| 2022–23 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Simon Gauge | ||
| Manager | Robbie Stockdale (until 18 August)[1] Jim Bentley (until 27 March)[2] Jimmy McNulty (from 27 March)[2] | ||
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium | ||
| League Two | 24th (relegated to National League) | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Devante Rodney All:Devante Rodney | ||
The2022–23 season wasRochdale A.F.C.'s 116th in existence and the club's second consecutive season inLeague Two. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the2022–23 FA Cup, the2022–23 EFL Cup and the2022–23 EFL Trophy.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | F.A. Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Richard O'Donnell | 44 | 0 | 40+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Femi Seriki | 35 | 0 | 20+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Aidy White | 15 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Jimmy McNulty | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Max Taylor | 20 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | 42 | 1 | 37+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Liam Kelly | 39 | 2 | 28+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Jimmy Ball | 36 | 4 | 22+10 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| FW | Luke Charman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | D'Mani Mellor | 19 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Devante Rodney | 45 | 12 | 31+9 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Abraham Odoh | 51 | 1 | 32+13 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Jimmy Keohane | 42 | 3 | 37+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Ethan Brierley | 31 | 3 | 18+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Sam Graham | 33 | 0 | 21+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | Ben Nelson | 12 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | Rhys Bennett | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Tyrese Sinclair | 38 | 3 | 11+21 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Scott Quigley | 27 | 5 | 20+6 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Tahvon Campbell | 8 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | Toumani Diagouraga | 37 | 0 | 26+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| FW | Rayhaan Tulloch | 14 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | GK | Jake Eastwood | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | Cieran Slicker | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | Owen Dodgson | 18 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Cameron John | 22 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Danny Lloyd | 23 | 6 | 20+3 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Toby Mullarkey | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | Connor Malley | 14 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | Kevin Dos Santos | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | Oscar Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 40 | FW | Ian Henderson | 50 | 10 | 31+13 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | |
| 48 | FW | Darren Ehimamiegho | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 49 | DF | George Nevett | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2022 | RW | Undisclosed | [3] | ||
| 1 July 2022[a] | DM | Free Transfer | [4] | ||
| 1 July 2022[b] | CB | Free Transfer | [5] | ||
| 1 July 2022[c] | LB | Free Transfer | [6] | ||
| 1 July 2022[d] | GK | Free Transfer | [7] | ||
| 12 July 2022 | CF | Free Transfer | [8] | ||
| 19 July 2022 | AM | Free Transfer | [9] | ||
| 15 August 2022 | CM | Free Transfer | [10] | ||
| 9 December 2022 | RW | Free Transfer | [11] | ||
| 28 January 2023 | CB | Free Transfer | [12] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Undisclosed | [13] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2022 | CM | Undisclosed | [14] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Released | [15][16] | ||
| 30 June 2022[a] | LB | Free transfer | [17] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Released | [15][18] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Retired | N/a | [15] | |
| 30 June 2022[b] | LM | Free transfer | [19] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Released | [15][20] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Released | [15][21] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Released | [15] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Released | [15][22] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Released | [15][23] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Released | [15][24] | ||
| 30 June 2022[c] | CB | Free transfer | [25] | ||
| 30 June 2022[d] | RB | Free transfer | [26] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Released | [15][27] | ||
| 14 October 2022 | CF | Undisclosed | [28] | ||
| 3 January 2023 | CM | Released | [29][30] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2022 | RB | End of Season | [31] | ||
| 28 July 2022 | CB | 6 January 2023[a] | [32][33] | ||
| 29 July 2022 | GK | 11 January 2023[b] | [34][35] | ||
| 8 August 2022 | SS | 6 January 2023[c] | [36][33] | ||
| 1 September 2022 | CF | End of Season | [37] | ||
| 12 January 2023 | GK | End of Season | [38] | ||
| 27 January 2023 | LB | End of Season | [39] | ||
| 27 January 2023 | CF | End of Season | [40] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | CM | End of Season | [41] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2022 | MF | 15 November 2022 | [42] | ||
| 21 January 2023 | GK | End of Season | [43] | ||
| 18 February 2023 | MF | 18 March 2023 | [44] | ||
| 3 March 2023 | CF | End of Season | [45] |
Rochdale revealed an away pre-season trip toScunthorpe United on 20 May 2022.[46] Four days later, an away trip toChester was added to the pre-season schedule.[47] The club confirmed a visit toDarlington on 25 May.[48] On June 1, a home friendly againstPort Vale was added to the schedule.[49]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 1 July 2022Friendly | Burnley | 1–0 | Rochdale | Padiham |
| TBABST | Twine | Report | Stadium:Barnfield Training Centre Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 9 July 2022Friendly | Chester | 0–1 | Rochdale | Sealand |
| 15:00BST | Report | Rodney | Stadium:Deva Stadium |
| 12 July 2022Friendly | Rochdale | 2–3 | Chesterfield | Bury |
| 14:00BST | Trialist Trailist | Report | Mandeville Dobra Asante | Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 16 July 2022Friendly | Darlington | 1–2 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| 15:00BST | Hazel | Report | Rodney Henderson | Stadium:Blackwell Meadows |
| 19 July 2022Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 1–4 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| 19:30BST | Feeney | Report | Kelly Sinclair Odoh | Stadium:Sands Venue Stadium |
| 23 July 2022Friendly | Rochdale | 2–3 | Port Vale | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Keohane Henderson | Report | Proctor Ojo | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| League Two | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Trophy | TBC | TBC | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |||
Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 52 | |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 48 | |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 46 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United(R) | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 43 | Relegation toNational League |
| 24 | Rochdale(R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 38 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | −15 |
Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source:[citation needed]
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result/ | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | D |
| Position | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[51]
| 30 July 20221 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Ebanks-Landell Ball Rodney | Report | Williams Agyei Brook Offord | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 6 August 20222 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Rochdale | Gillingham |
| 15:00BST | Kashket Ehmer Wright Law | Report | Odoh | Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 13 August 20223 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Ebanks-Landell Seriki Nelson Tulloch | Report | Clifton Morris Waterfall | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,350 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 16 August 20224 | Stevenage | 1–0 | Rochdale | Stevenage |
| 19:45BST | Roberts Piergianni | Report | Diagouraga Ball Seriki | Stadium:Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 20 August 20225 | Swindon Town | 3–0 | Rochdale | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Wakeling Khan Williams Gladwin McKirdy | Report | Nelson Brierley | Stadium:The County Ground Attendance: 8,327 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 27 August 20226 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Crawley Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Rodney Sinclair Henderson | Report | Johnson Ransom Powell Tsaroulla | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,277 Referee: Alan Young |
| 3 September 20227 | Carlisle United | 3–3 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST | Mellish Dennis Huntington | Report | Quigley Rodney | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 10 September 2022 | Rochdale | Postponed | Salford City | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing ofQueen Elizabeth II.[52] | ||||
| 13 September 20228 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Rochdale |
| 19:45BST | Quigley Odoh | Report | Moncur Pratley El Mizouni Archibald | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,173 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 17 September 20229 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Rochdale | Northampton |
| 15:00BST | Guthrie Hoskins | Report | Ball Diagouraga Graham | Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,691 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 24 September 202210 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Rochdale | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | O'Hara Dallison Sears | Report | Rodney Ball Odoh Seriki | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 1 October 202211 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Quigley | Report | Agard Miller Williams | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 8 October 202212 | Newport County | 0–1 | Rochdale | Newport |
| 15:00BST | Clarke | Report | Ball Keohane Quigley Rodney Henderson | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,824 Referee: David Rock |
| 15 October 202213 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Barrow | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Kelly Diagouraga Quigley Ball O'Donnell | Report | Warren Canavan | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,061 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill |
| 22 October 202214 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Wimbledon | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Sinclair Ebanks-Landell John | Report | Towler Assal Gunter Davison Woodyard | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,568 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 25 October 202215 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
| 19:45BST | Hemmings Simeu | Report | Henderson O'Donnell | Stadium:Prenton Park Referee: Andy Haines |
| 29 October 202216 | Walsall | 1–0 | Rochdale | Walsall |
| 15:00BST | Evans White Knowles Bennett | Report | Rodney | Stadium:Bescot Stadium Referee: Tom Nield |
| 8 November 202217 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Salford City | Rochdale |
| 19:45GMT | Odoh Henderson Brierley | Report | Galbraith | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,355 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 12 November 202218 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Sinclair Seriki John | Report | Perch Maris Hartigan | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 19 November 202219 | Sutton United | 1–0 | Rochdale | Sutton |
| 15:00GMT | Randall | Report | Stadium:Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,954 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 3 December 202220 | Rochdale | 1–4 | Harrogate Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Ball Brierley Odoh | Report | Thomson Ferguson Armstrong Folarin | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,254 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) | Rochdale | Postponed | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[53] | ||||
| 17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) | Bradford City | Postponed | Rochdale | Bradford |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Valley Parade | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[54] | ||||
| 26 December 202221 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Hartlepool United | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Nelson Henderson | Report | Menayese Umerah Sterry Cooke Killip | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 29 December 202222 | Doncaster Rovers | 4–3 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
| 19:45GMT | Seaman Close Biggins Anderson | Report | Rodney Williams Ebanks-Landell Sinclair | Stadium:Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,025 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 2 January 202323 | Barrow | 0–0 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00GMT | Whitfield | Report | Quigley Ball Sinclair | Stadium:Holker Street Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 7 January 202324 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Newport County | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Rodney Ebanks-Landell | Report | Norman Day Lewis Drysdale | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 10 January 2023 (2023-01-10)25 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| 19:45GMT | Crichlow Eisa | Report | Seriki Rodney Henderson O'Donnell | Stadium:University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 17,061 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 14 January 202326 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Rodney Diagouraga | Report | Tchamadeu Jay Skuse | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 21 January 202327 | Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| 15:00GMT | Hartley Umerah Sterry Hamilton Pruti | Report | Ebanks-Landell Graham | Stadium:Victoria Park Attendance: 4,353 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 28 January 202328 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Lloyd Diagouraga | Report | Gordon Huntington Feeney | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 4,042 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 4 February 202329 | Salford City | 2–1 | Rochdale | Salford |
