Dale appoint Coleman as manager

Rochdale AFC has appointed Accrington Stanley’s John Coleman as their new manager.

Coleman, who will be unveiled at a news conference later today, had been in charge at Stanley since 1999. He will take the reins from caretaker manager Chris Beech who has been in charge at Spotland since Steve Eyre left in December.

A statement on the club’s website said: “Rochdale have reached an agreement with Accrington Stanley for the services of manager John Coleman.”