2021–22 Rotherham United F.C. season

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Rotherham United
2021–22 season
ChairmanTony Stewart
ManagerPaul Warne
StadiumNew York Stadium
EFL CupFirst round
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The 2021–22 season is Rotherham United's 97th year in their history and first season back in League One since the 2019–20 season following relegation last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 14 September 2021.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Viktor Johansson
2 DF Jamaica JAM Wes Harding
3 DF England ENG Joe Mattock
4 MF England ENG Daniel Barlaser
6 DF England ENG Richard Wood (captain)
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kieran Sadlier
8 MF England ENG Ben Wiles
9 FW England ENG Will Grigg (on loan from Sunderland)
10 FW England ENG Freddie Ladapo
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Chiedozie Ogbene
14 MF England ENG Mickel Miller
15 DF England ENG Tolaji Bola
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Lindsay
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Shane Ferguson
18 MF England ENG Oliver Rathbone
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Joshua Kayode
20 DF England ENG Michael Ihiekwe
21 DF England ENG Angus MacDonald
22 MF England ENG Hakeem Odoffin
23 DF England ENG Rarmani Edmonds-Green (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
24 FW England ENG Michael Smith
30 GK England ENG Josh Chapman
31 GK England ENG Josh Vickers

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Jamaica JAM Curtis Tilt (on loan to Wigan Athletic)
32 FW England ENG Jerome Greaves (on loan to Matlock Town)
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Cooper (on loan to Darlington)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 FW England ENG Jacob Gratton (on loan to Guiseley)
35 DF England ENG Jake Hull (on loan to Guiseley)

Squad statistics[]

Player statistics[]

As of 14 September 2021. [1]

Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.

No. Pos. Nat. Name Total League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Sweden Viktor Johansson 7 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK England Josh Chapman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK England Josh Vickers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 DF Jamaica Wes Harding 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England Joe Mattock 3+2 1 1+2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0
5 DF Jamaica Curtis Tilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England Richard Wood 5+1 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF England Tolaji Bola 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF England Michael Ihiekwe 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England Rarmani Edmonds-Green 4+2 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
35 DF England Jake Hull 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
4 MF England Daniel Barlaser 5+3 0 3+3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF England Kieran Sadlier 4+3 2 2+3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
8 MF England Ben Wiles 6+2 1 6+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Chiedozie Ogbene 6+1 0 6 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England Mickel Miller 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
16 MF Scotland Jamie Lindsay 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson 3+2 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England Oliver Rathbone 6+2 0 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
22 MF England Hakeem Odoffin 2+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Northern Ireland Will Grigg 1+2 1 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
10 FW England Freddie Ladapo 6+2 2 4+2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
19 FW Nigeria Joshua Kayode 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England Michael Smith 7+2 5 7 5 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
34 FW England Jacob Gratton 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

As of 14 September 2021. [2]
Place Position Nation Number Name Total League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
1 FW England 24 Michael Smith 5 5 0 0 0
2 FW England 10 Freddie Ladapo 2 1 0 0 1
= MF Republic of Ireland 7 Kieran Sadlier 2 1 0 1 0
4 MF England 8 Ben Wiles 1 1 0 0 0
= MF England 14 Mickel Miller 1 0 0 0 1
= DF England 3 Joe Mattock 1 0 0 0 1
= FW Northern Ireland 9 Will Grigg 1 0 0 0 1
= DF England 35 Jake Hull 1 0 0 0 1

Pre-season[]

The Millers announced they would have friendly matches against Parkgate,[2] Frickley Athletic,[3] Rochdale,[4] Harrogate Town,[5] Grimsby Town,[6] Newcastle United,[7] Belper Town[3] and Middlesbrough[8] as part of their pre-season preparations. As part of a training camp in Hungary, the club arranged a behind-closed-doors friendly against III. Kerületi TVE in Budapest.[9]

10 July 2021 Friendly Parkgate 0–11 Rotherham United Parkgate
13:00 BST Report Smith Goal 13'
Kayode Goal 17' (pen.)
Wood Goal 28'
Miller Goal 53'
Ladapo Goal 55', 67', 76'
Sadlier Goal 68'
Wiles Goal 68', 90'
Crooks Goal 84'		 Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex
14 July 2021 Friendly III. Kerületi TVE 0–4 Rotherham United Budapest
19:00 CEST Report Lindsay Goal 40'
Goal (o.g.)
Ladapo Goal
Kayode Goal
17 July 2021 Friendly Frickley Athletic Cancelled Rotherham United South Elmsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Westfield Lane
Note: Match cancelled due to number of players having to self-isolate.[10]
20 July 2021 Friendly Rochdale 2–2 Rotherham United Spotland
19:00 BST Beesley Goal 65' (pen.), 71' Report Ogbene Goal 83'
Ihiekwe Goal 90'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
21 July 2021 Friendly Harrogate Town 1–3 Rotherham United Harrogate
19:30 BST Armstrong Goal 65' Report Smith Goal 6', 14'
Ihiekwe Goal 52'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Referee: Marc Edwards
24 July 2021 Friendly Grimsby Town 0–1 Rotherham United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report Ihiekwe Goal 84' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
27 July 2021 Friendly Rotherham United 1–1 Newcastle United Rotherham
19:00 BST Smith Goal 8' Report Hendrick Goal 84' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 4,370
Referee: Andrew Madley
29 July 2021 Friendly Belper Town Cancelled Rotherham United Belper
19:00 BST Stadium: Christchurch Meadow
Note: Match was cancelled.[11]
30 July 2021 Friendly Rotherham United 0–1 Middlesbrough Rotherham
19:00 BST Report McNair Goal 14' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Sunderland 7 5 1 1 12 7 +5 16 Promotion to EFL Championship
3 Milton Keynes Dons 8 4 3 1 16 10 +6 15 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Plymouth Argyle 7 4 2 1 10 4 +6 14
5 Wycombe Wanderers 7 4 2 1 10 7 +3 14
6 Rotherham United 8 4 1 3 10 8 +2 13
7 AFC Wimbledon 8 3 3 2 15 13 +2 12
8 Bolton Wanderers 8 3 3 2 14 12 +2 12
9 Cheltenham Town 8 3 3 2 11 11 0 12
10 Burton Albion 8 3 3 2 6 8 −2 12
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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]

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
7 3 1 3 8 8  0 10 2 0 2 6 6  0 1 1 1 2 2  0

Last updated: 14 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundHAAHHHA
ResultWLWLWLD
Position11061181313
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Rotherham United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[13]

7 August 2021 1 Rotherham United 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,417
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
14 August 2021 2 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Rotherham United Wigan
15:00 BST Robinson Yellow card 25'
Wyke Yellow card 45+1'
Lang Yellow card 75'
Massey Yellow card 87'
Keane Goal 90+5'		 Report Harding Yellow card 54' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Robert Lewis
17 August 2021 3 Morecambe 0–1 Rotherham United Morecambe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: David Webb
21 August 2021 4 Rotherham United 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Rotherham
13:00 BST Sadlier Penalty missed 45+3'
Rathbone Yellow card 66'		 Report Wing Yellow card 17'
Kamberi Goal 50'
Peacock-Farrell Yellow card 74'
Gregory Goal 77'
Hunt Yellow card 88'
Adeniran Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,522
Referee: Marc Edwards
28 August 2021 5 Rotherham United 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rotherham
13:00 BST Miller Yellow card 4', Red card 53'
Smith Goal 27', 45+2'		 Report Galbraith Yellow card 56'
Smith Yellow card 77'
Knoyle Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,748
Referee: Martin Coy
11 September 2021 6 Rotherham United 2–4 Fleetwood Town Rotherham
15:00 BST Smith Goal 38'
Sadlier Goal 45+4' (pen.)		 Report Morton Goal 24'
Garner Goal 54'
Clark Yellow card 56'
Andrew Goal 61'
Camps Goal 69'
Hill Yellow card 88'
Rossiter Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,463
Referee: Craig Hicks
14 September 2021 7 Lincoln City 1–1 Rotherham United Lincoln
19:45 BST Fiorini Goal 55'
Jackson Yellow card 66'		 Report Smith Goal 22', Yellow card 56'
Mattock Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,788
Referee: Peter Wright

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

The Millers were drawn at home to Accrington Stanley in the first round.[14][15]

10 August 2021 First round Rotherham United 1–2 Accrington Stanley Rotherham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,131
Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Rotherham were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City U21s and Scunthorpe United.[16] The group stage match dates were confirmed on July 9.[17]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 +6 3 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Manchester City U21 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 +3 3
3 L2 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
4 L1 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
7 September 2021 Group game 1 Doncaster Rovers 0–6 Rotherham United Doncaster
19:00 BST Report Miller Goal 13'
Ladapo Goal 15'
Jones Goal 16' (o.g.)
Mattock Yellow card 30', Goal 85'
Grigg Goal 49'
Hull Goal 67'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,765
Referee: Ben Speedie
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Rotherham United v Scunthorpe United Rotherham
19:00 BST Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
26 October 2021 Group game 3 Rotherham United v Manchester City U21s Rotherham
19:00 BST Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
14 July 2021 GK England Josh Chapman England Sheffield United Free transfer [18]
20 July 2021 LM Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson Free agent Free transfer [19]
3 August 2021 CM England Hakeem Odoffin Scotland Hamilton Academical Undisclosed fee [20]
4 August 2021 CM England Oliver Rathbone England Rochdale Undisclosed fee [21]
10 August 2021 LB England Tolaji Bola England Arsenal Undisclosed Fee [22]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
4 August 2021 CB England Rarmani Edmonds-Green England Huddersfield Town End of season [21]
31 August 2021 CF Northern Ireland Will Grigg England Sunderland End of season [23]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
14 August 2021 LW England Jacob Gratton England Guiseley January 2022 [24]
14 August 2021 CB England Jake Hull England Guiseley January 2022 [24]
20 August 2021 CF England Jerome Greaves England Matlock Town January 2022 [25]
31 August 2021 CB Jamaica Curtis Tilt England Wigan Athletic End of season [26]
10 September 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Jake Cooper England Darlington 1 January 2022 [27]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 RB England Billy Jones Released [28]
30 June 2021 CF England Ethan Kenny England Frickley Athletic Free transfer [29]
30 June 2021 CM Wales Shaun MacDonald England Crewe Alexandra Released [28][30]
30 June 2021 RB United States Matthew Olosunde England Preston North End Rejected contract [31][32]
30 June 2021 CF England Jamie Proctor England Port Vale Released [28][33]
30 June 2021 CB Scotland Clark Robertson England Portsmouth Released [28][34]
30 June 2021 CF Northern Ireland Kyle Vassell Released [28]
9 July 2021 LB Republic of Ireland Trevor Clarke England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [35]
23 July 2021 CM England Matt Crooks England Middlesbrough Undisclosed [36]

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