2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. 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.

Rotherham United

2019–20 season
Chairman	Tony Stewart
Manager	Paul Warne
Stadium	New York Stadium
League One	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Freddie Ladapo (14) All: Freddie Ladapo (17)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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.

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
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.

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Total	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Other
1	FW		10	Freddie Ladapo	17	14	2	1	0
2	FW		24	Michael Smith	12	9	3	0	0
3	MF		17	Matt Crooks	11	9	1	1	0
4	FW		7	Kyle Vassell	6	4	1	1	0
5	DF		6	Richard Wood	4	3	0	1	0
=	FW		14	Carlton Morris	4	3	0	0	1
=	DF		20	Michael Ihiekwe	4	2	2	0	0
8	MF		8	Ben Wiles	3	3	0	0	0
=	FW		23	Jake Hastie	3	3	0	0	0
10	MF		11	Daniel Barlaser	2	2	0	0	0
=	DF		15	Clark Robertson	2	2	0	0	0
12	DF		3	Joe Mattock	1	1	0	0	0
=	MF		16	Jamie Lindsay	1	1	0	0	0
=	MF		19	Chiedozie Ogbene	1	1	0	0	0
=	DF		18	Trevor Clarke	1	0	0	0	1

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]

Parkgate v Rotherham United

6 July 2019 Friendly	Parkgate	0–7	Rotherham United	Parkgate
13:00 BST		Report	Kayode 7' Crooks 21', 42' Smith 29' Proctor 63', 73' Morris 84'	Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex

1. FC Magdeburg v Rotherham United

14 July 2019 Friendly	1. FC Magdeburg	2–1	Rotherham United	Schöningen, Lower Saxony
14:00 CEST	Beck 6' (pen.) Kvesić 81'	Report	Vassell 64'	Stadium: Elm-Stadion

Farsley Celtic v Rotherham United

16 July 2019 Friendly	Farsley Celtic	cancelled[a]	Rotherham United	Farsley, Leeds
19:30 BST				Stadium: Throstle Nest

Bradford Park Avenue v Rotherham United

17 July 2019 Friendly	Bradford Park Avenue	1–5	Rotherham United	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	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	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	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Morris 38' Ihiekwe 81'	Report	Iheanacho 11', 69'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Martin Coy

1. The friendly at Farsley was cancelled due to concerns over the state of the pitch.^[11]

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

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

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Rotherham United	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Pigott 50' Reilly  89'	Report	Ladapo 29' Robertson 84'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,657 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Rotherham United v Lincoln City

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Rotherham United	0–2	Lincoln City	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Ladapo  16' Crooks  51' Vassell  59' MacDonald  76'	Report	Morrell  21' MacDonald 42' (o.g.) Anderson 48' Toffolo  72'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,706 Referee: Lee Swabey

Burton Albion v Rotherham United

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	Burton Albion	0–1	Rotherham United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST		Report	O'Hara 24' (o.g.) Robertson  84'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Nick Kinesley

Portsmouth v Rotherham United

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)	Portsmouth	v	Rotherham United	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	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

Doncaster Rovers v Rotherham United

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 5	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Rotherham United	Doncaster
12:30 BST	Anderson  45+1' Coppinger 66' Whiteman 88' (pen.)	Report	Hastie 37' Wood  43' Olosunde  57'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,407 Referee: Martin Coy

Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 6	Rotherham United	6–1	Bolton Wanderers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Wiles 14' Ladapo 28', 53' Lindsay  37' Morris 40', 55' Hastie 65' Crooks  77'	Report	Verlinden 4'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Sunderland v Rotherham United

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 7	Sunderland	1–1	Rotherham United	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	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	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	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Crooks 13', 75' Smith 19' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Mattock  42' Olosunde  45+2'	Report	McFadzean  57' O'Hare  90+5'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,337 Referee: Darren Handley

Blackpool v Rotherham United

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 11	Blackpool	1–2	Rotherham United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Scannell  10' Feeney  49' Guy  85' Heneghan  90+5' Virtue  90+8' Gnanduillet 90+9' (pen.)	Report	Smith 51' Olosunde 58' Robertson 87' Ogbene  90+1' Clarke  90+8' Iversen  90+9'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,932 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Rotherham United v Oxford United

