2018–19 Rotherham United F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Rotherham United's 94th season in their existence and the first back in the Championship following promotion via the play-offs last season.^[1] The club will also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Rotherham United

2018–19 season
Chairman	Tony Stewart
Manager	Paul Warne
Stadium	New York Stadium
Championship	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round (vs. Manchester City)
EFL Cup	Second round (vs. Everton)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Key Events

On 13 March 2019, Rotherham won away at Queens Park Rangers, claiming their first away win of the season, and their first win in the EFL Championship in 44 attempts, the last being on 9 April 2016.^[2][3]

Relegation from the EFL Championship was confirmed on the penultimate weekend of the season, 27 April 2019, when Rotherham lost away at West Bromwich Albion after Millwall had drawn their game earlier in the day.^[4]

Squad statistics

Player statistics

As of end of season.

Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total		League		Playoffs		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Marek Rodák	46	0	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK		Lewis Price	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
30	GK		Laurence Bilboe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Zak Vyner	31+3	0	28+3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
3	DF		Joe Mattock	45	1	44	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
5	DF		Semi Ajayi	49	8	46	7	0	0	1	0	2	1	5	0
6	DF		Richard Wood	24+4	2	23+3	2	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	6	0
15	DF		Clark Robertson	28+3	3	25+3	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
20	DF		Michael Ihiekwe	15	2	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
28	DF		Billy Jones	20+2	0	19+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1
29	DF		Manny Onariase	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Akeem Hinds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Will Vaulks	42+1	8	41	7	0	0	1	0	0+1	1	10	1
7	MF		Anthony Forde	20+11	1	17+11	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
8	MF		Matt Palmer	9+4	0	8+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	2	0
11	MF		Jon Taylor	31+13	4	30+11	4	0	0	1	0	0+2	0	3	0
13	MF		Richie Towell	28+6	4	28+6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
16	MF		Darren Potter	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Matt Crooks	7+9	3	7+9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	MF		Joe Newell	19+13	0	18+13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23	MF		Ryan Williams	26+15	1	24+15	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
25	MF		Ben Wiles	12+11	0	9+11	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
33	MF		Reece McGinley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Jake Southern-Cooper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Jamie Proctor	4+14	4	2+14	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
10	FW		David Ball	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
19	FW		Kyle Vassell	9+16	0	9+14	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	2	0
21	FW		Jerry Yates	3+4	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	FW		Michael Smith	45+1	8	44+1	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
32	FW		Joshua Kayode	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW		Tyrone Lewthwaite	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:
17	MF		Ryan Manning	13+5	4	13+5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
26	DF		Sean Raggett	8+2	1	6+1	1	0	0	0+1	0	2	0	1	0

Goalscorers

As of end of season.

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Total	League	Playoffs	FA Cup	EFL Cup
1	FW		24	Michael Smith	8	8	0	0	0
=	MF		4	Will Vaulks	8	7	0	0	1
=	DF		5	Semi Ajayi	8	7	0	0	1
4	MF		11	Jon Taylor	4	4	0	0	0
=	MF		13	Richie Towell	4	4	0	0	0
=	MF		17	Ryan Manning	4	4	0	0	0
=	FW		9	Jamie Proctor	4	2	0	0	2
8	DF		15	Clark Robertson	3	3	0	0	0
=	MF		17	Matt Crooks	3	3	0	0	0
10	DF		6	Richard Wood	2	2	0	0	0
=	DF		20	Michael Ihiekwe	2	2	0	0	0
12	DF		3	Joe Mattock	1	1	0	0	0
=	MF		7	Anthony Forde	1	1	0	0	0
=	MF		23	Ryan Williams	1	1	0	0	0
=	DF		26	Sean Raggett	1	1	0	0	0

Pre-season friendlies

The first announcement from the club regarding pre-season friendlies came on 31 May 2018, when a game against Mansfield Town was confirmed.^[5] This was followed a day later by confirmation of the usual opening friendly with Parkgate.^[6] Later on 1 June, the club announced two split-squad friendlies on the same day against Stocksbridge Park Steels and Sheffield F.C.^[7] On 5 June the club announced a friendly against Premier League opposition, with Neil Warnock's newly promoted Cardiff City being hosted at New York Stadium.^[8] On 2 July the club announced a home friendly against Grimsby Town.^[9] This was subsequently cancelled on 6 July due to insufficient police resources being available.^[10] On 4 July the opposition for two friendlies during the clubs Austrian training camp was announced.^[11]

