2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Rotherham United's 95th season in their existence and the first back in the League One following relegation last season.[1] The club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Tony Stewart | |||
| Manager | Paul Warne | |||
| Stadium | New York Stadium | |||
| League One | 2nd (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Second round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Freddie Ladapo (14) All: Freddie Ladapo (17) | |||
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Key Events
    
Rotherham occupied second place in the League One table when the season was temporarily suspended on 31 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Promotion back to the Championship was confirmed on 9 June 2020, when the EFL clubs voted to accept a proposal which would curtail the League One season and decide league positions on a points-per-game basis.[3]
Squad statistics
    
    Player statistics
    
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | ||||
| 1 | GK |  | Daniel Iversen | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 12 | GK |  | Lewis Price | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 30 | GK |  | Laurence Bilboe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  | Billy Jones | 11+1 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  | Joe Mattock | 23+2 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 
| 5 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Adam Thompson | 12+2 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 
| 6 | DF |  | Richard Wood | 26+2 | 4 | 21+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 15 | DF |  | Clark Robertson | 21+1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 18 | DF |  | Trevor Clarke | 5+5 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 20 | DF |  | Michael Ihiekwe | 38 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 22 | DF |  | Matthew Olosunde | 34+5 | 0 | 27+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| 23 | DF |  | Curtis Tilt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | DF |  | Jake Southern-Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | MF |  | Shaun MacDonald | 4+13 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  | Ben Wiles | 35+5 | 3 | 28+5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 11 | MF |  | Daniel Barlaser | 32+3 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 14 | MF |  | Hakeeb Adelakun | 8+1 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | MF |  | Jamie Lindsay | 16+12 | 1 | 14+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 17 | MF |  | Matt Crooks | 35+4 | 11 | 31+2 | 9 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 
| 19 | MF |  | Chiedozie Ogbene | 21+8 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 
| 25 | MF |  | Josh Koroma | 0+5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | MF |  | Julien Lamy | 2+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 7 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Kyle Vassell | 17+7 | 6 | 13+7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  | Jamie Proctor | 1+4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | FW |  | Freddie Ladapo | 26+13 | 17 | 20+11 | 14 | 1+2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 21 | FW |  | Jerry Yates | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | FW |  | Michael Smith | 30+11 | 12 | 26+10 | 7 | 2+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 32 | FW |  | Joshua Kayode | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 34 | FW |  | Jacob Gratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Players played for the club this season on loan who returned to their parent club during the season: | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | FW |  | Carlton Morris | 15+12 | 4 | 11+10 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 23 | FW |  | Jake Hastie | 11+5 | 3 | 10+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Players played for the club this season who were permanently transferred out before the end of the season: | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | DF |  | Akeem Hinds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Goalscorers
    
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |  | 10 | Freddie Ladapo | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2 | FW |  | 24 | Michael Smith | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | MF |  | 17 | Matt Crooks | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 4 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | 7 | Kyle Vassell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  | 6 | Richard Wood | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| = | FW |  | 14 | Carlton Morris | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| = | DF |  | 20 | Michael Ihiekwe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  | 8 | Ben Wiles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| = | FW |  | 23 | Jake Hastie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | MF |  | 11 | Daniel Barlaser | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| = | DF |  | 15 | Clark Robertson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | DF |  | 3 | Joe Mattock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| = | MF |  | 16 | Jamie Lindsay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| = | MF |  | 19 | Chiedozie Ogbene | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| = | DF |  | 18 | Trevor Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
Pre-season friendlies
    
