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2012–13 Rotherham United F.C. season

In the 2012–13 season, The Millers competed in League Two-the fourth tier in the football league. It was the 142nd season for the club since forming in 1870 as Thornhill and the fifth season in a row that Rotherham have been in League Two. It was a commemorative season for Rotherham United and a new chapter in the history books, as they returned home to Rotherham. They played their home games at The Don Valley Stadium in nearby city Sheffield, of which they had been shadowed by for 4 years since the dispute with Ken Booth, the owner of traditional home Millmoor-which forced them to leave. Rotherham's first game of the season was played on 18 August 2012, versus Burton Albion, in their new home; which was requested by chairman Tony Stewart because of the homecoming occasion. They came out victorious 3–0. Before the season began, the club were tipped by many bookies to lift the League Two title, leaving newly promoted Fleetwood Town and local rivals Chesterfield in their tracks. United were also tipped to be one of numerous favourites to contest the Football League Trophy, however they were out in the first round prior to a 1–0 defeat to York City.

Rotherham United
2012–13 season
ChairmanTony Stewart
ManagerSteve Evans
StadiumNew York Stadium
Don Street
Rotherham
League Two2nd (promoted)
League CupFirst Round
FA CupThird Round
Football League TrophyFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Daniel Nardiello (13)
All: Daniel Nardiello (13)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 11,441 vs Burton Albion (18 August 2012)
All: 11,441 vs Burton Albion (18 August 2012)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 6271 vs Morecambe (23 October 2012)
All: 3,975 vs York City (4 September 2012)
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Just one week prior to the first league encounter, Rotherham faced a trip to Yorkshire rivals, Hull City, in a League Cup first round fixture. They were knocked out 7-6 on penalties.

Rotherham United won promotion to League One after finishing second in the league.

Kit edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The first kit (1925)

Rotherham wear traditional colours red and white as their home kit. On the right shoulder, there is a solid white bar, with the black Puma logo on it, due to them being the kit manufacturers. Below it is the town crest, put on as a symbolic representative of the move back to Rotherham. It retains the sponsorship of local shopping centre Parkgate. The away kit is an amber and black coloured strip. The reason behind the chosen colours is that in 1925, when Rotherham Town and Thornhill United merged to become Rotherham United, their first ever kit was amber with a black rugby-like 'V' design on the chest. However, this season's away top is a thick, black bar across the chest, with the badge on the left, Puma logo in the centre and the town crest on the right. This kit also retains sponsorship from last season, with One Town One Community.

