1, Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league clubs.

2, Rochdale Hornets beat local rivals Oldham 32–18 in 2013 Championship 1 playoff final at Leigh Sports Village. The club has a strong relationship with Super League side St. Helens.

3, Rochdale Hornets have played at two grounds :-
1894–1988: Athletic Grounds
1988-present: Spotland Stadium.

4, The highest attendance at the Athletic Grounds was the 1924 Challenge Cup final between Oldham and Wigan when 41,831 saw Wigan win 21-4. The club's record attendance at Spotland was set at 8,150 when Hornets played Oldham on Boxing Day 1989.

5, Stuart Biscombe, Matty Hadden and Dean Mignacca have played for both Rochdale and ORL.

6, On 1 October 1904 Rochdale Hornets refused to travel to Dewsbury on account of a smallpox outbreak, and were subsequently fined £20.

7, In 1947 and 1958, Rochdale Hornets made it to the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, but both times Wigan ended their hopes of a Wembley final.

8, Rochdale Hornets won the Challenge Cup in 1922 by beating Hull 10–9 at Headingley, Leeds. That was Hornets' one and only Challenge Cup final. Due to the ferocity of their play, their pack of forwards was known as "the Terrible Six".

9, The Law Cup is an annual match between Oldham and Rochdale Hornets, first contested on 7 May 1921. Including the 2008 fixture, Oldham have won 36 to Rochdale's 22 with 3 drawn games.

10, Spotland Stadium, P 313, W 178, D 7, L 128, PF 9,336, PA 7,818

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