Parkgate v Rotherham United

7 July 2018 Friendly	Parkgate	1–3	Rotherham United	Parkgate
12:00 BST	Collinson 74'	Report	Smith 5' Forde 68', 87'	Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex

Rotherham United v SKU Amstetten

10 July 2018 Friendly	Rotherham United	0–0	SKU Amstetten	Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn, Austria
10:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Sportschule Lindabrunn

SC Wiener Neustadt v Rotherham United

14 July 2018 Friendly	SC Wiener Neustadt	0–1	Rotherham United	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
17:00 CEST		Report	Smith 2'	Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt

Stocksbridge Park Steels v Rotherham United

17 July 2018 Friendly	Stocksbridge Park Steels	1–4	Rotherham United	Stocksbridge, Sheffield
19:30 BST	Ruthven 22'	Report	Vassell 11', 34', 85' Hinds 65'	Stadium: Bracken Moor

Sheffield v Rotherham United

17 July 2018 Friendly	Sheffield	0–3	Rotherham United	Dronfield
19:30 BST		Report	Smith 50', 88' David Ball 88'	Stadium: Coach and Horses Ground

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

25 July 2018 Friendly	Rotherham United	2–1	Cardiff City	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Palmer 31' Smith 78'	Report	Murphy 13'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,455 Referee: Scott Duncan

Mansfield Town v Rotherham United

28 July 2018 Friendly	Mansfield Town	2–1	Rotherham United	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Davies Walker	Report	Raggett	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,083 Referee: Darren England

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	9	23	53	71	−18	51
20	Reading	46	10	17	19	49	66	−17	47
21	Millwall	46	10	14	22	48	64	−16	44
22	Rotherham United (R)	46	8	16	22	52	83	−31	40	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Bolton Wanderers (R)	46	8	8	30	29	78	−49	32[a]
24	Ipswich Town (R)	46	5	16	25	36	77	−41	31

Source: Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results^[13]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.^[12]

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
46	8	16	22	52	83	−31	40	7	8	8	32	38	−6	1	8	14	20	45	−25

Last updated: 5 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L
Position	24	13	15	17	15	15	14	15	19	18	19	19	20	20	21	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Brentford v Rotherham United

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Brentford	5–1	Rotherham United	Brentford
15:00 BST	Maupay 4', 60' Canós 44' Watkins 48' Macleod 89'	Report	Wood  9' Vaulks  43' 90+2'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,297 Referee: Oliver Langford

Rotherham United v Ipswich Town

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Rotherham United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Palmer  42' Vaulks  71' Smith 90'	Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,460 Referee: David Webb

Leeds United v Rotherham United

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Leeds United	2–0	Rotherham United	Leeds
15:00 BST	Ayling 49' Roofe 71'	Report	Taylor  16'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,699 Referee: Robert Jones

Rotherham United v Hull City

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Rotherham United	2–3	Hull City	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Wood 16'  86' Proctor 75'	Report	Irvine 28', 47' Campbell 45+1' Henriksen  46'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,962 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Rotherham United v Millwall

26 August 2018 (2018-08-26) 5	Rotherham United	1–0	Millwall	Rotherham
12:30 BST	Raggett 20' Manning  51'	Report	Wallace  22' McLaughlin  89'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,197 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Wigan Athletic v Rotherham United

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Rotherham United	Wigan
15:00 BST	Morsy  57' Vaughan 73' Kipré  80'	Report	Taylor  5' Williams  38' Wood  45'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,584 Referee: Scott Duncan

Rotherham United v Derby County

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7	Rotherham United	1–0	Derby County	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Wood  48' Vassell  59' Manning 63' (pen.) Mattock  67' Taylor  90+6'	Report	Lawrence  58' Waghorn  58' Mount  60' Keogh  63' Johnson  87'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,707 Referee: Peter Bankes

