ROBBIE STOCKDALE
Rochdale Football Club recently welcomed Robbie Stockdale as their new First Team Manager. The ambitious 41-year-old has played across the leagues notching up over 250 appearances at clubs including Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham, Rotherham United and Hull City. He started his coaching career at Grimsby Town in 2010 before going on to join Sunderland two years later. Robbie spent six years at Sunderland and was part of the first team set up under the likes of Sam Allardyce, as well as having three stints as caretaker manager. After leaving the Black Cats, he was appointed as Paul Heckingbottom’s assistant at Hibernian in 2019, before reuniting with Allardyce in 2020 as first team coach at West Bromwich Albion. He was also capped five times by Scotland during his career. Style caught up with Robbie, who has joined Rochdale on a two year contract, to discuss his first managerial position, his hopes for the season and why Dale supporters will always be the 'lifeblood of the club'... 18 | Rochdale Style
