Rotherham 1–1 York

EFL League Two 2026/27 Matchweek 2 · 22 Aug 2026

Rotherham vs York in the EFL League Two 2026/27.

At New York Stadium, Rotherham.

Referee: D. Bourne.

Rotherham and York drew 1–1. E. Otoo opened the scoring for Rotherham after 20 minutes. A. Newby made it 1–1 after 40 minutes.

What the result changed

Rotherham stayed 17th, on 1 point.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

Rotherham: E. Otoo 20'
York: A. Newby 40'

Rotherham starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 T. Cann (G)
12 D. Hall (D)
14 S. Aljofree (D)
18 L. Agbaire (D)
3 E. Otoo (D)
28 B. Cover (M)
24 J. Buyabu (M)
8 K. Spence (M)
6 O. Ashley (M)
7 F. Tavares (M)
10 P. Mullin (F)

York starting lineup (3-4-2-1)

1 A. McNally (G)
24 M. Williams (D)
5 Z. Johnson (D)
3 M. Kitching (D)
23 J. Felix (M)
8 A. Hunt (M)
28 O. Banks (M)
12 H. Boyes (M)
30 A. Newby (F)
7 J. Grey (F)
10 O. Pearce (F)

Match events

20′ Rotherham: Normal Goal, E. Otoo, K. Spence
30′ York: Substitution, R. Fallowfield, Z. Johnson
40′ York: Normal Goal, A. Newby, H. Boyes
56′ Rotherham: Substitution, T. Bradshaw, F. Tavares
57′ Rotherham: Substitution, K. Ngwenya, O. Ashley
67′ Rotherham: Substitution, J. Rafferty, L. Agbaire
67′ York: Substitution, A. Read, A. Hunt
71′ York: Substitution, C. McArthur, M. Kitching
72′ York: Substitution, J. King, J. Felix
76′ Rotherham: Substitution, A. Martha, P. Mullin
78′ Rotherham: Yellow Card, Jili Buyabu
90+4′ Rotherham: Yellow Card, Brandon Cover

Match statistics

Statistic	Rotherham	York
Total Shots	10	17
Shots on Goal	2	5
Ball Possession	41%	59%
Expected goals	0.83	2.23
Corner Kicks	5	9
Fouls	11	5
Passes accurate	218	366
Goalkeeper Saves	2	1

The table as it stood on 22 Aug 2026

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Barnet	2	+4	6
2	Crewe	2	+2	6
3	Walsall	2	+3	4
4	Tranmere	2	+2	4
5	Colchester	2	+1	4
6	York	2	+1	4
7	Swindon Town	2	+1	4
8	Fleetwood Town	2	+1	4
9	Grimsby	2	+1	4
10	Bristol Rovers	2	+1	3
11	Newport County	2	+1	3
12	Oldham	2	+1	3
13	Exeter City	2	+1	3
14	Cheltenham	2	0	3
15	Crawley Town	2	0	3
16	Chesterfield	2	0	3
17	Rotherham	2	-1	1
18	Northampton	2	-1	1
19	Accrington ST	2	-2	1
20	Port Vale	2	-2	1
21	Gillingham	2	-3	1
22	Salford City	2	-3	0
23	Rochdale	2	-4	0
24	Shrewsbury	2	-4	0

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.

Rotherham before this match

at Cheltenham 1–2 (Cheltenham) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026

York before this match

vs Bristol Rovers 3–2 (Bristol Rovers) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026