitt 90+8' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,183 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 6 April 2026 43 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| 19:45 BST | Daly 87' |
Report | Gilmour 40' Hannant 85'Henderson 90' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,203 Referee: Dale Baines |
| 11 April 2026 44 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Wealdstone | Rochdale |
| 17:30 BST | K. Gordon 41' Henderson 77'J. Gordon 82'Hannant 90' |
Report | Woodman 58' Hutchinson 69' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Jacob Miles |
| 18 April 2026 45 | Braintree Town | 1–2 | Rochdale | Braintree |
| 15:00 BST | Clarridge 51' Francis-Clarke 53'Akinde 90+1' |
Report | Barlow 36' Gilmour 56'Hannant 59'Dieseruvwe 90+9' |
Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
Play-offs
| 3 May 2026 SF | Rochdale | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Evans 3' (o.g.) Adebayo-Rowling 34'Rodney 57' |
Report | Horton 19' Howe 49', 81'Denton 69'Scales 90+1'Evans 90+5' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7,552 Referee: Jamie O'Connor |
| 10 May 2026 F | Boreham Wood | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Rochdale | London |
| 15:00 BST | Rush 22' Bush 57'Abdulmalik 69' |
Report | Smith 78' Dieseruvwe 90+7'Pritchard 120+1' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 13,814 Referee: Andrew Humphries |
| Penalties | ||||
| Reynolds Sousa  Rush Coxe |
Beckwith Francis Perry |
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| Note: See also 2026 National League play-off final | ||||
FA Cup
| 11 October 2025 Q4 | Rochdale | 1–2 | York City | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Dieseruvwe 71' |
Report | Newby 56', 89' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,981 Referee: Declan Bourne |
FA Trophy
| 13 December 2025 3 | Leamington | 0–1 | Rochdale | Leamington Spa |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Amantchi 51' |
Stadium: New Windmill Ground Attendance: 421 Referee: Niall Smith |
| 10 January 2026 P | Tamworth | P–P | Rochdale | Tamworth |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The Lamb Ground | |||
| Note: Postponed due to an unplayable pitch. | ||||
| 13 January 2026 4 | Tamworth | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Rochdale | Tamworth |
| 19:45 BST | Acquaye 72' |
Report | Smith 44' |
Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 534 Referee: Richard Holmes |
| Penalties | ||||
| Mols Lissimore Lynch Ponticelli Donkor Cullinane-Liburd Tonks Curley |
Barlow McBride Burger Pettit Gomez-Mancini Tutonda Pritchard Waller |
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National League Cup
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NL | Tamworth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | NL | Brackley Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | NL | Rochdale | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | NL | Solihull Moors | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | |
| 5 | ACA | Everton U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
Source: Premier League
| 13 August 2025 1 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Burnley U21 | Rochdale |
| 13:00 BST | Griffiths 48' Henderson 56'Amantchi 78' |
Report | Ryan 58' McMahon-Brown 75'Blackie 88' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,452 Referee: Aaron Jackson |
| 16 September 2025 1 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | Rochdale |
| 19:00 BST | McBride 7' Gomez-Mancini 53'Burger 76'Moss 88' |
Report | Houghton 12' Wood 33'Tyjon 42'Atcheson 45+1' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Gareth Thomas |
| 28 October 2025 1 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Manchester United U21 | Rochdale |
| 19:00 BST | Pettit 30' |
Report | Obi 11' Scanlon 90+3' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,960 Referee: Aaron Jackson |
| 25 November 2025 1 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Everton U21 | Rochdale |
| 19:00 BST | Burger 51' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 635 Referee: Matthew Scholes |