Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham — League Two, 5 Sep 2026
Gillingham beat Rochdale 4-1 in the League Two on 5 September 2026 at Spotland, Rochdale. James Brophy, Omar Beckles, Charlie Tasker got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Rochdale have won 0 and Gillingham 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 9'Foul
- 18'
- 18'out: Eli King
- 0-133'assist: Nicholas Freeman
- 45'
- Half-time0-1
- 51'Foul
- 0-253'
- 1-256'Own Goal
- 64'out: Jack Daley
- 66'
- 1-368'assist: Eli King
- 73'
- 81'
- 81'
- 2-387'assist: Glenn Middleton
- 88'
- Full-time1-4
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Rochdale
- 7.0Charlie TaskerD
- 6.4Emmanuel DieseruvweF
- 6.3I. HendersonF
- 6.2Daniel MossD
- 6.0Zain Silcott-DuberryM
- 5.9G. MiddletonM
- 5.9Harvey GilmourM
- 5.8Nils RammingG
- 5.8J. SmithM
- 5.7Dajaune BrownM
- 5.6Luke HannantM
- 5.6B. AdeekoM
- 5.4Kane TaylorD
- 5.3Edward FrancisM
- 5.1Kaiden WilsonD
- 6.6Sam William John WallerG
- 6.6Sam SherringD
- 6.6Olutobi Adebayo-RowlingD
Gillingham
- 9.2James BrophyM
- 7.7Omar BecklesD
- 7.5Nicholas FreemanM
- 7.3E. KingM
- 7.3Andrew SmithD
- 6.9J. DaleyD
- 6.8L. SillahF
- 6.7Ronan HaleF
- 6.7Harry WaldockM
- 6.6L. DobbsD
- 6.6Robbie McKenzieM
- 6.5Zech ObieroM
- 6.5William GoodwinF
- 6.4Sheldon KendallM
- 6.3Conor McManusM
- 6.0O. WrightG
- 6.6T. HoltamG
- 6.6G. McClearyM
Line-ups
Gillingham3-1-4-2
Rochdale4-2-3-1
Substitutes
RochdaleIan Watson
Substitutes
- 45G. MiddletonM5.9
- 18J. SmithM5.8
- 8Harvey Gilmour66'M5.9
- 40I. HendersonF6.3
- 13Olutobi Adebayo-RowlingD6.6
- 26Sam SherringD6.6
- 20Sam William John WallerG6.6
GillinghamG. Ainsworth
Substitutes
- 14Robbie McKenzie45'M6.6
- 12G. McClearyM6.6
- 34E. KingM7.3
- 13T. HoltamG6.6
- 18Sheldon Kendall73'M6.4
- 11L. SillahF6.8
- 20J. DaleyD6.9
Team statistics
54%Possession46%
7Total shots15
4Shots on target5
2Shots off target7
1Blocked shots3
6Corners6
2Offsides6
12Fouls12
0Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves3
425Total passes353
346Accurate passes263
Rochdale
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Tasker | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| I. Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Moss | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Zain Silcott-Duberry | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| G. Middleton | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Harvey Gilmour | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Nils Ramming | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| J. Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Dajaune Brown | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Luke Hannant | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 |
| B. Adeeko | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Kane Taylor | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Edward Francis | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Kaiden Wilson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Sam William John Waller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Sam Sherring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Olutobi Adebayo-Rowling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Gillingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brophy | 90 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9.2 |
| Omar Beckles | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Nicholas Freeman | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| E. King | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Andrew Smith | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| J. Daley | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| L. Sillah | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Ronan Hale | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Harry Waldock | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| L. Dobbs | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Robbie McKenzie | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Zech Obiero | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| William Goodwin | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sheldon Kendall | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Conor McManus | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| O. Wright | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| T. Holtam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| G. McCleary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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