Barker scored 16 goals for Hartlepool last season

Rotherham United have re-signed former Millers striker Ritchie Barker on loan from Hartlepool United.

The 33-year-old has initially joined for three months, with a view to the deal being made permanent in January.

It is the former Mansfield forward's second spell at the club where he spent three years, scoring 17 goals in 155 appearances between 2001 and 2004.

Barker could make his second Millers debut against Grimsby Town at the Don Valley Stadium on Saturday.

He joined Hartlepool in January 2007 following a three-year spell with Mansfield, and was Pools' top scorer last season despite suffering with injuries.