# 2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 113th year in existence and their sixth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## First-team squad

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 12 | Jay Lynch | GK | Salford | 27 | 12 | 0 | AFC Fylde | 19 August 2019 | Free | 2021 |
| 25 | Robert Sánchez | GK | Cartagena | 22 | 35 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 July 2019 | Loan | 2020 |
| 31 | Bradley Wade | GK | | 18 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2018 | Trainee | 2020 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ryan McLaughlin | RB | Belfast | 25 | 19 | 0 | Blackpool | 23 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 3 | Rhys Norrington-Davies | LB | Riyadh | 21 | 34 | 1 | Sheffield United | 2 July 2019 | Loan | 2020 |
| 4 | Jimmy McNulty | CB | Runcorn | 35 | 191 | 4 | Bury | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2021 |
| 6 | Eoghan O'Connell | CB | Cork | 24 | 38 | 0 | Bury | 4 July 2019 | Free | 2021 |
| 15 | Paul McShane | CB | Wicklow | 34 | 17 | 1 | Free Agent | 10 October 2019 | Free | 2021 |
| 41 | Luke Matheson | RB | Rochdale | 17 | 36 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 February 2020 | Loan | 2020 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | Stephen Dooley | RM | Ballymoney | 28 | 56 | 4 | Coleraine | 1 July 2018 | Free | 2021 |
| 8 | Michael J. Williams | DM | Bangor | 24 | 82 | 1 | Liverpool | 1 July 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| 10 | Callum Camps | CM | Tameside | 24 | 240 | 30 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2020 |
| 13 | Jimmy Keohane | AM | Aylesbury | 29 | 46 | 0 | Cork City | 1 February 2019 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 14 | Oliver Rathbone | CM | Blackburn | 23 | 137 | 12 | Manchester United | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2022 |
| 16 | Matt Done | LM | Oswestry | 31 | 238 | 31 | Sheffield United | 3 August 2017 | Free | 2021 |
| 20 | Jimmy Ryan | CM | Liverpool | 31 | 34 | 1 | Blackpool | 29 July 2019 | Free | 2021 |
| 21 | Matty Lund | CM | Manchester | 29 | 135 | 23 | Scunthorpe United | 31 January 2020 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 28 | Aaron Morley | CM | Bury | 20 | 45 | 5 | Academy | 1 March 2017 | Trainee | 2022 |
| 35 | Lewis Bradley | AM | | 18 | 7 | 0 | Academy | 28 June 2019 | Trainee | 2020 |
| 38 | Harrison Hopper | CM | | 18 | 5 | 0 | Academy | 28 June 2019 | Trainee | 2020 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Calvin Andrew | CF | Luton | 33 | 231 | 28 | York City | 25 July 2014 | Free | 2020 |
| 11 | Tyler Smith | CF | Sheffield | 21 | 4 | 1 | Sheffield United | 15 January 2020 | Loan | 2020 |
| 18 | Aaron Wilbraham | CF | Knutsford | 40 | 52 | 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 July 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| 22 | Kwadwo Baah | CF | | 19 | 10 | 0 | Academy | 20 June 2019 | Trainee | 2021 |
| 36 | Matty Gillam | CF | Bexley | 21 | 32 | 5 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | 2020 |
| 40 | Ian Henderson | CF | Bury St Edmunds | 35 | 343 | 126 | Colchester United | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2020 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 1 | Josh Lillis | GK | Derby | 33 | 292 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 1 July 2012 | Free | 2020 |
| 37 | Fábio Tavares | CF | Rochdale | 19 | 21 | 2 | Academy | 28 June 2019 | Trainee | 2020 |