The club confirmed their usual opening pre-season friendly with Parkgate on 9 May 2019.[4] A second friendly, at Farsley Celtic was announced on 14 May.[5] A third friendly at Chesterfield was announced on 16 May.[6] On 21 May the first home friendly, against Leicester City, was announced.[7] A trip to Bradford Park Avenue was confirmed on 23 May 2019.[8] A second home friendly, against West Brom was announced on 24 May 2019.[9]
On 28 May 2019 the club announced that 1. FC Magdeburg would be the opposition for one of the games to take place during their German training camp.[10]
| 6 July 2019 Friendly | Parkgate | 0–7 | Rotherham United | Parkgate | 
| 13:00 BST | Report | Kayode  7' Crooks  21', 42' Smith  29' Proctor  63', 73' Morris  84' | Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex | 
| 14 July 2019 Friendly | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–1 | Rotherham United | Schöningen, Lower Saxony | 
| 14:00 CEST | Beck  6' (pen.) Kvesić  81' | Report | Vassell  64' | Stadium: Elm-Stadion | 
| 16 July 2019 Friendly | Farsley Celtic | cancelled[lower-alpha 1] | Rotherham United | Farsley, Leeds | 
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Throstle Nest | 
| 17 July 2019 Friendly | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–5 | Rotherham United | Bradford | 
| 19:30 BST | Gardner  76' | Report | Ladapo  2' Vassell  11', 29', 45' Barlaser  39' | Stadium: Horsfall Stadium | 
| 20 July 2019 Friendly | Chesterfield | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Chesterfield | 
| 15:00 BST | Evans  29' | Report | Barlaser  26' Smith  33' (pen.) | Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 1,675 Referee: Daniel Middleton | 
| 23 July 2019 Friendly | Rotherham United | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Rotherham | 
| 19:45 BST | Ladapo  3' | Report | O'Shea  63' | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Peter Bankes | 
| 27 July 2019 Friendly | Rotherham United | 2–2 | Leicester City | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Morris  38' Ihiekwe  81' | Report | Iheanacho  11', 69' | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Martin Coy | 
- The friendly at Farsley was cancelled due to concerns over the state of the pitch.[11]
Competitions
    
    League One
    
League table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City (C, P) | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 67 | 1.97 | Promotion to the EFL Championship | 
| 2 | Rotherham United (P) | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 62 | 1.77 | |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers (O, P) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 59 | 1.74 | Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 4 | Oxford United | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 60 | 1.71 | |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 60 | 1.71 | |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 60 | 1.71 | |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 59 | 1.69 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 59 | 1.64 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
Results summary
    
