 Finally in 2010 they gained promotion for the first time in over 40 years Promotion, relegation to League 2 in 2012 was followed by promotion back to League 1 in 2014.The first player Chris sold was Ricky Lambert who has since gone on to feature as a striker in the full England squad.In 2015 at the Chairman's Summer Conference, Dunphy was the recipient of a long service award from the Football League for 28 years in football.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/3/rochdale-afc-news/96176/chris...

After 10 years Chris and Rochdale AFC were happy to announce that they finally had full control of Spotland Stadium again.