2024–25 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United

2024–25 season
Chairman	Tony Stewart
Manager	Steve Evans[1]
Stadium	New York Stadium
Home colours Away colours
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The 2024–25 season is the 100th season in the history of Rotherham United Football Club and their first season back in League One since the 2021–22 season, following relegation from the Championship in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024[a]	CF	Jonson Clarke-Harris	Peterborough United	Free	[2]
1 July 2024[b]	GK	Cameron Dawson	Sheffield Wednesday	Free	[3]
1 July 2024[c]	LB	Reece James	Sheffield Wednesday	Free	[4]
1 July 2024[d]	CB	Zak Jules	Exeter City	Free	[5]
1 July 2024[e]	CM	Liam Kelly	Coventry City	Free	[6]
1 July 2024[f]	RM	Alex MacDonald	Stevenage	Free	[7]
1 July 2024[g]	CM	Shaun McWilliams	Northampton Town	Free	[8]
1 July 2024[h]	AM	Joe Powell	Burton Albion	Free	[9]
1 July 2024[i]	RB	Joe Rafferty	Portsmouth	Free	[10]
1 July 2024[j]	CB	Sean Raggett	Portsmouth	Free	[11]

Out[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024[a]	GK	Viktor Johansson	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[12]
24 June 2024	RB	Peter Kioso	Oxford United	Undisclosed	[13]

Loaned in[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2024	RW	Joseph Hungbo	1. FC Nürnberg	End of Season	[14]

Loaned out[edit]

Released / Out of Contract[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	RM	Curtis Durose	Matlock Town	4 July 2024	[15][16]
30 June 2024	CB	Grant Hall	Swindon Town	10 July 2024	[15][17]
30 June 2024	CM	Jamie Lindsay	Bristol Rovers	12 July 2024	[18][19]
30 June 2024	LB	Tyler Blackett			[15]
30 June 2024	LB	Tolaji Bola			[15]
30 June 2024	CM	Cafú			[15]
30 June 2024	CM	Sam Clucas			[15]
30 June 2024	LM	Shane Ferguson			[15]
30 June 2024	GK	Nathaniel Ford			[15]
30 June 2024	CM	Joel Holvey			[15]
30 June 2024	CB	Sean Morrison			[15]
30 June 2024	RB	Lee Peltier			[15]
12 July 2024	CF	Tom Eaves	Northampton Town	12 July 2024	[20][21]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 24 May, Rotherham confirmed their first pre-season friendly, against Sheffield United.^[22] Six days later, a second friendly was announced with the annually meeting with Parkgate.^[23] Alfreton Town was later confirmed as a third pre-season opponent.^[24] On 10 June, a trip to face Spalding United was added to the schedule.^[25] Two days later, Doncaster Rovers were added to the schedule.^[26] A sixth and seventh was confirmed with trips to Grimsby Town and Stamford.^[27][28]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions[edit]

League One[edit]

League table[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Matches[edit]

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.^[30]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Rotherham being drawn at home against Crewe Alexandra.^[32]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy[edit]

In the group stage, Rotherham were drawn into Northern Group H alongside Bradford City, Mansfield Town and Newcastle United U21.^[33][34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	ENG	Cameron Dawson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	ENG	Dillon Phillips	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
—	DF	ENG	Cohen Bramall	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Hamish Douglas	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Jake Hull	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Cameron Humphreys	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Reece James	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	SCO	Zak Jules	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	IRL	Joe Rafferty	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Sean Raggett	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	ENG	Ben Hatton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	SCO	Liam Kelly	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	SCO	Alex MacDonald	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Shaun McWilliams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Hakeem Odoffin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Joe Powell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Oliver Rathbone	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	CIV	Christ Tiéhi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
—	FW	ENG	Josh Ayres	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	JAM	Jonson Clarke-Harris	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Andre Green	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Jordan Hugill	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Joseph Hungbo (on loan from 1. FC Nürnberg)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	NIR	Ciaran McGuckin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Sam Nombe	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Notes[edit]

References[edit]