As with the Northampton game on Saturday, our first away fixture of the season will see Dale meet a referee in his first season at league level.
Richard Clark will make the trip down to the B2net Arena from Northumberland to officiate his debut Football League match after promotion in the summer.
Mr Clark spent the majority of last season refereeing games in the Blue Square Premier League, one of which was the second leg of the play-off semi-final between York and Mansfield at Kit Kat Crescent.