Season fixtures edit

18 August 2012 1 Rotherham United 3–0 Burton Albion Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Nardiello   4' (pen)
Odejayi   12'
Pringle   74'		 Match Report Lee Bell   59'   61' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,441
Man of the Match: Kayode Odejayi
21 August 2012 2 Northampton Town 2–1 Rotherham United Northampton, Northamptonshire
19:45 Hackett   25'
Nicholls   86'		 Match Report Pringle   37' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4171
25 August 2012 3 Chesterfield 1–1 Rotherham United Whittington Moor, Chesterfield
15:00 Bowery   3' Match Report Odejayi   51' Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 7232
1 September 2012 4 Rotherham United 4–0 Bradford City Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 O'Connor   2'
Evans (2)   24 + 86'
Ben Pringle   37'		 Match Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,199
8 September 2012 5 Port Vale 6–2 Rotherham United Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Dodds   5'
Pope (4)   15, 17, 65 + 78'
Vincent   25'		 Match Report O'Connor   30'
Nardiello   51' (pen)		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5544
15 September 2012 6 Rotherham United 1–0 Torquay United Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Alex Revell   34' Match Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7405
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
18 September 2012 7 Rotherham United 2–3 Rochdale Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Revell   59'
Nardiello   62'		 Match Report Adebola   45+1'
Grant   71' (pen)
Mcintyre   78'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6783
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
22 September 2012 8 Barnet 0–0 Rotherham United Barnet, London Borough of Barnet
15:00 Match Report Revell Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1821
29 September 2012 9 Rotherham United 3–1 Oxford United Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 O'Connor (2)   30' (pen), +74'
Taylor   86'		 Match Report Sean Rigg   8' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7258
Man of the Match: Michael O'Connor
6 October 2012 10 York City 0–0 Rotherham United York, North Yorkshire
15:00 Match Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5417
13 October 2012 11 Rotherham United 0–3 Southend United Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Match Report Assombalonga (2)   56 + 66'
Martin   74'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7328
Man of the Match: Bob Harris
20 October 2012 12 Aldershot Town 0–3 Rotherham United Aldershot, Hampshire
15:00 Match Report Frecklington   33'
Harris   56'
Revell   82'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1754
23 October 2012 13 Rotherham United 2–1 Morecambe Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Nardiello (2)   61 + 62' Match Report Ellison   37' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5971
Man of the Match: Daniel Nardiello
27 October 2012 14 Rotherham United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Agard   74' Match Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6938
Man of the Match: Kari Arnason
6 November 2012 15 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Rotherham United Fleetwood, Lancashire
19:45 Parkin   21' Match Report Arnason   19' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 2498
10 November 2012 16 Dagenham & Redbridge 5–0 Rotherham United Dagenham, Greater London
15:00 Gayle (2)   5 + 90+1'
Howell (2)   35 + 75'
Elito   80'		 Match Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1720
17 November 2012 17 Rotherham United 4–2 Cheltenham Town Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Nardiello (2)   4 + 29'
Pringle   20'
Frecklington   90+2'		 Match Report Lowe   1'
Zebroski   37'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6705
20 November 2012 18 Rotherham United 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Nardiello   1'
Bradley   35'		 Winefield   29'
McClure   50', 55'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5688
24 November 2012 19 Exeter City 0–1 Rotherham United Exeter, Devon
15:00 Sharps   42' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3954
27 November 2012 20 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Rotherham United Accrington, Lancashire
19:45 Winnard   2' Nardiello   5', 48' Stadium: Crown Ground
8 December 2012 21 Rotherham United 1–2 Gillingham Don Street, New York Stadium
15:00 Taylor   69' Burton   11', 57' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8029
15 December 2012 22 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Rotherham United Kingston upon Thames, London
15:00 Agard   79' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,718
26 December 2012 23 Rotherham United 1–2 Port Vale Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Agard   83' Dodds   56'
Pope   63'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
29 December 2012 24 Rotherham United 4–1 Accrington Stanley Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Eckersley   48' (o.g.)
Nardiello   63', 74'
O'Conner   77'		 Lindfield   40' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7304
1 January 2013 25 Rochdale 2–1 Rotherham United Rochdale, Greater Manchester
19:45 Grimes   29' Odejayi   29'
Cameron   90'		 Stadium: Spotland
12 January 2013 26 Rotherham United 0–2 Barnet Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Hyde   21'
Yiadom   82'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7434
26 January 2013 27 Rotherham United 1–3 Bristol Rovers Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Noble   73' Match Report Brown   43' (pen)
Harrison   53'
Anyisah   61'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6582
2 February 2013 28 Rotherham United 3–1 Northampton Town Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Nardiello   42'
Pringle   72'
Noble   79'		 Report Carlisle   90' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,739
Referee: Miller
9 February 2013 29 Burton Albion 2–0 Rotherham United Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire
15:00 Kee   36', 55' Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Ilderton
12 February 2013 30 Torquay United 1–3 Rotherham United Torquay, Torbay
15:00 Bodin   90' Frecklington   46'
Revell   59'
Odejayi   90'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,178
16 February 2013 31 Rotherham United 1–0 Chesterfield Don Street, New York Stadium
15:00 Mullins Stadium: New York Stadium
19 February 2013 32 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Rotherham United Horfield, Bristol
15:00 Anyinsah   81' Odejayi   60'
Frecklington   62'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,646
26 February 2013 33 Rotherham United 1–1 York City Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Nardiello   90' Blair   63' Stadium: New York Stadium
2 March 2013 34 Southend United 1–1 Rotherham United Southend-on-Sea, Essex
15:00 Kevan Hurst   73' Mullins   88' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 4,983
5 March 2013 35 Oxford United 0–4 Rotherham United Oxford, Oxfordshire
15:00 Noble   30'
Árnason  33'
Mullins   41'
Pringle  44'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,169
9 March 2013 36 Rotherham United 1–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Davis   66' Elito   59'
Wilkinson   82'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,309
12 March 2013 37 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Rotherham United High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
19:45 Grant   7'
Doherty   81'		 Report Nardiello   51', 64' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 2,581
Referee: Bratt
16 March 2013 38 Cheltenham Town 3–0 Rotherham United Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
15:00 McGlashan   32'
Pack   41'
Elliott   84'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,241
29 March 2013 39 Rotherham United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Revell   76' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,594
1 April 2013 40 Gillingham 1–0 Rotherham United Gillingham, Medway
15:00 Burton   22' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,796
6 April 2013 41 Morecambe 2–1 Rotherham United Westgate, Morecambe
15:00 Threlfall
Ellison   90'		 Revell   64' Stadium: Globe Arena (football stadium)
Attendance: 2,197
9 April 2013 42 Rotherham United 4–1 Exeter City Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Pringle   1'
Nardiello   28'
O'Connor   30'
Morgan   51'		 Coles   77' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6,703
13 April 2013 43 Rotherham United 2–1 Fleetwood Town Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Nardiello   3'
Agard   62'		 Ball   6' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,360
16 April 2013 44 Bradford City 0–2 Rotherham United Bradford, West Yorkshire
15:00 Frecklington   80'
Agard   90'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,461
20 April 2013 45 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Rotherham United Plymouth, Devon
15:00 Agard   75' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,648
27 April 2013 46 Rotherham United 2–0 Aldershot Town Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Mullins   64'
Frecklington   90'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,300

