For a list of all Rochdale players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players, and for the current squad see Rochdale A.F.C.#Current squad.
Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should be for first-team competitive games and include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches.
Statistics are up to date as of 13 April 2015.
Name | Position | Club career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals | Notes | {{sortname|David|Parkes|David Parkes (footballer born 1892)}} | DF | 1922–1928 | 209 | 11 | 219 | 12 |
{{sortname|Jack|Peart}} | FW | 1923–1924 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 10 | Manager of Rochdale 1923–1930 |
{{sortname|Albert|Whitehurst}} | FW | 1923–1928 | 169 | 117 | 187 | 128 | Player with most Rochdale goals in one season (1926/27) |
{{sortname|Alex|Christie|Alex Christie (footballer, born 1896)}} | HB | 1923–1928 | 137 | 5 | ? | ? |
{{sortname|Walter|Buckley|Walter Buckley (footballer)|}} | WH | 1933–1936 | 108 | 2 | 112 | 2 |
{{sortname|Ted|Goodier|}} | WH | 1937–1939 | 67 | 1 | 71 | 2 | Manager of Rochdale 1938–1952 |
{{sortname|Walter|Birch|dab=footballer}} | MF | 1946–1953 | 243 | 10 | 257 | 12 |
{{sortname|Don|Partridge|Don Partridge (footballer)}} | WH | 1946–1956 | 103 | 2 | 113 | 2 |
{{sortname|Eric|Wood|Eric Wood (footballer)}} | WH | 1946–1951 | 148 | 15 | 160 | 16 |
{{sortname|Jackie|Arthur|}} | WN | 1947–1954 | 170 | 25 | 182 | 27 |
{{sortname|Jack|Livesey|Jack Livesey (footballer)|}} | IF | 1948–1951 | 113 | 36 | 119 | 37 |
{{sortname|Jack|Warner|Jack Warner (footballer born 1911)|}} | WH | 1952–1953 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Player-manager of Rochdale 1952–1953 |
{{sortname|Jimmy|Anders|}} | WN | 1953–1956 | 123 | 28 | 123 | 28 |
{{sortname|Danny|Murphy|Danny Murphy (footballer born 1922)|}} | WH | 1954–1956 | 109 | 0 | 114 | 0 |
{{sortname|Brian|Green|Brian Green (footballer)}} | FW | 1955–1959 | 46 | 8 | 47 | 8 | Manager of Rochdale 1976–1977 |
{{sortname|Tony|Collins|Tony Collins (footballer)}} | WN | 1959?—1960? | 47 | 5 | ? | ? | Manager of Rochdale 1960–1967 |
{{sortname|Stanley|Milburn}} | DF | 1959–1965 | 238 | 26 | 269 | 26 |
{{sortname|Reg|Jenkins}} | FW | 1964–1973 | 305 | 119 | 332 | 129 | Record Rochdale goalscorer |
{{sortname|Joe|Ashworth|}} | WH | 1968–1971 | 132 | 3 | 148 | 4 |
{{sortname|Dennis|Butler|}} | WN | 1968–1972? | 157 | 36 | 170 | 39 |
{{sortname|Peter|Gowans|}} | WN | 1970–1973 | 144 | 21 | 155 | 22 |
{{sortname|Bob|Mountford}} | FW | 1975–1977 | 98 | 37 | 112 | 41 |
{{sortname|Bill|Summerscales}} | DF | 1975–1977 | 87 | 4 | 100 | 4 |
{{sortname|Nigel|O'Loughlin}} | MF | 1976–1982 | 245 | 17 | 269 | 19 |
{{sortname|Dave|Esser}} | MF | 1977–1982? | 180 | 24 | 199 | 27 |
{{sortname|Bobby|Scaife}} | MF | 1977–1980 | 98 | 9 | 106 | 11 |
{{sortname|Eric|Snookes}} | DF | 1978–1983 | 183 | 1 | 204 | 1 |
{{sortname|Brian|Taylor|Brian Taylor (footballer born 1954)}} | DF | 1978–1983? | 154 | 10 | 167 | 10 |
{{sortname|Terry|Dolan|Terry Dolan (footballer)}} | MF | 1981–1982 | 43 | 1 | 47 | 2 | Manager of Rochdale 1989–1991 |
{{sortname|David|Thompson|David Thompson (footballer born 1962)}} | MF | 1981–1986, 1994–1997 | 265 | 24 | 306 | 24 |
{{sortname|Jimmy|Greenhoff}} | FW | 1983–1984 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | Player-manager of Rochdale 1983–1984 |
{{sortname|Shaun|Reid}} | MF | 1983–1988, 1992–1995 | 240 | 14 | 291 | 20 |
{{sortname|Keith|Welch|}} | GK | 1987–1991 | 205 | 0 | 239 | 0 |
{{sortname|Dave|Sutton}} | DF | 1988–1989 | 28 | 2 | 34 | 2 | Manager of Rochdale 1991–1994 |
{{sortname|Jimmy|Graham|Jimmy Graham (footballer)}} | DF | 1989–1994 | 137 | 1 | 172 | 2 |
{{sortname|Peter|Ward|Peter Ward (footballer born 1964)}} | MF | 1989–1991 | 84 | 10 | 101 | 11 |
