2021–22 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United
2021–22 season
Chairman	Tony Stewart
Manager	Paul Warne
Stadium	New York Stadium
League One	2nd, promoted
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Michael Smith (19); All: ; Michael Smith (25)
Highest home attendance	11,522
Lowest home attendance	8,004
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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

As of final game of season, 30 April 2022. [1]

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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Viktor Johansson	33	0	26	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	1	0
30	GK		Josh Chapman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK		Josh Vickers	25	0	20	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
2	DF		Wes Harding	38+8	1	32+6	0	2+1	0	0	0	4+1	1	9	1
3	DF		Joe Mattock	16+11	1	10+10	0	0+1	0	1	0	5	1	7	0
6	DF		Richard Wood	39+6	1	33+6	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	7	1
15	DF		Tolaji Bola	10+3	0	3+1	0	0+2	0	0	0	7	0	1	0
20	DF		Michael Ihiekwe	51+1	5	42	3	3	1	1	0	5+1	1	7	0
21	DF		Angus MacDonald	4+4	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
23	DF		Rarmani Edmonds-Green	34+4	3	26+2	3	2+1	0	1	0	5+1	0	4	0
35	DF		Jake Hull	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
37	DF		Nathan Exton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF		Mack Warne	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
4	MF		Daniel Barlaser	48+4	9	40+4	9	3	0	1	0	4	0	7	0
7	MF		Jordi Osei-Tutu	10+6	1	9+5	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	1	2	0
8	MF		Ben Wiles	46+7	10	43+3	8	1+1	1	0+1	0	2+2	1	5	0
11	MF		Chiedozie Ogbene	40+13	4	37+8	3	2+1	0	0+1	0	1+3	1	1	0
14	MF		Mickel Miller	15+15	4	11+12	3	1	0	0	0	3+3	1	2	1
16	MF		Jamie Lindsay	19+16	1	15+13	1	0+2	0	0	0	4+1	0	5	0
17	MF		Shane Ferguson	28+12	1	25+7	1	2	0	1	0	0+5	0	3	0
18	MF		Oliver Rathbone	45+7	2	39+3	2	3	0	1	0	2+4	0	12	0
22	MF		Hakeem Odoffin	10+12	1	1+10	0	1+2	0	1	0	7	1	1	0
40	MF		Samuel Greenhouse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Will Grigg	20+8	6	13+6	2	2+1	1	0	0	5+1	3	0	0
10	FW		Freddie Ladapo	28+13	15	22+9	11	2	1	1	0	3+4	3	1	0
12	FW		Georgie Kelly	0+1	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW		Joshua Kayode	11+17	2	6+14	1	0+2	0	1	0	4+1	1	2	0
24	FW		Michael Smith	50+4	25	45	19	2	1	0+1	0	3+3	5	8	0
32	FW		Jerome Greaves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW		Jacob Gratton	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
36	FW		Curtis Durose	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
39	FW		Ciaran McGuckin	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players who have left the club during the season
5	DF		Curtis Tilt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Kieran Sadlier	13+8	6	5+7	1	1+1	0	1	1	6	4	1	0

Goalscorers

As of final game of season, 30 April 2022. [2]

Place	Position	Number	Name	Total	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy
1	FW	24	Michael Smith	25	19	1	0	5
2	FW	10	Freddie Ladapo	15	11	1	0	3
3	MF	8	Ben Wiles	10	8	1	0	1
4	MF	4	Daniel Barlaser	9	9	0	0	0
5	FW	9	Will Grigg	7	3	1	0	3
6	MF	7	Kieran Sadlier	6	1	0	1	4
7	DF	20	Michael Ihiekwe	5	3	1	0	1
8	MF	11	Chiedozie Ogbene	4	3	0	0	1
=	MF	14	Mickel Miller	4	3	0	0	1
10	DF	23	Rarmani Edmonds-Green	3	3	0	0	0
11	MF	18	Oliver Rathbone	2	2	0	0	0
=	FW	19	Joshua Kayode	2	1	0	0	1
=	DF	35	Jake Hull	2	0	0	0	2
14	DF	6	Richard Wood	1	1	0	0	0
=	FW	12	Georgie Kelly	1	1	0	0	0
=	MF	16	Jamie Lindsay	1	1	0	0	0
=	MF	17	Shane Ferguson	1	1	0	0	0
=	DF	2	Wes Harding	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF	3	Joe Mattock	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF	7	Jordi Osei-Tutu	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF	22	Hakeem Odoffin	1	0	0	0	1