| 15:00GMT | Smith McAleny Watson | Report | Quigley Taylor | Stadium:Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 11 February 202330 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Henderson Diagouraga Lloyd Quigley | Report | Fox | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)31 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Rochdale | Leyton |
| 19:45GMT | Sotiriou El Mizouni Kelman | Report | Dodgson Lloyd Odoh Ebanks-Landell Campbell | Stadium:Brisbane Road Attendance: 6,514 Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 18 February 202332 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Gillingham | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Keohane Ebanks-Landell | Report | Hawkins Lapslie | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 21 February 202333 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| 19:45GMT | Rodney Lloyd | Report | Knoyle Collar | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 4,604 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 25 February 2023 (2023-02-25)34 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Robertson O'Riordan Adebisi | Report | Odoh Keohane | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,387 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 4 March 202335 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Stevenage | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Rodney Lloyd | Report | Clark Reeves | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 11 March 202336 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00GMT | Glennon Lloyd Crocombe Maher Waterfall | Report | Quigley | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 5,963 Referee: James Oldham |
| 18 March 202337 | Rochdale | 4–4 | Swindon Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00GMT | Rodney Lloyd Dodgson Odoh Henderson Mullarkey | Report | Austin Clayton | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 25 March 202338 | Crawley Town | 2–0 | Rochdale | Crawley |
| 15:00GMT | Ogungbo Telford Conroy | Report | Ebanks-Landell Kelly | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,770 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 1 April 202339 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–1 | Rochdale | Wimbledon |
| 15:00BST | Little Brown | Report | Lloyd Mellor Odoh | Stadium:Plough Lane Attendance: 7,380 Referee: Alan Young |
| 7 April 202340 | Rochdale | 4–2 | Walsall | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Henderson Lloyd Taylor Brierley | Report | Matt Knowles Evans Maddox | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,090 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 10 April 202341 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Boateng Perch | Report | Dodgson Kelly O'Donnell | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 6,708 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 15 April 202342 | Rochdale | 0–3 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Graham | Report | Stubbs Crichlow Ebanks-Landell Banks | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 5,726 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 18 April 202343 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
| 19:45BST | Dodgson Lloyd Ebanks-Landell | Report | O'Donnell Hawkes Hemmings | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Scott Tallis |
| 22 April 202344 | Stockport County | 1–0 | Rochdale | Stockport |
| 15:00BST | Olaofe Lemonheigh-Evans Byrne | Report | Ebanks-Landell | Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,319 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 29 April 202345 | Rochdale | 4–1 | Sutton United | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Rodney Brierley Keohane Odoh | Report | House Wilson Beautyman Smith | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,148 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 8 May 202346 | Harrogate Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | Harrogate |
| 15:00BST | Sims | Report | Keohane | Stadium:Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,234 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Dale were drawn away toBristol Rovers in the first round.[55]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 November 2022 (2022-11-05)First round | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Rochdale | Horfield |
| 15:00GMT | Sinclair Gibbons | Report | John Odoh | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,679 Referee: Will Finnie |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Rochdale were drawn at home toBurton Albion in the first round and away toSheffield Wednesday in the second round.[56][57]
| 9 August 2022First round | Rochdale | 2–0 | Burton Albion | Rochdale |
| 19:45BST | Diagouraga Ball Rodney | Report | Powell Onyango | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 1,601 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 23 August 2022Second round | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Rochdale | Owlerton |
| 19:45BST | Brown Dele-Bashiru Adeniran Glover Vaulks | Report | Seriki Rodney | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Ben Toner |
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Rochdale withAccrington Stanley andSalford City.[58] Three days later,Liverpool U21s joined Northern Group D.[59]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Salford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 30 August 2022Group stage | Accrington Stanley | 3–3 (4–3p) | Rochdale | Accrington |
| 19:45BST | McConville Lowe Woods Coyle Pritchard Sinclair | Report | Graham Ball Henderson Brierley | Stadium:Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Peter Wright |
| Penalties | ||||
| Savin McConville Leigh Woods | Henderson Brierley Sinclair Kelly White | |||
| 20 September 2022Group stage | Rochdale | 1–0 | Liverpool U21 | Rochdale |
| 19:00BST | Graham Campbell Henderson Odoh | Report | Olufunwa Blair | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 1,060 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 18 October 2022Group stage | Rochdale | 2–2 (2–4p) | Salford City | Rochdale |
| 19:00BST | Henderson Kelly | Report | Simões Hendry Watt | Stadium:Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| Penalties | ||||
| Henderson Keohane Brierley Kelly | Hendry Watt Watson Bailey | |||