2015–16 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United
2015–16 season
ChairmanTony Stewart
ManagerSteve Evans
(left on 28 September 2015)
Eric Black
(caretaker manager 28 September 2015 – 9 October 2015)
Neil Redfearn
(9 October 2015 – 8 February 2016)
Neil Warnock
(11 February 2016 – 18 May 2016)
StadiumAESSEAL New York Stadium
Championship21st
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Leeds United)
League CupSecond round
(eliminated by Norwich City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Derbyshire (8)
All: Derbyshire (8)
Highest home attendance11,658 (23 October 2015 vs Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance8,534 (23 February 2016 vs Brentford)
Average home league attendance10,013

The 2015–16 season was Rotherham United's 91st season in their existence and the second consecutive season in the Championship.[1] Last season, Rotherham secured their place in this season's championship with a 21st-placed finish, 5 points from the relegation zone.[2] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup, at which they entered in the third round, and League Cup.

Key events

On 8 July 2015, Eric Black was appointed first-team coach, after leaving Wigan Athletic at the end of the previous season.[3]

On 23 July 2015, it was revealed that defender Kirk Broadfoot had been given a 10-game ban for the start of the upcoming season due to sectarian abuse.[4] The incident occurred on 14 March 2015 in a home encounter against Wigan Athletic, where he was deemed by an FA tribunal to have made sectarian comments about Wigan's James McClean. As well as the 10-game ban, Broadfoot was also ordered to pay £7,500 and complete an education programme. It is currently the longest ban for verbal abuse in English football history.[5]

On 3 September 2015, Steve Evans appointed midfielder Lee Frecklington as the new club captain. Frecklington replaced Greg Halford as the captain for the season, with Evans citing that Halford had would be able to focus on his individual game as a result of this decision.[6]

On 28 September 2015, the club released a statement detailing that Steve Evans and Paul Raynor had left the club after three years in charge. The two parties were stated as wanting to move in "different directions" with the club, resulting in Evans and Raynor leaving the club.[7] First-team coach Eric Black would take temporary charge of the team until Evans' successor was appointed.

On 9 October 2015, Rotherham United announced the appointment of former Leeds United head coach Neil Redfearn as the new manager of the club. Redfearn agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club. He was unveiled in an official press conference on the following Monday, 12 October.[8]

On 3 December 2015, Rotherham suspended new signing Simon Lenighan following his trial for assaulting three women. Rotherham also opened their own investigation into the matter.[9][10] The investigation resulted in the termination of Lenighan's contract on 4 February 2016.[11]

On 11 December 2015, Andrew Hughes was appointed as the first team development coach.[12]

On 25 January 2016, Eric Black left the club by mutual agreement,[13] to become Assistant Manager at Aston Villa.[14]

On 4 February 2016, the club confirmed the appointment of Nicky Eaden for a second spell as Assistant Manager. Eaden left his role as a coach with Leicester City Under 21s prior to the confirmation. This was Eaden's second spell in the management team at the club, having previously been appointed by Andy Liddell in 2011.[15]

On 8 February 2016, it was announced that Neil Redfearn had been relieved of his managerial duties.[16] Redfearn had been in charge of the team for 21 games, losing 14 of them and with a win percentage of 23.8%.[17] The following day, the club announced that coach Andy Hughes had also left the club [18] and that Nicky Eaden would take charge of the first team until a new manager was appointed.[19]

On 11 February 2016, the club announced the appointment of Neil Warnock as manager and Kevin Blackwell as assistant manager, both until the end of the season.[20] As a consequence, Nicky Eaden was demoted to first team coach.[21]

On 18 May 2016, it was announced that Warnock would not be continuing as manager. Along with assistant Blackwell and Ronnie Jepson, he left the club with immediate effect.[22]