Pre-season

The Millers announced they would have friendly matches against Parkgate,^[1] Frickley Athletic,^[2] Rochdale,^[3] Harrogate Town,^[4] Grimsby Town,^[5] Newcastle United,^[6] Belper Town^[2] and Middlesbrough^[7] 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.^[8]

10 July 2021 Friendly	Parkgate	0–11	Rotherham United	Parkgate
13:00 BST		Report	Smith 13' Kayode 17' (pen.) Wood 28' Miller 53' Ladapo 55', 67', 76' Sadlier 68' Wiles 68', 90' Crooks 84'	Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex

14 July 2021 Friendly	III. Kerületi TVE	0–4	Rotherham United	Budapest
19:00 CEST		Report	Lindsay 40' (o.g.) Ladapo Kayode

17 July 2021 Friendly	Frickley Athletic	Cancelled	Rotherham United	South Elmsall
15:00 BST				Stadium: Westfield Lane
Note: Match cancelled due to number of players having to self-isolate.^[9]

20 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	2–2	Rotherham United	Spotland
19:00 BST	Beesley 65' (pen.), 71'	Report	Ogbene 83' Ihiekwe 90'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

21 July 2021 Friendly	Harrogate Town	1–3	Rotherham United	Harrogate
19:30 BST	Armstrong 65'	Report	Smith 6', 14' Ihiekwe 52'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Referee: Marc Edwards

24 July 2021 Friendly	Grimsby Town	0–1	Rotherham United	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST		Report	Ihiekwe 84'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,008 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

27 July 2021 Friendly	Rotherham United	1–1	Newcastle United	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Smith 8'	Report	Hendrick 84'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 4,370 Referee: Andrew Madley

29 July 2021 Friendly	Belper Town	Cancelled	Rotherham United	Belper
19:00 BST				Stadium: Christchurch Meadow
Note: Match was cancelled.^[10]

30 July 2021 Friendly	Rotherham United	0–1	Middlesbrough	Rotherham
19:00 BST		Report	McNair 14'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Wigan Athletic (C, P)	46	27	11	8	82	44	+38	92	Promotion to EFL Championship
2	Rotherham United (P)	46	27	9	10	70	33	+37	90	Promotion to EFL Championship
3	Milton Keynes Dons	46	26	11	9	78	44	+34	89	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	13	9	78	50	+28	85
5	Sunderland (O, P)	46	24	12	10	79	53	+26	84
6	Wycombe Wanderers	46	23	14	9	75	51	+24	83
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	11	12	68	48	+20	80
8	Oxford United	46	22	10	14	82	59	+23	76

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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams^[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	27	9	10	70	33	+37	90	15	3	5	43	22	+21	12	6	5	27	11	+16

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	W
Position	1	10	6	11	8	13	13	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Rotherham United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[12]

7 August 2021 1	Rotherham United	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Ladapo 10' Wiles 38' Barlaser 49' Lindsay 66'	Report		Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,417 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

14 August 2021 2	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Rotherham United	Wigan
15:00 BST	Robinson 25' Wyke 45+1' Lang 75' Massey 87' Keane 90+5'	Report	Harding 54'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Robert Lewis

17 August 2021 3	Morecambe	0–1	Rotherham United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Andrésson 22' Cooney 90+4'	Report	Smith 60' 90+4' Mattock 88'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,004 Referee: David Webb

21 August 2021 4	Rotherham United	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Rotherham
13:00 BST	Sadlier 45+3' Rathbone 66'	Report	Wing 17' Kamberi 50' Peacock-Farrell 74' Gregory 77' Hunt 88' Adeniran 90+4'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,522 Referee: Marc Edwards

28 August 2021 5	Rotherham United	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Rotherham
13:00 BST	Miller 4', 53' Smith 27', 45+2'	Report	Galbraith 56' Smith 77' Knoyle 90+5'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,748 Referee: Martin Coy

