Millmoor

The Millmoor Ground, commonly known as Millmoor, is a football stadium in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was the home ground of Rotherham County between 1907 and 1925, and then its successor Rotherham United until the 2007-08 season. The stadium was in use during the 1890s, with Rotherham Church Institute using the ground in the Sheffield Association League. It presently has a capacity of around 8,300. During the 1990s, relocation to a new all-seater stadium in Rotherham was considered, but the original preferred site for a new stadium had become unavailable by the time Rotherham won promotion to Division One in 2001, and so the club were faced with the need to develop a new all-seater stadium at Millmoor or elsewhere. Initially, the club chose to convert Millmoor into an all-seater stadium. Redevelopment work was started on the ground, with a new main stand being built in place of the previous wooden main stand which was built in the 1950s. The new stand was planned to contain corporate facilities and bring the capacity back to over 10,000. The work was scheduled to finish in 2006, but faced a series of setbacks, one of which was Japanese knotweed being found on the site. The work was never finished and the main stand remains half-built. Millmoor hosted a number of memorable Rotherham United games, including the first leg of the inaugural Football League Cup final against Aston Villa in 1961, which Rotherham won 2 to 0. On 22 September 2007, for Rotherham United's game against Notts County, it was a special day to celebrate 100 years at Millmoor. The game ended 1 to 1, with Peter Holmes scoring for the Millers. In May 2008, Rotherham United were forced to leave Millmoor after talks with Ken Booth, owner of Millmoor, broke down. The team played at the athletics Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield until 2012, when the club moved into a new community stadium, the New York Stadium, back in Rotherham. Despite this, Millmoor remains in existence more than a decade after the football club's departure and has been used for other sports purposes.

The Millmoor Ground, commonly known as Millmoor, is a football stadium in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was the home ground of Rotherham County between 1907 and 1925, and then its successor Rotherham United until the 2007-08 season. It has been described as the spiritual home of Rotherham United. The stadium was in use during the 1890s, with Rotherham Church Institute using the ground in the Sheffield Association League. It presently has a capacity of around 8,300, with a record attendance of 25,170 for Rotherham United versus Sheffield United on 13 December 1952. Millmoor hosted a number of memorable Rotherham United games, including the first leg of the inaugural Football League Cup final against Aston Villa in 1961, which Rotherham won 2 to 0. On 22 September 2007, for Rotherham United's game against Notts County, it was a special day to celebrate 100 years at Millmoor. The game ended 1 to 1, with Peter Holmes scoring for the Millers. There were balloons all around Millmoor, with the Millers badge, and the words 100 Years at Millmoor. Fans were urged to wear retro Rotherham United shirts in order to be entered into a raffle. In May 2008, Rotherham United were forced to leave Millmoor after talks with Ken Booth, owner of Millmoor, broke down. The team played at the athletics Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield until 2012, when the club moved into a new community stadium, the New York Stadium, back in Rotherham. Despite this, Millmoor remains in existence more than a decade after the football club's departure and has been used for other sports purposes.