Squad statistics

Player statistics

As of 8 May 2016
No. Pos. Nat. Name Total Championship Capital One Cup FA Cup Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Northern Ireland Lee Camp 42 0 41 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK England Alex Cairns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK England Adam Collin 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England Lewis Buxton 20+2 0 18+2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England Joe Mattock 36 1 35 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
4 DF Wales Danny Collins 23+3 2 21+3 2 2 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Scotland Kirk Broadfoot 32+1 1 31+1 1 0 0 1 0 8 0
6 DF England Richard Wood 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
12 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Kelly 13+2 0 13+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 DF England Greg Halford 21+2 2 19+2 2 2 0 0 0 5 1
16 DF England Frazer Richardson 15+5 0 13+4 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF England Tom Thorpe 5+2 2 5+2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Tunisia Aymen Belaïd 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF England Shay Facey 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
34 DF Jamaica Lloyd Doyley 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF England Mason Warren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington 28+1 5 26+1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma 3+5 0 1+4 0 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Paul Green 15+11 1 14+10 0 0+1 1 1 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland Chris Burke 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF England Grant Ward 35+8 2 33+7 2 1+1 0 1 0 2 0
24 MF Scotland Andrew Shinnie 1+2 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Wales Chris Dawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England Richard Smallwood 44+1 1 42+1 1 1 0 1 0 9 0
7 MF England Jerome Thomas 3+3 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England Joe Newell 31+7 5 28+7 5 2 0 1 0 5 0
42 MF England Darnelle Bailey-King 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England Danny Ward 23+13 4 22+12 4 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
19 FW England Jonson Clarke-Harris 20+17 6 19+16 6 1 0 0+1 0 6 0
32 FW Argentina Luciano Becchio 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW England Matt Derbyshire 30+8 8 28+7 8 2 0 0+1 0 5 1
39 FW England Jerry Yates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 FW Republic of Ireland Leon Best 10+6 4 10+6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1
Players played for Rotherham this season on loan who returned to their parent club:
1 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England Harry Toffolo 6+1 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF Belgium Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England Brandon Barker 1+3 1 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England Luke Hyam 2+3 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF France Tony Andreu 10+1 2 10+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF England Farrend Rawson 15+1 2 15+1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Players permanently contracted to Rotherham this season who left the club:
14 MF Republic of Ireland Aidy White 4+6 0 3+5 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW England Jordan Bowery 3+5 1 2+5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
7 FW Scotland Chris Maguire 6+9 0 6+8 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
  • (starts) + (substitute apps)

Goalscorers

As of 8 May 2016
Place Position Nation Number Name Total Championship FA Cup Capital One Cup
1 FW England 27 Matt Derbyshire 8 8 0 0
2 FW England 19 Jonson Clarke-Harris 6 6 0 0
3 MF England 22 Joe Newell 5 5 0 0
= MF Republic of Ireland 8 Lee Frecklington 5 5 0 0
5 FW England 9 Danny Ward 4 3 1 0
= FW Republic of Ireland 50 Leon Best 4 4 0 0
7 DF Wales 5 Danny Collins 2 2 0 0
= DF England 23 Tom Thorpe 2 2 0 0
= MF England 17 Grant Ward 2 2 0 0
= DF England 20 Farrend Rawson 2 2 0 0
= MF France 24 Tony Andreu 2 2 0 0
= MF Scotland 14 Chris Burke 2 2 0 0
= DF England 15 Greg Halford 2 2 0 0
14 FW England 18 Jordan Bowery 1 0 0 1
= MF Republic of Ireland 11 Paul Green 1 0 0 1
= MF Belgium 25 Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 1 1 0 0
= MF England 26 Brandon Barker 1 1 0 0
= DF Scotland 5 Kirk Broadfoot 1 1 0 0
= MF England 33 Richard Smallwood 1 1 0 0

