by Dave Jackson | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Rochdale were due to take on a top of the league Wigan, who knew that a victory today would guarantee they finished the season as champions. Both teams had enough players despite the worst health crises for a generation and on the advice of England Hockey, they just...
by Dave Jackson | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Rochdale were hoping to upset top of the league West Derby and improve their odds of finishing fourth with their last game of the season on Saturday. It has always been a challenging game against West Derby these last two seasons and this one was no exception. With...
by Dave Jackson | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
This weekend Rochdale Ladies Hockey were away at Horwich, on a cloudy but just about dry Sunday. Unfortunately Rochdale had no subs for this match. Keeper; Sam Partington. Defence; Kate Brammer, Kieran Leech, Nicki Monghan & Hannah Palmer. Midfield; Molly Barker,...
by Dave Jackson | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The penultimate game of the season saw Rochdale at home to Formby, with five goals, a high tempo and one unfortunate serious injury (also one black eye) it was a good exhibition of hockey. Rochdale started at a high tempo which put Formby on the back foot. Through...
by Dave Jackson | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
Rochdale v Horwich in semi-finals of the divisions 3/4 cup On the second match of a full weekend of fixtures, Rochdale hosted Horwich for a cup semi-final match, on a sunny but windy day. Most of Rochdale’s team was the same as their previous match that weekend....
by Dave Jackson | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
This weekend Rochdale Ladies Hockey team had a full schedule, with a match both days. Their first fixture of the weekend was away at Oldham, where it was windy but dry. Rochdale were fielding a familiar team, with one sub and still unfortunately missing a couple of...
by Dave Jackson | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale taking on Liverpool university, hoping to improve on recent form and try to get into a stronger position in the top half of the table. With 8 goals, a good tempo and a win for Rochdale, it was a great game for the travelling supporters. Rochdale...
by Dave Jackson | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale men’s 2s hoping to keep 4th spot hopes alive with a win over South Manchester’s first eleven. However with South Manchester trying to move within a point of Rochdale if they won, it was not going to be as straight forward as it perhaps should...
by Dave Jackson | Feb 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
This weekend saw Rochdale Ladies hosting Urmston on a very windy Saturday morning. Rochdale were fielding a relatively strong team this week, unfortunately missing a couple of regulars but still had two subs. Keeper; Sam Partington. Defence; Kate Brammer, Dionne...
by Dave Jackson | Feb 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
Rochdale M2s were looking to continue their winning streak at home to a Didsbury M5s on Saturday, with Didsbury sat 10 points above Rochdale in the league it was going to be a tough game. With 5 goals, one card and a decent standard of hockey throughout the match it...
by Dave Jackson | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
It was a wild afternoon on Saturday as storm Dennis provided the backdrop to Rochdale away at Golborne with their sights on moving up into third place if they won by 4 clear goals. This was always going to be a tough game as Golborne are a good side who fight to the...
by Dave Jackson | Feb 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
Rochdale M2s were keen to get a win on Saturday against a struggling Preston side after the last two defeats. With some brilliant passing, strong challenges and a goal of the season from natural goal scorer Kane Morgan, this was an excellent game of hockey for the...
by Dave Jackson | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw a depleted Rochdale men’s 2s looking to beat Lancaster and Morcambe mens’s 2s at Oulder Hill. With a bare 11 and at least 2 of them not fully fit, it was not going to be easy for Rochdale. The opening 10 minutes was good however and Rochdale...
by Dave Jackson | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
A drizzly Sunday morning saw Rochdale travelling to Manchester’s Armitage centre to play Didsbury Greys 3s. Rochdale were fielding a mostly familiar team this week, without a couple of strong players but still had two subs. Keeper; Sam Partington. Defence; Kate...
by Dave Jackson | Jan 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
After playing a cup match against Didsbury Northern Ladies 6s a couple of weeks ago, this weekend saw a rematch between the two teams. Again Rochdale were hosting, but this time it was a normal league match. Rochdale were fielding a strong team with multiple subs this...
by Dave Jackson | Jan 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
Rochdale were away at top of the table Wigton on Saturday hoping to bring home 3 points from the 250 mile round trip. Wigton started quickly straight from the off, looking for an early goal. They largely dominated the opening 5-10 minutes creating a few decent half...
by Dave Jackson | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale men’s 2s first home game back after the Christmas break, as they looked to avenge the 4-2 defeat to Bolton seconds on the opening game of the season. Rochdale started eagerly, however it took a while to find the groove and Bolton had some...
by Dave Jackson | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale men’s 2s return to competitive action following the winter break against Didsbury Northern men’s 6s with neither side started initially as they would have liked, Didsbury unable to put passes together and Rochdale trying to do to...
by Dave Jackson | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
After a strong start to the new year last week, today Rochdale ladies had their first cup match of the new year at home against Didsbury Northern Ladies 6s. Rochdale started their game well, learning from last week to meet every ball, to play smart and make the ball...
by Dave Jackson | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorised
The New Year fixtures started earlier for Rochdale as they had a re-arranged game against Stockport 4th team to slot in. It’s was a cold, miserable day and not the sort of weather you would want to play hockey in. Rochdale were at full strength though and they...
by Dave Jackson | Dec 10, 2019 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale M1s travel to Leigh Manchester and Rochdale started the game the stronger side, having plenty of the ball in the first fifteen minutes without creating any gilt edged opportunities. It was however Leigh that opened the scoring with a goal against...
by Dave Jackson | Dec 9, 2019 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale M2s take on Fylde M3s in the last fixture before Christmas, which turned into a nice 5-0 Christmas present for Rochdale. It didn’t start as one sided as the final scoreline suggests with Fylde showing some quality upfront and forcing a few...
by Dave Jackson | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale take on South Manchester in the last away game before the winter break. The game was in doubt due to an earlier one being called off for a frozen pitch, but thankfully the go ahead was given for an enthusiastic Rochdale side. Energetic from the...
by Dave Jackson | Nov 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
This weekend Rochdale ladies hosted a top of the league clash against Stockport Bramhall Ladies 3s, the only team currently above them. They wanted the win. Unfortunately the pressure Rochdale put on themselves showed during the first half. Whilst their spirit and...
by Dave Jackson | Nov 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale take on Didsbury Northern M5s who had only been defeated twice after 9 games. Rochdale, looking to cause an upset, started brightly with some strong attacks coming down the both wings and some good one touch play through the centre. Didsbury,...
by Dave Jackson | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale M2s take on a Golborne M2s side who had pretty much identical results to Rochdale and sat one place above in the league on goal difference, as the season nears halfway. Golborne looked for a quick start and won a penalty corner almost straight...
by Dave Jackson | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorised
Back on home turf Rochdale were playing Horwich, a new team to the league, and hoping that they could make it count for their goal difference. Following on from a strong performance as a mid-field winger last week, and another defence heavy team, regular defender...
by Dave Jackson | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale going away from home to take on top of the table West Derby. With only two subs and the brilliant Manny Ahmed playing through injury it was going to be a tough game. West Derby started quickly from the off and created some threatening openings...
by Dave Jackson | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
Saturday saw Rochdale travel to Ashton for an away match against Glossop, and after their win last weekend they were hoping it was the start of another winning streak. Being Remembrance weekend the match started with a minute of silence for respect. Rochdale were...
by Dave Jackson | Nov 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
Rochdale mens 2s took on Leyland and Chorley on Saturday looking to return to winning ways. The match started at a good tempo with both teams looking to attack but not overcommitting in the early phases. Rochdale kept there heads and built some strong play up with...
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