2014–15 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United
2014–15 Football League Championship season
Chairman Tony Stewart
Manager Steve Evans
Stadium AESSEAL New York Stadium
Championship 21st
FA Cup Third Round Proper
(knocked out by Bournemouth)
Capital One Cup Second Round
(knocked out by Swansea City)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

In the 2014–15 season, Rotherham United competed in the Championship. The club also took part in the annual League Cup and FA Cup.

Competitions

Pre-season matches

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Reading 46 13 11 22 48 69 21 50
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 17 19 44 54 10 47
21 Rotherham United 46 11 16 19 46 67 21 46[lower-alpha 1]
22 Millwall (R) 46 9 14 23 42 76 34 41 Relegation to Football League One
23 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 9 12 25 39 64 25 39
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Rotherham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[1]

Matches

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Rotherham were drawn at home to Fleetwood Town.[2]

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
23 May 2014MFEngland Conor NewtonEngland Newcastle UnitedFree[3]
30 May 2014FWEngland Matt DerbyshireEngland Nottingham ForestFree[4]
5 June 2014GKEngland Scott LoachEngland Ipswich TownFree[5]
9 June 2014DFScotland Kirk BroadfootEngland BlackpoolFree[6]
10 June 2014FWEngland Jordan BoweryEngland Aston VillaUndisclosed[7]
17 June 2014DFEngland Mat SadlerEngland Crawley TownFree[8]
26 June 2014MFEngland Ryan HallEngland Milton Keynes DonsFree[9]
26 June 2014DFEngland Richard WoodEngland Charlton AthleticFree[9]
27 June 2014FWEngland Febian BrandyEngland Sheffield UnitedFree[10]
27 June 2014DFEngland Frazer RichardsonEngland MiddlesbroughFree[11]
30 June 2014MFRepublic of Ireland Paul GreenEngland Leeds UnitedFree[12]
22 August 2014MFEngland Richard SmallwoodEngland MiddlesbroughUndisclosed[13]
1 September 2014FWEngland Jonson Clarke-HarrisEngland Oldham AthleticUndisclosed[14]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
16 May 2014MFWales Nicky AdamsEngland BuryUndisclosed[15]
28 May 2014MFEngland Lionel AinsworthScotland MotherwellReleased[16][17]
28 May 2014DFJamaica Claude DavisFree AgentReleased[16]
28 May 2014MFScotland David NobleEngland Oldham AthleticReleased[16][18]
28 May 2014FWNigeria Kayode OdejayiEngland Tranmere RoversReleased[16][19]
28 May 2014MFNorthern Ireland Michael O'ConnorEngland Port ValeReleased[16][20]
28 May 2014MFEngland Danny SchofieldEngland FC Halifax TownReleased[16][21]
28 May 2014GKScotland Scott ShearerEngland Crewe AlexandraReleased[16][22]
6 June 2014FWEngland Danny HyltonEngland Oxford UnitedFree[23]
11 June 2014FWEngland Wes ThomasEngland Birmingham CityFree[24]
22 July 2014MFEngland David WorrallEngland Southend UnitedFree[25]
21 August 2014FWEngland Kieran AgardEngland Bristol CityUndisclosed[26]
9 January 2015MFEngland Febian BrandyEngland RochdaleFree[27][28]
9 January 2015FWEngland Alex RevellWales Cardiff CityUndisclosed[29]
24 January 2015DFEngland Joe SkarzEngland Oxford UnitedFree[30]
31 January 2015MFEngland Ryan HallEngland Luton TownFree[31]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
1 August 2014MFEngland John SwiftEngland Chelsea14 November 2014[32][33]
14 August 2014FWEngland Paul TaylorEngland Ipswich TownJanuary 2015[34]
19 August 2014MFEngland Richard SmallwoodEngland Middlesbrough22 August 2014[13][35]
22 August 2014MFEngland Anthony WordsworthEngland Ipswich Town2 January 2015[36]
1 September 2014FWArgentina Luciano BecchioEngland Norwich City1 January 2015[14]
22 November 2014MFArgentina Emmanuel LedesmaEngland Middlesbrough20 December 2014[37]
26 November 2014DFEngland Reece JamesEngland Manchester United10 January 2015[38]
27 November 2014MFWales Tom LawrenceEngland Leicester City30 December 2014[39][40]
27 November 2014DFEngland Scott WoottonEngland Leeds United5 January 2015[41]
8 January 2015MFEngland Jack BarmbyEngland Leicester City3 May 2015[42]
9 January 2015MFEngland Danny WardEngland Huddersfield Town3 May 2015[43]
9 January 2015MFEngland Adam HammillEngland Huddersfield Town3 May 2015[43]
15 January 2015FWRepublic of Ireland Conor SammonEngland Derby County3 May 2015[44]
15 January 2015DFEngland Zeki FryersEngland Crystal Palace3 May 2015[45]
30 January 2015DFEngland Jack HuntEngland Crystal Palace2 May 2015[46]
5 March 2015DFNorthern Ireland Daniel LaffertyEngland Burnley2 April 2015[47]
7 March 2015DFEngland Farrend RawsonEngland Derby County4 April 2015[48]
20 March 2015DFEngland Lawrie WilsonEngland Charlton Athletic30 June 2015[49]
20 March 2015GKArgentina Damián MartínezEngland Arsenal30 June 2015[50]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
31 July 2014MFEngland Nicky WalkerEngland Wycombe Wanderers4 November 2014[51][52]
31 July 2014DFEngland Daniel RoweEngland Wycombe Wanderers2 November 2014[51]
31 July 2014MFEngland Mitch RoseEngland Crawley Town7 October 2014[53][54]
1 September 2014MFScotland Michael TidserEngland Oldham AthleticJanuary 2015[55]
11 September 2014DFEngland Mat SadlerEngland Crawley Town11 November 2014[56][57]
17 September 2014FWEngland Febian BrandyEngland Crewe Alexandra25 November 2014[58][59][60]
16 October 2014GKEngland Tony ThompsonEngland Chelmsford City13 November 2014[61]
18 October 2014DFEngland Daniel RoweEngland Wycombe Wanderers3 May 2015[62][63]
10 November 2014GKEngland Scott LoachEngland Bury1 December 2014[64][65]
25 November 2014DFEngland Richard BrindleyEngland Scunthorpe United3 January 2015[66]
26 November 2014MFEngland Robert MilsomEngland Bury10 January 2015[67]
27 November 2014MFEngland Ryan HallEngland Notts County5 January 2015[68]
28 November 2014MFEngland Nicky WalkerEngland Grimsby Town31 December 2014[69]
15 January 2015GKEngland Scott LoachEngland Peterborough United16 February 2015[70]
16 January 2015FWEngland Jonson Clarke-HarrisEngland Milton Keynes Dons14 February 2015[71]
29 January 2015DFEngland Richard BrindleyEngland Oxford United29 February 2015[72]
20 February 2015DFEngland Richard WoodEngland Crawley Town30 June 2015[73][74]
3 March 2015GKEngland Scott LoachEngland Yeovil Town4 April 2015[75]
12 March 2015FWEngland Jonson Clarke-HarrisEngland Doncaster Rovers30 June 2015[76]
13 March 2015DFEngland Mat SadlerEngland Oldham Athletic12 April 2015[77]
26 March 2015GKEngland Tony ThompsonEngland Southport30 June 2015[78]
26 March 2015DFEngland Richard BrindleyEngland Colchester United30 June 2015[79]

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