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Rotherham United 2021–22 football season

Rotherham United

2021–22 season

Chairman

Tony Stewart

Manager

Paul Warne

Stadium

New York Stadium

League One

1st

FA Loving cup

Third round

EFL Cup

First round

EFL Trophy

Semi final

Top goalscorer

League:

Michael Smith (16)

All:

Michael Smith (20)

Highest domicile omnipresence

eleven,522

Everyman habitation omnipresence

8,004

Home colours

Abroad colours

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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 flavour following relegation final season. Along with the league, the order volition likewise 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

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Current squad

[edit]

As of one February 2022.^[1]

Notation: Flags indicate national squad as divers under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may concur more than i not-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Actor
1	GK	SWE	Viktor Johansson
2	DF	JAM	Wes Harding
3	DF	ENG	Joe Mattock
iv	MF	ENG	Daniel Barlaser
6	DF	ENG	Richard Wood (captain)
8	MF	ENG	Ben Wiles
9	FW	NIR	Will Grigg (on loan from Sunderland)
10	FW	ENG	Freddie Ladapo
11	MF	IRL	Chiedozie Ogbene
12	FW	IRL	Georgie Kelly
14	MF	ENG	Mickel Miller
xv	DF	ENG	Tolaji Bola
sixteen	MF	SCO	Jamie Lindsay
17	DF	NIR	Shane Ferguson
eighteen	MF	ENG	Oliver Rathbone


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	IRL	Joshua Kayode
20	DF	ENG	Michael Ihiekwe
21	DF	ENG	Angus MacDonald
22	MF	ENG	Hakeem Odoffin
23	DF	ENG	Rarmani Edmonds-Green (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
24	FW	ENG	Michael Smith
31	GK	ENG	Josh Vickers
34	FW	ENG	Jacob Gratton
36	FW	ENG	Curtis Durose
37	DF	ENG	Nathan Exton
38	DF	ENG	Mack Warne
39	FW	NIR	Ciaran McGuckin
40	MF	ENG	Samuel Greenhouse
—	DF	ENG	Jordi Osei-Tutu (on loan from Arsenal)

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	GK	ENG	Josh Chapman (on loan to Frickley Athletic)
32	FW	ENG	Jerome Greaves (on loan to Farsley Celtic)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	DF	IRL	Jake Cooper (on loan to Altrincham)
35	DF	ENG	Jake Hull (on loan to Hartlepool United)

Squad statistics

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Actor statistics

[edit]

Equally of ii February 2022.
[ane]

Players with zippo appearances take been unused substitutes in one or more games.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Full		League		FA Loving cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
i	GK		Viktor Johansson	24		19		ane		1		3		1	0
30	GK		Josh Chapman												0
31	GK		Josh Vickers	14		ix		2				three			0
2	DF		Wes Harding	23+half-dozen	i	17+5		2+one				4	1	7	one
three	DF		Joe Mattock	10+four	1	5+3		0+i		i		four	one	5	0
6	DF		Richard Wood	25+3	one	21+three	i	3				1		3	0
15	DF		Tolaji Bola	9+ii		3		0+ii				6		1	0
20	DF		Michael Ihiekwe	32	3	24	ii	three	1	i		4		5	0
21	DF		Angus MacDonald												0
23	DF		Rarmani Edmonds-Green	27+4	1	20+2	i	2+ane		one		four+1		ii	0
35	DF		Jake Hull	iii	ii							iii	two		0
37	DF		Nathan Exton												0
38	DF		Mack Warne	0+ane								0+ane		1	0
four	MF		Daniel Barlaser	thirty+three	vi	24+iii	half-dozen	3		i		2		4	0
eight	MF		Ben Wiles	26+6	eight	25+2	7	1+ane	ane	0+1		0+ii		ii	0
xi	MF		Chiedozie Ogbene	24+9	2	22+v	2	two+1		0+i		0+2		1	0
xiv	MF		Mickel Miller	12+9	4	nine+7	iii	ane				2+2	ane	2	ane
16	MF		Jamie Lindsay	12+12	1	9+ten	1	0+2				3		4	0
17	MF		Shane Ferguson	18+9	one	15+6	1	2		ane		0+3		2	0
18	MF		Oliver Rathbone	29+4	1	24+i	1	3		ane		1+3		five	0
22	MF		Hakeem Odoffin	eight+7	one	0+5		1+two		1		6	ane	1	0
twoscore	MF		Samuel Greenhouse												0
ix	FW		Will Grigg	18+8	6	11+6	2	two+i	1			v+ane	iii		0
ten	FW		Freddie Ladapo	21+10	12	15+vii	8	two	i	1		iii+3	3	1	0
nineteen	FW		Joshua Kayode	7+13	1	3+10		0+ii		ane		three+one	1	one	0
24	FW		Michael Smith	30+4	20	27	16	2	ane	0+1		i+iii	3	7	0
32	FW		Jerome Greaves												0
34	FW		Jacob Gratton	1+1								1+1			0
36	FW		Curtis Durose	1								one		1	0
39	FW		Ciaran McGuckin	0+1								0+ane			0
Players who have left the order during the flavour
5	DF		Curtis Tilt												0
7	MF		Kieran Sadlier	13+8	half-dozen	five+seven	i	1+ane		1	1	half-dozen	four	1	0