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
    
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
    
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[13]
| 3 August 2019 1 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Norbiton | 
| 15:00 BST | Pigott  50' Reilly  89' | Report | Ladapo  29' Robertson  84' | Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,657 Referee: Brett Huxtable | 
| 10 August 2019 2 | Rotherham United | 0–2 | Lincoln City | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Ladapo  16' Crooks  51' Vassell  59' MacDonald  76' | Report | Morrell  21' MacDonald  42' (o.g.) Anderson  48' Toffolo  72' | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,706 Referee: Lee Swabey | 
| 17 August 2019 3 | Burton Albion | 0–1 | Rotherham United | Burton upon Trent | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | O'Hara  24' (o.g.) Robertson  84' | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Nick Kinesley | 
| 24 August 2019 | Portsmouth | v | Rotherham United | Milton | 
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Fratton Park | |||
| Note: The match was postponed on 18 July 2019 due to overriding safety concerns.[14] | ||||
| 31 August 2019 4 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Wiles  73' Ogbene  89' | Report | Payne  45'  90+5' Nelson  90+6' Mullin  90+7' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,691 Referee: Andy Haines | 
| 7 September 2019 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Rotherham United | Doncaster | 
| 12:30 BST | Anderson  45+1' Coppinger  66' Whiteman  88' (pen.) | Report | Hastie  37' Wood  43' Olosunde  57' | Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,407 Referee: Martin Coy | 
| 14 September 2019 6 | Rotherham United | 6–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Wiles  14' Ladapo  28', 53' Lindsay  37' Morris  40', 55' Hastie  65' Crooks  77' | Report | Verlinden  4' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge | 
| 17 September 2019 7 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Sunderland | 
| 19:45 BST | McNulty  1' McGeady  29'  78' Dobson  30' McLaughlin  41' | Report | Hastie  66' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,078 Referee: Ben Toner | 
| 21 September 2019 8 | Rotherham United | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Jones  38' | Report | Laurent  68' Beckles  80' Goss  88' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,380 Referee: Carl Boyeson | 
| 28 September 2019 9 | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Rotherham United | Horfield | 
| 15:00 BST | Clarke-Harris  48' | Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Michael Salisbury | 
| 5 October 2019 10 | Rotherham United | 4–0 | Coventry City | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,337 Referee: Darren Handley | 
| 12 October 2019 11 | Blackpool | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Blackpool | 
| 15:00 BST | Scannell  10' Feeney  49' Guy  85' Heneghan  90+5' Virtue  90+8' Gnanduillet  90+9' (pen.) | Report | Smith  51' Olosunde  58' Robertson  87' Ogbene  90+1' Clarke  90+8' Iversen  90+9' | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,932 Referee: Christopher Pollard | 
| 19 October 2019 12 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Oxford United | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Ihiekwe  35' | Report | Fosu  23' Taylor  57'  83' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,837 Referee: Scott Oldham | 
| 23 October 2019 13 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Rotherham United | Ipswich | 
| 19:45 BST | Edwards  78' | Report | Crooks  11', 48' Clarke  29' Jones  43' Mattock  76' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,550 | 
| 26 October 2019 14 | Rotherham United | 0–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Smith  13' Jones  19' Crooks  76' Morris  87' | Report | Kashket  5' Aarons  7' Stewart  17' Pattison  50' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,337 Referee: Neil Hair | 
| 2 November 2019 15 | Gillingham | 0–3 | Rotherham United | Gillingham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Smith  18'  19' Lindsay  28' Crooks  43', 88' | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Lee Swabey | 
| 16 November 2019 16 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,430 Referee: Darren Handley | 
| 23 November 2019 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–3 | Rotherham United | Denbigh | 
| 15:00 GMT | Gilbey  4'  56' Mason  13' Cargill  90+6' | Report | Crooks  42' Ihiekwe  58' Barlaser  66' Ladapo  71', 86'  73' Morris  77' | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,811 Referee: Ross Joyce | 
| 26 November 2019 18 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Rotherham United | Milton | 
| 19:45 GMT | Curtis  1' Marquis  37' Harrison  48' Close  66' | Report | Ladapo  15', 62' (pen.) Ogbene  51' Morris  89' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,355 Referee: Antony Coggins | 
| 7 December 2019 19 | Rotherham United | 0–1 | Rochdale | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Crooks  83' Ogbene  87' | Report | Camps  16' Morley  42' Baah  87' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,313 Referee: Chris Sarginson | 
| 14 December 2019 20 | Southend United | 2–2 | Rotherham United | Southend-on-Sea | 
| 15:00 GMT | Demetriou  49' (pen.) Mantom  52' Goodship  80' | Report | Kiernan  30' (o.g.) Barlaser  37' Smith  42' Ogbene  48' Ladapo  60' Robertson  80' Ihiekwe  80' | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,652 Referee: Charles Breakspear | 
| 21 December 2019 21 | Rotherham United | 2–2 | Fleetwood Town | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Mattock  17' Clarke  23' Ladapo  62' Thompson  78' Crooks  80' | Report | Evans  26', 63' Coyle  57' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 7,883 Referee: Peter Wright | 
| 26 December 2019 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Shrewsbury | 
| 15:00 GMT | Mattock  60' Smith  90+7' | Report | Whalley  51' Pierre  66' Love Golbourne  84' | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 7,555 Referee: Marc Edwards | 
| 29 December 2019 23 | Rotherham United | 4–0 | Peterborough United | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Wood  50' Butler  68' (o.g.) Mattock  73' Ward  77' (o.g.) Vassell  90+2' | Report | Kent  47'  54' Toney  78' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,019 Referee: Andy Haines | 
| 1 January 2020 24 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Blackpool | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Smith  21' Barlaser  85' Crooks  90+2' | Report | Gnanduillet  34' Virtue  71' Spearing  84' Husband  90+3' | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,689 Referee: James Adcock | 
| 4 January 2020 | Coventry City | v | Rotherham United | Bordesley | 
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium | ||
| Note: The match was postponed on 12 December due to both teams progression in the FA Cup.[15] | ||||
| 11 January 2020 25 | Oxford United | 1–3 | Rotherham United | Oxford | 
| 15:00 GMT | Rodriguez  8' Browne  71' Long  83' | Report | Vassell  16', 33' Wood  45+6' Wiles  52' Lindsay  83' | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,077 Referee: David Webb | 
| 18 January 2020 26 | Rotherham United | 3–0 | Bristol Rovers | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Crooks  33' Vassell  51' Smith  53' Ogbene  88' | Report | Leahy  90+1' Rodman  90+4' | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Leigh Doughty | 
| 25 January 2020 27 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Rotherham United | Peterborough | 
| 15:00 GMT | Toney  2' Szmodics  22'  64' | Report | Ihiekwe  35' Wiles  49' | Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,495 Referee: Scott Oldham | 
| 28 January 2020 28 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Rotherham | 
| 19:45 GMT | Crooks  37' Wood  42' Mattock  83' | Report | Huws  43' Woolfenden  78' | Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,327 Referee: Antony Coggins | 
| 1 February 2020 29 | Rotherham United | 3–2 | Burton Albion | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Smith  9', 46' Ladapo  71'  90+2' | Report | Murphy  7' Sarkic  32'  47' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,563 Referee: James Adcock | 
| 7 February 2020 30 | Lincoln City | 0–1 | Rotherham United | Lincoln | 
| 19:45 GMT | Bolger  19' Melbourne  42' | Report | Crooks  47' Smith  90+1' | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,876 Referee: Martin Coy | 
| 15 February 2020 31 | Rotherham United | 2–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Crooks  60' Ladapo  81' | Report | Sanders  30' O'Neill  76' Rudoni  87' Appiah  90+3' (pen.) | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,626 Referee: Michael Salisbury | 
| 22 February 2020 32 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Accrington | 
| 15:00 GMT | Hughes  78' Clark  85' | Report | Barlaser  55' Ladapo  64' Wiles  90+1' | Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 3,447 Referee: Seb Stockbridge | 
| 25 February 2020 33 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Bordesley | 
| 19:45 GMT | Godden  47' O'Hare  82' | Report | Ladapo  23' Wood  25' Olosunde  33' Crooks  87' | Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Attendance: 8,990 Referee: Christopher Pollard | 
| 29 February 2020 34 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Ladapo  10' Wood  61' Olosunde  76' | Report | Healey  22' Moore-Taylor  27' Williams  60' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,883 Referee: Leigh Doughty | 
| 7 March 2020 35 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Rotherham United | Spotland | 
| 15:00 GMT | Henderson  28', 70' Williams  74' Lund  75' Sánchez  79' | Report | Lindsay  90+2' | Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 4,142 Referee: Ross Joyce | 
| 14 March 2020 | Rotherham United | v | Southend United | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 21 March 2020 | Fleetwood Town | v | Rotherham United | Fleetwood | 
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Highbury Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 29 March 2020 | Rotherham United | v | Gillingham | Rotherham | 
| 13:00 GMT | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 4 April 2020 | Wycombe Wanderers | v | Rotherham United | High Wycombe | 
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Adams Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 10 April 2020 | Rotherham United | v | Portsmouth | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 13 April 2020 | Tranmere Rovers | v | Rotherham United | Birkenhead | 
| 13:00 BST | Stadium: Prenton Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 18 April 2020 | Rotherham United | v | Doncaster Rovers | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 25 April 2020 | Bolton Wanderers | v | Rotherham United | Bolton | 
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 3 May 2020 | Rotherham United | v | Sunderland | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
FA Cup
    
