# 2014–15 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was the 94th season of competitive football for Rochdale. Rochdale returned to Football League One for 2014–15 following promotion in 2013–14 Football League Two.
Rochdale began the season on 9 August 2014, with the opening game of their League One campaign. They also competed in the two domestic cups, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

## Background

Rochdale finished third in the League two last season meaning that they gained automatic promotion to League One. Scott Hogan, George Donnelly and Matt Done left the club. Rochdale completed their first signing of the season on 15 May 2014 with the acquisition of Jack Muldoon from Workshop Town on a free transfer, and followed this up in the following five days with Sean McGinty from Sheffield United.

## 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 + 2 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Joe Rafferty | 39 | 1 | 28 + 3 | 1 | 4 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Rhys Bennett | 46 | 3 | 33 + 6 | 2 | 5 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ashley Eastham | 49 | 2 | 40 + 1 | 2 | 6 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Olly Lancashire | 28 | 1 | 16 + 5 | 0 | 6 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Peter Vincenti | 44 | 16 | 36 + 1 | 13 | 4 + 0 | 2 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Matthew Lund | 18 | 2 | 12 + 2 | 2 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Calvin Andrew | 41 | 6 | 5 + 27 | 5 | 1 + 5 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | SKN | Febian Brandy | 4 | 0 | 1 + 3 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 21 | 2 | 7 + 12 | 1 | 0 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | IRL | Stephen Dawson | 36 | 0 | 27 + 3 | 0 | 5 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Bastien Héry | 28 | 1 | 12 + 9 | 1 | 3 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | WAL | Matt Done | 30 | 14 | 23 + 0 | 10 | 5 + 0 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Scott Tanser | 36 | 1 | 27 + 3 | 1 | 4 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Jack Muldoon | 6 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | POL | Tomasz Cywka | 5 | 0 | 1 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | George Donnelly | 4 | 0 | 1 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | ENG | Jamie Jones | 13 | 0 | 13 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Brian Barry-Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Johny Diba | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | IRL | Conrad Logan | 25 | 0 | 19 + 0 | 0 | 4 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Jack O'Connell | 31 | 5 | 28 + 1 | 5 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Jamie Allen | 41 | 0 | 33 + 2 | 0 | 2 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Michael Rose | 37 | 1 | 26 + 6 | 1 | 4 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Joel Logan | 10 | 0 | 4 + 4 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Andy Cannon | 19 | 0 | 16 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | NIR | Callum Camps | 15 | 1 | 6 + 6 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Kisimba Kisimba | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Nyal Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 + 3 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | William Hasler-Cregg | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Tom Kennedy | 24 | 0 | 22 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | James Hooper | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Joe Bunney | 22 | 2 | 10 + 9 | 2 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Ian Henderson | 50 | 22 | 44 + 0 | 22 | 4 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Shamir Fenelon | 5 | 0 | 0 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Club caps | Club goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Josh Lillis | GK | Derby | (1987-06-24) 24 June 1987 (age 37) | 115 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 1 July 2012 | Free | 2016 |
| 21 | Johny Diba | GK | Mbuji-Mayi | (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 2015 |
| 23 | Steve Collis | GK | Harrow | (1981-03-18) 18 March 1981 (age 43) | 0 | 0 | Buxton | 31 January 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Joe Rafferty | RB | Liverpool | (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) | 52 | 0 | Liverpool | 6 July 2012 | Free | 2015 |
| 3 | Rhys Bennett | CB | Ashton-in-Makerfield | (1991-09-01) 1 September 1991 (age 33) | 27 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 July 2012 | Free | 2016 |
| 4 | Sean McGinty | CB | Maidstone | (1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 20 May 2014 | Free | 2015 |
| 5 | Ashley Eastham | CB | Preston | (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31) | 15 | 0 | Blackpool | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| 6 | Olly Lancashire | CB | Basingstoke | (1988-12-13) 13 December 1988 (age 35) | 28 | 0 | Aldershot Town | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| 17 | Scott Tanser | LB | Blackpool | (1994-10-23) 23 October 1994 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2015 |
| 25 | Michael Rose | LB | Salford | (1982-07-28) 28 July 1982 (age 42) | 52 | 6 | Colchester United | 14 February 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | Peter Vincenti | AM | Saint Peter | (1986-07-07) 7 July 1986 (age 38) | 42 | 5 | Aldershot Town | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2016 |
| 8 | Matty Lund | CM | Manchester | (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 33) | 39 | 8 | Stoke City | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| 12 | Stephen Dawson | CM | Dublin | (1985-12-04) 4 December 1985 (age 38) | 0 | 0 | Barnsley | 13 August 2014 | Free | 2015 |
| 14 | Bastien Héry | DM | Brou-sur-Chantereine | (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32) | 28 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| 16 | Matt Done | LM | Oswestry | (1988-07-22) 22 July 1988 (age 36) | 71 | 5 | Barnsley | 8 July 2013 | Free | 2016 |
| 20 | Brian Barry-Murphy | CM | Cork | (1978-07-27) 27 July 1978 (age 46) | 65 | 1 | Bury | 1 July 2010 | Free | 2015 |
| 24 | Jamie Allen | CM | Rochdale | (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 29) | 21 | 6 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2015 |
| 27 | Andy Cannon | CM | Tameside | (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 2015 |
| 28 | Callum Camps | AM | Stockport | (1995-11-30) 30 November 1995 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Academy | 2014 | Trainee | 2016 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 18 | Jack Muldoon | CF | Scunthorpe | (1989-05-19) 19 May 1989 (age 35) | 0 | 0 | Worksop Town | 15 May 2014 | Free | 2015 |
| 26 | Joel Logan | CF | Manchester | (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2015 |
| 39 | Joe Bunney | CF | Manchester | (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 31) | 14 | 3 | Stockport County | 29 March 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| 40 | Ian Henderson | CF | Thetford | (1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 39) | 40 | 10 | Colchester United | 26 February 2013 | Free | 2015 |

