Rotherham 2021/22

Rotherham finished 2nd of 24 in the 2021/22 League One with 90 points (won 27, drawn 9, lost 10; scored 70, conceded 33) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 21 matches of 46; lowest 13th, after match 6. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 16 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Rotherham
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 2021	Plymouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sat 14 Aug 2021	Wigan (away)	0–1 L	Lost	3	10th
3	Tue 17 Aug 2021	Morecambe (away)	1–0 W	Won	6	6th
4	Sat 21 Aug 2021	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	0–2 L	Lost	6	11th
5	Sat 28 Aug 2021	Doncaster (home)	2–0 W	Won	9	8th
6	Sat 11 Sep 2021	Fleetwood Town (home)	2–4 L	Lost	9	13th
7	Tue 14 Sep 2021	Lincoln (away)	1–1 D	Drew	10	13th
8	Sat 18 Sep 2021	Bolton (away)	2–0 W	Won	13	6th
9	Sat 25 Sep 2021	Crewe (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	5th
10	Tue 28 Sep 2021	AFC Wimbledon (home)	3–0 W	Won	17	5th
11	Sat 2 Oct 2021	Cheltenham (away)	2–0 W	Won	20	4th
12	Sat 16 Oct 2021	Portsmouth (home)	4–1 W	Won	23	5th
13	Tue 19 Oct 2021	Wycombe (home)	0–0 D	Drew	24	5th
14	Sat 23 Oct 2021	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	3–0 W	Won	27	5th
15	Sat 30 Oct 2021	Sunderland (home)	5–1 W	Won	30	4th
16	Tue 2 Nov 2021	Charlton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	31	3rd
17	Sat 20 Nov 2021	Cambridge (home)	3–1 W	Won	34	2nd
18	Tue 23 Nov 2021	Ipswich (away)	2–0 W	Won	37	1st
19	Sat 27 Nov 2021	Oxford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	38	1st
20	Tue 7 Dec 2021	Gillingham (home)	5–1 W	Won	41	1st
21	Sat 11 Dec 2021	Burton (home)	3–1 W	Won	44	1st
22	Sat 18 Dec 2021	Cambridge (away)	1–0 W	Won	47	1st
23	Sun 26 Dec 2021	Accrington (away)	0–1 L	Lost	47	1st
24	Sat 1 Jan 2022	Bolton (home)	2–1 W	Won	50	1st
25	Sat 15 Jan 2022	Fleetwood Town (away)	0–1 L	Lost	50	3rd
26	Sat 22 Jan 2022	Cheltenham (home)	1–0 W	Won	53	3rd
27	Sat 29 Jan 2022	Crewe (away)	2–0 W	Won	56	1st
28	Tue 1 Feb 2022	Doncaster (away)	5–0 W	Won	59	1st
29	Sat 5 Feb 2022	Accrington (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	1st
30	Tue 8 Feb 2022	AFC Wimbledon (away)	1–0 W	Won	65	1st
31	Sun 13 Feb 2022	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	2–0 W	Won	68	1st
32	Fri 18 Feb 2022	Wigan (home)	1–1 D	Drew	69	1st
33	Tue 22 Feb 2022	Morecambe (home)	2–0 W	Won	72	1st
34	Sat 26 Feb 2022	Plymouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	75	1st
35	Tue 1 Mar 2022	Shrewsbury (away)	0–0 D	Drew	76	1st
36	Sat 5 Mar 2022	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	1–2 L	Lost	76	1st
37	Sat 12 Mar 2022	Wycombe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	77	1st
38	Tue 15 Mar 2022	Lincoln (home)	2–1 W	Won	80	1st
39	Sat 19 Mar 2022	Shrewsbury (home)	0–3 L	Lost	80	1st
40	Sat 9 Apr 2022	Charlton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	80	3rd
41	Tue 12 Apr 2022	Portsmouth (away)	0–3 L	Lost	80	3rd
42	Sat 16 Apr 2022	Ipswich (home)	1–0 W	Won	83	2nd
43	Tue 19 Apr 2022	Burton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	83	2nd
44	Sat 23 Apr 2022	Oxford (home)	2–1 W	Won	86	2nd
45	Tue 26 Apr 2022	Sunderland (away)	1–1 D	Drew	87	2nd
46	Sat 30 Apr 2022	Gillingham (away)	2–0 W	Won	90	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.