Tomorrow afternoon make the first of two away trips in the next week as we head to Rotherham United’s New York Stadium.
This Season:
Rotherham currently sit in 6th place in the league. They beat Plymouth Argyle, Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, drawn against Lincoln City and have lost against Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Fleetwood Town.
They were knocked out of the Carabao Cup in the 1st Round by Accrington Stanley while they won their first EFL Trophy game against Doncaster Rovers in a group that also contains Scunthorpe United and Manchester City’s Under-21s.
Transfers:
Rotherham have made 7 signings this summer – 5 permanent signings and two season-long loans. Goalkeeper Josh Chapman arrived from Sheffield United with defenders Tolaji Bola and Rarmani Edmonds-Green (loan) also coming in. Also arriving are midfielders Shane Ferguson, Hakeem Odoffin and Oliver Rathbone while striker Will Grigg (loan) complete the signings.
They have allowed 9 players to leave on permanent deals, including former Alex players Billy Jones and Shaun MacDonald.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 29
Rotherham Wins: 30
Draws: 20
Biggest Alex Win: 8-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in October 1932
Biggest Rotherham Win: 8-1 at the Alexandra Stadium in September 1973
Last Meeting
Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Rotherham United, 4th November 2017
Will Vaulks opened the scoring for the visitors before goals from Brad Walker (47) and Callum Ainley (89) into the second round.
Alex: Richards; Ng, Raynes, Walker, Raynes, Pickering; Ainley, Lowery, Grant; Bowery (Porter 75), Dagnall, Cooper
Rotherham: O’Donnell, Ajayi, Cummings, Emmanuel, Wood (Ihiekwe 83), Vaulks, Newell, Potter, Williams (Taylor 62), Ball (Towell 68), Moore
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Neil Cutler, Dave Felgate, Phil Kite, Gary Montgomery, Scott Shearer, Rhys Taylor
Defenders: David Artell, Semi Ajayi, Julien Baudet, Darren Carr, Martin Clark, Mark Foran, Nicky Hunt, Billy Jones, Colin Murdock, Jon Otsemobor, Michael Raynes, Gregor Robertson, Julian Watts
Midfielders: Daniel Barlaser, Eugen Bopp, Justin Cochrane, Gareth Evans, Paul Green, Geoff Hudson, Shaun MacDonald, Michael O’Connor, Gary Roberts, Trevor Womble
Forwards: Jordan Bowery, Febian Brandy, Harry Deacon, Peter Duffield, Robert Etherington, Stewart Evans, Dave Gwyther, Andy Haddock, Tom Hitchcock, Alex Kiwomya, Jimmy McConnell, Harold Mosby, Tom Pope, Neil Warnock
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Sam Allison the referee, Anthony Moore and Matthew Parry are his assistants with Anthony Moore and Matthew Parry the fourth official. Here is the only game that has been refereed by Allison in the last 5 years:
- Northampton Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra (20th March 2021) – Dale
