# 2022–23 Rotherham United F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 98th season in the existence of Rotherham United Football Club and the club's first season back in the Championship since the 2020–21 season, following their promotion from League One last season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 9 May 2023.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SWE | Viktor Johansson |
| 2 | DF | JAM | Wes Harding |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Cohen Bramall |
| 4 | MF | IRL | Conor Coventry (on loan from West Ham United) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Richard Wood (captain) |
| 7 | MF | GHA | Tariqe Fosu (on loan from Brentford) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ben Wiles |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tom Eaves |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Jordan Hugill |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Chiedozie Ogbene |
| 12 | FW | IRL | Georgie Kelly |
| 14 | FW | NIR | Conor Washington |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Jamie Lindsay |
| 17 | DF | NIR | Shane Ferguson |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Oliver Rathbone |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Grant Hall (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Lee Peltier |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Hakeem Odoffin |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Sean Morrison |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Cameron Humphreys |
| 26 | GK | SCO | Robbie Hemfrey |
| 28 | DF | AUS | Bailey Wright (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 29 | DF | NOR | Leo Hjelde (on loan from Leeds United) |
| 30 | DF | IRL | Peter Kioso |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Josh Vickers |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Curtis Durose |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Hamish Douglas |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Joel Holvey |
| 40 | MF | POR | Domingos Quina (on loan from Watford) |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Tyler Blackett |
| — | FW | ENG | Jerome Greaves |
| — | DF | ENG | Nathan Exton |
| — | MF | ENG | Samuel Greenhouse |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Jamie McCart (on loan at Leyton Orient until end of the season) |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Tolaji Bola (on loan at Bradford City until end of the season) |
| 19 | FW | IRL | Joshua Kayode (on loan at MK Dons until end of the season) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Jake Hull (on loan at Buxton until end of the season) |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Mack Warne (on loan at Bridlington Town until end of the season) |
| 33 | FW | NIR | Ciaran McGuckin (on loan at Scarborough Athletic until end of the season) |

## Squad statistics
### Player statistics

    As of final game of the season, 8 May 2023.
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | | Viktor Johansson | 44 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | | Robbie Hemfrey | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | Josh Vickers | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Wes Harding | 35+11 | 1 | 33+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Cohen Bramall | 30+12 | 1 | 27+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Jamie McCart | 3+7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Richard Wood | 22+8 | 4 | 21+7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Tolaji Bola | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Grant Hall | 19+2 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Lee Peltier | 32+4 | 1 | 30+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Sean Morrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Cameron Humphreys | 36+4 | 0 | 35+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Jake Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Bailey Wright | 5+2 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Leo Hjelde | 11+2 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Peter Kioso | 7+5 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | | Tyler Blackett | 3+3 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Conor Coventry | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Tarique Fosu | 15+4 | 1 | 15+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Ben Wiles | 24+3 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Chiedozie Ogbene | 36+6 | 9 | 36+3 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Jamie Lindsay | 21+18 | 2 | 19+17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Shane Ferguson | 21+12 | 3 | 20+11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Oliver Rathbone | 35+6 | 5 | 32+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Hakeem Odoffin | 16+9 | 4 | 15+8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Mack Warne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | | Curtis Durose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | | Hamish Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | | Joel Holvey | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | | Domingos Quina | 3+5 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Tom Eaves | 6+15 | 0 | 5+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Jordan Hugill | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Georgie Kelly | 5+26 | 4 | 3+26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Conor Washington | 22+15 | 6 | 20+15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Joshua Kayode | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | | Daniel Barlaser | 29+2 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | | Brooke Norton-Cuffy | 15+6 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Scott High | 3+12 | 0 | 1+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of final game of season, 8 May 2023.
| Place | Position | Number | Name | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other |
| 1 | MF | 11 | Chiedozie Ogbene | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | 14 | Conor Washington | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | 10 | Jordan Hugill | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | 18 | Oliver Rathbone | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | 6 | Richard Wood | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | FW | 12 | Georgie Kelly | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | 22 | Hakeem Odoffin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | 17 | Shane Ferguson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | 4 | Dan Barlaser | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | 8 | Ben Wiles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | 16 | Jamie Lindsay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | 2 | Wes Harding | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | DF | 3 | Cohen Bramall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | MF | 7 | Tarique Fosu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| = | DF | 21 | Lee Peltier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 18 May 2022, Crewe Alexandra confirmed a home pre-season fixture (for 23 July) with Rotherham United; though the match was later removed from the Crewe's original press release. A day later it was confirmed Paul Warne would take his side overseas to Croatia for a warm-weather training camp in July. The Millers announced their first pre-season fixture against Parkgate. A second followed six days later, against Doncaster Rovers. A trip to Salford City was also added to the pre-season calendar. Harrogate Town was next added to the pre-season calendar. A fifth away friendly was also confirmed, against Mansfield Town. Millers' final friendly was announced to be against Crewe Alexandra on 23 July. A behind-closed-doors meeting against Fleetwood Town in Croatia was confirmed in July.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Championship | 30 July 2022 | 8 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 19th | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 023.91 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | 7 January 2023 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 10 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 49 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 024.49 |
Last updated: 8 May 2023 Source: FBREF

