Their league campaign can roughly be broken down into three periods of mixed form, excellent form and poor form. After a mixed start, they went on a run of eight wins in 10 games, before recording just two wins in their final 14 games. An 11th placed finish in front of good crowds at Christie Park was a solid start to life in the Football League.
In the cup competitions, they excelled themselves. Although they were eliminated from the FA Cup in the First round, in the other two competitions they recorded their – as of 2021 – best ever performances.
Meanwhile in the League Trophy, four victories saw them through to the Northern Area Final. A two legged affair against Grimsby Town stood between them and a second Wembley final in as many seasons. However after losing the first leg 1–0 at home, they were unable to turn the tie around at Blundell Park (0–0), and Grimsby progressed.
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Notes:
^Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^Artell was born in Rotherham, England, but also qualified to represent Gibraltar internationally and made his international debut for Gibraltar in March 2014.
^Jalal was born in Baghdad, Iraq, but was raised in England and played for the England C team; he later made his international debut for Iraq in June 2015.