Pre-season edit

 
Rotherham line-up with Barnsley in the first ever game to be held at The New York Stadium.

The first training session of the season was held on week commencing 2 July 2012, 13 days previous to the first pre-season fixture against local team Parkgate. It was a vital time, as the players got a long jog and light training to get back into the football routine; as well as meeting the summer recruitments. On 14 July 2012, a few hours after the 0-6 victory against Parkgate, The Millers flew out to a training camp in the Algarve District of Portugal. On 18 July 2012, Rotherham locked horns with nearby training Oldham Athletic. Managed by Paul Dickov, Oldham were a stature of whom were a League One side. Surprisingly, Steve Evans' men came out on top 3–1. The players returned home the next day to prepare for the upcoming pre-season.

For Rotherham, not just the club but the fans too, this was a special pre-season. The first ever match at their new home venue The New York Stadium would be staged during this period of time. However, this match was just one quarter of stadia safety certificate matches. The opponents in these games, of which were two Yorkshire rivals in Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers, would stage 6,000 and 9,000 maximum capacity matches respectively. The 2012 Scottish Cup champions Hearts, and local rivals Sheffield United would both stage maximum (12,000) capacity matches, also respectively. These fixtures were simply to ensure that the facilities of the ground were able to cope with match-day standards.

Other games included away trips to Mansfield Town, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Stamford, a short journey to local lads Dinnington Town, and an encounter at Nene Park against Kettering Town.

Rotherham fans grew ever confident that the club would be successful this year. The performances were "too good for the league" according to many fans, and it was justified with victories over higher league outfits Oldham, Doncaster and Barnsley. Comments from other supporters suggested that the players brought in were Championship quality, and would tear other teams such as Barnet and Accrington Stanley to pieces.

