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2009–10 Rotherham United F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was 85th season in the existence of Rotherham United F.C., a football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The club participated in League Two, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Rotherham United
2009–2010 season
Manager
StadiumDon Valley Stadium
League Two5th
FA Cup2nd round
League CupSecond round
FL TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Le Fondre (27)
All: Adam Le Fondre (30)

Season summary edit

On 9 September 2009, manager Mark Robins left Rotherham to manage local rivals Barnsley.[1] Later that month, Ronnie Moore was appointed as his replacement.[2]

First-team squad edit

Players' ages are as of 1 August 2009.[3]

No. Name Nat Date of birth (Age) Place of birth Signed from Note
Goalkeepers
1 Andy Warrington   (1976-06-10)10 June 1976 (aged 33) Sheffield Bury
30 Jamie Annerson   (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 20) Sheffield Sheffield United
31 Jonathan Lund   (1988-11-01)1 November 1988 (aged 20) Leeds Burnley (loan)
Defenders
3 Jamie Green   (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 19) Rossington —
5 Ian Sharps   (1980-10-23)23 October 1980 (aged 28) Warrington Tranmere Rovers
6 Nick Fenton   (1979-11-23)23 November 1979 (aged 29) Preston Grimsby Town
12 Marc Joseph   (1976-11-10)10 November 1976 (aged 32) Leicester Blackpool
14 Mark Lynch   (1981-09-02)2 September 1981 (aged 27) Manchester Yeovil Town
19 Gavin Gunning   (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (aged 18) Cork Blackburn Rovers (loan)
24 Andrew Nicholas   (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 (aged 25) Liverpool Swindon Town
25 Pablo Mills   (1984-05-27)27 May 1984 (aged 25) Birmingham Derby County
26 David Haggerty   (1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 18) Sheffield —
42 Liam Darville   (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 18) Leyburn Leeds United (loan)
Midfielders
2 Dale Tonge   (1985-05-07)7 May 1985 (aged 24) Doncaster Barnsley
4 Danny Harrison   (1982-11-04)4 November 1982 (aged 26) Liverpool Tranmere Rovers
7 Michael Cummins   (1978-06-01)1 June 1978 (aged 31) Dublin Darlington
8 Jason Taylor   (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 22) Ashton-under-Lyne Stockport County
10 Nicky Law   (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 21) Nottingham Sheffield United
11 Stephen Brogan   (1988-04-12)12 April 1988 (aged 21) Rotherham —
15 Kevin Ellison   (1979-02-23)23 February 1979 (aged 30) Liverpool Chester City
16 Paul Warne   (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 36) Norwich Yeovil Town
17 Gary Roberts   (1987-02-04)4 February 1987 (aged 22) Chester Yeovil Town sacked in April 2010[4]
18 Adam Rundle   (1984-07-08)8 July 1984 (aged 25) South Shields Rochdale (loan)
23 Josh Walker   (1989-02-21)21 February 1989 (aged 20) Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough (loan)
Forwards
9 Tom Pope   (1985-08-27)27 August 1985 (aged 23) Stoke-on-Trent Crewe Alexandra
18 Craig McAllister   (1980-06-28)28 June 1980 (aged 29) Glasgow Exeter City (loan)
20 Ryan Taylor   (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 21) Rotherham —
21 Marcus Marshall   (1989-10-07)7 October 1989 (aged 19) Hammersmith Blackburn Rovers (loan)
22 Drewe Broughton   (1978-10-25)25 October 1978 (aged 30) Hitchin Milton Keynes Dons
27 Abdulai Bell-Baggie   (1992-04-28)28 April 1992 (aged 17) Sierra Leone Reading (loan)
29 Andy Liddell   (1973-06-28)28 June 1973 (aged 36) Leeds Oldham Athletic
39 Adam Le Fondre   (1986-12-02)2 December 1986 (aged 22) Stockport Rochdale

