2015–16 Rotherham United F.C. season
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.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Tony Stewart | |||
| Manager | Steve 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) | |||
| Stadium | AESSEAL New York Stadium | |||
| Championship | 21st | |||
| FA Cup | Third Round Proper (knocked out by Leeds United) | |||
| League Cup | Second Round (knocked out by Norwich City) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Derbyshire (8) All: Derbyshire (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 11,658 (23 October 2015 vs Sheffield Wednesday) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,534 (23 February 2016 vs Brentford) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 10,013 | |||
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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 |  |
Lee Camp | 42 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  |
Alex Cairns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | |
Adam Collin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Lewis Buxton | 20+2 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Joe Mattock | 36 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
Danny Collins | 23+3 | 2 | 21+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  |
Kirk Broadfoot | 32+1 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Richard Wood | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | DF |  |
Stephen Kelly | 13+2 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Greg Halford | 21+2 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | |
Frazer Richardson | 15+5 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | |
Tom Thorpe | 5+2 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF |  |
Aymen Belaïd | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | |
Shay Facey | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF |  |
Lloyd Doyley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | |
Mason Warren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Lee Frecklington | 28+1 | 5 | 26+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  |
Emmanuel Ledesma | 3+5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Paul Green | 15+11 | 1 | 14+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | |
Chris Burke | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Grant Ward | 35+8 | 2 | 33+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | |
Andrew Shinnie | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Chris Dawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | |
Richard Smallwood | 44+1 | 1 | 42+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Jerome Thomas | 3+3 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Joe Newell | 31+7 | 5 | 28+7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | |
Darnelle Bailey-King | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Danny Ward | 23+13 | 4 | 22+12 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Jonson Clarke-Harris | 20+17 | 6 | 19+16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | |
Luciano Becchio | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | |
Matt Derbyshire | 30+8 | 8 | 28+7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 39 | FW | |
Jerry Yates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | |
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 |  |
Kelle Roos | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | |
Harry Toffolo | 6+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | |
Brandon Barker | 1+3 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Luke Hyam | 2+3 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF |  |
Tony Andreu | 10+1 | 2 | 10+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | |
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 | |
Aidy White | 4+6 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | |
Jordan Bowery | 3+5 | 1 | 2+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
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 | |
27 | Matt Derbyshire | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | |
19 | Jonson Clarke-Harris | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | |
22 | Joe Newell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | |
8 | Lee Frecklington | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | |
9 | Danny Ward | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| = | FW | |
50 | Leon Best | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | |
5 | Danny Collins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| = | DF | |
23 | Tom Thorpe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | |
17 | Grant Ward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| = | DF | |
20 | Farrend Rawson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | |
24 | Tony Andreu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | |
14 | Chris Burke | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| = | DF | |
15 | Greg Halford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | |
18 | Jordan Bowery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | |
11 | Paul Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | |
25 | Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | |
26 | Brandon Barker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| = | DF | |
5 | Kirk Broadfoot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | |
33 | Richard Smallwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-season friendlies
| 8 July 2015 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 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 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]
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 League One |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 39 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
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
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source: [24]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures
| 8 August 2015 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 8 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
| 15:00 BST | Odjidja-Ofoe 43' (pen) Connolly 90+3' (o.g.) |
Match Report | Marshall 43' Whittingham 45+2' (pen) |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8935 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 26 September 2015 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 17 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Rotherham United | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Beradi 73' |
Match Report | Newell 54' Best 73' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,802 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 28 November 2015 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 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' |
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 | 1–2 | 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 39'  90+5'Wood 53' 79' |
Report | Kieftenbeld 55' Gleeson 90' |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,018 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 20 February 2016 32 | Burnley | 2–0 | Rotherham United | Burnley |
| 15:00 GMT | Vokes 57' (pen.) Gray 64'Mee 68'Arfield 86' |
Report | Burke 20' Smallwood 85' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 15,849 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 23 February 2016 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 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 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 36 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Rotherham |
| 19:45 GMT | Frecklington 88' Halford 85' 89' |
Report | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,783 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 12 March 2016 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 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 39 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Leeds United | Rotherham |
| 15:00 BST | Frecklington 27' Derbyshire 61'Halford 89' (pen) |
Report | Murphy 79' Silvestri 89' |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,418 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 5 April 2016 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 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 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 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 44 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Rotherham United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Match Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,757 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 30 April 2016 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 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
On 7 December 2015, the draw for the third round of the FA Cup was made.[25]
| 9 January 2016 Third Round Proper | 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
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw for the League Cup was made.[26]
| 11 August 2015 Round 1 | 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 Round 2 | 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
- White joins following his release from Leeds United.[27]
- Mattock joins following his release from Sheffield Wednesday.[29]
- Buxton joins following his release from Sheffield Wednesday.[29]
- Ledesma joins following his release from Middlesbrough.[32]
- Collins joins following his release from Nottingham Forest.[33]
- Thorpe joins following his release from Manchester United.[35]
- Halford joins following his release from Nottingham Forest[33]
- Maguire joins after rejecting a contract extension at Sheffield Wednesday.[37]
- Camp joins following his release from Bournemouth.
