2024–25 Rotherham United F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 100th season in the history of Rotherham United Football Club and their first season back in League One since the 2021–22 season, following relegation from the Championship in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Rotherham United

2024–25 season
Chairman	Tony Stewart
Manager	Steve Evans (until 30 March)[1] Matt Hamshaw (from 30 March)[1]
Stadium	New York Stadium
League One	13th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Jonson Clarke-Harris Sam Nombe (4 each) All: Jordan Hugill Sam Nombe (5 each)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024[a]	CF	Jonson Clarke-Harris (JAM)	Peterborough United (ENG)	Free	[2]
1 July 2024[b]	GK	Cameron Dawson (ENG)	Sheffield Wednesday (ENG)	Free	[3]
1 July 2024[c]	LB	Reece James (ENG)	Sheffield Wednesday (ENG)	Free	[4]
1 July 2024[d]	CB	Zak Jules (SCO)	Exeter City (ENG)	Free	[5]
1 July 2024[e]	CM	Liam Kelly (SCO)	Coventry City (ENG)	Free	[6]
1 July 2024[f]	RM	Alex MacDonald (SCO)	Stevenage (ENG)	Free	[7]
1 July 2024[g]	CM	Shaun McWilliams (ENG)	Northampton Town (ENG)	Free	[8]
1 July 2024[h]	AM	Joe Powell (ENG)	Burton Albion (ENG)	Free	[9]
1 July 2024[i]	RB	Joe Rafferty (IRL)	Portsmouth (ENG)	Free	[10]
1 July 2024[j]	CB	Sean Raggett (ENG)	Portsmouth (ENG)	Free	[11]
27 July 2024	RM	Jack Holmes (ENG)	Stamford (ENG)	Free	[12]

1. The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Peterborough United contract expired
2. The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 22 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired
4. The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Exeter City contract expired
5. The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Coventry City contract expired
6. The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Stevenage contract expired
7. The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Northampton Town contract expired
8. The transfer was announced on 29 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Burton Albion contract expired
9. The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Portsmouth contract expired
10. The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Portsmouth contract expired

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024[a]	GK	Viktor Johansson (SWE)	Stoke City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[13]
24 June 2024	RB	Peter Kioso (IRL)	Oxford United (ENG)	Undisclosed	[14]
9 August 2024	CM	Oliver Rathbone (ENG)	Wrexham (WAL)	Undisclosed	[15]
3 January 2025	CB	Jamie McCart (SCO)	Heart of Midlothian (SCO)	Undisclosed	[16]
11 January 2025	DM	Christ Tiéhi (CIV)	Diósgyőri (HUN)	Undisclosed	[17]
31 January 2025	LB	Cohen Bramall (ENG)	Portsmouth (ENG)	Undisclosed	[18]

1. The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2024	RW	Joseph Hungbo (ENG)	1. FC Nürnberg (GER)	3 January 2025[a]	[19][20]
18 July 2024	CF	Esapa Osong (ENG)	Nottingham Forest (ENG)	2 January 2025[b]	[21][22]
15 August 2024	RW	Mallik Wilks (ENG)	Sheffield Wednesday (ENG)	End of Season	[23]
24 January 2025	CM	Louie Sibley (ENG)	Oxford United (ENG)	End of Season	[24]
31 January 2025	CM	Dan Gore (ENG)	Manchester United (ENG)	End of Season	[25]
3 February 2025	DM	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (COD)	Luton Town (ENG)	End of Season	[26]

1. On 3 January, Hungbo was recalled back to Nürnberg
2. On 2 January, Esapa Osong was recalled back to Nottingham Forest

