The 2023–24 season was the 99th season in the history of Rotherham United, and their second consecutive season in the Championship. The club participated in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
The club were relegated from the Championship following a 1–0 loss to Plymouth Argyle at home on 5 April 2024.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Viktor Johansson GK Stockholm Leicester City 2 September 2020 Free 30 June 2025 26 Dillon Phillips GK Hornchurch Cardiff City 4 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 33 Nathaniel Ford GK Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Defenders 3 Cohen Bramall LB Crewe Lincoln City 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 6 Tyler Blackett LB Manchester FC Cincinnati 8 March 2023 Free 30 June 2024 20 Grant Hall CB Brighton Midlesbrough 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 21 Lee Peltier RB Toxteth Middlesbrough 28 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 23 Sean Morrison CB Plymouth Cardiff City 10 January 2023 Free 30 June 2024 24 Cameron Humphreys CB Manchester Zulte Waregem 5 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025 28 Sebastian Revan LB West Bromwich Aston Villa 1 September 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 38 Femi Seriki RB Manchester Sheffield United 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 40 Peter Kioso RB Swords Luton Town 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 Midfielders 7 Cafú CM Guimarães Nottingham Forest 8 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 8 Sam Clucas CM Lincoln Stoke City 15 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024 12 Andy Rinomhota CM Leeds Cardiff City 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 16 Jamie Lindsay CM Rutherglen Ross County 24 July 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 17 Shane Ferguson LM Derry Millwall 20 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 18 Oliver Rathbone CM Blackburn Rochdale 4 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 22 Hakeem Odoffin DM Barnet Hamilton Academical 3 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 27 Christ Tiéhi DM Paris Slovan Liberec 18 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 41 Josh Ayres CM Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025 Forwards 9 Tom Eaves CF Liverpool Hull City 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025 10 Jordan Hugill CF Middlesbrough Norwich City 25 January 2023 Free 30 June 2026 11 Andre Green LW Solihull Slovan Bratislava 2 August 2023 Free 30 June 2025 14 Charlie Wyke CF Middlesbrough Wigan Athletic 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 29 Sam Nombe CF Croydon Exeter City 31 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 30 Arvin Appiah RW Amsterdam Almería 25 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 Out on Loan 5 Jamie McCart CB Bellshill St Johnstone 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025 15 Tolaji Bola LB Camden Arsenal 10 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 19 Joshua Kayode CF Lagos Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 30 June 2024 25 Jake Hull CB Sheffield Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2025 34 Curtis Durose CM Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 35 Ciaran McGuckin CF Leeds Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 36 Hamish Douglas CM Academy 22 December 2022 Trainee 30 June 2025 37 Joel Holvey CF Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Squad statistics Player statistics
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games. No.Pos.Nat.NameTotalLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GK Viktor Johansson 36 035010000040 26 GK Dillon Phillips 2 00000200000 3 DF Cohen Bramall 30 127110200040 4 DF Daniel Ayala 5+2 05+2000000022 5 DF Jamie McCart 2+1 00+1000200000 6 DF Tyler Blackett 10+2 1101000+200010 15 DF Tolaji Bola 1+3 00+20001+100000 20 DF Grant Hall 2+4 12+4100000010 21 DF Lee Peltier 16+4 216+320+10000040 23 DF Sean Morrison 22+6 219+6110210030 24 DF Cameron Humphreys 14+2 012+2000200030 28 DF Sebastian Revan 19+7 018+7010000050 38 DF Femi Seriki 1+2 01+2000000000 40 DF Peter Kioso 7+1 07+1000000000 7 MF Cafú 16+10 214+10210100071 8 MF Sam Clucas 17+8 116+8110000040 11 MF Andre Green 8+1 08+1000100000 12 MF Andy Rinomhota 4+2 04+2000000010 16 MF Jamie Lindsay 11+6 110+6110000020 17 MF Shane Ferguson 