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2008–09 Rotherham United F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Rotherham United F.C. in the 2008–09 football season. During the season, Rotherham competed in League Two in the English league system.

Rotherham United
2008–09 season
ManagerMark Robins[1]
StadiumDon Valley Stadium
League Two14th
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupFourth round
Johnstones Paint TrophyNorthern Final

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Darlington 46 20 12 14 61 44 +17 62[a]
13 Lincoln City 46 14 17 15 53 52 +1 59
14 Rotherham United 46 21 12 13 60 46 +14 58[b]
15 Aldershot Town 46 14 12 20 59 80 −21 54
16 Accrington Stanley 46 13 11 22 42 59 −17 50
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration.[2]
  2. ^ Rotherham United deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.[3]

Results edit

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Football League Two edit

9 August 2008 1 Rotherham United 1–0 Lincoln City Sheffield
Reid   44' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,748
16 August 2008 2 Morecambe 1–3 Rotherham United Morecambe
Wainwright   77' Lynch   8', 90'
Taylor   40'		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,606
23 August 2008 3 Rotherham United 3–1 Chester City Sheffield
Sharps   2'
Reid   14'
Rhodes   27'		 Ellison   18' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,462
30 August 2008 4 Brentford 0–0 Rotherham United London
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,381
6 September 2008 5 Chesterfield 1–0 Rotherham United Chesterfield
Goodall   90' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,951
13 September 2008 6 Rotherham United 2–2 Rochdale Sheffield
McArdle   77' (o.g.)
Reid   90'		 Rhodes   43'
Buckley   51'
Thorpe   69'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,569
20 September 2008 7 Rotherham United 1–0 Luton Town Sheffield
Rhodes   61' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,095
27 September 2008 8 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–1 Rotherham United London
Benson   50' Burchill   84' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,805
4 October 2008 9 Rotherham United 4–1 Grimsby Town Sheffield
Reid   49'
Hudson   57'
Cummins   69'
Barker   80'		 Boshell   29' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,889
11 October 2008 10 Bournemouth 0–0 Rotherham United Bournemouth
Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 4,530
18 October 2008 11 Rotherham United 3–4 Barnet Sheffield
Fenton   7'
Sharps   70'
Cummins   69'
Burchill   81' (pen.)		 Medley   18'
Adomah   36'
Akurang   57', 62'
Porter   30'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,801
21 October 2008 12 Bury 1–2 Rotherham United Bury
Scott   30' Reid   2'
Broughton   11'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,362
25 October 2008 13 Macclesfield Town 1–2 Rotherham United Macclesfield
Green   90'
Jennings   90'		 Tonge   5'
Sharps   90'   90'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,020
28 October 2008 14 Rotherham United 0–1 Darlington Sheffield
Ravenhill   61' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,322
1 November 2008 15 Rotherham United 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Sheffield
Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,471
15 November 2008 16 Gillingham 4–0 Rotherham United Gillingham
King   6'
Miller   58'
Richards   78'
Cumbers   88'		 Harrison   35' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 5,304
22 November 2008 17 Rotherham United 0–2 Bradford City Sheffield
O'Brien   71'
Law   76'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,586
25 November 2008 18 Exeter City 1–1 Rotherham United Exeter
Watson   41' Reid   66' (pen.) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,402
6 December 2008 19 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Rotherham United Shrewsbury
Holt   72' Broughton   59'
Stockdale   70'		 Stadium: Prostar Stadium
Attendance: 5,314
20 December 2008 20 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Rotherham United Accrington
Procter   33' Burchill   6' (pen.), 11'
Broughton   88'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,172
26 December 2008 21 Rotherham United 1–0 Port Vale Sheffield
Joseph   24'
Broughton   67'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,350
28 December 2008 22 Notts County 0–3 Rotherham United Nottingham
Reid   5'
Broughton   47'
Cummins   52'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,686
3 January 2009 23 Rotherham United 1–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Sheffield
Sharps   90' Ritchie   48' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,307
17 January 2009 24 Rotherham United 1–0 Bournemouth Sheffield
Hudson   18' Hollands   64' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,270
24 January 2009 25 Grimsby Town 3–0 Rotherham United Grimsby
Widdowson   56'
Proudlock   73' (pen.)
Sinclair   84'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,559
27 January 2009 26 Darlington 1–0 Rotherham United Darlington
Carlton   22'
Hulbert   57'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,431
31 January 2009 27 Rotherham United 2–0 Macclesfield Town Sheffield
Hudson   12'
Reid   76'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,945
14 February 2009 28 Rotherham United 2–0 Gillingham Sheffield
Clarke   25'
Green   81'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,757
23 February 2009 29 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Rotherham United High Wycombe
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,789
28 February 2009 30 Lincoln City 0–1 Rotherham United Lincoln
Cummins   65' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,336
7 March 2009 31 Rotherham United 0–0 Brentford Sheffield
Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,406
10 March 2009 32 Chester City 1–5 Rotherham United Chester
Ellison   14' Reid   26' (pen.), 50', 72'
Cummins   38'
Broughton   45'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,235
14 March 2009 33 Rochdale 1–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Le Fondre   75' Reid   50'
Taylor   71'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,201
17 March 2009 34 Rotherham United 1–2 Aldershot Town Sheffield
Clarke   78' Grant   15', 39' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,769
21 March 2009 35 Rotherham United 3–0 Chesterfield Sheffield
Reid   38', 55'
Mills   83'		 Talbot   79' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,658
24 March 2009 36 Rotherham United 1–1 Bury Sheffield
Reid   83' (pen.) Sodje   90' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,890
28 March 2009 37 Rotherham United 0–0 Accrington Stanley Sheffield
Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,804
31 March 2009 38 Luton Town 2–4 Rotherham United Luton
Martin   42'
Hall   70'		 Reid   11'
Broughton   38'
Harrison   53'
Hudson   87'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,975
4 April 2009 39 Aldershot Town 0–1 Rotherham United Aldershot
Reid   11' Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 2,643
7 April 2009 40 Barnet 2–0 Rotherham United London
Furlong   70', 81' Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 1,508
11 April 2009 41 Rotherham United 2–1 Notts County Sheffield
Hudson   44'
Reid   69'		 Forte   75' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,945
13 April 2009 42 Port Vale 0–0 Rotherham United Stoke on Trent
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,814
18 April 2009 43 Rotherham United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Sheffield
Taylor   70' Chadwick   44'
Sharps   76' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,106
21 April 2009 44 Rotherham United 3–2 Morecambe Sheffield
R.Taylor   45'
J.Taylor   80'
Burchill   89' (pen.)		 O'Carroll   52'
Bentley   90'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,078
25 April 2009 45 Bradford City 3–0 Rotherham United Bradford
Thorne   12', 32'
Jones   73'		 Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 13,242
2 May 2009 46 Rotherham United 0–1 Exeter City Sheffield
Tonge   75' Logan   71' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 6,184

