Rochdale football club: former football league oldest players

Oldest Rochdale players

Below are Rochdale's oldest former football league players and their age in years and days on the occasion of their most recent actual former football league appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is measured in years and days from their date of birth to the day of their most recent former football league game.

Player	Age (Y:d)	Age (days)	Match
Tony Ford	42:173	15514	03 Nov 2001 H v Torquay United
Richard Jobson	39:359	14604	03 May 2003 A v Macclesfield Town
Neil Redfearn	38:315	14195	01 May 2004 H v Southend United
Brian Barry-Murphy	38:105	13985	09 Nov 2016 A v Hartlepool United
Dele Adebola	37:224	13739	02 Feb 2013 H v Chesterfield
Ian Bishop	37:152	13667	29 Oct 2002 H v Exeter City
Paul Simpson	36:266	13415	18 Apr 2003 H v Bury
Mark Carter	36:253	13402	27 Aug 1997 A v Stoke City
Tony Ellis	36:134	13283	03 Mar 2001 A v Southend United
Gareth Griffiths	36:26	13175	06 May 2006 A v Lincoln City
Mark Leonard	35:318	13102	11 Aug 1998 A v Wigan Athletic
Ian Bryson	35:258	13042	11 Aug 1998 A v Wigan Athletic
David Flitcroft	35:230	13014	01 Sep 2009 H v Bradford City
Stan Milburn	35:186	12970	01 May 1962 A v Norwich City
Brett Ormerod	35:101	12885	28 Jan 2012 H v Bury
Kevin McIntyre	35:99	12883	01 Apr 2013 A v Exeter City
Grant Holt	35:18	12802	30 Apr 2016 H v Swindon Town
Alan McLoughlin	35:10	12794	30 Apr 2002 H v Rushden and Diamonds
Ted Burgin	35:2	12786	01 May 1962 A v Norwich City
Gary Jones	34:336	12755	05 May 2012 A v Leyton Orient
David Lucas	34:138	12557	10 Apr 2012 H v Sheffield United
Tony Gallimore	34:60	12479	22 Apr 2006 A v Notts County
Simon Coleman	34:47	12466	30 Apr 2002 H v Rushden and Diamonds
Daryl Burgess	34:26	12445	19 Feb 2005 A v Macclesfield Town
John Doolan	34:10	12429	17 May 2008 H v Darlington
Wayne Thomas	33:345	12399	27 Apr 2013 H v Plymouth Argyle
Neil Edwards	33:329	12383	30 Oct 2004 H v Macclesfield Town
Michael Rose	33:276	12330	30 Apr 2016 H v Swindon Town
Wayne Evans	33:248	12302	30 Apr 2005 H v Oxford United
Steve Macauley	33:231	12285	22 Oct 2002 H v Bury
Lee Cartwright	33:221	12275	29 Apr 2006 H v Bristol Rovers
Greg Heald	33:216	12270	30 Apr 2005 H v Oxford United
Lee Thorpe	33:147	12201	10 May 2009 A v Gillingham
Ian Henderson	33:100	12154	05 May 2018 H v Charlton Athletic
Jim McNulty	33:80	12134	05 May 2018 H v Charlton Athletic
Shaun Smith	33:29	12083	08 May 2004 A v Oxford United
Louis Bimpson	32:352	12040	01 May 1962 A v Norwich City
Andy Farrell	32:315	12003	18 Aug 1998 H v Wigan Athletic
Dean Holden	32:233	11921	05 May 2012 A v Leyton Orient
Doug Winton	32:207	11895	01 May 1962 A v Norwich City
Scott Wiseman	32:197	11885	24 Apr 2018 H v Plymouth Argyle
Peter Cavanagh	32:186	11874	18 Apr 2014 H v Southend United
Kevin Donovan	32:45	11733	31 Jan 2004 A v Darlington
Keith Hill	31:353	11676	05 May 2001 A v Plymouth Argyle
Daniel Bogdanović	31:300	11623	21 Jan 2012 A v Wycombe Wanderers
Ged Brannan	31:297	11620	08 Nov 2003 A v Bury
Andy Barlow	31:261	11584	12 Aug 1997 H v Stoke City
Scott Taylor	31:184	11507	06 Nov 2007 H v Stockport County
Kenny Arthur	31:145	11468	01 May 2010 H v Burton Albion
Calvin Andrew	31:137	11460	05 May 2018 H v Charlton Athletic
Paul Ware	31:90	11413	05 Feb 2002 H v York City
Paul Tait	31:82	11405	14 Jan 2006 H v Stockport County
Keith Keane	31:47	11370	06 Jan 2018 A v Doncaster Rovers
Conrad Logan	31:12	11335	30 Apr 2017 H v Bradford City
James Sharp	30:320	11278	18 Nov 2006 A v Barnet
Josh Lillis	30:315	11273	05 May 2018 H v Charlton Athletic
Peter Vincenti	30:289	11247	22 Apr 2017 A v Oldham Athletic
Mark Stuart	30:255	11213	27 Aug 1997 A v Stoke City
Tom Kennedy	30:226	11184	06 Feb 2016 A v Crewe Alexandra
Mark Monington	30:196	11154	05 May 2001 A v Plymouth Argyle
Ian Craney	30:175	11133	12 Jan 2013 A v Dagenham and Redbridge
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	30:168	11126	27 Apr 2013 H v Plymouth Argyle
Steve Davies	30:127	11085	05 May 2018 H v Charlton Athletic
Graeme Atkinson	30:125	11083	16 Mar 2002 H v Hartlepool United
Steve Banks	30:28	10986	09 Mar 2002 A v Southend United
Stephen Jordan	30:18	10976	24 Mar 2012 A v Brentford
Lee Todd	29:362	10955	05 Mar 2002 A v Halifax Town
Kevin Amankwaah	29:351	10944	05 May 2012 A v Leyton Orient
Lee Crooks	29:348	10941	29 Dec 2007 A v Macclesfield Town
Colin Whitaker	29:320	10913	01 May 1962 A v Norwich City
Matt Done	29:316	10909	05 May 2018 H v Charlton Athletic
Iyseden Christie	29:284	10877	26 Aug 2006 A v Accrington Stanley
Dave Bayliss	29:282	10875	18 Mar 2006 H v Wrexham
Rory Prendergast	29:263	10856	26 Dec 2007 A v Wrexham
Paul Weller	29:231	10824	23 Oct 2004 A v Northampton Town
Sean McAuley	29:226	10819	05 Feb 2002 H v York City
Mark Jackson	29:190	10783	09 Apr 2007 H v Barnet
Marcus Hahnemann	29:147	10740	10 Nov 2001 A v Bristol Rovers
Stan Hepton	29:143	10736	26 Apr 1962 H v Norwich City
Chris Beech	29:115	10708	10 Jan 2004 A v Yeovil Town
Stephen Dawson	29:109	10702	24 Mar 2015 A v Oldham Athletic
Lance Key	29:105	10698	27 Aug 1997 A v Stoke City
Joe Thompson	29:60	10653	05 May 2018 H v Charlton Athletic
Alan Goodall	29:46	10639	18 Jan 2011 H v AFC Bournemouth
Nathan Stanton	29:1	10594	08 May 2010 A v Barnet
Darrell Clarke	28:344	10571	25 Nov 2006 H v Mansfield Town
Ciaran Toner	28:305	10532	01 May 2010 H v Burton Albion
Guy Branston	28:273	10500	09 Oct 2007 H v Bury
Anthony Elding	28:238	10465	10 Dec 2010 A v Peterborough United
Graham Lancashire	28:198	10425	05 May 2001 A v Plymouth Argyle
Andy Fensome	28:190	10417	27 Aug 1997 A v Stoke City
Michael Symes	28:180	10407	28 Apr 2012 H v Milton Keynes Dons
Warren Goodhind	28:151	10378	14 Jan 2006 H v Stockport County
Kieron Durkan	28:140	10367	20 Apr 2002 H v Bristol Rovers
Dave Syers	28:131	10358	09 Apr 2016 A v Peterborough United
Tommy Jaszczun	28:106	10333	31 Dec 2005 A v Carlisle United
Simon Hackney	28:90	10317	05 May 2012 A v Leyton Orient
Dean Stokes	28:87	10314	18 Aug 1998 H v Wigan Athletic
Ron Cairns	28:27	10254	01 May 1962 A v Norwich City
Neil Brisco	28:9	10236	04 Feb 2006 A v Oxford United