Aston Villa v Rotherham United

18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8	Aston Villa	2–0	Rotherham United	Aston
19:45 BST	Abraham 27'  68' El Ghazi  37' Bolasie 82'	Report	Ajayi  65' Mattock  73'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,991 Referee: Andy Davies

Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Rotherham United	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Guedioura  32' Grabban 86' (pen.)	Report	Jones  33' Towell  86' Vaulks  90+2'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,479 Referee: Robert Jones

Rotherham United v Stoke City

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Rotherham United	2–2	Stoke City	Rotherham
17:30 BST	Manning 47' (pen.) Towell 50'	Report	Ince 59' Bojan 85'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,706 Referee: Tony Harrington

Rotherham United v Bristol City

3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) 11	Rotherham United	0–0	Bristol City	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Manning  77' Smith  88'	Report	Kelly  77' Hunt  84' Brownhill  90+4'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,187 Referee: Gavin Ward

Birmingham City v Rotherham United

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Birmingham City	3–1	Rotherham United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Jutkiewicz 20', 23', 68'	Report	Mattock  50' Taylor 77'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 19,795 Referee: Keith Stroud

Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13	Rotherham United	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Vaulks 57' Manning  81' Mattock  89'	Report	Lowe  24' Doidge 84' Vela  90'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,011 Referee: John Brooks

Middlesbrough v Rotherham United

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14	Middlesbrough	0–0	Rotherham United	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST		Report	Vaulks  48'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,235 Referee: Darren Bond

Preston North End v Rotherham United

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15	Preston North End	1–1	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen 40' Maguire  90'	Report	Smith 55' Towell  84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,780 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Rotherham United v Swansea City

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16	Rotherham United	2–1	Swansea City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Vaulks  22' Smith  22' Manning 79' (pen.), 87' (pen.)	Report	Fer  22' McBurnie 25' Celina  74' McBurnie  86' van der Hoorn  90'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,006 Referee: Tony Harrington

Blackburn Rovers v Rotherham United

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 17	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Rotherham United	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Dack 81'	Report	Smith 75',  79'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,847 Referee: David Webb

Rotherham United v Sheffield United

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18	Rotherham United	2–2	Sheffield United	Rotherham
12:30 GMT	Taylor 66' Proctor 90+2'	Report	Duffy 8' Basham  62' 85'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,607 Referee: Peter Bankes

Rotherham United v Queens Park Rangers

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19	Rotherham United	2–2	Queens Park Rangers	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Vaulks 6' Robertson 15'	Report	Wells 12' Bidwell  23' Wszołek  35' Freeman 90+1'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,018 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Norwich City v Rotherham United

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20	Norwich City	3–1	Rotherham United	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Cantwell 55' Aarons 71' Pukki 84'	Report	Towell 11'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,858 Referee: Steve Martin

Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham United

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	Rotherham United	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Bannan  20' João 45+1', 64'	Report	Smith 46' Towell 55'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,725 Referee: Darren Bond

Rotherham United v Reading

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Rotherham United	1–1	Reading	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Mattock  45' 90'	Report	Sims  6' Baldock 9'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,775 Referee: Ross Joyce

Rotherham United v West Bromwich Albion

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Rotherham United	0–4	West Bromwich Albion	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Mattock  44'	Report	Gayle 6', 44', 54' Barnes 20' Barry  29' Johnstone  31'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,593 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Rotherham United	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Ameobi 33' Wilson  51' O'Neil 65'	Report	Robertson  13' Vaulks 37'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 15,255 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bristol City v Rotherham United

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Bristol City	1–0	Rotherham United	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Hunt  44' Dasilva  71' Webster 86'	Report	Jones  51'  64' Towell  72' Manning  90+5'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 21,207 Referee: Scott Duncan

Rotherham United v Preston North End

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Rotherham United	2–1	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Palmer  12' Raggett  29' Vaulks 45+1'  74' Smith 76'  83' Wiles  82'	Report	Ledson  31' Nmecha 78'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,077 Referee: Lee Probert

Ipswich Town v Rotherham United

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Ipswich Town	1–0	Rotherham United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Keane 31' Skuse  45+3' Sears  67'	Report	Vyner  2'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,893 Referee: James Linington

