The 2018–19 season was
Rotherham United's 94th season in their existence and the first back in the
Championship following promotion via the play-offs
last season. The club will also participate in the
FA Cup and the
EFL Cup
The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
.
Key Events
On 13 March 2019, Rotherham won away at
Queens Park Rangers, claiming their first away win of the season, and their first win in the
EFL Championship
The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the E ...
in 44 attempts, the last being on 9 April 2016.
Relegation from the EFL Championship was confirmed on the penultimate weekend of the season, 27 April 2019, when Rotherham lost away at
West Bromwich Albion after
Millwall had drawn their game earlier in the day.
Squad statistics
Player statistics
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.
Goalscorers
Pre-season friendlies
The first announcement from the club regarding pre-season friendlies came on 31 May 2018, when a game against
Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town was confirmed. This was followed a day later by confirmation of the usual opening friendly with
Parkgate. Later on 1 June, the club announced two split-squad friendlies on the same day against
Stocksbridge Park Steels
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and
Sheffield F.C. On 5 June the club announced a friendly against
Premier League opposition, with
Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock (born 1 December 1948) is an English former football manager and player. He is also a television and radio pundit. In a managerial career spanning five decades, Warnock has managed sixteen different clubs from the Premier League to ...
's newly promoted
Cardiff City
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being hosted at
New York Stadium. On 2 July the club announced a home friendly against
Grimsby Town. This was subsequently cancelled on 6 July due to insufficient police resources being available. On 4 July the opposition for two friendlies during the clubs
Austrian training camp was announced.
Competitions
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on
BBC by
Ruud Gullit and
Paul Ince from
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on 3 December 2018.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in
Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the
Stadium of Light
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on 16 August.
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
References
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