Ever seen the 1911 Chester v Rochdale AFC programme? No? You can now.

But before we show you that programme the Trust are pleased to welcome avid Dale fan and Dale programme collector Iain Chrimes to our fore. Ian has become the Trust’s official archivist for all things written and printed. He brings to us his special website which features so many of Dales’s home and away programmes, and, in many instances all the programmes from various clubs we have played against. We asked Iain to put something together so we could bring you more details, and provide links to the website for members and fans alike to peruse.

But before we proceed, here is the programme mentioned in the title, It is part of the collection Iain speaks about below.

You can see a clearer image HERE on the programme site.

Regarding the programme website, Here is a quick explanatory link describing the sites aim, and below links to the site itself which is updated every day.

http://www.rochdaleprogrammes.co.uk/index.php

Iain says “The aim of me setting the site up was to provide both Dale & none Dale Supporters the chance to view images from days gone by and recall any memories they may have from that game or season. I doubt we have any fans who saw the Chester V Dale game in 1911 though!

Having supported Dale since the mid-70s I have probably seen around 2000 games both home and away and used to sell programmes in the early 80s when they were the cheaper paper ones and probably the worst ones the club produced. Since then, they have come on leaps and bounds and credit must go to all the programme Editors and contributors.

The site is divided into sections

1)1921-Present is a Season by Season archive of covers from that particular season.

http://www.rochdaleprogrammes.co.uk/programmesSeason.php

2) Opposition-An A-Z of teams we have played over the last 100+ Years.

Did you know we played Man City in the 70’s? Well we did! No?  This ultra rare programme  cover below is the proof.

You can see the above clearer HERE on the programme site.

See more here http://www.rochdaleprogrammes.co.uk/programmesSeason.php

3) Covers-Depicts a Seasons Cover design

The war years, 1939 1945, Yes Dale played games, football was not off the menu, the programme below is from 1943, two days after Christmas, 27th December 1943, I bet most wished we had Boltons number 9!

You can see the programme a bit clearer HERE .

http://www.rochdaleprogrammes.co.uk/programmesCovers.php

Iain said “There are numerous other Sections featuring Cup Matches, Promotion Seasons, Friendlies etc: with more to come at a future point. There is also a small For Sale section where Supporters can purchase Dale programmes for a small cost, of which a percentage will go to the Trust.

As a Trust we are keen to see this project become complete, it will represent a huge resource for all fans and a unique piece of archive material.

If any fan has any programmes they think we may need (there is a list of “wants” below) then either get in touch direct with Iain, iain@rochdaleprogrammes.co.uk direct or contact the trust on info@daletrust.co.uk or see us at the Trust desk at any home games.

Iain has asked us to stress its not just first team game programmes but any game which features a Dale side (Reserves, Youth, cup games etc) and especially any away programmes.

Appreciating that many Dale fans are collectors and may not want to part with their , programmes Iain has said that if we could borrow any needed, then we can  scan them  which  would be fine, in the mean time if any one has programmes they do not want  then they can be handed to the Trust desk at any home  game, or if needed we can collect.

We will publish updates in our newsletters and website as interesting items are added.

List of programmes we are seeking INITIALLY, have a route around lofts, sheds any storage areas and see if you can find gold for us.

1st July     2022 Burnley V Rochdale             Friendly

09 July     2022 Chester V Rochdale                                                                  Friendly

12 July      2022 Rochdale V Chesterfield                                                          Friendly

16 July      2022 Darlington V Rochdale                                                            Friendly

23 July     2022 Rochdale V Port Vale                                                               Friendly

20 Aug     2022 Swindon Town V Rochdale                                                     League

30th Aug 2022 Accrington Stanley V Rochdale                                              EFL Trophy Group Stage

17 Dec      2022 Bradford City V Rochdale                                                        League

10 Jan      2023 Bradford City V Rochdale                                                        League

21 Jan      2023 Hartlepool United V Rochdale                                               League

25 Feb     2023 Crewe Alexandra V Rochdale                                                  League

01 April   2023 AFC Wimbledon V Rochdale                                                  League

10 April   2023 Mansfield Town V Rochdale                                                   League

19 Feb     2022 Scunthorpe United V Rochdale                                              League

26 March  2022 Crawley Town V Rochdale                                                    League

07 May     2022 Newport County V Rochdale                                                 League

23 Jan       2021 Gillingham V Rochdale                                                          League

16 Feb       2021 Blackpool V Rochdale                                                             League

13 March   2021 Lincoln City V Rochdale                                                       League

02 April    2021 Portsmouth V Rochdale                                                        League

24 April    2021 Crewe Alexandra V Rochdale                                               League

27 April    2021 Wimbledon V Rochdale                                                         League

09 May     2021 Milton Keynes Dons V Rochdale                                        League

7th August 2021 Harrogate Town V Rochdale                                             League