Pre-season friendlies

8 July 2015 (2015-07-08) Friendly Parkgate 0–6 Rotherham United Parkgate, Rotherham
19:30 BST Report Ledesma 9'
Green 16' (pen.)
G. Ward 58'
D. Ward 66'
Reay 71' (o.g.)
Yates 87'		 Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex
11 July 2015 Friendly Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–3 Rotherham United Stocksbridge, Sheffield
15:00 BST Report Smallwood 18'
G. Ward 35'
Clarke-Harris 47'		 Stadium: Bracken Park
14 July 2015 Friendly Alfreton Town 3–2 Rotherham United Alfreton, Amber Valley
19:30 BST Jones 40'
Johnston 79'
Ironside 89'		 G. Ward 26', 62' Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 452
18 July 2015 Friendly Greenock Morton 0–3 Rotherham United Greenock, Scotland
15:00 BST Report Halford 12'
Frecklington 24'
Clarke-Harris 90'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 548
21 July 2015 Friendly Dundee 0–1 Rotherham United Dundee, Scotland
19:30 BST Report Green 62' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 2,092
Referee: E. Anderson
25 July 2015 Friendly Partick Thistle 1–1 Rotherham United Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 BST Welsh 54' Report Derbyshire 34' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,149 (166)
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Rotherham United 1–2 Leicester City Rotherham
19:45 BST G. Ward 79' Report Mahrez 56'
Nugent 72'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,678 (524)
Referee: Mark Brown
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Rotherham United 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 Rotherham
15:00 BST Derbyshire 80'
Bowery 88'		 Report Balogun 72' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,746 (11)
Referee: Paul Tierney

Competitions

Championship

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[23]

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 59 70 −11 51
20 Fulham 46 12 15 19 66 79 −13 51
21 Rotherham United 46 13 10 23 53 71 −18 49
22 Charlton Athletic (R) 46 9 13 24 40 80 −40 40 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 46 9 12 25 39 69 −30 39
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

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 13 10 23 53 71  −18 49 8 6 9 31 34  −3 5 4 14 22 37  −15

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: [24]

