2010–11 Rotherham United F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Rotherham United F.C. in the 2010–11 football season, where they play in League Two in the English league system.

Rotherham United
2010–11 season
ChairmanTony Stewart
ManagerRonnie Moore
(sacked 22 March)
Andy Liddell
(caretaker to 13 April)
Andy Scott
Football League Two9th
FA CupFirst Round
(eliminated by York City)
League CupFirst Round
(eliminated by Peterborough United)
Johnstone's Paint TrophyNorthern Section
Quarter Final

(eliminated by Huddersfield Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Le Fondre (24)
All: Adam Le Fondre (25)
Highest home attendance5,365 vs Chesterfield
Lowest home attendance1,677 vs Lincoln City
Average home league attendance3,667

Squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Andy Warrington
2 DF   ENG Dale Tonge
3 DF   ENG Tom Newey
4 MF   ENG Danny Harrison
5 DF   ENG Ryan Cresswell
6 DF   ENG Nick Fenton
7 MF   ENG Nicky Law
8 MF   ENG Jason Taylor
9 FW   ENG Tom Pope
10 FW   ENG Adam Le Fondre
11 DF   ENG Stephen Brogan
12 DF   ENG Jamie Green
14 DF   ENG Luke Ashworth
15 MF   ENG Kevin Ellison
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ENG Paul Warne
17 DF   ENG Johnny Mullins
18 MF   WAL Mark Bradley
19 FW   ENG Tom Elliott (on loan from Leeds United)
20 FW   ENG Ryan Taylor
21 MF   ENG Marcus Marshall
24 DF   ENG Danny Coid (on loan from Blackpool)
25 MF   ENG Mark Randall (on loan from Arsenal)
28 MF   ENG Oliver Banks
29 MF   ENG Grant Darley
30 GK   ENG Jamie Annerson
31 GK   ENG Danny Hancock
DF   ENG Paul Downing (on loan from West Brom)
MF   ENG Will Atkinson (on loan from Hull City)

League Two edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
7 Torquay United 46 17 18 11 74 53 +21 68[a] Qualification to League Two play-offs
8 Gillingham 46 17 17 12 67 57 +10 68
9 Rotherham United 46 17 15 14 75 60 +15 66
10 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 11 17 87 65 +22 65
11 Port Vale 46 17 14 15 54 49 +5 65
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Torquay United deducted one point and Hereford United deducted three points[1]

Result summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 15 14 75 60  +15 66 10 8 5 41 26  +15 7 7 9 34 34  0

Last updated: 31 July 2011.
Source: [Rotherham United F.C.]

Result round by round edit

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GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHHAAHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWLDWWDDDWLLDWWDWWWDLLLWLWLLWWDDLDLWLLDDDLDW
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Updated to match(es) played on 31 July 2011. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

