2011–12 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United F.C.
2011-12 season
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
Home colours
Away colours

League Data

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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[lower-alpha 1]
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:
  1. On 9 March Port Vale were deducted ten points for entering administration.[1]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF England Dale Tonge 36028+401+100+101+00
3 DF England Tom Newey 24015+502+001+001+00
4 MF England Danny Harrison 45235+622+001+001+00
5 DF England Ryan Cresswell 17413+340+001+000+00
6 DF England Luke Foster 601+401+000+000+00
7 MF England Gareth Evans 34729+371+000+100+00
8 MF England Jason Taylor 42238+121+001+001+00
9 FW England Alex Revell 431140+0102+000+001+01
11 MF England Danny Schofield 41135+211+101+001+00
12 MF England Marcus Marshall 1718+711+001+000+00
15 MF Wales Mark Bradley 22118+310+000+001+00
16 FW England Paul Warne 300+300+000+000+00
17 DF England Johnny Mullins 37234+121+000+000+10
18 MF England Ben Pringle 23414+740+001+001+00
21 GK England Andy Warrington 907+000+001+001+00
22 DF Wales Troy Brown 614+210+000+000+00
23 FW England Lewis Grabban 472039+4172+031+001+00
24 DF England Michael Raynes 36031+200+101+001+00
29 MF England Alec Denton 100+100+000+000+00
Players played for Rotherham this season who have now left the club:
10 FW England Adam le Fondre 544+040+001+000+00
20 FW England Chris Holroyd 1905+1001+100+100+10
Players played for Rotherham this season on loan who returned to their parent club:
1 GK Republic of Ireland Conrad Logan 21019+002+000+000+00
1 GK Wales Rhys Taylor 20020+000+000+000+00
10 FW England Brett Williams 1324+721+100+000+00
10 FW England Shaun Harrad 836+230+000+000+00
10 FW England Sam Hoskins 822+620+000+000+00
19 DF England Guy Branston 402+002+000+000+00
25 DF England Jon Harley 12011+100+000+000+00
25 DF England Scott Griffiths 808+000+000+000+00
26 MF England Sam Wood 27124+211+000+000+00
27 DF England Richard Naylor 505+000+000+000+00
28 MF England Kieron Cadogan 1317+610+000+000+00

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1FWEngland23Lewis Grabban1730020
2FWEngland9Alex Revell1000111
3MFEngland7Gareth Evans70007
4FWEngland10Adam le Fondre40004
=MFWales18Ben Pringle40004
=DFEngland5Ryan Cresswell40004
7FWEngland10Shaun Harrad30003
8DFEngland17Johnny Mullins20002
=FWEngland9Brett Williams20002
=MFEngland4Danny Harrison20002
=MFEngland8Jason Taylor20002
=FWEngland10Sam Hoskins20002
13DFWales22Troy Brown10001
=MFEngland11Danny Schofield10001
=MFEngland12Marcus Marshall10001
=MFEngland26Sam Wood10001
=MFWales15Mark Bradley10001
=MFEngland28Kieron Cadogan10001
TOTALS 6730171

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
11EnglandMFDanny Schofield8100000081
5EnglandDFRyan Cresswell6100000061
24EnglandDFRyan Cresswell5100000051
12EnglandMFMarcus Marshall1021100041
4EnglandMFDanny Harrison3010000040
23EnglandFWLewis Grabban4000000040
3EnglandDFTom Newey3100000031
2EnglandDFDale Tonge2110000031
19EnglandDFGuy Branston0020000020
8EnglandDFJohnny Mullins2000000020
9EnglandFWAlex Revell2000000020
15WalesMFMark Bradley2000000020
8EnglandMFJason Taylor2000000020
21EnglandGKAndy Warrington1000000010
1Republic of IrelandGKConrad Logan1000000010
6EnglandDFLuke Foster1000000010
7EnglandMFGareth Evans1000000010
27EnglandDFRichard Naylor1000000010
18EnglandMFBen Pringle1000000010
26EnglandMFSam Wood1000000010
10EnglandFWSam Hoskins1000000010
TOTALS 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1

Results

Pre-Season Friendlies

League Two

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Managerial change

Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
England Andy Scott Sacked 19 March 2012[2] 11th Steve Evans 9 April 2012[3]

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.[2] Steve Evans was appointed as the new manager on a 3-year deal on 9 April.[3]

