Grimsby Town 1-2 Rotherham United: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 18 August 2009

Result

Grimsby Town 1-2 Rotherham United

League Two · Tuesday 18 August 2009, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Grimsby Town 1-2 Rotherham United: match report

Grimsby Town lost to Rotherham United 1-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 18 August 2009. The half-time score was 0-0.

Adam Le Fondre opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Grimsby Town's goal came from Peter Sweeney (64'). Rotherham United scored through Adam Le Fondre (53', penalty) and Michael Cummins (67').

Discipline: Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards; Rotherham United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Grimsby Town were 24th on 0 points from 2 and Rotherham United 13th on 3 points from 2. Grimsby Town went on to finish that season 23rd with 44 points, and Rotherham United 5th with 76.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Grimsby Town win, 0 draws and 3 for Rotherham United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 53'Penalty goal · Adam Le FondreRotherham United · 0-1
  • 53'Yellow card · Peter SweeneyGrimsby Town
  • 64'Goal · Peter SweeneyGrimsby Town · 1-1
  • 67'Goal · Michael CumminsRotherham United · 1-2
  • 86'Yellow card · Michael CumminsRotherham United
  • 88'Yellow card · Nick HegartyGrimsby Town

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Grimsby Town 1, draws 0, Rotherham United 3.