Rochdale AFC offering free tickets to Man United U21s game

Get free tickets to Rochdale v Manchester United U21s

Rochdale AFC is giving away free tickets to their National League Cup game against Manchester United U21s on Tuesday 3 December.

Dale's second group stage fixture in the National League Cup will be free admission to all supporters.

Supporters can claim their free tickets on the club web site. Your tickets will be emailed to you to scan at the turnstiles which open at 6pm on matchday for a 7pm kick off.

The National League Cup is a a new competition this season for first teams of National League clubs and Premier League 2 (under 21s) sides.

The National League Cup is a 32-team midweek competition, made up of 16 under 21 teams participating in Premier League 2, and 16 first teams from clubs participating in the National League.

The competition begins with a group stage, and Dale’s group stage opponents are Manchester United U21s, Wolves U21s, Stoke City U21s and Blackburn Rovers U21s who Dale beat 4-1 earlier this month. The other teams in Rochdale's group, who they will not play against, are Oldham, Altrincham and Forest Green Rovers.

The two best-placed teams in each group will advance to a knock-out stage to determine the winner.

The game on Tuesday 3 December against Manchester United U21s kicks off at 7pm.

If groups of more than 10 supporters want to claim tickets they can do so via email through the ticket office at tickets@rochdaleafc.co.uk, rather than online.

To encourage attendance, Rochdale AFC Community Trust will be conducting ‘ticket drops’ to local schools and community groups, with the Smith Metals Family Stand open for those taking advantage of this scheme.

Group ticket requests for schools, grassroots teams and community groups can be made by 3pm on Friday 29 November.