2014–15 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale A.F.C.
2014–15 season
Chairman Chris Dunphy
Manager Keith Hill
Stadium Spotland Stadium
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Football League Cup First round v Preston North End
Football League Trophy Second round v Walsall
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 season is the 94th season of competitive football for Rochdale A.F.C., a professional English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Rochdale return to Football League One for 2014-15 following promotion in 2013–14 Football League Two.

Players

Squad information

No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps Club goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1Josh LillisGKEnglandDerby24 June 19871150Scunthorpe United1 July 2012Free2016
21Jonathan Diba MusanguGKEnglandDemocratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi12 October 199700Academy1 July 2014Trainee2015
23Steve CollisGKEnglandHarrow18 March 198100Buxton31 January 2013Free2015
Defenders
2Joe RaffertyRBRepublic of IrelandLiverpool6 October 1993520Liverpool6 July 2012Free2015
3Rhys BennettCBEnglandAshton-in-Makerfield1 September 1991272Bolton Wanderers1 July 2012Free2016
4Sean McGintyCBRepublic of IrelandMaidstone11 August 199310Sheffield United20 May 2014Free2015
5Ashley EasthamCBEnglandPreston22 March 1993150Blackpool1 July 2013Free2015
6Oliver LancashireCBEnglandBasingstoke13 December 1988280Aldershot Town1 July 2013Free2015
17Scott TanserLBEnglandBlackpool23 October 199410Academy1 July 2013Trainee2015
25Michael RoseLBEnglandSalford28 July 1982526Colchester United14 February 2013Free2015
Midfielders
7Peter VincentiAMJerseySaint Peter7 July 1986425Aldershot Town1 July 2013Free2016
8Matthew LundCMNorthern Ireland EnglandManchester21 November 1990398Stoke City1 July 2013Free2015
14Bastien HeryDMFranceBrou-sur-Chantereine23 March 1992111Sheffield Wednesday1 July 2013Free2015
16Matt DoneLMWalesOswestry22 July 1988715Barnsley8 July 2013Free2016
20Brian Barry-MurphyCMRepublic of IrelandCork27 July 1978651Bury1 July 2010Free2015
24Jamie AllenCMEnglandRochdale29 January 1995216Academy1 July 2013Trainee2015
27Andy CannonCMEngland N/A N/A00Academy1 July 2014Trainee2015
28Callum CampsAMNorthern IrelandStockport30 November 199520Academy2014Trainee2016
Forwards
18Jack MuldoonCFEngland N/A N/A00Worksop Town15 May 2014Free2015
19George DonnellyCFEnglandKirkby28 May 19887513Macclesfield Town1 July 2012Undisclosed2015
26Joel LoganCFEnglandManchester25 January 199510Academy1 July 2013Trainee2015
39Joe BunneyCFEnglandManchester26 September 1993143Stockport County29 March 2013Free2015
40Ian HendersonCFEngland ScotlandThetford24 January 19854010Colchester United26 February 2013Free2015

Match Details

Pre-season

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Sheffield United (Q) 45 19 13 13 65 52 +13 70 Qualification to League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Chesterfield (Q) 45 19 11 15 67 54 +13 68
7 Rochdale 45 19 6 20 72 61 +11 63
8 Bradford City 45 16 14 15 54 55 −1 62
9 Peterborough United 45 18 8 19 52 56 −4 62
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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.[1]

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[2]

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.[3]

Football League Trophy

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving from
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
4 DF Sean McGinty EU Republic of Ireland20 Free transfer Sheffield United Summer 2015 Free Rochdale A.F.C
18 FW Jack Muldoon EU England24 Free transfer Worksop Town Summer 2015 Free Rochdale A.F.C
9 FW Calvin Andrew EU England27 Free transfer York City Summer 2016 Free Rochdale A.F.C
12 MF Stephen Dawson EU Republic of Ireland28 Free transfer Barnsley Summer 2015 Free Rochdale A.F.C
33 DF Tom Kennedy EU England29 Free transfer Barnsley Summer 2015 Free Rochdale A.F.C
10 FW Febian Brandy EU England25 Free transfer Rotherham United Winter 2015 Free Rochdale A.F.C
11 FW Reuben Noble-Lazarus EU Grenada21 Transfer Barnsley Winter 2016 Undisclosed Rochdale A.F.C

Out

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Status
 Moving to
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
— FW Godwin Abadaki EU Nigeria20 Released Free Agent Summer Free Rochdale A.F.C
4 DF Peter Cavanagh EU England32 Released Altrincham Summer Free Rochdale A.F.C
BBC Sport
10 FW Reece Gray EU England21 Released Free Agent Summer Free Rochdale A.F.C
19 FW Craig Lynch EU England22 Released Free Agent Summer Free Rochdale A.F.C
15 MF George Porter EU England21 Released Dagenham & Redbridge Summer Free Rochdale A.F.C
BBC Sport
21 GK Robbie Thomson EU Scotland21 Released Cowdenbeath Scotland Summer Free Rochdale A.F.C
BBC Sport
11 FW Scott Hogan EU England22 Transfer Brentford Summer £750,000 Rochdale A.F.C
— DF D'Arcy O'Connor EU England19 Released Hyde Summer Free Rochdale A.F.C
Hyde F.C
— MF Connor Martin EU England18 Free transfer Accrington Stanley Summer Free SkySports
19 FW George Donnelly EU England26 Transfer Tranmere Rovers Summer Undisclosed BBC Sport
16 MF Matt Done EU England26 Transfer Sheffield United Winter Undisclosed Rochdale A.F.C

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans In

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
22 GK Conrad Logan Republic of Ireland28 Leicester City 18 August 2014 1 January 2015 Rochdale A.F.C
Rochdale A.F.C
45 FW Shamir Fenelon England20 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 August 2014 8 October 2014 Rochdale A.F.C Brighton & Hove Albion F.C
29 DF Jack O'Connell England20 Blackburn Rovers 1 September 2014 6 January 2015 BBC Sport Rochdale A.F.C
11 FW Reuben Noble-Lazarus Grenada21 Barnsley 27 October 2014 13 January 2015 Rochdale A.F.C Rochdale A.F.C
19 MF Tomasz Cywka Poland26 Blackpool 26 November 2014 6 January 2015 Rochdale A.F.C Rochdale A.F.C
22 DF Jack O'Connell England20 Brentford 10 January 2015 29 March 2015 Rochdale A.F.C Rochdale A.F.C
19 GK Jamie Jones England26 Preston North End 26 February 2015 30 June 2015 Rochdale A.F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Loans Out

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
33 DF Tom Kennedy England29 Bury 23 October 2014 22 November 2014 Rochdale A.F.C Rochdale A.F.C
33 DF Tom Kennedy England29 Blackpool 22 November 2014 14 January 2015 BBC Sport
4 DF Sean McGinty Republic of Ireland21 Aldershot Town 20 February 2015 30 June 2015 Rochdale A.F.C
Rochdale A.F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

References

  1. ↑ "Rochdale AFC Fixtures 2014/15". Rochdale A.F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Capital One Cup: Dale To Host PNE". Rochdale A.F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.