14 July 2012 Parkgate 0–6 Rotherham United Rawmarsh, Rotherham
12:00 Match Report ??   og'
Denton (2)  
Revell  
Odejayi  
Nardiello  		 Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex
Attendance: 810
18 July 2012 Rotherham United 3–1 Oldham Athletic Vilamoura, Loulé
10:30 Taylor   10'
Evans  
Revell   55'
Nardiello   71'		 Match Report M'Changama   75' Attendance: 0 (BCD)
21 July 2012 Rotherham United 2–1 Barnsley Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Noble   42'
Odejayi   44'		 Match Report Mellis   40' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
24 July 2012 Rotherham United 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Bradley   69'
Agard   79'		 Match Report Cotterill   54' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5967
Man of the Match: Johnny Mullins
27 July 2012 Dinnington Town 3–2 Rotherham United XI Dinnington, Sheffield
Beavers  
Denton  		 Stadium: Phoenix Park
Attendance: 100
28 July 2012 Rotherham United 0–1   Heart Of Midlothian Don Street, Rotherham
14:00 Match Report Sutton   47' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5891
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
31 July 2012 Rotherham United 0–1 Sheffield United Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Match Report Cofie   41' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11033
Referee: Howard Webb
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
1 August 2012 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1–3 Rotherham United Bracken Moor, Stocksbridge
19:45 Sanasay   23' Match Report O'Connor   30' (pen.)
Agard   38'
Revell   63'		 Stadium: Look Local Stadium
Attendance: 1700
4 August 2012 Mansfield Town 2–3 Rotherham United Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
15:00 Stevenson   46'
Green   73'		 Match Report Árnason   25'
Nardiello   36'
Bradley   70'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1300
7 August 2012 Stamford AFC 1–3 Rotherham United Stamford, Lincolnshire
19:45 Gibson   64' Match Report Agard   2'
Revell (2)   47' (pen.), 78'		 Stadium: PK Arena
Attendance: 1300
14 August 2012 Kettering Town 0–2 Rotherham United Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire
19:45 Bonnett-Johnson   Match Report Revell   83'
Denton   86'		 Stadium: Nene Park

FA Cup edit

3 November 2012 First Round Proper Rotherham United 3–2 Stevenage Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Bradley   36'
Frecklington (2)   55 + 57'		 Match Report Dunne   60'
Morais   72'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 4324
Man of the Match: Mark Bradley
1 December 2012 Second Round Proper Rotherham United 1–1 Notts County Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Pringle   43' Arquin   32' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,903
18 December 2012 Second Round Proper Notts County 0–3 Rotherham United Meadow Lane
9:45 Pringle   9'
Bradley   22'
Nardiello   41'		 Attendance: 2,990
5 January 2013 Third Round Proper Aldershot Town 3–1 Rotherham United
9:45 Hylton   6', 23', 62' Frecklington   71' (pen.) Attendance: 2,990

League Cup edit

11 August 2012 1st Round Hull City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Rotherham United KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
15:00 McLean   70' Match Report Ainsworth   52'
Penalties
Fryatt 
Koren 
McLean 
Proschwitz 
Chester 
Stewart 
Cairney 		  Noble
 Mullins
 Agard
 Árnason
 Pringle
 Taylor
 Bradley

Football League Trophy edit

4 September 2012 Round 1 Rotherham United 0–1 York City Don Street, Rotherham
19:30 Blair   80' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3975

Squad statistics edit

Everything below is not up-to-date Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK   ENG Andy Warrington
1 GK   SCO Scott Shearer
23 DF   ENG Josh Morris (on loan from Blackburn)
5 DF   ENG Ian Sharps (C)
2 DF   ENG Dale Tonge
18 DF   ENG Nicky Hunt
3 DF   ENG Lawrie Wilson
20 DF   WAL Craig Morgan
14 DF   WAL Mark Bradley
11 MF   ENG Gareth Evans
8 MF   ENG Jason Taylor
15 MF   ENG Ben Pringle
31 MF   ENG Courtney Cameron (on loan from Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF   IRL Lee Frecklington
24 MF   ENG Mitch Rose
7 MF   ENG Lionel Ainsworth
4 MF   ISL Kári Árnason
28 MF   ENG Luke Rooney (on loan from Swindon)
32 MF   ENG Nicky Walker
10 MF   NIR Michael O'Connor
19 MF   ENG David Noble
17 FW   WAL Daniel Nardiello
9 FW   ENG Alex Revell
25 FW   ENG Alec Denton
16 FW   NGA Kayode Odejayi
22 FW   ENG Kieran Agard

