Rotherham United 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was Rotherham United 's 95th season in their existence and the first back in the League One following relegation last season .[1] The club also participated in the FA Cup , the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy .
Key Events [ ]
Rotherham occupied second place in the League One table when the season was temporarily suspended on 31 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[2]
Promotion back to the Championship was confirmed on 9 June 2020, when the EFL clubs voted to accept a proposal which would curtail the League One season and decide league positions on a points-per-game basis.[3]
Squad statistics [ ]
Player statistics [ ]
As of end of season. [1]
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.
Total
League
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
Discipline
1
GK
Daniel Iversen
38
0
34
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
12
GK
Lewis Price
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
30
GK
Laurence Bilboe
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
DF
Billy Jones
11+1
0
9+1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
3
DF
Joe Mattock
23+2
1
22+2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
1
5
DF
Adam Thompson
12+2
0
9+1
0
2+1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
6
DF
Richard Wood
26+2
4
21+2
3
2
0
2
1
1
0
3
0
15
DF
Clark Robertson
21+1
2
17
2
1
0
2
0
1+1
0
3
0
18
DF
Trevor Clarke
5+5
1
4+4
0
1
0
0
0
0+1
1
3
0
20
DF
Michael Ihiekwe
38
4
33
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
4
0
22
DF
Matthew Olosunde
34+5
0
27+5
0
3
0
2
0
2
0
6
0
23
DF
Curtis Tilt
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
DF
Jake Southern-Cooper
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
4
MF
Shaun MacDonald
4+13
0
3+10
0
0
0
0+2
0
1+1
0
1
0
8
MF
Ben Wiles
35+5
3
28+5
3
3
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
11
MF
Daniel Barlaser
32+3
2
24+3
2
3
0
2
0
3
0
5
0
14
MF
Hakeeb Adelakun
8+1
0
8+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
MF
Jamie Lindsay
16+12
1
14+8
1
0+1
0
0+2
0
2+1
0
2
0
17
MF
Matt Crooks
35+4
11
31+2
9
2+1
1
2
1
0+1
0
9
0
19
MF
Chiedozie Ogbene
21+8
1
19+6
1
2+1
0
0
0
0+1
0
5
1
25
MF
Josh Koroma
0+5
0
0+5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
MF
Julien Lamy
2+3
0
0+3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
7
FW
Kyle Vassell
17+7
6
13+7
4
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
9
FW
Jamie Proctor
1+4
0
0+3
0
0
0
0+1
0
1
0
0
0
10
FW
Freddie Ladapo
26+13
17
20+11
14
1+2
2
2
1
3
0
2
0
21
FW
Jerry Yates
0+1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
FW
Michael Smith
30+11
12
26+10
7
2+1
3
1+1
0
1+1
0
4
0
32
FW
Joshua Kayode
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
34
FW
Jacob Gratton
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Players played for the club this season on loan who returned to their parent club during the season:
14
FW
Carlton Morris
15+12
4
11+10
3
2+1
0
1
0
2+1
1
3
0
23
FW
Jake Hastie
11+5
3
10+4
3
0+1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Players played for the club this season who were permanently transferred out before the end of the season:
31
DF
Akeem Hinds
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Goalscorers [ ]
As of end of season. [2]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
The club confirmed their usual opening pre-season friendly with Parkgate on 9 May 2019.[4] A second friendly, at Farsley Celtic was announced on 14 May.[5] A third friendly at Chesterfield was announced on 16 May.[6] On 21 May the first home friendly, against Leicester City , was announced.[7] A trip to Bradford Park Avenue was confirmed on 23 May 2019.[8] A second home friendly, against West Brom was announced on 24 May 2019.[9]
On 28 May 2019 the club announced that 1. FC Magdeburg would be the opposition for one of the games to take place during their German training camp.[10]
1. FC Magdeburg v Rotherham United
14 July 2019 Friendly 1. FC Magdeburg 2–1 Rotherham United show Schöningen , Lower Saxony 14:00 CEST
Beck 6' (pen. ) Kvesić 81'
Report
Vassell 64'
Stadium: Elm-Stadion
Bradford Park Avenue v Rotherham United
17 July 2019 Friendly Bradford Park Avenue 1–5 Rotherham United show Bradford 19:30 BST
Gardner 76'
Report
Ladapo 2' Vassell 11' , 29' , 45' Barlaser 39'
Stadium: Horsfall Stadium
Chesterfield v Rotherham United
20 July 2019 Friendly Chesterfield 1–2 Rotherham United show Chesterfield 15:00 BST
Evans 29'
Report
Barlaser 26' Smith 33' (pen. )
