2012–13 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United
2012–13 season
Chairman Tony Stewart
Manager Steve Evans
Stadium New York Stadium
Don Street
Rotherham
League Two 2nd (promoted)
League Cup First Round
FA Cup Third Round
Football League Trophy First Round
Top goalscorer League: Daniel Nardiello (13)
All: Daniel Nardiello (13)
Highest home attendance League: 11,441 vs Burton Albion (18 August 2012)
All: 11,441 vs Burton Albion (18 August 2012)
Lowest home attendance League: 6271 vs Morecambe (23 October 2012)
All: 3,975 vs York City (4 September 2012)
Home colours
Away colours
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In the 2012–13 season, The Millers competed in League Two-the fourth tier in the football league. It was the 142nd season for the club since forming in 1870 as Thornhill and the fifth season in a row that Rotherham have been in League Two. It was a commemorative season for Rotherham United and a new chapter in the history books, as they returned home to Rotherham. They played their home games at The Don Valley Stadium in nearby city Sheffield, of which they had been shadowed by for 4 years since the dispute with Ken Booth, the owner of traditional home Millmoor-which forced them to leave. Rotherham's first game of the season was played on 18 August 2012, versus Burton Albion, in their new home; which was requested by chairman Tony Stewart because of the homecoming occasion. They came out victorious 3-0. Before the season began, the club were tipped by many bookies to lift the League Two title, leaving newly promoted Fleetwood Town and local rivals Chesterfield in their tracks. United were also tipped to be one of numerous favourites to contest the Football League Trophy, however they were out in the first round prior to a 1-0 defeat to York City.

Just one week prior to the first league encounter, Rotherham faced a trip to Yorkshire rivals, Hull City, in a League Cup first round fixture. They were knocked out 7-6 on penalties.

Rotherham United won promotion to League One after finishing second in the league.

Kit

The first kit (1925)

Rotherham wear traditional colours red and white as their home kit. On the right shoulder, there is a solid white bar, with the black Puma logo on it, due to them being the kit manufacturers. Below it is the town crest, put on as a symbolic representative of the move back to Rotherham. It retains the sponsorship of local shopping centre Parkgate. The away kit is an amber and black coloured strip. The reason behind the chosen colours is that in 1925, when Rotherham Town and Thornhill United merged to become Rotherham United, their first ever kit was amber with a black rugby-like 'V' design on the chest. However, this season's away top is a thick, black bar across the chest, with the badge on the left, Puma logo in the centre and the town crest on the right. This kit also retains sponsorship from last season, with One Town One Community.

Season fixtures

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Pre-season

A Rotherham line up with Barnsley in the first game at the NYS.
Rotherham line-up with Barnsley in the first ever game to be held at The New York Stadium.

The first training session of the season was held on week commencing 2 July 2012, 13 days previous to the first pre-season fixture against local team Parkgate. It was a vital time, as the players got a long jog and light training to get back into the football routine; as well as meeting the summer recruitments. On 14 July 2012, a few hours after the 0-6 victory against Parkgate, The Millers flew out to a training camp in the Algarve District of Portugal. On 18 July 2012, Rotherham locked horns with nearby training Oldham Athletic. Managed by Paul Dickov, Oldham were a stature of whom were a League One side. Surprisingly, Steve Evans' men came out on top 3-1. The players returned home the next day to prepare for the upcoming pre-season.

For Rotherham, not just the club but the fans too, this was a special pre-season. The first ever match at their new home venue The New York Stadium would be staged during this period of time. However, this match was just one quarter of stadia safety certificate matches. The opponents in these games, of which were two Yorkshire rivals in Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers, would stage 6,000 and 9,000 maximum capacity matches respectively. The 2012 Scottish Cup champions Hearts, and local rivals Sheffield United would both stage maximum (12,000) capacity matches, also respectively. These fixtures were simply to ensure that the facilities of the ground were able to cope with match-day standards.

Other games included away trips to Mansfield Town, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Stamford, a short journey to local lads Dinnington Town, and an encounter at Nene Park against Kettering Town.