Matchday summary

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ResultLLDLLDLWWLLDLLLLWWLLLWWLLWLDLLDLLWWWDWWDWDDDLL
Position24242224242424242021232323242424232323232322212121202121212222222222222222202021212120192021
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source: [24]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Rotherham United 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons Rotherham
15:00 BST Derbyshire 13' Match Report Hall 5'
Collins 28' (og.)
Bowditch 35'
Baker 75'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,869 (849)
Referee: Nigel Miller
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Rotherham United Nottingham
15:00 BST Mills 45+2'
Antonio 61'		 Match Report Collins 13' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,885 (1,517)
Referee: Darren Bond
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Rotherham United 0–0 Preston North End Rotherham
19:45 BST Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,078 (1.040)
Referee: David Coote
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Queens Park Rangers 4–2 Rotherham United London
15:00 BST Chery 42', 50'
Austin 63', 90' (pen.)		 Match Report Clarke-Harris 72'
Thorpe 88'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,009 (743)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Rotherham United 1–3 Fulham Rotherham
15:00 BST Clarke-Harris 72' Match Report Pringle 7'
McCormack 16' (pen.)
Woodrow 90+3'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8839 (704)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Rotherham United Charlton
15:00 BST Bauer 65' Report Rawson 38' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,220
Referee: Keith Stroud
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Rotherham United Falmer
19:45 BST Hemed 27'
Stephens 67'		 Report Clarke-Harris 71' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 21,397
Referee: James Linington
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Rotherham United 2–1 Cardiff City Rotherham
15:00 BST Odjidja-Ofoe 43' (pen.)
Connolly 90+3' (o.g.)		 Match Report Marshall Red card 43'
Whittingham 45+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8935
Referee: Keith Hill
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Birmingham City 0–2 Rotherham United Bordesley
15:00 BST Match Report Derbyshire 32'
Andreu 64'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,307
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) 10 Rotherham United 1–2 Burnley Rotherham
19:45 BST Ward 75' Match Report Gray 9'
Vokes 81'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9752
Referee: Peter Bankes
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 11 Brentford 2–1 Rotherham United Brentford
15:00 BST Judge 2', 57' Match Report Mattock 46' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,293
Referee: Iain Williamson
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 12 Rotherham United 1–1 Reading Rotherham
19:45 BST Collins 48' Match Report Blackman 26' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,071
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
23 October 2015 (2015-10-23) 13 Rotherham United 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Rotherham
19:45 BST Thorpe 90' Match Report João 46'
Forestieri 50'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,658
Referee: Mike Jones
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14 Derby County 3–0 Rotherham United Derby
15:00 GMT Weimann 7'
Butterfield 45'
Keogh 76'		 Match Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,172
Referee: Scott Duncan
3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15 Middlesbrough 1–0 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Downing 16' Match Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Paul Tierney
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16 Rotherham United 2–5 Ipswich Town Rotherham
15:00 GMT Barker 56'
Derbyshire 59'		 Match Report Pitman 8'
Douglas 22'
Murphy 43', 48', 72'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9162
Referee: Darren Drysdale
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17 Leeds United 0–1 Rotherham United Leeds
15:00 GMT Beradi Red card 73' Match Report Newell 54'
Best Red card 73'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,802
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 18 Rotherham United 3–0 Bristol City Rotherham
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 9', 27' (pen.)
Frecklington 75'		 Match Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8949
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 19 Rotherham United 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Rotherham
15:00 GMT Newell 17' Match Report Henry 5'
Batth 44'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9759
Referee: Darren Deadman
11 December 2015 20 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Rotherham United Blackburn
19:45 GMT Hyam 30' (o.g.) Match Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,054
Referee: Tony Harrington
15 December 2015 21 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Rotherham United Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Carayol 30'
Miller 73'		 Match Report Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 12,763
Referee: Mark Brown
19 December 2015 22 Rotherham United 2–0 Hull City Rotherham
15:00 GMT Frecklington 28' (pen.)
Newell 57'		 Match Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,355
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
26 December 2015 23 Rotherham United 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Rotherham
15:00 GMT G. Ward 56'
D. Ward 74'
Newell 80'
Clarke-Harris 86'		 Match Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,315
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 December 2015 24 Fulham 4–1 Rotherham United Fulham
19:45 GMT Woodrow 6', 45'
Kačaniklić 59'
McCormack 69'		 Match Report Rawson 20' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,333
Referee: Simon Hooper
2 January 2016 25 Preston North End 2–1 Rotherham United Preston
15:00 GMT Doyle 64'
Clarke-Harris 90+3' (o.g.)		 Match Report Andreu 35' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,027
Referee: Charles Breakspear
12 January 2016 26 Rotherham United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Rotherham
19:45 GMT D. Ward 45'
Derbyshire 86'		 [1] Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,269
Referee: Oliver Langford
16 January 2016 27 Rotherham United 0–3 Queens Park Rangers Rotherham
15:00 GMT Match Report Hoilett 52'
Phillips 54'
Polter 90'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9594
Referee: James Adcock
23 January 2016 28 Cardiff City 2–2 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:00 GMT Pilkington 25', 60' Report Newell 44'
Pilkington 49' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14885
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
30 January 2016 29 Rotherham United 1–4 Charlton Athletic Rotherham
15:00 GMT Burke 11' Report Makienok 4', 69'
Vetokele 44'
Lookman 90+4'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9227
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 February 2016 30 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Rotherham United Bolton
15:00 GMT Spearing 2'
Wollery 90+2'		 Report Burke 43' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 14641
Referee: Stuart Attwell
13 February 2016 31 Rotherham United 0–0 Birmingham City Rotherham
15:00 GMT Mattock Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Wood Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 79'		 Report Kieftenbeld Yellow card 55'
Gleeson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,018
Referee: Richard Clark
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32 Burnley 2–0 Rotherham United Burnley
15:00 GMT Vokes 57' (pen.)
Gray Yellow card 64'
Mee Yellow card 68'
Arfield 86'		 Report Burke Yellow card 20'
Smallwood Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,849
Referee: Tim Robinson
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 33 Reading 1–0 Rotherham United Reading
20:00 GMT Robson-Kanu 66' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 13,504
Referee: Kevin Johnson
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 34 Rotherham United 2–1 Brentford Rotherham
15:00 GMT Derbyshire 29'
D. Ward 71'		 Report Judge 43' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,534
Referee: Mark Brown
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Rotherham United Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report Derbyshire 21' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,912
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 36 Rotherham United 1–0 Middlesbrough Rotherham
19:45 GMT Frecklington 88'
Halford Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 89'		 Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,783
Referee: Peter Bankes
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 37 Rotherham United 3–3 Derby County Rotherham
15:00 GMT D. Ward 83'
Best 85', 90+1'		 Report Ince 55', 65'
Martin 63'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,163
Referee: David Webb
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38 Ipswich Town 0–1 Rotherham United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Report Best 44' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,318
Referee: Steve Martin
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39 Rotherham United 2–1 Leeds United Rotherham
15:00 BST Frecklington 27'
Derbyshire Red card 61'
Halford 89' (pen.)		 Report Murphy 79'
Silvestri Red card 89'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,418
Referee: Kevin Friend
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40 Bristol City 1–1 Rotherham United Bristol
19:45 BST Odemwingie 54' Report Derbyshire 12' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,248
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 MK Dons 0–4 Rotherham United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Report Derbyshire 1'
Best 17' (pen.)
Broadfoot 54'
Smallwood 79'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 13,048
Referee: Iain Williamson
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Rotherham United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,503
Referee: Simon Hooper
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Rotherham United 1–1 Huddersfield Town Rotherham
19:45 BST Halford 10' Report Wells 22' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,292
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Rotherham United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Match Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,757
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Rotherham United 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Rotherham
15:00 BST Report Duffy 6' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,035
Referee: Steve Martin
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Hull City 5–1 Rotherham United Hull
12:30 BST Snodgrass 25'
Hernández 27'
Livermore 40', 59'
Diamé 42'		 Report Frecklington 16' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 18,670
Referee: Scott Duncan

