List of Rotherham United F.C. seasons

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Rotherham United's league performance from their first season to the 2019–20 season.

Rotherham United Football Club is an association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The club was formed in 1925 as a merger between Rotherham Town and Rotherham County when it was decided that having two professional clubs in the town was not sustainable.[1] After the merger, the club was elected to play in the Football League Third Division North. United played in the Third Division North until 1950–51, when they were champions of the division and were promoted to the Second Division.[2] During their first spell in the Second Division the club reached the fifth round of the FA Cup twice and were runners up in the inaugural Football League Cup, which is the furthest they have reached in these competitions.[3] Their furthest Football League Trophy run saw the club win the competition twice, in the 1995–96 season defeating Shrewsbury Town 2–1 in the final; and in the 2021–22 season defeating Sutton United 4–2 after extra time in the final.[4]

As of the end of 2022–23, the club's first team has remained in the English Football League since its formation.[3] Their highest finish came in 1954–55 when they finished in third place in the Second Division, missing out on promotion to the top division only on goal average.[1] In total the club has spent 27 seasons in the second tier of the English football league system, 47 in the third and 13 in the fourth. Rotherham has qualified for four Football League play-offs, in 1998–99 they lost in the Third Division semi-final to Leyton Orient,[5] in 2009–10 they reached the League Two final but lost 3–2 to Dagenham & Redbridge,[6] in 2013–14 they reached the League One final and defeated Leyton Orient in a penalty shoot-out to gain promotion the Football League Championship,[7] and in 2017–18 they again reached the League One final and defeated Shrewsbury Town 2–1 to gain promotion the EFL Championship. The table details their achievements in first-team competitions for each completed season since their first appearance in the Football League in 1925–26.

Key[edit]

Seasons[edit]

