Rochdale name terminally ill boy as a substitute for cup game

They listed their youngest ever signing as one of seven subs.

Rochdale name terminally ill boy as a substitute for cup game

Rochdale have named a terminally ill five-year-old fan as a substitute in their Checkatrade Trophy clash at Hartlepool tonight.

The League One outfit listed their "youngest ever signing" Joshua McCormack as one of seven substitutes for the trip to Teesside.

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