Nigel Miller will referee his 18th match involving Rochdale when we host Chesterfield in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night

The experienced County Durham official was thought to be retiring from duty in each of the last four seasons, but he gained good enough marks and passed the fitness tests to allow him to still referee at EFL level.

We last saw Mr Miller in January for the 6-1 thrashing at Barnsley, while his last Spotland fixture was in April 2015 when Dale were beaten 4-2 by Swindon.

Nigel’s full list of Dale appointments is:

Dec 03 Rochdale v Boston W 1-0

Oct 04 Rochdale v Yeovil W 2-1

Nov 05 Rochdale v Chester D 2-2

Apr 07 Rochdale v Macclesfield W 5-0

Mar 08 Stockport v Rochdale L 0-2

Oct 08 Rochdale v Carlisle (JPT) D 2-2 (won on pens)

Nov 09 Rochdale v Notts Co W 2-1

Aug 10 Rochdale v Colchester L 1-2

Mar 11 Huddersfield v Rochdale L 1-2

Aug 11 Sheffield Wed v Rochdale L 0-2

Mar 12 Rochdale v Tranmere L 0-2

Oct 12 Rochdale v Morecambe L 1-2

Mar 13 Rochdale v Aldershot D 1-1

Mar 14 Rochdale v Portsmouth W 3-0

Aug 14 Rochdale v Bradford L 0-2

Apr 15 Rochdale v Swindon L 2-4

Jan 16 Barnsley v Rochdale L 1-6

Last season Mr Miller refereed 32 games, showing 82 yellow cards and three red. His last red card was as bar back as 20th October!

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