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 1,675 Referee: Daniel Middleton
Rotherham United v West Bromwich Albion
23 July 2019 Friendly Rotherham United 1–1 West Bromwich Albion show Rotherham 19:45 BST
Ladapo 3'
Report
O'Shea 63'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Peter Bankes
Rotherham United v Leicester City
27 July 2019 Friendly Rotherham United 2–2 Leicester City show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Morris 38' Ihiekwe 81'
Report
Iheanacho 11' , 69'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Martin Coy
^ The friendly at Farsley was cancelled due to concerns over the state of the pitch.[11]
Competitions [ ]
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
Promotion, qualification or relegation
1
Coventry City (C, P)
34
18
13
3
48
30
+18
67
1.97
Promotion to the EFL Championship
2
Rotherham United (P)
35
18
8
9
61
38
+23
62
1.77
3
Wycombe Wanderers (O, P)
34
17
8
9
45
40
+5
59
1.74
Qualification for League One play-offs [a]
4
Oxford United
35
17
9
9
61
37
+24
60
1.71
5
Portsmouth
35
17
9
9
53
36
+17
60
1.71
6
Fleetwood Town
35
16
12
7
51
38
+13
60
1.71
7
Peterborough United
35
17
8
10
68
40
+28
59
1.69
8
Sunderland
36
16
11
9
48
32
+16
59
1.64
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences
[12] (C) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
35
18
8
9
61
38
+23
62
8
5
4
31
16
+15
10
3
5
30
22
+8
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Ground A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H H A H A A H A Result W L W D L W D D L W W L W L W W W L L D D W W W W W L W W W D W D D L Position 6 13 6 13 15 13 14 13 13 13 10 11 9 11 10 6 4 4 8 6 8 5 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[13]
AFC Wimbledon v Rotherham United
Rotherham United v Lincoln City
Burton Albion v Rotherham United
Portsmouth v Rotherham United
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24 ) Portsmouth v Rotherham United show Milton 15:00 BST
Stadium: Fratton Park Note: The match was postponed on 18 July 2019 due to overriding safety concerns.[14]
Rotherham United v Tranmere Rovers
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31 ) 4 Rotherham United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Wiles 73' Ogbene 89'
Report
Payne 45' 90+5' Nelson 90+6' Mullin 90+7'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,691 Referee: Andy Haines
Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers
Sunderland v Rotherham United
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17 ) 7 Sunderland 1–1 Rotherham United show Sunderland 19:45 BST
McNulty 1' McGeady 29' 78' Dobson 30' McLaughlin 41'
Report
Hastie 66'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,078 Referee: Ben Toner
Rotherham United v Shrewsbury Town
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21 ) 8 Rotherham United 0–0 Shrewsbury Town show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Jones 38'
Report
Laurent 68' Beckles 80' Goss 88'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,380 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Bristol Rovers v Rotherham United
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28 ) 9 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Rotherham United show Horfield 15:00 BST
Clarke-Harris 48'
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Rotherham United v Coventry City
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05 ) 10 Rotherham United 4–0 Coventry City show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,337 Referee: Darren Handley
Blackpool v Rotherham United
Rotherham United v Oxford United
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19 ) 12 Rotherham United 1–2 Oxford United show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Ihiekwe 35'
Report
Fosu 23' Taylor 57' 83'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,837 Referee: Scott Oldham
Ipswich Town v Rotherham United
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23 ) 13 Ipswich Town 0–2 Rotherham United show Ipswich 19:45 BST
Edwards 78'
Report
Crooks 11' , 48' Clarke 29' Jones 43' Mattock 76'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,550
Rotherham United v Wycombe Wanderers
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26 ) 14 Rotherham United 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Smith 13' Jones 19' Crooks 76' Morris 87'
Report
Kashket 5' Aarons 7' Stewart 17' Pattison 50'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,337 Referee: Neil Hair
Gillingham v Rotherham United
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02 ) 15 Gillingham 0–3 Rotherham United show Gillingham 15:00 GMT
