Rochdale AFC News

ROCHDALE AFC has appointed former Carlisle United coach Carl Magnay as the club’s new first team assistant head coach.

Sheffield United's Development sides will face a busy pre-season schedule as the club's Under 21s and Under 18s prepare for another Professional...

Ipswich Town are increasingly likely to appoint Brian Barry-Murphy, according to one bookmaker, in what could be a surprise swoop for the Cardiff...

Head coach Ian Watson left South Shields to take charge of League Two newcomers Rochdale last week.

South Shields are looking for a new manager following Ian Watson's departure to Rochdale - and a former Newcastle United star is in contention.

SOUTH Shields have been backed to push for promotion into the National League against next season – by the manager that has just left them to join...

Rochdale AFC and Rochdale Borough Council have revealed proposals to create a new Football and Community Wellbeing Hub at Bowlee Playing Fields in...

Ian Watson left his role as South Shields manager on Tuesday after accepting an offer to take charge of League Two newcomers Rochdale.

South Shields manager Ian Watson has completed a deal to take charge of League Two newcomers Rochdale.

South Shields manager Ian Watson has left the club to take charge of National League play-off final winners Rochdale. The post Ian Watson leaves...

South Shields management team Ian Watson and Carl Magnay have completed a move to take charge of League Two newcomers Rochdale.

Former Wrexham defender Jimmy McNulty is the new manager of Stockport County.

Carabao Cup 2026/27 – Preliminary Draw The draw for the Preliminary Round of the 2026/27 Carabao Cup will be held later today, with details...

Stockport County have confirmed that former Walsall loanee Jid Okeke has reached a pre-contract agreement with German 3. Liga club SV Waldhof...

The Dale racked up over 100 points and looked set to return to the 92 with a stoppage-time winner against title rivals York City on the final day,...

Non-league’s ultimate groundhopper Tony Incenzo highlighted the importance of the football pyramid in developing talent such as Rochdale’s Oliver...

Football reporter and non-league boffin Tony Incenzo lauded Rochdale’s rollercoaster season as they won the Enterprise Team of the Year award at...

Following the end of the 2025/26 National League Play-Off Final, we now know which teams Walsall will be facing over the course of the upcoming...

By Joseph Saunders, Sportsbeat WEMBLEY WINNER: Rochdale goalkeeper Oliver Whatmuff ENGLAND youth international Oliver Whatmuff says his season-long...

By Joseph Saunders, Sportsbeat VINCE Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach, said the mark of a good team is not whether they get knocked...

Former Oldham Athletic midfielder Joe Pritchard will leave Rochdale this summer, after helping the club win promotion back to the Football League.

Sunderland have strengthened their analysis set-up with a new Academy of Light appointment

This time last many goals week, Connor Sansom was sitting in the pub watching his beloved Boreham Wood lose to Rochdale in a dramatic National...

Spotland, Sutton, Braintree and now Wembley. It’s The Dale Way and, as stoppage-time drama goes, Rochdale saved the best to last. The post Dale...

By Andy Mitchell IRRESISTIBLE Rochdale scrapped from two down to seal an EFL return on penalties and consign Boreham Wood to more Wembley...

FA VASE PREVIEW SPECIAL .. INTRODUCING COCKFOSTERS By CHRIS DUNLAVY THIS time last many goals week, Connor Sansom was sitting in the pub watching...

By Andy Mitchell IT SEEMED hard to imagine how Rochdale keeper Oliver Whatmuff’s day could have been any more memorable – but try telling him that....

By Chris Dunlavy LIFTING THE MOOD: Rochdale’s late hero Mani Dieseruvwe MANI Dieseruvwe says Rochdale’s players knew that victory was assured when...

NATIONAL LEAGUEPROMOTION PLAY-OFF FINAL By MATT BADCOCK AT WEMBLEY SPOTLAND, Sutton, Braintree and now Wembley. It’s The Dale Way and, as...

By David Watters PROS: Mark, left, and Paul The NLP’s Rochdale writer Mark Rooney missed out on seeing their Wembley joy after passing following a...

WEMBLEY REDEMPTION FOR DALE BLOWN it, celebrated too early, heartbroken, impossible to come back from. By Matt Badcock Rochdale boss Jimmy Mc-Nulty...

BOREHAM Wood’s Abdul Abdulmalik used the Wembley stage to show exactly why every side in League One is on his tail. For 70 minutes of last Sunday’s...

On this week’s edition of the Non-League Goalmouth, Editor at Large Matt Badcock and Executive Editor Jon Couch are joined by the Non-League...

More than 4,000 fans gathered outside Rochdale Town Hall last night (May 12) to celebrate The Dale’s promotion back into the football league

While the FA's Independent Disciplinary Commission's investigation into the Southampton spying scandal is likely to be scrupulously impartial,...

"It's sure been a rollercoaster ride, with weeks of drama, late goals, dramatic moments and incredible highs"

Celebration for Beckwith and Pettit at home of English football

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Robyn Cowen and Philippe Auclair to discuss all the weekend's footballRate, review, share on Apple...

Reading FC academy graduate Ryan East helps Rochdale secure promotion back to the EFL in dramatic play-off final.

Rochdale claimed a penalty shoot-out win against Boreham Wood in Sunday’s National League promotion final.

