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Rotherham United

Heartbreak#8521.9

Rotherham, Sheffield · England · League Two

Greatest games

Rotherham United's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
1961-09-05 · League Cup · Finals · 2nd leg, agg 2-3
63.3
game score
2
1961-03-21 · League Cup · Semifinals · 1st leg
50.8
game score
3
1927-12-10 · FA Cup · Round 2
49.3
game score
4
1968-02-17 · FA Cup · Round 4
48.3
game score
5
1961-03-29 · League Cup · Semifinals · 2nd leg, agg 4-3
48.2
game score
6
1963-12-16 · League Cup · Quarterfinals
48.2
game score
7
2002-01-16 · FA Cup · Round 3
47.8
game score
8
1962-01-15 · League Cup · Round 4
47.8
game score
9
1952-01-12 · FA Cup · Round 3
47.8
game score
10
1971-01-18 · FA Cup · Round 3
47.4
game score

Footprint

Tiers played
L2, L3, L4
Top-flight (L1) seasons
0
Lower-tier league seasons
104
First season
1894
Most recent season
2026

The Heartbreak Index1.9 · #852

The Blessed · Never won it, waiting since 1894

1.9
Heartbreak
#852
of 1,138 clubs
#564
in Football
1.9
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 18941.9
  • Major final appearance since 19610.9
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the second tier, 2024 · lost the league cup final, 1961 · relegated from the second tier, 2021 · relegated from the second tier, 2019

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2027
League Two (4) · P22● live
14 P · 2-6-6 · 18:25 · -7
12
pts
2026
League One (3) · P23↓
46 P · 10-11-25 · 41:71 · -30
41
pts
2025
League One (3) · P13
46 P · 16-11-19 · 54:59 · -5
59
pts
2024
Championship (2) · P24↓
46 P · 5-12-29 · 37:89 · -52
27
pts
2023
Championship (2) · P19
46 P · 11-17-18 · 49:60 · -11
50
pts
2022
League One (3) · P2↑
46 P · 27-9-10 · 70:33 · +37
90
pts
2021
Championship (2) · P23↓
46 P · 11-9-26 · 44:60 · -16
42
pts
2020
League One (3) · P2↑
35 P · 18-8-9 · 61:38 · +23
62
pts
2019
Championship (2) · P22↓
46 P · 8-16-22 · 52:83 · -31
40
pts
2018
League One (3) · P4↑
46 P · 24-7-15 · 73:53 · +20
79
pts
2017
Championship (2) · P24↓
46 P · 5-8-33 · 40:98 · -58
23
pts
2016
Championship (2) · P21
46 P · 13-10-23 · 53:71 · -18
49
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

1961
League Cup
Runner-up