11 September 2021 6	Rotherham United	2–4	Fleetwood Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Smith 38' Sadlier 45+4' (pen.)	Report	Morton 24' Garner 54' Clark 56' Andrew 61' Camps 69' Hill 88' Rossiter 89'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,463 Referee: Craig Hicks

14 September 2021 7	Lincoln City	1–1	Rotherham United	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Fiorini 55' Jackson 66'	Report	Smith 22', 56' Mattock 71'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,788 Referee: Peter Wright

18 September 2021 8	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Rotherham United	Horwich
15:00 BST	Afolayan 64' Williams 89' Jones 90+5'	Report	Wood 6' Wiles 18', 21' Mattock 51' Harding 79'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 20,877 Referee: James Bell

25 September 2021 9	Rotherham United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Rathbone 54' Harding 74' 90' Smith 85'	Report	Jääskeläinen 44' Porter 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,747 Referee: Sam Allison

28 September 2021 10	Rotherham United	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Grigg 36' Smith 45+1', 89' Johansson 81'	Report	Pressley 80'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,004 Referee: Andy Haines

2 October 2021 11	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Rotherham United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST		Report	Grigg 51' Edmonds-Green 75'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Darren Drysdale

16 October 2021 12	Rotherham United	4–1	Portsmouth	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Smith 29', 55' Ihiekwe 41' Wood 60' Wiles 62' Rathbone 84'	Report	Harness 49' Romeo 78' Freeman 80'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,684 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

19 October 2021 13	Rotherham United	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Rathbone 39' Ferguson 48'	Report	Tafazolli 45+4'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,104 Referee: Bobby Madley

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14	Milton Keynes Dons	0–3	Rotherham United	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Kasumu 68'	Report	Ihiekwe 27' Smith 65' Ladapo 72' Rathbone 87'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,448 Referee: Chris Sarginson

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Rotherham United	5–1	Sunderland	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Smith 10', 71', 73' Ladapo 41', 88' Ihiekwe 53' Ferguson 70'	Report	Stewart 24' O'Nien 38' McGeady 46' 56' Evans 64'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,573 Referee: David Rock

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Rotherham United	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Stockley 5' Famewo 40' Washington 83' Purrington 84'	Report	Wiles 42' Smith 44' Miller 45+2' Ihiekwe 50' Barlaser 89'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,592 Referee: Scott Oldham

20 November 2021 17	Rotherham United	3–1	Cambridge United	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wood 30' Wiles 34' Barlaser 45+3' (pen.) Ladapo 81' Lindsay 83'	Report	Smith 51'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,534 Referee: Andy Davies

23 November 2021 18	Ipswich Town	0–2	Rotherham United	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Morsy 88'	Report	Wiles 24' Lindsay 40' Ihiekwe 43' Ferguson 59' Barlaser 87'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,221 Referee: Gavin Ward

27 November 2021 19	Oxford United	0–0	Rotherham United	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Seddon 68'	Report	Barlaser 37' Miller 48' Rathbone 64' Wiles 69' Harding 90+1'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,620 Referee: Sam Purkiss

7 December 2021 20	Rotherham United	5–1	Gillingham	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Ladapo 39' Miller 45' Barlaser 59' (pen.), 72', 81' Ogbene 89'	Report	Lee 5' Jackson 38' 71'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Ross Joyce

11 December 2021 21	Rotherham United	3–1	Burton Albion	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ladapo 24', 48' Barlaser 84'	Report	Hemmings 44' Borthwick-Jackson 90+3'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,007 Referee: Sam Allison

18 December 2021 22	Cambridge United	0–1	Rotherham United	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Smith 45+3' Ironside 90'	Report	Barlaser 66' Ihiekwe 87'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Trevor Kettle

26 December 2021 23	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Rotherham United	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Coyle 31' McConville 75'	Report	Smith 34'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

1 January 2022 24	Rotherham United	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Smith 40', 74' Ogbene 53' Edmonds-Green 84'	Report	Doyle 42' Afolayan 43' Dixon 68' Santos 83'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,736 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

