Get the double-sided 92 Club & National League map poster

Rotherham United


Current LeagueEngland » League 1
Current GroundNew York Stadium
Previous GroundsMillmoor, Don Valley Stadium
Rotherham United Fans773
Average Number of Grounds Visited60.84
Formed1925
Websitewww.themillers.co.uk
NicknameThe Millers
Facebookprofile.php?id=294982691204
Twitter@OfficialRUFC
Instagram@rufcofficial

New stadium effect

Rotherham's last few years before the new stadium was a dark time in the club's history. They were locked out of Millmoor in 2008, having to play 4 seasons at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield. Attendances in those last 4 years suffered as fans understandably didn't enjoy playing in a converted athletics stadium in a different city.

The return to Rotherham with the opening of the New York Stadium was welcomed by all fans and attendances rose an impressive 86% from 4,977 to 9,273.

The team responded on the field and Rotherham improved the average league position from 64th to 47th - a rise of some 17 places which also saw the Millers spend 4 of their first 10 seasons in the Championship.

Old stadium: Millmoor (1925 - 2008, 83 years)
New stadium: New York Stadium (Opened 2012, £20m)

Old stadium average attendance: 4,977
New stadium average attendance: 9,273
Difference: +4,296 (+86%)

Old stadium average league position: 63
New stadium average league position: 47
Difference: -16

Average attendance

Millmoor
1998/19997,522
1999/20007,138
2000/20016,272
2001/20026,272
2002/20034,763
2003/20044,201
2004/20053,583
2005/20063,817
2006/20073,667
2007/20083,498
New York Stadium
2012/20137,954
2013/20148,450
2014/201510,240
2015/201610,025
2016/20179,783
2017/20188,514
2018/20199,880
2019/2020-
2020/2021-
2021/20229,337

League position

Millmoor
1998/199935
1999/200037
2000/200144
2001/200244
2002/200367
2003/200477
2004/200582
2005/200673
2006/200777
2007/200878
New York Stadium
2012/201370
2013/201448
2014/201541
2015/201641
2016/201744
2017/201848
2018/201942
2019/202046
2020/202143
2021/202246

See how Rotherham United compare to other teams with our full New Stadium Effect analysis of all the top teams in England and Wales who have moved to a new ground since the 1980s.


Saturday 3pm kick-off stats

How often do Rotherham United play at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon?

Overall Saturday 3pm stats