'Death, taxes and Rochdale away' Chesterfield fans react to FA Cup first round draw

The match will be played over the weekend of November 7/8 behind closed doors with no fans allowed at any of the first round fixtures.

Unlike in the fourth qualifying round, there will be extra-time but no replays.

The winners of the tie will collect £22,629.

The Spireites beat Stockport County 7-6 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes at Edgeley Park on Saturday to book their place in the first round.

Rochdale are currently 15th in League One with three wins and a draw from their first eight matches.

The clash at Spotland will be the sixth time the two clubs have faced each other in a cup competition in the last nine years.

Rochdale have had the better of the five previous meetings with three wins (3-2 in League Cup 2011, 2-1 in JPT 2015 and 3-1 in League Cup 2016). Chesterfield’s two wins were both in the JPT (3-0 in 2013 and 2-0 in 2016).

Before the draw had been made, many Chesterfield fans had joked they would get Rochdale again and it came true!

On Twitter, @thespireites said: “There are 3 things certain in life. Death, taxes, and Town drawing Rochdale in the cup.”

@Spireiteswrite posted: Wow.... the Spireites draw @officiallydale in the FA Cup first round... who’d have seen that one coming.”

@ojmooney added: “Ah, the annual Rochdale away cup tie. I've missed it dearly.”

@Phil Tooley said: “Mr inevitable!!!”

@stelow3 wrote: “Couldn’t make it up could you.”

@tom_coups posted: “Happens every draw.”