2020–21 Rotherham United F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Rotherham United's 96th season in their existence and the first back in the Championship following promotion last season.^[1] The club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Rotherham United

2020–21 season
Chairman	Tony Stewart
Manager	Paul Warne
Stadium	New York Stadium
Championship	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Smith, 10 goals All: Michael Smith, 10 goals
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Key events

The delayed season started for Rotherham on 5 September 2021, with a defeat on penalties in the EFL cup to League 2 side Salford City.^[2]

On 15 September, manager Paul Warne and his assistant Richie Barker signed new contracts, keeping them at the club until the summer of 2023.^[3]

Rotherham suffered long-term injuries to four key players in the five weeks between 7 October and 12 November. Chiedozie Ogbene required knee surgery, and was ruled out until at least January; Clark Robertson suffered a broken foot, which ruled him out until the end of the winter; Shaun MacDonald broke his leg in the game against Stoke City on 31 October, and was out until the new year; and Kieran Sadlier suffered an ankle injury in the game against Preston the following Saturday, keeping him side-lined for three months.^[4][5][6][7]

In the run-up to Christmas, the club were hit by an outbreak of COVID-19, causing the postponements of the planned games against Derby County and Middlesbrough.^[8][9] They returned to competition on 29 December against Barnsley, under perceived threat of a points deduction if they did not complete the fixture, despite having an "obliterated" squad, and only being able to name six substitutes.^[10][11]

The first scheduled game of 2021, at home against Cardiff City, was called off an hour before kick-off due to snow, adding to the fixture congestion the club would face later in the season.^[12] A week later, Rotherham exited the FA Cup at the first attempt, after a close game with Everton went to extra time, due to FA Cup ties needing to be resolved in a single match this season.^[13]

A waterlogged pitch on 2 February caused the game against Derby County, postponed from December, to be postponed again. This time it was able to take place the following day.^[14] Nine days later, a frozen pitch led to the postponement of the fixture against QPR.^[15]

On 3 March 2021, the club beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 at Hillsborough Stadium, despite having Michael Smith sent off (a decision which was later overturned), claiming a first-ever league double over their South Yorkshire rivals.^[16][17][18]

On 5 March 2021, Rotherham announced a second COVID-19 outbreak at the club, causing the postponement of games against Brentford and Luton Town, the latter of which had already been moved once due to Luton's appearance in the FA Cup fourth round.^[19] On 9 March, further positive COVID-19 tests were announced, and the game against Coventry City was postponed.^[20] At this stage, with the Luton and Coventry games yet to be rescheduled, the club had only one free midweek slot left in the calendar.^[21]

By 8 April 2021, the club faced a run-in which entailed playing ten games in 28 days, including four in nine days between 10 April and 18 April.^[22]

A 1–0 defeat to Brentford in the rearranged game on 27 April 2021 saw Rotherham set an EFL record of 19 single-goal defeats in a season.^[23]

Going into the final game of the season, Rotherham sat two points from safety, needing to win and hope Derby County did not. They led at Cardiff City from the eighth minute of the game, but conceded an equaliser two minutes from the end of normal time.^[24]

Squad statistics

Player statistics

As of 8 May 2021.