Rotherham fans grew ever confident that the club would be successful this year. The performances were "too good for the league" according to many fans, and it was justified with victories over higher league outfits Oldham, Doncaster and Barnsley. Comments from other supporters suggested that the players brought in were Championship quality, and would tear other teams such as Barnet and Accrington Stanley to pieces.

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

League Data

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gillingham (C, P) 46 23 14 9 66 39 +27 83 Promotion to Football League One
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 24 7 15 74 59 +15 79
3 Port Vale (P) 46 21 15 10 87 52 +35 78
4 Burton Albion 46 22 10 14 71 65 +6 76 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Cheltenham Town 46 20 15 11 58 51 +7 75
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Squad Statistics

                                             Everything Below Is Not Updated

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

No. Position Player
21 England GK Andy Warrington
1 Scotland GK Scott Shearer
23 England DF Josh Morris (on loan from Blackburn)
5 England DF Ian Sharps (C)
2 England DF Dale Tonge
18 England DF Nicky Hunt
3 England DF Lawrie Wilson
20 Wales DF Craig Morgan
14 Wales DF Mark Bradley
11 England MF Gareth Evans
8 England MF Jason Taylor
15 England MF Ben Pringle
31 England MF Courtney Cameron (on loan from Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy)
No. Position Player
27 Republic of Ireland MF Lee Frecklington
24 England MF Mitch Rose
7 England MF Lionel Ainsworth
4 Iceland MF Kári Árnason
28 England MF Luke Rooney (on loan from Swindon)
32 England MF Nicky Walker
10 Northern Ireland MF Michael O'Connor
19 England MF David Noble
17 Wales FW Daniel Nardiello
9 England FW Alex Revell
25 England FW Alec Denton
16 Nigeria FW Kayode Odejayi
22 England FW Kieran Agard

Out on Loan

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

No. Position Player
6 England DF Johnny Mullins (at Oxford United)
26 England MF Danny Schofield (at Accrington Stanley)

Goals, Appearances and Disciplinary

As of 8 November 2012
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
21 GK England Andy Warrington 60 10 00 10 80 00
1 GK Scotland Scott Shearer 110 00 10 00 120 10
20 DF Wales Craig Morgan 12+10 10 00 00 13+10 30
6 DF England Johnny Mullins 20 00 10 10 40 00
5 DF England Ian Sharps 170 10 10 10 200 30
2 DF England Dale Tonge 6+10 00 00 00 6+10 00
18 DF England Nicky Hunt 6+20 00 00 00 6+20 40
3 DF England Laurie Wilson 50 00 10 10 70 00
14 DF Wales Mark Bradley 7+30 11 10 10 10+31 10
11 MF England Gareth Evans 9+32 00 10 10 11+32 30
8 MF England Jason Taylor 8+30 0+10 0+10 10 9+51 10
MF England Nicky Walker 0+10 00 00 00 0+10 00
26 MF England Danny Schofield 00 00 00 00 00 00
19 MF England David Noble 5+10 00 10 00 6+10 00
15 MF England Ben Pringle 174 10 10 0+10 19+14 30
24 MF England Mitch Rose 1+10 00 00 00 1+10 00
7 MF England Lionel Ainsworth 6+50 00 0+11 10 7+61 00
4 MF Iceland Kári Árnason 111 00 10 00 121 30
10 MF Northern Ireland Michael O'Connor 11+24 0+10 00 10 12+34 50
17 FW Wales Daniel Nardiello 8+47 00 10 0+10 9+57 10
9 FW England Alex Revell 9+43 10 00 10 11+43 01
25 FW England Alec Denton 0+10 00 00 00 0+10 00
16 FW Nigeria Kayode Odejayi 13+32 10 10 00 15+32 20
22 FW England Kieran Agard 0+101 0+10 0+10 10 1+121 00
Players played for Rotherham this season on loan who returned to their parent club:
23 DF Scotland Robert Harris 61 00 00 00 61 00
28 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt 10 10 00 00 10 00
Players on loan at Rotherham:
23 DF England Josh Morris 40 10 00 00 50 00
27 MF Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington 62 12 00 00 74 20
31 MF England Courtney Cameron 10 00 00 00 10 00

