# 2014–15 Rotherham United F.C. season

In the 2014–15 season, Rotherham United competed in the Sky Bet Championship. The club also took part in the annual League Cup and FA Cup.

## Competitions
### Pre-season matches
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 50 | |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 47 | |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 46 | |
| 22 | Millwall (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 76 | −34 | 41 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 39 | Relegation to Football League One |
* ↑ Rotherham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

#### Matches
### League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Rotherham were drawn at home to Fleetwood Town.

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 23 May 2014 | MF | Conor Newton | Newcastle United | Free | |
| 30 May 2014 | FW | Matt Derbyshire | Nottingham Forest | Free | |
| 5 June 2014 | GK | Scott Loach | Ipswich Town | Free | |
| 9 June 2014 | DF | Kirk Broadfoot | Blackpool | Free | |
| 10 June 2014 | FW | Jordan Bowery | Aston Villa | Undisclosed | |
| 17 June 2014 | DF | Mat Sadler | Crawley Town | Free | |
| 26 June 2014 | MF | Ryan Hall | Milton Keynes Dons | Free | |
| 26 June 2014 | DF | Richard Wood | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
| 27 June 2014 | FW | Febian Brandy | Sheffield United | Free | |
| 27 June 2014 | DF | Frazer Richardson | Middlesbrough | Free | |
| 30 June 2014 | MF | Paul Green | Leeds United | Free | |
| 22 August 2014 | MF | Richard Smallwood | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | |
| 1 September 2014 | FW | Jonson Clarke-Harris | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed | |
| Players transferred out |||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 16 May 2014 | MF | Nicky Adams | Bury | Undisclosed | |
| 28 May 2014 | MF | Lionel Ainsworth | Motherwell | Released | |
| 28 May 2014 | DF | Claude Davis | Free Agent | Released | |
| 28 May 2014 | MF | David Noble | Oldham Athletic | Released | |
| 28 May 2014 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | Tranmere Rovers | Released | |
| 28 May 2014 | MF | Michael O'Connor | Port Vale | Released | |
| 28 May 2014 | MF | Danny Schofield | FC Halifax Town | Released | |
| 28 May 2014 | GK | Scott Shearer | Crewe Alexandra | Released | |
| 6 June 2014 | FW | Danny Hylton | Oxford United | Free | |
| 11 June 2014 | FW | Wes Thomas | Birmingham City | Free | |
| 22 July 2014 | MF | David Worrall | Southend United | Free | |
| 21 August 2014 | FW | Kieran Agard | Bristol City | Undisclosed | |
| 9 January 2015 | MF | Febian Brandy | Rochdale | Free | |
| 9 January 2015 | FW | Alex Revell | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | |
| 24 January 2015 | DF | Joe Skarz | Oxford United | Free | |
| 31 January 2015 | MF | Ryan Hall | Luton Town | Free | |
| Players loaned in |||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 1 August 2014 | MF | John Swift | Chelsea | 14 November 2014 | |
| 14 August 2014 | FW | Paul Taylor | Ipswich Town | January 2015 | |
| 19 August 2014 | MF | Richard Smallwood | Middlesbrough | 22 August 2014 | |
| 22 August 2014 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | Ipswich Town | 2 January 2015 | |
| 1 September 2014 | FW | Luciano Becchio | Norwich City | 1 January 2015 | |
| 22 November 2014 | MF | Emmanuel Ledesma | Middlesbrough | 20 December 2014 | |
| 26 November 2014 | DF | Reece James | Manchester United | 10 January 2015 | |
| 27 November 2014 | MF | Tom Lawrence | Leicester City | 30 December 2014 | |
| 27 November 2014 | DF | Scott Wootton | Leeds United | 5 January 2015 | |
| 8 January 2015 | MF | Jack Barmby | Leicester City | 3 May 2015 | |
| 9 January 2015 | MF | Danny Ward | Huddersfield Town | 3 May 2015 | |
| 9 January 2015 | MF | Adam Hammill | Huddersfield Town | 3 May 2015 | |
| 15 January 2015 | FW | Conor Sammon | Derby County | 3 May 2015 | |
| 15 January 2015 | DF | Zeki Fryers | Crystal Palace | 3 May 2015 | |
| 30 January 2015 | DF | Jack Hunt | Crystal Palace | 2 May 2015 | |
| 5 March 2015 | DF | Daniel Lafferty | Burnley | 2 April 2015 | |
| 7 March 2015 | DF | Farrend Rawson | Derby County | 4 April 2015 | |
| 20 March 2015 | DF | Lawrie Wilson | Charlton Athletic | 30 June 2015 | |
| 20 March 2015 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | Arsenal | 30 June 2015 | |
| Players loaned out |||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 31 July 2014 | MF | Nicky Walker | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 November 2014 | |
| 31 July 2014 | DF | Daniel Rowe | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 November 2014 | |
| 31 July 2014 | MF | Mitch Rose | Crawley Town | 7 October 2014 | |
| 1 September 2014 | MF | Michael Tidser | Oldham Athletic | January 2015 | |
| 11 September 2014 | DF | Mat Sadler | Crawley Town | 11 November 2014 | |
| 17 September 2014 | FW | Febian Brandy | Crewe Alexandra | 25 November 2014 | |
| 16 October 2014 | GK | Tony Thompson | Chelmsford City | 13 November 2014 | |
| 18 October 2014 | DF | Daniel Rowe | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 May 2015 | |
| 10 November 2014 | GK | Scott Loach | Bury | 1 December 2014 | |
| 25 November 2014 | DF | Richard Brindley | Scunthorpe United | 3 January 2015 | |
| 26 November 2014 | MF | Robert Milsom | Bury | 10 January 2015 | |
| 27 November 2014 | MF | Ryan Hall | Notts County | 5 January 2015 | |
| 28 November 2014 | MF | Nicky Walker | Grimsby Town | 31 December 2014 | |
| 15 January 2015 | GK | Scott Loach | Peterborough United | 16 February 2015 | |
| 16 January 2015 | FW | Jonson Clarke-Harris | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 February 2015 | |
| 29 January 2015 | DF | Richard Brindley | Oxford United | 29 February 2015 | |
| 20 February 2015 | DF | Richard Wood | Crawley Town | 30 June 2015 | |
| 3 March 2015 | GK | Scott Loach | Yeovil Town | 4 April 2015 | |
| 12 March 2015 | FW | Jonson Clarke-Harris | Doncaster Rovers | 30 June 2015 | |
| 13 March 2015 | DF | Mat Sadler | Oldham Athletic | 12 April 2015 | |
| 26 March 2015 | GK | Tony Thompson | Southport | 30 June 2015 | |
| 26 March 2015 | DF | Richard Brindley | Colchester United | 30 June 2015 | |