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
26 July 2024	CF	Joshua Kayode (IRL)	Shrewsbury Town (ENG)	12 January 2025[a]	[28]
10 August 2024	CF	Josh Ayres (ENG)	Buxton (ENG)	7 September 2024	[29]
19 September 2024	CF	Ciaran McGuckin (NIR)	Yeovil Town (ENG)	25 October 2024[b]	[31]
4 October 2024	CB	Hamish Douglas (ENG)	Warrington Town (ENG)	8 April 2025[c]	[36]
29 October 2024	CF	Josh Ayres (ENG)	Sheffield (ENG)	1 January 2025[d]	[39]
8 February 2025	CF	Josh Ayres (ENG)	Matlock Town (ENG)	18 March 2025[e]	[41]
13 March 2025	CM	Ben Hatton (ENG)	Warrington Town (ENG)	End of Season	[42]
20 March 2025	CF	Josh Ayres (ENG)	Emley (ENG)	17 April 2025	[43]

1. On 12 January, Kayode was recalled back from his loan at Shrewsbury^[27]
2. On 25 October, McGuckin was recalled back from his loat at Yeovil^[30]
3. On 7 November, Douglas' loan at Warrington was extended by a further two-months^[32] Then on 17 January it was extended again for a further month^[33] Then on 27 February, it was extended until the end of season.^[34] On 8 April, he was then recalled back to the club^[35]
4. On 4 December, Ayres' loan at Sheffield was extended until January,^[37] Then on 3 January, it was extended again for a further month^[38]
5. On 18 March, Ayres was recalled back from his loan at Matlock^[40]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	RM	Curtis Durose (ENG)	Matlock Town (ENG)	4 July 2024	[44][45]
30 June 2024	CB	Grant Hall (ENG)	Swindon Town (ENG)	10 July 2024	[44][46]
30 June 2024	CM	Jamie Lindsay (SCO)	Bristol Rovers (ENG)	12 July 2024	[47][48]
12 July 2024	CF	Tom Eaves (ENG)	Northampton Town (ENG)	12 July 2024	[49][50]
30 June 2024	GK	Nathaniel Ford (ENG)	FC Halifax Town (ENG)	9 August 2024	[44][51]
30 June 2024	CM	Cafú (POR)	Kasımpaşa (TUR)	10 August 2024	[44][52]
30 June 2024	CM	Sam Clucas (ENG)	Oldham Athletic (ENG)	31 October 2024	[44][53]
30 June 2024	LM	Shane Ferguson (NIR)	Derry City (NIR)	11 December 2024	[44][54]
30 June 2024	LB	Tyler Blackett (ENG)			[44]
30 June 2024	LB	Tolaji Bola (ENG)			[44]
30 June 2024	CM	Joel Holvey (ENG)			[44]
30 June 2024	CB	Sean Morrison (ENG)			[44]
30 June 2024	RB	Lee Peltier (ENG)			[44]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 24 May, Rotherham confirmed their first pre-season friendly, against Sheffield United.^[55] Six days later, a second friendly was announced with the annually meeting with Parkgate.^[56] Alfreton Town was later confirmed as a third pre-season opponent.^[57] On 10 June, a trip to face Spalding United was added to the schedule.^[58] Two days later, Doncaster Rovers were added to the schedule.^[59] A sixth and seventh was confirmed with trips to Grimsby Town and Stamford.^[60][61]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Parkgate v Rotherham United

5 July 2024 Friendly	Parkgate	0–7	Rotherham United	Parkgate
19:00 BST		Report	Kayode 11', 24' Nombe 50', 57', 60', 68' Eaves 64'	Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex

Cove Rangers v Rotherham United

13 July 2024 Friendly	Cove Rangers	0–1	Rotherham United	St Andrews, Scotland
14:00 BST		Report	Own goal	Stadium: University of St Andrews

Stamford v Rotherham United

19 July 2024 Friendly	Stamford	2–4	Rotherham United	Stamford
19:30 BST	Simms Holmes 48'	Report	Trialist ?', 61' Hugill 51' Jules 68'	Stadium: Zeeco Stadium

Spalding United v Rotherham United

20 July 2024 Friendly	Spalding United	1–1	Rotherham United	Spalding
15:00 BST	5'		Nombe 12'	Stadium: Sir Halley Stewart Field