- Cairns joined following his release by Chesterfield[45]
- Dawson joined following his release by Leeds
Transfers out
- Following Brindley's release he joined Colchester United.[52]
- Following Milsom's release he joined Notts County.[53]
- Following Sadler's release he joined Shrewsbury Town.[54]
- Following Thompson's release he joined Morecambe.[55]
- Following Morgan's rejection of a new contract he joined Wigan Athletic.[56]
- Following Pringle's rejection of a new contract he joined Fulham.[58]
- Following Loach's release he joined Notts County.[61]
- Following Newton's release he joined Cambridge United.[63]
- Following White's mutual contract termination, he joined Barnsley.[65]
- Following Bowery's contract termination, he joined Oxford.[67]
- Following Maguire's contract termination, he joined Oxford.[69]
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2015 | AM | | Grant Ward | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 May 2016 | [71][72][73][74] |
| 15 July 2015 | CB | | Farrend Rawson | Derby County | 22 February 2016 | [75][76][77] |
| 15 July 2015 | GK | | Kelle Roos | Derby County | 1 September 2015 | [40][75] |
| 1 September 2015 | CM | | Tony Andreu | Norwich City | 7 January 2016 | [40][78] |
| 1 September 2015 | RM | | Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | Norwich City | 29 September 2015 | [40][79] |
| 19 October 2015 | LB | | Harry Toffolo | Norwich City | 16 January 2016 | [80][81] |
| 7 November 2015 | CM | | Brandon Barker | Manchester City | 15 December 2015 | [82][83] |
| 26 November 2015 | CM | | Luke Hyam | Ipswich Town | 22 December 2015 | [84][85] |
| 2 January 2016 | RB | | Shay Facey | Manchester City | 8 May 2016 | [86] |
| 22 January 2016 | RM | | Chris Burke | Nottingham Forest | 8 May 2016 | [87] |
| 27 January 2016 | AM | | Andrew Shinnie | Birmingham City | 8 May 2016 | [88] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2015 | CB | | Richard Wood | Fleetwood Town | 24 October 2015 | [89] |
| 26 October 2015 | CB | | Richard Wood | Chesterfield | 29 December 2015 | [90][91] |
| 27 October 2015 | CF | | Jerry Yates | Harrogate Town | 27 November 2015 | [92][93] |
| 17 November 2015 | LW | | Aidan White | Barnsley | 3 January 2016 | [94] |
| 20 November 2015 | CF | | Jordan Bowery | Bradford City | 2 January 2016 | [95] |
| 26 November 2015 | UT | | Greg Halford | Birmingham City | 2 January 2016 | [96] |
| 26 November 2015 | CF | | Chris Maguire | Oxford United | 18 January 2016 | [97][98] |
| 27 November 2015 | LB | | Mason Warren | Sheffield F.C. | 7 January 2016 | [99] |
| 18 December 2015 | CF | | Jerry Yates | Harrogate Town | 18 January 2016 | [100][101] |
| 15 January 2016 | GK | | Adam Collin | Aberdeen | 15 May 2016 | [102] |
| 5 February 2016 | LB | | Mason Warren | Harrogate Town | 3 April 2016 | [103][104] |
| 21 March 2016 | CB | | Tom Thorpe | Bradford City | 20 May 2016 | [105] |
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