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

On 7 December 2015, the draw for the third round of the FA Cup was made.[25]

9 January 2016 Third round Leeds United 2–0 Rotherham United Leeds
15:00 GMT Carayol 45'
Doukara 90'		 Match Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 16,039
Referee: Andy Woolmer

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw for the League Cup was made.[26]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Rotherham United 1–0 Cambridge United Rotherham
19:45 BST Bowery 45+1' Match Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 4,568 (408)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Rotherham United 1–2 Norwich City Rotherham
19:45 BST Green 80' Report Howson 22'
van Wolfswinkel 68'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 5,648
Referee: Kevin Wright

Transfers

As of 22 February 2016

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 LW Republic of Ireland Aidan White Leeds United [a] Free transfer [28]
1 July 2015 LB England Joe Mattock Sheffield Wednesday [b] Free transfer [30]
1 July 2015 RB England Lewis Buxton Sheffield Wednesday [c] Free transfer [31]
2 July 2015 AM Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma Middlesbrough [d] Free transfer [32]
3 July 2015 CB Wales Danny Collins Nottingham Forest [e] Free transfer [34]
3 July 2015 CB England Tom Thorpe Manchester United [f] Free transfer [34]
6 July 2015 UT England Greg Halford Nottingham Forest[g] Free transfer [36]
24 July 2015 CF Scotland Chris Maguire Sheffield Wednesday [h] Free transfer [38]
5 August 2015 LM England Joe Newell Peterborough United Undisclosed [39]
1 September 2015 GK Northern Ireland Lee Camp Bournemouth [i] Free transfer [40]
16 November 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Leon Best Free agent Free transfer [41]
19 November 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Stephen Kelly Free agent Free transfer [42]
27 November 2015 CM England Simon Lenighan Harrogate Town Free transfer [43]
8 January 2016 CB Tunisia Aymen Belaïd Levski Sofia Free transfer [44]
8 January 2016 GK England Alex Cairns Chesterfield [j] Free transfer [46]
21 January 2016 CF Argentina Luciano Becchio Free agent Free transfer [47]
28 January 2016 AM Wales Chris Dawson Leeds United [k] Free transfer [48]
17 February 2016 LW England Jerome Thomas Free agent Free transfer [49]
19 February 2016 GK Republic of Ireland Paddy Kenny Free agent Free transfer [50]
19 February 2016 RB Jamaica Lloyd Doyley Free agent Free transfer [50]
  1. ^ White joins following his release from Leeds United.[27]
  2. ^ Mattock joins following his release from Sheffield Wednesday.[29]
  3. ^ Buxton joins following his release from Sheffield Wednesday.[29]
  4. ^ Ledesma joins following his release from Middlesbrough.[32]
  5. ^ Collins joins following his release from Nottingham Forest.[33]
  6. ^ Thorpe joins following his release from Manchester United.[35]
  7. ^ Halford joins following his release from Nottingham Forest[33]
  8. ^ Maguire joins after rejecting a contract extension at Sheffield Wednesday.[37]
  9. ^ Camp joins following his release from Bournemouth.
  10. ^ Cairns joined following his release by Chesterfield[45]
  11. ^ Dawson joined following his release by Leeds