15 January 2022 25	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Rotherham United	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Johnson 7' Clarke 65' Pilkington 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,385 Referee: Robert Lewis

22 January 2022 26	Rotherham United	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Smith 24'	Report	Boyle 31' Nlundulu 38' Sercombe 86' Thomas 90+9'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,187 Referee: Oliver Langford

29 January 2022 27	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Rotherham United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Johnson 33' Robertson 68' 73' Sass-Davies 78'	Report	Smith 7' Ihiekwe 25' Wood 45+3' Richards 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Ben Speedie

1 February 2022 28	Doncaster Rovers	0–5	Rotherham United	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Younger 31'	Report	Miller 8' Wiles 16' Ogbene 72' Barlaser 76' (pen.) Lindsay 89'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,255 Referee: Scott Oldham

5 February 2022 29	Rotherham United	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ferguson 20' Rathbone 24' Barlaser 57' Smith 78' Wood 87'	Report	Savin 45+1' Rich-Baghuelou 50' Hamilton 76' Pell 89' McConville 90+4'	Stadium: Aesseal New York Stadium Attendance: 8,593 Referee: Andy Woolmer

8 February 2022 30	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Rotherham United	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Nightingale 47' Marsh 90+6'	Report	Mattock 31' Kayode 60'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 6,387 Referee: Charles Breakspear

13 February 2022 31	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Rotherham United	Owlerton
12:00 GMT	Byers 64' Hutchinson 72'	Report	Ladapo 59' Smith 84'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,418 Referee: Darren Drysdale

18 February 2022 32	Rotherham United	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Ihiekwe 73' Rathbone 75' Wiles 90+1'	Report	Humphrys 28' McClean 52' Lang 68' Rea 90+4' Massey 90+6'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,588 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

22 February 2022 33	Rotherham United	2–0	Morecambe	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Ladapo 4', 30' Wiles 45+3'	Report	Bedeau 73'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,376 Referee: Simon Mather

26 February 2022 34	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Rotherham United	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Camará 26' Edwards 29'	Report	Barlaser 25' Smith 63' Rathbone 82'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,193 Referee: Will Finnie

1 March 2022 35	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Rotherham United	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	Pennington 41'	Report		Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,111 Referee: Carl Brook

5 March 2022 36	Rotherham United	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Barlaser 25' (pen.) Rathbone 52'	Report	Harvie 24' Lewington 26' Darling 57' Eisa 59' Kasumu 81'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,731 Referee: Marc Edwards

12 March 2022 37	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Rotherham United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Stewart 90'	Report	Rathbone 76' Ihiekwe 81'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,742 Referee: Craig Hicks

15 March 2022 38	Rotherham United	2–1	Lincoln City	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Wiles 11' Ogbene 13' Rathbone 45+3' Wood 70'	Report	Hopper 49', 81' Walsh 82'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,575 Referee: Chris Sarginson

19 March 2022 39	Rotherham United	0–3	Shrewsbury Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Kayode 32' MacDonald 38'	Report	Udoh 29', 36' Bennett 76', 78' Pennington 84' Bowman 90+2'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,253 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

9 April 2022 40	Rotherham United	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Rotherham
15:00 BST		Report	Famewo 43' Dobson 55'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,087 Referee: Ross Joyce

12 April 2022 41	Portsmouth	3–0	Rotherham United	Milton
19:45 BST	Robertson 5', 35' Jacobs 45+3' Harness 59' Hirst 65'	Report	Lindsay 9' Barlaser 16' Mattock 56'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,154 Referee: David Rock

16 April 2022 42	Rotherham United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Rotherham
12:30 BST	Edmonds-Green 63' Smith 78'	Report	Burns 45' Celina 45+4' Norwood 47' Woolfenden 56' Aluko 65'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,394 Referee: Peter Wright

19 April 2022 43	Burton Albion	2–0	Rotherham United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Borthwick-Jackson 3' Kokolo 45' Brayford 69' Hamer 73'	Report	Wood 52' Rathbone 68'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,537 Referee: Tom Reeves

23 April 2022 44	Rotherham United	2–1	Oxford United	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Harding 29' Edmonds-Green 45+3' Barlaser 66' (pen.). 72' Osei-Tutu 83'	Report	Barlaser 10' (o.g.) Williams 20' Taylor 44'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,415 Referee: Charles Breakspear

