2011–12 Rotherham United F.C. season
Appearance
2011–12 season | |||
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Chairman | Tony Stewart | ||
Manager | Andy Scott (sacked 19 March 2012) Darren Patterson (caretaker to 10 April 2012) Steve Evans | ||
League Two | 10th | ||
FA Cup | 2nd round | ||
League Cup | 1st round | ||
Football League Trophy | 2nd Round (North) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Lewis Grabban (17) All: Lewis Grabban (20) | ||
Highest home attendance | League: 5,368 vs Bradford City (2 January 2012) All: 6,737 vs Sheffield United (4 October 2011) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 2,447 vs Crewe Alexandra (6 March 2012) All: 2,447 vs Crewe Alexandra (6 March 2012) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,498 | ||
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The 2011–12 season was Rotherham United's 87th season in their existence and the fourth consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 70 |
9 | Oxford United | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 68 |
10 | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 67 |
11 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 66 |
12 | Port Vale | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 59[a] |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | ENG | Dale Tonge | 36 | 0 | 28+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Tom Newey | 24 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ENG | Danny Harrison | 45 | 2 | 35+6 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Ryan Cresswell | 17 | 4 | 13+3 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ENG | Luke Foster | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ENG | Gareth Evans | 34 | 7 | 29+3 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Jason Taylor | 42 | 2 | 38+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ENG | Alex Revell | 43 | 11 | 40+0 | 10 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
11 | MF | ENG | Danny Schofield | 41 | 1 | 35+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ENG | Marcus Marshall | 17 | 1 | 8+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | MF | WAL | Mark Bradley | 22 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ENG | Paul Warne | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ENG | Johnny Mullins | 37 | 2 | 34+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ENG | Ben Pringle | 23 | 4 | 14+7 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
21 | GK | ENG | Andy Warrington | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | WAL | Troy Brown | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | 47 | 20 | 39+4 | 17 | 2+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ENG | Michael Raynes | 36 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
29 | MF | ENG | Alec Denton | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Players played for Rotherham this season who have now left the club: | |||||||||||||
10 | FW | ENG | Adam Le Fondre | 5 | 4 | 4+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ENG | Chris Holroyd | 19 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Players played for Rotherham this season on loan who returned to their parent club: | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | EIR | Conrad Logan | 21 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
1 | GK | WAL | Rhys Taylor | 20 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ENG | Brett Williams | 13 | 2 | 4+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ENG | Shaun Harrad | 8 | 3 | 6+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ENG | Sam Hoskins | 8 | 2 | 2+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ENG | Guy Branston | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ENG | Jon Harley | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ENG | Scott Griffiths | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ENG | Sam Wood | 27 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ENG | Kieron Cadogan | 13 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Top scorers
[edit]Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 23 | Lewis Grabban | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
2 | FW | 9 | Alex Revell | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
3 | MF | 7 | Gareth Evans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | FW | 10 | Adam Le Fondre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
= | MF | 18 | Ben Pringle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
= | DF | 5 | Ryan Cresswell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | FW | 10 | Shaun Harrad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | DF | 17 | Johnny Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
= | FW | 9 | Brett Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
= | MF | 4 | Danny Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
= | MF | 8 | Jason Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