Alfreton Town v Rotherham United

23 July 2024 Friendly	Alfreton Town	0–3	Rotherham United	Alfreton
19:30 BST		Report	Trialist 31' Odoffin 49' Powell 53'	Stadium: North Street Attendance: 501

Rotherham United v Sheffield United

27 July 2024 Friendly	Rotherham United	1–2	Sheffield United	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Hungbo 47'	Report	Souza 10' Marsh 89'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 6,291 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Grimsby Town v Rotherham United

30 July 2024 Friendly	Grimsby Town	2–2	Rotherham United	Cleethorpes
19:30 BST	Rodgers 2' Gardner 87'	Report	Clarke-Harris 13', 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,017

Rotherham United v Doncaster Rovers

3 August 2024 Friendly	Rotherham United	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Richard Wood's testimonial match

Doncaster Rovers v Rotherham United

27 November 2024 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	2–3	Rotherham United	Doncaster
		Report		Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Leyton Orient v Southampton XI

19 March 2025 Friendly	Leyton Orient	3–0	Southampton XI	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Clare 8' O'Neill 44' Hambury 90'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Lincoln City	46	16	13	17	64	56	+8	61
12	Barnsley	46	17	10	19	69	73	−4	61
13	Rotherham United	46	16	11	19	54	59	−5	59
14	Stevenage	46	15	12	19	42	50	−8	57
15	Wigan Athletic	46	13	17	16	40	42	−2	56

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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^[62]

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
45	15	11	19	52	58	−6	56	10	5	7	33	29	+4	5	6	12	19	29	−10

Last updated: 27 April 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	17	18	20	21	22	23	24	25	161	27	28	29	30	31	192	32	33	34	35	36	37	263	39	40	41	384	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	W
Position	20	18	21	17	15	17	21	19	17	17	15	16	17	14	15	18	18	17	18	18	17	17	16	15	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	15	14	12	13	13	13	13	13
Points	0	1	1	4	5	6	6	7	10	13	14	14	14	17	17	17	20	23	23	23	24	27	28	31	34	34	37	37	37	38	38	38	41	44	44	45	45	45	48	51	54	54	55	55	56	59

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 16 (vs. Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 19 (vs. Blackpool) was postponed due to safery concerns from Storm Darragh.
• ³ Matchday 26 (vs. Wycombe Wanderers) was postponed due to Wycombe's FA Cup involvements.
• ⁴ Matchday 38 (vs. Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to international call-ups.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.^[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Exeter City v Rotherham United

10 August 2024 1	Exeter City	1–0	Rotherham United	Exeter
17:30 BST	Yfeko  64' Watts 71' Borges  90+3'	Report	Raggett  81'	Stadium: St James Park Referee: Paul Howard

Rotherham United v Bristol Rovers

17 August 2024 2	Rotherham United	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	MacDonald  12' McCart  32' Clarke-Harris  80'	Report	Sotiriou  44' Moore  90'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,414 Referee: Neil Hair

Wycombe Wanderers v Rotherham United

24 August 2024 3	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Rotherham United	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Scowen  8' Humphreys 70' Sadlier 87' (pen.)	Report	McCart  23' Wilks  25'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,272 Referee: Carl Brook

Rotherham United v Huddersfield Town

31 August 2024 4	Rotherham United	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Rotherham
12:30 BST	Tiéhi  45+2' Clarke-Harris 77' (pen.) Wilks 90',  90+1'	Report	Lonwijk  9' Evans  47' Sørensen  68' Ward  72' Hodge 74'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,404 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[64]

Charlton Athletic v Rotherham United

7 September 2024 5	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Rotherham United	Charlton
15:00 BST	Mitchell  43' Aneke 72'	Report	Kelly 58'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,569 Referee: Simon Mather

Rotherham United v Burton Albion

14 September 2024 6	Rotherham United	2–2	Burton Albion	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Clarke-Harris 39' Humphreys 57' Odoffin  74'	Report	Orsi 25' Vancooten  54' Cooper Love 71'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,704 Referee: Ben Speedie