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		Viktor Johansson	21	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	GK		Jamal Blackman	27+1	0	25+1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
31	GK		Josh Vickers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Billy Jones	3+4	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF		Joe Mattock	13+2	0	12+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF		Richard Wood	29+3	2	27+3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	1
15	DF		Clark Robertson	11+5	0	11+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Trevor Clarke	1+9	0	1+8	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Wes Harding	43+5	0	41+5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
20	DF		Michael Ihiekwe	44	2	42	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
21	DF		Angus MacDonald	37+3	1	36+3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
22	DF		Matthew Olosunde	23+10	1	22+10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
23	DF		Curtis Tilt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Ryan Giles	12+11	2	12+11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF		Jake Hull	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Shaun MacDonald	16+4	0	15+4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
5	MF		Lewis Wing	18+2	2	18+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Ben Wiles	37+8	2	36+8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
11	MF		Chiedozie Ogbene	7+5	0	6+5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Mickel Miller	6+3	0	6+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
16	MF		Jamie Lindsay	30+7	3	28+7	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
17	MF		Kieran Sadlier	6+10	1	5+10	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Matt Crooks	35+7	7	34+6	6	1	0	0+1	1	0	0	7	1
26	MF		Daniel Barlaser	30+4	3	29+4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
28	MF		Florian Jozefzoon	9+16	0	9+15	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Kyle Vassell	6+8	0	6+6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		George Hirst	4+28	0	4+27	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	FW		Freddie Ladapo	24+19	9	23+19	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		Michael Smith	36+10	10	34+10	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	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:
Players played for the club this season who were permanently transferred out before the end of the season:
5	DF		Adam Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of 8 May 2021.

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Total	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Other
1	FW		24	Michael Smith	10	10	0	0	0
2	FW		10	Freddie Ladapo	9	9	0	0	0
3	MF		25	Matt Crooks	7	6	0	1	0
4	MF		16	Jamie Lindsay	3	3	0	0	0
=	MF		26	Daniel Barlaser	3	3	0	0	0
6	MF		5	Lewis Wing	2	2	0	0	0
=	DF		6	Richard Wood	2	2	0	0	0
=	MF		8	Ben Wiles	2	2	0	0	0
=	DF		20	Michael Ihiekwe	2	2	0	0	0
=	DF		30	Ryan Giles	2	2	0	0	0
11	MF		17	Kieran Sadlier	1	1	0	0	0
=	DF		21	Angus MacDonald	1	1	0	0	0
=	DF		22	Matthew Olosunde	1	0	1	0	0

Pre-season friendlies

Due to the COVID-19 situation meaning fans could not attend games at the time, a full pre-season schedule was not published by the club. The club were involved in a friendly game on 18 August 2020 against Gainsborough Trinity, which ended with a 6–0 victory.^[25] The club also played unadvertised games against Hull City and Doncaster Rovers.^[26]

Mansfield Town v Rotherham United

22 August 2020 Friendly	Mansfield Town	0–3	Rotherham United	Mansfield
13:00 BST		Report	Mattock 53' Smith 63' Miller 89'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Bristol City	46	15	6	25	46	68	−22	51
20	Huddersfield Town	46	12	13	21	50	71	−21	49
21	Derby County	46	11	11	24	36	58	−22	44
22	Wycombe Wanderers (R)	46	11	10	25	39	69	−30	43	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Rotherham United (R)	46	11	9	26	44	60	−16	42
24	Sheffield Wednesday (R)	46	12	11	23	40	61	−21	41[a]

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^[29]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Sheffield Wednesday received a 12 point deduction for breaching the League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules. This was later reduced to 6 points by an Independent League Arbitration panel.^[27][28]

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
46	11	9	26	44	60	−16	42	5	4	14	26	35	−9	6	5	12	18	25	−7

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
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	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D
Position	7	15	14	12	16	17	18	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	23	22	22	22	22	22	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[30]

Wycombe Wanderers v Rotherham United

12 September 2020 1	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Rotherham United	High Wycombe
12:30 BST	Bloomfield  22'	Report	Harding  72' Ihiekwe 90+2'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Rotherham United v Millwall

19 September 2020 2	Rotherham United	0–1	Millwall	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Ihiekwe  25'	Report	J. Wallace 50' Malone  64' M. Wallace  76'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Birmingham City v Rotherham United

26 September 2020 3	Birmingham City	1–1	Rotherham United	Bordesley
15:00 BST	Šunjić  72' Bela 90' (pen.)	Report	MacDonald  45+1' Sadlier 87' (pen.)	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

Rotherham United v Huddersfield Town

3 October 2020 4	Rotherham United	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Wiles 33' Mattock  80'	Report	Stearman  83' MacDonald 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Rotherham United v Norwich City

17 October 2020 5	Rotherham United	1–2	Norwich City	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Ladapo 3' 21' A. MacDonald  70' Crooks  90+6'	Report	Hanley  56' Ihiekwe 68' (o.g.) Hugill 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United

20 October 2020 6	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Rotherham United	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Ameobi 79'	Report	Barlaser 51' (pen.) Lindsay  54' Harding  90+1'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Reading v Rotherham United

24 October 2020 7	Reading	3–0	Rotherham United	Reading
15:00 BST	Méïté 41', 79' João 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Wood  90' Ihiekwe  90+2'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday

28 October 2020 8	Rotherham United	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Lindsay 5', 45' Blackman  26' Barlaser 40' (pen.) Miller  71' Hirst  75'	Report	Palmer  19' Lees  39' Odubajo  73'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Stoke City v Rotherham United

31 October 2020 9	Stoke City	1–0	Rotherham United	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	McClean 27' Fox  90+3'	Report	MacDonald  41' Smith  71'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Rotherham United v Luton Town

4 November 2020 10	Rotherham United	0–1	Luton Town	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Miller  77'	Report	Collins 70' Berry  90+1'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

Rotherham United v Preston North End

7 November 2020 11	Rotherham United	2–1	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wood 53' Ihiekwe  84' Crooks 86'	Report	Johnson  42' Ledson 80' Rafferty  87'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Swansea City v Rotherham United

21 November 2020 12	Swansea City	1–0	Rotherham United	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Grimes 28' Bennett  32'	Report	Barlaser  45+1'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Queens Park Rangers v Rotherham United

24 November 2020 13	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Rotherham United	Shepherd's Bush
19:00 GMT	Chair 20' Osayi-Samuel 45+1' Dykes 45+4' (pen.)	Report	Smith 38' Wiles  45+3' Ihiekwe  80' Ladapo 84' Crooks  90+1'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Rotherham United v Bournemouth

28 November 2020 14	Rotherham United	2–2	Bournemouth	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ladapo 37', 50' Ihiekwe  45' Smith  52'	Report	Stanislas 20' (pen.) Kelly  43' Solanke 63' Lerma  76' Brooks  84'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Rotherham United v Brentford

1 December 2020 15	Rotherham United	0–2	Brentford	Rotherham
20:00 GMT	Crooks  22' Wood  48' Miller  72'  82' MacDonald  73'	Report	Forss 57' Toney 82' (pen.)	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Coventry City v Rotherham United

5 December 2020 16	Coventry City	3–1	Rotherham United	Bordesley
15:00 GMT	Biamou 5' Walker 12' Østigård 72'	Report	Mattock  16' Olosunde  52' MacDonald  71' Barlaser 85' (pen.)	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Watford v Rotherham United

8 December 2020 17	Watford	2–0	Rotherham United	Watford
19:45 GMT	Kabasele 4' Deeney 15'	Report	Jones  67' Ihiekwe  71'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 1,976 Referee: Josh Smith

Rotherham United v Bristol City

12 December 2020 18	Rotherham United	2–0	Bristol City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Crooks 4' Lindsay  19' Smith 41' Olosunde  45+2'	Report	Rowe  9'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Blackburn Rovers v Rotherham United

16 December 2020 19	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Rotherham United	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Douglas  58' Elliott 80' Nyambe  90+1' Armstrong 90+8'	Report	Ihiekwe  38' Smith 61' Lindsay  64' Jones  90+5'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Rotherham United v Barnsley

29 December 2020 20	Rotherham United	1–2	Barnsley	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Smith 57'  81' Lindsay  69' Wood  77'	Report	Woodrow 8' Mowatt 15' Sollbauer  56'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Derby County v Rotherham United

16 January 2021 21	Derby County	0–1	Rotherham United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Buchanan  28' Bielik  38'	Report	Wiles  40' Lindsay 86'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Rotherham United v Stoke City

19 January 2021 22	Rotherham United	3–3	Stoke City	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Crooks 31', 67',  81' Smith 51' Olosunde  90+1'	Report	A. MacDonald 14' (o.g.) Batth 62' Powell 75'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Middlesbrough v Rotherham United

27 January 2021 23	Middlesbrough	0–3	Rotherham United	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT		Report	Crooks 43' Smith 79' (pen.) Giles 90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Rotherham United v Swansea City

30 January 2021 24	Rotherham United	1–3	Swansea City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wood  35' Ladapo 65'	Report	Ayew  9' Hourihane 28' Grimes 38' Fulton 74'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Rotherham United v Derby County

3 February 2021 25	Rotherham United	3–0	Derby County	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Wiles  57' Ihiekwe 76' Smith 81' Crooks  83' Giles 88'	Report	Shinnie  59' Bird  65' Sibley  90+5'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Preston North End v Rotherham United

6 February 2021 26	Preston North End	1–2	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Evans  37', 65'	Report	Rafferty 1' (o.g.) Barlaser  26' Wiles 55' Ihiekwe  72' Crooks  90+3'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

9 February 2021 27	Rotherham United	1–2	Cardiff City	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Crooks 55'	Report	Ojo 42' Bennett 85'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bournemouth v Rotherham United

17 February 2021 28	Bournemouth	1–0	Rotherham United	King's Park
19:45 GMT	Billing 23'	Report	Wiles  63' Harding  73' Smith  77'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Norwich City v Rotherham United

20 February 2021 29	Norwich City	1–0	Rotherham United	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Pukki 17'	Report	Ihiekwe  59'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest

23 February 2021 30	Rotherham United	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Ihiekwe  26' Smith  42' MacDonald  79'	Report	Yates 67' Figueiredo  79'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Rotherham United v Reading

27 February 2021 31	Rotherham United	0–1	Reading	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	MacDonald  64' Wiles  85' Olosunde  90'	Report	Morrison 26'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham United

3 March 2021 32	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Rotherham United	Owlerton
19:45 GMT	Olosunde 82' (o.g.) Harris  90+5'	Report	Smith 17',  66' Ladapo 90+7'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Rotherham United v Watford

16 March 2021 33	Rotherham United	1–4	Watford	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Smith 61' Ladapo 68'	Report	Sierralta 9' Sarr 26' Sema 39' Gosling 69'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bristol City v Rotherham United

20 March 2021 34	Bristol City	0–2	Rotherham United	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Walsh  85'	Report	Smith 44' Wood 74' Hirst  90+3'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Millwall v Rotherham United

2 April 2021 35	Millwall	1–0	Rotherham United	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Wallace 64' Cooper  75'	Report	Wood  56' Smith 85' MacDonald  90+2'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Rotherham United v Wycombe Wanderers

5 April 2021 36	Rotherham United	0–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Crooks  49'	Report	Muskwe 2' McCarthy 24' Wheeler  52', 83' Ikpeazu  68'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Huddersfield Town v Rotherham United

10 April 2021 37	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Rotherham United	Huddersfield
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

Rotherham United v Queens Park Rangers

13 April 2021 38	Rotherham United	3–1	Queens Park Rangers	Rotherham
19:00 BST	S. MacDonald  38' A. MacDonald  41' Ladapo 64', 66' Smith  70', 90' Wood  75'	Report	Dykes 52'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Rotherham United v Coventry City

15 April 2021 39	Rotherham United	0–1	Coventry City	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Wing  46' Wiles  56' Wood  90+3'	Report	Østigård 70' Biamou  86'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Rotherham United v Birmingham City

18 April 2021 40	Rotherham United	0–1	Birmingham City	Rotherham
12:00 BST	Ihiekwe  57' Wood  67'	Report	Dean 88'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

21 April 2021 41	Rotherham United	1–2	Middlesbrough	Rotherham
18:00 BST	MacDonald 3' Crooks  18' Lindsay  64' Smith  76'	Report	Saville 33',  72' Akpom 55' McNair  90' Kebano  90+1'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Barnsley v Rotherham United

24 April 2021 42	Barnsley	1–0	Rotherham United	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Morris 2' Sibbick  65' Halme  85'	Report	S. MacDonald  28' Wood  45+1' A. MacDonald  54'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Rotherham United v Blackburn Rovers

1 May 2021 44	Rotherham United	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Smith  21' Lindsay  69' Barlaser  78' Wing 86'	Report	Armstrong 17'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Luton Town v Rotherham United

4 May 2021 45	Luton Town	0–0	Rotherham United	Luton
19:45 BST		Report	Smith  43'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

8 May 2021 46	Cardiff City	1–1	Rotherham United	Cardiff
12:30 BST	Ralls  52' Pack 88'	Report	Wing 8' Ihiekwe  39' Wiles  70'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[31]

Everton v Rotherham United

9 January 2021 Third round	Everton	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Rotherham United	Liverpool
12:00 GMT	Tosun 9' Doucouré 93'	Report	Olosunde 56' Hirst  106'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[32]

Salford City v Rotherham United

5 September 2020 First round	Salford City	1–1 (4–2 p)	Rotherham United	Salford
15:00 BST	Henderson 84' (pen.)	Report	Blackman  83' Crooks 90+5'	Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham
	Penalties
	Touray Henderson Gibson Thomas-Asante		Vassell Ladapo Sadlier Mattock

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
5 July 2020	CF		Mickel Miller	Hamilton Academical	Free transfer	[33]
11 August 2020	LW		Kieran Sadlier	Doncaster Rovers	Free transfer	[34]
15 August 2020	CB		Angus MacDonald	Hull City	Free transfer	[35]
20 August 2020	CB		Wes Harding	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	[36]
2 September 2020	GK		Viktor Johansson	Leicester City	Free transfer	[37]
2 October 2020	CM		Daniel Barlaser	Newcastle United	Undisclosed	[38]
6 November 2020	GK		Josh Vickers	Free agent	Free transfer	[39]

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
24 August 2020	GK		Jamal Blackman	Chelsea	End of season	[40]
16 September 2020	CF		George Hirst	Leicester City	End of season	[41]
15 October 2020	RW		Florian Jozefzoon	Derby County	End of season	[42]
26 January 2021	LWB		Ryan Giles	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[43]
1 February 2021	CM		Lewis Wing	Middlesbrough	End of season	[44]

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
4 August 2020	CF		Joshua Kayode	Carlisle United	End of season	[45]
15 September 2020	CB		Jake Hull	Matlock Town	28 October 2020	[46][47]
18 September 2020	CB		Jake Cooper	Gateshead	4 January 2021	[48]
15 October 2020	CB		Curtis Tilt	Wigan Athletic	4 January 2021	[49]
16 October 2020	CF		Jamie Proctor	Newport County	19 January 2021	[50]
14 January 2021	CF		Mickel Miller	Northampton Town	End of season	[51]
15 January 2021	CF		Kyle Vassell	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[52]
21 January 2021	RB		Billy Jones	Crewe Alexandra	End of season	[53]
30 January 2021	CB		Curtis Tilt	Wigan Athletic	End of season	[54]
1 February 2021	CF		Jamie Proctor	Wigan Athletic	End of season	[55]
5 March 2021	CB		Jake Cooper	Hartlepool	End of season	[56]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	LW		Julien Lamy	Free agent[a]	Released	[58]
1 July 2020	GK		Laurence Bilboe	Free agent[b]	Released	[58]
21 July 2020	CF		Jerry Yates	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[60]
6 November 2020	GK		Lewis Price	Free agent	Mutual consent	[61]
30 January 2021	CB		Adam Thompson	Leyton Orient	Mutual consent	[62][63]

1. Lamy subsequently joined Grimsby Town on 6 February 2021.^[57]
2. Bilboe subsequently joined Oldham Athletic on 16 October 2020.^[59]

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