2008–09 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United
2008–09 season
Manager	Mark Robins
Stadium	Don Valley Stadium
League Two	14th
FA Cup	First round
Football League Cup	Fourth round
Johnstones Paint Trophy	Northern Final
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

This page shows the progress of Rotherham United F.C. in the 2008–09 football season. During the season, Rotherham competed in League Two in the English league system.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Darlington	46	20	12	14	61	44	+17	62^[a]
13	Lincoln City	46	14	17	15	53	52	+1	59
14	Rotherham United	46	21	12	13	60	46	+14	58^[b]
15	Aldershot Town	46	14	12	20	59	80	−21	54
16	Accrington Stanley	46	13	11	22	42	59	−17	50

Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration.^[2]
^ Rotherham United deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.^[3]

Results

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Football League Two

9 August 2008 1	Rotherham United	1–0	Lincoln City	Sheffield
	Reid 44'			Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,748

16 August 2008 2	Morecambe	1–3	Rotherham United	Morecambe
	Wainwright 77'		Lynch 8', 90' Taylor 40'	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 2,606

23 August 2008 3	Rotherham United	3–1	Chester City	Sheffield
	Sharps 2' Reid 14' Rhodes 27'		Ellison 18'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,462

30 August 2008 4	Brentford	0–0	Rotherham United	London
				Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,381

6 September 2008 5	Chesterfield	1–0	Rotherham United	Chesterfield
	Goodall 90'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,951

13 September 2008 6	Rotherham United	2–2	Rochdale	Sheffield
	McArdle 77' (o.g.) Reid 90'		Rhodes 43' Buckley 51' Thorpe 69'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,569

20 September 2008 7	Rotherham United	1–0	Luton Town	Sheffield
	Rhodes 61'			Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,095

27 September 2008 8	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–1	Rotherham United	London
	Benson 50'		Burchill 84'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,805

4 October 2008 9	Rotherham United	4–1	Grimsby Town	Sheffield
	Reid 49' Hudson 57' Cummins 69' Barker 80'		Boshell 29'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,889

11 October 2008 10	Bournemouth	0–0	Rotherham United	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 4,530

18 October 2008 11	Rotherham United	3–4	Barnet	Sheffield
	Fenton 7' Sharps 70' Cummins 69' Burchill 81' (pen.)		Medley 18' Adomah 36' Akurang 57', 62' Porter 30'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,801

21 October 2008 12	Bury	1–2	Rotherham United	Bury
	Scott 30'		Reid 2' Broughton 11'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,362

25 October 2008 13	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Rotherham United	Macclesfield
	Green 90' Jennings 90'		Tonge 5' Sharps 90' 90'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,020

28 October 2008 14	Rotherham United	0–1	Darlington	Sheffield
			Ravenhill 61'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,322

1 November 2008 15	Rotherham United	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Sheffield
				Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,471

15 November 2008 16	Gillingham	4–0	Rotherham United	Gillingham
	King 6' Miller 58' Richards 78' Cumbers 88'		Harrison 35'	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 5,304

22 November 2008 17	Rotherham United	0–2	Bradford City	Sheffield
			O'Brien 71' Law 76'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,586

25 November 2008 18	Exeter City	1–1	Rotherham United	Exeter
	Watson 41'		Reid 66' (pen.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,402

6 December 2008 19	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Rotherham United	Shrewsbury
	Holt 72'		Broughton 59' Stockdale 70'	Stadium: Prostar Stadium Attendance: 5,314

20 December 2008 20	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Rotherham United	Accrington
	Procter 33'		Burchill 6' (pen.), 11' Broughton 88'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,172

26 December 2008 21	Rotherham United	1–0	Port Vale	Sheffield
	Joseph 24' Broughton 67'			Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,350

28 December 2008 22	Notts County	0–3	Rotherham United	Nottingham
			Reid 5' Broughton 47' Cummins 52'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,686

3 January 2009 23	Rotherham United	1–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Sheffield
	Sharps 90'		Ritchie 48'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,307

17 January 2009 24	Rotherham United	1–0	Bournemouth	Sheffield
	Hudson 18'		Hollands 64'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,270

24 January 2009 25	Grimsby Town	3–0	Rotherham United	Grimsby
	Widdowson 56' Proudlock 73' (pen.) Sinclair 84'			Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,559

27 January 2009 26	Darlington	1–0	Rotherham United	Darlington
	Carlton 22' Hulbert 57'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,431

31 January 2009 27	Rotherham United	2–0	Macclesfield Town	Sheffield
	Hudson 12' Reid 76'			Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,945

14 February 2009 28	Rotherham United	2–0	Gillingham	Sheffield
	Clarke 25' Green 81'			Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,757

23 February 2009 29	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Rotherham United	High Wycombe
				Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,789

28 February 2009 30	Lincoln City	0–1	Rotherham United	Lincoln
			Cummins 65'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,336

7 March 2009 31	Rotherham United	0–0	Brentford	Sheffield
				Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,406

10 March 2009 32	Chester City	1–5	Rotherham United	Chester
	Ellison 14'		Reid 26' (pen.), 50', 72' Cummins 38' Broughton 45'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,235

14 March 2009 33	Rochdale	1–2	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	Le Fondre 75'		Reid 50' Taylor 71'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,201

17 March 2009 34	Rotherham United	1–2	Aldershot Town	Sheffield
	Clarke 78'		Grant 15', 39'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,769

21 March 2009 35	Rotherham United	3–0	Chesterfield	Sheffield
	Reid 38', 55' Mills 83'		Talbot 79'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,658

