Rochdale A.F.C. (1896)

Rochdale (1896)
Full name	Rochdale Association Football Club
Founded	1896
Ground	Rochdale Athletic Grounds (1896–1900), Spotland (1900–01)

Rochdale A.F.C. were a football team from Rochdale, Lancashire, which existed for five years around the turn of the 20th century. The club have no connection with the present day Rochdale A.F.C. other than the name and ground, which thus makes the current club a spiritual successor.