Rotherham United v Brentford

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28	Rotherham United	2–4	Brentford	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Taylor 20' Konsa 73' (o.g.) Yates  80'	Report	Mokotjo 2', 75' Benrahma 53' Maupay 85'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,319 Referee: Tony Harrington

Rotherham United v Leeds United

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29	Rotherham United	1–2	Leeds United	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ajayi 28' Robertson  79'	Report	Klich 51', 86' Casilla  90+3' Phillips  90+7'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,259 Referee: Tim Robinson

Millwall v Rotherham United

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30	Millwall	0–0	Rotherham United	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT		Report	Robertson  40' Wood  58' Crooks  86' Vassell  90+1'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,084 Referee: Andrew Madley

Rotherham United v Wigan Athletic

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31	Rotherham United	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Robertson 28' Forde  88'	Report	Windass 32'  67' Kipré  54' Pilkington  80'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,611 Referee: Oliver Langford

Hull City v Rotherham United

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 32	Hull City	2–2	Rotherham United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Bowen 2' Campbell 23'	Report	Forde 48' McKenzie 55' (o.g.) Vyner  90+1'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 10,785 Referee: Scott Duncan

Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33	Rotherham United	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Rotherham
13:00 GMT	Mattock  27' Taylor 37' Ajayi  39' Jones  54' Ihiekwe  61' Towell 74'	Report	Forestieri 35'  90+4'  90+11' Boyd  67' Iorfa 90+10'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,736 Referee: Darren England

Reading v Rotherham United

23 February 2019 34	Reading	1–1	Rotherham United	Reading
15:00 GMT	Ejaria 31' Swift  54'	Report	Mattock  50' Williams  59' Ajayi 79' Vaulks  89'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,958 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Rotherham United v Blackburn Rovers

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Rotherham United	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ajayi 2', 83' Robertson  30' Mattock  50' Williams 57' Ihiekwe  90+3'	Report	Smallwood  8' Bell 51' Mulgrew 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,663 Referee: John Brooks

Sheffield United v Rotherham United

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Sheffield United	2–0	Rotherham United	Sheffield
12:15 GMT	O'Connell 5' Duffy 74'	Report	Vaulks  28'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,402 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Queens Park Rangers v Rotherham United

13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) 37	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Rotherham United	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT	Bidwell  43' Osayi-Samuel 85' Furlong  90+4'	Report	Mattock  17' Ajayi 71', 90+5'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,854 Referee: David Webb

Rotherham United v Norwich City

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Rotherham United	1–2	Norwich City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ihiekwe  17' Jones  29' Ajayi 52'	Report	McLean 45' Godfrey 57' Stiepermann  64' Aarons  88'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,026 Referee: Oliver Langford

Derby County v Rotherham United

30 March 2019 39	Derby County	6–1	Rotherham United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Waghorn 13' (pen.), 42', 71' (pen.) Johnson 39' Mount 48' Holmes 62'	Report	Wood 53' Crooks  90+2'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,003 Referee: Tim Robinson

Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40	Rotherham United	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Smith 10' Ihiekwe 60'	Report	Grabban 28' Janko  42'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,012 Referee: Stephen Martin

Rotherham United v Aston Villa

10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) 41	Rotherham United	1–2	Aston Villa	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Vaulks 36' (pen.)  75' Ajayi  47' Mattock  61'	Report	Abraham 12'  90+2' Mings  18'  34' Kodjia 48' (pen.) Grealish 51'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,558 Referee: Andrew Madley

Stoke City v Rotherham United

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Stoke City	2–2	Rotherham United	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Vokes 27' Clucas 29'	Report	Smith 58' Vaulks  60' Crooks 74'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 24,250 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Swansea City v Rotherham United

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Swansea City	4–3	Rotherham United	Swansea
15:00 BST	McBurnie 36', 79' McKay 50' Byers 69'	Report	Ihiekwe 10' Ajayi  13' Crooks 38' Vaulks 83'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 18,527 Referee: Keith Stroud

