The Iron will face Rochdale at Glanford Park this Saturday in Sky Bet League One (kick-off 3pm).
Last weekend, we lost 2-1 to Shrewsbury at home. Josh Morris put United ahead inside the opening eight minutes, however two second-half goals from Salop gave them the full three points.
Meanwhile, Rochdale last played on Tuesday night, losing 2-0 at home to Fleetwood. Ex-Iron Paddy Madden scored past Dale in that game, as they sit in 23rd position.
TEAM NEWS…
Right-back Marnick Vermijl (hamstring) has taken part in a couple of training sessions this week, as he steps up his recovery. Jordan Clarke, who has also been out with a hamstring injury, came on as a substitute in the game against Shrewsbury. He also received more game time in a behind-closed-doors game in midweek.
Striker Lee Novak (heel) will remain out. Luke Williams (scar tissue injury) is scheduled to return to training on Monday.
PAST MEETINGS...
| SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2017-18 - Sat 12 Aug | LG 1 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Holmes |
| 2016-17 - Tue 14 Mar | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Madden, Crooks |
| 2016-17 - Sat 10 Dec | LG 1 | Rochdale 3-2 Iron | Hopper, Bishop |
| 2015-16 - Mon 28 Dec | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Mirfin |
| 2015-16 - Sat 19 Sep | LG 1 | Rochdale 2-1 Iron | Wallace |
| 2014-15 - Sat 21 Mar | LG 1 | Rochdale 3-1 Iron | van Veen |
| 2014-15 - Fri 26 Dec | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | O'Neil, Madden |
| 2013-14 - Wed 1 Jan | LG 2 | Iron 3-0 Rochdale | Syers, Winnall 2 |
| 2013-14 - Tue 26 Nov | LG 2 | Rochdale 0-4 Iron | Canavan, Winnall, Spencer, Syers |
| 2011-12 - Tue 14 Feb | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Thompson |
| 2011-12 - Tue 13 Sep | LG 1 | Rochdale 1-0 Iron | |
| 2008-09 - Tue 4 Nov | FLT R3 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Mirfin |
| 2004-05 - Sat 19 Mar | LG 2 | Rochdale 0-0 Iron | |
| 2004-05 - Sat 7 Aug | LG 2 | Iron 3-1 Rochdale | Taylor, Hayes, Sparrow |
| 2003-04 - Sat 10 Apr | DIV 3 | Iron 2-2 Rochdale | MacLean, Butler |
| 2003-04 - Sat 4 Oct | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 2002-03 - Tue 18 Mar | DIV 3 | Iron 3-1 Rochdale | Hayes 2, Kilford |
| 2002-03 - Sat 19 Oct | DIV 3 | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Carruthers 2 |
| 2001-02 - Sat 23 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Graves 2 |
| 2001-02 - Sat 15 Sep | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-2 Iron | Brough, Beagrie |
| 2000-01 - Tue 13 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Rochdale | |
| 2000-01 - Sat 26 Aug | DIV 3 | Rochdale 3-2 Iron | Sheldon, Hodges |
| 1998-99 - Sat 20 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 0-1 Rochdale | |
| 1998-99 - Sat 12 Sep | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-2 Iron | Forrester, Stamp |
| 1997-98 - Sat 14 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Rochdale | Regis, Eyre |
| 1997-98 - Sat 4 Oct | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1996-97 - Sat 30 Nov | DIV 3 | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Baker, Eyre |
| 1996-97 - Sat 26 Oct | DIV 3 | Iron 2-2 Rochdale | Baker, Eyre |
| 1995-96 - Sat 20 Apr | DIV 3 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Clarkson |
| 1995-96 - Sat 4 Nov | DIV 3 | Iron 1-3 Rochdale | Ford |
| 1994-95 - Sat 8 Apr | DIV 3 | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Turnbull, Kiwomya |
| 1994-95 - Sat 31 Dec | DIV 3 | Iron 4-1 Rochdale | Mudd, Bullimore, Eyre, Thompstone |
| 1993-94 - Sat 7 May | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-3 Iron | Thornber, Juryeff, Lancaster (og) |
| 1993-94 - Sat 27 Nov | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Toman, Thompstone |
| 1992-93 - Sat 10 Apr | DIV 3 | Iron 5-1 Rochdale | Helliwell, Goodacre 2, Platnauer, Martin |
| 1992-93 - Tue 2 Feb | FLT R3 | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Daws 2 |
| 1992-93 - Sat 26 Dec | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1991-92 - Tue 10 Mar | DIV 4 | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1991-92 - Tue 5 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 6-2 Rochdale | Hamilton, A Brown (og), Lister, Helliwell, Alexander, Hill |
| 1990-91 - Sat 23 Feb | DIV 4 | Rochdale 2-1 Iron | Daws |
| 1990-91 - Tue 20 Nov | FAC R1 R | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Flounders, Lillis |
| 1990-91 - Sat 17 Nov | FAC R1 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Hicks |
| 1990-91 - Sat 10 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Flounders, Cotton |
| 1989-90 - Sat 13 Jan | DIV 4 | Rochdale 3-0 Iron | |
| 1989-90 - Sat 26 Aug | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Rochdale | |
| 1988-89 - Sat 4 Mar | DIV 4 | Iron 4-0 Rochdale | Daws, A Brown, Hodkinson |
| 1988-89 - Sat 22 Oct | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-0 Iron | |
