wakefieldowl Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I had to spend a few hours in Rotherham last week, so to kill some time, I walked to Millmoor to see what it was like. I would have loved to have got inside, but it has razor wire everywhere you could possibly gain entry and all turnstile doors have been securely bolted up with steel doors. It is a very sad site to see. I saw Wednesday play there many times and the atmosphere was always electric. It was a given that Wednesday would always be on their kop, in fact Owls were always everywhere in the ground. One of the things I remember was the death trap that was Millmoor lane, particularly after the game. So many people crammed into such a small alleyway. I would love to hear other peoples memories of visiting there. I remember we always seemed to win there and when I looked it up I found a strange fact that there have been no home wins in the league for either side in the last 15 matches, dating back to 1981! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakefieldowl Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 **** i did look the scores up, but they cant be correct as im sure we beat them with a late penalty one year at hillsborough 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Concrete Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 21 minutes ago, wakefieldowl said: **** i did look the scores up, but they cant be correct as im sure we beat them with a late penalty one year at hillsborough Yeah we beat them 1-0, Fletcher scored from the spot, it was Carlos second season in charge. Regarding Millmoor, been twice to watch Wednesday play...First time was a 1-1 draw Ashley Westwood scored an equaliser for us. Second time we beat them 2-0, think it was just after new year. Lee Bradbury and Adam Proudlock scored. That ground was an absolute sh!t tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I took my tool kit on the Tivoli in the 70s. Had to get that wall down somehow 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Rotherham beat us 3-0 at New York Stadium last year that was most memorable for the delay for 10 mins for the Drone flying overhead. Games behind closed doors though don't feel like 'Real' games though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fredmciverslovechild Posted May 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2022 First time I ever went there was to see Oscar's winner. 1976/77. Great night. Also remember the draw at the back end of the 1981/82 season when they had Crazy Horse as captain and I think it was the day the HMS Sheffield was sunk. Rather surreal atmosphere what with everything else going on. Think that was the game of the infamous Tony Towner dive that ultimately cost us promotion. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musingowl Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Never got the chance to go unfortunately. Well, that's not entirely true, we played them in the cup early one season (2007ish, won comfortably, Wade Small cross shot if I remember correctly) but decided to be an armchair fan for the evening as it was on Sky. The little garages on the side streets around Millmore are my go to for parking though whenever I've visited the New York Stadium. Straight through Thorpe Hesley, back in my front room 20 minutes after full time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DoesJackHunt Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Millmoor, often referred to as Las Vegas because it’s built on a site of the old Gamble and Ramble factory that used to make and export poker chips to the Sin City before they had casinos there. Many people think Millmoor is named so because it was built on a moor which had Mills on it but surprisingly there was never a Moor there and the mills were on the other side of the road and were largely sh!t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womble Owl Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I used to go with my grandad to watch our reserves in the 90's. I remember waddles come back game after injury, it was the biggest gate millmoor had seen all season, we were doing the conga on their kop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastern Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Didn’t we play European football there? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Went years ago when we played a qualifying leg in the inter toto cup. I’m certain it was there. Can’t remember why it wasn’t at home. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womble Owl Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Eastern said: Didn’t we play European football there? Yea I think I went to an intertoto cup there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepcar_lights Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I went to a pre season friendly when Carbone played for us. It was very lively for a friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlprince Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I went to England vs hungry there in 1997 to watch England U18s play against hungry. Micheal Owen got sent off for a head but 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kameron Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 It will come in very handy will Millmoor within the next few years. It will give us somewhere to play instead of a ground share with United once we end up in the same situation as Derby. Hopefully the 75 year season ticket holders will get to reserve their seats first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morganowl Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 millmoor once had a club called tivoli wuff wuff . what a dive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Uniform Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Used to go a lot as a kid. My dad was a rotherham supporter. Absolutely loved it, despite it being rough around the edges. Got to see the chuckle brothers, who as a kid I loved watching. Even saw them play a match there once. Their pies were always great as well. Pukka pies owner Twigg foods, were/are big miller's fans as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo89 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Eastern said: Didn’t we play European football there? Ye, inter toto cup, want it while Hillsborough was getting done up ready for Euro 96? My first game was one of them games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brando Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 32 minutes ago, morganowl said: millmoor once had a club called tivoli wuff wuff . what a dive We always owned it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 New Year’s Day won 2-0 Kuqi Bradbury, great atmosphere I was on the side near the away end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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