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Ground Name: Millmoor |
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| What's The Ground
Like? Railway End (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Where To Drink? How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Admission Prices What Do The Rotherham Fans Sing? Local Rivals Programme Price Ground Layout Disabled Facilities Fixtures 2006-2007 Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Car Hire Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
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| What's The Ground Like? | |
| On one side of the ground is the site of new Main Stand which is being constructed. It is hoped that the 4,500 capacity which is single tiered, all seated and covered, will be completed sometime during the 2006/07 season. On the other side of the ground is the Millmoor Lane Stand, which has a mixture of covered and open seating. Roughly each section on this side is about a third of the length of the pitch. The covered seating in the middle of this stand looks quite distinctive, with several supporting pillars and an arched roof. Both ends are former terraces, with several supporting pillars and have now been made all seated. The larger of the two is the Tivoli End, used by home fans. It was noticeable that the pitch slopes up towards this end. The ground also benefits from a striking set of floodlights, the pylons of which are some of the tallest that I have come across (approximately 124 feet high, I've since been told). | |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
| Away fans are
housed in the Railway End where
normally just over 2,000 fans can be accommodated.
This end is covered and all seated and it
doesn't take a lot of away fans to really make some noise. On the downside
there are a couple of supporting pillars which could impede your view. An
unusual feature is that away fans can only access this end via a small,
narrow alleyway. I enjoyed my last visit to the ground. I found the Rotherham fans fairly friendly in the pub that I visited before the game and the standard of stewarding within the ground to be relaxed. There is also a great range of pies available inside the ground, with even hot pork pies available (at £1.20 each). I particularly enjoyed the Pukka Chicken Balti Pie on sale at £1.70 each, which is made with puff pastry and is different to the other brand of Balti pie available elsewhere. |
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| Where To Drink? | |
| I had an enjoyable pre-match drink in the Butchers Arms
in Midland Road. The pub had a warm welcome and a good mix of home and
away supporters. There is on street parking to be had in the surrounding
streets and the ground is about an eight minute walk away. To find this
pub; as you proceed along the A629 from the A6109, turn right at the first
island that you reach on the A629 which appears to lead into a small
industrial estate and then take the second left into Midland Road. The
Butchers Arms is situated down this road on the left, opposite the bus
depot. Stuart Abbs recommends the Tivoli Club at the ground. I have also been advised that 'Shooters' (formerly known as Queens) and the 'Prince of Wales' are best avoided by away supporters. Wayne Hopkins recommends the Millmoor Pub on the corner of Millmoor Lane next to the ground. 'This is a great place for both home and away fans to meet before a match and is also the HQ for the Rotherham United Supporters Club'. Please note that alcohol is not available in the away end. Neil Uttley adds; 'The Moulders Rest on Masbrough Street occasionally let away fans in depending on the opposition. Otherwise there are a good selection of pubs in the town centre, however many employ door staff on match days and police presence is high; some pubs operate a no club colours policy. Recommended is the Rhinoceros (a Wetherspoons pub) on Bridgegate (across the road from McDonalds) and one to avoid is the County Borough opposite the Bus Station on the corner of Corporation St and Bridgegate'. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park | |
| Leave the M1 at Junction 34 and take the A6109 towards
Rotherham. At the large roundabout which is the junction with the A629 turn right.
Proceed along the A629 crossing a small roundabout and then at the second
much larger roundabout turn right and you will see the ground over on your
right. You can
see the floodlights of the ground for some distance away. Either street parking
or there is a car park behind the Main Stand which costs £2. There is a handy unofficial car park that away fans can use behind the Zone nightclub on Main Street. Access to the car park which costs £2, is by a slip road off the dual carriageway and is well signposted near to the ground. From the car park a subway takes you down the back of the scrap yards to Millmoor Lane and the away end turnstiles. For a map showing the location of the Millmoor Ground click here (to take you to the Street Map website). To go to a simplified page, containing the directions and pub info, which you can print out click here. |
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| By Train | |
| The ground is walkable from Rotherham train station, about a five to ten minute walk. Steve Orton adds; 'To get to the ground, turn left out of the railway station and walk towards the roundabout. Then follow the blue tourist type signs directing pedestrians to Rotherham United F.C'. Otherwise if you don't fancy the walk then bus numbers 8 (to Kimberworth) & 14 (to Meadowhall) stop outside Millmoor and are every 10 minutes or so on Saturday afternoons from Rotherham bus station. | |
| Admission Prices | |
| Home Fans* All Areas Of The Ground: Adults £18, Senior Citizens/Students £9, Under 16's £8, Under 6's £1 Away Fans:* Adults £18, Senior Citizens/Students £9, Under 16's £8, Under 6's £1 * These prices only apply to those tickets purchased prior to matchday. Tickets purchased on matchday will incur an additional charge of up to £2 per ticket. |
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| What Do The Rotherham Fans Sing? | |
| And it's Rotherham United, Rotherham
United FC, We are by far the greatest team the world has ever seen! If I had the wings of a sparrow And the dirty great **** of a crow I'd fly over Hillsborough tomorrow....... Oh Sheffield, oh Sheffield, Is full of s***, is full of s***, Oh Sheffield is full of s***.... Miller men, Miller men, In red and white We'll stand and fight, We're Miller men! We hate Sheffield and we hate Sheffield...... Millers! Millers! Millers.... Rotherham till I die... Thanks to Michael Walsh & Stuart Jones for providing the song information. |
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| Local Rivals | |
| Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United & Doncaster Rovers. | |
| Programme | |
| Official Programme: £2.50. | |
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| Fixtures 2006-2007 | |
| For the Rotherham fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). | |
| Disabled Facilities | |
| For details of disabled facilities at the ground please visit the relevant page on the National Association Of Disabled Supporters (NADS) website. | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
| 25,170 v Sheffield United, Division 2, December 13th 1952. Modern All Seated Attendance Record: 9,050 v Wigan Athletic Championship League, January 15th, 2005. Average Attendance: 2005-2006: 5,306 (League One) 2004-2005: 6,272 (Championship League) 2003-2004: 7,138 (Division One) |
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| Fans Reviews Of Millmoor | |
| Debbie Smaje (Wigan Athletic) 15/1/05 | |
| Hotel Accommodation | |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Rotherham page click here. Alternatively there is a similar service provided by Superbreak in conjunction with Harvey World Travel. To access their service click here. | |
| Car Hire | |
| For Car Hire we recommend IIB Autos, our partners for Car Hire Yorkshire. | |
| Feedback | |
| If anything is incorrect or you have something to add,
please e-mail me and I'll
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