Rotherham United v Birmingham City

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Rotherham United	1–3	Birmingham City	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Ajayi  5' Crooks 22' Wood  50' Vaulks  73'	Report	Maghoma 56' Jota 63' Gardner  75' Mrabti 90+3'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,703 Referee: Andy Davies

West Bromwich Albion v Rotherham United

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Rotherham United	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Rodriguez 77' (pen.) Harper 79'	Report	Mattock  37' Robertson 50' Jones  66'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Referee: Robert Jones

Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46	Rotherham United	1–2	Middlesbrough	Rotherham
12:30 BST	Smith 86' (pen.)	Report	Assombalonga 28' (pen.) Obi Mikel 37'  90+2'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,051 Referee: Andrew Madley

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.^[14]

Manchester City v Rotherham United

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Third round	Manchester City	7–0	Rotherham United	Manchester
14:00 GMT	Sterling 12'  35' Foden 43' Ajayi 45+1' (o.g.) Jesus 52' Mahrez 73' Otamendi 78' Sané 85'	Report	Wiles  24'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Referee: David Coote

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[15] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.^[16]

Rotherham United v Wigan Athletic

13 August 2018 (2018-08-13) First round	Rotherham United	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Proctor 37', 64' Ajayi 42'	Report	Bruce  25' Vaughan 74'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,017 Referee: Peter Bankes

Everton v Rotherham United

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Second round	Everton	3–1	Rotherham United	Walton
19:45 BST	Sigurðsson 28' Digne  52' Calvert-Lewin 62', 89'	Report	Vaulks 86'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,972 Referee: Graham Scott

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018		Clark Robertson	Blackpool	Free	[17]
1 July 2018		Kyle Vassell	Blackpool	Free	[17]
20 July 2018		Billy Jones	Sunderland	Free	[18]
11 January 2019		Matt Crooks	Northampton Town	Undisclosed	[19]

Transfers out

Date from	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018		Darnelle Bailey-King	Free agent	Released	[20]
1 July 2018		Jonson Clarke-Harris	Coventry City	Released	[20][21]
1 July 2018		Shaun Cummings	Free agent	Released	[20]
1 July 2018		Kuda Muskwe	Free agent	Released	[20]
1 July 2018		Mason Warren	Free agent	Released	[20]
1 August 2018		Thomas Maguire	Cliftonville	Free	[22]
14 August 2018		George McMahon	Burnley	Free	[23]

Loans in

Start date	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
2 July 2018		Zak Vyner	Bristol City	31 May 2019	[24]
25 July 2018		Sean Raggett	Norwich City	8 March 2019	[25][26]
25 July 2018		Marek Rodák	Fulham	31 May 2019	[27]
16 August 2018		Ryan Manning	Queens Park Rangers	1 January 2019	[28][29]
31 August 2018		Richie Towell	Brighton & Hove Albion	31 May 2019	[30]

Loans out

Start date	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
18 July 2018		Dominic Ball	Aberdeen	31 May 2019	[31]
20 July 2018		Jerry Yates	Carlisle United	1 January 2019	[32][33]
1 August 2018		Ben Purrington	AFC Wimbledon	10 January 2019	[34][35]
24 August 2018		Michael Ihiekwe	Accrington Stanley	2 January 2019	[36]
3 September 2018		David Ball	Bradford City	31 May 2019	[37]
18 September 2018		Akeem Hinds	Frickley Athletic	18 October 2018	[38]
19 September 2018		Joshua Kayode	Chesterfield	17 October 2018	[39]
25 October 2018		Manny Onariase	Dagenham & Redbridge	31 May 2019	[40][41]
9 November 2018		Alex Bray	York City	12 January 2019	[42]
2 January 2019		Reece McGinley	Crusaders	31 May 2019	[43]
10 January 2019		Ben Purrington	Charlton Athletic	31 May 2019	[35]
12 February 2019		Alex Bray	Weston-super-Mare	27 April 2019	[44]
22 February 2019		Laurence Bilboe	Stratford Town	March 2019	[45]
8 March 2019		Akeem Hinds	Hyde United	April 2019	[46]
3 April 2019		Laurence Bilboe	Havant & Waterlooville	31 May 2019	[47]