Key

Top scorers

As of 3 November 2012
Place Position Nation Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW Wales Daniel Nardiello 7 0 0 0 7
2 MF Northern Ireland Michael O'Connor 4 0 0 0 4
= MF England Ben Pringle 4 0 0 0 4
= MF Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington 2 2 0 0 4
= FW England Alex Revell 3 0 0 0 3
4 FW Nigeria Kayode Odejayi 2 0 0 0 2
= MF England Gareth Evans 2 0 0 0 2
5 MF England Lionel Ainsworth 0 0 1 0 1
= MF England Jason Taylor 1 0 0 0 1
= DF Scotland Robert Harris 1 0 0 0 1
= FW England Kieran Agard 1 0 0 0 1
= DF Wales Mark Bradley 0 1 0 0 1
= MF Iceland Kari Arnason 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 28 3 1 0 32

Transfers

As of 29 October 2012
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Nat. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
10 May 2012 FW Wales Daniel Nardiello Exeter City F.C. Free [1]
15 May 2012 FW Nigeria Kayode Odejayi Colchester United Undisclosed [2]
22 May 2012 DF England Ian Sharps Shrewsbury Town Free [3]
22 May 2012 DF England Nicky Hunt Preston North End Free [4]
24 May 2012 GK Scotland Scott Shearer Crawley Town Free [5]
30 May 2012 DF Northern Ireland Michael O'Connor Scunthorpe United Free [6]
7 June 2012 MF Iceland Kári Árnason Aberdeen Free [7]
18 June 2012 MF England Lionel Ainsworth Shrewsbury Town Free [8]
20 June 2012 DF England Lawrie Wilson Morecambe Free [9]
13 July 2012 MF England David Noble Exeter City Free [10]
27 July 2012 FW England Kieran Agard Yeovil Town Free [11]
7 September 2012 DF Wales Craig Morgan Preston North End Free [12]
2 January 2013 MF Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington Peterborough United Undisclosed [13]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 May 2012 DF England Richard Naylor Released Free [14]
4 May 2012 DF England Luke Foster Released Free [15]
7 May 2012 MF England Danny Harrison Released Free [16]
7 May 2012 DF England Tom Newey Released Free [17]
7 May 2012 MF England Ollie Banks Released Free [18]
7 May 2012 MF England Marchus Marshall Released Free [19]
7 May 2012 FW England Paul Warne Coaching Staff Retired [20]
7 May 2012 GK England Rhys Taylor Chelsea Returned [21]
7 May 2012 DF England Sam Wood Brentford Returned [22]
7 May 2012 MF England Kieron Cadogan Crystal Palace Returned [23]
7 May 2012 FW England Sam Hoskins Southampton Returned [24]
7 May 2012 DF England Scott Griffiths Peterborough United Returned [25]
23 May 2012 DF England Michael Raynes Mutual Consent Free [26]
1 June 2012 FW England Lewis Grabban AFC Bournemouth £300,000 [27]
3 July 2012 DF England Ryan Cresswell Southend United Free [28]
13 July 2012 GK England Jamie Annerson Mutual Consent Free [29]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Nat Name From Date to Ref.
27 September 2012 DF Scotland Robert Harris Blackpool 25 October 2012 [30]
19 October 2012 MF Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington Peterborough United 1 Month [31]
25 October 2012 DF England Josh Morris Blackburn Rovers 1 Month [32]
1 November 2012 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt Hull City 8 November 2012 (Injury) [33]
9 November 2012 MF England Luke Rooney Swindon Town 1 Month [34]
16 November 2012 MF England Courtney Cameron Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy 5 January 2013 [35]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Nat Name To Date to Ref.
12 September 2012 MF England Danny Schofield Accrington Stanley 3 Months [36]
5 October 2012 DF England Johnny Mullins Oxford United 3 Months [37]

Competitions

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
6 Burton Albion 18 8 5 5 28 24+4 29
7 Bradford City 18 8 4 6 26 19+7 28
8 Rotherham United 17 8 4 5 28 25+3 28
9 Exeter City 18 8 3 7 26 260 27
10 Southend United 18 7 5 6 26 20+6 26

