2024–25 Rotherham United F.C. season
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| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Tony Stewart | |||
| Manager | Steve Evans[1] | |||
| Stadium | New York Stadium | |||
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The 2024–25 season is the 100th season in the history of Rotherham United Football Club and their first season back in League One since the 2021–22 season, following relegation from the Championship in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024[a] | CF |  Jonson Clarke-Harris |
 Peterborough United |
Free | [2] |
| 1 July 2024[b] | GK | Cameron Dawson |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Free | [3] |
| 1 July 2024[c] | LB | Reece James |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Free | [4] |
| 1 July 2024[d] | CB |  Zak Jules |
Exeter City |
Free | [5] |
| 1 July 2024[e] | CM | Liam Kelly |
Coventry City |
Free | [6] |
| 1 July 2024[f] | RM | Alex MacDonald |
Stevenage |
Free | [7] |
| 1 July 2024[g] | CM | Shaun McWilliams |
Northampton Town |
Free | [8] |
| 1 July 2024[h] | AM | Joe Powell |
Burton Albion |
Free | [9] |
| 1 July 2024[i] | RB |  Joe Rafferty |
Portsmouth |
Free | [10] |
| 1 July 2024[j] | CB | Sean Raggett |
Portsmouth |
Free | [11] |
| 27 July 2024 | RM | Jack Holmes |
Stamford |
Free | [12] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Peterborough United contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 22 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Exeter City contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Coventry City contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Stevenage contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Northampton Town contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 29 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Burton Albion contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Portsmouth contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Portsmouth contract expired
Out
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2024[a] | GK |  Viktor Johansson |
Stoke City |
Undisclosed | [13] |
| 24 June 2024 | RB | Peter Kioso |
Oxford United |
Undisclosed | [14] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens
Loaned in
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2024 | RW | Joseph Hungbo |
 1. FC Nürnberg |
End of Season | [15] |
| 18 July 2024 | CF | Esapa Osong |
Nottingham Forest |
End of Season | [16] |
Loaned out
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2024 | CF | Joshua Kayode |
Shrewsbury Town |
End of Season | [17] |
Released / Out of Contract
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | RM | Curtis Durose |
Matlock Town |
4 July 2024 | [18][19] |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Grant Hall |
Swindon Town |
10 July 2024 | [18][20] |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Jamie Lindsay |
Bristol Rovers |
12 July 2024 | [21][22] |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Nathaniel Ford |
Maltby Main |
17 July 2024 | [18][23] |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Tyler Blackett |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Tolaji Bola |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CM |  Cafú |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Sam Clucas |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | LM |  Shane Ferguson |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Joel Holvey |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Sean Morrison |
[18] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Lee Peltier |
[18] | ||
| 12 July 2024 | CF | Tom Eaves |
Northampton Town |
12 July 2024 | [24][25] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]On 24 May, Rotherham confirmed their first pre-season friendly, against Sheffield United.[26] Six days later, a second friendly was announced with the annually meeting with Parkgate.[27] Alfreton Town was later confirmed as a third pre-season opponent.[28] On 10 June, a trip to face Spalding United was added to the schedule.[29] Two days later, Doncaster Rovers were added to the schedule.[30] A sixth and seventh was confirmed with trips to Grimsby Town and Stamford.[31][32]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 July 2024 Friendly | Parkgate | 0–7 | Rotherham United | Parkgate |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Cove Rangers | 0–1 | Rotherham United | St Andrews, Scotland |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: University of St Andrews |
| 19 July 2024 Friendly | Stamford | 2–4 | Rotherham United | Stamford |
| 19:30 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Zeeco Stadium |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Spalding United | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Spalding |
| 15:00 BST |
|
|
Stadium: Sir Halley Stewart Field |
| 23 July 2024 Friendly | Alfreton Town | 0–3 | Rotherham United | Alfreton |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: North Street Attendance: 501 |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Rotherham |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 6,291 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 30 July 2024 Friendly | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Rotherham United | Cleethorpes |
| 19:30 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,017 |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Rotherham United | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Rotherham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Thomas Bramall | ||
| Note: Richard Wood's testimonial match | ||||
Competitions
[edit]League One
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Stockport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
First match(es) will be played: 9 August 2024. 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[33]
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[33]
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
[edit]On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[34]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 10 August 2024 1 | Exeter City | v | Rotherham United | Exeter |
| 17:30 BST | Stadium: St James Park |
| 17 August 2024 2 | Rotherham United | v | Bristol Rovers | Rotherham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: New York Stadium |
| 24 August 2024 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | v | Rotherham United | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Adams Park |
| 31 August 2024 4 | Rotherham United | v | Huddersfield Town | Rotherham |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: New York Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[35] | ||||
FA Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
[edit]On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Rotherham being drawn at home against Crewe Alexandra.[36]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 13 August 2024 First round | Rotherham United | v | Crewe Alexandra | Rotherham |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: New York Stadium |
EFL Trophy
[edit]In the group stage, Rotherham were drawn into Northern Group H alongside Bradford City, Mansfield Town and Newcastle United U21.[37][38]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Bradford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | L1 | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 20 August 2024 Group stage | Rotherham United | v | Mansfield Town | Rotherham |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: New York Stadium |
| 8 October 2024 Group stage | Rotherham United | v | Newcastle United U21 | Rotherham |
| 19:00 GMT | Stadium: New York Stadium |
| 12 November 2024 Group stage | Bradford City | v | Rotherham United | Bradford |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Valley Parade |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of pre-season
List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
|
Cameron Dawson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL
|
Joe Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Cohen Bramall | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO
|
Liam Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Sean Raggett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
Reece James | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Joe Powell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG
|
Sam Nombe | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | JAM
|
Jonson Clarke-Harris | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG
|
Jordan Hugill | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
|
Andre Green | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO
|
Alex MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO
|
Zak Jules | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
Shaun McWilliams | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Oliver Rathbone | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Esapa Osong (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ENG
|
Dillon Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG
|
Joseph Hungbo (on loan from 1. FC Nürnberg) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG
|
Hakeem Odoffin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG
|
Jack Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG
|
Cameron Humphreys | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF |  CIV
|
Christ Tiéhi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO
|
Jamie McCart | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| — | FW | IRL
|
Joshua Kayode | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ "Clarke-Harris Returns As Evans' First Summer Signing". Rotherham United FC. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Cam Comes In To Bolster Goalkeeping Ranks". Rotherham United FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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- ^ "Jules Joins As Eighth Summer Signing". Rotherham United FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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- ^ "Tom Eaves Joins Northampton Town". Northampton Town FC. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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- ^ "Pre-Season Campaign To Open With Friday Night Fixture At Parkgate". Rotherham United FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Millers Add Trip To Alfreton To Pre-Season Diary". Rotherham United FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Millers Confirm Friendly With Non-League Spalding". Rotherham United FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Millers To Celebrate Richard Wood's Magical Contribution With Testimonial Fixture". Rotherham United FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Pre-Season Trip To Grimsby Confirmed". Rotherham United FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Millers Finalise Domestic Pre-Season Schedule With Friday Night Trip To Stamford". Rotherham United FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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