Random Dale Player of the Day

Joe Thompson sadly passed away on 17th April 2025 at the age of 36, leaving behind a loving wife and two daughters. Following the death, Rochdale retired his legendary number 15 shirt. I simply couldn't cover anyone else on day 15. RIP Joey T joethompsonfoundation.co.uk #RAFC

He retired with us in 2018, before becoming a key asset to the local community. Joe was diagnosed with cancer for the third time in 2024, however he kept fighting on, even completing a 21 mile walk for a fundraiser, 5 months after his diagnosis. 2/3

Dale player of the day #15 - Joe Thomson Joey had 3 spells with us which added up to 6 years in total, starting his career with us in 2010. In total, Joey made 65 appearances for dale, scoring 8 goals, including that famous goal Vs Charlton, after beating cancer twice. 1/3

Correction - Deal ends in summer next year. Flash score is stupid and I should have checked transfermrkt instead

Dale player of the day #14 - Ryan East Ryan currently plays for us after joining from Bradford on loan in 2023, before signing permanently in 2024. He is currently on 116 appearances, with 12 goals and 12 assists. The 27-year-old's deal ends this summer. #RAFC

Dale player of the day #13 - Cody Johnson Cody joined on loan from Stockport in 2023, before being recalled by Stockport quite quickly, before even making an appearance. He is now at Halifax Town #RAFC

Dale player of the day #12*

Dale player of the day #11 - Aaron Wilbraham The striker joined from Bolton in 2018 and retired with us in 2020. He made 47 appearances, in which he scored 7 goals and assisted 2. One of those goals came against Newcastle in The FA Cup. He's now a player agent #RAFC

Dale player of the day #11 - David Perkins David started his career at Dale in 2006, leaving in 2008 for Colchester. He rejoined us in 2018, making 17 appearances before joining Tranmere in 2019. He didn't register a goal contribution at all for us. He is now retired. #RAFC

Dale player of the day #10 - Louie Moulden Louie joined on loan from Wolves in 2023 for a year, but after 6 months, he was recalled so he could join Northampton. The GK made 28 appearances, recording 6 clean sheets and 5 assists. He now plays for Norwich at U23 level. #RAFC

Dale player of the day #9 - Brad Inman The Aussie joined in 2017, making 66 appearances and scoring 8 goals. He left in 2019 to join Brisbane Roar back in Australia. At the age of 34, he currently plays for Gold Coast Knights SC, with a return of 15 goals in 19 games #RAFC

@jammy6666 We'll pass on this one. Maybe York City might want him

@RAFCDailyPlayer Do you guys want him back?

Dale player of the day #7 - Kairo Mitchell Kairo joined us in 2023 following relegation to non-league. The Grenadian made 83 appearances, scoring 28 goals and a NL player of the month in Oct 2024. He left on a sour note in 2025, joining Forest Green on a free transfer. #RAFC

Dale player of the day #8 - Michael Rose Rose joined in 2012 from Colchester, going on to make 118 dale appearances, scoring 8 goals in the process. He left in 2016 to join Morecambe He retired in 2020 whilst playing for Macclesfield Town, before they went bust. #RAFC

Dale player of the day #6 - Ryan Delaney Ryan joined in 2017, making 48 appearances in all competitions. The defender joined Wimbledon on loan in 2019 and left for Bolton in 2020. He now plays for Newport, who are bottom of the table in League Two #RAFC

Dale player of the day #5 - Charlie Waller Charlie joined on loan from MK Dons in December last year, making three appearances and keeping one clean sheet. He is now on loan at Wealdstone, still under contract at MK Dons. #RAFC

Dale player of the day #4 - Calvin Andrew The striker joined in 2014, enjoying 6 years at the Dale. He made 230 appearances for us, (almost half of his total career appearances), providing 28 goals, 17 assists and 1 elbow. He retired in 2021 to move on to punditry #RAFC

Dale Player of the Day #3 - Adam Clayton Adam joined in 2023, following our relegation to The NL, going on to make 27 appearances. He has since retired from football, but is now gaffer at Matlock Town for the second time, after being brought back two days after leaving. #RAFC

Random Dale Player of the Day #2 - Conrad Logan The Irishman played as a keeper for Dale, joining on loan for the season in 2014, making 55 appearances and keeping 19 clean sheets. After retiring in October, he is now manager at Anstey Nomads at step 4 of non league. #RAFC

@briggsy1171 I'm afraid it's random

Random Dale Player of the Day #1 - Kgosi Ntlhe Ntlhe played as a full back for Rochdale in 2017, before joining Scunthorpe in 2019. The South African made 52 apperances during his time with us, scoring 3 goals and assisting 5. He has been a free agent since July 2025 #RAFC