{{sortname|Andy|Milner}} | FW | 1990–1994 | 127 | 25 | 152 | 33 |
{{sortname|Paul|Butler|Paul Butler (footballer born 1972)}} | DF | 1991–1996 | 158 | 10 | 188 | 10 |
{{sortname|Alan|Reeves|Alan Reeves (footballer)}} | DF | 1991–1994 | 121 | 9 | 134 | 8 |
{{sortname|Steve|Whitehall}} | FW | 1991–1997 | 235 | 74 | 277 | 91 |
{{sortname|Andy|Thackeray}} | DF | 1992–1997 | 162 | 13 | 191 | 16 |
{{sortname|Mark|Stuart|Mark Stuart (footballer)}} | MF | 1993–1999 | 202 | 41 | 231 | 45 |
{{sortname|Jason|Peake}} | MF | 1994–1996, 1998–2000 | 176 | 17 | 208 | 21 |
{{sortname|Alex|Russell|Alex Russell (footballer born 1973)}} | MF | 1994–1998 | 103 | 14 | 115 | 15 |
{{sortname|David|Bayliss}} | DF | 1995–2001, 2006 | 189 | 9 | 219 | 9 |
{{sortname|John|Deary}} | MF | 1995–1997 | 88 | 10 | 103 | 16 |
{{sortname|Andy|Farrell|Andy Farrell (footballer)}} | MF | 1996–1999 | 97 | 1 | 113 | 1 |
{{sortname|Keith|Hill|Keith Hill (footballer)}} | DF | 1996–2001 | 176 | 6 | 198 | 7 | Manager of Rochdale 2006–2011, 2013- |
{{sortname|Robbie|Painter|}} | FW | 1996–1999 | 112 | 30 | 126 | 31 |
{{sortname|Neil|Edwards|Neil Edwards (footballer born 1970)}} | GK | 1997–2005 | 239 | 0 | 277 | 0 |
{{sortname|Gary|Jones|Gary Jones (footballer born 1977)}} | MF | 1998–2001, 2003–2012 | 403 | 62 | 459 | 67 | Record Rochdale appearances |
{{sortname|Mark|Monington}} | DF | 1998–2001 | 95 | 12 | 111 | 16 |
{{sortname|Wayne|Evans|Wayne Evans (footballer)}} | DF | 1999–2005 | 259 | 3 | 297 | 4 |
{{sortname|David|Flitcroft}} | DF | 1999–2003, 2007- | 161 | 4 | 190 | 4 |
{{sortname|Tony|Ford|Tony Ford (footballer born 1959)}} | MF | 1999–2002 | 89 | 6 | 104 | 7 |
{{sortname|Clive|Platt|}} | FW | 1999–2003 | 169 | 30 | 194 | 37 |
{{sortname|Kevin|Townson|}} | FW | 2000-2005 | 102 | 25 | 102 | 25 |
{{sortname|Paul|Connor|Paul Connor (footballer)}} | FW | 2001–2004 | 94 | 29 | 108 | 32 | Highest transfer fee paid (£150,000) |
{{sortname|Matt|Doughty|}} | DF | 2001–2004 | 108 | 1 | 126 | 2 |
{{sortname|Matt|Gilks|}} | GK | 2001–2007 | 176 | 0 | 197 | 0 |
{{sortname|Gareth|Griffiths|dab=footballer}} | DF | 2001–2006 | 184 | 14 | 204 | 18 |
{{sortname|Lee|McEvilly|}} | FW | 2001–2004, 2007–2008, 2008–2009 | 108 | 33 | 118 | 35 |
{{sortname|Paul|Simpson|Paul Simpson (footballer)}} | MF | 2002–2003 | 42 | 15 | 50 | 17 | Player-manager of Rochdale 2002–2003 |
{{sortname|Ernie|Cooksey}} | MF | 2004–2007 | 87 | 8 | 100 | 8 |
{{sortname|Alan|Goodall}} | DF | 2004–2007, 2010–2011 | 123 | 8 | 135 | 8 |
{{sortname|Rory|McArdle}} | DF | 2005–2010 | 148 | 5 | 166 | 6 |
{{sortname|Chris|Dagnall}} | FW | 2006–2010 | 156 | 54 | 176 | 60 |
{{sortname|Simon|Ramsden}} | DF | 2006–2009 | 112 | 6 | 124 | 6 |
{{sortname|Adam|Rundle}} | FW | 2006–2010 | 127 | 17 | 148 | 19 |
{{sortname|Nathan|Stanton}} | DF | 2006–2010 | 139 | 0 | 154 | 0 |
{{sortname|Joe|Thomson|Joe Thompson (footballer)}} | MF | 2006–2012, 2013 | 150 | 15 | 150 | 15 |
{{sortname|Tom|Kennedy|Tom Kennedy (footballer)}} | DF | 2007–2010, 2010–2011, 2014– | 159 | 9 | 159 | 9 |
{{sortname|Marcus|Holness}} | DF | 2007–2008, 2008–2012 | 108 | 4 | 108 | 4 |
{{sortname|Adam|le Fondre}} | FW | 2007–2009 | 98 | 38 | 112 | 42 |
{{sortname|Chris|O'Grady}} | FW | 2009–2010, 2010–2011 | 90 | 31 | 95 | 31 |
{{sortname|Craig|Dawson}} | DF | 2009–2010, 2010–2011 | 87 | 19 | 94 | 22 |
{{sortname|Andrew|Tutte}} | MF | 2010, 2011–2014 | 95 | 10 | 110 | 21 |
{{sortname|Matt|Done}} | FW | 2010–2011, 2013–2015 | 94 | 15 | 110 | 20 |
{{sortname|Rhys|Bennett}} | DF | 2012– | 93 | 5 | 93 | 5 |
{{sortname|Josh|Lillis}} | GK | 2012– | 130 | 0 | 130 | 0 |
{{sortname|Ian|Henderson|Ian Henderson (footballer)}} | FW | 2013– | 100 | 36 | 100 | 20 |
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