# 2016–17 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Rochdale's 110th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## 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 | 19 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Joe Rafferty | 50 | 0 | 36 + 4 | 0 | 5 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Scott Tanser | 9 | 0 | 5 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jimmy McNulty | 44 | 0 | 33 + 2 | 0 | 3 + 2 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan | 33 | 2 | 23 + 2 | 2 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Harrison McGahey | 47 | 0 | 30 + 6 | 0 | 4 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 4 + 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Peter Vincenti | 16 | 1 | 3 + 11 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Matty Lund | 35 | 10 | 27 + 2 | 9 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Calvin Andrew | 43 | 7 | 31 + 8 | 7 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Callum Camps | 51 | 9 | 37 + 7 | 8 | 5 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 49 | 10 | 30 + 9 | 8 | 2 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 2 | 1 | 1 + 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | IRL | Donal McDermott | 21 | 1 | 9 + 8 | 1 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Ben Wilson | 8 | 0 | 8 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Ollie Rathbone | 33 | 2 | 18 + 9 | 2 | 3 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Joe Thompson | 27 | 4 | 17 + 4 | 4 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 16 | 1 | 3 + 7 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | James Hooper | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL | Keith Keane | 32 | 9 | 27 + 2 | 9 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Steve Davies | 37 | 4 | 16 + 13 | 0 | 4 + 0 | 3 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 3 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | IRL | Brian Barry-Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 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 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Jack Redshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 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 | 37 | 2 | 26 + 5 | 2 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | IRL | Conrad Logan | 30 | 0 | 24 + 0 | 0 | 4 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | David Owusu | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Andy Cannon | 31 | 3 | 14 + 10 | 2 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Aaron Morley | 6 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Sanmi Odelusi | 19 | 1 | 1 + 14 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Joel Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Mark Kitching | 6 | 0 | 4 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Matty Gillam | 1 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Joe Bunney | 36 | 1 | 28 + 1 | 1 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Ian Henderson | 49 | 19 | 39 + 3 | 15 | 3 + 0 | 2 | 2 + 0 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 1 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Andrew Hollins | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG | Neil Kengni-Kuemo | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | ENG | Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Niall Canavan | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Harrison McGahey | Sheffield United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | Oliver Rathbone | Manchester United | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2016 | RM | Joe Thompson | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2016 | GK | Conrad Logan | Hibernian | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2016 | CF | Steve Davies | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 3 January 2017 | DM | Keith Keane | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2017 | LB | Mark Kitching | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | SS | Lewis Alessandra | Hartlepool United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Nyal Bell | Gateshead | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Rhys Bennett | Mansfield Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Ashley Eastham | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Tom Kennedy | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Olly Lancashire | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Billy Hasler-Cregg | Altrincham | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Grant Holt | Hibernian | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Joel Logan | Guiseley | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Michael Rose | Morecambe | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Dave Syers | Free agent | Released |
| 27 January 2017 | LB | Scott Tanser | Port Vale | Mutual consent |
| 30 January 2017 | MF | James Hooper | Carlisle United | Mutual consent |
* ↑ Following Bell's release, he signed for Gateshead.
* ↑ Following Bennett's release, he signed for Mansfield Town.
* ↑ Following Hasler-Cregg's release, he signed for Altrincham.
* ↑ Following Holt's release, he signed for Hibernian.
* ↑ Following Logan's release, he signed for Guiseley.
* ↑ Following Rose's release, he signed for Morecambe.
* ↑ Following Hooper's departure, he joined Carlisle United.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 25 July 2016 | LW | Sanmi Odelusi | Wigan Athletic | 20 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | Keith Keane | Cambridge United | 3 January 2017 |
| 20 January 2017 | CF | Jack Redshaw | Blackpool | End of Season |
| 25 January 2017 | LB | Joel Taylor | Stoke City | End of Season |
| 27 January 2017 | LB | Mark Kitching | Middlesbrough | 31 January 2017 |
| 30 January 2017 | GK | Ben Wilson | Cardiff City | End of Season |
* ↑ On 20 January 2017, Sanmi Odelusi's season-long loan was terminated.
* ↑ On 31 January 2017, Mark Kitching's loan was made permanent.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 2 September 2016 | GK | Johny Diba | FC United of Manchester | 30 September 2016 |
| 9 September 2016 | CF | Matty Gillam | Stalybridge Celtic | 11 October 2016 |
| 9 September 2016 | MF | James Hooper | FC United of Manchester | 7 October 2016 |
| 19 October 2016 | MF | James Hooper | Stockport County | 16 November 2016 |

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 72 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 69 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 69 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 66 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 62 |

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | D |
| Position | | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |

#### Matches
### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Rochdale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Sunderland U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |