2023–24 Rotherham United F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 99th season in the history of Rotherham United, and their second consecutive season in the Championship. The club participated in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Rotherham United

2023–24 season
Chairman	Tony Stewart
Manager	Matt Taylor (until 13 November)[1] Wayne Carlisle (interim, from 13 November to 11 December)[2] Leam Richardson (from 11 December to 17 April)[3][4] Steve Evans (from 17 April)[5]
Stadium	New York Stadium
Championship	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Tom Eaves (6) All: Tom Eaves (6)
Highest home attendance	11,471 vs Leeds United, 24 November 2023, Championship
Lowest home attendance	2,834 vs Morecambe, 8 August 2023, EFL Cup
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The club were relegated from the Championship following a 1–0 loss to Plymouth Argyle at home on 5 April 2024.^[6]

Current squad

As of 7 March 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Viktor Johansson	GK		Stockholm	(1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)	Leicester City	2 September 2020	Free	30 June 2025
26	Dillon Phillips	GK		Hornchurch	(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 29)	Cardiff City	4 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
33	Nathaniel Ford	GK			(2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Defenders
3	Cohen Bramall	LB		Crewe	(1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 28)	Lincoln City	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
6	Tyler Blackett	LB		Manchester	(1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30)	FC Cincinnati	8 March 2023	Free	30 June 2024
20	Grant Hall	CB		Brighton	(1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 33)	Midlesbrough	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
21	Lee Peltier	RB		Toxteth	(1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 37)	Middlesbrough	28 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
23	Sean Morrison	CB		Plymouth	(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)	Cardiff City	10 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
24	Cameron Humphreys	CB		Manchester	(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 26)	Zulte Waregem	5 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
28	Sebastian Revan	LB		West Bromwich	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21)	Aston Villa	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
38	Femi Seriki	RB		Manchester	(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 22)	Sheffield United	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
40	Peter Kioso	RB		Swords	(1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 25)	Luton Town	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
Midfielders
7	Cafú	CM		Guimarães	(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31)	Nottingham Forest	8 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
8	Sam Clucas	CM		Lincoln	(1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 (age 34)	Stoke City	15 September 2023	Free	30 June 2024
12	Andy Rinomhota	CM		Leeds	(1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27)	Cardiff City	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
16	Jamie Lindsay	CM		Rutherglen	(1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29)	Ross County	24 July 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
17	Shane Ferguson	LM		Derry	(1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 33)	Millwall	20 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
18	Oliver Rathbone	CM		Blackburn	(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)	Rochdale	4 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
22	Hakeem Odoffin	DM		Barnet	(1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 (age 26)	Hamilton Academical	3 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
27	Christ Tiéhi	DM		Paris	(1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26)	Slovan Liberec	18 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
41	Josh Ayres	CM			(2005-11-24) 24 November 2005 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
Forwards
9	Tom Eaves	CF		Liverpool	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32)	Hull City	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
10	Jordan Hugill	CF		Middlesbrough	(1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 32)	Norwich City	25 January 2023	Free	30 June 2026
11	Andre Green	LW		Solihull	(1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 (age 26)	Slovan Bratislava	2 August 2023	Free	30 June 2025
14	Charlie Wyke	CF		Middlesbrough	(1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31)	Wigan Athletic	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
29	Sam Nombe	CF		Croydon	(1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 26)	Exeter City	31 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
30	Arvin Appiah	RW		Amsterdam	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)	Almería	25 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
Out on Loan
5	Jamie McCart	CB		Bellshill	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 27)	St Johnstone	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
15	Tolaji Bola	LB		Camden	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25)	Arsenal	10 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
19	Joshua Kayode	CF		Lagos	(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24)	Academy	1 July 2018	Trainee	30 June 2024
25	Jake Hull	CB		Sheffield	(2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2020	Trainee	30 June 2025
34	Curtis Durose	CM			(2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
35	Ciaran McGuckin	CF		Leeds	(2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
36	Hamish Douglas	CM			(2005-06-04) 4 June 2005 (age 19)	Academy	22 December 2022	Trainee	30 June 2025
37	Joel Holvey	CF			(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024

Squad statistics

Player statistics

As of 2 March 2024.

