2025–26 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United
2025–26 season
ChairmanTony Stewart
ManagerMatt Hamshaw
(until 18 March)[1]
Lee Clark
(from 18 March)[2]
StadiumNew York Stadium

The 2025–26 season is the 101st season in the history of Rotherham United Football Club and their second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Mangerial changes

On 18 March 2026, the club parted company with manager Matt Hamshaw after just under a year in charge and a 30.2% win rate.[1] He was replaced by Lee Clark on a deal until the end of the season.[2]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] GK Ted Cann West Bromwich Albion Free [3]
1 July 2025[b] CM Kian Spence Barrow [4]
15 July 2025 CB Lenny Agbaire Celtic Undisclosed [5]
19 July 2025 CM Dru Yearwood Nashville Free [6]
21 July 2025 CM Josh Benson Barnsley [7]
22 July 2025 RB Marvin Kaleta Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [8]
25 July 2025 RB Denzel Hall Heerenveen [9]
30 July 2025 LB Ar'jany Martha Beerschot [10]
23 January 2026 CB Emmanuel Adegboyega Norwich City [11]
2 February 2026 CDM Brandon Cover Leicester City [12]
RW Duncan Watmore Millwall Free [13]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at West Brom had expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Barrow had expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
17 July 2025 CM Dan Gore Manchester United 31 May 2026 [14]
1 August 2025 CF Kion Etete Cardiff City 15 January 2026[a] [15][16]
18 August 2025 CF Martin Sherif Everton 31 December 2025[b] [17][18]
29 August 2025 CB Jamal Baptiste Sheffield United 31 May 2026 [19]
1 September 2025 CB Tom Holmes Luton Town 12 January 2026[c] [20][21]
14 January 2026 CF Harry Gray Leeds United 31 May 2026 [22]
2 February 2026 CF Gabriele Biancheri Manchester United [23]
LB Lino Sousa Aston Villa [24]
  1. ^ On 15 January, Etete's initial season-long loan from Cardiff City was terminated
  2. ^ On 31 December, Sherif was recalled back to Everton
  3. ^ On 12 January, Holmes' initial season-long loan from Luton Town was terminated

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
20 August 2025 CF Josh Ayres Cleethorpes Town 17 September 2025 [25]
3 September 2025 CM Kane Richardson Brighouse Town 1 November 2025[a] [26][27]
5 September 2025 CAM James Clarke 4 October 2025 [28]
30 September 2025 CF Josh Ayres Gainsborough Trinity 28 October 2025 [29]
4 October 2025 CF Ciaran McGuckin Eastleigh 1 November 2025 [30]
31 December 2025 CF Reece Wilson Brighouse Town 5 March 2026[b] [31][32]
22 January 2026 CF Josh Ayres Alfreton Town 18 March 2026[c] [33][34]
2 February 2026 CB Sean Raggett Cambridge United 31 May 2026 [35]
7 February 2026 CAM Ben Hatton North Ferriby 30 April 2026[d] [36][37]
3 March 2026 LM Kane Richardson Brighouse Town 31 March 2026 [38]
  1. ^ On 16 October, Richardson's loan at Brighouse was extended until the start of November
  2. ^ On 5 February, Wilson's loan at Brighouse Town was extended by a month
  3. ^ On 18 March, Ayres was recalled back from his half-season loan at Alfreton Town
  4. ^ On 12 March, Hatton's loan at North Ferriby was extended until the end of the regular Northern Premier League season

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB Cameron Humphreys Port Vale 1 July 2025 [39][40]
GK Dillon Phillips Hull City [41][42]
LW Andre Green Panserraikos 8 July 2025 [41][43]
DM Hakeem Odoffin Luton Town 10 July 2025 [44][45]
CB Jake Hull [41]
RM Alex MacDonald [41]
4 July 2025 CF Jonson Clarke-Harris Pendikspor 9 July 2025 [46][47]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
6 June 2025 CB Hamish Douglas 30 June 2027[a] [48]
9 June 2025 CF Josh Ayres 30 June 2026 [49]
CM Ben Hatton 30 June 2026[a] [49]
28 June 2025 CF Ciaran McGuckin [50]
29 June 2025 Joshua Kayode [51]
  1. ^ a b Option for an extra year

