List of Rotherham United F.C. players

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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Rotherham United. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

The table should also include details of players who played for the two sides that merged to form United - Rotherham County and Rotherham Town.

For a list of all Rotherham United players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Rotherham United F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Rotherham United F.C. article.

Table

Players should be listed according to the year of their first team debut, and then by alphabetical order of their surname.

Appearances and goals should be for first-team competitive matches only, but excluding wartime matches. Substitute appearances should be included.

NamePositionRotherham careerLeague AppsLeague GoalsTotal AppsTotal GoalsNotes
Richard Jackson DF1922–193234513651
Andy Smailes WH1929–1932261311Manager of Rotherham 1952–1958
Reg Freeman DF1930-1934953983Manager of Rotherham 1934-1952
Wally Ardron FW1938–194812298127102
Jack Edwards DF1946-195329693129
Alf Gibson DF1946-195315201590
Gladstone Guest FW1946–1955358130375133Record Number of League Goals Scored (130), 2nd Highest Number of Goals in Total. (133)
Jack Selkirk DF1946–195642713451133rd Highest Number of League Appearances
Jack Shaw FW1946–1952262122279138Record Goal Scorer in Total (138), 2nd Highest Number of League Goals. (122)
Danny Williams WH1946–19594612249224Manager of Rotherham 1962–1965, Record Number of League Appearances 461), 2nd Highest Number of Appearances in Total. (492)
Horace Williams DF1946-19532061121611
Jack Grainger FW1947–19563521123721203rd Highest Number of Goal Scored in Total. (120)
Ron Bolton GK1948-195415101570
Norman Noble WH1948–19573262134522
Jock Quairney GK1948-195926002750
Colin Rawson DF1949-19521131212313
Frank Marshall DF1951-195713161488
Roy Silman DF1952-195910521092
Peter Johnson DF1953-19571532315723
Ian Wilson FW1953-19551084511145
Lol Morgan DF1954-196329103260
Keith Bainbridge MF1955-19631621517916
Keith Kettleborough MF1955-19601192013022
Brian Jackson MF1955-196413161488
Peter Madden DF1955–196531173538
Roy Ironside GK1956–196422002520
Roy Lambert DF1956-196430763446
Barry Webster FW1956–19621793720141
Alan Kirkman FW1958-19631425816862
Ken Waterhouse MF1958-19621231214213
Ken Houghton FW1960-19641495617667
Albert Bennett FW1960–19641086412170
Ian Butler MF1960–19641022711829
John Haselden DF1961-196810301210
Frank Casper MF1962–19661022510829
Brian Tiler DF1962-19682132724732
Colin Clish DF1963-196712841484
Barry Lyons MF1963–19661252314426
John Galley FW1964-19671084612554
Harold Wilcockson DF1964-196710921273
Les Chappell FW1965-19671083711538
Dave Bentley MF1966-19732491428918
Neil Hague DF1967-19711442316825
Dennis Leigh DF1967-19721601018410
Johnny Quinn MF1967-197211471298
Trevor Swift DF1967-19742882133126
Roy Tunks GK1967-197313801580
Dave Watson DF1967-19701211914122Was Record Sale of £100,000 in 1970 to Sunderland. He went on to win 65 caps for England.
Jimmy Mullen MF1968-19731772420328
Trevor Womble MF1968-19782153924845
William Houghton DF1969-197313911611
Trevor Philips FW1969-19793218036291
Neil Warnock MF1969-1971545625Manager of Rotherham 2016
Rodney Johnson MF1970-197311081229
Ray Mielczarek DF1970-197311571248
Jim McDonagh GK1970-197512101350
John Breckin DF1971–19824098467123rd Highest number of Rotherham Appearances in Total (467)
Mick Leng DF1971-197510121122
Alan Crawford MF1973-19782374927467
Richard Finney FW1973-19802366828282
Jimmy Goodfellow MF1973-197719282199
Tommy Spencer DF1974-19771381010
John Green DF1975-1983,1986-19883331138917
Dave Gwyther FW1975-19791624518355
Tom McAllister GK1975–197815901850
Mark Rhodes MF1975-19842581329914
Paul Stancliffe DF1975–1983,1990290832710
Gerry Forrest DF1977–1985,1990-199139174649
Ray Mountford GK1978–198212301410
Rodney Fern FW1979-19831053412039
Mick Gooding MF1979-1982,1983-19862584230852
Phil Henson MF1979-19839271078Manager of Rotherham 1991-1994
Billy McEwan MF1979-1983951010710Manager of Rotherham 1988-1991
Ronnie Moore FW1980-19831255213956Manager of Rotherham 1997-2005 and 2009-2011
John Seasman MF1980–19831002511127
Tony Towner MF1980-19831081211813Was Record Signing of £150,000 in 1980 from Millwall.
Emlyn Hughes DF1981-1983566616Player-Manager of Rotherham 1981-1983