| 1987-88 - Sat 6 Feb | DIV 4 | Rochdale 2-1 Iron | Flounders |
| 1987-88 - Sat 5 Sep | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Dixon |
| 1986-87 - Sat 9 May | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Rochdale | Lister, Flounders |
| 1986-87 - Sat 13 Dec | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Lister |
| 1985-86 - Fri 18 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 3-1 Rochdale | Broddle, Houchen, Lister |
| 1985-86 - Sat 23 Nov | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-0 Iron | |
| 1984-85 - Mon 6 May | DIV 4 | Rochdale 3-3 Iron | Cammack 2, Stobart |
| 1984-85 - Tue 26 Feb | DIV 4 | Iron 4-2 Rochdale | Cammack 2, Brolly 2 |
| 1982-83 - Mon 4 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 0-1 Iron | Graham |
| 1982-83 - Mon 27 Dec | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Cammack |
| 1981-82 - Tue 20 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Telfer |
| 1981-82 - Sat 10 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Keeley |
| 1980-81 - Tue 11 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Stewart |
| 1980-81 - Tue 19 Aug | DIV 4 | Rochdale 4-0 Iron | |
| 1979-80 - Fri 18 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 0-1 Iron | Partridge |
| 1979-80 - Fri 30 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Rochdale | Oates 2 |
| 1978-79 - Sat 21 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-0 Iron | |
| 1978-79 - Sat 30 Dec | DIV 4 | Iron 0-4 Rochdale | |
| 1977-78 - Sat 15 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Oates |
| 1977-78 - Sat 19 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Kilmore |
| 1976-77 - Sat 22 Jan | DIV 4 | Rochdale 5-0 Iron | |
| 1976-77 - Sat 21 Aug | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Rochdale | |
| 1975-76 - Fri 12 Mar | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Green |
| 1975-76 - Sat 11 Oct | DIV 4 | Iron 1-3 Rochdale | Green |
| 1974-75 - Sat 22 Feb | DIV 4 | Rochdale 4-2 Iron | Collier, Roberts |
| 1974-75 - Sat 16 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Rochdale | Pilling 2 |
| 1972-73 - Sat 11 Nov | DIV 3 | Rochdale 0-2 Iron | Heath, Kirk |
| 1972-73 - Tue 19 Sep | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Rochdale | McDonald |
| 1968-69 - Sat 1 Mar | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Rochdale | |
| 1968-69 - Sat 10 Aug | DIV 4 | Rochdale 3-2 Iron | Kerr, Deere |
| 1957-58 - Thu 3 Oct | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 2-0 Rochdale | Haigh, Stokes |
| 1957-58 - Wed 25 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 1-4 Iron | Haigh, Waldock, Marriott, Fletcher |
| 1956-57 - Sat 2 Feb | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Haigh |
| 1956-57 - Sat 22 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 3-0 Iron | |
| 1955-56 - Thu 22 Mar | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-2 Rochdale | Gregory |
| 1955-56 - Sat 15 Oct | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 3-2 Iron | Brown, Gregory |
| 1954-55 - Sat 5 Mar | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1954-55 - Sat 16 Oct | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 2-2 Rochdale | Brown 2 |
| 1953-54 - Sat 27 Feb | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Brown |
| 1953-54 - Sat 10 Oct | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Brown |
| 1952-53 - Sat 24 Jan | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 2-2 Iron | Ottewell, Brownsword |
| 1952-53 - Sat 13 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 5-1 Rochdale | McGill, Mynard, Whitfield, Mosby, Haigh |
| 1951-52 - Sat 29 Mar | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Ottewell, Wallace |
| 1951-52 - Sat 10 Nov | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 3-1 Rochdale | Powell, Cumner, Taylor |
| 1950-51 - Sat 21 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 3-0 Rochdale | Cumner 2, Comley |
| 1950-51 - Sat 2 Dec | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 2-0 Iron |
Our full record against Rochdale is as follows:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Home | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 46 |
| Away | 47 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 56 | 81 |
| TOTAL | 93 | 39 | 23 | 31 | 144 | 127 |
ONE TO WATCH…
The experienced Ian Henderson is one to watch out for when Rochdale make the trip to Glanford Park.
This season, the 33-year-old has netted 16 goals in all competitions, taking his total tally up to 85 for Rochdale.
He joined them from Colchester in 2013 and has gone on to make over 200 appearances for the Manchester-based club.
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SATURDAY
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Peterborough v Bristol Rovers
Shrewsbury v AFC Wimbledon
Southend v Rotherham
SUNDAY
Portsmouth v Oxford
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