Rochdale AFC played 36 consecutive seasons in the Football League's bottom division from 1974 to 2010, the longest time any team has been in the bottom division of the League, with some even derisively calling it "the Rochdale AFC Division".
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Rochdale AFC had beaten Southampton, Doncaster Rovers, Charlton Athletic, York City, and Blackburn Rovers on their route to the final.
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Southport, which had finished one place above Rochdale AFC, was demoted instead and replaced by Wigan Athletic.
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Rochdale AFC missed out on the playoffs by six points, eventually finishing in 8th place, their highest league placing.
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On 4 March 2019, Rochdale AFC sacked manager Keith Hill after six years in charge: with Rochdale AFC in 22nd place.
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Also in August 2022, Rochdale AFC settled a High Court action regarding an attempted hostile takeover of the club by investors Morton House MGT in July 2021; in October 2022, Rochdale AFC were given a six-point penalty, suspended for two years, for failing to comply with EFL regulations over the attempted takeover.
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Club crest used by Rochdale AFC focuses on a variant of the arms of the former County Borough of Rochdale.
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Between 2010 and 2012 Rochdale AFC's shirts were predominantly blue with black pinstripes on the body and black sleeves.
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Rochdale AFC plays their home matches at Spotland Stadium, known locally as just Spotland, and currently named the Crown Oil Arena as part of a sponsorship deal by the Bury-based fuel company Crown Oil.
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Rochdale AFC had helped the club raise funds and left £250,000 to the club in his will when he died in 2020.
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Rochdale AFC have a number of rivalries with both local and non-local clubs.
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Rochdale AFC have lesser rivalries with Wigan Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Accrington Stanley and Bradford City.
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