Out on Loan 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
6 DF   ENG Johnny Mullins (at Oxford United)
26 MF   ENG Danny Schofield (at Accrington Stanley)

Goals, Appearances and Disciplinary edit

As of 8 November 2012
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
21 GK   Andy Warrington 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0
1 GK   Scott Shearer 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 1 0
20 DF   Craig Morgan 12+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13+1 0 3 0
6 DF   Johnny Mullins 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
5 DF   Ian Sharps 17 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 20 0 3 0
2 DF   Dale Tonge 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6+1 0 0 0
18 DF   Nicky Hunt 6+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6+2 0 4 0
3 DF   Laurie Wilson 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0
14 DF   Mark Bradley 7+3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10+3 1 1 0
11 MF   Gareth Evans 9+3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 11+3 2 3 0
8 MF   Jason Taylor 8+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 9+5 1 1 0
MF   Nicky Walker 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 MF   Danny Schofield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   David Noble 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6+1 0 0 0
15 MF   Ben Pringle 17 4 1 0 1 0 0+1 0 19+1 4 3 0
24 MF   Mitch Rose 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
7 MF   Lionel Ainsworth 6+5 0 0 0 0+1 1 1 0 7+6 1 0 0
4 MF   Kári Árnason 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1 3 0
10 MF   Michael O'Connor 11+2 4 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 12+3 4 5 0
17 FW   Daniel Nardiello 8+4 7 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 9+5 7 1 0
9 FW   Alex Revell 9+4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 11+4 3 0 1
25 FW   Alec Denton 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 FW   Kayode Odejayi 13+3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 15+3 2 2 0
22 FW   Kieran Agard 0+10 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+12 1 0 0
Players played for Rotherham this season on loan who returned to their parent club:
23 DF   Robert Harris 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0
28 MF   Jamie Devitt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players on loan at Rotherham:
23 DF   Josh Morris 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
27 MF   Lee Frecklington 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 0
31 MF   Courtney Cameron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Key

  • x+x
  • Starts plus substitute appearances

Top scorers edit

As of 3 November 2012
Place Position Nation Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW   Daniel Nardiello 7 0 0 0 7
2 MF   Michael O'Connor 4 0 0 0 4
= MF   Ben Pringle 4 0 0 0 4
= MF   Lee Frecklington 2 2 0 0 4
= FW   Alex Revell 3 0 0 0 3
4 FW   Kayode Odejayi 2 0 0 0 2
= MF   Gareth Evans 2 0 0 0 2
5 MF   Lionel Ainsworth 0 0 1 0 1
= MF   Jason Taylor 1 0 0 0 1
= DF   Robert Harris 1 0 0 0 1
= FW   Kieran Agard 1 0 0 0 1
= DF   Mark Bradley 0 1 0 0 1
= MF   Kari Arnason 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 28 3 1 0 32

