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)

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.

Season summary

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

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 England 10 June 1976 (aged 33) Sheffield Bury
30 Jamie Annerson England 10 November 1988 (aged 20) Sheffield Sheffield United
31 Jonathan Lund England 1 November 1988 (aged 20) Leeds Burnley (loan)
Defenders
3 Jamie Green England 18 August 1989 (aged 19) Rossington —
5 Ian Sharps England 23 October 1980 (aged 28) Warrington Tranmere Rovers
6 Nick Fenton England 23 November 1979 (aged 29) Preston Grimsby Town
12 Marc Joseph Antigua and Barbuda 10 November 1976 (aged 32) Leicester Blackpool
14 Mark Lynch England 2 September 1981 (aged 27) Manchester Yeovil Town
19 Gavin Gunning Republic of Ireland 26 January 1991 (aged 18) Cork Blackburn Rovers (loan)
24 Andrew Nicholas England 10 October 1983 (aged 25) Liverpool Swindon Town
25 Pablo Mills England 27 May 1984 (aged 25) Birmingham Derby County
26 David Haggerty England 28 March 1991 (aged 18) Sheffield —
42 Liam Darville England 26 October 1990 (aged 18) Leyburn Leeds United (loan)
Midfielders
2 Dale Tonge England 7 May 1985 (aged 24) Doncaster Barnsley
4 Danny Harrison England 4 November 1982 (aged 26) Liverpool Tranmere Rovers
7 Michael Cummins Republic of Ireland 1 June 1978 (aged 31) Dublin Darlington
8 Jason Taylor England 28 January 1987 (aged 22) Ashton-under-Lyne Stockport County
10 Nicky Law England 29 March 1988 (aged 21) Nottingham Sheffield United
11 Stephen Brogan England 12 April 1988 (aged 21) Rotherham —
15 Kevin Ellison England 23 February 1979 (aged 30) Liverpool Chester City
16 Paul Warne England 8 May 1973 (aged 36) Norwich Yeovil Town
17 Gary Roberts England 4 February 1987 (aged 22) Chester Yeovil Town sacked in April 2010[4]
18 Adam Rundle England 8 July 1984 (aged 25) South Shields Rochdale (loan)
23 Josh Walker England 21 February 1989 (aged 20) Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough (loan)
Forwards
9 Tom Pope England 27 August 1985 (aged 23) Stoke-on-Trent Crewe Alexandra
18 Craig McAllister Scotland 28 June 1980 (aged 29) Glasgow Exeter City (loan)
20 Ryan Taylor England 4 May 1988 (aged 21) Rotherham —
21 Marcus Marshall England 7 October 1989 (aged 19) Hammersmith Blackburn Rovers (loan)
22 Drewe Broughton England 25 October 1978 (aged 30) Hitchin Milton Keynes Dons
27 Abdulai Bell-Baggie Sierra Leone 28 April 1992 (aged 17) Sierra Leone Reading (loan)
29 Andy Liddell Scotland 28 June 1973 (aged 36) Leeds Oldham Athletic
39 Adam Le Fondre England 2 December 1986 (aged 22) Stockport Rochdale

Competitions

League Two

League table

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

DateRoundOpponentVenueResult[5]ScorersAttendanceRefereeNotes
15 May 2010 – 18:00Semi-final first legAldershot TownAway1–0Le Fondre5,470D'Urso[6]
19 May 2010 – 19:45Semi-final second legAldershot TownHome2–0Le Fondre, Ellison7,082Graham[7]
30 May 2010 – 15:00FinalDagenham & RedbridgeNeutral2–3Taylor (2)32,054Linington[8]

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResult[5]ScorersAttendanceRefereeNotes
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

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

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

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Two[15]FA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England ENG Andy Warrington 550490302010
2 DF England ENG Dale Tonge 250210102010
3 DF England ENG Jamie Green 220190002010
4 MF England ENG Danny Harrison 454404301010
5 DF England ENG Ian Sharps 520470301010
6 DF England ENG Nick Fenton 420380202000
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Cummins 172151001110
8 MF England ENG Jason Taylor 4020001010
9 FW England ENG Tom Pope 395353202200
10 MF England ENG Nicky Law 512452302010
11 DF England ENG Stephen Brogan 8251310000
12 DF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Marc Joseph 180150101010
14 DF England ENG Mark Lynch 280260200000
15 MF England ENG Kevin Ellison 4611429211110
16 MF England ENG Paul Warne 173152101100
17 MF England ENG Gary Roberts 153133200000
18 MF England ENG Adam Rundle 4040000000
18 FW Scotland SCO Craig McAllister 8080000000
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gavin Gunning 240240000000
20 FW England ENG Ryan Taylor 262222201010
21 FW England ENG Marcus Marshall 230230000000
22 FW England ENG Drewe Broughton 204173210010
23 MF England ENG Josh Walker 153153000000
24 DF England ENG Andy Nicholas 10070201000
25 DF England ENG Pablo Mills 430400102000
26 DF England ENG David Haggerty 0000000000
27 FW Sierra Leone SLE Abdulai Bell-Baggie 120120000000
29 MF Scotland SCO Andy Liddell 5020002010
30 GK England ENG Jamie Annerson 0000000000
31 GK England ENG Jonathan Lund 0000000000
39 FW England ENG Adam Le Fondre 51304727320011
42 DF England ENG Liam Darville 0000000000

Source: [16]

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 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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