Pre-season and friendlies

On 5 June, Rotherham United announced their first pre-season fixture, against Accrington Stanley.[52] A day later, a second friendly was confirmed against Harrogate Town.[53] A third fixture was shortly added after, with the traditional meeting with Parkgate to begin the preparations for the new season.[54] A home fixture was then confirmed against Sheffield United.[55] On 12 June, a warm-weather training camp in Portugal was announced along with a friendly versus Bromley.[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 July 2025 Friendly Parkgate 0–3 Rotherham United Parkgate
18:45 BST Report
  • Trialist 6'
  • Powell 30', 31'
Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex
Referee: Waqar Ahmad
11 July 2025 Friendly Bromley 1–2 Rotherham United Albufeira, Portugal
11:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estadio Da Nora
15 July 2025 Friendly Harrogate Town 0–3 Rotherham United Harrogate
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
19 July 2025 Friendly Rotherham United 0–5 Sheffield United Rotherham
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6,009 (3,259 away)
Referee: James Bell
26 July 2025 Friendly Accrington Stanley 4–1 Rotherham United Accrington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Exeter City 39 11 9 19 42 52 −10 42
21 Blackpool 39 11 9 19 46 63 −17 42 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Rotherham United 38 9 9 20 35 58 −23 36
23 Northampton Town 39 9 8 22 33 56 −23 35
24 Port Vale 36 7 10 19 29 49 −20 31
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[57]


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
37 9 9 19 35 55  −20 36 6 7 6 22 26  −4 3 2 13 13 29  −16