Rotherham United v Birmingham City

21 September 2024 7	Rotherham United	0–2	Birmingham City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Tiéhi  26' Hungbo  78' Raggett  83'	Report	Iwata  13', 14' Stansfield 22' Cochrane  75'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,335 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Shrewsbury Town v Rotherham United

28 September 2024 8	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Rotherham United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Lloyd 22' Benning  69' Feeney  88'	Report	James  25' Wilks  33' Clarke-Harris 70' (pen.)	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,001 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Cambridge United v Rotherham United

1 October 2024 9	Cambridge United	0–1	Rotherham United	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Digby  32' Brophy  64' Nlundulu  76' Loft  90+4'	Report	Nombe 90+2' Hugill  90+4'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,085 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Rotherham United v Reading

5 October 2024 10	Rotherham United	2–1	Reading	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Nombe 49',  90+2' Odoffin 56' James  61' Dawson  77'	Report	Wing 26' Garcia  44' Ehibhatiomhan  47'  68' Smith  57' Craig  83'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,907 Referee: Ben Toner

Peterborough United v Rotherham United

12 October 2024 11	Peterborough United	3–3	Rotherham United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Dornelly 17',  32' Wallin  22' Randall  48' Rafferty 50' (o.g.) Fernandez 53'	Report	Nombe 19' Wilks 23',  35' Clarke-Harris 45+1'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,859 Referee: Elliot Bell

Rotherham United v Wrexham

19 October 2024 12	Rotherham United	0–1	Wrexham	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Powell  75'	Report	Mullin 1',  45+3' Scarr  45+1' Palmer  53'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,235 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Leyton Orient v Rotherham United

22 October 2024 13	Leyton Orient	1–0	Rotherham United	Leyton
19:45 BST	Kelman  45+2' Happe 68' James  75'	Report	Powell  61'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Rotherham United v Stevenage

26 October 2024 14	Rotherham United	2–0	Stevenage	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Odoffin  25' Tiéhi  45' Hugill 70' Wilks 72' Rafferty  90+1'	Report	Freestone  49' King  54' Pressley  90+2'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,896 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Barnsley v Rotherham United

8 November 2024 15	Barnsley	2–0	Rotherham United	Barnsley
19:15 GMT	Russell 32' Humphrys 86' Connell  89'	Report	Kelly  76'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,731 Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[65] The fixture was later moved again to mitigate the risk of a possible postponement due to international call-ups.[66]

Crawley Town v Rotherham United

23 November 2024 17	Crawley Town	1–0	Rotherham United	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Swan 21' Anderson  46' Mullarkey  57' Wollacott  84'	Report	McWilliams  60' Raggett  90'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Rotherham United v Lincoln City

3 December 2024 18	Rotherham United	2–1	Lincoln City	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Nombe 21' Jules  48' Rafferty  56' Raggett 77' Odoffin  90+6'	Report	Makama 50' Darikwa  60' Erhahon  68' Hackett  90+7' Draper  90+8'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,995 Referee: Martin Woods

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

14 December 2024 20	Rotherham United	3–0	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 3', 34' Green 49' Powell  54'	Report	Hoskins  44' Waghorn  72'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,745 Referee: Elliot Bell

Mansfield Town v Rotherham United

21 December 2024 21	Mansfield Town	1–0	Rotherham United	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Oshilaja 27' Lewis  59'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 8,401 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Rotherham United v Wigan Athletic

26 December 2024 22	Rotherham United	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Rafferty  55'	Report	Adeeko 45+3' Weir  90+3'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,509 Referee: Martin Coy

Rotherham United v Stockport County

29 December 2024 23	Rotherham United	1–1	Stockport County	Rotherham
12:30 GMT	Odoffin 19',  39' Jules  35' Clarke-Harris  41'	Report	Barry 13' Wootton  38' Connolly  40'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,194 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[65]

