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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Darlington 46 20 12 14 61 44 +17 62[lower-alpha 1]
13 Lincoln City 46 14 17 15 53 52 +1 59
14 Rotherham United 46 21 12 13 60 46 +14 58[lower-alpha 2]
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

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Football League Two
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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 90'		 Tonge 5'
Sharps 90' Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 59'
Stockdale Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 75' Logan 71' Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 6,184

FA Cup
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
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
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

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

Left club during 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
31 GK England ENG Jamie Annerson (returned to parent club Sheffield United following loan spell)
32 GK England ENG David Stockdale (returned to parent club Fulham following loan spell)
31 FW England ENG Simon Thomas (returned to parent club Crystal Palace following loan spell)

References
  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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