Longer days on road for Dale fans

ROCHDALE’S travelling supporters will clock up a total of 6,701 miles on their Sky Bet League One away day journeys in the 2018/19 season.

That makes away days almost 800 miles longer than last campaign, when Keith Hill’s men travelled a distance of 5,920.5 miles.

Dale’s longest return trip will again be to Plymouth Argyle’s Home Park at 598 miles.

With neighbouring clubs Bury and Oldham both relegated to League Two last season, the shortest round journey will be to League One newcomers Accrington Stanley at 35.8 miles.

Below is a full list of the mileage to each away ground (round trip) that Dale will visit in the 2018/19 Sky Bet League One season, calculated using Google Maps: Accrington Stanley: 35.8 miles AFC Wimbledon: 494 miles Barnsley: 103.4 miles Blackpool: 93.2 miles Bradford City: 61.4 miles Bristol Rovers: 364 miles Burton Albion: 191.2 miles Charlton Athletic: 490 miles Coventry City: 242 miles Doncaster Rovers: 132.6 miles Fleetwood Town: 102 miles Gillingham: 528 miles Luton Town: 382 miles Oxford United: 362 miles Peterborough United: 292 miles Plymouth Argyle: 598 miles Portsmouth: 520 miles Scunthorpe United: 160 miles Shrewsbury Town: 196 miles Southend United: 510 miles Sunderland: 260 miles Walsall: 189.4 miles Wycombe Wanderers: 394 miles

Supporters will be able to finalise their travel plans for next season when the fixtures for the forthcoming campaign are revealed on Thursday 21st June at 9am.