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
3 June 2011 FW England Gareth Evans England Bradford City Free [4]
3 June 2011 MF England Ben Pringle England Derby County Free [4]
1 July 2011 DF Wales Troy Brown England Ipswich Town Free [5]
4 July 2011 FW England Lewis Grabban England Brentford Free [6]
5 August 2011 DF England Michael Raynes England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [7]
31 August 2011 FW England Alex Revell England Leyton Orient Undisclosed [8]
13 January 2012 DF England Richard Naylor England Doncaster Rovers Free [9]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
12 July 2011 GK Republic of Ireland Conrad Logan England Leicester City January 2012 [10]
28 August 2011 FW England Brett Williams England Reading January 2012 [11]
14 October 2011 DF England Guy Branston England Bradford City 14 January 2012 [12]
14 October 2011 DF England Jon Harley England Notts County 14 January 2012 [12][13]
24 November 2011 MF England Sam Wood England Brentford 3 May 2012 [14][15]
2 January 2012 GK Wales Rhys Taylor England Chelsea End of season [16][17]
10 January 2012 DF England Scott Griffiths England Peterborough United End of season [18]
26 January 2012 MF England Kieron Cadogan England Crystal Palace 3 May 2012 [19]
8 February 2012 FW England Shaun Harrad England Bury 8 March 2012 [20]
15 March 2012 FW England Sam Hoskins England Southampton End of season [21]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
24 November 2011 MF England Ollie Banks England Buxton 9 January 2012 [22]
6 January 2012 DF Wales Troy Brown England Aldershot Town End of Season [23]
13 January 2012 MF England Ollie Banks England Stalybridge Celtic End of season [24]
27 January 2012 MF England Marcus Marshall England Macclesfield Town 30 April 2012 [25][26]
24 February 2012 GK England Jamie Annerson England Bradford City End of season [27]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
20 June 2011 FW England Ryan Taylor England Bristol City Tribunal [28]
27 August 2011 FW England Adam le Fondre England Reading £500,000 [29]
20 January 2012 FW England Chris Holroyd England Preston North End Undisclosed [30]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
1 June 2011 MF England Kevin Ellison England Morecambe 1 July 2011 [31][32]
22 June 2011 FW England Ian Thomas-Moore Retired
1 July 2011 MF England Nicky Law Scotland Motherwell 1 July 2011 (Bosman) [33]
1 July 2011 DF England Nick Fenton England Morecambe 1 August 2011 [31][34]
1 July 2011 MF England Grant Darley England Stalybridge Celtic 11 August 2011 [31][35]
1 July 2011 MF England Stephen Brogan England Alfreton Town 11 August 2011 [31][36]
1 July 2011 DF England Jamie Green England Grimsby Town 1 September 2011 [31][37]
1 July 2011 DF England Luke Ashworth England Harrogate Town 9 September 2011 [31][38]
2 August 2011 FW England Tom Pope England Port Vale Free [39]

Awards

End of Season Awards Winner[40]
Player of the SeasonJonny Mullins
Community Player of the SeasonAndy Warrington
Goal of the SeasonLewis Grabban vs Shrewsbury Town

References

  1. "Port Vale formally enter administration". BBC Sport. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Andy Scott sacked as Rotherham United manager". BBC Sport. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Rotherham United appoint Crawley Town boss Steve Evans". BBC Sport. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Rotherham United sign up Ben Pringle and Gareth Evans". BBC Football. 3 June 2011.
  5. "Troy Brown joins Rotherham from Ipswich". BBC Football. 1 July 2011.
  6. "Rotherham United sign Brentford striker Lewis Grabban". BBC Football. 4 July 2011.
  7. "Rotherham United sign Michael Raynes from Scunthorpe". BBC Football. 5 August 2011.
  8. "Rotherham sign Orient striker Alex Revell". BBC Football. 31 August 2011.
  9. "Rotherham United snap up veteran Richard Naylor". BBC Football. 13 January 2012.
  10. "Rotherham United sign Leicester goalkeeper Logan on loan". BBC Football. 12 July 2011.
  11. "Rotherham sign Reading striker Brett Williams on loan". BBC Football. 28 August 2011.
  12. 1 2 "Rotherham United sign Guy Branston and Jon Harley". BBC Sport. 5 October 2011.
  13. "Rotherham extend Jon Harley's loan deal until January". BBC Sport. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  14. "Rotherham United sign Brentford's Sam Wood on loan". BBC Sport. 24 November 2011.
  15. "Millers make loan move for Wood". Sky Sports. 12 January 2012.
  16. "Millers land 'keeper". Rotherham United F.C. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
  17. "Rotherham United extend Rhys Taylor's loan from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012.
  18. "Scott Griffiths makes Rotherham United loan switch". BBC Sport. 10 January 2012.
  19. "Rotherham sign Crystal Palace's Kieron Cadogan on loan". BBC Sport. 26 January 2012.
  20. "Rotherham United sign Shaun Harrad from Bury on emergency loan". BBC Sport. 8 February 2012.
  21. "Striker Joins Millers". Southampton FC. 15 March 2012.
  22. "Banks joins Buxton". Rotherham United F.C. 24 November 2011.
  23. "Aldershot bring defenders Troy Brown and Sonny Bradley". BBC Football. 6 January 2012.
  24. "Banks loaned to Stalybridge". Sky Sports. 13 January 2012.
  25. "Silkmen take Marshall". Macclesfield Town F.C. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012.
  26. "Macclesfield Town extend Marcus Marshall loan deal". BBC Football. 28 February 2012.
  27. "Annerson arrives at City". Bradford City A.F.C. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012.
  28. "Bristol City sign Rotherham United striker Ryan Taylor". BBC Football. 20 June 2011.
  29. "Royals confirm Le Fondre deal". Sky Sports.
  30. "Preston North End sign Procter, Holroyd & McAllister". BBC Sport.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rotherham United offer new deals to six players". BBC Football. 10 May 2011.
  32. "Morecambe sign former Rotherham winger Kevin Ellison". BBC Football. 1 June 2011.
  33. "Nicky Law completes move to Motherwell". BBC Football. 1 July 2011.
  34. "Morecambe complete the signing of Nick Fenton". BBC Football. 2 August 2011.
  35. "Stalybridge Celtic make 2 new signings". Non-League Football Forum. 11 August 2011.
  36. "Reds make it a total of 3 new faces". Alfreton F.C. 11 August 2011.
  37. "Grimsby Town snap up defender Jamie Green". BBC Football. 1 September 2011.
  38. "Former Latics defender joins Harrogate". Pitchero. 9 September 2011.
  39. "Port Vale sign ex-Rotherham striker Tom Pope". BBC Football. 2 August 2011.
  40. "Mullins collects Player of the Season award". Rotherham United F.C. 9 May 2012.
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