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 12	Rotherham United	1–2	Oxford United	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	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	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	Gillingham
15:00 GMT		Report	Smith 18' 19' Lindsay  28' Crooks 43', 88'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Lee Swabey

Rotherham United v Accrington Stanley

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 16	Rotherham United	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ihiekwe  25' Morris 30' Roberston  37' Ogbene  61'  82' Jones  70'	Report	Johnson  23' Evtimov  35' Conneely  50'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,430 Referee: Darren Handley

Milton Keynes Dons v Rotherham United

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17	Milton Keynes Dons	2–3	Rotherham United	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Gilbey 4'  56' Mason 13' Cargill  90+6'	Report	Crooks  42' Ihiekwe  58' Barlaser 66' Ladapo 71', 86' 73' Morris  77'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,811 Referee: Ross Joyce

Portsmouth v Rotherham United

26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 18	Portsmouth	3–2	Rotherham United	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	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

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 20	Southend United	2–2	Rotherham United	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Demetriou 49' (pen.) Mantom 52' Goodship  80'	Report	Kiernan 30' (o.g.) Barlaser  37' Smith  42' Ogbene  48' Ladapo 60' Robertson  80' Ihiekwe  80'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,652 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Rotherham United v Fleetwood Town

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 21	Rotherham United	2–2	Fleetwood Town	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	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	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	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

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)	Coventry City	v	Rotherham United	Bordesley
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 12 December due to both teams progression in the FA Cup.[15]

Oxford United v Rotherham United

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 25	Oxford United	1–3	Rotherham United	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	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	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	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	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

7 February 2020 (2020-02-07) 30	Lincoln City	0–1	Rotherham United	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Bolger  19' Melbourne  42'	Report	Crooks 47' Smith  90+1'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,876 Referee: Martin Coy

Rotherham United v AFC Wimbledon

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 31	Rotherham United	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	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

Accrington Stanley v Rotherham United

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 32	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Rotherham United	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Hughes  78' Clark 85'	Report	Barlaser  55' Ladapo 64' Wiles 90+1'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 3,447 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Coventry City v Rotherham United

25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 33	Coventry City	1–1	Rotherham United	Bordesley
19:45 GMT	Godden 47' O'Hare  82'	Report	Ladapo 23' Wood  25' Olosunde  33' Crooks  87'	Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Attendance: 8,990 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Rotherham United v Milton Keynes Dons

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 34	Rotherham United	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	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

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 35	Rochdale	3–1	Rotherham United	Spotland
15:00 GMT	Henderson 28', 70' Williams  74' Lund 75' Sánchez  79'	Report	Lindsay 90+2'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 4,142 Referee: Ross Joyce

Rotherham United v Southend United

14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)	Rotherham United	v	Southend United	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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

Main article: 2019–20 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

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round	Maidenhead United	1–3	Rotherham United	Maidenhead
15:00 GMT	Cassidy 25' Massey  54'	Report	Jones  28' Ihiekwe 69' Ladapo 75' Crooks 78'	Stadium: York Road Stadium Attendance: 1,924 Referee: Ollie Yates

Solihull Moors v Rotherham United

2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) Second round	Solihull Moors	3–4	Rotherham United	Solihull
19:45 GMT	Osborne 6' Gudger 8' Boot  57' Ball 62'	Report	Ladapo 76' Ihiekwe 79' Smith 88', 90+1'	Stadium: SportNation.bet Stadium Attendance: 2,317 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rotherham United v Hull City

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round	Rotherham United	2–3	Hull City	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

Main article: 2019–20 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	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	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

Main article: 2019–20 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 v t e	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

Source: EFL.com

Matches

Rotherham United v Manchester United U21

6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) Group stage	Rotherham United	0–2	Manchester United U21	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Barlaser  26' Smith  71'	Report	Laird  30' 69' Ramazani 73' O'Connor  76'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Rotherham United v Doncaster Rovers

8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group stage	Rotherham United	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Wright 11' (o.g.) Morris 67' 72' Clarke 77'	Report	Sadlier 37' Wright 54'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Marc Edwards

Lincoln City v Rotherham United

12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group stage	Lincoln City	3–0	Rotherham United	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

