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2012–13 Rotherham United F.C. season

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Rotherham United
2012–13 season
ChairmanTony Stewart
ManagerSteve Evans
StadiumNew York Stadium
Don Street
Rotherham
League Two2nd (promoted)
League CupFirst Round
FA CupThird Round
Football League TrophyFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Daniel Nardiello (13)
All: Daniel Nardiello (13)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 11,441 vs Burton Albion (18 August 2012)
All: 11,441 vs Burton Albion (18 August 2012)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 6271 vs Morecambe (23 October 2012)
All: 3,975 vs York City (4 September 2012)
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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

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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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18 August 2012 1 Rotherham United 3–0 Burton Albion Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Nardiello 4' (pen)
Odejayi 12'
Pringle 74'
Match Report Lee Bell Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 61' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,441
Man of the Match: Kayode Odejayi
25 August 2012 3 Chesterfield 1–1 Rotherham United Whittington Moor, Chesterfield
15:00 Bowery 3' Match Report Odejayi 51' Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 7232
1 September 2012 4 Rotherham United 4–0 Bradford City Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 O'Connor 2'
Evans (2) 24 + 86'
Ben Pringle 37'
Match Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,199
8 September 2012 5 Port Vale 6–2 Rotherham United Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Dodds 5'
Pope (4) 15, 17, 65 + 78'
Vincent 25'
Match Report O'Connor 30'
Nardiello 51' (pen)
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5544
15 September 2012 6 Rotherham United 1–0 Torquay United Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Alex Revell 34' Match Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7405
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
18 September 2012 7 Rotherham United 2–3 Rochdale Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Revell 59'
Nardiello 62'
Match Report Adebola 45+1'
Grant 71' (pen)
Mcintyre 78'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6783
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
29 September 2012 9 Rotherham United 3–1 Oxford United Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 O'Connor (2) 30' (pen), +74'
Taylor 86'
Match Report Sean Rigg 8' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7258
Man of the Match: Michael O'Connor
13 October 2012 11 Rotherham United 0–3 Southend United Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Match Report Assombalonga (2) 56 + 66'
Martin 74'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7328
Man of the Match: Bob Harris
23 October 2012 13 Rotherham United 2–1 Morecambe Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Nardiello (2) 61 + 62' Match Report Ellison 37' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5971
Man of the Match: Daniel Nardiello
27 October 2012 14 Rotherham United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Agard 74' Match Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6938
Man of the Match: Kari Arnason
6 November 2012 15 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Rotherham United Fleetwood, Lancashire
19:45 Parkin 21' Match Report Arnason 19' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 2498
17 November 2012 17 Rotherham United 4–2 Cheltenham Town Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Nardiello (2) 4 + 29'
Pringle 20'
Frecklington 90+2'
Match Report Lowe 1'
Zebroski 37'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6705
20 November 2012 18 Rotherham United 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Nardiello 1'
Bradley 35'
Winefield 29'
McClure 50', 55'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5688
24 November 2012 19 Exeter City 0–1 Rotherham United Exeter, Devon
15:00 Sharps 42' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3954
8 December 2012 21 Rotherham United 1–2 Gillingham Don Street, New York Stadium
15:00 Taylor 69' Burton 11', 57' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8029
15 December 2012 22 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Rotherham United Kingston upon Thames, London
15:00 Agard 79' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,718
26 December 2012 23 Rotherham United 1–2 Port Vale Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Agard 83' Dodds 56'
Pope 63'
Stadium: New York Stadium
29 December 2012 24 Rotherham United 4–1 Accrington Stanley Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Eckersley 48' (o.g.)
Nardiello 63', 74'
O'Conner 77'
Lindfield 40' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7304
12 January 2013 26 Rotherham United 0–2 Barnet Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Hyde 21'
Yiadom 82'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7434
26 January 2013 27 Rotherham United 1–3 Bristol Rovers Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Noble 73' Match Report Brown 43' (pen)
Harrison 53'
Anyisah 61'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6582
2 February 2013 28 Rotherham United 3–1 Northampton Town Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Nardiello 42'
Pringle 72'
Noble 79'
Report Carlisle 90' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,739
Referee: Miller
9 February 2013 29 Burton Albion 2–0 Rotherham United Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire
15:00 Kee 36', 55' Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Ilderton
12 February 2013 30 Torquay United 1–3 Rotherham United Torquay, Torbay
15:00 Bodin 90' Frecklington 46'
Revell 59'
Odejayi 90'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,178
19 February 2013 32 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Rotherham United Horfield, Bristol
15:00 Anyinsah 81' Odejayi 60'
Frecklington 62'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,646
26 February 2013 33 Rotherham United 1–1 York City Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Nardiello 90' Blair 63' Stadium: New York Stadium
5 March 2013 35 Oxford United 0–4 Rotherham United Oxford, Oxfordshire
15:00 Noble 30'
Árnason 33'
Mullins 41'
Pringle 44'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,169
9 March 2013 36 Rotherham United 1–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Davis 66' Elito 59'
Wilkinson 82'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,309
12 March 2013 37 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Rotherham United High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
19:45 Grant 7'
Doherty 81'
Report Nardiello 51', 64' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 2,581
Referee: Bratt
29 March 2013 39 Rotherham United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Revell 76' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,594
1 April 2013 40 Gillingham 1–0 Rotherham United Gillingham, Medway
15:00 Burton 22' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,796
6 April 2013 41 Morecambe 2–1 Rotherham United Westgate, Morecambe
15:00 Threlfall
Ellison 90'
Revell 64' Stadium: Globe Arena (football stadium)
Attendance: 2,197
9 April 2013 42 Rotherham United 4–1 Exeter City Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Pringle 1'
Nardiello 28'
O'Connor 30'
Morgan 51'
Coles 77' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6,703
13 April 2013 43 Rotherham United 2–1 Fleetwood Town Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Nardiello 3'
Agard 62'
Ball 6' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,360
16 April 2013 44 Bradford City 0–2 Rotherham United Bradford, West Yorkshire
15:00 Frecklington 80'
Agard 90'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,461
20 April 2013 45 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Rotherham United Plymouth, Devon
15:00 Agard 75' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,648
27 April 2013 46 Rotherham United 2–0 Aldershot Town Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Mullins 64'
Frecklington 90'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,300

Pre-season

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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.