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 53 | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 53 | |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 53 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 50 | |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 50 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 49 | |
| 22 | Reading (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 44 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Reading were deducted 6 points for breaching an EFL business plan.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 12 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

The Millers were drawn away to Ipswich Town in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Rotherham were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round and at home to Morecambe in the second round.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 23 June 2022 | RB | Peter Kioso | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Cohen Bramall | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Tom Eaves | Hull City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Jamie McCart | St Johnstone | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Conor Washington | Charlton Athletic | Free Transfer |
| 5 July 2022 | CB | Cameron Humphreys | Zulte Waregem | Free Transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | RB | Lee Peltier | Middlesbrough | Free Transfer |
| 2 September 2022 | GK | Robbie Hemfrey | Stoke City | Free Transfer |
| 10 January 2023 | CB | Sean Morrison | Cardiff City | Free Transfer |
| 25 January 2023 | CF | Jordan Hugill | Norwich City | Free Transfer |
| 8 March 2023 | LB | Tyler Blackett | Unattached | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and became official on July 1, once his Hull City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and became official on July 1, once his St Johnstone contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and became official on July 1, once his Charlton Athletic contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Alfie Burnett | Forest Green Rovers | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Jake Cooper | Altrincham | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Jacob Gratton | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Michael Ihiekwe | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Freddie Ladapo | Ipswich Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Angus MacDonald | Swindon Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Joe Mattock | Harrogate Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Mickel Miller | Plymouth Argyle | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Michael Smith | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2022 | GK | Josh Chapman | Unattached | Contract cancelled |
| 29 January 2023 | CM | Dan Barlaser | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed fee |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and became official once his contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and became official once his contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and became official once his contract expired

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 23 July 2022 | CB | Grant Hall | Middlesbrough | End of Season |
| 29 July 2022 | CM | Scott High | Huddersfield Town | 11 January 2023 |
| 22 August 2022 | RB | Brooke Norton-Cuffy | Arsenal | 6 January 2023 |
| 12 January 2023 | LB | Leo Hjelde | Leeds United | End of Season |
| 20 January 2023 | LW | Tariqe Fosu | Brentford | End of Season |
| 26 January 2023 | DM | Conor Coventry | West Ham United | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Domingos Quina | Watford | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Bailey Wright | Sunderland | End of Season |
* ↑ On 11 January, High returned to Huddersfield
* ↑ On 6 January, Norton-Cuffy was recalled by Arsenal

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 10 August 2022 | MF | Curtis Durose | Gainsborough Trinity | End of season |
| 10 August 2022 | DF | Mackenzie Warne | Gainsborough Trinity | 7 September 2022 |
| 29 August 2022 | CF | Joshua Kayode | Milton Keynes Dons | End of season |
| 27 September 2022 | CB | Jake Hull | Boston United | 27 October 2022 |
| 6 October 2022 | CM | Ciaran McGuckin | Scarborough Athletic | End of season |
| 16 January 2023 | LB | Tolaji Bola | Bradford City | End of season |
| 17 January 2023 | CB | Jamie McCart | Leyton Orient | End of season |
| 19 January 2023 | CM | Mackenzie Warne | Bridlington Town | End of season |
| 3 February 2023 | CB | Jake Hull | Buxton | End of season |
* ↑ On 6 January, Durose's loan at Gainsborough was extended by a further month. On 7 February 2023 it was again extended to the end of the season
* ↑ On 6 January, McGuckin's loan at Scarborough was extended until the end of the season