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

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total		League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Viktor Johansson	36	0	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
26	GK		Dillon Phillips	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Cohen Bramall	30	1	27	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF		Daniel Ayala	5+2	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
5	DF		Jamie McCart	2+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Tyler Blackett	10+2	1	10	1	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF		Tolaji Bola	1+3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Grant Hall	2+4	1	2+4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF		Lee Peltier	16+4	2	16+3	2	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23	DF		Sean Morrison	22+6	2	19+6	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	0
24	DF		Cameron Humphreys	14+2	0	12+2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
28	DF		Sebastian Revan	19+7	0	18+7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
38	DF		Femi Seriki	1+2	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF		Peter Kioso	7+1	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Cafú	16+10	2	14+10	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
8	MF		Sam Clucas	17+8	1	16+8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11	MF		Andre Green	8+1	0	8+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Andy Rinomhota	4+2	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF		Jamie Lindsay	11+6	1	10+6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF		Shane Ferguson	1+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Oliver Rathbone	30+5	1	29+3	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	6	0
22	MF		Hakeem Odoffin	27+3	4	25+3	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
27	MF		Christ Tiéhi	33+2	2	33	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	0
30	MF		Arvin Appiah	6+16	0	5+15	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
35	MF		Ciaran McGuckin	1+4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF		Hamish Douglas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF		Josh Ayres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Tom Eaves	5+20	4	4+19	4	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW		Jordan Hugill	28+9	3	26+8	3	1	0	1+1	0	0	0	4	0
14	FW		Charlie Wyke	2+3	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Joshua Kayode	1+4	1	0+4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Sam Nombe	17+14	2	17+13	2	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Players who left the club permanently during the season
2	DF		Dexter Lembikisa	24+3	1	22+3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF		Ben Wiles	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW		Georgie Kelly	2+17	1	1+17	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF		Fred Onyedinma	15+3	2	15+1	2	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	3	1

Goalscorers

As of 2 March 2024.

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Total	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Other
1	FW		9	Tom Eaves	4	4	0	0	0
=	MF		22	Hakeem Odoffin	4	4	0	0	0
3	FW		10	Jordan Hugill	3	3	0	0	0
4	MF		7	Cafú	2	2	0	0	0
=	MF		14	Fred Onyedinma	2	2	0	0	0
=	DF		21	Lee Peltier	2	2	0	0	0
=	MF		27	Christ Tiéhi	2	2	0	0	0
=	FW		29	Sam Nombe	2	2	0	0	0
=	DF		23	Sean Morrison	2	1	0	1	0
10	DF		2	Dexter Lembikisa	1	1	0	0	0
=	DF		3	Cohen Bramall	1	1	0	0	0
=	DF		6	Tyler Blackett	1	1	0	0	0
=	MF		8	Sam Clucas	1	1	0	0	0
=	FW		12	Georgie Kelly	1	1	0	0	0
=	MF		16	Jamie Lindsay	1	1	0	0	0
=	MF		18	Oliver Rathbone	1	1	0	0	0
=	DF		20	Grant Hall	1	1	0	0	0
=	FW		19	Joshua Kayode	1	0	0	1	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	CB	Grant Hall	Middlesbrough	Free Transfer	[7]
4 July 2023	GK	Dillon Phillips	Cardiff City	Free Transfer	[8]
8 July 2023	CM	Cafú	Nottingham Forest	Free Transfer	[9]
2 August 2023	LW	Andre Green	Slovan Bratislava	Free Transfer	[10]
18 August 2023	DM	Christ Tiéhi	Slovan Liberec	Undisclosed	[11]
31 August 2023	CF	Sam Nombe	Exeter City	Undisclosed	[12]
15 September 2023	CM	Sam Clucas	Free agent	—	[13]
27 October 2023	CB	Daniel Ayala	Free agent	—	[14]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	RB	Wes Harding	Millwall	Released	[15][16]
30 June 2023	GK	Robbie Hemfrey	Free agent	Released	[15]
30 June 2023	RW	Chiedozie Ogbene	Luton Town	Free Transfer	[17]
30 June 2023	CM	Mackenzie Warne	Free agent	Released	[15]
30 June 2023	GK	Josh Vickers	Derby County	Free Transfer	[18]
30 June 2023	CB	Richard Wood	Doncaster Rovers	Released	[15][19]
7 July 2023	CF	Conor Washington	Derby County	Undisclosed	[20]
25 August 2023	CM	Ben Wiles	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	[21]
1 February 2024	CF	Georgie Kelly	Carlisle United	Undisclosed	[22]
7 March 2024	CB	Daniel Ayala	Free agent	Mutual Consent	[23]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
27 July 2023	LB	Dexter Lembikisa	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10 January 2024[a]	[24][25]
26 July 2023	AM	Fred Onyedinma	Luton Town	10 January 2024[b]	[26][27]
25 August 2023	RW	Arvin Appiah	Almería	End of Season	[28]
1 September 2023	LB	Sebastian Revan	Aston Villa	End of Season	[29]
1 February 2024	CM	Andy Rinomhota	Cardiff City	End of Season	[30]
1 February 2024	RB	Femi Seriki	Sheffield United	End of Season	[31]
1 February 2024	CF	Charlie Wyke	Wigan Athletic	End of Season	[32]