10 August  2021 Harrogate Town V Rochdale                                             EFL Cup 1st RD

24 August  2021 Shrewsbury Town V  Rochdale                                         EFL Cup 2nd Rd

05 October 2021 Port Vale V Rochdale                                                         EFL Trophy Group Game

16 October 2021 Swindon Town V Rochdale                                               League

20 Nov     2021 Walsall V Rochdale                                                                League

19th Aug   2020 Atherton Collieries v Rochdale                                         Friendly

22nd Aug   2020 Stockport County v Rochdale                                          Friendly

25th Aug   2020 Oldham Athletic Rochdale                                                Friendly

29th Aug   2020 Port Vale v Rochdale                                                          Friendly

05 Sept    2020 Huddersfield Town v Rochdale                                         EFL Cup Rd

18th Sept   2020 Morecambe v Rochdale                                                     EFL Trophy Group Game

24 October 2020 Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale                                        League

03 Nov     2020 Oxford United v Rochdale                                                 League

14 Nov     2020 Charlton Athletic v Rochdale                                             League

01 Dec     2020 Plymouth Argyle v Rochdale                                              League

12 Dec     2020 Peterborough United v Rochdale                                      League

15 Dec     2020 Wigan Athletic v Rochdale                                                 League

26 Dec     2020 Blackpool v Rochdale                                                         League

1  January 2019 Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale                                         League

19 January 2019 Rochdale v Fleetwood Town                                          League

2 Feb      2019 Walsall v Rochdale                                                               League

19 Feb     2019 Rochdale v AFC Wimbledon                                             League

16 March   2019 Accrington Stanley v Rochdale                                      League

13 April   2019 Portsmouth v Rochdale                                                     League

4 May      2019 Charlton Athletic v Rochdale                                           League

20 July    2019 Oldham Athletic v Rochdale                                            Pre-Season Friendly

24 July    2019 Ramsbottom United v Rochdale                                     Pre-Season Friendly

30 July    2019 Hyde United v Rochdale                                                   Pre-Season Friendly

1 October  2019 Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers                                       EFL Trophy Group Stage

5 October  2019 AFC Wimbledon  Rochdale                                           League

12 Nov     2019 Bradford City v Rochdale                                                 EFL Trophy Group Stage

21 Dec     2019 Burton Albion v Rochdale                                                League

28 January 2020 Milton Keynes Dons v Rochdale,                              League

13 March   2018 Rochdale v Southend United                                       League

20 March   2018 Rochdale v Fleetwood Town                                       League

13 March   2018 Rochdale v Southend United                                       League

20 March   2018 Rochdale v Fleetwood Town                                       League

06 July    2018 Stalybridge Celtic v Rochdale.                                       Friendly

17 July    2018 Stockport County v Rochdale.                                        Friendly

14 August  2018 Grimsby Town v Rochdale.                                         EFL Cup

1st Rd5  Dec     2018 Rochdale v Oldham Athletic                                EFL Trophy 2nd Rd

11 Dec     2018 Rochdale v Oldham Athletic                                           EFL Trophy

02 January 2017 Walsall v Rochdale                                                      League

28 March   2017 AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale                                       League

22 April   2017 Oldham Athletic v Rochdale                                          League

15 July    2017 AFC Fylde v Rochdale                                                     Friendly

18 July    2017 Chorley v Rochdale                                                          Friendly

12 July    2016 AFC Fylde v Rochdale                                                    Friendly

16 July    2016 Curzon Ashton v Rochdale                                            Friendly

26 July    2016 Macclesfield Town v Rochdale                                     Friendly

22 October 2016 Coventry City v Rochdale                                          League

06 Nov     2016 Maidstone Utd v Rochdale                                          FA Cup 1st Rd

26 Nov     2016 Gillingham v Rochdale                                                 League

17 Dec     2016 Northampton Town v Rochdale                                  League

10 January 2015  Bradford City  Rochdale                                           League

14 Feb     2015 Peterborough United v Rochdale                                League

1 August   2015 Rochdale v Milton Keynes Dons  Sky Bet                 League One

25 August  2015 Hull City v Rochdale                                                   Capital One Cup Rd

29 Sep      2015 Rochdale v Man United                                               Lancashire Senior Cup Rd1

26 Sept    2015 Millwall v Rochdale            Sky Bet                             League One

24 Nov     2015 Gillingham v Rochdale          Sky Bet                         League One

12 Dec     2015 Swindon Town v Rochdale        Sky Bet                     League One

12 July    2014 AFC Fylde v Rochdale                                                   Friendly

15 July    2014 Halifax Town v Rochdale                                             Friendly

26 Dec     2014 Scunthorpe United v Rochdale                                  League