2009–10 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United
2009–2010 season
Manager
StadiumDon Valley Stadium
League Two5th
FA Cup2nd round
League CupSecond round
FL TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Le Fondre (27)
All: Adam Le Fondre (30)

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]

No. Name Nat Date of birth (Age) Place of birth Signed from Note
Goalkeepers
1 Andy Warrington England (1976-06-10)10 June 1976 (aged 33) Sheffield Bury
30 Jamie Annerson England (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 20) Sheffield Sheffield United
31 Jonathan Lund England (1988-11-01)1 November 1988 (aged 20) Leeds Burnley (loan)
Defenders
3 Jamie Green England (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 19) Rossington —
5 Ian Sharps England (1980-10-23)23 October 1980 (aged 28) Warrington Tranmere Rovers
6 Nick Fenton England (1979-11-23)23 November 1979 (aged 29) Preston Grimsby Town
12 Marc Joseph Antigua and Barbuda (1976-11-10)10 November 1976 (aged 32) Leicester Blackpool
14 Mark Lynch England (1981-09-02)2 September 1981 (aged 27) Manchester Yeovil Town
19 Gavin Gunning Republic of Ireland (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (aged 18) Cork Blackburn Rovers (loan)
24 Andrew Nicholas England (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 (aged 25) Liverpool Swindon Town
25 Pablo Mills England (1984-05-27)27 May 1984 (aged 25) Birmingham Derby County
26 David Haggerty England (1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 18) Sheffield —
42 Liam Darville England (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 18) Leyburn Leeds United (loan)
Midfielders
2 Dale Tonge England (1985-05-07)7 May 1985 (aged 24) Doncaster Barnsley
4 Danny Harrison England (1982-11-04)4 November 1982 (aged 26) Liverpool Tranmere Rovers
7 Michael Cummins Republic of Ireland (1978-06-01)1 June 1978 (aged 31) Dublin Darlington
8 Jason Taylor England (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 22) Ashton-under-Lyne Stockport County
10 Nicky Law England (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 21) Nottingham Sheffield United
11 Stephen Brogan England (1988-04-12)12 April 1988 (aged 21) Rotherham —
15 Kevin Ellison England (1979-02-23)23 February 1979 (aged 30) Liverpool Chester City
16 Paul Warne England (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 36) Norwich Yeovil Town
17 Gary Roberts England (1987-02-04)4 February 1987 (aged 22) Chester Yeovil Town sacked in April 2010[4]
18 Adam Rundle England (1984-07-08)8 July 1984 (aged 25) South Shields Rochdale (loan)
23 Josh Walker England (1989-02-21)21 February 1989 (aged 20) Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough (loan)
Forwards
9 Tom Pope England (1985-08-27)27 August 1985 (aged 23) Stoke-on-Trent Crewe Alexandra
18 Craig McAllister Scotland (1980-06-28)28 June 1980 (aged 29) Glasgow Exeter City (loan)
20 Ryan Taylor England (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 21) Rotherham —
21 Marcus Marshall England (1989-10-07)7 October 1989 (aged 19) Hammersmith Blackburn Rovers (loan)
22 Drewe Broughton England (1978-10-25)25 October 1978 (aged 30) Hitchin Milton Keynes Dons
27 Abdulai Bell-Baggie Sierra Leone (1992-04-28)28 April 1992 (aged 17) Sierra Leone Reading (loan)
29 Andy Liddell Scotland (1973-06-28)28 June 1973 (aged 36) Leeds Oldham Athletic
39 Adam Le Fondre England (1986-12-02)2 December 1986 (aged 22) Stockport Rochdale

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Rochdale (P) 46 25 7 14 82 48 +34 82 Promotion to Football League One
4 Morecambe 46 20 13 13 73 64 +9 73 Qualification to League Two play-offs
5 Rotherham United 46 21 10 15 55 52 +3 73
6 Aldershot Town 46 20 12 14 69 56 +13 72
7 Dagenham & Redbridge (O, P) 46 20 12 14 69 58 +11 72
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Play-offs

Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance Referee Notes
15 May 2010 – 18:00 Semi-final first leg Aldershot Town Away 1–0 Le Fondre 5,470 D'Urso [6]
19 May 2010 – 19:45 Semi-final second leg Aldershot Town Home 2–0 Le Fondre, Ellison 7,082 Graham [7]
30 May 2010 – 15:00 Final Dagenham & Redbridge Neutral 2–3 Taylor (2) 32,054 Linington [8]

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance Referee Notes
8 November 2009 – 15:00 First round Wealdstone Away 3–2 Le Fondre, Ellison, Broughton 1,638 Penn [9]
28 November 2009 – 15:00 Second round Luton Town Home 2–2 Le Fondre, Brogan 3,210 Tierney [10]
8 December 2009 – 19:45 Second round Replay Luton Town Away 0–3 2,518 Boyeson [11]

Football League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance Referee Notes
11 August 2009 – 19:45 First round Derby County Home 2–1 Warne, Ellison 4,345 Webb [12]
26 August 2009 – 19:45 Second round West Bromwich Albion Away 3–4 (a.e.t.) Cummins, Pope (2) 10,659 Hegley [13]

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy
Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance Referee Notes
1 September 2009 – 19:45 First round Huddersfield Town Home 1–2 Le Fondre 2,246 Bratt [14]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two[15] FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Andy Warrington 55 0 49 0 3 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Dale Tonge 25 0 21 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Jamie Green 22 0 19 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
4 MF England ENG Danny Harrison 45 4 40 4 3 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Ian Sharps 52 0 47 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Nick Fenton 42 0 38 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Cummins 17 2 15 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
8 MF England ENG Jason Taylor 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW England ENG Tom Pope 39 5 35 3 2 0 2 2 0 0
10 MF England ENG Nicky Law 51 2 45 2 3 0 2 0 1 0
11 DF England ENG Stephen Brogan 8 2 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Marc Joseph 18 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
14 DF England ENG Mark Lynch 28 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF England ENG Kevin Ellison 46 11 42 9 2 1 1 1 1 0
16 MF England ENG Paul Warne 17 3 15 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
17 MF England ENG Gary Roberts 15 3 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Adam Rundle 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Craig McAllister 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gavin Gunning 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Ryan Taylor 26 2 22 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
21 FW England ENG Marcus Marshall 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW England ENG Drewe Broughton 20 4 17 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
23 MF England ENG Josh Walker 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Andy Nicholas 10 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG Pablo Mills 43 0 40 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG David Haggerty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Sierra Leone SLE Abdulai Bell-Baggie 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Andy Liddell 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
30 GK England ENG Jamie Annerson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK England ENG Jonathan Lund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Adam Le Fondre 51 30 47 27 3 2 0 0 1 1
42 DF England ENG Liam Darville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: [16]

References

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  2. ^ "Moore returns as Rotherham boss". 24 September 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Rotherham United - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Rotherham sack midfielder Roberts". 8 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Rotherham United F.C.'s score written first
  6. ^ Ashenden, Mark (15 May 2010). "Aldershot 0-1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ Vesty, Marc (19 May 2010). "Rotherham 2-0 Aldershot (agg 3-0)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Paul (30 May 2010). "Dag & Red 3-2 Rotherham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Wealdstone 2-3 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Rotherham 2-2 Luton". BBC Sport. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Luton 3-0 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Rotherham 2-1 Derby". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  13. ^ "West Brom 4-3 Rotherham (aet)". BBC Sport. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Rotherham 1-2 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  15. ^ Includes appearances in play-offs
  16. ^ "Rotherham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.