Season League record FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Top scorer(s)[a]
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
1925–26 Division 3N 42 17 7 18 69 92 41 14th R3 — —
1926–27 Division 3N 42 10 12 20 70 92 32 19th R1 — —
1927–28 Division 3N 42 14 11 17 65 69 39 14th R3 — —
1928–29 Division 3N 42 15 9 18 60 77 39 16th R1 — —
1929–30 Division 3N 42 11 8 23 67 113 30 20th R3 — —
1930–31 Division 3N 42 13 12 17 81 83 38 14th R1 — —
1931–32 Division 3N 40 14 4 22 63 72 32 19th R1 — —
1932–33 Division 3N 42 14 6 22 60 84 34 17th R1 — —
1933–34 Division 3N 42 10 8 24 53 91 28 21st R3 — —
1934–35 Division 3N 42 19 7 16 86 73 45 9th R2 — —
1935–36 Division 3N 42 16 9 17 69 66 41 11th R2 — —
1936–37 Division 3N 42 14 7 21 78 91 35 17th R1 — —
1937–38 Division 3N 42 20 10 12 68 56 50 6th R2 — —
1938–39 Division 3N 42 17 8 17 64 64 42 11th R1 — —
1939–40 Division 3N 3 1 1 1 5 6 3 11th[b] — —
1939–45 No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War.
1945–46 N/A[c] R4 — —
1946–47 Division 3N 42 29 6 7 114 53 64 2nd R3 — —
1947–48 Division 3N 42 25 9 8 95 49 59 2nd R1 — —
1948–49 Division 3N 42 28 6 8 90 46 62 2nd R3 — —
1949–50 Division 3N 42 19 10 13 80 59 48 6th R3 — —
1950–51 Division 3N ↑ 46 31 9 6 103 41 71 1st R4 — —
1951–52 Division 2 42 17 8 17 73 71 42 9th R4 — —
1952–53 Division 2 42 16 9 17 75 74 41 12th R5 — —
1953–54 Division 2 42 21 7 14 80 67 49 5th R4 — —
1954–55 Division 2 42 25 4 13 94 64 54 3rd R4 — —
1955–56 Division 2 42 12 9 21 56 75 33 19th R3 — —
1956–57 Division 2 42 13 11 18 74 75 37 17th R3 — —
1957–58 Division 2 42 14 5 23 65 101 33 18th R3 — —
1958–59 Division 2 42 10 9 23 42 82 29 20th R3 — —
1959–60 Division 2 42 17 13 12 61 60 47 8th R4 — —
1960–61 Division 2 42 12 13 17 65 64 37 15th R4 RU —
1961–62 Division 2 42 16 9 17 70 76 41 9th R3 QF —
1962–63 Division 2 42 17 6 19 67 74 40 14th R3 R4 —
1963–64 Division 2 42 19 7 16 90 78 45 7th R3 QF —
1964–65 Division 2 42 14 12 16 70 69 40 14th R4 R3 —
1965–66 Division 2 42 16 14 12 75 74 46 7th R4 R4 —
1966–67 Division 2 42 13 10 19 61 70 36 18th R4 R3 —
1967–68 Division 2 ↓ 42 10 11 21 42 76 31 21st R5 R2 —
1968–69 Division 3 46 16 13 17 56 50 45 11th R2 R1 —
1969–70 Division 3 46 15 14 17 62 54 44 14th R3 R3 —
1970–71 Division 3 46 17 16 13 64 60 50 8th R3 R2 —
1971–72 Division 3 46 20 15 11 69 52 55 5th R4 R1 —
1972–73 Division 3 ↓ 46 17 7 22 51 65 41 21st R2 R3 —
1973–74 Division 4 46 15 13 18 56 58 43 15th R2 R2 —
1974–75 Division 4 ↑ 46 22 15 9 71 41 59 3rd R3 R2 —
1975–76 Division 3 46 15 12 19 54 65 42 16th R2 R1 —
1976–77 Division 3 46 22 15 9 69 44 59 4th R3 R2 —
1977–78 Division 3 46 13 13 20 51 68 39 20th R3 R2 —
1978–79 Division 3 46 17 10 19 49 55 44 17th R3 R3 —
1979–80 Division 3 46 18 10 18 58 66 46 13th R2 R2 —
1980–81 Division 3 ↑ 46 24 13 9 62 32 61 1st R2 R1 —
1981–82 Division 2 42 20 7 15 66 54 67 7th R3 R2 —
1982–83 Division 2 ↓ 42 10 15 17 45 68 45 20th R3 R3 —
1983–84 Division 3 46 15 9 22 57 64 54 18th R3 QF R1
1984–85 Division 3 46 18 11 17 55 55 65 12th R1 R3 R1
1985–86 Division 3 46 15 12 19 61 59 57 14th R4 R1 QF
1986–87 Division 3 46 15 12 19 48 57 57 14th R1 R2 PR
1987–88 Division 3 ↓ 46 12 16 18 50 66 52 21st R2 R2 R1
1988–89 Division 4 ↑ 46 22 16 8 76 35 82 1st R2 R2 R1
1989–90 Division 3 46 17 13 16 71 62 64 9th R2 R2 QF
1990–91 Division 3 ↓ 46 10 12 24 50 87 42 23rd R4 R2 R1
1991–92 Division 4 ↑ 42 22 11 9 70 37 77 2nd R2 R1 QF
1992–93 Division 2[d] 46 17 14 15 60 60 65 11th R4 R2 R2
1993–94 Division 2 46 15 13 18 63 60 58 15th R1 R2 R2
1994–95 Division 2 46 14 14 18 57 61 56 17th R2 R1 R2
1995–96 Division 2 46 14 14 18 54 62 56 16th R1 R2 W Earl Jean 6
1996–97 Division 2 ↓ 46 7 14 25 39 70 35 23rd R1 R1 R1 Leo Fortune-West 17
1997–98 Division 3 46 16 19 11 67 61 67 9th R3 R1 R2 Lee Glover 18
1998–99 Division 3 46 20 13 13 79 61 73 5th[e] R3 R1 R1 Leo Fortune-West
Lee Glover		 12
1999–2000 Division 3 ↑ 46 24 12 10 72 36 84 2nd R2 R1 R2 Leo Fortune-West 17
2000–01 Division 2 ↑ 46 27 10 9 79 55 91 2nd R3 R1 R1 Mark Robins 26
2001–02 Division 1 46 10 19 17 52 66 49 21st R4 R2 — Mark Robins 16
2002–03 Division 1 46 15 14 17 62 62 59 15th R3 R4 — Alan Lee 16
2003–04 Division 1 46 13 15 18 53 61 54 17th R3 R3 — Martin Butler 15
2004–05 Championship[f]↓ 46 5 14 27 35 69 29 24th R3 R2 — Martin Butler 6
2005–06 League 1 46 12 16 18 52 62 52 20th R1 R2 R2 Deon Burton 14
2006–07 League 1 ↓ 46 13 9 24 58 75 38[g] 23rd R1 R2 R1 Will Hoskins 16
2007–08 League 2 46 21 11 14 62 58 64[g] 9th R1 R1 R2 Derek Holmes
Chris O'Grady		 11
2008–09 League 2 46 21 12 13 60 46 58[h] 14th R1 R4 F(N) Reuben Reid 19
2009–10 League 2 46 21 10 15 55 52 73 5th[i] R2 R2 R1 Adam Le Fondre 30
2010–11 League 2 46 17 15 14 75 60 66 9th R1 R1 QF Adam Le Fondre 25
2011–12 League 2 46 18 13 15 67 63 67 10th R2 R1 R2 Lewis Grabban 20
2012–13 League 2 ↑ 46 24 7 15 74 59 79 2nd R3 R1 R1 Daniel Nardiello 13
2013–14 League 1 ↑ 46 24 14 8 86 58 86 4th[j] R2 R2 SF Kieran Agard 18
2014–15 Championship 46 11 16 19 46 67 46[k] 21st R3 R2 — Matt Derbyshire 10
2015–16 Championship 46 13 10 23 53 71 49 21st R3 R2 — Matt Derbyshire 8
2016–17 Championship ↓ 46 5 8 33 40 98 23 24th R3 R1 — Danny Ward 12
2017–18 League 1 ↑ 46 24 7 15 73 53 79 4th[l] R1 R1 R1 Kieffer Moore 13
2018–19 Championship ↓ 46 8 16 22 36 77 40 22nd R3 R1 — Semi Ajayi
Michael Smith
Will Vaulks		 8
2019–20 League 1 ↑ 35 18 8 9 61 38 62 2nd[m] R3 R2 GS Freddie Ladapo 17
2020–21 Championship ↓ 46 11 9 26 44 60 42 23rd R3 R1 — Michael Smith 10
2021–22 League 1 ↑ 46 27 9 10 70 33 90 2nd R3 R1 W Michael Smith 25
2022–23 Championship 46 11 17 18 49 60 50 19th R3 R2 — Chiedozie Ogbene 9