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
    Correct as of match played on 25 May 2015
| No. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 40 | Ian Henderson | FW | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Peter Vincenti | MF | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 16 | Matt Done | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Calvin Andrew | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Rhys Bennett | MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Jack O'Connell | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 39 | Joe Bunney | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Ashley Eastham | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Olly Lancashire | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Matty Lund | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Callum Camps | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Joe Rafferty | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Michael Rose | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Scott Tanser | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Match details
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 69 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 65 | |
| 8 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 63 | |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 63 | |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 63 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.

### FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.

### League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Rochdale were drawn at home to Preston North End.

### Football League Trophy
## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 4 | DF | Sean McGinty | 20 | EU | Sheffield United | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 18 | FW | Jack Muldoon | 24 | EU | Worksop Town | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 9 | FW | Calvin Andrew | 27 | EU | York City | Free transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 12 | MF | Stephen Dawson | 28 | EU | Barnsley | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 33 | DF | Tom Kennedy | 29 | EU | Barnsley | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 10 | FW | Febian Brandy | 25 | EU | Rotherham United | Free transfer | Winter | 2015 | Free | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 11 | FW | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 21 | EU | Barnsley | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | Undisclosed | Rochdale A.F.C |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| — | FW | Godwin Abadaki | 20 | EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 4 | DF | Peter Cavanagh | 32 | EU | Altrincham | Released | Summer | Free | Rochdale A.F.C BBC Sport |
| 10 | FW | Reece Gray | 21 | EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 19 | FW | Craig Lynch | 22 | EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 15 | MF | George Porter | 21 | EU | Dagenham & Redbridge | Released | Summer | Free | Rochdale A.F.C BBC Sport |
| 21 | GK | Robbie Thomson | 21 | EU | Cowdenbeath | Released | Summer | Free | Rochdale A.F.C BBC Sport |
| 11 | FW | Scott Hogan | 22 | EU | Brentford | Transfer | Summer | £750,000 | Rochdale A.F.C |
| — | DF | D'Arcy O'Connor | 19 | EU | Hyde | Released | Summer | Free | Rochdale A.F.C Hyde F.C |
| — | MF | Connor Martin | 17–18 | EU | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer | Summer | Free | SkySports |
| 19 | FW | George Donnelly | 26 | EU | Tranmere Rovers | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 16 | MF | Matt Done | 26 | EU | Sheffield United | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | Rochdale A.F.C |
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### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 22 | GK | Conrad Logan | 28 | Leicester City | 18 August 2014 | 1 January 2015 | Rochdale A.F.C Rochdale A.F.C | |
| 45 | FW | Shamir Fenelon | 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 August 2014 | 8 October 2014 | Rochdale A.F.C | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C |
| 29 | DF | Jack O'Connell | 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 September 2014 | 6 January 2015 | BBC Sport | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 11 | FW | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 21 | Barnsley | 27 October 2014 | 13 January 2015 | Rochdale A.F.C | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 19 | MF | Tomasz Cywka | 26 | Blackpool | 26 November 2014 | 6 January 2015 | Rochdale A.F.C | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 22 | DF | Jack O'Connell | 20 | Brentford | 10 January 2015 | 29 March 2015 | Rochdale A.F.C | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 19 | GK | Jamie Jones | 26 | Preston North End | 26 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 | Rochdale A.F.C | |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 33 | DF | Tom Kennedy | 29 | Bury | 23 October 2014 | 22 November 2014 | Rochdale A.F.C | Rochdale A.F.C |
| 33 | DF | Tom Kennedy | 29 | Blackpool | 22 November 2014 | 14 January 2015 | BBC Sport | |
| 18 | FW | Jack Muldoon | 25 | F.C. Halifax Town | 30 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | Rochdale A.F.C | |
| 4 | DF | Sean McGinty | 21 | Aldershot Town | 20 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 | Rochdale A.F.C Rochdale A.F.C | |