26 April 2022 45	Sunderland	1–1	Rotherham United	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Matete 8' Ihiekwe 88' (o.g.)	Report	Ihiekwe 17' Rathbone 76'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,119 Referee: Bobby Madley

30 April 2022 46	Gillingham	0–2	Rotherham United	Gillingham
12:30 BST	O'Keefe 17' Tutonda 21' Thompson 71'	Report	Edmonds-Green 34' Wood 55' Harding 83' Kelly 89', 90'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,542 Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup

Rotherham were drawn at home to Bromley in the first round,^[13] Stockport County in the second round^[14] and away to Queens Park Rangers in the third round.^[15]

6 November 2021 First round	Rotherham United	3–0	Bromley	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wiles 43' Ladapo 45+2' Bola 62' Grigg 80'	Report	Trotter 29' Mnoga 51'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Declan Bourne

3 December 2021 Second round	Rotherham United	1–0	Stockport County	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Miller 38' Smith 39', 43' Ladapo 70' Mattock 90+2'	Report	Collar 20' Southam-Hales 60' Sarcevic 87'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 6,466 Referee: Ollie Yates

8 January 2022 Third round	Queens Park Rangers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)	Rotherham United	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Johansen 16' Dykes 115'	Report	Ihiekwe 98' Lindsay 99' Harding 110'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Referee: Michael Salisbury
	Penalties
	Dykes Johansen Gray Dozzell Adomah Amos Barbet Dunne Dickie		Smith Rathbone Harding Kayode Odoffin Lindsay Bola Ihiekwe Ogbene

EFL Cup

The Millers were drawn at home to Accrington Stanley in the first round.^[16]^[17]

10 August 2021 First round	Rotherham United	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Sadlier 76' Edmonds-Green 84'	Report	Charles 38' Pritchard 62' Rodgers 63' Bishop 86' Savin 90+4'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 3,131 Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Trophy

Rotherham were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City U21s and Scunthorpe United.^[18] The group stage match dates were confirmed on July 9.^[19] In the knock-out stage, United were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the third round^[20] and at home to Cambridge United in the quarter-finals.^[21]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Rotherham United	3	3	0	15	1	+14	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	1	5	9	−4	6	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Manchester City U21	3	1	2	4	7	−3	3
4	L2	Scunthorpe United	3	0	3	3	10	−7	0

Source: EFL.com

7 September 2021 Group game 1	Doncaster Rovers	0–6	Rotherham United	Doncaster
19:00 BST		Report	Miller 13' Ladapo 15' Jones 16' (o.g.) Mattock 30', 85' Grigg 49' Hull 67'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,765 Referee: Ben Speedie

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Rotherham United	4–1	Scunthorpe United	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Grigg 8' Ladapo 20' Odoffin 54', 82' Smith 90+1'	Report	Wood 30' Millen 45+4' Loft 65'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

26 October 2021 Group game 3	Rotherham United	5–0	Manchester City U21	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Sadlier 27', 63' (pen.), 81', 90' Kayode 38' Durose 41' Grigg 51' Hull 66' Warne 90+1'	Report	Charles 89'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 1,908 Referee: Samuel Barrott

30 November 2021 Second round	Rotherham United	1–1 (5–3 p)	Port Vale	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Smith 56'	Report	Amoo 87'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 1,560 Referee: Peter Wright
	Penalties
	Smith Sadlier Ferguson Ladapo Mattock		Conlon Walker Rodney Amoo

4 January 2022 Third round	Crewe Alexandra	2–4	Rotherham United	Crewe
19:00 GMT	Mandron 11' Robertson 71'	Report	Harding 29' Sadlier 41' Smith 57' Kayode 82' Ladapo 90+4'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Referee: Rebecca Welch

25 January 2022 Quarter-finals	Rotherham United	1–1 (7–6 p)	Cambridge United	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Harding 6', 9'	Report	Digby 40'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 2,239 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Ferguson Ladapo Miller Wiles Mattock Lindsay Ihiekwe		Smith Dunk Brophy Williams Knibbs Mitov May