Transfers edit

As of 29 October 2012
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Nat. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
10 May 2012 FW   Daniel Nardiello Exeter City F.C. Free [1]
15 May 2012 FW   Kayode Odejayi Colchester United Undisclosed [2]
22 May 2012 DF   Ian Sharps Shrewsbury Town Free [3]
22 May 2012 DF   Nicky Hunt Preston North End Free [4]
24 May 2012 GK   Scott Shearer Crawley Town Free [5]
30 May 2012 DF   Michael O'Connor Scunthorpe United Free [6]
7 June 2012 MF   Kári Árnason Aberdeen Free [7]
18 June 2012 MF   Lionel Ainsworth Shrewsbury Town Free [8]
20 June 2012 DF   Lawrie Wilson Morecambe Free [9]
13 July 2012 MF   David Noble Exeter City Free [10]
27 July 2012 FW   Kieran Agard Yeovil Town Free [11]
7 September 2012 DF   Craig Morgan Preston North End Free [12]
2 January 2013 MF   Lee Frecklington Peterborough United Undisclosed [13]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 May 2012 DF   Richard Naylor Released Free [14]
4 May 2012 DF   Luke Foster Released Free [15]
7 May 2012 MF   Danny Harrison Released Free [16]
7 May 2012 DF   Tom Newey Released Free [17]
7 May 2012 MF   Ollie Banks Released Free [18]
7 May 2012 MF   Marchus Marshall Released Free [19]
7 May 2012 FW   Paul Warne Coaching Staff Retired [20]
7 May 2012 GK   Rhys Taylor Chelsea Returned [21]
7 May 2012 DF   Sam Wood Brentford Returned [22]
7 May 2012 MF   Kieron Cadogan Crystal Palace Returned [23]
7 May 2012 FW   Sam Hoskins Southampton Returned [24]
7 May 2012 DF   Scott Griffiths Peterborough United Returned [25]
23 May 2012 DF   Michael Raynes Mutual Consent Free [26]
1 June 2012 FW   Lewis Grabban AFC Bournemouth £300,000 [27]
3 July 2012 DF   Ryan Cresswell Southend United Free [28]
13 July 2012 GK   Jamie Annerson Mutual Consent Free [29]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Nat Name From Date to Ref.
27 September 2012 DF   Robert Harris Blackpool 25 October 2012 [30]
19 October 2012 MF   Lee Frecklington Peterborough United 1 Month [31]
25 October 2012 DF   Josh Morris Blackburn Rovers 1 Month [32]
1 November 2012 MF   Jamie Devitt Hull City 8 November 2012 (Injury) [33]
9 November 2012 MF   Luke Rooney Swindon Town 1 Month [34]
16 November 2012 MF   Courtney Cameron Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy 5 January 2013 [35]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Nat Name To Date to Ref.
12 September 2012 MF   Danny Schofield Accrington Stanley 3 Months [36]
5 October 2012 DF   Johnny Mullins Oxford United 3 Months [37]

Competitions edit

Classification edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gillingham (C, P) 46 23 14 9 66 39 +27 83 Promotion to Football League One
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 24 7 15 74 59 +15 79
3 Port Vale (P) 46 21 15 10 87 52 +35 78
4 Burton Albion 46 22 10 14 71 65 +6 76 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Cheltenham Town 46 20 15 11 58 51 +7 75
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport[needs update]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAAAHHAAHAH
ResultWLDWLWLDWPDLWWWDLW
Position371051061112101212131066798
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2012. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Overall edit

Competition Started Round Current Pos/Round Final Pos/Round First Match Last Match
League Two 20th 2nd Burton Albion Aldershot Town
FA Cup First Round Proper Third Round Proper Stevenage Aldershot Town
League Cup Round 1 Round 1 Hull City Hull City
Football League Trophy Round 1 Round 1 York City York City

Coverage edit

Throughout the season, Rotherham will feature on many highlight shows. BBC's Football League Show will show highlights of every Football League game played on a Saturday, sometimes doing special segments-in which The Millers featured in when they beat Burton Albion 3–0 on the first day of the season. A weekly post-match program on Sky Sports News, called Goals Express, also shows goals from the matches. Local radio station BBC Radio Sheffield sometimes do commentary, and 6 days a week hold the Football Heaven phone in, and after matches fans are able to call and express their opinions. Rotherham may be on Sky Sports sometimes, and if the club were to progress far in a domestic cup then they may have matches on BBC or ITV. Millers Player also host commentary and match stats during games, for under 10p a day the buyer is treated to exclusive information that can only be seen via the player.

References edit

  1. ^ "Millers Bag Nardiello". Rotherham United.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Millers Snap Up Odejayi". Rotherham United.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Sharps Opts For Millers Return". Rotherham United.[permanent dead link]
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