York City will be joined by fellow centurions Rochdale in the Football League next season.

Rochdale have done it! In dramatic fashion, Rochdale have returned to the Football League for the first time in three years. All it took was a...

Teen sensation Oliver Whatmuff was backed to become England’s number one by cock-a-hoop boss Jimmy McNulty after his penalty heroics sent Rochdale...

Blues U21s forward Leon Ayinde and his loan side Boreham Wood suffered National League play-off final heartbreak at Wembley this afternoon as his...

Irresistible Rochdale scrapped back from two down to seal a return to the EFL on penalties and consign Boreham Wood to another Wembley...

Penalty shootout win against Boreham Wood in the National League play-off final seals their return to the EFL after three seasons away

Boreham Wood 2-2 Rochdale (Rochdale 3-1 on pens)Rush 22, Abdulmalik 69; Smith 78, Dieseruvwe 90+6Rochdale, who were so close to promotion in their...

Graham Shaw, a former footballer who played for Stoke City, Preston North End and Rochdale, has been elected to represent the Knutton ward on...

On this week’s edition of the Non-League Goalmouth, Editor at Large Matt Badcock and Executive Editor Jon Couch are joined by the Non-League...

With the Wood one win from reaching the Football League for the first time, a veteran correspondent recalls lessons learned from their amateur...

Rochdale will face Boreham Wood in the National League play-off final after putting the disappointment of missing out on the title behind them by...

Boreham Wood Football Club can confirm that we will face Rochdale in the Enterprise National League Promotion Final at Wembley Stadium, with the...

Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL IT WAS eight minutes of mayhem witnessed around the world. From Brazil to Bahrain, Denmark to Dubai, there’s...

By Matt Badcock CHEERS, CHIEF! Scunthorpe Unietd owner Roj Rahman and Ross Barrows PICTURE: Alamy ANDY BUTLER says Scunthorpe United must be ready...

CAN Rochdale recover from the bitter disappointment of having their hands cruelly torn away from their grasp of the National League title trophy...

JIMMY McNulty believes his Rochdale troops are ready to press the reset button and take their second shot at promotion in today’s play-off...

More than 30 years on from suffering a massive injury, Craig Kirkby, from Rochdale, is the picture of fitness and defying everything he was told...

Plus: dramatic late drops into the relegation zone, the Italia 90 XI and teams wearing away kits in finalsMail us with your all of your questions...

Having “given it Carrick ‘til the end of the season” and with the conclusion of the campaign heaving into view, the Manchester United hierarchy...

York City have said they would support midfielder Hiram Boateng "through all proceedings" and were "committed to assisting" any review into events...

Four men have been charged over a reported incident after York City scored a dramatic equaliser to win the National League title

Four men - from Middleton, Heywood and Rochdale - have beencharged after football match incident

Six teams including Rochdale and Carlisle United compete in the National League play-offs from April 28 with all games broadcast live.

The FA and Greater Manchester Police are investigating Saturday's National League title decider at Rochdale after fans invaded the pitch and York...

Sports Mole ranks the 20 most dramatic injury-time winners in football history.

THE idiosyncrasies of England include an obsession with the weather, queuing, intense tea consumption, displaying a stiff upper lip and another...

Greater Manchester Police to look into ‘possible assault'York earned EFL promotion with draw in chaotic finalePolice will investigate a video which...

An extraordinary conclusion unfolded at Rochdale, where York claimed a 1-1 draw that was enough to secure top spot in the National League

Police have issued a statement after a video has gone viral on social media showing a York City player appearing to punch a fan during a chaotic...

York City were dramatically promoted to the Football League on Saturday with a dramatic victory against Rochdale but the post-match celebrations...

York owner Julie-Anne Uggla wants to emulate fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds after the Minstermen ended a 10-year Football League exile via a...

Footage shared on social media showed an unsavoury clash on the pitch, with York midfielder Hiram Boateng appearing to have been pushed to the...

York City's Josh Stones struck deep in stoppage time at National League title rivals ⁠Rochdale to send his side back up to English football's...

Rochdale vs York ended in dramatic scenes after City scored a last minute equaliser at the Crown Oil Arena

Julie-Anne Uggla was lost for words when celebrating York City’s title win against Rochdale.

York City boss Stuart Maynard described his team as “warriors” after they secured promotion to the Football League following a dramatic 1-1 draw...

National League leaders York City will play in the Football League again for the first time since the 2015-16 season following a dramatic 1-1 draw...

York City won the National League title in the most dramatic circumstances.

Two pitch invasions, two goals, two clubs on the edge until the furious final seconds

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Rochdale 1-1 York: Josh Stones' 103rd-minute strike cancelled out Emmanuel Dieuseruvwe's stoppage-time header to send York up in the most dramatic...

Josh Stones scored an equaliser 13 minutes into added time that returned York to the Football League – with a dramatic 1-1 draw also featuring an...

York City have been promoted back to the Football League after being crowned champions of the Enterprise National League.

York City were promoted from the National League at Rochdale's expense on Saturday, after securing a 1-1 draw in the 13th minute of injury time.

York City clinched the National League title in dramatic fashion, scoring a controversial equaliser in the 103rd minute against Rochdale in a match...