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[18] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[19] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[20]
| 9 November 2019 First round | Maidenhead United | 1–3 | Rotherham United | Maidenhead | 
| 15:00 GMT | Cassidy  25' Massey  54' | Report | Jones  28' Ihiekwe  69' Ladapo  75' Crooks  78' | Stadium: York Road Stadium Attendance: 1,924 Referee: Ollie Yates | 
| 2 December 2019 Second round | Solihull Moors | 3–4 | Rotherham United | Solihull | 
| 19:45 GMT | Osborne  6' Gudger  8' Boot  57' Ball  62' | Report | Ladapo  76' Ihiekwe  79' Smith  88', 90+1' | Stadium: SportNation.bet Stadium Attendance: 2,317 Referee: Carl Boyeson | 
| 4 January 2020 Third round | Rotherham United | 2–3 | Hull City | Rotherham | 
| 12:31 GMT | Smith  20' Thompson  24' Vassell  43' Ihiekwe  72' | Report | Eaves  16', 66', 90+2'  90+3' Lopes  86' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 6,044 Referee: Anthony Backhouse | 
EFL Cup
    
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[21] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[22]
| 13 August 2019 First round | Shrewsbury Town | 0–4 | Rotherham United | Shrewsbury | 
| 19:45 BST | Rowland  55' | Report | Crooks  2' Vassell  3' Ladapo  45' Wood  84' | Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Anthony Backhouse | 
| 28 August 2019 Second round | Rotherham United | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Rotherham | 
| 19:45 BST | Barlaser  54' | Report | Pelupessy  58' Bannan  85' Nuhiu  90+6' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Charles Breakspear | 
EFL Trophy
    