Competitions edit

League Two edit

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Two

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Rochdale (P) 46 25 7 14 82 48 +34 82 Promotion to Football League One
4 Morecambe 46 20 13 13 73 64 +9 73 Qualification to League Two play-offs
5 Rotherham United 46 21 10 15 55 52 +3 73
6 Aldershot Town 46 20 12 14 69 56 +13 72
7 Dagenham & Redbridge (O, P) 46 20 12 14 69 58 +11 72
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Play-offs edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance Referee Notes
15 May 2010 – 18:00 Semi-final first leg Aldershot Town Away 1–0 Le Fondre 5,470 D'Urso [6]
19 May 2010 – 19:45 Semi-final second leg Aldershot Town Home 2–0 Le Fondre, Ellison 7,082 Graham [7]
30 May 2010 – 15:00 Final Dagenham & Redbridge Neutral 2–3 Taylor (2) 32,054 Linington [8]

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance Referee Notes
8 November 2009 – 15:00 First round Wealdstone Away 3–2 Le Fondre, Ellison, Broughton 1,638 Penn [9]
28 November 2009 – 15:00 Second round Luton Town Home 2–2 Le Fondre, Brogan 3,210 Tierney [10]
8 December 2009 – 19:45 Second round Replay Luton Town Away 0–3 2,518 Boyeson [11]

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance Referee Notes
11 August 2009 – 19:45 First round Derby County Home 2–1 Warne, Ellison 4,345 Webb [12]
26 August 2009 – 19:45 Second round West Bromwich Albion Away 3–4 (a.e.t.) Cummins, Pope (2) 10,659 Hegley [13]

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance Referee Notes
1 September 2009 – 19:45 First round Huddersfield Town Home 1–2 Le Fondre 2,246 Bratt [14]

Player statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two[15] FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Andy Warrington 55 0 49 0 3 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF   ENG Dale Tonge 25 0 21 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Jamie Green 22 0 19 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
4 MF   ENG Danny Harrison 45 4 40 4 3 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Ian Sharps 52 0 47 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF   ENG Nick Fenton 42 0 38 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF   IRL Michael Cummins 17 2 15 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
8 MF   ENG Jason Taylor 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW   ENG Tom Pope 39 5 35 3 2 0 2 2 0 0
10 MF   ENG Nicky Law 51 2 45 2 3 0 2 0 1 0
11 DF   ENG Stephen Brogan 8 2 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF   ATG Marc Joseph 18 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
14 DF   ENG Mark Lynch 28 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG Kevin Ellison 46 11 42 9 2 1 1 1 1 0
16 MF   ENG Paul Warne 17 3 15 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
17 MF   ENG Gary Roberts 15 3 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   ENG Adam Rundle 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW   SCO Craig McAllister 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   IRL Gavin Gunning 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Ryan Taylor 26 2 22 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
21 FW   ENG Marcus Marshall 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW   ENG Drewe Broughton 20 4 17 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
23 MF   ENG Josh Walker 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   ENG Andy Nicholas 10 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF   ENG Pablo Mills 43 0 40 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
26 DF   ENG David Haggerty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   SLE Abdulai Bell-Baggie 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   SCO Andy Liddell 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
30 GK   ENG Jamie Annerson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   ENG Jonathan Lund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   ENG Adam Le Fondre 51 30 47 27 3 2 0 0 1 1
42 DF   ENG Liam Darville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: [16]

References edit

  1. ^ "Robins confirmed as Barnsley boss". 9 September 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Moore returns as Rotherham boss". 24 September 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Rotherham United - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Rotherham sack midfielder Roberts". 8 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Rotherham United F.C.'s score written first
  6. ^ Ashenden, Mark (15 May 2010). "Aldershot 0-1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ Vesty, Marc (19 May 2010). "Rotherham 2-0 Aldershot (agg 3-0)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Paul (30 May 2010). "Dag & Red 3-2 Rotherham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Wealdstone 2-3 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Rotherham 2-2 Luton". BBC Sport. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Luton 3-0 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Rotherham 2-1 Derby". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  13. ^ "West Brom 4-3 Rotherham (aet)". BBC Sport. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Rotherham 1-2 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  15. ^ Includes appearances in play-offs
  16. ^ "Rotherham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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