1. On 10 January, Lembikisa was recalled back to Wolves early from his season-long loan.
2. On 10 January, Onyedinma returned back to Luton early from his season-long loan.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
18 July 2023	RB	Peter Kioso	Peterborough United	2 January 2024[a]	[33][34]
2 August 2023	CM	Curtis Durose	Scarborough Athletic	1 February 2024[b]	[35][36]
4 August 2023	CB	Jake Hull	Buxton	End of season	[37]
11 August 2023	CF	Joel Holvey	Gainsborough Trinity	End of season[c]	[38][39]
31 August 2023	CB	Jamie McCart	Barnsley	End of season	[40]
1 September 2023	CF	Joshua Kayode	Carlisle United	End of season	[41]
22 September 2023	CM	Hamish Douglas	Gainsborough Trinity	End of season[d]	[42][39]
23 January 2024	LB	Tolaji Bola	Burton Albion	End of season	[43]
1 February 2024	CF	Ciaran McGuckin	Dundalk	End of season	[44]
19 February 2024	CM	Curtis Durose	Matlock Town	End of Season	[45]
26 February 2024	CF	Ed Mare	Sheppey United	25 March 2024	[46]

1. On 2 January, Kioso was recalled back early from his loan at Peterborough.
2. On 4 January, Durose's loan at Scarborough was extended by a further month.
3. On 5 January, Holvey's loan at Gainsborough was extended until the end of the season.
4. On 5 January, Douglas' loan at Gainsborough was extended until the end of the season.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 May, The Millers announched their first pre-season friendly, against Mansfield Town.^[47] Five days later, a second fixture was confirmed, against Parkgate.^[48] A third match was added against Lincoln City.^[49] In June, Premier League side Sheffield United was added to the pre-season schedule.^[50] On 6 June, a fifth and final pre-season fixture was announced, against Middlesbrough.^[51]

Also confirmed by the club was a week-long warm weather training camp in Murcia, Spain between 8 and 15 July.^[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Parkgate v Rotherham United

7 July 2023 Friendly	Parkgate	0–2	Rotherham United	Parkgate
19:00 BST		Report	Bramall 26' Kelly 35'	Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex

Elche v Rotherham United

15 July 2023 Friendly	Elche	1–0	Rotherham United	Spain
10:00 CEST 09:00 BST	El Ghezouani 72'	Report

Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

19 July 2023 Friendly	Rotherham United	0–2	Middlesbrough	Rotherham
19:00 BST		Report	Silvera 6' Gilbert 88'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,017 (489 away) Referee: Thomas Bramall

Mansfield Town v Rotherham United

22 July 2023 Friendly	Mansfield Town	2–4	Rotherham United	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Quinn 4' Oates 40'	Report	Trialist 2' Kelly 25', 55', 58'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,154 (437 away) Referee: Declan Bourne

Rotherham United v Sheffield United

25 July 2023 Friendly	Rotherham United	1–0	Sheffield United	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Trialist 12'	Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,216 (3,779 away) Referee: Andrew Madley

Lincoln City v Rotherham United

29 July 2023 Friendly	Lincoln City	0–3	Rotherham United	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report	Rathbone 45' Cafú 48' Hugill 60'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,535 (465 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	5 August 2023	4 May 2024	Matchday 1	24th	46	5	12	29	37	89	−52	010.87
FA Cup	5 January 2024		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	8 August 2023	29 August 2023	First round	Second round	2	0	1	1	2	7	−5	000.00
Total					49	5	13	31	39	97	−58	010.20

Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Blackburn Rovers	46	14	11	21	60	74	−14	53
20	Sheffield Wednesday	46	15	8	23	44	68	−24	53
21	Plymouth Argyle	46	13	12	21	59	70	−11	51
22	Birmingham City (R)	46	13	11	22	50	65	−15	50	Relegated to EFL League One
23	Huddersfield Town (R)	46	9	18	19	48	77	−29	45
24	Rotherham United (R)	46	5	12	29	37	89	−52	27

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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[53]
(R) Relegated

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	5	12	29	37	89	−52	27	5	8	10	24	28	−4	0	4	19	13	61	−48

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	14	15	121	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	30	31	32	33	292	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W
Position	23	20	22	21	20	21	21	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 12 (vs Ipswich Town) was postponed due to Storm Babet.
• ² Matchday 29 (vs Ipswich Town) was postponed due opposition's FA Cup progression.

Matches

On 22 June, the Championship fixtures were released.^[54]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Stoke City v Rotherham United

5 August 2023 1	Stoke City	4–1	Rotherham United	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Hoever 5' Brown  30' 90' Pearson  45+2' Vidigal 45+3', 45+8' Johnson  74' Laurent  88' Thompson  90+5'	Report	Bramall  25' Odoffin  28' Morrison  45+2' Peltier 46' Cafú  52'  69'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 22,601 Referee: John Busby

Rotherham United v Blackburn Rovers

12 August 2023 2	Rotherham United	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Odoffin 23' Cafú  33' Lembikisa  45+1' Onyedinma 48'  49'  50' Johansson  55'	Report	Szmodics 15'  38' 75', 78'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,828 Referee: Bobby Madley

Sunderland v Rotherham United

19 August 2023 3	Sunderland	2–1	Rotherham United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Cirkin  10' Bellingham 22', 52'  69'	Report	Odoffin 20' Bramall  33'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,688 Referee: Gavin Ward

Rotherham United v Leicester City

26 August 2023 4	Rotherham United	1–2	Leicester City	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Onyedinma 53' Rathbone  87' Humphreys  90'	Report	McAteer 12', 84' Mavididi  89' Hermansen  90+3'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,418 Referee: Simon Hooper

Rotherham United v Norwich City

2 September 2023 5	Rotherham United	2–1	Norwich City	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Lembikisa 22' Hugill  36' 40' Rathbone  45+1'	Report	Stacey  43' Fassnacht 50'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,016 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Huddersfield Town v Rotherham United

16 September 2023 6	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Rotherham United	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Koroma 18' Thomas 70' Diarra  88'	Report	Humphreys  65'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 19,050 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Millwall v Rotherham United

20 September 2023 7	Millwall	3–0	Rotherham United	Bermondsey
19:45 BST	Longman 27'  64' Flemming 58' Bradshaw 90+3'	Report	Revan  63'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,563 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Rotherham United v Preston North End

23 September 2023 8	Rotherham United	1–1	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Hugill 35' Rathbone  38' Clucas  55' Blackett  69'	Report	Lindsay 45' Potts  59' Brady  70'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,434 Referee: Sam Allison

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

30 September 2023 9	Cardiff City	2–0	Rotherham United	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Siopis  35' Goutas  46' Etete 56' Ng 90'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,136 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Rotherham United v Bristol City

4 October 2023 10	Rotherham United	1–2	Bristol City	Rotherham
20:00 BST	Rathbone  43' Blackett 86'	Report	Conway 81', 90+5' Roberts  90'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,221 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Southampton v Rotherham United

7 October 2023 11	Southampton	1–1	Rotherham United	Southampton
15:00 BST	Armstrong 2' Sulemana  33' Bednarek  82'	Report	Peltier  31' Tiéhi  68' Hugill 74' Clucas  76' Lembikisa  84' Kelly  90+2' Appiah  90+4'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,404 Referee: John Busby

Rotherham United v Coventry City

25 October 2023 13	Rotherham United	2–0	Coventry City	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Peltier 51' Cafú  60' Lembikisa  66' Rathbone 90+4'	Report	Thomas  90+2'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,553 Referee: Lewis Smith

Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham United

29 October 2023 14	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Rotherham United	Sheffield
13:00 BST	Smith 11', 36' Bernard  45+3' Dawson  90+4'	Report	Peltier  39' Tiéhi  47' Hugill  82'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 29,038 Referee: Andy Davies

Rotherham United v Queens Park Rangers

4 November 2023 15	Rotherham United	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Bramall  21' Clucas  37' Kelly 70'	Report	Chair  19' 50'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,199 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Rotherham United v Ipswich Town

