The Youth Team's fixtures for the 2021/22 EFL Youth Alliance League season have been confirmed.
Home matches will once again be played at Stalybridge Celtic's Bower Fold stadium.
Dale have been drawn against Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City and Grimsby Town in the EFL Youth Alliance Cup.
The full fixture list is as follows (all kick-offs at 11am unless stated otherwise):
AUGUST
Port Vale (H) - Saturday 7th August
Blackpool (H) - Saturday 14th August
Scunthorpe United (A) - Saturday 21st August - EFL YA Cup
Bolton Wanderers (H) - Saturday 28th August
SEPTEMBER
Preston North End (A) - Saturday 4th September - 10.30am kick-off
Oldham Athletic (H) - Saturday 11th September
Walsall (A) - Saturday 18th September
Lincoln City (H) - Tuesday 28th September - EFL YA Cup, 1pm kick-off
OCTOBER
Shrewsbury Town (H) - Friday 1st October - 1pm kick-off
Grimsby Town (H) - Saturday 9th October - EFL YA Cup
Salford City (H) - Saturday 23rd October
Accrington Stanley (H) - Saturday 30th October
NOVEMBER
Fleetwood Town (H) - Saturday 13th November
Carlisle United (A) - Saturday 20th November
Tranmere Rovers (A) - Saturday 27th November - 10.30am kick-off
DECEMBER
Morecambe (A) - Saturday 4th December
Port Vale (A) - Saturday 18th December
JANUARY
Blackpool (A) - Saturday 8th January - 10.30am kick-off
Oldham Athletic (A) - Saturday 15th January
Preston North End (H) - Saturday 22nd January
FEBRUARY
Bolton Wanderers (A) - Saturday 12th February - 10.30am kick-off
Fleetwood Town (A) - Saturday 19th February - 10.30am kick-off
MARCH
Carlisle United (H) - Saturday 5th March
Shrewsbury Town (A) - Saturday 26th March
APRIL
Accrington Stanley (A) - Saturday 2nd April
Morecambe (H) - Saturday 9th April
Salford City (A) - Saturday 23rd April
Tranmere Rovers (H) - Saturday 30th April
MAY
Walsall (H) - Saturday 7th May