24 March 2009 36	Rotherham United	1–1	Bury	Sheffield
	Reid 83' (pen.)		Sodje 90'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,890

28 March 2009 37	Rotherham United	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Sheffield
				Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,804

31 March 2009 38	Luton Town	2–4	Rotherham United	Luton
	Martin 42' Hall 70'		Reid 11' Broughton 38' Harrison 53' Hudson 87'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,975

4 April 2009 39	Aldershot Town	0–1	Rotherham United	Aldershot
			Reid 11'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 2,643

7 April 2009 40	Barnet	2–0	Rotherham United	London
	Furlong 70', 81'			Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 1,508

11 April 2009 41	Rotherham United	2–1	Notts County	Sheffield
	Hudson 44' Reid 69'		Forte 75'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,945

13 April 2009 42	Port Vale	0–0	Rotherham United	Stoke on Trent
				Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,814

18 April 2009 43	Rotherham United	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Sheffield
	Taylor 70'		Chadwick 44' Sharps 76' (o.g.)	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,106

21 April 2009 44	Rotherham United	3–2	Morecambe	Sheffield
	R.Taylor 45' J.Taylor 80' Burchill 89' (pen.)		O'Carroll 52' Bentley 90'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,078

25 April 2009 45	Bradford City	3–0	Rotherham United	Bradford
	Thorne 12', 32' Jones 73'			Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 13,242

2 May 2009 46	Rotherham United	0–1	Exeter City	Sheffield
	Tonge 75'		Logan 71'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 6,184

FA Cup

8 November 2008 Round 1	Aldershot Town	1–1	Rotherham United	Aldershot
	Grant 90'		Cummins 54'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 2,632

18 November 2008 Round 1 replay	Rotherham United	0–3	Aldershot Town	Sheffield
			Hudson 15', 81' Morgan 55'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,431

League Cup

12 August 2008 Round 1	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Rotherham United	Sheffield
	Esajas 14', 117'		Rhodes 15' Reid 119'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 16,298

26 August 2008 Round 2	Rotherham United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
				Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 5,404

23 September 2008 Round 3	Rotherham United	3–1	Southampton	Sheffield
	Fenton 20' Harrison 56' Broughton 69'		John 61'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 5,147

11 November 2008 Round 4	Stoke City	2–0	Rotherham United	Stoke on Trent
	Whelan 21' Pugh 59'			Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 15,458

Football League Trophy

8 October 2008 Northern Section Round 2	Rotherham United	4–2	Leeds United	Sheffield
	Sharps 17' Hudson 44' Broughton 48' Fenton 53'		Howson 31' Showunmi 56'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,658

4 November 2008 Northern Section Quarter Final	Rotherham United	2–0	Leicester City	Sheffield
	Broughton 45' Tonge 58'			Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,255

16 December 2008 Northern Section Semi Final	Rotherham United	1–1 (4–2 p)	Darlington	Sheffield
	Harrison 74'		Foster 35'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,706

20 January 2009 Northern Section Final First Leg	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Rotherham United	Scunthorpe
	Woolford 60' Pearce 67'			Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,038

17 February 2009 Northern Section Final Second Leg	Rotherham United	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Scunthorpe United	Sheffield
			Hooper 74'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 6,555

Players

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First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Andy Warrington
2	MF	ENG	Dale Tonge
3	DF	ENG	Mark Lynch
4	MF	ENG	Danny Harrison
5	DF	ENG	Ian Sharps
6	DF	ENG	Nick Fenton
7	MF	IRL	Micky Cummins
8	MF	ENG	Peter Holmes
9	FW	SCO	Mark Burchill
10	MF	ENG	Mark Hudson
11	MF	ENG	Stephen Brogan
12	DF	ATG	Marc Joseph
14	MF	ENG	Andy Todd
15	MF	ENG	Alex Rhodes
16	FW	ENG	Jamie Yates


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ENG	Marc Newsham
18	DF	ENG	David Haggerty
19	DF	ENG	Jamie Green
20	FW	ENG	Ryan Taylor
21	FW	ENG	Tom Cahill
22	FW	ENG	Drewe Broughton
23	FW	ENG	Reuben Reid
24	DF	ENG	Andrew Nicholas
25	DF	ENG	Pablo Mills
26	FW	ESP	Omar García
27	FW	ENG	Jamie Clarke
28	MF	ENG	Jason Taylor
29	FW	ENG	Richie Barker
30	GK	WAL	Steven Cann

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	GK	ENG	Jamie Annerson (returned to parent club Sheffield United following loan spell)
32	GK	ENG	David Stockdale (returned to parent club Fulham following loan spell)
31	FW	ENG	Simon Thomas (returned to parent club Crystal Palace following loan spell)

References

^ "Rotherham Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
^ "Darlington in administration". The Football League. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
^ "Rotherham set to lose 17 points". BBC Sport. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
^ "Rotherham United match record: 2009".
^ "FootballSquads - Rotherham United - 2008/09".

[table_hth_DAR0.63759583404176-3] Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration.^[2]

[table_hth_ROT0.63759583404176-5] Rotherham United deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.^[3]

[1] "Rotherham Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

[2] "Darlington in administration". The Football League. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

[4] "Rotherham set to lose 17 points". BBC Sport. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.

[6] "Rotherham United match record: 2009".

[7] "FootballSquads - Rotherham United - 2008/09".

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2008–09 season
Manager	Mark Robins^[1]
Stadium	Don Valley Stadium
League Two	14th
FA Cup	First round
Football League Cup	Fourth round
Johnstones Paint Trophy	Northern Final
← 2007–08 2009–10 →