The 2020-21 campaign was a heartbreaking and turbulent one for Rotherham United as The Millers ultimately finished a crushing 23rd in the Championship, resulting in immediate relegation back to League One. Leading the line with grit was forward Michael Smith, whose 10 goals anchored an attack that suffered immense adversity, including two severe COVID-19 outbreaks and a grueling ten-game run-in across 28 days. The relegation was dramatically sealed on the final day when a late 88th-minute equalizer by Cardiff City condemned Paul Warne's fighting side, making it a painful, yet defining, chapter in the club's modern history.