7 August 2010 Rotherham United 2–1 Lincoln City Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Le Fondre   9'
Cresswell   88'
Carayol   52' Attendance: 3,772
14 August 2010 Morecambe 0–0 Rotherham United Globe Arena
15:00 Attendance: 3,258
21 August 2010 Rotherham United 6–4 Cheltenham Town Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Le Fondre   16', 48', 50', 66'
Harrison   41'
Cresswell   55'
Goulding   4'
Thomas   28'
Jeffers   36'
Lowe   90'
Attendance: 3,072
28 August 2010 Hereford United 0–1 Rotherham United Edgar Street
15:00 Warne   45' Attendance: 2,166
4 September 2010 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Rotherham United Greenhous Meadow
15:00 Ainsworth   5' Attendance: 6,206
11 September 2010 Rotherham United 3–3 Burton Albion Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Ellison   1'
Cresswell   34'
Le Fondre   38'
Harrad   46', 62' (pen.), 83' Attendance: 3,516
18 September 2010 Barnet 1–4 Rotherham United Underhill Stadium
15:00 Byrne   81' Ellison   69'
Pope   72'
Harrison   76'
Le Fondre   89'
Attendance: 1,731
25 September 2010 Rotherham United 1–0 Chesterfield Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Le Fondre   53' Attendance: 5,365
28 September 2010 Rotherham United 0–0 Bradford City Don Valley Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 3,872
2 October 2010 Bury 1–1 Rotherham United Gigg Lane
15:00 Lowe   41' Le Fondre   47' Attendance: 3,788
9 October 2010 Rotherham United 1–1 Stevenage Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Law   45' Mousinho   82' Attendance: 4,037
16 October 2010 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Rotherham United Crown Ground
15:00 Parkinson   9'
Ryan   49'
Long   17'
Le Fondre   18' (pen.)
Geohaghon   81'
Cresswell   90'
Attendance: 2,256
23 October 2010 Rotherham United 3–4 Wycombe Wanderers Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Le Fondre   23', 69' (pen.)
Taylor   39'
Betsy   9'
Bloomfield   18'
Strevens   45'
Rendall   84' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,651
30 October 2010 Southend United 1–0 Rotherham United Roots Hall
15:00 Sturrock   5' Attendance: 5,533
2 November 2010 Rotherham United 1–1 Macclesfield Town Don Valley Stadium
19:45 Le Fondre   85' Barnett   84' Attendance: 2,548
13 November 2010 Rotherham United 2–1 Oxford United Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Le Fondre   25', 37' Clist   45' Attendance: 3,891
20 November 2010 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Rotherham United Alexandra Stadium
15:00 Dugdale   2' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,301
23 November 2010 Rotherham United 2–2 Northampton Town Don Valley Stadium
19:45 Taylor   4'
Marshall   19'
Osman   23'
Holt   24'
Attendance: 2,490
11 December 2010 Rotherham United 1–0 Aldershot Town Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Le Fondre   40' Attendance: 2,754
1 January 2011 Rotherham United 5–0 Port Vale Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Law   10'
R. Taylor   18', 68'
Atkinson   46'
Randall   85'
Tomlinson   32' Attendance: 3,994
3 January 2011 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Rotherham United Moss Rose
15:00 J. Taylor   29'
Fenton   84'
Attendance: 2,316
11 January 2011 Stockport County 3–3 Rotherham United Edgeley Park
19:45 Demontagnac   33'
Husband   50', 68'
Ellison   34'
Grieve   85' (o.g.)
R. Taylor   90'
Attendance: 3,612