Report
Smith 18' 19' Lindsay 28' Crooks 43' , 88'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Lee Swabey
Milton Keynes Dons v Rotherham United
Portsmouth v Rotherham United
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26 ) 18 Portsmouth 3–2 Rotherham United show Milton 19:45 GMT
Curtis 1' Marquis 37' Harrison 48' Close 66'
Report
Ladapo 15' , 62' (pen. ) Ogbene 51' Morris 89'
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,355 Referee: Antony Coggins
Rotherham United v Rochdale
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07 ) 19 Rotherham United 0–1 Rochdale show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Crooks 83' Ogbene 87'
Report
Camps 16' Morley 42' Baah 87'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,313 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Southend United v Rotherham United
Rotherham United v Fleetwood Town
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21 ) 21 Rotherham United 2–2 Fleetwood Town show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Mattock 17' Clarke 23' Ladapo 62' Thompson 78' Crooks 80'
Report
Evans 26' , 63' Coyle 57'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 7,883 Referee: Peter Wright
Shrewsbury Town v Rotherham United
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26 ) 22 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Rotherham United show Shrewsbury 15:00 GMT
Mattock 60' Smith 90+7'
Report
Whalley 51' Pierre 66' Love Golbourne 84'
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 7,555 Referee: Marc Edwards
Rotherham United v Peterborough United
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29 ) 23 Rotherham United 4–0 Peterborough United show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Wood 50' Butler 68' (o.g. ) Mattock 73' Ward 77' (o.g. ) Vassell 90+2'
Report
Kent 47' 54' Toney 78'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,019 Referee: Andy Haines
Rotherham United v Blackpool
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01 ) 24 Rotherham United 2–1 Blackpool show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Smith 21' Barlaser 85' Crooks 90+2'
Report
Gnanduillet 34' Virtue 71' Spearing 84' Husband 90+3'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,689 Referee: James Adcock
Coventry City v Rotherham United
Oxford United v Rotherham United
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11 ) 25 Oxford United 1–3 Rotherham United show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Rodriguez 8' Browne 71' Long 83'
Report
Vassell 16' , 33' Wood 45+6' Wiles 52' Lindsay 83'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,077 Referee: David Webb
Rotherham United v Bristol Rovers
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18 ) 26 Rotherham United 3–0 Bristol Rovers show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Crooks 33' Vassell 51' Smith 53' Ogbene 88'
Report
Leahy 90+1' Rodman 90+4'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Peterborough United v Rotherham United
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25 ) 27 Peterborough United 2–1 Rotherham United show Peterborough 15:00 GMT
Toney 2' Szmodics 22' 64'
Report
Ihiekwe 35' Wiles 49'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,495 Referee: Scott Oldham
Rotherham United v Ipswich Town
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28 ) 28 Rotherham United 1–0 Ipswich Town show Rotherham 19:45 GMT
Crooks 37' Wood 42' Mattock 83'
Report
Huws 43' Woolfenden 78'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,327 Referee: Antony Coggins
Rotherham United v Burton Albion
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01 ) 29 Rotherham United 3–2 Burton Albion show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Smith 9' , 46' Ladapo 71' 90+2'
Report
Murphy 7' Sarkic 32' 47'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,563 Referee: James Adcock
Lincoln City v Rotherham United
Rotherham United v AFC Wimbledon
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15 ) 31 Rotherham United 2–2 AFC Wimbledon show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Crooks 60' Ladapo 81'
Report
Sanders 30' O'Neill 76' Rudoni 87' Appiah 90+3' (pen. )
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,626 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Coventry City v Rotherham United
Rotherham United v Milton Keynes Dons
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29 ) 34 Rotherham United 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Ladapo 10' Wood 61' Olosunde 76'
