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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2021)

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
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

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