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[23]
Table
    
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 | 
| 2 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 
Matches
    
| 6 August 2019 Group stage | Rotherham United | 0–2 | Manchester United U21 | Rotherham | 
| 19:00 BST | Barlaser  26' Smith  71' | Report | Laird  30'  69' Ramazani  73' O'Connor  76' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Graham Salisbury | 
| 8 October 2019 Group stage | Rotherham United | 3–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Rotherham | 
| 19:00 BST | Wright  11' (o.g.) Morris  67'  72' Clarke  77' | Report | Sadlier  37' Wright  54' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Marc Edwards | 
| 12 November 2019 Group stage | Lincoln City | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Lincoln | 
| 19:45 GMT | Akinde  12' (pen.), 14' Walker  87' | Report | Olosunde  87' Price  90+3' | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,860 Referee: James Oldham | 
Transfers
    
    Transfers in
    
| Date from | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 |  | Shaun MacDonald |  Wigan Athletic | Free transfer | [24] | 
| 1 July 2019 |  | Freddie Ladapo |  Plymouth Argyle | Undisclosed | [25] | 
| 1 July 2019 |  | Julien Lamy | Free Agent | Free transfer | [26][27] | 
| 5 July 2019 |  | Matthew Olosunde | Free Agent | Free transfer | [28] | 
| 24 July 2019 |  | Jamie Lindsay |  Ross County | Undisclosed | [29] | 
| 29 July 2019 |  | Trevor Clarke |  Shamrock Rovers | Undisclosed | [30] | 
| 27 August 2019 | .svg.png.webp) | Adam Thompson |  Bury | Free transfer | [31] | 
| 29 August 2019 |  | Chiedozie Ogbene |  Brentford | Undisclosed | [32] | 
| 31 January 2020 |  | Curtis Tilt |  Blackpool | Undisclosed | [33] | 
Loans in
    
| Date from | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 |  | Carlton Morris |  Norwich City | 8 January 2020 | [34][35] | 
| 3 July 2019 |  | Daniel Barlaser |  Newcastle United | 30 June 2020 | [36] | 
| 22 July 2019 |  | Daniel Iversen |  Leicester City | 30 June 2020 | [37] | 
| 2 September 2019 |  | Jake Hastie |  Rangers | 28 January 2020 | [38][39] | 
| 9 January 2020 |  | Hakeeb Adelakun |  Bristol City | 30 June 2020 | [40] | 
| 31 January 2020 |  | Josh Koroma |  Huddersfield Town | 30 June 2020 | [41] | 
Loans out
    
| Date from | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 |  | Jerry Yates |  Swindon Town | 21 January 2020 | [42][43] | 
| 5 July 2019 |  | Matt Palmer |  Bradford City | 31 January 2020 | [44][45] | 
| 2 August 2019 |  | Akeem Hinds |  Bradford (Park Avenue) | 22 August 2019[lower-alpha 1] | [46][47] | 
| 3 August 2019 |  | Joshua Kayode |  Gateshead | 9 January 2020 | [48][49] | 
| 7 August 2019 |  | Jacques Etia |  Brighouse Town | 30 June 2020 | [50][51] | 
| 30 August 2019 |  | Jamie Proctor |  Scunthorpe United | 20 January 2020 | [52][53] | 
| 14 November 2019 |  | Harrison Beeden |  Brighouse Town | 31 January 2020 | [54][55] | 
| 6 December 2019 |  | Jake Cooper |  Gateshead | 25 April 2020 | [56][57] | 
| 15 January 2020 |  | Joshua Kayode |  Carlisle United | 30 June 2020 Or end of season whichever later | [58][59] | 
| 16 January 2020 |  | Jacob Gratton |  Scarborough Athletic | February 2020 | [60] | 
| 20 January 2020 |  | Jamie Proctor |  A.F.C. Fylde | 30 June 2020 | [53] | 
| 29 January 2020 |  | Jerry Yates |  Swindon Town | 30 June 2020 | [61] | 
| 31 January 2020 |  | Julien Lamy |  AFC Wimbledon | 30 June 2020 | [62] | 
Transfers out
    
- Originally January 2020, but was recalled.
- David Ball subsequently signed for Wellington Phoenix.[63]
- Dominic Ball subsequently signed for Queens Park Rangers.[65]
- Bray subsequently signed for Hereford.[66]
- Onariase subsequently signed for Dagenham & Redbridge.[69]
- Potter subsequently signed for Tranmere Rovers.[70]
- Taylor subsequently signed for Doncaster Rovers.[71]
-  McGinley subsequently joined .svg.png.webp) Crusaders.[75] Crusaders.[75]
- Lewthwaite subsequently joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.[77]
- Forde subsequently joined Oxford United.[78]
- Hinds subsequently joined Lincoln City.[82]
- Palmer subsequently joined Swindon Town.[84]
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