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
8 November 2008 Round 1 Aldershot Town 1–1 Rotherham United Aldershot
Grant   90' Cummins   54' Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
18 November 2008 Round 1 replay Rotherham United 0–3 Aldershot Town Sheffield
Hudson   15', 81'
Morgan   55'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,431

League Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
12 August 2008 Round 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Rotherham United Sheffield
Esajas   14', 117' Rhodes   15'
Reid   119'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 16,298
Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
26 August 2008 Round 2 Rotherham United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 5,404
23 September 2008 Round 3 Rotherham United 3–1 Southampton Sheffield
Fenton   20'
Harrison   56'
Broughton   69'		 John   61' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 5,147
11 November 2008 Round 4 Stoke City 2–0 Rotherham United Stoke on Trent
Whelan   21'
Pugh   59'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 15,458

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
8 October 2008 Northern Section Round 2 Rotherham United 4–2 Leeds United Sheffield
Sharps   17'
Hudson   44'
Broughton   48'
Fenton   53'		 Howson   31'
Showunmi   56'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,658
4 November 2008 Northern Section Quarter Final Rotherham United 2–0 Leicester City Sheffield
Broughton   45'
Tonge   58'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,255
16 December 2008 Northern Section Semi Final Rotherham United 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Darlington Sheffield
Harrison   74' Foster   35' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,255
20 January 2009 Northern Section Final First Leg Scunthorpe United 2–0 Rotherham United Scunthorpe
Woolford   60'
Pearce   67'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,038
17 February 2009 Northern Section Final Second Leg Rotherham United 0–1
(0–3 agg.)		 Scunthorpe United Sheffield
Hooper   74' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 6,555

Players edit

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First-team squad edit

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Andy Warrington
2 MF   ENG Dale Tonge
3 DF   ENG Mark Lynch
4 MF   ENG Danny Harrison
5 DF   ENG Ian Sharps
6 DF   ENG Nick Fenton
7 MF   IRL Micky Cummins
8 MF   ENG Peter Holmes
9 FW   SCO Mark Burchill
10 MF   ENG Mark Hudson
11 MF   ENG Stephen Brogan
12 DF   ATG Marc Joseph
14 MF   ENG Andy Todd
15 MF   ENG Alex Rhodes
16 FW   ENG Jamie Yates
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   ENG Marc Newsham
18 DF   ENG David Haggerty
19 DF   ENG Jamie Green
20 FW   ENG Ryan Taylor
21 FW   ENG Tom Cahill
22 FW   ENG Drewe Broughton
23 FW   ENG Reuben Reid
24 DF   ENG Andrew Nicholas
25 DF   ENG Pablo Mills
26 FW   ESP Omar García
27 FW   ENG Jamie Clarke
28 MF   ENG Jason Taylor
29 FW   ENG Richie Barker
30 GK   WAL Steven Cann

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK   ENG Jamie Annerson (returned to parent club Sheffield United following loan spell)
32 GK   ENG David Stockdale (returned to parent club Fulham following loan spell)
31 FW   ENG Simon Thomas (returned to parent club Crystal Palace following loan spell)

References edit

  1. ^ "Rotherham Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. ^ "Darlington in administration". The Football League. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Rotherham set to lose 17 points". BBC Sport. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Rotherham United match record: 2009".
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Rotherham United - 2008/09".
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