Rochdale 1-2 Blackpool: result and report

League One · Monday 1 January 2018

Result

Rochdale 1-2 Blackpool

League One · Monday 1 January 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rochdale 1-2 Blackpool: match report

Rochdale lost to Blackpool 1-2 in the League One on Monday 1 January 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

Nathan Delfouneso opened the scoring in the 54th minute. Rochdale's goal came from Mark Kitching (90+3'). Blackpool scored through Nathan Delfouneso (54') and Kelvin Mellor (67').

Discipline: Rochdale received no yellow cards; Blackpool received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rochdale were 23rd on 22 points from 24 and Blackpool 15th on 29 points from 25. Rochdale went on to finish that season 20th with 51 points, and Blackpool 12th with 60.

Rochdale lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Blackpool in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rochdale wins, 1 draw and 0 for Blackpool.

Going into the match Rochdale's last five read L-L-D-D-L and Blackpool's D-L-D-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Yellow card · Jimmy RyanBlackpool
  • 54'Goal · Nathan DelfounesoBlackpool · 0-1
  • 60'Yellow card · Christoffer MafoumbiBlackpool
  • 67'Goal · Kelvin MellorBlackpool · 0-2
  • 90+3'Goal · Mark KitchingRochdale · 1-2

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Rochdale 2, draws 1, Blackpool 0.

Team news

Rochdale line-up (4-1-4-1)

Josh Lillis, Kgosi Ntlhe, Harrison McGahey, Donervon Daniels, Mark Kitching, Callum Camps, Oliver Rathbone, Andy Cannon, Calvin Andrew, Matt Done, Ian Henderson

Blackpool line-up (4-3-3)

Christoffer Mafoumbi, Kelvin Mellor, Clark Robertson, Curtis Tilt, Ollie Turton, Colin Daniel, Jimmy Ryan, Sean Longstaff, Viv Solomon-Otabor, Callum Cooke, Nathan Delfouneso