7 November 2023 12	Rotherham United	2–2	Ipswich Town	Rotherham
20:00 BST	Nombe 4' Revan  76' Tiéhi 90+2'	Report	Morsy 19'  82' Taylor 87'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Graham Scott
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 October 2023, but was postponed due to Storm Babet.[55]

Watford v Rotherham United

11 November 2023 16	Watford	5–0	Rotherham United	Watford
15:00 GMT	Rajović 10', 45+4' Kayembe 54' Porteous  58' Asprilla  61' Ince 86' Matheus Martins 90+4'	Report	Cafú  45'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,349 Referee: Stephen Martin

Rotherham United v Leeds United

24 November 2023 17	Rotherham United	1–1	Leeds United	Rotherham
20:00 GMT	Odoffin 45+1'	Report	Summerville 6'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,471 Referee: Oliver Langford

Hull City v Rotherham United

28 November 2023 18	Hull City	4–1	Rotherham United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Morton 5' Philogene 9', 48' Twine 20' McLoughlin  88'	Report	Hugill  41' Hall 59' Revan  62'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 19,766 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Birmingham City v Rotherham United

2 December 2023 19	Birmingham City	0–0	Rotherham United	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	James  62'	Report	Lindsay  61' Peltier  71' Bramall  86'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Andy Davies

Rotherham United v Swansea City

9 December 2023 20	Rotherham United	1–2	Swansea City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ayala  12'  17' Nombe 64' Rathbone  79' Hall  86'	Report	Darling  18' Lowe  39' Patino 45' Yates 73' Humphreys  90+6'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,414 Referee: Josh Smith

Rotherham United v West Bromwich Albion

12 December 2023 21	Rotherham United	0–2	West Bromwich Albion	Rotherham
19:45 GMT		Report	Furlong  8' Diangana 54' Wallace 90'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,567 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Plymouth Argyle v Rotherham United

16 December 2023 22	Plymouth Argyle	3–2	Rotherham United	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Azaz 45+5' (pen.), 52' Whittaker 90+6'	Report	Lindsay 16'  49' Ayala  25'  55' Odoffin  36' Nombe  45+3' Eaves 77' Rathbone  90+2' Johansson  90+3'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,025 Referee: Gavin Ward

Leicester City v Rotherham United

23 December 2023 23	Leicester City	3–0	Rotherham United	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Fatawu  45' Daka 60', 65' (pen.) Casadei 72'	Report	Johansson  64'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,175 Referee: Darren Bond

Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

26 December 2023 24	Rotherham United	1–0	Middlesbrough	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Bramall 72'	Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,487 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Rotherham United v Sunderland

29 December 2023 25	Rotherham United	1–1	Sunderland	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Clucas 48' Nombe  65' Cafú  90+4'	Report	Bellingham  40' Clarke 73'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,323 Referee: Tony Harrington

Blackburn Rovers v Rotherham United

1 January 2023 26	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Rotherham United	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Sigurðsson 8' Szmodics 46'	Report	Morrison 31',  44' Eaves 82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,054 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Rotherham United v Stoke City

13 January 2024 27	Rotherham United	0–1	Stoke City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Eaves  86' Cafú  88'	Report	Baker 45+4' Burger  78' Pearson  90+4' Thompson  90+8'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,002 Referee: Keith Stroud

Middlesbrough v Rotherham United

20 January 2024 28	Middlesbrough	1–1	Rotherham United	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Hackney  45+1' Forss 82'	Report	Morrison  40' Cafú 59' Johansson  69' Clucas  73'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,140 Referee: Darren Bond

Rotherham United v Southampton

3 February 2024 30	Rotherham United	0–2	Southampton	Rotherham
15:00 GMT		Report	Bednarek 4' A. Armstrong 38' Downes  57' S. Armstrong  60'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,179 Referee: Sunny Gill

Leeds United v Rotherham United

10 February 2024 31	Leeds United	3–0	Rotherham United	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Bamford 10' Summerville 52', 60'	Report	Hugill  18' Nombe  73'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,261 Referee: Andy Madley

Rotherham United v Hull City

13 February 2024 32	Rotherham United	1–2	Hull City	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Tiéhi 4' Revan  89'	Report	Philogene  30' Humphreys 71' (o.g.) Ohio 75'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,668 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Rotherham United v Watford