1+1 01+1000000000 18 MF Oliver Rathbone 30+5 129+310+101+100060 22 MF Hakeem Odoffin 27+3 425+3410100040 27 MF Christ Tiéhi 33+2 23320+100+100030 30 MF Arvin Appiah 6+16 05+1500+10100010 35 MF Ciaran McGuckin 1+4 00+30001+100000 36 MF Hamish Douglas 0 00000000000 41 MF Josh Ayres 0 00000000000 9 FW Tom Eaves 5+20 44+194100+100010 10 FW Jordan Hugill 28+9 326+83101+100040 14 FW Charlie Wyke 2+3 02+3000000000 19 FW Joshua Kayode 1+4 10+4000110000 29 FW Sam Nombe 17+14 217+1320+10000030Players who left the club permanently during the season 2 DF Dexter Lembikisa 24+3 122+3110100030 8 MF Ben Wiles 3 02000100000 12 FW Georgie Kelly 2+17 11+17100100010 14 MF Fred Onyedinma 15+3 215+12000+200031
Goalscorers
PlacePositionNationNumberNameTotalLeagueFA CupEFL CupOther 1 FW 9 Tom Eaves 44000 = MF 22 Hakeem Odoffin 44000 3 FW 10 Jordan Hugill 33000 4 MF 7 Cafú 22000 = MF 14 Fred Onyedinma 22000 = DF 21 Lee Peltier 22000 = MF 27 Christ Tiéhi 22000 = FW 29 Sam Nombe 22000 = DF 23 Sean Morrison 21010 10 DF 2 Dexter Lembikisa 11000 = DF 3 Cohen Bramall 11000 = DF 6 Tyler Blackett 11000 = MF 8 Sam Clucas 11000 = FW 12 Georgie Kelly 11000 = MF 16 Jamie Lindsay 11000 = MF 18 Oliver Rathbone 11000 = DF 20 Grant Hall 11000 = FW 19 Joshua Kayode 10010
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2023 CB Grant Hall Middlesbrough Free Transfer 4 July 2023 GK Dillon Phillips Cardiff City Free Transfer 8 July 2023 CM Cafú Nottingham Forest Free Transfer 2 August 2023 LW Andre Green Slovan Bratislava Free Transfer 18 August 2023 DM Christ Tiéhi Slovan Liberec Undisclosed 31 August 2023 CF Sam Nombe Exeter City Undisclosed 15 September 2023 CM Sam Clucas Free agent 27 October 2023 CB Daniel Ayala Free agent
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2023 RB Wes Harding Millwall Released 30 June 2023 GK Robbie Hemfrey Free agent Released 30 June 2023 RW Chiedozie Ogbene Luton Town Free Transfer 30 June 2023 CM Mackenzie Warne Free agent Released 30 June 2023 GK Josh Vickers Derby County Free Transfer 30 June 2023 CB Richard Wood Doncaster Rovers Released 7 July 2023 CF Conor Washington Derby County Undisclosed 25 August 2023 CM Ben Wiles Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 1 February 2024 CF Georgie Kelly Carlisle United Undisclosed 7 March 2024 CB Daniel Ayala Free agent Mutual Consent
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 27 July 2023 LB Dexter Lembikisa Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 January 2024 26 July 2023 AM Fred Onyedinma Luton Town 10 January 2024 25 August 2023 RW Arvin Appiah Almería End of Season 1 September 2023 LB Sebastian Revan Aston Villa End of Season 1 February 2024 CM Andy Rinomhota Cardiff City End of Season 1 February 2024 RB Femi Seriki Sheffield United End of Season 1 February 2024 CF Charlie Wyke Wigan Athletic End of Season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toUntilRef 18 July 2023 RB Peter Kioso Peterborough United 2 January 2024 2 August 2023 CM Curtis Durose Scarborough Athletic 1 February 2024 4 August 2023 CB Jake Hull Buxton End of season 11 August 2023 CF Joel Holvey Gainsborough Trinity End of season 31 August 2023 CB Jamie McCart Barnsley End of season 1 September 2023 CF Joshua Kayode Carlisle United End of season 22 September 2023 CM Hamish Douglas Gainsborough Trinity End of season 23 January 2024 LB Tolaji Bola Burton Albion End of season 1 February 2024 CF Ciaran McGuckin Dundalk End of season 19 February 2024 CM Curtis Durose Matlock Town End of Season 26 February 2024 CF Ed Mare Sheppey United 25 March 2024
Pre-season and friendlies On 17 May, The Millers announced their first pre-season friendly, against Mansfield Town. Five days later, a second fixture was confirmed, against Parkgate. A third match was added against Lincoln City. In June, Premier League side Sheffield United was added to the pre-season schedule. On 6 June, a fifth and final pre-season fixture was announced, against Middlesbrough.
Also confirmed by the club was a week-long warm weather training camp in Murcia, Spain between 8 and 15 July.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 22 June, the Championship fixtures were released.
FA Cup
As a Championship side, Rotherham entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn away to Fulham.
EFL Cup
Rotherham were drawn at home to Morecambe in the first round and away to Stoke City in the second round.
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