# 2023–24 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 117th season in the history of Rochdale and their first outside the Football League since the 1920–21 season. The club will compete in the National League, the FA Cup and the FA Trophy.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | National League | National League | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | FA Trophy | FA Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Louie Moulden | 29 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Tiernan Brooks | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Kyron Gordon | 20 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Cameron John | 32 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ryan East | 45 | 4 | 42+1 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Max Taylor | 14 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | 45 | 3 | 44+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Tyrese Sinclair | 33 | 11 | 22+9 | 10 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Adam Clayton | 29 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GRN | Kairo Mitchell | 38 | 14 | 37+1 | 14 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Devante Rodney | 21 | 7 | 13+7 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NGA | Jesurun Uchegbulam | 32 | 1 | 19+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Bradley Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IRL | Jimmy Keohane | 43 | 7 | 34+7 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Tommy McDermott | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | D'Mani Mellor | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | WAL | George Nevett | 35 | 0 | 32+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Kwaku Oduroh | 22 | 1 | 11+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Michael Afuye | 10 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Cian Hayes | 25 | 7 | 22+2 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Dan Sassi | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Harvey Gilmour | 46 | 1 | 44+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Max Conway | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | AUS | Jacob Chapman | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Finlay Armstrong | 13 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Kyle Ferguson | 11 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Sam Mather | 10 | 2 | 6+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Luke Mann | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Ian Henderson | 41 | 11 | 21+18 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Corey Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | ENG | Isaac Burgess | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goals record

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | National League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 9 | | FW | Kairo Mitchell | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 40 | | FW | Ian Henderson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 7 | | MF | Tyrese Sinclair | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | 10 | | FW | Devante Rodney | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 18 | | MF | Cian Hayes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 13 | | MF | Jimmy Keohane | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | | MF | Ryan East | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | | DF | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | | MF | Sam Mather | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | | FW | D'Mani Mellor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 16 | | DF | Kwaku Oduroh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 11 | | MF | Jesurun Uchegbulam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 20 | | MF | Harvey Gilmour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 69 | 0 | 1 | 70 |

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Trophy | FA Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 20 | | MF | Harvey Gilmour | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | | DF | Cameron John | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | | FW | Kairo Mitchell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | | DF | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | | MF | Kyron Gordon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | | MF | Jimmy Keohane | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | | DF | Kwaku Oduroh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | | GK | Louie Moulden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | | FW | Devante Rodney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 40 | | FW | Ian Henderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | | GK | Tiernan Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | | MF | Adam Clayton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | | MF | Ryan East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | | DF | Kyle Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | | MF | Cian Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | | DF | George Nevett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | | MF | Tyrese Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | | DF | Max Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | | MF | Jesurun Uchegbulam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | | DF | Finlay Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | | GK | Jacob Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | | MF | Dan Sassi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 78 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 3 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 9 June 2023 | MF | Harvey Gilmour | FC Halifax Town | Free Transfer |
| 16 June 2023 | FW | Kairo Mitchell | Notts County | Free Transfer |
| 23 June 2023 | DF | Kyle Ferguson | Harrogate Town | Free Transfer |
| 28 June 2023 | FW | Moe Shubbar | Crawley Town | Undisclosed |
| 10 July 2023 | MF | Adam Clayton | Bradford City | Free Transfer |
| 21 July 2023 | MF | Michael Afuye | Avro | Free Transfer |
| 11 August 2023 | MF | Jesurun Uchegbulam | Chesterfield | Undisclosed |
| 23 December 2023 | MF | Ryan East | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2024 | DF | Kyron Gordon | AFC Fylde | Free Transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 2 June 2023 | MF | Ethan Brierley | Brentford | Undisclosed |
| 8 June 2023 | DF | Toby Mullarkey | Grimsby Town | Undisclosed |
| 22 June 2023 | MF | Liam Kelly | Crawley Town | Free Transfer |
| 27 June 2023 | GK | Richard O'Donnell | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2023 | MF | Abraham Odoh | Harrogate Town | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2023 | MF | James Ball | AFC Wimbledon | Free Transfer |
| 25 September 2023 | FW | Moe Shubbar | Weymouth | Free Transfer |
| 4 February 2024 | FW | Tahvon Campbell | Solihull Moors | Undisclosed |
| 25 April 2024 | MF | Adam Clayton | Liversedge | Released |
| 25 April 2024 | DF | Max Taylor | Morcambe | Free Transfer |
| 25 April 2024 | MF | Michael Afuye | Curzon Ashton | Free Transfer |
| 25 April 2024 | MF | Tyrese Sinclair | York City | Free Transfer |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Date until |
| 16 June 2023 | MF | Cody Johnson | Stockport County | 7 August 2023 |
| 5 July 2023 | DF | Kwaku Oduroh | Derby County | 10 January 2024 |
| 13 July 2023 | GK | Louie Moulden | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 January 2024 |
| 10 August 2023 | MF | Tommy McDermott | Port Vale | 7 November 2023 |
| 14 August 2023 | MF | Ryan East | Bradford City | End of season |
| 24 August 2023 | DF | Max Conway | Bolton Wanderers | 6 October 2023 |
| 5 October 2023 | MF | Cian Hayes | Fleetwood Town | End of season |
| 23 December 2023 | DF | Finlay Armstrong | Fleetwood Town | End of season |
| 11 January 2024 | FW | D'Mani Mellor | Wycombe Wanderers | End of season |
| 18 January 2024 | GK | Tiernan Brooks | Notts County | End of season |
| 1 February 2024 | MF | Sam Mather | Manchester United | End of season |
| 1 February 2024 | DF | Sam Murray | Manchester United | End of season |
| 23 February 2024 | DF | Dan Sassi | Blackpool | End of season |
| 21 March 2024 | GK | Jacob Chapman | Huddersfield Town | End of season |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Date until |
| 8 July 2023 | FW | Tahvon Campbell | Wealdstone | End of season |
| 12 January 2024 | MF | Michael Afuye | Guiseley | End of season |
| 26 March 2024 | DF | Max Taylor | Solihull Moors | End of season |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| National League | Matchday 1 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 036.96 |
| FA Cup | Fourth qualifying round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| FA Trophy | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 70 | +0 | 035.42 |
Last updated: pre-season Source: Soccerway

### National League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 65 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 63 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 62 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 70 | 82 | −12 | 60 |
| 13 | Eastleigh | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 73 | 87 | −14 | 59 |
* ↑ Southend United were deducted ten points for failing to pay debt to HMRC.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: pre-season. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| 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 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | W |
| Position | 21 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

#### Matches

Rochdale's fixtures were announced on 5 July 2023.  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Rochdale joined the 2023-24 FA Cup at the Fourth Qualifying Round  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Trophy

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures