List of Rotherham United F.C. players

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.

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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.

Name | Position | Rotherham career | League Apps | League Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals | Notes

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Richard Jackson | DF | 1922–1932 | 345 | 1 | 365 | 1 |
Andy Smailes | WH | 1929–1932 | 26 | 1 | 31 | 1 | Manager of Rotherham 1952–1958
Reg Freeman | DF | 1930-1934 | 95 | 3 | 98 | 3 | Manager of Rotherham 1934-1952
Wally Ardron | FW | 1938–1948 | 122 | 98 | 127 | 102 |
Jack Edwards | DF | 1946-1953 | 296 | 9 | 312 | 9 |
Alf Gibson | DF | 1946-1953 | 152 | 0 | 159 | 0 |
Gladstone Guest | FW | 1946–1955 | 358 | 130 | 375 | 133 | Record Number of League Goals Scored (130), 2nd Highest Number of Goals in Total. (133)
Jack Selkirk | DF | 1946–1956 | 427 | 13 | 451 | 13 | 3rd Highest Number of League Appearances
Jack Shaw | FW | 1946–1952 | 262 | 122 | 279 | 138 | Record Goal Scorer in Total (138), 2nd Highest Number of League Goals. (122)
Danny Williams | WH | 1946–1959 | 461 | 22 | 492 | 24 | Manager of Rotherham 1962–1965, Record Number of League Appearances 461), 2nd Highest Number of Appearances in Total. (492)
Horace Williams | DF | 1946-1953 | 206 | 11 | 216 | 11 |
Jack Grainger | FW | 1947–1956 | 352 | 112 | 372 | 120 | 3rd Highest Number of Goal Scored in Total. (120)
Ron Bolton | GK | 1948-1954 | 151 | 0 | 157 | 0 |
Norman Noble | WH | 1948–1957 | 326 | 21 | 345 | 22 |
Jock Quairney | GK | 1948-1959 | 260 | 0 | 275 | 0 |
Colin Rawson | DF | 1949-1952 | 113 | 12 | 123 | 13 |
Frank Marshall | DF | 1951-1957 | 131 | 6 | 148 | 8 |
Roy Silman | DF | 1952-1959 | 105 | 2 | 109 | 2 |
Peter Johnson | DF | 1953-1957 | 153 | 23 | 157 | 23 |
Ian Wilson | FW | 1953-1955 | 108 | 45 | 111 | 45 |
Lol Morgan | DF | 1954-1963 | 291 | 0 | 326 | 0 |
Keith Bainbridge | MF | 1955-1963 | 162 | 15 | 179 | 16 |
Keith Kettleborough | MF | 1955-1960 | 119 | 20 | 130 | 22 |
Brian Jackson | MF | 1955-1964 | 131 | 6 | 148 | 8 |
Peter Madden | DF | 1955–1965 | 311 | 7 | 353 | 8 |
Roy Ironside | GK | 1956–1964 | 220 | 0 | 252 | 0 |
Roy Lambert | DF | 1956-1964 | 307 | 6 | 344 | 6 |
Barry Webster | FW | 1956–1962 | 179 | 37 | 201 | 41 |
Alan Kirkman | FW | 1958-1963 | 142 | 58 | 168 | 62 |
Ken Waterhouse | MF | 1958-1962 | 123 | 12 | 142 | 13 |
Ken Houghton | FW | 1960-1964 | 149 | 56 | 176 | 67 |
Albert Bennett | FW | 1960–1964 | 108 | 64 | 121 | 70 |
Ian Butler | MF | 1960–1964 | 102 | 27 | 118 | 29 |
John Haselden | DF | 1961-1968 | 103 | 0 | 121 | 0 |
Frank Casper | MF | 1962–1966 | 102 | 25 | 108 | 29 |
Brian Tiler | DF | 1962-1968 | 213 | 27 | 247 | 32 |
Colin Clish | DF | 1963-1967 | 128 | 4 | 148 | 4 |
Barry Lyons | MF | 1963–1966 | 125 | 23 | 144 | 26 |
John Galley | FW | 1964-1967 | 108 | 46 | 125 | 54 |
Harold Wilcockson | DF | 1964-1967 | 109 | 2 | 127 | 3 |
Les Chappell | FW | 1965-1967 | 108 | 37 | 115 | 38 |
Dave Bentley | MF | 1966-1973 | 249 | 14 | 289 | 18 |
Neil Hague | DF | 1967-1971 | 144 | 23 | 168 | 25 |
Dennis Leigh | DF | 1967-1972 | 160 | 10 | 184 | 10 |
Johnny Quinn | MF | 1967-1972 | 114 | 7 | 129 | 8 |
Trevor Swift | DF | 1967-1974 | 288 | 21 | 331 | 26 |
Roy Tunks | GK | 1967-1973 | 138 | 0 | 158 | 0 |
Dave Watson | DF | 1967-1970 | 121 | 19 | 141 | 22 | Was Record Sale of £100,000 in 1970 to Sunderland. He went on to win 65 caps for England.
Jimmy Mullen | MF | 1968-1973 | 177 | 24 | 203 | 28 |
Trevor Womble | MF | 1968-1978 | 215 | 39 | 248 | 45 |
William Houghton | DF | 1969-1973 | 139 | 1 | 161 | 1 |
Trevor Philips | FW | 1969-1979 | 321 | 80 | 362 | 91 |
Neil Warnock | MF | 1969-1971 | 54 | 5 | 62 | 5 | Manager of Rotherham 2016
Rodney Johnson | MF | 1970-1973 | 110 | 8 | 122 | 9 |
Ray Mielczarek | DF | 1970-1973 | 115 | 7 | 124 | 8 |
Jim McDonagh | GK | 1970-1975 | 121 | 0 | 135 | 0 |
John Breckin | DF | 1971–1982 | 409 | 8 | 467 | 12 | 3rd Highest number of Rotherham Appearances in Total (467)
Mick Leng | DF | 1971-1975 | 101 | 2 | 112 | 2 |
Alan Crawford | MF | 1973-1978 | 237 | 49 | 274 | 67 |
Richard Finney | FW | 1973-1980 | 236 | 68 | 282 | 82 |
Jimmy Goodfellow | MF | 1973-1977 | 192 | 8 | 219 | 9 |
Tommy Spencer | DF | 1974-1977 | 138 | 10 | 10 |
John Green | DF | 1975-1983,1986-1988 | 333 | 11 | 389 | 17 |
Dave Gwyther | FW | 1975-1979 | 162 | 45 | 183 | 55 |
Tom McAllister | GK | 1975–1978 | 159 | 0 | 185 | 0 |
Mark Rhodes | MF | 1975-1984 | 258 | 13 | 299 | 14 |
Paul Stancliffe | DF | 1975–1983,1990 | 290 | 8 | 327 | 10 |
Gerry Forrest | DF | 1977–1985,1990-1991 | 391 | 7 | 464 | 9 |
Ray Mountford | GK | 1978–1982 | 123 | 0 | 141 | 0 |
Rodney Fern | FW | 1979-1983 | 105 | 34 | 120 | 39 |
Mick Gooding | MF | 1979-1982,1983-1986 | 258 | 42 | 308 | 52 |
Phil Henson | MF | 1979-1983 | 92 | 7 | 107 | 8 | Manager of Rotherham 1991-1994
Billy McEwan | MF | 1979-1983 | 95 | 10 | 107 | 10 | Manager of Rotherham 1988-1991
Ronnie Moore | FW | 1980-1983 | 125 | 52 | 139 | 56 | Manager of Rotherham 1997-2005 and 2009-2011
John Seasman | MF | 1980–1983 | 100 | 25 | 111 | 27 |
Tony Towner | MF | 1980-1983 | 108 | 12 | 118 | 13 | Was Record Signing of £150,000 in 1980 from Millwall.
Emlyn Hughes | DF | 1981-1983 | 56 | 6 | 61 | 6 | Player-Manager of Rotherham 1981-1983
Bobby Mimms | GK | 1981-1984,1997-1998 | 126 | 0 | 141 | 0 | Was Record Sale of £180,000 in 1985 to Everton.
Nigel Johnson | DF | 1983-1984,1987-1993 | 264 | 10 | 327 | 13 |
Alan Birch | MF | 1983–1985 | 101 | 28 | 118 | 35 |
Phil Crosby | DF | 1983-1988 | 183 | 2 | 224 | 2 |
John Dungworth | DF | 1983-1987 | 186 | 17 | 222 | 20 |
Mike Pickering | DF | 1983–1985 | 102 | 1 | 117 | 1 |
Mike Trusson | MF | 1983–1986 | 124 | 19 | 143 | 24 |
Andy Barnsley | DF | 1985-1986,1988-1991 | 111 | 3 | 132 | 4 |
Kelham O'Hanlon | GK | 1985-1990 | 248 | 0 | 304 | 0 |
Daral Pugh | MF | 1985–1987 | 112 | 6 | 138 | 9 |
Andy Williams | MF | 1986–1988, 1993–1994 | 138 | 15 | 166 | 17 |
John Buckley | MF | 1987–1990, 1993 | 109 | 13 | 131 | 15 |
Tony Grealish | MF | 1987-1990 | 110 | 7 | 134 | 12 |
Martin Scott | DF | 1987-1991 | 94 | 3 | 121 | 7 | Was record sale of £200,000 in 1990 to Bristol City
Shaun Goodwin | MF | 1987–1997 | 280 | 39 | 351 | 47 |
Des Hazel | MF | 1988-1994 | 238 | 28 | 291 | 38 |
Billy Russell | DF | 1988–1992 | 105 | 2 | 125 | 2 |
Bobby Williamson | FW | 1988–1990 | 93 | 49 | 112 | 56 |
Shaun Goater | FW | 1989–1996 | 209 | 70 | 260 | 86 |
Billy Mercer | GK | 1989–1994 | 104 | 0 | 138 | 0 |
Neil Richardson | DF | 1989-1998 | 184 | 10 | 222 | 11 |
Nicky Law | DF | 1990–1993 | 128 | 3 | 159 | 4 |
Matt Clarke | GK | 1992-1995 | 124 | 0 | 141 | 0 | Was Captain of 1996 Autoglass Winning Team. Also was Record Sale of £325,000 in 1996 to Sheffield W.
Chris Wilder | DF | 1992-1995 | 132 | 11 | 158 | 12 |
Ian Breckin | DF | 1993–1996 | 132 | 6 | 154 | 6 |
Paul Hurst | DF | 1993–2008 | 433 | 13 | 494 | 15 | Record Number of Rotherham Appearances in Total (494), 2nd Highest Number of League Appearances. (433)
Andy Hayward | FW | 1994-1997 | 120 | 15 | 140 | 20 |
Andy Roscoe | MF | 1994-1998 | 202 | 18 | 233 | 22 |
Trevor Berry | MF | 1995–2000 | 173 | 20 | 204 | 24 |
Darren Garner | MF | 1995-2004 | 264 | 23 | 307 | 30 |
Mike Jeffrey | FW | 1995-1996 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 6 | Record Sale of £255,000 in 1996 to Fortuna Sittard.
Nigel Jemson | FW | 1995-1996 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 9 | Scored both goals in 1996 Auto Windscreen Final win.
Lee Glover | FW | 1996-2000 | 85 | 29 | 102 | 32 | Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 1996 from Port Vale.
Alan Knill | DF | 1997-1999 | 74 | 5 | 85 | 7 | Manager of Rotherham 2005-2007
Chris Sedgwick | MF | 1997-2004 | 243 | 17 | 271 | 21 |
Steve Thompson | MF | 1997-1999 | 103 | 15 | 119 | 16 |
Leo Fortune-West | FW | 1998-2000 | 64 | 30 | 72 | 30 |
Andy Monkhouse | MF | 1998-2006 | 128 | 9 | 147 | 12 |
Mike Pollitt | GK | 1998–2000, 2001–2005 | 267 | 0 | 300 | 0 |
Rob Scott | DF | 1998-2004 | 174 | 9 | 199 | 10 |
Guy Branston | DF | 2000–2003, 2011 | 106 | 13 | 120 | 13 |
Paul Warne | FW | 1999–2005, 2009– | 258 | 31 | 292 | 34 | Manager of Rotherham 2016 to 2022
Kevin Watson | MF | 1999–2002 | 109 | 7 | 125 | 8 |
Richie Barker | FW | 2000-2005,2008-2009 | 153 | 13 | 170 | 19 |
Alan Lee | FW | 2000–2003 | 111 | 37 | 122 | 41 | Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 2000 from Burnley. And also was Record Sale of £850,000 in 2003 to Cardiff.
Mark Robins | FW | 2000–2003 | 108 | 44 | 121 | 49 | Manager of Rotherham 2007–2009
Stewart Talbot | MF | 2000–2003 | 114 | 8 | 127 | 8 |
Martin McIntosh | DF | 2001-2004 | 122 | 16 | 132 | 16 |
John Mullin | MF | 2001–2005 | 180 | 12 | 195 | 14 |
Chris Swailes | DF | 2001-2004 | 167 | 14 | 184 | 16 |
Shaun Barker | DF | 2002–2005 | 123 | 7 | 133 | 7 |