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results By Round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
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Result W L D W L W L D W P D L W W W D L W                                                        
Position 3 7 10 5 10 6 11 12 10 12 12 13 10 6 6 7 9 8                                                        

Last updated: 18 November 2012.
Source: Rotherham United
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Overall

Competition Started Round Current Pos/Round Final Pos/Round First Match Last Match
League Two 20th 2nd Burton Albion Aldershot Town
FA Cup First Round Proper Third Round Proper Stevenage Aldershot Town
League Cup Round 1 Round 1 Hull City Hull City
Football League Trophy Round 1 Round 1 York City York City

Coverage

Throughout the season, Rotherham will feature on many highlight shows. BBC's Football League Show will show highlights of every Football League game played on a Saturday, sometimes doing special segments-in which The Millers featured in when they beat Burton Albion 3-0 on the first day of the season. A weekly post-match program on Sky Sports News, called Goals Express, also shows goals from the matches. Local radio station BBC Radio Sheffield sometimes do commentary, and 6 days a week hold the Football Heaven phone in, and after matches fans are able to call and express their opinions. Rotherham may be on Sky Sports sometimes, and if the club were to progress far in a domestic cup then they may have matches on BBC or ITV. Millers Player also host commentary and match stats during games, for under 10p a day the buyer is treated to exclusive information that can only be seen via the player.

References

  1. ↑ "Millers Bag Nardiello". Rotherham United.
  2. ↑ "Millers Snap Up Odejayi". Rotherham United.
  3. ↑ "Sharps Opts For Millers Return". Rotherham United.
  4. ↑ "Millers Capture Hunt". Rotherham United.
  5. ↑ "Hunt In The Bag". Rotherham United.
  6. ↑ "O'Connor Checks In". Rotherham United.
  7. ↑ "Millers Sign Icelandic International". Rotherham United.
  8. ↑ "Millers Land Ainsworth". Rotherham United.
  9. ↑ "Millers Snatch Wilson". Rotherham United.
  10. ↑ "New York For Noble". Rotherham United.
  11. ↑ "Young Agard Joins Millers". Rotherham United.
  12. ↑ "Morgan Deal Confirmed". MillersMad.
  13. ↑ "Lee Frecklington joins Rotherham United from Posh". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Naylor Departs". Rotherham United.
  15. ↑ "Foster Released By Millers". Rotherham United.
  16. ↑ "Millers End Harrison's 5 Year Spell". Rotherham United.
  17. ↑ "Newey Leaves Millers". Rotherham United.
  18. ↑ "Banks Farewell". Rotherham United.
  19. ↑ "Marshall Departs". Rotherham United.
  20. ↑ "Millers Legend Retires". Rotherham United.
  21. ↑ "Taylor Back To Blues". Rotherham United.
  22. ↑ "Defender Wood Returns To Parent Club". Rotherham United.
  23. ↑ "Cadogan Loan Expires". Rotherham United.
  24. ↑ "Super Youngster Returns To Saints". Rotherham United.
  25. ↑ "Griffiths Shipped Back To Posh". Rotherham United.
  26. ↑ "Raynes Waves Bye To Millers". Rotherham United.
  27. ↑ "Grabban Exits For Bournemouth". Rotherham United.
  28. ↑ "Disappointed Cressy Departs For Shrimpers". Rotherham United.
  29. ↑ "Annerson Released". Rotherham United.
  30. ↑ "Millers secure 'Tangerine' full-back". Rotherham United.
  31. ↑ "Millers land 'Posh' midfielder". Rotherham United. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  32. ↑ "Millers snap up Morris". Rotherham United. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  33. ↑ "Devitt joins Millers". MillersMad. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  34. ↑ "Millers sign Rooney". Rotherham United. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  35. ↑ "Millers get Villa youngster". Rotherham United. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  36. ↑ "Danny Secures Loan Move". Rotherham United.
  37. ↑ "Mullins makes Oxford switch". Rotherham United. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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