Lincoln City v Rotherham United

1 January 2025 24	Lincoln City	0–1	Rotherham United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT		Report	Rafferty  75' Powell 85'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,222 Referee: Ben Speedie

Huddersfield Town v Rotherham United

4 January 2025 25	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Rotherham United	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Lees  54' Wiles  65' Roosken  82'	Report	Jules  31' Nombe  89'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,353 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers

11 January 2025 16[67]	Rotherham United	3–1	Bolton Wanderers	Rotherham
12:30 GMT	Humphreys  15' Wilks 34' (pen.) James 45+6' Nombe 76'	Report	Santos  33' McAtee 86'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,258 Referee: Alan Young
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 16 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups within the Bolton squad.[68]

Rotherham United v Charlton Athletic

18 January 2025 27	Rotherham United	4–2	Charlton Athletic	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Green 9' MacDonald 14' Jules 45+4' Wilks 53'		Leaburn 45' Godden 90+2'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,589 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Burton Albion v Rotherham United

25 January 2025 28	Burton Albion	4–2	Rotherham United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Böðvarsson 8', 41' McKiernan  27', 47' Sweeney 39' Armer  67'	Report	Sibley 2' Green 61'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,733 Referee: Tom Reeves

Rotherham United v Cambridge United

28 January 2025 29	Rotherham United	2–1	Cambridge United	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Wilks 53' Sibley  59' Odoffin 69'	Report	Kachunga  4' Loft 49' Gibbons  83'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,162 Referee: Ross Joyce

Birmingham City v Rotherham United

1 February 2025 30	Birmingham City	2–1	Rotherham United	Bordesley
15:00 GMT	Stansfield 54', 81' (pen.) May  86' Hanley  90+1'	Report	Odoffin  40' Nombe 44' Humphreys  73' Phillips  80'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 34,393 Referee: Farai Hallam

Rotherham United v Shrewsbury Town

8 February 2025 31	Rotherham United	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Odoffin 76' Humphreys  89'	Report	Perry 68' Marquis 77'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,820 Referee: Dale Baines

Blackpool v Rotherham United

11 February 2025 19[69]	Blackpool	0–0	Rotherham United	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Silvera  11'	Report	Hugill  77'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,216 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 December, but was postponed due to safety concerns from Storm Darragh.[70]

Reading v Rotherham United

15 February 2025 32	Reading	2–1	Rotherham United	Reading
15:00 GMT	Knibbs 24', 90+4' (pen.),  90+5'	Report	Humphreys  17' James  35' Nombe 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Rotherham United v Barnsley

22 February 2025 33	Rotherham United	0–1	Barnsley	Rotherham
12:30 GMT	Wilks  90+6'	Report	Phillips 52' (pen.) Connell  72'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,755 Referee: Oliver Yates
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[71]

Bristol Rovers v Rotherham United

1 March 2025 34	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Rotherham United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Sotiriou 5' Martin  48' Swinkels 72' Butcher  85' Thomas  90+1'	Report	Nombe 36', 90+2' Jules 52'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,799 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Rotherham United v Leyton Orient

4 March 2025 35	Rotherham United	1–0	Leyton Orient	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Sweeney 60' (o.g.) McWilliams  90+1'	Report	Abdulai  90+1'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,106 Referee: Lewis Smith

Wrexham v Rotherham United

8 March 2025 36	Wrexham	1–0	Rotherham United	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Smith 48'	Report	Wilks  81'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 13,245 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Rotherham United v Exeter City

15 March 2025 37	Rotherham United	1–1	Exeter City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	James 45'	Report	Hartridge 56' Watts  70'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,438 Referee: Martin Coy

Rotherham United v Wycombe Wanderers

18 March 2025 26[72]	Rotherham United	2–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Sibley 66' Clarke-Harris 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Bradley  52', 90' Low  61' Kone 69' Kodua 90+2'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,798 Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed due to Wycombe's FA Cup progression.[67]