### Statistics

    As of 13 June 2020
| 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 |
| 2 | DF | NIR | Ryan McLaughlin | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Rhys Norrington-Davies | 34 | 1 | 27+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | James McNulty | 17 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Eoghan O'Connell | 38 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NIR | Stephen Dooley | 29 | 3 | 19+3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | WAL | Jordan Williams | 35 | 1 | 28+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Calvin Andrew | 29 | 0 | 3+17 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Callum Camps | 38 | 8 | 28+0 | 6 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Tyler Smith | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Jay Lynch | 12 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IRL | Jimmy Keohane | 37 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Oliver Rathbone | 31 | 3 | 19+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Paul McShane | 17 | 1 | 15+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Matt Done | 31 | 1 | 14+10 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Aaron Wilbraham | 27 | 5 | 11+8 | 3 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Jimmy Ryan | 34 | 1 | 16+8 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NIR | Matty Lund | 5 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Kwadwo Baah | 10 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Robert Sánchez | 35 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Aaron Morley | 32 | 5 | 18+5 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Lewis Bradley | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Matty Gillam | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Harrison Hopper | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Ian Henderson | 39 | 16 | 29+2 | 15 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Luke Matheson | 28 | 2 | 18+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Louie Clarkson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Peter Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Toby Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Joe Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 37 | FW | ENG | Fábio Tavares | 21 | 2 | 1+13 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | ENG | Rekeil Pyke | 20 | 3 | 11+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Tyler Magloire | 5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 13 June 2020
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 40 | | CF | Ian Henderson | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 10 | | AM | Callum Camps | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 18 | | CF | Aaron Wilbraham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 28 | | CM | Aaron Morley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | | RM | Stephen Dooley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | | LW | Rekeil Pyke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | | CM | Oliver Rathbone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 37 | | CF | Fábio Tavares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 41 | | RB | Luke Matheson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | | LB | Rhys Norrington-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | | DM | Jordan Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 11 | | CF | Tyler Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 15 | | CB | Paul McShane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 16 | | LM | Matt Done | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 20 | | CM | Jimmy Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 21 | | CM | Matty Lund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 51 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 13 June 2020
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 10 | | AM | Callum Camps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | | DM | Jordan Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | | CB | Eoghan O'Connell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | | RM | Stephen Dooley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | | CM | Oliver Rathbone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | | CF | Aaron Wilbraham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 28 | | CM | Aaron Morley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | | LB | Rhys Norrington-Davies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | | CF | Calvin Andrew | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | | AM | Jimmy Keohane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | | CM | Jimmy Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | | LW | Kwadwo Baah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | | GK | Robert Sánchez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | | CB | Jimmy McNulty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 40 | | CF | Ian Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | | LW | Rekeil Pyke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | | GK | Jay Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | | CB | Paul McShane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | | CF | Matty Gillam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 41 | | RB | Luke Matheson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 4 July 2019 | CB | Eoghan O'Connell | Bury | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2019 | CM | Jimmy Ryan | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 19 August 2019 | GK | Jay Lynch | AFC Fylde | Free transfer |
| 10 October 2019 | CB | Paul McShane | Reading | Free transfer |
| 7 January 2020 | FW | Keaton Mulvey | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2020 | CM | Matty Lund | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 2 July 2019 | LB | Rhys Norrington-Davies | Sheffield United | 30 June 2020 |
| 3 July 2019 | CF | Rekeil Pyke | Huddersfield Town | 30 June 2020 |
| 24 July 2019 | GK | Robert Sánchez | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 June 2020 |
| 8 August 2019 | CB | Tyler Magloire | Blackburn Rovers | 30 June 2020 |
| 15 January 2020 | CF | Tyler Smith | Rochdale | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 28 August 2019 | GK | Bradley Wade | Barrow | October 2019 |
| 2 September 2019 | CB | Ryan Delaney | AFC Wimbledon | 6 January 2020 |
| 6 January 2020 | GK | Bradley Wade | Ramsbottom United | February 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | GK | Bradley Wade | Guiseley | 30 June 2020 |
| 4 February 2020 | MF | Lewis Bradley | Colne | March 2020 |
| 21 February 2020 | FW | Fábio Tavares | Curzon Ashton | 30 June 2020 |
| 5 March 2020 | FW | Keaton Mulvey | Runcorn Linnets | April 2020 |
| 6 March 2020 | GK | Josh Lillis | AFC Fylde | 30 June 2020 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | Daniel Adshead | Norwich City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Brad Inman | Brisbane Roar | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | Jordan Williams | AFC Fylde | Released |
| 2 July 2019 | LB | Kgosi Ntlhe | Scunthorpe United | Mutual consent |
| 5 July 2019 | CF | Florian Yonsian | Salford City | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | CB | Ryan Delaney | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | RB | Luke Matheson | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £1m |

## Pre-season

The Dale announced pre-season friendlies against Farense, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Ramsbottom United, Bradford City and Hyde United.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 45 | 1.29 | |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 41 | 1.21 | |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | 1.20 | |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 40 | 1.14 | |
| 18 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 36 | 1.06 | |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 37 | 1.06 | |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 35 | 1.00 | |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 32 | 0.94 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Southend United (R) | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 19 | 0.54 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 March 2020. Source:

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |

#### Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches. The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.

### EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |