Rochdale 3-0 Port Vale: result and report

League One · Tuesday 4 April 2017

Result

Rochdale 3-0 Port Vale

League One · Tuesday 4 April 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Rochdale 3-0 Port Vale: match report

Rochdale defeated Port Vale 3-0 in the League One on Tuesday 4 April 2017. The half-time score was 3-0.

Matty Lund opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Rochdale's goals came from Matty Lund (34'), Donald McDermott (43') and Ian Henderson (45+5', penalty). Port Vale did not score.

Discipline: Rochdale received 3 yellow cards; Port Vale received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Rochdale were 10th on 58 points from 40 and Port Vale 18th on 45 points from 39. Rochdale went on to finish that season 9th with 69 points, and Port Vale 21st with 49.

Rochdale lined up in a 4-3-3 and Port Vale in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rochdale wins, 4 draws and 3 for Port Vale.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Red card · Danny PughPort Vale
  • 34'Goal · Matty LundRochdale · 1-0
  • 43'Goal · Donald McDermottRochdale · 2-0
  • 45+5'Penalty goal · Ian HendersonRochdale · 3-0
  • 49'Yellow card · Callum CampsRochdale
  • 51'Yellow card · Donald McDermottRochdale
  • 60'Yellow card · Calvin AndrewRochdale
  • 62'Yellow card · Ryan TaylorPort Vale
  • 72'Yellow card · Andre BikeyPort Vale

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rochdale 3, draws 4, Port Vale 3.

Team news

Rochdale line-up (4-3-3)

Conrad Logan, Joe Rafferty, Jimmy McNulty, Harrison McGahey, Matthew Lund, Callum Camps, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, Donald McDermott, Oliver Rathbone, Calvin Andrew, Ian Henderson

Port Vale line-up (4-4-1-1)

Deniz Mehmet, Ben Purkiss, Kjell Knops, Nathan Smith, Andre Bikey, Ryan Taylor, Sam Foley, Danny Pugh, Rigino Cicilia, J. Hooper, Chris Eagles