# 2015–16 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Josh Lillis | 44 | 0 | 40 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Joe Rafferty | 33 | 1 | 29 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Rhys Bennett | 21 | 2 | 7 + 9 | 2 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jimmy McNulty | 52 | 0 | 46 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ash Eastham | 24 | 2 | 19 + 1 | 2 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Ollie Lancashire | 36 | 2 | 34 + 0 | 2 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Peter Vincenti | 43 | 8 | 26 + 12 | 8 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Matty Lund | 32 | 1 | 25 + 4 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Calvin Andrew | 35 | 6 | 14 + 16 | 6 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Lewis Alessandra | 11 | 2 | 3 + 5 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 13 | 1 | 2 + 8 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | IRL | Donal McDermott | 43 | 3 | 32 + 5 | 2 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan | 11 | 1 | 11 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | John O'Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Scott Tanser | 11 | 1 | 6 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Grant Holt | 14 | 2 | 3 + 11 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 36 | 10 | 18 + 15 | 7 | 1 + 0 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | IRL | Brian Barry-Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Johny Diba | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Steve Collis | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jamie Allen | 40 | 3 | 35 + 3 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Michael Rose | 34 | 1 | 23 + 7 | 1 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Joel Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Andy Cannon | 30 | 0 | 22 + 3 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | NIR | Callum Camps | 36 | 5 | 28 + 4 | 5 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | FRA | John-Christophe Ayina | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Dave Syers | 6 | 0 | 2 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Nyal Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Billy Hasler-Cregg | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Tom Kennedy | 21 | 0 | 17 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | James Hooper | 3 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Joe Bunney | 34 | 9 | 19 + 13 | 9 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Ian Henderson | 42 | 13 | 36 + 3 | 13 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | POR | Joel Pereira | 8 | 0 | 6 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Kisimba Kisimba | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | RW | Lewis Alessandra | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LW | Donal McDermott | Ramsbottom United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Jimmy McNulty | Bury | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2015 | RW | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | Peterborough United | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Febian Brandy | Free Agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Stephen Dawson | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | DM | Bastien Héry | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Sean McGinty | Aldershot Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Jack Muldoon | Lincoln City | Free transfer |
| 3 August 2015 | GK | Rhys Lovett | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer |
* ↑ Following McGinty's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Aldershot Town on 3 June 2015.
* ↑ Following Muldoon's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Lincoln City on 28 May 2015.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 1 August 2015 | CF | Joel Logan | Wrexham | 10 January 2016 |
| 18 September 2015 | ST | Nyal Bell | Droylsden | 16 October 2015 |
| 18 September 2015 | ST | Billy Hasler-Cregg | Droylsden | 16 October 2015 |
* ↑ Logan's Wrexham loan was extended on 27 August 2015, until 10 January 2016.

## Competitions
### Pre-season friendlies

On 8 May 2015, Rochdale confirmed their first pre-season friendly against Macclesfield Town on 18 July 2015. On 11 May 2015, the second confirmed pre-season friendly was announced against Chester on 14 July 2015. On 14 May 2015, a friendly against AFC Fylde was announced. A day later the club confirmed their fourth friendly, against Blackburn Rovers. On 21 May 2015, a fifth friendly was announced against Huddersfield Town. On 29 May 2015, Rochdale announced they will face Accrington Stanley on 28 July 2015. On 21 July 2015, Dale announced a third pre-season friendly.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |

#### Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### FA Cup

On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made. Rochdale were drawn at home against Swindon Town. Rochdale were at home to Bury in the second round.

### League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Rochdale were drawn at home against Coventry City. Rochdale were drawn away to Hull City in the second round.

### Football League Trophy

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.

### Lancashire Senior Cup

On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Rochdale will face Manchester United.