Rochdale 2-1 Blackpool: result and report

League One · Wednesday 26 December 2018

Result

Rochdale 2-1 Blackpool

League One · Wednesday 26 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Rochdale 2-1 Blackpool: match report

Rochdale defeated Blackpool 2-1 in the League One on Wednesday 26 December 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Oliver Rathbone opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Rochdale's goals came from Oliver Rathbone (19') and Ian Henderson (89'). Blackpool scored through Michael Nottingham (35').

Discipline: Rochdale received 1 yellow card; Blackpool received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game Rochdale were 18th on 27 points from 23 and Blackpool 8th on 34 points from 22. Rochdale went on to finish that season 16th with 54 points, and Blackpool 10th with 62.

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Oliver RathboneRochdale · 1-0
  • 30'Red card · Jordan ThompsonBlackpool
  • 31'Yellow card · Callum CampsRochdale
  • 35'Goal · Michael NottinghamBlackpool · 1-1
  • 77'Yellow card · Paudie O'ConnorBlackpool
  • 89'Goal · Ian HendersonRochdale · 2-1

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Rochdale 2, draws 2, Blackpool 1.

Team news

Rochdale line-up

Brendan Moore, Joe Rafferty, Matt Done, Callum Camps, MJ Williams, Ryan Delaney, Daniel Adshead, Oliver Rathbone, Matty Gillam, Jordan Williams, Ian Henderson

Blackpool line-up

Mark Howard, Michael Nottingham, Marc Bola, Jay Spearing, Ben Heneghan, Paudie O'Connor, Jordan Thompson, Callum Anthony Guy, Armand Gnanduillet, Liam Feeney, Nathan Delfouneso