The 2021–22 season is Rotherham United's 97th year in their history and first season back in League One since the 2019–20 season following relegation last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Squad statistics Player statistics
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games. No.Pos.Nat.NameTotalLeagueFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GK Viktor Johansson 33 026010105010 30 GK Josh Chapman 0 00000000000 31 GK Josh Vickers 25 020020003000 2 DF Wes Harding 38+8 132+602+10004+1191 3 DF Joe Mattock 16+11 110+1000+10105170 6 DF Richard Wood 39+6 133+6130003071 15 DF Tolaji Bola 10+3 03+100+20007010 20 DF Michael Ihiekwe 51+1 542331105+1170 21 DF Angus MacDonald 4+4 03+4000001011 23 DF Rarmani Edmonds-Green 34+4 326+232+10105+1040 35 DF Jake Hull 3 20000003200 37 DF Nathan Exton 0 00000000000 38 DF Mack Warne 0+1 00000000+1010 4 MF Daniel Barlaser 48+4 940+4930104070 7 MF Jordi Osei-Tutu 10+6 19+5000001+1120 8 MF Ben Wiles 46+7 1043+381+110+102+2150 11 MF Chiedozie Ogbene 40+13 437+832+100+101+3110 14 MF Mickel Miller 15+15 411+12310003+3121 16 MF Jamie Lindsay 19+16 115+1310+20004+1050 17 MF Shane Ferguson 28+12 125+7120100+5030 18 MF Oliver Rathbone 45+7 239+3230102+40120 22 MF Hakeem Odoffin 10+12 11+1001+20107110 40 MF Samuel Greenhouse 0 00000000000 9 FW Will Grigg 20+8 613+622+11005+1300 10 FW Freddie Ladapo 28+13 1522+91121103+4310 12 FW Georgie Kelly 0+1 10+1100000010 19 FW Joshua Kayode 11+17 26+1410+20104+1120 24 FW Michael Smith 50+4 254519210+103+3580 32 FW Jerome Greaves 0 00000000000 34 FW Jacob Gratton 1+1 00000001+1000 36 FW Curtis Durose 1 00000001010 39 FW Ciaran McGuckin 0+1 00000000+1000Players who have left the club during the season 5 DF Curtis Tilt 0 00000000000 7 MF Kieran Sadlier 13+8 65+711+10116410
Goalscorers
PlacePositionNationNumberNameTotalLeagueFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy 1 FW 24 Michael Smith 2519105 2 FW 10 Freddie Ladapo 1511103 3 MF 8 Ben Wiles 108101 4 MF 4 Daniel Barlaser 99000 5 FW 9 Will Grigg 73103 6 MF 7 Kieran Sadlier 61014 7 DF 20 Michael Ihiekwe 53101 8 MF 11 Chiedozie Ogbene 43001 = MF 14 Mickel Miller 43001 10 DF 23 Rarmani Edmonds-Green 33000 11 MF 18 Oliver Rathbone 22000 = FW 19 Joshua Kayode 21001 = DF 35 Jake Hull 20002 14 DF 6 Richard Wood 11000 = FW 12 Georgie Kelly 11000 = MF 16 Jamie Lindsay 11000 = MF 17 Shane Ferguson 11000 = DF 2 Wes Harding 10001 = DF 3 Joe Mattock 10001 = MF 7 Jordi Osei-Tutu 10001 = MF 22 Hakeem Odoffin 10001
Pre-season The Millers announced they would have friendly matches against Parkgate, Frickley Athletic, Rochdale, Harrogate Town, Grimsby Town, Newcastle United, Belper Town and Middlesbrough as part of their pre-season preparations. As part of a training camp in Hungary, the club arranged a behind-closed-doors friendly against III. Kerületi TVE in Budapest.
Competitions League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Rotherham United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.
FA Cup
Rotherham were drawn at home to Bromley in the first round, Stockport County in the second round and away to Queens Park Rangers in the third round.
EFL Cup
The Millers were drawn at home to Accrington Stanley in the first round.
EFL Trophy
Rotherham were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City U21s and Scunthorpe United. The group stage match dates were confirmed on July 9. In the knock-out stage, United were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the third round and at home to Cambridge United in the quarter-finals.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 14 July 2021 GK Josh Chapman Sheffield United Free transfer 20 July 2021 LM Shane Ferguson Free agent Free transfer 3 August 2021 CM Hakeem Odoffin Hamilton Academical Undisclosed 4 August 2021 CM Oliver Rathbone Rochdale Undisclosed 10 August 2021 LB Tolaji Bola Arsenal Undisclosed 28 January 2022 CF Georgie Kelly Bohemians Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 4 August 2021 CB Rarmani Edmonds-Green Huddersfield Town End of season 31 August 2021 CF Will Grigg Sunderland End of season 31 January 2022 RB Jordi Osei-Tutu Arsenal End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 14 August 2021 LW Jacob Gratton Guiseley 4 January 2022 14 August 2021 CB Jake Hull Guiseley 4 January 2022 20 August 2021 CF Jerome Greaves Matlock Town 5 January 2022 31 August 2021 CB Curtis Tilt Wigan Athletic 14 January 2021 10 September 2021 CB Jake Cooper Darlington 1 January 2022 4 December 2021 GK Josh Chapman Frickley Athletic 3 January 2022 7 January 2022 CF Jerome Greaves Farsley Celtic End of season 8 January 2022 GK Josh Chapman Frickley Athletic February 2022 10 January 2022 CB Jake Hull Hartlepool United End of season 1 February 2022 CB Jake Cooper Altrincham End of season 11 February 2022 RW Jacob Gratton Farsley Celtic End of season
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 30 June 2021 RB Billy Jones Released 30 June 2021 CF Ethan Kenny Frickley Athletic Free transfer 30 June 2021 CM Shaun MacDonald Crewe Alexandra Released 30 June 2021 RB Matthew Olosunde Preston North End Rejected contract 30 June 2021 CF Jamie Proctor Port Vale Released 30 June 2021 CB Clark Robertson Portsmouth Released 30 June 2021 CF Kyle Vassell Released 9 July 2021 LB Trevor Clarke Bristol Rovers Undisclosed 23 July 2021 CM Matt Crooks Middlesbrough Undisclosed 25 January 2022 CB Curtis Tilt Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 28 January 2022 LW Kieran Sadlier Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed
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