15 January 2011 Rotherham United 1–2 Southend United Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Fenton   61' Hall   1'
Sturrock   13'
Attendance: 4,310
22 January 2011 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Rotherham United Adams Park
15:00 Ainsworth   28' J. Taylor   90' Attendance: 4,181
25 January 2011 Stevenage 3–0 Rotherham United Broadhall Way
19:45 Winn   44'
Harrison   85'
Laird   90'
Attendance: 1,549
29 January 2011 Rotherham United 4–0 Stockport County Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Brown   12' (o.g.)
R. Taylor   21', 57'
Le Fondre   34'
Attendance: 4,876
1 February 2011 Port Vale 1–0 Rotherham United Vale Park
19:45 O'Shea   53' Attendance: 4,515
5 February 2011 Rotherham United 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Fenton   43'
Le Fondre   84'
R. Taylor   89'
Leitch-Smith   62' Attendance: 3,750
8 February 2011 Gillingham 3–1 Rotherham United Priestfield Stadium
19:45 McDonald   5', 36'
Oli   89'
Law   7' Attendance: 4,824
12 February 2011 Oxford United 2–1 Rotherham United Kassam Stadium
15:00 Heslop   18'
MacLean   63' (pen.)
Law   36'
Kennedy   64'
Attendance: 6,615
15 February 2011 Rotherham United 2–0 Accrington Stanley Don Valley Stadium
19:45 Daley   58'
Le Fondre   90'
Attendance: 2,529
26 February 2011 Burton Albion 2–4 Rotherham United Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Pearson   2'
Webster   34'
Mullins   6'
Marshall   75'
Le Fondre   89'
J. Taylor   90'
Attendance: 3,596
1 March 2011 Torquay United 1–1 Rotherham United Plainmoor
19:45 O'Kane   17' R. Taylor   73' Attendance: 1,514
5 March 2011 Rotherham United 0–0 Barnet Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Newey   71' Attendance: 3,566
8 March 2011 Bradford City 2–1 Rotherham United Coral Windows Stadium
19:45 Hunt   16'
Adeyemi   90'
Marshall   38' Attendance: 10,910
12 March 2011 Rotherham United 0–0 Bury Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 4,620
18 March 2011 Chesterfield 5–0 Rotherham United B2net Stadium
19:45 Holden   21'
Davies   31'
Lester   45', 81', 83'
Attendance: 10,089
25 March 2011 Lincoln City 0–6 Rotherham United Sincil Bank
19:45 Kanyuka   62' Thomas-Moore   9', 50', 63', pen.'
Harrison   14'
R. Taylor   53'
J. Taylor   87'
Attendance: 3,766
29 March 2011 Rotherham United 1–3 Shrewsbury Town Don Valley Stadium
19:45 Le Fondre   70' Collins   20', 48'
Wroe   43' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,471
2 April 2011 Rotherham United 0–1 Morecambe Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Spencer   82' Attendance: 3,661
9 April 2011 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Rotherham United Abbey Business Stadium
15:00 Gallinagh   62' J. Taylor   11' Attendance: 2,413
16 April 2011 Rotherham United 0–0 Hereford United Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 3,770
22 April 2011 Northampton Town 2–2 Rotherham United Sixfields Stadium
19:45 McKenzie   68'
Davis   90'
Law   5'
R. Taylor   45'
Attendance: 5,167
25 April 2011 Rotherham United 0–1 Gillingham Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Barcham   79' Attendance: 3,445
22 April 2011 Aldershot Town 2–2 Rotherham United Sixfields Stadium
15:00 Charles   5'
Vincenti   11'
Le Fondre   32', 55' Attendance: 2,107
7 May 2011 Rotherham United 3–1 Torquay United Don Valley Stadium
15:00 R. Taylor   10'
Harrison   30'
Bank   80'
Zebroski   31' Attendance: 3,379