14 July 2012 Parkgate 0–6 Rotherham United Rawmarsh, Rotherham
12:00 Match Report ?? og'
Denton (2)
Revell
Odejayi
Nardiello
Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex
Attendance: 810
21 July 2012 Rotherham United 2–1 Barnsley Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Noble 42'
Odejayi 44'
Match Report Mellis 40' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
24 July 2012 Rotherham United 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Bradley 69'
Agard 79'
Match Report Cotterill 54' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5967
Man of the Match: Johnny Mullins
27 July 2012 Dinnington Town 3–2 Rotherham United XI Dinnington, Sheffield
Beavers
Denton
Stadium: Phoenix Park
Attendance: 100
28 July 2012 Rotherham United 0–1 Scotland Heart Of Midlothian Don Street, Rotherham
14:00 Match Report Sutton 47' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5891
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
31 July 2012 Rotherham United 0–1 Sheffield United Don Street, Rotherham
19:45 Match Report Cofie 41' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11033
Referee: Howard Webb
Man of the Match: Ben Pringle
1 August 2012 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1–3 Rotherham United Bracken Moor, Stocksbridge
19:45 Sanasay 23' Match Report O'Connor 30' (pen.)
Agard 38'
Revell 63'
Stadium: Look Local Stadium
Attendance: 1700
4 August 2012 Mansfield Town 2–3 Rotherham United Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
15:00 Stevenson 46'
Green 73'
Match Report Árnason 25'
Nardiello 36'
Bradley 70'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1300
7 August 2012 Stamford AFC 1–3 Rotherham United Stamford, Lincolnshire
19:45 Gibson 64' Match Report Agard 2'
Revell (2) 47' (pen.), 78'
Stadium: PK Arena
Attendance: 1300

FA Cup

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3 November 2012 First Round Proper Rotherham United 3–2 Stevenage Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Bradley 36'
Frecklington (2) 55 + 57'
Match Report Dunne 60'
Morais 72'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 4324
Man of the Match: Mark Bradley
1 December 2012 Second Round Proper Rotherham United 1–1 Notts County Don Street, Rotherham
15:00 Pringle 43' Arquin 32' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,903
5 January 2013 Third Round Proper Aldershot Town 3–1 Rotherham United
9:45 Hylton 6', 23', 62' Frecklington 71' (pen.) Attendance: 2,990

League Cup

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Football League Trophy

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4 September 2012 Round 1 Rotherham United 0–1 York City Don Street, Rotherham
19:30 Blair 80' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3975

Squad statistics

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Everything below is not up-to-date Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Out on Loan

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

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

Goals, Appearances and Disciplinary

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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 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0
1 GK Scotland Scott Shearer 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 1 0
20 DF Wales Craig Morgan 12+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13+1 0 3 0
6 DF England Johnny Mullins 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
5 DF England Ian Sharps 17 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 20 0 3 0
2 DF England Dale Tonge 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6+1 0 0 0
18 DF England Nicky Hunt 6+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6+2 0 4 0
3 DF England Laurie Wilson 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0
14 DF Wales Mark Bradley 7+3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10+3 1 1 0
11 MF England Gareth Evans 9+3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 11+3 2 3 0
8 MF England Jason Taylor 8+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 9+5 1 1 0
MF England Nicky Walker 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 MF England Danny Schofield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England David Noble 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6+1 0 0 0
15 MF England Ben Pringle 17 4 1 0 1 0 0+1 0 19+1 4 3 0
24 MF England Mitch Rose 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
7 MF England Lionel Ainsworth 6+5 0 0 0 0+1 1 1 0 7+6 1 0 0
4 MF Iceland Kári Árnason 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1 3 0
10 MF Northern Ireland Michael O'Connor 11+2 4 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 12+3 4 5 0
17 FW Wales Daniel Nardiello 8+4 7 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 9+5 7 1 0
9 FW England Alex Revell 9+4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 11+4 3 0 1
25 FW England Alec Denton 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 FW Nigeria Kayode Odejayi 13+3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 15+3 2 2 0
22 FW England Kieran Agard 0+10 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+12 1 0 0
Players played for Rotherham this season on loan who returned to their parent club:
23 DF Scotland Robert Harris 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players on loan at Rotherham:
23 DF England Josh Morris 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
27 MF Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 0
31 MF England Courtney Cameron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Key

  • x+x
  • Starts plus substitute appearances

Top scorers

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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

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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

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Classification

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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[a]
5 Cheltenham Town 46 20 15 11 58 51 +7 75
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport[needs update]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAAAHHAAHAH
ResultWLDWLWLDWPDLWWWDLW
Position371051061112101212131066798
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2012. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Overall

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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

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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.

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