Bobby Mimms GK1981-1984,1997-199812601410Was Record Sale of £180,000 in 1985 to Everton.
Nigel Johnson DF1983-1984,1987-19932641032713
Alan Birch MF1983–19851012811835
Phil Crosby DF1983-198818322242
John Dungworth DF1983-19871861722220
Mike Pickering DF1983–198510211171
Mike Trusson MF1983–19861241914324
Andy Barnsley DF1985-1986,1988-199111131324
Kelham O'Hanlon GK1985-199024803040
Daral Pugh MF1985–198711261389
Andy Williams MF1986–1988, 1993–19941381516617
John Buckley MF1987–1990, 19931091313115
Tony Grealish MF1987-1990110713412
Martin Scott DF1987-19919431217Was record sale of £200,000 in 1990 to Bristol City
Shaun Goodwin MF1987–19972803935147
Des Hazel MF1988-19942382829138
Billy Russell DF1988–199210521252
Bobby Williamson FW1988–1990934911256
Shaun Goater FW1989–19962097026086
Billy Mercer GK1989–199410401380
Neil Richardson DF1989-19981841022211
Nicky Law DF1990–199312831594
Matt Clarke GK1992-199512401410Was Captain of 1996 Autoglass Winning Team. Also was Record Sale of £325,000 in 1996 to Sheffield W.
Chris Wilder DF1992-19951321115812
Ian Breckin DF1993–199613261546
Paul Hurst DF1993–20084331349415Record Number of Rotherham Appearances in Total (494), 2nd Highest Number of League Appearances. (433)
Andy Hayward FW1994-19971201514020
Andy Roscoe MF1994-19982021823322
Trevor Berry MF1995–20001732020424
Darren Garner MF1995-20042642330730
Mike Jeffrey FW1995-1996225296Record Sale of £255,000 in 1996 to Fortuna Sittard.
Nigel Jemson FW1995-1996165199Scored both goals in 1996 Auto Windscreen Final win.
Lee Glover FW1996-2000852910232Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 1996 from Port Vale.
Alan Knill DF1997-1999745857Manager of Rotherham 2005-2007
Chris Sedgwick MF1997-20042431727121
Steve Thompson MF1997-19991031511916
Leo Fortune-West FW1998-200064307230
Andy Monkhouse MF1998-2006128914712
Mike Pollitt GK1998–2000, 2001–200526703000
Rob Scott DF1998-2004174919910
Guy Branston DF2000–2003, 20111061312013
Paul Warne FW1999–2005, 2009–2583129234Manager of Rotherham 2016 to 2022
Kevin Watson MF1999–200210971258
Richie Barker FW2000-2005,2008-20091531317019
Alan Lee FW2000–20031113712241Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 2000 from Burnley. And also was Record Sale of £850,000 in 2003 to Cardiff.
Mark Robins FW2000–20031084412149Manager of Rotherham 2007–2009
Stewart Talbot MF2000–200311481278
Martin McIntosh DF2001-20041221613216
John Mullin MF2001–20051801219514
Chris Swailes DF2001-20041671418416
Shaun Barker DF2002–200512371337
Martin Butler FW2003–2006972810429Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 2003 from Reading.
Ryan Taylor FW2005–20111322115324Scored both goals in 2010 Play-off Final defeat.
Ian Sharps DF2006-2010,2012-2013186921712
Danny Harrison MF2007–20121881521318
Dale Tonge DF2007–201316311852
Andy Warrington GK2007–201320502360
Nick Fenton DF2008–201111541376
Nicky Law MF2009–20118661016
Adam Le Fondre FW2009–2011935210558
Tom Pope FW2009–2011534596Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 2009 from Crewe.
Ben Pringle MF2011-20151471916822
Alex Revell FW2011-20151502817034Scored 2 goals in 2014 Play-off Final win.
Kari Arnason DF2012-201511651305
Lee Frecklington MF2012-20181672818634Was Record Signing of £160,000 in 2013 from Peterborough.
Richard Smallwood MF2013-201712731333
Jordan Bowery FW2014–2016405446Was Record Signing of a reported £250,000 in 2014 from Aston Villa.
Danny Ward FW2014–201791189519Was Record Sale of £1,600,000 in 2017 to Cardiff.
Richard Wood DF2014-20232291825522Scored 2 goals in 2018 Play-off Final win.
Jonson Clarke-Harris FW2015–20187197910Was Record Signing of a reported £350,000 in 2014.
Joe Mattock DF2015-202220842255
Joe Newell MF2015-20191391415015
Jon Taylor MF2016-20191061211713Was Record Signing of a reported £400,000 in 2016 from Peterborough.
Will Vaulks MF2016-20191251313517Record Sale of £3,500,000 in 2019 to Cardiff.
Michael Ihiekwe DF2017–20221631018414
Ben Wiles MF2017–20231701519017
Michael Smith MF2018-20221885221061
Matt Crooks MF2019–202188189621
Freddie Ladapo FW2019–20221043412341Record Signing of a reported £500,000 in 2019 from Plymouth.
Dan Barlaser MF2019-20231311615116
Jamie Lindsay MF2019-202312071397
Chiedozie Ogbene MF2019-20231201213614
Wes Harding DF2020-202312611392

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