We’re very busy during April providing entertainment for diners prior to kick off at home matches from the ex players below giving us stories of their experiences at the Crown Oil Arena (Spotland Stadium)
Shaun Reid – Walsall, Saturday 7th April, 3pm KO
Shaun came through Dale’s Youth Team and had two spells at the club. The first came between 1983 and 1988, and the second was for three years between 1992 and 1995.
He went on to make 432 Football League appearances with over half of them being for Dale. 
Paul Butler – Bradford City, Saturday 15th April, 3pm KO
Paul began his career with Dale and made nearly 200 appearances for the club between 1991 and 1996.
He went on to play in the Premier League with Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers, as well as earning an international cap for the Republic of Ireland. 
Wayne Goodison – Tranmere Rovers, Tuesday 18th April, 7.45pm KO
Wayne played for the club between 1989 and 1991.
He went on to play for Hyde United, Accrington Stanley and Buxton, before moving into coaching with the likes of Salford City and 1874 Northwich. 
Kevin Townson and Lee McEvilly – Sutton United, Saturday 29th April, 3pm KO
Townson and ‘Evil’ were teammates during the early 2000s, when Dale reached the Division Three playoffs in 2002.
McEvilly left in 2004 – Townson in 2005, but Evil would return for a second and third spell at the club later that decade. 
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