= | FW | 10 | Sam Hoskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | DF | 22 | Troy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
= | MF | 11 | Danny Schofield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
= | MF | 12 | Marcus Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
= | MF | 26 | Sam Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
= | MF | 15 | Mark Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
= | MF | 28 | Kieron Cadogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 67 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Number | Nation | Position | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | |||||
11 | MF | Danny Schofield | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
5 | DF | Ryan Cresswell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
24 | DF | Ryan Cresswell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
12 | MF | Marcus Marshall | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
4 | MF | Danny Harrison | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Lewis Grabban | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Tom Newey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
2 | DF | Dale Tonge | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
19 | DF | Guy Branston | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | DF | Johnny Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Alex Revell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Mark Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Jason Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
21 | GK | Andy Warrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1 | GK | Conrad Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Luke Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Gareth Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Richard Naylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Ben Pringle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Sam Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Sam Hoskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Results
[edit]Pre-Season Friendlies
[edit]16 July 2011 | Grimsby Town | 1–3 | Rotherham United | Blundell Park |
15:00 | Duffy 81' | Cresswell 20' Grabban 44' Holroyd 80' |
Attendance: 2,135 |
19 July 2011 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Don Valley Stadium |
19:45 | Le Fondre 83' | Buxton 50' Madine 65' |
Attendance: 5,589 |
26 July 2011 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Look Local Stadium |
19:45 | Riordan 29' Bradley 32' (o.g.) Telling 37' |
27 July 2011 | Rotherham United | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Don Valley Stadium |
19:45 | Ryan 9' Grant 19' (pen.) |
Attendance: 702 |
30 July 2011 | Rotherham United | 1–3 | Huddersfield Town | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Holroyd 54' | McDermott 63' Novak 72' Rhodes 82' |
Attendance: 1,012 |
League Two
[edit]6 August 2011 1 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Oxford United | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Grabban 48' | Attendance: 4,484 |
13 August 2011 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–4 | Rotherham United | Home Park |
15:00 | Atkinson 49' | Evans 52', 59' Le Fondre 82', 87' |
Attendance: 6,015 |
16 August 2011 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Alexandra Stadium |
19:45 | Moore 74' | Le Fondre 15' Pringle 72' |
Attendance: 3,458 |
20 August 2011 4 | Rotherham United | 2–2 | Barnet | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Brown 49' Le Fondre 82' |
Kamdjo 36' McLeod 63' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,546 |
27 August 2011 5 | Rotherham United | 3–0 | Gillingham | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Harrison 53' Grabban 63' Evans 78' |
Attendance: 3,740 |
3 September 2011 6 | Swindon Town | 3–2 | Rotherham United | County Ground |
12:15 | Ritchie 39' Connell 69', 81' |
Revell 21', 65' | Attendance: 6,304 |
10 September 2011 7 | Rotherham United | 3–1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Evans 8' Grabban 29', 38' |
Doe 21' | Attendance: 3,286 |
13 September 2011 8 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Crown Ground |
19:45 | Hessey 83' | Cresswell 38' | Attendance: 1,486 |
17 September 2011 9 | Torquay United | 3–3 | Rotherham United | Plainmoor |
15:00 | Bodin 11' Nicholson 42' Howe 47' |
Grabban 3', 34' Cresswell 9' |
Attendance: 2,330 |
24 September 2011 10 | Rotherham United | 0–4 | Southend United | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Gilbert 10' Timlin 47', 60' Harris 64' |
Attendance: 3,433 |
1 October 2011 11 | Port Vale | 2–0 | Rotherham United | Vale Park |
15:00 | Richards 18', 26' | Attendance: 4,983 |
8 October 2011 12 | Rotherham United | 0–1 | Burton Albion | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Richards 8' | Attendance: 3,645 |
14 October 2011 13 | Bristol Rovers | 5–2 | Rotherham United | Memorial Stadium (Bristol) |
19:45 | McGleish 10', 29' (pen.) Bolger 32' Lee Brown 58' Anyinsah 88' |