9 March 2022 Semi-finals	Hartlepool United	2–2 (4–5 p)	Rotherham United	Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Grey 29' Byrne 32' Molyneux 55'	Report	Wood 23' Edmonds-Green 40' Osei-Tutu 45+2' Smith 50', 63' MacDonald 90+4'	Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 7,532 Referee: Bobby Madley
	Penalties
	Featherstone Sterry Shelton Molyneux Bogle Crawford		Smith Ferguson Barlaser Wiles MacDonald Miller

3 April 2022 Final	Rotherham United	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Sutton United	Wembley
15:00 BST	Wiles 15' 42' Osei-Tutu 90+6' Ogbene 96' Ihiekwe 112'	Report	Wilson 30' Eastmond 48' John 86' Kizzi 92'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 30,688 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 July 2021	GK	Josh Chapman	Sheffield United	Free transfer	^[22]
20 July 2021	LM	Shane Ferguson	Free agent	Free transfer	^[23]
3 August 2021	CM	Hakeem Odoffin	Hamilton Academical	Undisclosed	^[24]
4 August 2021	CM	Oliver Rathbone	Rochdale	Undisclosed	^[25]
10 August 2021	LB	Tolaji Bola	Arsenal	Undisclosed	^[26]
28 January 2022	CF	Georgie Kelly	Bohemians	Free transfer	^[27]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
4 August 2021	CB	Rarmani Edmonds-Green	Huddersfield Town	End of season	^[25]
31 August 2021	CF	Will Grigg	Sunderland	End of season	^[28]
31 January 2022	RB	Jordi Osei-Tutu	Arsenal	End of season	^[29]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
14 August 2021	LW	Jacob Gratton	Guiseley	4 January 2022	^[30]^[31]
14 August 2021	CB	Jake Hull	Guiseley	4 January 2022	^[30]^[31]
20 August 2021	CF	Jerome Greaves	Matlock Town	5 January 2022	^[32]^[33]
31 August 2021	CB	Curtis Tilt	Wigan Athletic	14 January 2021	^[34]^[35]
10 September 2021	CB	Jake Cooper	Darlington	1 January 2022	^[36]
4 December 2021	GK	Josh Chapman	Frickley Athletic	3 January 2022	^[37]^[38]
7 January 2022	CF	Jerome Greaves	Farsley Celtic	End of season	^[39]
8 January 2022	GK	Josh Chapman	Frickley Athletic	February 2022	^[40]
10 January 2022	CB	Jake Hull	Hartlepool United	End of season	^[41]
1 February 2022	CB	Jake Cooper	Altrincham	End of season	^[42]^[43]
11 February 2022	RW	Jacob Gratton	Farsley Celtic	End of season	^[44]^[45]^[46]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	RB	Billy Jones		Released	^[47]
30 June 2021	CF	Ethan Kenny	Frickley Athletic	Free transfer	^[48]
30 June 2021	CM	Shaun MacDonald	Crewe Alexandra	Released	^[47]^[49]
30 June 2021	RB	Matthew Olosunde	Preston North End	Rejected contract	^[50]^[51]
30 June 2021	CF	Jamie Proctor	Port Vale	Released	^[47]^[52]
30 June 2021	CB	Clark Robertson	Portsmouth	Released	^[47]^[53]
30 June 2021	CF	Kyle Vassell		Released	^[47]
9 July 2021	LB	Trevor Clarke	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	^[54]
23 July 2021	CM	Matt Crooks	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	^[55]
25 January 2022	CB	Curtis Tilt	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[56]
28 January 2022	LW	Kieran Sadlier	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[57]

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[1] "Millers to open pre-season campaign with annual Parkgate friendly". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[twofriendlies-2] "Millers to send young sides to Belper Town and Frickley Athletic in pre-season". Rotherham United F.C. 22 June 2021.

[3] "Millers to face Rochdale in pre-season fixture". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[4] "Millers add away trip to Harrogate Town to pre-season preparations". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[5] "Millers to travel to Grimsby in pre-season". Rotherham United F.C. 28 June 2021.

