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. The club will also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
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.
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.
Squad statistics Player statistics
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games. No.Pos.Nat.NameTotalLeaguePlayoffsFA CupEFL CupDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKMarek Rodák4604500010000012GKLewis Price30100000200030GKLaurence Bilboe0000000000002DFZak Vyner31+3028+30001020203DFJoe Mattock4514410010001205DFSemi Ajayi498467001021506DFRichard Wood24+4223+32000+10006015DFClark Robertson28+3325+330010204020DFMichael Ihiekwe1521520000003028DFBilly Jones20+2019+200000105129DFManny Onariase00000000000031DFAkeem Hinds0000000000004MFWill Vaulks42+1841700100+111017MFAnthony Forde20+11117+111001020108MFMatt Palmer9+408+20000+101+102011MFJon Taylor31+13430+11400100+203013MFRichie Towell28+6428+640000002116MFDarren Potter0+100+100000000017MFMatt Crooks7+937+930000002022MFJoe Newell19+13018+1300000100023MFRyan Williams26+15124+1510010102025MFBen Wiles12+1109+1100010202033MFReece McGinley00000000000035MFJake Southern-Cooper0000000000009FWJamie Proctor4+1442+1420000220010FWDavid Ball30100000200019FWKyle Vassell9+1609+14000000+202021FWJerry Yates3+403+400000001024FWMichael Smith45+1844+180010004032FWJoshua Kayode00000000000034FWTyrone Lewthwaite000000000000Players played for the club this season on loan who returned to their parent club during the season:17MFRyan Manning13+5413+540000004026DFSean Raggett8+216+11000+102010
Goalscorers
PlacePositionNationNumberNameTotalLeaguePlayoffsFA CupEFL Cup1FW24Michael Smith88000=MF4Will Vaulks87001=DF5Semi Ajayi870014MF11Jon Taylor44000=MF13Richie Towell44000=MF17Ryan Manning44000=FW9Jamie Proctor420028DF15Clark Robertson33000=MF17Matt Crooks3300010DF6Richard Wood22000=DF20Michael Ihiekwe2200012DF3Joe Mattock11000=MF7Anthony Forde11000=MF23Ryan Williams11000=DF26Sean Raggett11000
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. This was followed a day later by confirmation of the usual opening friendly with Parkgate. Later on 1 June, the club announced two split-squad friendlies on the same day against Stocksbridge Park Steels and Sheffield F.C. 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. On 2 July the club announced a home friendly against Grimsby Town. This was subsequently cancelled on 6 July due to insufficient police resources being available. On 4 July the opposition for two friendlies during the clubs Austrian training camp was announced.
Competitions Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.
Transfers Transfers in Date from Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 Clark Robertson Blackpool Free 1 July 2018 Kyle Vassell Blackpool Free 20 July 2018 Billy Jones Sunderland Free 11 January 2019 Matt Crooks Northampton Town Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 Darnelle Bailey-King Free agent Released 1 July 2018 Jonson Clarke-Harris Coventry City Released 1 July 2018 Shaun Cummings Free agent Released 1 July 2018 Kuda Muskwe Free agent Released 1 July 2018 Mason Warren Free agent Released 1 August 2018 Thomas Maguire Cliftonville Free 14 August 2018 George McMahon Burnley Free
Loans in Start date Nationality Name From End date Ref. 2 July 2018 Zak Vyner Bristol City 31 May 2019 25 July 2018 Sean Raggett Norwich City 8 March 2019 25 July 2018 Marek Rodák Fulham 31 May 2019 16 August 2018 Ryan Manning Queens Park Rangers 1 January 2019 31 August 2018 Richie Towell Brighton & Hove Albion 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Nationality Name To End date Ref. 18 July 2018 Dominic Ball Aberdeen 31 May 2019 20 July 2018 Jerry Yates Carlisle United 1 January 2019 1 August 2018 Ben Purrington AFC Wimbledon 10 January 2019 24 August 2018 Michael Ihiekwe Accrington Stanley 2 January 2019 3 September 2018 David Ball Bradford City 31 May 2019 18 September 2018 Akeem Hinds Frickley Athletic 18 October 2018 19 September 2018 Joshua Kayode Chesterfield 17 October 2018 25 October 2018 Manny Onariase Dagenham & Redbridge 31 May 2019 9 November 2018 Alex Bray York City 12 January 2019 2 January 2019 Reece McGinley Crusaders 31 May 2019 10 January 2019 Ben Purrington Charlton Athletic 31 May 2019 12 February 2019 Alex Bray Weston-super-Mare 27 April 2019 22 February 2019 Laurence Bilboe Stratford Town March 2019 8 March 2019 Akeem Hinds Hyde United April 2019 3 April 2019 Laurence Bilboe Havant & Waterlooville 31 May 2019
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