Goalscorers

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As of 1 February 2022.
[ii]

Place	Position	Number	Name	Total	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy
1	FW	24	Michael Smith	twenty	16	ane		3
ii	FW	10	Freddie Ladapo	12	8	1		3
3	MF	viii	Ben Wiles	7	6	one		0
=	FW	9	Volition Grigg	7	three	1		3
5	MF	4	Daniel Barlaser	six	six			0
=	MF	7	Kieran Sadlier	6	i		i	four
vii	MF	14	Mickel Miller	4	iii			1
eight	DF	20	Michael Ihiekwe	three	2	1		0
9	MF	11	Chiedozie Ogbene	2	2			0
=	DF	35	Jake Hull	ii				two
11	DF	6	Richard Wood	1	1			0
=	MF	16	Jamie Lindsay	i	i			0
=	MF	17	Shane Ferguson	ane	1			0
=	MF	xviii	Oliver Rathbone	one	i			0
=	DF	23	Rarmani Edmonds-Green	one	1			0
=	DF	2	Wes Harding	1				one
=	DF	3	Joe Mattock	ane				1
=	FW	19	Joshua Kayode	1				i
=	MF	22	Hakeem Odoffin	ane				i

Pre-season

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

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos	Team five t e	Pld	W	D	Fifty	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
i	Rotherham United	28	xviii	5	5	53	xviii	+35	59	Promotion to EFL Title
2	Wigan Athletic	26	17	five	4	48	25	+23	56	Promotion to EFL Title
3	Sunderland	29	xvi	vi	7	53	39	+14	54	Qualification for League Ane play-offs
4	Milton Keynes Dons	29	15	seven	7	48	32	+16	52
5	Wycombe Wanderers	29	xv	7	7	46	34	+12	52
half-dozen	Oxford United	29	14	eight	7	51	34	+17	50
7	Plymouth Argyle	28	13	8	7	47	35	+12	47
8	Sheffield Wednesday	28	12	10	6	39	32	+7	46

Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2022. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: ane) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; iv) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Punishment points (sec nine.five); 8) 12-indicate sending off offences^[12]

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Westward	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	xviii	5	5	53	xviii	+35	59	10	two	2	33	xiii	+20	8	3	3	20	five	+fifteen

Results by matchday

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Matchday	i	2	3	4	five	six	7	viii	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	xviii	19	twenty	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Footing	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	Due west	L	W	Fifty	W	L	D	W	D	Due west	West	W	D	W	Westward	D	Westward	W	D	W	W	W	Fifty	W	L	West	West	W
Position	i	10	six	eleven	8	13	13	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	four	three	2	1	1	1	i	1	1	1	3	3	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on i February 2022. Source: Statto.com

A
= Abroad;

H
= Home;

W
= Win;

D
= Depict;

Fifty
= Loss

Matches

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Rotherham United’s fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[thirteen]