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 RWB Wales Mark Bradley Free agent Released [51]
1 July 2015 RWB England Richard Brindley Colchester United [a] Free transfer [51]
1 July 2015 CM England Robert Milsom Notts County [b] Free transfer [51]
1 July 2015 LB England Mat Sadler Shrewsbury Town [c] Free transfer [51]
1 July 2015 GK England Tony Thompson Morecambe [d] Free transfer [51]
1 July 2015 CB Wales Craig Morgan Wigan Athletic [e] Free transfer [57]
1 July 2015 LW England Ben Pringle Fulham [f] Free transfer [57]
1 July 2015 CB England Daniel Rowe Wycombe Wanderers Compensation [59]
15 July 2015 CB Iceland Kári Árnason Malmö FF Undisclosed [60]
15 July 2015 GK England Scott Loach Notts County [g] Free transfer [62]
16 July 2015 CM England Conor Newton Cambridge United [h] Free transfer [64]
8 January 2016 LB England Aidan White Barnsley [i] Free transfer [66]
22 January 2016 CF England Jordan Bowery Oxford United [j] Free transfer [68]
1 February 2016 CF Scotland Chris Maguire Oxford United [k] Free transfer [70]
4 February 2016 CM England Simon Lenighan Free agent Contract terminated [11]
  1. ^ Following Brindley's release he joined Colchester United.[52]
  2. ^ Following Milsom's release he joined Notts County.[53]
  3. ^ Following Sadler's release he joined Shrewsbury Town.[54]
  4. ^ Following Thompson's release he joined Morecambe.[55]
  5. ^ Following Morgan's rejection of a new contract he joined Wigan Athletic.[56]
  6. ^ Following Pringle's rejection of a new contract he joined Fulham.[58]
  7. ^ Following Loach's release he joined Notts County.[61]
  8. ^ Following Newton's release he joined Cambridge United.[63]
  9. ^ Following White's mutual contract termination, he joined Barnsley.[65]
  10. ^ Following Bowery's contract termination, he joined Oxford.[67]
  11. ^ Following Maguire's contract termination, he joined Oxford.[69]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
13 July 2015 AM England Grant Ward Tottenham Hotspur 8 May 2016 [71][72][73][74]
15 July 2015 CB England Farrend Rawson Derby County 22 February 2016 [75][76][77]
15 July 2015 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos Derby County 1 September 2015 [40][75]
1 September 2015 CM France Tony Andreu Norwich City 7 January 2016 [40][78]
1 September 2015 RM Belgium Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Norwich City 29 September 2015 [40][79]
19 October 2015 LB England Harry Toffolo Norwich City 16 January 2016 [80][81]
7 November 2015 CM England Brandon Barker Manchester City 15 December 2015 [82][83]
26 November 2015 CM England Luke Hyam Ipswich Town 22 December 2015 [84][85]
2 January 2016 RB England Shay Facey Manchester City 8 May 2016 [86]
22 January 2016 RM Scotland Chris Burke Nottingham Forest 8 May 2016 [87]
27 January 2016 AM Scotland Andrew Shinnie Birmingham City 8 May 2016 [88]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
23 September 2015 CB England Richard Wood Fleetwood Town 24 October 2015 [89]
26 October 2015 CB England Richard Wood Chesterfield 29 December 2015 [90][91]
27 October 2015 CF England Jerry Yates Harrogate Town 27 November 2015 [92][93]
17 November 2015 LW Republic of Ireland Aidan White Barnsley 3 January 2016 [94]
20 November 2015 CF England Jordan Bowery Bradford City 2 January 2016 [95]
26 November 2015 UT England Greg Halford Birmingham City 2 January 2016 [96]
26 November 2015 CF Scotland Chris Maguire Oxford United 18 January 2016 [97][98]
27 November 2015 LB England Mason Warren Sheffield F.C. 7 January 2016 [99]
18 December 2015 CF England Jerry Yates Harrogate Town 18 January 2016 [100][101]
15 January 2016 GK England Adam Collin Aberdeen 15 May 2016 [102]
5 February 2016 LB England Mason Warren Harrogate Town 3 April 2016 [103][104]
21 March 2016 CB England Tom Thorpe Bradford City 20 May 2016 [105]

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