2009–10 Rotherham United F.C. season explained

Club:Rotherham United
Season:2009–2010
Stadium:Don Valley Stadium
League:League Two
League Result:5th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:2nd round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
Cup3:FL Trophy
Cup3 Result:First round
League Topscorer:Adam Le Fondre (27)
Season Topscorer:Adam Le Fondre (30)
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Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009–10 season was 85th season in the existence of Rotherham United F.C., a football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The club participated in League Two, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Season summary

On 9 September 2009, manager Mark Robins left Rotherham to manage local rivals Barnsley.[1] Later that month, Ronnie Moore was appointed as his replacement.[2]

First-team squad

Players' ages are as of 1 August 2009.[3]

NameNatDate of birth (Age)Place of birthSigned fromNote
Goalkeepers
1Andy WarringtonAugust 1, 2009SheffieldBury
30Jamie AnnersonAugust 1, 2009SheffieldSheffield United
31Jonathan LundAugust 1, 2009LeedsBurnley (loan)
Defenders
3Jamie GreenAugust 1, 2009Rossington—
5Ian SharpsAugust 1, 2009WarringtonTranmere Rovers
6Nick FentonAugust 1, 2009PrestonGrimsby Town
12Marc JosephAugust 1, 2009LeicesterBlackpool
14Mark LynchAugust 1, 2009ManchesterYeovil Town
19Gavin GunningAugust 1, 2009CorkBlackburn Rovers (loan)
24Andrew NicholasAugust 1, 2009LiverpoolSwindon Town
25Pablo MillsAugust 1, 2009BirminghamDerby County
26David HaggertyAugust 1, 2009Sheffield—
42Liam DarvilleAugust 1, 2009LeyburnLeeds United (loan)
Midfielders
2Dale TongeAugust 1, 2009DoncasterBarnsley
4Danny HarrisonAugust 1, 2009LiverpoolTranmere Rovers
7Michael CumminsAugust 1, 2009DublinDarlington
8Jason TaylorAugust 1, 2009Ashton-under-LyneStockport County
10Nicky LawAugust 1, 2009NottinghamSheffield United
11Stephen BroganAugust 1, 2009Rotherham—
15Kevin EllisonAugust 1, 2009LiverpoolChester City
16Paul WarneAugust 1, 2009NorwichYeovil Town
17Gary RobertsAugust 1, 2009ChesterYeovil Townsacked in April 2010[4]
18Adam RundleAugust 1, 2009South ShieldsRochdale (loan)
23Josh WalkerAugust 1, 2009Newcastle upon TyneMiddlesbrough (loan)
Forwards
9Tom PopeAugust 1, 2009Stoke-on-TrentCrewe Alexandra
18Craig McAllisterAugust 1, 2009GlasgowExeter City (loan)
20Ryan TaylorAugust 1, 2009Rotherham—
21Marcus MarshallAugust 1, 2009HammersmithBlackburn Rovers (loan)
22Drewe BroughtonAugust 1, 2009HitchinMilton Keynes Dons
27Abdulai Bell-BaggieAugust 1, 2009Sierra LeoneReading (loan)
29Andy LiddellAugust 1, 2009LeedsOldham Athletic
39Adam Le FondreAugust 1, 2009StockportRochdale

Competitions

League Two

See main article: 2009–10 Football League Two.

Play-offs

!Date!!Round!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result[5] !!Scorers!!Attendance!!Referee!!Notes
15 May 2010 – 18:00Semi-final first legAldershot TownAway1–0Le Fondre5,470D'Urso[6]
19 May 2010 – 19:45Semi-final second legAldershot TownHome2–0Le Fondre, Ellison7,082Graham[7]
30 May 2010 – 15:00FinalDagenham & RedbridgeNeutral2–3Taylor (2)32,054Linington[8]

FA Cup

See main article: 2009–10 FA Cup.

!Date!!Round!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Scorers!!Attendance!!Referee!!Notes
8 November 2009 – 15:00First roundWealdstoneAway3–2Le Fondre, Ellison, Broughton1,638Penn[9]
28 November 2009 – 15:00Second roundLuton TownHome2–2Le Fondre, Brogan3,210Tierney[10]
8 December 2009 – 19:45Second round ReplayLuton TownAway0–32,518Boyeson[11]

Football League Cup

See main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup.

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceRefereeNotes
11 August 2009 – 19:45First roundDerby CountyHome2–1Warne, Ellison4,345Webb[12]
26 August 2009 – 19:45Second roundWest Bromwich AlbionAway3–4 (a.e.t.)Cummins, Pope (2)10,659Hegley[13]

Football League Trophy

See main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy.

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

Notes and References

  1. News: Robins confirmed as Barnsley boss . 9 September 2009 . 8 December 2019 . en-GB.
  2. News: Moore returns as Rotherham boss . 24 September 2009 . 8 December 2019 . en-GB.
  3. Web site: FootballSquads - Rotherham United - 2009/10 . www.footballsquads.co.uk . 9 December 2019.
  4. News: Rotherham sack midfielder Roberts . 8 April 2010 . 25 January 2020 . en-GB.
  5. Rotherham United F.C.'s score written first
  6. News: Ashenden . Mark . Aldershot 0-1 Rotherham . 15 May 2010 . BBC Sport . 3 April 2020 . en-GB.
  7. News: Vesty . Marc . Rotherham 2-0 Aldershot (agg 3-0) . 19 May 2010 . BBC Sport . 3 April 2020 . en-GB.
  8. News: Fletcher . Paul . Dag & Red 3-2 Rotherham . 30 May 2010 . BBC Sport . 3 April 2020 . en-GB.
  9. News: Wealdstone 2-3 Rotherham . 8 November 2009 . BBC Sport . 4 January 2020 . en-GB.
  10. News: Rotherham 2-2 Luton . 28 November 2009 . BBC Sport . 4 January 2020 . en-GB.
  11. News: Luton 3-0 Rotherham . 8 December 2009 . BBC Sport . 4 January 2020 . en-GB.
  12. News: Rotherham 2-1 Derby . 11 August 2009 . BBC Sport . 4 January 2020 . en-GB.
  13. News: West Brom 4-3 Rotherham (aet) . 26 August 2009 . BBC Sport . 4 January 2020 . en-GB.
  14. News: Rotherham 1-2 Huddersfield . 1 September 2009 . BBC Sport . 4 January 2020 . en-GB.

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