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Includes goals scored in league games (including play-offs), FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ When the Second World War began, the 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned with three matches played.[8]
  3. ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  4. ^ The Third Division was renamed Division Two after the FA Premier League broke away from the Football League.[9]
  5. ^ Lost in the play-off semi-final to Leyton Orient 4–2 in a penalty shootout after each leg ended 0–0.[5]
  6. ^ Before the 2004–05 season, The Football League re-branded Division One as the Football League Championship. Divisions Two and Three became Leagues One and Two, respectively.
  7. ^ a b 10 points deducted for entering administration.[1]
  8. ^ 17 points deducted for not satisfying the normal conditions of Football League rules for exiting administration.[1]
  9. ^ Beat Aldershot Town 3–0 on aggregate in the semi-final before losing 3–2 to Dagenham & Redbridge in the 2010 Football League Two play-off final.[10][11]
  10. ^ Promoted into the Football League Championship via the play-offs, beating Preston North End 4–2 on aggregate in the semi-final and Leyton Orient 4–3 on penalties in the 2014 Football League One play-off final.[12]
  11. ^ Three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.[13]
  12. ^ Promoted into the EFL Championship via the play-offs, beating Scunthorpe United 4–2 on aggregate in the semi-final and Shrewsbury Town 2–1 in the 2018 EFL League One play-off final.
  13. ^ The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions decided on a points-per-game basis. Rotherham United averaged 1.77 points from 35 games.

References[edit]

General
  • "Rotherham United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  • "Rotherham United – Complete History". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  • "Rotherham United's complete league history". Millers Mad. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d "Rotherham United: Club History". themillers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Rotherham United 1950-1951 – Results". Statto.com. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Rotherham United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Rotherham United football club honours". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b Felton, Paul (17 July 2000). "England 1998-99". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  6. ^ Ley, John (30 May 2010). "Dagenham & Redbridge 3 Rotherham United 2: match report". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  7. ^ Maiden, Phil (25 May 2014). "Leyton Orient 2 2 Rotherham United". BBC Online. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  8. ^ Felton, Paul. "Season 1939–40 (Abandoned)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. ^ "History of the Football League". The Football League. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.
  10. ^ Vesty, Marc (19 May 2010). "Rotherham 2 - 0 Aldershot (agg 3 - 0)". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  11. ^ Fletcher, Paul (30 May 2010). "Dag & Red 3 - 2 Rotherham". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  12. ^ Doyle, Paul (25 May 2014). "Rotherham promoted to Championship after penalty win over Leyton Orient". theguardian.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Rotherham deducted three points for ineligible player". The Daily Telegraph. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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