Rotherham United v Crawley Town

29 March 2025 39	Rotherham United	0–4	Crawley Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Sibley  21' Wilks  59' Nombe  88'	Report	Doyle 23', 52' Ibrahim  59' Holohan 84' Camará 87'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,177 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

1 April 2025 40	Northampton Town	0–2	Rotherham United	Sixfields
19:45 BST	Eyoma  40' Perry  75'	Report	Mpanzu 22' Powell  53' Nombe 65' Hugill  84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,720 Referee: Scott Simpson

Rotherham United v Blackpool

5 April 2025 41	Rotherham United	2–1	Blackpool	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Odoffin 20' Wilks  59' Nombe  71' Rafferty 90'	Report	Beesley  51' Carey 82' (pen.) Beesley  90'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,172 Referee: Elliot Bell

Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United

8 April 2025 38[73]	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Rotherham United	Horwich
19:45 BST	Baxter  85'	Report	Nombe 11'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,218 Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 22 March, but was move due to international call-ups within the Bolton squad.

Stockport County v Rotherham United

12 April 2025 42	Stockport County	3–1	Rotherham United	Edgeley
15:00 BST	Diamond 42' Hills 60' Wootton 73'	Report	Wilks 9'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,390 Referee: Lee Swabey

Rotherham United v Mansfield Town

18 April 2025 43	Rotherham United	3–3	Mansfield Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Wilks 17', 66' Nombe 36' Douglas  90+7'	Report	Maris 8' Cargill  24' Reed  27' Flint 77' Bowery 87' Oshilaja  90+5'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,665 Referee: David Rock

Wigan Athletic v Rotherham United

21 April 2025 44	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Rotherham United	Wigan
15:00 BST	Carragher 36' Mellish  47'	Report	Sibley  34'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 9,391 Referee: Greg Rollason

Stevenage v Rotherham United

27 April 2025 45	Stevenage	1–1	Rotherham United	Stevenage
14:00 BST	Piergianni  86' Sweeney 90+2'	Report	Nombe 8' Rafferty  30' Kelly  35'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,092 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 26 April, but was re-arranged due to Stevenage also having a fixture on the preceding Thursday.[74]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Rotherham United were drawn at home to Cheltenham Town in the first round.^[75][76]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Rotherham United v Cheltenham Town

2 November 2024 First round	Rotherham United	1–3	Cheltenham Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Wilks 37' Powell  46' Odoffin  71'	Report	Kinsella  21' Colwill 36', 45' Archer 58' Young  60'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,770 Referee: Adam Herczeg

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Rotherham being drawn at home against Crewe Alexandra.^[77] In the second round, they were drawn away to Fleetwood Town.^[78][79]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra

13 August 2024 First round	Rotherham United	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Raggett  1' Nombe 55' Odoffin 86'	Report	Holíček 50' Lunt  54'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Scott Oldham

Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United

27 August 2024 Second round	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Rotherham United	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Graydon 16', 29' Sarpong-Wiredu  50' Lonergan  56' Virtue  64' Bonds  87'	Report	McCart 2' Odoffin  86' Clarke-Harris  88'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,744 Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Rotherham were drawn into Northern Group H alongside Bradford City, Mansfield Town and Newcastle United U21.^[80][81] Rotherham were drawn at home against Tranmere Rovers in the round of 32,^[82][83] away to Chesterfield in the round of 16^[84][85] and home against Bradford City in the quarter-finals.^[86][87]

Group stage

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Rotherham United	3	3	0	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Bradford City	3	1	0	1	1	5	3	+2	4
3	L1	Mansfield Town	3	1	0	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	ACA	Newcastle United U21	3	0	1	0	2	3	8	−5	2

Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Rotherham United v Mansfield Town

20 August 2024 Group stage	Rotherham United	2–0	Mansfield Town	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Hugill 3', 54' Bramall  52' MacDonald  69' James  73'	Report	McLaughlin  45+1' Macdonald  90+2'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,265 Referee: Scott Jackson

