| Year formed | 1907 |
| Turned professional | 1907 |
| Limited company | 1910 |
| Previous names | None |
Ground | The Crown Oil Arena, Sandy Lane, Rochdale OL11 5DS (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 114 x 76 yards (104 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 10,000 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 24,231 v Notts County, FA Cup 2nd round, 10th December 1949 (lost 1-2) |
| League career | Lancashire Combination Division Two: 1908 - 1910 Lancashire Combination Division One: 1910 - 1912 Central League: 1912 - 1921 Division Three (North): 1921 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1959 Division Four: 1959 - 1969 Division Three: 1969 - 1974 Division Four/Three/League Two: 1974 - 2010 League One: 2010 - 2012 League Two: 2012 - 2014 League One: 2014 - 2021 League Two: 2021 - 2023 National League: 2023 - . |
| First Football League game | 27th August 1921 v Accrington Stanley, Division Three (North), won 6-3 |
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| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division Three (North) runners-up: 1922-23, 1926-27 Lancashire Combination champions: 1910-11, 1911-12 Second World War Third Division (North) West region runners-up: 1945-46 |
| Domestic - Cup | League Cup runners-up: 1961-62 Lancashire Cup winners: 1948-49, 1970-71, 2004-05 |
| Best League position | 2nd, Division Three (North), 1922-23, 1926-27 |
| Lowest League position | 24th, Division Four / League Two, 1977-78, 1979-80, 2022-23 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | 5th round, 1989-90, 2002-03, 2017-18 |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 62, Division Three (North), 1923-24 |
| 3 for a win | 82, League Two, 2009-10 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 11, Division Three (North), 1931-32 |
| 3 for a win | 36, League One, 2019-20 |
| Most League goals scored | 105, Division Three (North), 1926-27 |
| Most League goals conceded | 135, Division Three (North), 1931-32 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 33, Division Four, 1979-80 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 26, Division Three (North), 1923-24 |
| Most wins in a League season | 27, Division Three (North), 1925-26 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 2, Division Three, 1973-74 |
| Most draws in a League season | 20, Division Four, 1968-69 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Division Three (North), 1931-32 |
| Most losses in a League season | 33, Division Three (North), 1931-32 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 5, Division Three (North), 1923-24 |
| Record League win | 8-1 v Chesterfield, Division Three (North), 18 December 1926 |
| Record Cup win | 8-2 v Crook Town, FA Cup 1st round, 26 November 1927 |
| Record League Cup win | 5-1 v Carlisle United, Rumbelows Cup 1st round 1st leg, 20 August 1991 |
| Record defeat | 1-9 v Tranmere Rovers, Division Three (North), 25 December 1931 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-6 v Leicester City, Coca-Cola Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 21 September 1993 1-6 v Blackburn Rovers, Worthington Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 6 September 2000 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 44, Albert Whitehurst, Division Three (North), 1926-27 |
| in total | 119, Reg Jenkins, 1964-73 |
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| Most League goals scored in one match | 6, Tommy Tippett v Hartlepools United, Division Three (North), 21st April 1930 |
| Most League appearances | 379, Gary Jones, 1998-2001and 2003 to date |
| Most capped player | 6, Leo Bertos for New Zealand |
| Youngest League player | Zac Hughes, 16 years 105 days v Exeter City, 19th September 1987 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £400,000 for Stephen Bywater to West Ham United, August 1998 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £150,000 for Paul Connor from Stoke City, March 2001 |
