This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Rotherham United. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.
The table should also include details of players who played for the two sides that merged to form United - Rotherham County and Rotherham Town.
For a list of all Rotherham United players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Rotherham United F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Rotherham United F.C. article.
Table
Players should be listed according to the year of their first team debut, and then by alphabetical order of their surname.
Appearances and goals should be for first-team competitive matches only, but excluding wartime matches. Substitute appearances should be included.
NamePositionRotherham careerLeague AppsLeague GoalsTotal AppsTotal GoalsNotesDF1922–193234513651WH1929–1932261311Manager of Rotherham 1952–1958DF1930-1934953983Manager of Rotherham 1934-1952FW1938–194812298127102DF1946-195329693129DF1946-195315201590FW1946–1955358130375133Record Number of League Goals Scored (130), 2nd Highest Number of Goals in Total. (133)DF1946–19564271345113 3rd Highest Number of League AppearancesFW1946–1952262122279138 Record Goal Scorer in Total (138), 2nd Highest Number of League Goals. (122) WH1946–19594612249224Manager of Rotherham 1962–1965, Record Number of League Appearances 461), 2nd Highest Number of Appearances in Total. (492)DF1946-19532061121611FW1947–19563521123721203rd Highest Number of Goal Scored in Total. (120)GK1948-195415101570WH1948–19573262134522GK1948-195926002750DF1949-19521131212313DF1951-195713161488DF1952-195910521092DF1953-19571532315723FW1953-19551084511145DF1954-196329103260MF1955-19631621517916MF1955-19601192013022MF1955-196413161488DF1955–196531173538GK1956–196422002520DF1956-196430763446FW1956–19621793720141FW1958-19631425816862MF1958-19621231214213FW1960-19641495617667FW1960–19641086412170MF1960–19641022711829DF1961-196810301210MF1962–19661022510829DF1962-19682132724732DF1963-196712841484MF1963–19661252314426FW1964-19671084612554DF1964-196710921273FW1965-19671083711538MF1966-19732491428918DF1967-19711442316825DF1967-19721601018410MF1967-197211471298DF1967-19742882133126GK1967-197313801580DF1967-19701211914122 Was Record Sale of £100,000 in 1970 to Sunderland. He went on to win 65 caps for England. MF1968-19731772420328MF1968-19782153924845DF1969-197313911611FW1969-19793218036291MF1969-1971545625Manager of Rotherham 2016MF1970-197311081229DF1970-197311571248GK1970-197512101350DF1971–19824098467123rd Highest number of Rotherham Appearances in Total (467)DF1971-197510121122MF1973-19782374927467FW1973-19802366828282MF1973-197719282199DF1974-19771381010DF1975-1983,1986-19883331138917FW1975-19791624518355GK1975–197815901850MF1975-19842581329914DF1975–1983,1990290832710DF1977–1985,1990-199139174649GK1978–198212301410FW1979-19831053412039MF1979-1982,1983-19862584230852MF1979-19839271078Manager of Rotherham 1991-1994MF1979-1983951010710Manager of Rotherham 1988-1991FW1980-19831255213956Manager of Rotherham 1997-2005 and 2009-2011MF1980–19831002511127MF1980-19831081211813Was Record Signing of £150,000 in 1980 from Millwall.DF1981-1983566616Player-Manager of Rotherham 1981-1983GK1981-1984,1997-199812601410Was Record Sale of £180,000 in 1985 to Everton.DF1983-1984,1987-19932641032713MF1983–19851012811835DF1983-198818322242DF1983-19871861722220DF1983–198510211171MF1983–19861241914324DF1985-1986,1988-199111131324GK1985-199024803040MF1985–198711261389MF1986–1988, 1993–19941381516617MF1987–1990, 19931091313115MF1987-1990110713412DF1987-19919431217Was record sale of £200,000 in 1990 to Bristol CityMF1987–19972803935147MF1988-19942382829138DF1988–199210521252FW1988–1990934911256FW1989–19962097026086GK1989–199410401380DF1989-19981841022211DF1990–199312831594GK1992-199512401410Was Captain of 1996 Autoglass Winning Team. Also was Record Sale of £325,000 in 1996 to Sheffield W.DF1992-19951321115812DF1993–199613261546DF1993–20084331349415Record Number of Rotherham Appearances in Total (494), 2nd Highest Number of League Appearances. (433)FW1994-19971201514020MF1994-19982021823322MF1995–20001732020424MF1995-20042642330730FW1995-1996225296Record Sale of £255,000 in 1996 to Fortuna Sittard.FW1995-1996165199 Scored both goals in 1996 Auto Windscreen Final win.FW1996-2000852910232Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 1996 from Port Vale. DF1997-1999745857Manager of Rotherham 2005-2007MF1997-20042431727121MF1997-19991031511916FW1998-200064307230MF1998-2006128914712GK1998–2000, 2001–200526703000DF1998-2004174919910DF2000–2003, 20111061312013FW1999–2005, 2009–2583129234Manager of Rotherham 2016 to 2022MF1999–200210971258FW2000-2005, 2008-20091531317019FW2000–20031113712241Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 2000 from Burnley. And also was Record Sale of £850,000 in 2003 to Cardiff. FW2000–20031084412149Manager of Rotherham 2007–2009MF2000–200311481278DF2001-20041221613216MF2001–20051801219514DF2001-20041671418416DF2002–200512371337FW2003–2006972810429Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 2003 from Reading. FW2005–20111322115324 Scored both goals in 2010 Play-off Final defeat.DF2006-2010, 2012-2013186921712MF2007–20121881521318DF2007–201316311852GK2007–201320502360DF2008–201111541376MF2009–20118661016FW2009–2011935210558FW2009–2011534596Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 2009 from Crewe.MF2011-20151471916822FW2011-20151502817034Scored 2 goals in 2014 Play-off Final win.DF2012-201511651305MF2012-20181672818634Was Record Signing of £160,000 in 2013 from Peterborough.MF2013-201712731333FW2014–2016405446Was Record Signing of a reported £250,000 in 2014 from Aston Villa.FW2014–201791189519Was Record Sale of £1,600,000 in 2017 to Cardiff. DF2014-20232291825522Scored 2 goals in 2018 Play-off Final win.FW2015–20187197910Was Record Signing of a reported £350,000 in 2014. DF2015-202220842255MF2015-20191391415015MF2016-20191061211713Was Record Signing of a reported £400,000 in 2016 from Peterborough.MF2016-20191251313517Record Sale of £3,500,000 in 2019 to Cardiff. DF2017–20221631018414MF2017–20231701519017MF2018-20221885221061MF2019–202188189621FW2019–20221043412341Record Signing of a reported £500,000 in 2019 from Plymouth.MF2019-20231311615116MF2019-202312071397MF2019-20231201213614DF2020-202312611392
References List of Rotherham United players since 1925, including total appearances/goals, and seasons they were at the club - at rotherhamunited1925.co.uk Rotherham Post-war Football League Player statistics at Neil Brown site (up to 2013/14)
List of Rotherham managers, and dates in charge - at Soccerbase Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)