Taylor 37' Schofield 53' |
Attendance: 5,395 |
22 October 2011 14 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Grabban 22' | Cansdell-Sherriff 45' | Attendance: 3,561 |
25 October 2011 15 | Morecambe | 3–3 | Rotherham United | Globe Arena |
19:45 | McDonald 3' Wilson 28' (pen.) 37' (pen.) |
Grabban 39' (pen.) Evans 58' Revell 64' |
Attendance: 3,012 |
29 October 2011 16 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Sixfields Stadium |
15:00 | Logan 24' (o.g.) | Evans 2' | Attendance: 4,182 |
5 November 2011 17 | Rotherham United | 2–0 | Aldershot Town | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Grabban 14' Holroyd 41' |
Attendance: 3,284 |
19 November 2011 18 | Bradford City | 2–3 | Rotherham United | Valley Parade |
15:00 | Mitchell 34' Flynn 90+2' (pen.) |
Grabban 22' (pen.) Revell 51' Marshall 57' |
Attendance: 10,551 |
26 November 2011 19 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Williams 20' | Barnett 48' Simpson 68' |
Attendance: 3,962 |
10 December 2011 20 | Hereford United | 2–3 | Rotherham United | Edgar Street |
15:00 | Arquin 34' Facey 42' |
Mullins 13', 65' Revell 23' |
Attendance: 1,908 |
17 December 2011 21 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Wood 78' | Attendance: 3,343 |
26 December 2011 22 | Macclesfield | 0–0 | Rotherham United | Moss Rose |
15:00 | Attendance: 3,132 |
30 December 2011 23 | Cheltenham | 1–0 | Rotherham United | Whaddon Road |
15:00 | Pack 11' | Attendance: 3,582 |
2 January 2012 24 | Rotherham United | 3–0 | Bradford City | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Grabben 63', 68' (pen.) Williams 74' |
Attendance: 5,368 |
14 January 2012 25 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Revell 54' | Ritchie 19' (20) | Attendance: 4,236 |
21 January 2012 26 | Rotherham United | 0–1 | Port Vale | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Marc Richards 57'(pen.) | Attendance: 3,189 |
28 January 2012 27 | Dag & Red | 3–2 | Rotherham United | Victoria Road |
15:00 | Nurse 50' Bradley 62'(OG) Doe 78' |
Harrison 28' Revell 63' |
Attendance: 3,189 |
10 February 2012 28 | Southend | 0–2 | Rotherham United | Roots Hall |
20:00 | Hoskins 9' Naylor 45' Taylor 48' Revell 83' |
Attendance: 4,717 |
14 February 2012 29 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley | Don Valley Stadium |
19:45 | Harrad 28' (pen.) | Nsiala 68' | Attendance: 2,572 |
18 February 2012 30 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Pirelli Stadium |
15:00 | Zola 40' Dyer 42' |
Harrad 55' Harrison 72' Revell 84' |
Attendance: 3,313 |
21 February 2012 31 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Rotherham United | Priestfield Stadium |
19:45 | Mullins 33' Grabban 37' |
Attendance: 3,248 |
25 February 2012 32 | Rotherham United | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Dorman 90+2' | Attendance: 3,937 |
3 March 2012 33 | Barnet | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Underhill Stadium |
15:00 | Byrne 7' Holmes 32' Kamdjo 35' Hughes 57' Downing 59' 65' |
Bradley 6' Pringle 50' Mullins 74' |
Attendance: 1,765 |
6 March 2012 34 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Grabban 62' Wood 72' Pringle 82' |
Davis 16' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,447 |
10 March 2012 35 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Grabban 70' (pen.) Taylor 90+4' |
Attendance: 3,475 |
13 March 2012 36 | Rotherham United | 0–1 | Torquay United | Don Valley Stadium |
19:45 | Mansell 26' | Attendance: 2,538 |
17 March 2012 37 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Rotherham United | Kassam Stadium |
15:00 | Rendell 45+2' 88' Hall 52' Whing 90+3' |
Bradley 23' Revell 77' Grabban 83' (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,756 |
20 March 2012 38 | Rotherham United | 4–2 | Macclesfield Town | Don Valley Stadium |
19:45 | Bradley 37' Pringle 57' Revell 68' Cadogan 77' |
Smith 65' Chalmers 73' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,505 |
24 March 2012 39 | Crawley Town | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Broadfield Stadium |
15:00 | Clarke 43' Alexander 53' (pen.) Mills 67' |
Hoskins 68' | Attendance: 2,766 |
31 March 2012 40 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Hereford United | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Grabban 43' Schofield 83' |
Attendance: 3,237 |
6 April 2012 41 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Kingsmeadow |
15:00 | Moore 65' | Cresswell 12' Pringle 34' Hoskins 83' |
Attendance: 4,387 |
9 April 2012 42 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Cresswell 90+3' | Attendance: 3,066 |
14 April 2012 43 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Rotherham United | Greenhous Meadow |
15:00 | Wroe 19' Gornell 45+2' (67) Wildig 48' Cansdell-Sherriff 88' |
Cresswell 2' 44' Taylor 19' Grabban 30' |
Attendance: 5,873 |
21 April 2012 44 | Rotherham United | 3–2 | Morecambe | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Grabban 21' (90+1) Cresswell 45' 74' Taylor 48' |
