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Rochdale

Rochdale AFC

Kit impression

Founded

1907

Years standing

119

Home ground

Spotland Stadium

Capacity

10,249 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Nickname: The Dale

Adopting Rochdale means England EFL League Two results start mattering to you, a club going since 1907. Not a novelty, a habit.

Worth the journey
Nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), roughly 31km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.
The calendar you inherit
England EFL League Two is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1907 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Loaded cabinet
6 distinct honours on record, including Third Division North (level 3). Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.

Ground: Spotland Stadium. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Manchester Airport (MAN)

31 km / 19 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Rochdale railway station

1.3 km / 1 miles out

Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.