FA Cup edit

6 November 2010
First Round
Rotherham United 0–0 York City Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 3,227
17 November 2010
First Round Replay
York City 3–0 Rotherham United Bootham Crescent
19:45 Smith   66'
Rankine   71' (pen.), 79'
Attendance: 2,644

League Cup edit

10 August 2010
First Round
Peterborough United 4–1 Rotherham United London Road Stadium
19:45 Bennett   34'
Boyd   39'
McLean   50'
Mackail-Smith   85'
Marshall   9' Attendance: 4,145

Johnstone's Paint Trophy edit

31 August 2010 First Round Rotherham United 1–0 Lincoln City Don Valley Stadium
19:45 Le Fondre   47' Attendance: 1,677
6 October 2010 Second Round Burton Albion 1–2 Rotherham United Pirelli Stadium
19:45 Walker   83' Bradley   65'
Ellison   79' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,360
9 November 2010 Quarter Final Rotherham United 2–5 Huddersfield Town Don Valley Stadium
19:45 Taylor   11'
Cresswell   90'
Rhodes   1', 23'
Afobe   28', 72'
Arfield   52'
Attendance: 2,185

Appearances and goals edit

As of 6 May 2011.
(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Andy Warrington 38 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 0 1 0
2 DF   Dale Tonge 21 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 (2) 0 3 0
3 DF   Tom Newey 38 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 42 0 6 1
4 MF   Danny Harrison 23 (7) 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 26 (7) 4 2 0
5 DF   Ryan Cresswell 21 (1) 4 1 0 1 0 2 1 25 (1) 5 3 0
6 DF   Nick Fenton 31 (1) 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 35 (1) 3 5 0
7 MF   Nicky Law 44 4 2 0 1 0 3 0 50 4 1 0
8 MF   Jason Taylor 37 (4) 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 42 (4) 5 4 1
9 FW   Tom Pope 9 (9) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 (9) 1 3 0
10 FW   Adam Le Fondre 40 (5) 24 2 0 1 0 1 1 44 (5) 25 6 0
11 DF   Stephen Brogan 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
12 DF   Jamie Green 5 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 7 (3) 0 0 0
14 DF   Luke Ashworth 3 (6) 0 1 0 1 0 0 (2) 0 5 (8) 0 2 0
15 MF   Kevin Ellison 20 (3) 3 0 (1) 0 1 0 2 1 49 (1) 4 2 0
16 FW   Paul Warne 3 (8) 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (3) 0 3 (12) 1 1 0
17 DF   Johnny Mullins 35 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 39 1 2 0
18 MF   Mark Bradley 14 (7) 0 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 1 16 (8) 1 2 0
19 FW   Tom Elliott 4 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 (2) 0 1 0
20 FW   Ryan Taylor 30 (4) 11 2 0 0 0 1 1 33 (4) 12 4 0
21 MF   Marcus Marshall 26 (10) 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 30 (10) 4 4 0
22 DF   Exodus Geohaghon 14 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 1 2 0
22 MF   Will Atkinson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
22 FW   Ian Thomas-Moore 11 (1) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 (1) 3 2 0
23 DF   Dean Holden 4 (2) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 (2) 3 1 0
23 DF   Callum Kennedy 4 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 0 0 1
24 FW   Jeremiah Ani 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF   Danny Coid 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
25 MF   Mark Randall 3 (7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (7) 1 2 0
26 MF   Omar Daley 2 (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (6) 1 1 0
27 FW   Liam Henderson 5 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (6) 0 1 0
28 MF   Oliver Banks 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 1 0 0
30 GK   Jamie Annerson 8 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 12 (1) 0 1 0

Awards edit

End of Season Awards Winner[2]
CCH Ward Player of the Year Adam Le Fondre
Community Player of the Year Dale Tonge
KCM Skips Goal of the Season Ryan Taylor (vs Port Vale, 1 January 2011)

Transfers edit

In edit

Player Name Club From Fee
  Marcus Marshall Blackburn Rovers Free Transfer
  Tom Newey Bury Free Transfer
  Ryan Cresswell Bury Undisclosed
  Johnny Mullins Stockport County Free Transfer
  Luke Ashworth Leyton Orient Free Transfer
  Mark Bradley Walsall Free Transfer
  Jeremiah Ani RoPS Free Transfer
  Ian Thomas-Moore Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed

Out edit

Player Name Club To Fee
  Micky Cummins Grimsby Town Released
  Pablo Mills Crawley Town Released
  Drewe Broughton Lincoln City Free Transfer
  Ian Sharps Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer
  David Haggerty Eastwood Town Released
  Gary Roberts Port Vale Free Transfer
  Mark Lynch Stockport County Free Transfer
  Andy Liddell Retired
  Marc Joseph Altrincham Released
  Andrew Nicholas Barrow Released
  Jeremiah Ani APOP Kinyras Peyias Released

Loaned In edit

Player Name Club From Length of Loan
  Tom Elliott Leeds United 6 Months
  Exodus Geohaghon Peterborough United 3 Months
  Dean Holden Shrewsbury Town 3 Months
  Mark Randall Arsenal 3 Months
  Danny Coid Blackpool 3 Months
  Paul Downing West Bromwich Albion 1 Month
  Will Atkinson Hull City 2 Months
  Omar Daley Bradford City 2 Months
  Callum Kennedy Swindon Town 4 Months
  Liam Henderson Watford 1 Month

Loaned out edit

Player Name Club To Length of Loan
  Stephen Brogan Stalybridge Celtic 1 Month
  Tom Pope Port Vale 3 Months
  Kevin Ellison Bradford City 3 Months

References edit

  1. ^ "Torquay and Hereford docked points by Football League". BBC Sport. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Alfie scoops top prize". Rotherham United F.C. 9 May 2011.