Date from	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019		Shaun MacDonald	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer	[24]
1 July 2019		Freddie Ladapo	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	[25]
1 July 2019		Julien Lamy	Free Agent	Free transfer	[26][27]
5 July 2019		Matthew Olosunde	Free Agent	Free transfer	[28]
24 July 2019		Jamie Lindsay	Ross County	Undisclosed	[29]
29 July 2019		Trevor Clarke	Shamrock Rovers	Undisclosed	[30]
27 August 2019		Adam Thompson	Bury	Free transfer	[31]
29 August 2019		Chiedozie Ogbene	Brentford	Undisclosed	[32]
31 January 2020		Curtis Tilt	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[33]

Loans in

Date from	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2019		Carlton Morris	Norwich City	8 January 2020	[34][35]
3 July 2019		Daniel Barlaser	Newcastle United	30 June 2020	[36]
22 July 2019		Daniel Iversen	Leicester City	30 June 2020	[37]
2 September 2019		Jake Hastie	Rangers	28 January 2020	[38][39]
9 January 2020		Hakeeb Adelakun	Bristol City	30 June 2020	[40]
31 January 2020		Josh Koroma	Huddersfield Town	30 June 2020	[41]

Loans out

Date from	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2019		Jerry Yates	Swindon Town	21 January 2020	[42][43]
5 July 2019		Matt Palmer	Bradford City	31 January 2020	[44][45]
2 August 2019		Akeem Hinds	Bradford (Park Avenue)	22 August 2019[a]	[46][47]
3 August 2019		Joshua Kayode	Gateshead	9 January 2020	[48][49]
7 August 2019		Jacques Etia	Brighouse Town	30 June 2020	[50][51]
30 August 2019		Jamie Proctor	Scunthorpe United	20 January 2020	[52][53]
14 November 2019		Harrison Beeden	Brighouse Town	31 January 2020	[54][55]
6 December 2019		Jake Cooper	Gateshead	25 April 2020	[56][57]
15 January 2020		Joshua Kayode	Carlisle United	30 June 2020 Or end of season whichever later	[58][59]
16 January 2020		Jacob Gratton	Scarborough Athletic	February 2020	[60]
20 January 2020		Jamie Proctor	A.F.C. Fylde	30 June 2020	[53]
29 January 2020		Jerry Yates	Swindon Town	30 June 2020	[61]
31 January 2020		Julien Lamy	AFC Wimbledon	30 June 2020	[62]

Transfers out

Date from	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019		David Ball	Free agent[b]	Released	[64]
1 July 2019		Dominic Ball	Free agent[c]	Released	[64]
1 July 2019		Alex Bray	Free agent[d]	Released	[64]
1 July 2019		Joe Newell	Hibernian	Contract expired	[67][68]
1 July 2019		Manny Onariase	Free agent[e]	Released	[64]
1 July 2019		Darren Potter	Free agent[f]	Released	[64]
1 July 2019		Jon Taylor	Free agent[g]	Contract expired	[72]
1 July 2019		Ryan Williams	Portsmouth	Contract expired	[72][73]
1 July 2019		Will Vaulks	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[74]
1 July 2019		Reece McGinley	Free agent[h]	Contract expired	[76]
1 July 2019		Tyrone Lewthwaite	Free agent[i]	Contract expired	[76]
1 July 2019		Anthony Forde	Free agent[j]	Contract expired	[79]
2 July 2019		Ben Purrington	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[80]
20 July 2019		Semi Ajayi	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	[81]
29 January 2020		Akeem Hinds	Free Agent[k]	Released	[83]
31 January 2020		Matt Palmer	Free agent[l]	Mutual consent	[45]

1. Originally January 2020, but was recalled.
2. David Ball subsequently signed for Wellington Phoenix.^[63]
3. Dominic Ball subsequently signed for Queens Park Rangers.^[65]
4. Bray subsequently signed for Hereford.^[66]
5. Onariase subsequently signed for Dagenham & Redbridge.^[69]
6. Potter subsequently signed for Tranmere Rovers.^[70]
7. Taylor subsequently signed for Doncaster Rovers.^[71]
8. McGinley subsequently joined Crusaders.^[75]
9. Lewthwaite subsequently joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.^[77]
10. Forde subsequently joined Oxford United.^[78]
11. Hinds subsequently joined Lincoln City.^[82]
12. Palmer subsequently joined Swindon Town.^[84]

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