The Youth Team get their 2020/21 campaign underway this Saturday.
They travel to Walsall in the EFL Youth Alliance League, with kick-off at 11am.
Home matches will once again be played at Stalybridge Celtic’s Bower Fold stadium.
Dale played five pre-season friendlies in total, beating Oldham Athletic (4-2) and our Elite Development Squad (3-1), drawing away at Blackburn Rovers (1-1), and losing away from home to Preston North End (1-0) and Wigan Athletic (3-1).
Their full fixture list for the 2020/21 season are as follows:
SEPTEMBER
Sat 12th – Walsall (A) – 11am;
Fri 18th – Salford City (H) – 1pm;
Sat 26th – Tranmere Rovers (H) – 10.30am.
OCTOBER
Sat 3rd – Bolton Wanderers (A) – 11am;
Sat 17th – Oldham Athletic (A) – 11am;
Sat 31st – Port Vale (H) – 10.30am – EFL Youth Alliance Cup.
NOVEMBER
Sat 14th – Rotherham United (A) – 11am – EFL Youth Alliance Cup;
Sat 21st – Carlisle United (H) – 11am.
DECEMBER
Tues 1st – Blackpool (H) – 1pm;
Sat 5th – Fleetwood Town (H) – 10.30am;
Sat 12th – Accrington Stanley (H) – 10.30am.
JANUARY
Sat 9th – Preston North End (A) – 11am;
Sat 16th – Port Vale (H) – 10.30am;
Sat 23rd – Walsall (H) – 11am;
Sat 30th – Salford City (A) – 11am.
FEBRUARY
Sat 13th – Tranmere Rovers (A) – 11am;
Tues 23rd – Bolton Wanderers (H) – 1pm.
MARCH
Sat 6th – Shrewsbury Town (A) – 12pm;
Sat 13th – Oldham Athletic (H) – 10.30am;
Sat 20th – Port Vale (A) – 11am;
Sat 27th – Carlisle United (A) – 11am.
APRIL
Sat 3rd – Blackpool (A) – 10.30am;
Tues 6th – Preston North End (H) – 1pm;
Sat 10th – Fleetwood Town (A) – 10.30am;
Sat 24th – Accrington Stanley (A) – 11am.
MAY
Sat 1st – Morecambe (H) – 11am.