Last updated: 17 March 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123567891011121314411516171819202122232427282930313334263352513637383941424332444405
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAH
ResultWLLDLWLLLDWWWDWDDDLLLLLLLDWWLLLLWDLDL
Position9151817191218212122221615121211121315151821222223232320232323232322222222
Points3334477778111417182122232424242424242424252831313131313435353636
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 4 (vs. Burton Albion) was postponed due to Burton's EFL Cup first round tie being rescheduled.
  • 2 Matchday 25 (vs. Mansfield Town) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  • 3 Matchday 26 (vs. Bradford City) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  • 4 Matchday 32 (vs. Wigan Athletic) was postponed due opposition's FA Cup involvements.
  • 5 Matchday 40 (vs. Luton Town) was postponed due to international call-ups.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were released.[58]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Rotherham United 2–1 Port Vale Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,883 (2,052 away)
Referee: Jacob Miles
9 August 2025 2 Stevenage 1–0 Rotherham United Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: James Durkin
16 August 2025 3 Cardiff City 3–0 Rotherham United Leckwith
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,555
Referee: Thomas Parsons
23 August 2025 5 Rotherham United 2–2 Wigan Athletic Rotherham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,200 (981 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[59]
30 August 2025 6 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Rotherham United Doncaster
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 11,457
Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[59]
6 September 2025 7 Rotherham United 1–0 Exeter City Rotherham
15:00 BST
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,699
Referee: Martin Woods
13 September 2025 8 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Rotherham United Wimbledon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,058
Referee: Lee Swabey
20 September 2025 9 Rotherham United 0–1 Stockport County Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,784 (1,547 away)
Referee: David Rock
27 September 2025 10 Mansfield Town 2–1 Rotherham United Mansfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8,201 (922 Rotherham fans)
Referee: Simon Mather
2 October 2025 11 Rotherham United 2–2 Bradford City Rotherham
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,546
Referee: Oliver Yates
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[60]
11 October 2025 12 Northampton Town 1–2 Rotherham United Northampton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,548
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved to avoid a clash with a Northampton Saints fixture in the same area.[61]
18 October 2025 13 Rotherham United 1–0 Leyton Orient Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,057 (539 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
25 October 2025 14 Barnsley 0–1 Rotherham United Barnsley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,468 (1,982 away)
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
4 November 2025 4[62] Rotherham United 2–2 Burton Albion Rotherham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,228 (229 away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19 August, but was postponed due to Burton's EFL Cup first round tie being rescheduled.[63]
8 November 2025 15 Rotherham United 3–0 Lincoln City Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,912 (1,534 away)
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
15 November 2025 16 Luton Town 0–0 Rotherham United Luton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,091 (711 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 November 2025 17 Reading 1–1 Rotherham United Reading
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,279 (407 away)
Referee: Alan Young
29 November 2025 18 Rotherham United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,360 (334 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 December 2025 19 Rotherham United 0–3 Blackpool Rotherham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,367 (277 away)
Referee: Neil Hair
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 December, but was rescheduled due to Blackpool's FA Cup involvements on the preceding Sunday.[64]
13 December 2025 20 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Rotherham United Plymouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 14,318 (335 away)
Referee: David Rock
20 December 2025 21 Rotherham United 1–3 Huddersfield Town Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,514 (1,866 away)
Referee: Matthew Russell
26 December 2025 22 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Rotherham United Horwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 23,416 (1,071 away)
Referee: Elliot Bell
29 December 2025 23 Blackpool 4–0 Rotherham United Blackpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,632
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 January 2026 24 Rotherham United 0–2 Peterborough United Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,429 (1,007 away)
Referee: Matthew Corlett
17 January 2026 27 Stockport County 3–2 Rotherham United Edgeley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,141 (634 away)
Referee: Edward Duckworth
24 January 2026 28 Rotherham United 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,787 (464 away)
Referee: Richard Eley
27 January 2026 29 Rotherham United 2–1 Northampton Town Rotherham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,228 (293 away)
Referee: Alan Young
31 January 2026 30 Exeter City 0–4 Rotherham United Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,171
Referee: Paul Howard
7 February 2026 31 Rotherham United 0–3 Cardiff City Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,786 (1,395 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbride
17 February 2026 33 Burton Albion 1–0 Rotherham United Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,405 (796 away)
Referee: Abigail Byrne
21 February 2026 34 Rotherham United 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Rotherham
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,049 (2,270 away)
Referee: Simon Mather
24 February 2026 26[65] Bradford City 1–0 Rotherham United Bradford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 18,187
Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 10 January, but it was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[66]
28 February 2026 35 Rotherham United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,502 (1,139 away)
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
3 March 2026 25[65] Rotherham United 0–0 Mansfield Town Rotherham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,243 (2,162 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[67]
7 March 2026 36 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Rotherham United Huddersfield
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 16,592
Referee: Martin Coy
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for Sky Sports [68] broadcasting.
14 March 2026 37 Rotherham United 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Rotherham
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,348 (2,067 away)
Referee: James Oldham
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for Sky Sports broadcasting.[69]
17 March 2026 38 Peterborough United 5–0 Rotherham United Peterborough
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Matthew Russell
21 March 2026 39 Lincoln City v Rotherham United Lincoln
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sincil Bank
3 April 2026 41 Rotherham United v Stevenage Rotherham
15:00 BST Stadium: New York Stadium
7 April 2026 42 Port Vale v Rotherham United Burslem
19:45 BST Stadium: Vale Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 6 April, but was rearranged due to Port Vale in FA Cup quarter-final involvements.[70]
11 April 2026 43 Rotherham United v Barnsley Rotherham
15:00 BST Stadium: New York Stadium
14 April 2026 32[65] Wigan Athletic v Rotherham United Wigan
19:45 BST Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 February, but was rearranged due to Wigan's ongoing involvement in the FA Cup.
18 April 2026 44 Leyton Orient v Rotherham United Leyton
15:00 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road
21 April 2026 40[71] Rotherham United v Luton Town Rotherham
19:45 BST Stadium: New York Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 March, but was rearranged due to international call-ups in the Luton squad.