FA Cup

[edit]

Rotherham were fatigued at domicile to Bromley in the start round,^[xiv]
Stockport County in the second round^[fifteen]
and abroad to Queens Park Rangers in the third round.^[16]

EFL Cup

[edit]

The Millers
were drawn at home to Accrington Stanley in the first round.^[17]
^[18]

EFL Trophy

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Rotherham were fatigued into Northern Grouping E alongside Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City U21s and Scunthorpe United.^[19]
The group phase match dates were confirmed on July 9.^[twenty]
In the knock-out stage, United were fatigued abroad to Crewe Alexandra in the third circular^[21]
and at home to Cambridge United in the quarter-finals.^[22]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Rotherham United (A)	iii	three	0	15	1	+14	ix	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Doncaster Rovers (A)	3	two	1	5	9	−4	six	Advance to Round 2
three	ACA	Manchester Metropolis U21 (E)	3	ane	ii	4	7	−3	three
4	L2	Scunthorpe United (Eastward)	3	0	3	3	10	−vii	0

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A)
Advances to a farther circular;
(E)
Eliminated

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 July 2021	GK	Josh Chapman	Sheffield United	Free transfer	^[23]
twenty July 2021	LM	Shane Ferguson	Complimentary agent	Free transfer	^[24]
3 Baronial 2021	CM	Hakeem Odoffin	Hamilton Academical	Undisclosed	^[25]
4 Baronial 2021	CM	Oliver Rathbone	Rochdale	Undisclosed	^[26]
10 Baronial 2021	LB	Tolaji Bola	Arsenal	Undisclosed	^[27]
28 January 2022	CF	Georgie Kelly	Bohemians	Costless transfer	^[28]

Loans in

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Date from	Position	Proper noun	From	Date until	Ref.
4 Baronial 2021	CB	Rarmani Edmonds-Dark-green	Huddersfield Town	Finish of flavor	^[26]
31 August 2021	CF	Will Grigg	Sunderland	End of flavour	^[29]
31 January 2022	RB	Jordi Osei-Tutu	Arsenal	End of season	^[30]

Loans out

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Engagement from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
fourteen August 2021	LW	Jacob Gratton	Guiseley	four January 2022	^[31] ^[32]
xiv Baronial 2021	CB	Jake Hull	Guiseley	4 January 2022	^[31] ^[32]
20 August 2021	CF	Jerome Greaves	Matlock Boondocks	5 Jan 2022	^[33] ^[34]
31 Baronial 2021	CB	Curtis Tilt	Wigan Athletic	14 January 2021	^[35] ^[36]
ten September 2021	CB	Jake Cooper	Darlington	1 January 2022	^[37]
four December 2021	GK	Josh Chapman	Frickley Athletic	3 January 2022	^[38] ^[39]
7 January 2022	CF	Jerome Greaves	Farsley Celtic	End of season	^[40]
viii January 2022	GK	Josh Chapman	Frickley Athletic	Feb 2022	^[41]
ten January 2022	CB	Jake Hull	Hartlepool United	Terminate of flavor	^[42]
one February 2022	CB	Jake Cooper	Altrincham	1 March 2022	^[43]

Transfers out

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Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
thirty June 2021	RB	Baton Jones		Released	^[44]
30 June 2021	CF	Ethan Kenny	Frickley Athletic	Gratis transfer	^[45]
30 June 2021	CM	Shaun MacDonald	Crewe Alexandra	Released	^[44] ^[46]
30 June 2021	RB	Matthew Olosunde	Preston North End	Rejected contract	^[47] ^[48]
thirty June 2021	CF	Jamie Proctor	Port Vale	Released	^[44] ^[49]
30 June 2021	CB	Clark Robertson	Portsmouth	Released	^[44] ^[50]
thirty June 2021	CF	Kyle Vassell		Released	^[44]
ix July 2021	LB	Trevor Clarke	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	^[51]
23 July 2021	CM	Matt Crooks	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	^[52]
25 January 2022	CB	Curtis Tilt	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[53]
28 January 2022	LW	Kieran Sadlier	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[54]

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