Rotherham United v Newcastle United U21

8 October 2024 Group stage	Rotherham United	3–1	Newcastle United U21	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Hugill 20', 45+2',  72' Holmes  31' Duncan  41' Bramall  56' Hatton  62' McWilliams  63' Osong 82'	Report	Thompson  53' Emerson 59'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 1,613 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Bradford City v Rotherham United

19 November 2024 Group stage	Bradford City	0–1	Rotherham United	Bradford
19:30 GMT	Diabate  56' Walker  63' Smallwood  76'	Report	McWilliams 5' Kelly  69'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 1,640 Referee: Jacob Miles
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 November, but was pushed back a week.[88]

Knoutout stages

Rotherham United v Tranmere Rovers

10 December 2024 Round of 32	Rotherham United	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 24' (pen.) Jules 48' Nombe  82' Odoffin 90'	Report	Jennings  47' Bradshaw  54' Dennis 85' Patrick 90+8'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Scott Tallis

Chesterfield v Rotherham United

14 January 2025 Round of 16	Chesterfield	0–0 (3–4 p)	Rotherham United	Chesterfield
19:00 GMT	Dobra  90+1'	Report	Kelly  52' Odoffin  57' Jules  69' Nombe  90+3'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Scott Oldham
	Penalties
	Banks Dobra Drummond Cook Oldaker		Clarke-Harris Nombe Odoffin Powell Humphreys

Rotherham United v Bradford City

4 February 2025 Quarter-Finals	Rotherham United	0–1	Bradford City	Rotherham
19:30 GMT	Raggett  90+1'	Report	Smallwood 58' (pen.) Byrne  90+1' Walker  90+6'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,073 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 27 April 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Cameron Dawson	22	0	14+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
2	DF	IRL	Joe Rafferty	43	1	37+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
4	MF	SCO	Liam Kelly	22	1	14+3	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Sean Raggett	11	1	6+3	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Reece James	50	2	42+1	2	0+0	0	1+1	0	5+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Joe Powell	54	1	43+2	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+3	0
8	FW	ENG	Sam Nombe	49	14	39+3	13	0+1	0	1+1	1	0+4	0
9	FW	JAM	Jonson Clarke-Harris	33	8	19+10	7	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1
10	FW	ENG	Jordan Hugill	35	5	7+21	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	5+1	4
11	FW	ENG	Andre Green	16	3	8+5	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
12	FW	ENG	Mallik Wilks	44	10	38+2	9	1+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
14	MF	SCO	Alex MacDonald	19	1	8+7	1	0+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Louie Sibley	21	2	15+5	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	SCO	Zak Jules	29	3	22+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	6+0	1
17	MF	ENG	Shaun McWilliams	30	1	12+11	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	4+1	1
18	MF	ENG	Dan Gore	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	GK	ENG	Dillon Phillips	34	0	31+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Hakeem Odoffin	51	7	43+0	5	1+0	0	1+1	1	4+1	1
23	MF	ENG	Jack Holmes	35	0	3+24	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+3	0
24	DF	ENG	Cameron Humphreys	45	1	38+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
25	MF	COD	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	17	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	IRL	Joshua Kayode	11	0	1+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	ENG	Hamish Douglas	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	FW	NIR	Ciaran McGuckin	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW	ENG	Ben Hatton	5	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+2	0
37	DF	ENG	Jake Hull	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
38	MF	ENG	Kane Richardson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
39	DF	ENG	Harrison Duncan	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
41	FW	ENG	Josh Ayres	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
19	FW	ENG	Esapa Osong	10	1	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	2+0	1
21	FW	ENG	Joseph Hungbo	18	0	5+8	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
3	DF	ENG	Cohen Bramall	20	0	5+10	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
27	MF	CIV	Christ Tiéhi	20	0	13+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
30	DF	SCO	Jamie McCart	20	1	13+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	0+2	0

Notes