Burrow 39' Redshaw 75' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,876 |
28 April 2012 45 | Aldershot Town | 2–2 | Rotherham United | Recreation Ground (Aldershot) |
15:00 | Vincenti 20' 76' Payne 48' Madjo 56' Roberts 74' 85' |
Evans 11' (pen.) Hoskins 30' Newey 45+1' 82' Schofield 78' |
Attendance: 2,578 |
5 May 2012 46 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Revell 31' | Carlisle 81' Akinfenwa 90+4' |
Attendance: 4,729 |
FA Cup
[edit]12 November 2011 First Round Proper | Barrow | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Holker Street, Barrow |
15:00 | Rutherford 16' | Report | Grabban 82', 87' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,030 |
3 December 2011 Second Round Proper | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Rotherham United | New Meadow, Shrewsbury |
15:00 | Sharps 48' Wroe 83' (pen.) |
Report | Grabban 42' (pen.) Marshall 45' |
Attendance: 4,048 |
League Cup
[edit]9 August 2011 Round 1 | Rotherham United | 1–4 | Leicester City | Don Valley Stadium |
19:45 | Mills 13' (o.g.) | Gallagher 36' Schlupp 53', 63', 71' |
Attendance: 3,717 |
Football League Trophy
[edit]4 October 2011 Round 2 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Revell 69' | Porter 9' Evans 90+7' |
Attendance: 6,737 |
Managerial change
[edit]Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Scott | Sacked | 19 March 2012[3] | 11th | Steve Evans | 9 April 2012[4] |
Following Rotherham's defeat to Oxford United on 17 March 2012, the club found themselves eight points from the play-off places in League Two. This prompted chairman Tony Stewart to sack Andy Scott two days later.[3] Steve Evans was appointed as the new manager on a 3-year deal on 9 April.[4]
Transfers
[edit]Players transferred in | |||||
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Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
3 June 2011 | FW | Gareth Evans | Bradford City | Free | [5] |
3 June 2011 | MF | Ben Pringle | Derby County | Free | [5] |
1 July 2011 | DF | Troy Brown | Ipswich Town | Free | [6] |
4 July 2011 | FW | Lewis Grabban | Brentford | Free | [7] |
5 August 2011 | DF | Michael Raynes | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed | [8] |
31 August 2011 | FW | Alex Revell | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed | [9] |
13 January 2012 | DF | Richard Naylor | Doncaster Rovers | Free | [10] |
Players loaned in | |||||
Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
12 July 2011 | GK | Conrad Logan | Leicester City | January 2012 | [11] |
28 August 2011 | FW | Brett Williams | Reading | January 2012 | [12] |
14 October 2011 | DF | Guy Branston | Bradford City | 14 January 2012 | [13] |
14 October 2011 | DF | Jon Harley | Notts County | 14 January 2012 | [13][14] |
24 November 2011 | MF | Sam Wood | Brentford | 3 May 2012 | [15][16] |
2 January 2012 | GK | Rhys Taylor | Chelsea | End of season | [17][18] |
10 January 2012 | DF | Scott Griffiths | Peterborough United | End of season | [19] |
26 January 2012 | MF | Kieron Cadogan | Crystal Palace | 3 May 2012 | [20] |
8 February 2012 | FW | Shaun Harrad | Bury | 8 March 2012 | [21] |
15 March 2012 | FW | Sam Hoskins | Southampton | End of season | [22] |
Players loaned out | |||||
Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
24 November 2011 | MF | Ollie Banks | Buxton | 9 January 2012 | [23] |
6 January 2012 | DF | Troy Brown | Aldershot Town | End of Season | [24] |
13 January 2012 | MF | Ollie Banks | Stalybridge Celtic | End of season | [25] |
27 January 2012 | MF | Marcus Marshall | Macclesfield Town | 30 April 2012 | [26][27] |
24 February 2012 | GK | Jamie Annerson | Bradford City | End of season | [28] |
Players transferred out | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
20 June 2011 | FW | Ryan Taylor | Bristol City | Tribunal | [29] |
27 August 2011 | FW | Adam Le Fondre | Reading | £500,000 | [30] |
20 January 2012 | FW | Chris Holroyd | Preston North End | Undisclosed | [31] |
Players released | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
1 June 2011 | MF | Kevin Ellison | Morecambe | 1 July 2011 | [32][33] |
22 June 2011 | FW | Ian Thomas-Moore | Retired | ||
1 July 2011 | MF | Nicky Law | Motherwell | 1 July 2011 (Bosman) | [34] |
1 July 2011 | DF | Nick Fenton | Morecambe | 1 August 2011 | [32][35] |
1 July 2011 | MF | Grant Darley | Stalybridge Celtic | 11 August 2011 | [32][36] |
1 July 2011 | MF | Stephen Brogan | Alfreton Town | 11 August 2011 | [32][37] |
1 July 2011 | DF | Jamie Green | Grimsby Town | 1 September 2011 | [32][38] |
1 July 2011 | DF | Luke Ashworth | Harrogate Town | 9 September 2011 | [32][39] |
2 August 2011 | FW | Tom Pope | Port Vale | Free | [40] |
Awards
[edit]End of Season Awards | Winner[41] |
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Player of the Season | Jonny Mullins |
Community Player of the Season | Andy Warrington |
Goal of the Season | Lewis Grabban vs Shrewsbury Town |
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