[6] "Home date booked with Newcastle as Millers continue to firm-up pre-season plans". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[7] "Millers book home date with Middlesbrough". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[8] "Millers to experiment with new system ahead of friendly clash with III. Keruleti TVE". Rotherham United FC. 14 July 2021.

[9] "Youngsters' pre-season trip to Frickley cancelled". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[10] "Pre-season trip to Belper cancelled". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[EFL_Regulations2-11] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[12] "2021/22 Sky Bet League One fixtures". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[13] "EFL Clubs Enter The Emirates FA Cup, Following Sunday's First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[14] "The Emirates FA Cup second round proper draw has been made". The FA. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[15] "Third Round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[16] "Millers to host Accrington in Carabao Cup first round". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[17] "Date and prices confirmed for Carabao Cup tie with Accrington". Rotherham United FC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[18] "Man City U21s join Papa John's Trophy group alongside Doncaster and Scunthorpe". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[19] "Dates booked in for Papa John's Trophy Group E fixtures". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[20] "Papa John's Trophy: Round of 16 draw". English Football League. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[21] "Papa John's Trophy: Quarter-Final draw confirmed". English Football League. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[22] "Addition of young stopper completes goalkeeping department". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[23] "Shane seals Millers switch". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[24] "Hakeem Odoffin: Rotherham sign Hamilton Academical midfielder". BBC Sport. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[august4-25] "Ollie Rathbone & Rarmani Edmonds-Green: Rotherham United sign Rochdale midfielder and Huddersfield defender". BBC Sport. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[26] "Bola joins Rotherham United in permanent deal". Arsenal F.C. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[27] "Signing | Millers fend off competition to land Irish frontman Kelly". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[28] "Millers complete Deadline Day swoop for Sunderland striker". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[29] "Jordi Osei-Tutu joins Rotherham United on loan". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[GrattonHull-30] "Young duo depart for Guiseley loan stints". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[guiseleyreturn-31] "Jacob Gratton and Jake Hull return to Rotherham". Guiseley A.F.C. 4 January 2022.

[32] "Greaves joins Matlock on loan". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[33] @Matlock_TownFC (5 January 2022). "TRANSFER NEWS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[34] "Tilt re-joins Wigan on loan". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[35] "Tilt recalled from Wigan loan spell". Rotherham United FC. 14 January 2021.

[36] "Cooper completes Darlington loan switch". Rotherham United Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[37] "Frickley Athletic v Shildon AFC". Frickley Athletic F.C. 4 December 2021.

[38] "Young goalkeeper joins Frickley on loan". Rotherham United Official Site. 6 December 2021.

[39] "Greaves departs on loan". Rotherham United. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[40] "Chapman renews Frickley loan". Rotherham United. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[41] "Young defender Hull secures Hartlepool loan switch". Rotherham United. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[42] "Cooper completes Altrincham loan switch". Rotherham United. 1 February 2022.

[43] "Cooper extends Alty stay until end of the season". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[44] "Gratton makes Farsley Celtic loan move". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[45] "Gratton extends Farsley Celtic loan stay". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[46] "Gratton extends loan spell with Farsley Celtic until end of the campaign". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[Retained_list-47] "Retained list confirmed by Millers ahead of 2021/22 campaign". Rotherham United - Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[48] "Frickley Athletic make double swoop to sign players from Rotherham United and York City". Pontefract and Castleford Express. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[49] "Shaun MacDonald Joins Alex On Two-Year Deal". Crewe Alexandra FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[50] "Olosunde set for AESSEAL New York Stadium departure". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[51] "Matthew Olosunde Seals Move To PNE". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[52] "Jamie Proctor joins the Valiants". Port Vale FC. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[53] "Clark Robertson: Portsmouth sign Rotherham United defender". BBC Sport. 22 June 2021.

[54] "Trevor Clarke leaves Rotherham United to join Bristol Rovers". The Yorkshire Post. 9 July 2021.

[55] "Matt Crooks: Middlesbrough sign Rotherham United midfielder on a three-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[56] "January transfer window: Curtis Tilt completes protracted move from Rotherham United to Wigan Athletic". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[57] "Bolton Wanderers sign Kieran Sadlier from Rotherham on two-and-a-half year deal". The Bolton News. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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