Lifelong Dale fan Gary Wild, from Shawclough has spent a lifetime collecting Rochdale AFC memorabilia, but is moving to pastures new in the coming weeks, and won’t have space to house his collection.
Gary contacted former Trust Chairman Dave Gartside, and offered to donate his collection to the Trust.
Amongst the valuable items are some that are both rare and valuable, including a framed programme from our 1969 promotion game against Southend that has been signed by all the players.
There are also signed framed shirts from other promotion winning teams and several programmes from other iconic Dale games down the years.
The Trust is very grateful to Gary for his donation, and wishes him all the best for his forthcoming move. We hope to see him at home games in the coming season, as he will still be commuting as often as possible.