List of Rotherham United F.C. seasons

Rotherham United Football Club is an association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The club was formed in 1925 as a merger between Rotherham Town and Rotherham County when it was decided that having two professional clubs in the town was not sustainable.[1] After the merger, the club was elected to play in the Football League Third Division North. United played in the Third Division North until 1950–51, when they were champions of the division and were promoted to the Second Division.[2] During their first spell in the Second Division the club reached the fifth round of the FA Cup twice and were runners up in the inaugural Football League Cup, which is the furthest they have reached in these competitions.[3] Their furthest Football League Trophy run saw the club win the competition in the 1995–96 season defeating Shrewsbury Town 2–1 in the final.[4]

Rotherham United's league performance from their first season to the 2018–19 season.

As at the end of 2018–19, the club's first team has remained in the English Football League since its formation.[3] Their highest finish came in 1954–55 when they finished in third place in the Second Division, missing out on promotion to the top division only on goal average.[1] In total the club has spent 26 seasons in the second tier of the English football league system, 46 in the third and 13 in the fourth. Rotherham has qualified for three Football League play-offs, in 1998–99 they lost in the Third Division semi-final to Leyton Orient,[5] in 2009–10 they reached the League Two final but lost 3–2 to Dagenham & Redbridge,[6] and in 2013–14 they reached the League One final and defeated Leyton Orient in a penalty shoot-out to gain promotion the Football League Championship.[7] The table details their achievements in first-team competitions for each completed season since their first appearance in the Football League in 1925–26.

Key

Seasons
Season League record FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1925–26 Div 3N421771869924114thR3––
1926–27 Div 3N4210122070923219thR1––
1927–28 Div 3N4214111765693914thR3––
1928–29 Div 3N421591860773916thR1––
1929–30 Div 3N4211823671133020thR3––
1930–31 Div 3N4213121781833814thR1––
1931–32 Div 3N401442263723219thR1––
1932–33 Div 3N421462260843417thR1––
1933–34 Div 3N421082453912821stR3––
1934–35 Div 3N42197168673459thR2––
1935–36 Div 3N421691769664111thR2––
1936–37 Div 3N421472178913517thR1––
1937–38 Div 3N422010126856506thR2––
1938–39 Div 3N421781764644211thR1––
1939–45 No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War.
1945–46 –[lower-alpha 1]––––––––R4––
1946–47 Div 3N42296711453642ndR3––
1947–48 Div 3N4225989549592ndR1––
1948–49 Div 3N4228689046622ndR3––
1949–50 Div 3N421910138059486thR3––
1950–51 Div 3N 46319610341711stR4––
1951–52 Div 242178177371429thR4––
1952–53 Div 2421691775744112thR5––
1953–54 Div 242217148067495thR4––
1954–55 Div 242254139464543rdR4––
1955–56 Div 2421292156753319thR3––
1956–57 Div 24213111874753717thR3––
1957–58 Div 24214523651013318thR3––
1958–59 Div 2421092342822920thR3––
1959–60 Div 2421713126160478thR4––
1960–61 Div 24212131765643715thR4 RU–
1961–62 Div 242169177076419thR3 QF–
1962–63 Div 2421761967744014thR3R4–
1963–64 Div 242197169078457thR3 QF–
1964–65 Div 24214121670694014thR4R3–
1965–66 Div 2421614127574467thR4R4–
1966–67 Div 24213101961703618thR4R3–
1967–68 ↓ Div 2 ↓ 4210112142763121stR5R2–
1968–69 Div 34616131756504511thR2R1–
1969–70 Div 34615141762544414thR3R3–
1970–71 Div 3461716136460508thR3R2–
1971–72 Div 3462015116952555thR4R1–
1972–73 ↓ Div 3 ↓ 461772251654121stR2R3–
1973–74 Div 44615131856584315thR2R2–
1974–75 Div 4 46221597141593rdR3R2–
1975–76 Div 34615121954654216thR2R1–
1976–77 Div 346221596944594thR3R2–
1977–78 Div 34613132051683920thR3R2–
1978–79 Div 34617101949554417thR3R3–
1979–80 Div 34618101858664613thR2R2–
1980–81 Div 3 4624139623261 1stR2R1–
1981–82 Div 242207156654677thR3R2–
1982–83 ↓ Div 2 ↓ 4210151745684520thR3R3–
1983–84 Div 3461592257645418th R3QFR1
1984–85 Div 34618111755556512th R1R3R1
1985–86 Div 34615121961595714th R4R1QF
1986–87 Div 34615121948575714th R1R2PR
1987–88 ↓ Div 3 ↓ 4612161850665221st R2R2R1
1988–89 Div 4 46221687635821st R2R2R1
1989–90 Div 3461713167162649th R2R2QF
1990–91 ↓ Div 3 ↓ 4610122450874223rd R4R2R1
1991–92 Div 4 42221197037772nd R2R1QF
1992–93 [A]Div 2[lower-alpha 2] 4617141560606511th R4R2R2
1993–94 Div 24615131863605815th R1R2R2
1994–95 Div 24614141857615617th R2R1R2
1995–96 Div 24614141854625616th R1R2W
1996–97 ↓ Div 2 ↓ 467142539703523rd R1R1R1
1997–98 Div 3461619116761679th R3R1R2
1998–99 Div 3462013137961735th[lower-alpha 3] R3R1R1
1999–2000 Div 3 462412107236842nd R2R1R2
2000–01 Div 2 46271097955912nd R3R1R1
2001–02 Div 14610191752664921st R4R2–
2002–03 Div 14615141762625915th R3R4–
2003–04 Div 14613151853615417th R3R3–
2004–05 Champ[lower-alpha 4]↓ 465142735692924th R3R2–
2005–06 Lge 14612161852625220th R1R2R2
2006–07 ↓ Lge 1 ↓4613924587538[lower-alpha 5]23rd R1R2R1
2007–08 Lge 246211114625864[lower-alpha 5]9th R1R1R2
2008–09 Lge 246211213604658[lower-alpha 6]14th R1R4F(N)
2009–10 Lge 2462110155552735th[lower-alpha 7] R2R2R1
2010–11 Lge 2461715147560669th R1R1QF
2011–12 Lge 24618131567636710th R2R1R2
2012–13 Lge 2 46247157459792nd R3R1R1
2013–14 Lge 1 46241488658864th[lower-alpha 8] R2R2SF
2014–15 Champ46111619466746[lower-alpha 9] 21stR3R2–
2015–16 Champ46131023537149 21stR3R2–
2016–17 ↓ Champ ↓ 465833409823 24thR3R1–
2017–18 Lge 1 4624715735379 4th[lower-alpha 10] R1R1R1
2018–19 ↓ Champ ↓ 4681622367740 22ndR3R1–
2019–20 Lge 1 3518896138622nd[lower-alpha 11] R3R2GS