Martin Butler | FW | 2003–2006 | 97 | 28 | 104 | 29 | Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 2003 from Reading.
Ryan Taylor | FW | 2005–2011 | 132 | 21 | 153 | 24 | Scored both goals in 2010 Play-off Final defeat.
Ian Sharps | DF | 2006-2010,2012-2013 | 186 | 9 | 217 | 12 |
Danny Harrison | MF | 2007–2012 | 188 | 15 | 213 | 18 |
Dale Tonge | DF | 2007–2013 | 163 | 1 | 185 | 2 |
Andy Warrington | GK | 2007–2013 | 205 | 0 | 236 | 0 |
Nick Fenton | DF | 2008–2011 | 115 | 4 | 137 | 6 |
Nicky Law | MF | 2009–2011 | 86 | 6 | 101 | 6 |
Adam Le Fondre | FW | 2009–2011 | 93 | 52 | 105 | 58 |
Tom Pope | FW | 2009–2011 | 53 | 4 | 59 | 6 | Was Joint Record Signing of £150,000 in 2009 from Crewe.
Ben Pringle | MF | 2011-2015 | 147 | 19 | 168 | 22 |
Alex Revell | FW | 2011-2015 | 150 | 28 | 170 | 34 | Scored 2 goals in 2014 Play-off Final win.
Kari Arnason | DF | 2012-2015 | 116 | 5 | 130 | 5 |
Lee Frecklington | MF | 2012-2018 | 167 | 28 | 186 | 34 | Was Record Signing of £160,000 in 2013 from Peterborough.
Richard Smallwood | MF | 2013-2017 | 127 | 3 | 133 | 3 |
Jordan Bowery | FW | 2014–2016 | 40 | 5 | 44 | 6 | Was Record Signing of a reported £250,000 in 2014 from Aston Villa.
Danny Ward | FW | 2014–2017 | 91 | 18 | 95 | 19 | Was Record Sale of £1,600,000 in 2017 to Cardiff.
Richard Wood | DF | 2014-2023 | 229 | 18 | 255 | 22 | Scored 2 goals in 2018 Play-off Final win.
Jonson Clarke-Harris | FW | 2015–2018 | 71 | 9 | 79 | 10 | Was Record Signing of a reported £350,000 in 2014.
Joe Mattock | DF | 2015-2022 | 208 | 4 | 225 | 5 |
Joe Newell | MF | 2015-2019 | 139 | 14 | 150 | 15 |
Jon Taylor | MF | 2016-2019 | 106 | 12 | 117 | 13 | Was Record Signing of a reported £400,000 in 2016 from Peterborough.
Will Vaulks | MF | 2016-2019 | 125 | 13 | 135 | 17 | Record Sale of £3,500,000 in 2019 to Cardiff.
Michael Ihiekwe | DF | 2017–2022 | 163 | 10 | 184 | 14 |
Ben Wiles | MF | 2017–2023 | 170 | 15 | 190 | 17 |
Michael Smith | MF | 2018-2022 | 188 | 52 | 210 | 61 |
Matt Crooks | MF | 2019–2021 | 88 | 18 | 96 | 21 |
Freddie Ladapo | FW | 2019–2022 | 104 | 34 | 123 | 41 | Record Signing of a reported £500,000 in 2019 from Plymouth.
Dan Barlaser | MF | 2019-2023 | 131 | 16 | 151 | 16 |
Jamie Lindsay | MF | 2019-2023 | 120 | 7 | 139 | 7 |
Chiedozie Ogbene | MF | 2019-2023 | 120 | 12 | 136 | 14 |
Wes Harding | DF | 2020-2023 | 126 | 1 | 139 | 2 |

## References

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* List of Rotherham United players since 1925, including total appearances/goals, and seasons they were at the club - at rotherhamunited1925.co.uk Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
* Rotherham Post-war Football League Player statistics at Neil Brown site (up to 2013/14)
* Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
* List of Rotherham managers, and dates in charge - at Soccerbase
* Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down) Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine

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