17 February 2024 33	Rotherham United	0–1	Watford	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Rinomhota  64' Revan  68'	Report	Asprilla 58' Hamer  73'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,143 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Ipswich Town v Rotherham United

20 February 2024 29[56]	Ipswich Town	4–3	Rotherham United	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Burns 9', 29' Moore 14' Hutchinson 90+5' Tuanzebe  90+9'	Report	Eaves 2' Odoffin  8', 60' Peltier  62' Cafú 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 28,026 Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Fixure was originally scheduled for 27 January, but was postponed due to Ipswich's FA Cup progression.[57]

Queens Park Rangers v Rotherham United

24 February 2024 34	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Rotherham United	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Hayden  33' Hodge  42' Colback  54' Smyth 61',  90+1' Willock 75'	Report	Eaves 7' Humphreys  38'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,351 Referee: Matt Donohue

Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday

2 March 2024 35	Rotherham United	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Odoffin  35'	Report	Ugbo  54', 66' Smith  88'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,541 Referee: David Webb

Coventry City v Rothertham United

5 March 2024 36	Coventry City	5–0	Rothertham United	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Simms 5', 27', 37' Latibeaudiere 23' Tavares 90+1'	Report	Hugill  54'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 22,092 Referee: John Busby

Norwich City v Rotherham United

9 March 2024 37	Norwich City	5–0	Rotherham United	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Sara 13', 47' Sørensen 21' Sainz 32' Sargent 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,111 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Rotherham United v Huddersfield Town

16 March 2024 38	Rotherham United	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Rathbone  68' Revan  74'	Report	Spencer  26' Kasumu  36' Thomas  54'  58'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,033 Referee: Josh Smith

Preston North End v Rotherham United

29 March 2024 39	Preston North End	3–0	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Holmes 22' Riis Jakobsen 37', 42' Hughes  68' L. Lindsay  74'	Report	Rathbone  44' J. Lindsay  90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,470 Referee: Stephen Martin

Rotherham United v Millwall

1 April 2024 40	Rotherham United	2–1	Millwall	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Revan 71' Wyke 86' Clucas  75' A.Rinomhota  79'	Report	Longman 78'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,803 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Rotherham United v Plymouth Argyle

5 April 2024 41	Rotherham United	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Rotherham
20:00 BST		Report	Mumba 32'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,863 Referee: Oliver Langford

West Bromwich Albion v Rotherham United

10 April 2024 42	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Rotherham United	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Thomas-Asante 23' Swift 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Rinomhota  87'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,331 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Swansea City v Rotherham United

13 April 2024 43	Swansea City	1–0	Rotherham United	Swansea
15:00 BST	Cooper  54' Fulton  67' Rinomhota 74' (o.g.) Grimes  87'	Report	Peltier  30' Humphreys  34'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 15,327 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Rotherham United v Birmingham City

20 April 2024 44	Rotherham United	0–0	Birmingham City	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Hugill  51' Humphreys  52' Eaves  84' Peltier  87'	Report	Anderson  63' Stansfield  76'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,001 Referee: Keith Stroud

Bristol City v Rotherham United

27 April 2024 45	Bristol City	2–0	Rotherham United	Bristol
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ashton Gate

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

4 May 2024 46	Rotherham United	5–2	Cardiff City	Rotherham
12:30 BST				Stadium: New York Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

As a Championship side, Rotherham entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn away to Fulham.^[58][59]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Fulham v Rotherham United

5 January 2024 Third round	Fulham	1–0	Rotherham United	Fulham
19:30 GMT	Decordova-Reid 24'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 15,083 Referee: Dean Whitestone

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Rotherham were drawn at home to Morecambe in the first round^[60] and away to Stoke City in the second round.^[61]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Rotherham United v Morecambe

8 August 2023 First round	Rotherham United	1–1 (4–2 p)	Morecambe	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Kayode 37' Onyedinma  89'	Report	Mellon 22' Moore  59'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Thomas Parsons
	Penalties
	Hugill Rathbone Blackett Onyedinma		McKiernan Davenport Brown Taylor

Stoke City v Rotherham United

29 August 2023 Second round	Stoke City	6–1	Rotherham United	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Burger 2' Mmaee 18' Laurent 29', 55' Campbell 43' Léris 72'	Report	Morrison 22'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 9,410 Referee: Michael Salisbury

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