Notes
  1. The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  2. The Third Division was renamed Division Two after the FA Premier League broke away from the Football League.[8]
  3. Lost in the play-off semi-final to Leyton Orient 4–2 in a penalty shootout after each leg ended 0–0.[5]
  4. Before the 2004–05 season, The Football League re-branded Division One as the Football League Championship. Divisions Two and Three became Leagues One and Two, respectively.
  5. 10 points deducted for entering administration.[1]
  6. 17 points deducted for not satisfying the normal conditions of Football League rules for exiting administration.[1]
  7. Beat Aldershot Town 3–0 on aggregate in the semi-final before losing 3–2 to Dagenham & Redbridge in the 2010 Football League Two play-off Final.[9][10]
  8. Promoted into the Football League Championship via the play-offs, beating Preston North End 4–2 on aggregate in the semi-final and Leyton Orient 4–3 on penalties in the 2014 Football League One play-off Final.[11]
  9. Three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.[12]
  10. Promoted into the EFL Championship via the play-offs, beating Scunthorpe United 4–2 on aggregate in the semi-final and Shrewsbury Town 2–1 in the 2018 EFL League One play-off Final.
  11. The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions and promotions decided on a points-per-game basis.

References
General
  • "Rotherham United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  • "Rotherham United – Complete History". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  • "Rotherham United's complete league history". Millers Mad. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
Specific
  1. "Rotherham United: Club History". themillers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "Rotherham United 1950-1951 – Results". Statto.com. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. "Rotherham United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. "Rotherham United football club honours". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. Felton, Paul (17 July 2000). "England 1998-99". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  6. Ley, John (30 May 2010). "Dagenham & Redbridge 3 Rotherham United 2: match report". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  7. Maiden, Phil (25 May 2014). "Leyton Orient 2 2 Rotherham United". BBC Online. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  8. "History of the Football League". The Football League. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.
  9. Vesty, Marc (19 May 2010). "Rotherham 2 - 0 Aldershot (agg 3 - 0)". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  10. Fletcher, Paul (30 May 2010). "Dag & Red 3 - 2 Rotherham". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  11. Doyle, Paul (25 May 2014). "Rotherham promoted to Championship after penalty win over Leyton Orient". theguardian.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  12. "Rotherham deducted three points for ineligible player". The Daily Telegraph. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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