FA Cup

Rotherham were drawn at home to Swindon Town in the first round.[72][73]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 November 2025 First round Rotherham United 1–2 (a.e.t.) Swindon Town Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,351 (864 away)
Referee: Martin Woods

EFL Cup

Rotherham were drawn away to Salford City in the first round[74][75] and to Barnsley in the second round.[76][77]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Salford City 0–0
(2–3 p)
Rotherham United Kersal
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,409 (453 away)
Referee: Edward Duckworth
Penalties
26 August 2025 Second round Barnsley 2–1 Rotherham United Barnsley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 5,803 (871 away)
Referee: Matthew Corlett

EFL Trophy

Rotherham were drawn against Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic and Manchester City U21 in the group stage.[78] After finishing second in the group stage, they were then drawn away to Salford City in the round of 32.[79][80] and to Huddersfield Town in the round of 16.[81][82]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers (A) 3 3 0 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Rotherham United (A) 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 ACA Manchester City U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4 L2 Oldham Athletic (E) 3 0 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2025. Source: EFL
(A) Advance to next round; (E) Eliminated

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 September 2025 North Group E Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Rotherham United Horwich
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,063
Referee: Andrew Humphries
7 October 2025 North Group E Rotherham United 3–2 Oldham Athletic Rotherham
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 1,310 (145 away)
Referee: Aaron Bannister
28 October 2025 North Group E Rotherham United 4–2 Manchester City U21 Rotherham
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 1,415 (103 away)
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
2 December 2025 Round of 32 Salford City 2–7 Rotherham United Kersal
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 519 (153 visitors)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
13 January 2026 Round of 16 Huddersfield Town 3–0 Rotherham United Huddersfield
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 1,656 (120 visitors)
Referee: Stephen Parkinson

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 17 March 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player.

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Cameron Dawson 35 0 31+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF  IRL Joe Rafferty 40 3 31+3 3 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+3 0
3 DF  SCO Zak Jules 30 1 21+5 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
4 MF  SCO Liam Kelly 21 0 7+10 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF  ENG Sean Raggett 13 1 4+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
6 DF  ENG Reece James 39 2 31+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+2 1
7 MF  ENG Joe Powell 36 1 29+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+3 1
8 MF  ENG Kian Spence 22 3 17+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
9 FW  ENG Jordan Hugill 32 2 20+5 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+1 0
10 FW  ENG Sam Nombe 23 10 16+6 9 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 DF  CUW Ar'jany Martha 38 2 19+13 1 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+1 0
13 GK  ENG Ted Cann 10 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
14 DF  COD Marvin Kaleta 19 0 8+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
15 DF  ENG Jamal Baptiste 32 1 25+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
16 MF  ENG Dru Yearwood 32 0 11+14 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
17 MF  ENG Shaun McWilliams 33 3 19+7 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+1 1
18 DF  SCO Lenny Agbaire 16 0 8+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF  ENG Josh Benson 20 5 11+8 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 3
20 FW  ENG Duncan Watmore 9 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 FW  IRL Joshua Kayode 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF  NED Denzel Hall 26 3 20+2 3 1+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
23 MF  ENG Jack Holmes 14 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 5+0 0
24 FW  ENG Harry Gray 12 2 12+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF  ENG Hamish Douglas 14 1 9+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
27 MF  ENG Ben Hatton 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 MF  JAM Brandon Cover 8 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW  WAL Gabriele Biancheri 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 FW  NIR Ciaran McGuckin 5 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
36 DF  IRL Emmanuel Adegboyega 7 1 4+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF  ENG James Clarke 8 1 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+1 1
38 MF  ENG Kane Richardson 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
39 DF  ENG Harrison Duncan 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 FW  ENG Josh Ayres 9 2 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+3 2
44 MF  ENG Dan Gore 33 1 24+2 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 1+3 1
46 FW  ENG Dean Gardner 3 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+2 1
49 DF  ENG Lino Sousa 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
12 DF  ENG Tom Holmes 8 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 FW  NED Martin Sherif 10 2 4+3 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
29 FW  ENG Kion Etete 14 0 6+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0

Notes

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