Report
Healey 22' Moore-Taylor 27' Williams 60'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,883 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Rochdale v Rotherham United
Rotherham United v Southend United
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14 ) Rotherham United v Southend United show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[16]
Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21 ) Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United show Fleetwood 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[16]
Rotherham United v Gillingham
29 March 2020 (2020-03-29 ) Rotherham United v Gillingham show Rotherham 13:00 GMT
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[16]
Wycombe Wanderers v Rotherham United
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04 ) Wycombe Wanderers v Rotherham United show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Adams Park Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[17]
Rotherham United v Portsmouth
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10 ) Rotherham United v Portsmouth show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[17]
Tranmere Rovers v Rotherham United
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13 ) Tranmere Rovers v Rotherham United show Birkenhead 13:00 BST
Stadium: Prenton Park Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[17]
Rotherham United v Doncaster Rovers
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18 ) Rotherham United v Doncaster Rovers show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[17]
Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25 ) Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United show Bolton 15:00 BST
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[17]
Rotherham United v Sunderland
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03 ) Rotherham United v Sunderland show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[17]
FA Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[18] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[19] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium , Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[20]
Maidenhead United v Rotherham United
Rotherham United v Hull City
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04 ) Third round Rotherham United 2–3 Hull City show Rotherham 12:31 GMT
Smith 20' Thompson 24' Vassell 43' Ihiekwe 72'
Report
Eaves 16' , 66' , 90+2' 90+3' Lopes 86'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 6,044 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[21] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.[22]
Shrewsbury Town v Rotherham United
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13 ) First round Shrewsbury Town 0–4 Rotherham United show Shrewsbury 19:45 BST
Rowland 55'
Report
Crooks 2' Vassell 3' Ladapo 45' Wood 84'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday
28 August 2019 (2019-08-28 ) Second round Rotherham United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Rotherham 19:45 BST
Barlaser 54'
Report
Pelupessy 58' Bannan 85' Nuhiu 90+6'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Charles Breakspear
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[23]
Table [ ]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
ACA
Manchester United U21
3
3
0
0
0
5
1
+4
9
Advance to Round 2
2
L1
Doncaster Rovers
3
1
0
0
2
6
6
0
3
3
L1
Lincoln City
3
1
0
0
2
4
4
0
3
4
L1
Rotherham United
3
1
0
0
2
3
7
−4
3
Matches [ ]
Lincoln City v Rotherham United
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12 ) Group stage Lincoln City 3–0 Rotherham United show Lincoln 19:45 GMT
Akinde 12' (pen. ) , 14' Walker 87'
Report
Olosunde 87' Price 90+3'
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,860 Referee: James Oldham
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
^ Originally January 2020, but was recalled.
^ David Ball subsequently signed for Wellington Phoenix .[63]
^ Dominic Ball subsequently signed for Queens Park Rangers .[65]
^ Bray subsequently signed for Hereford .[66]
^ Onariase subsequently signed for Dagenham & Redbridge .[69]
^ Potter subsequently signed for Tranmere Rovers .[70]
^ Taylor subsequently signed for Doncaster Rovers .[71]
^ McGinley subsequently joined Crusaders .[75]
^ Lewthwaite subsequently joined Hampton & Richmond Borough .[77]
^ Forde subsequently joined Oxford United .[78]
^ Hinds subsequently joined Lincoln City .[82]
^ Palmer subsequently joined Swindon Town .[84]
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