MillersMad Match Thread...Millers v Barnsley

[Heliosphan78]

Match thread for your thoughts.

[RU66]

There tomorrow. Same as I said before Port Vale game can't start with 4 forwards. Gore back. Hall should strip fitter so should have more options in midfield.

[mellowmiller]

Away end sold out.
I'll be there but know quite a few who won't
There could be more away fans than our lot tomorrow ☹️

[Old_time_miller]

Away end sold out.
I'll be there but know quite a few who won't
There could be more away fans than our lot tomorrow ☹️

You forget all those locked in season tickets! (Laughing emoji)

[Old_time_miller]

I?ll be surprised if martha hasn?t infected half the squad by now from his globetrotting to where flu and covid is rife by the sounds of it. So he won?t be playing. Get well soon lad. (That continent has that seasonal time of it)

[Old_time_miller]

Stating the obvious, but oh for a win now.

[millersrus]

We might be going down but a double over them would be nice.
We need to turn up though.
UTM

[animallittle3]

There's a serious lack of fight and character in this current Barnsley team and the HC is of questionable ability who never seems to learn from his many mistakes .

There's more than a hint of disarray surrounding the club right now , to say the least .

An Exeter victory at Plymouth in the early game puts them only 2 points behind us and the last relegation spot very much in play .

Throw the poor form in to the mix at this stage of the season and the disarray and we could be in massive trouble should we lose this afternoons game .

It goes without saying that we roll our sleeves up and at least come away with a point this afternoon .

[ScjR]

Rotherham Utd and Barnsley have met each other 82 times in all competitions since 1925/26, with 23 of those fixtures being played in the old County Cup. Up until the early eighties there was little to separate Barnsley and Rotherham. But after Rotherham’s home defeat in the 1980 FA Cup, the balance shifted quiet dramatically in Barnsley's favour, from 1980 to 2026 Rotherham endured a long, poor spell in the fixture, winning only three of the next 21 meetings.
The first match since 1925 came in the semi-final of the County Cup, a 3-2 win at Millmoor on 30th January 1928. John Clayton, Charles Chilton and a Joe Scott penalty for Rotherham, two goals from Frank Eaton for Barnsley.

Home Record
In all competitions at home to Barnsley, Rotherham have won 52% (21), drawing 15% (6), and losing 33% (13). Rotherham at home have averaged 1.60 goals per game compared to Barnsley’s 1.10.
Tier 2 W5 D3 L3 Tier 3 W4 D2 L2 Tier 4 W2 D0 L0 Third Division North: W0 D1 L2
League W11 D6 L7 FA Cup W2 D0 L1 League Cup W0 D0 L1 Third Division (North) Cup W1 D0 L0 County Cup W7 D0 L4

Attendances
The highest attendance at home to Barnsley came in the old Second Division on 20 October 1951, 22,320 supporters watched a 4-0 Rotherham win, a Jack Shaw hat-trick and a Charlie Tomlinson goal. The lowest attendance came in the semi final of the County Cup on 8 November 1937, Jimmy Reid for Rotherham and Doug Hunt with two goals for Barnsley, 1,000 in attendance.
In all home fixtures against Barnsley, attendances have averaged 9,792.

Full Manager History [1925-2026]
Barnsley
John Commins W0 D0 L1 Brough Fletcher W5 D1 L1 Angus Seed W10 D0 L10 Tim Ward W2 D4 L2 Johnny Steele W4 D1 L6 John McSeveney W0 D1 L0 Jim Iley W1 D1 L4 Allan Clarke W1 D3 L4 Norman Hunter W5 D0 L1 Dave Bassett W2 D0 L0 Nigel Spackman W0 D1 L0 Steve Parkin W0 D1 L0 Andy Ritchie W1 D1 L0 Paul Heckingbottom W2 D0 L0 Valerien Ismael W2 D0 L0 Darrell Clarke W2 D0 L0 Conor Hourihane W1 D0 L1
Rotherham United
Billy Heald W1 D1 L3 Reg Freeman W9 D0 L12 Andy Smailes W4 D3 L2 Tom Johnston W0 D1 L0 Jack Mansell W0 D0 L1 Tommy Docherty W0 D1 L1 Jim McAnearney W6 D1 L2 Jimmy McGuigan W6 D2 L2 Ian Porterfield W1 D2 L2 Emlyn Hughes W1 D0 L3 Norman Hunter W1 D0 L0 Ronnie Moore W0 D2 L2 Mick Harford W0 D1 L1 Alan Stubbs W0 D0 L1 Paul Warne W0 D0 L3 Steve Evans W0 D0 L2 Matt Hamshaw W1 D0 L1

Sent Off
Barnsley: Norman Hunter (1979/80)

Hat-tricks
Barnsley: Ian Banks (1981/82)
Rotherham United: Jack Shaw (1951/52)

Debut's & Last Match:
Debuts: Carl Airey (1987), John Barnes (1941), Alex Bray (2017), Wilf Hargreaves (1946), William Johnson (1933), Mike Leng (1971), Jim McDonagh (1971), Barry Mealand (1968), Willis Purdy (1941), Raymond Shaw (1946) Jackie Stamps (1941), Paul Stancliffe (1975), Ron Thompson (1947), David Tomlinson (1987), George Wilcox (1942)
Last Match: Scott Allan (2017), Stanley Cook (1944), Steve Forde (1943), Mick Gooding (1987), Kenneth Haigh (1943), Alan Hill (1968), William Johnson (1933), Harry Newton (1941), Ken Nightingale (1946), Mike O'Grady (1973), Willis Purdy (1941), Frank Raynor (1943), Raymond Shaw (1946), Jackie Stamps (1942), William Styles (1942), Trevor Swift (1975), Neil Warnock (1971), Pat Wright (1971)

Appearances (Top 5)
Rotherham Utd against Barnsley [current team]
John Breckin 15
Trevor Phillips 14
Gerry Forrest 13
Trevor Swift 12
Fred Hanson 12
Jack Selkirk 12
Danny Williams 12
Horace Williams 12
[Reece James 4]
[Joe Rafferty 4]
[Joe Powell 4]
[Jordan Hugill 4]

Barnsley against Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Phil Martin-Chambers 18
Ally Millar 14
Barry Murphy 14
Gavin Smith 14
John Logan 12
[Mael de Gevigney 4]

Goalscorers (Top 3)
Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Wally Ardron 8
Jack Shaw 5
Ronnie Moore 4
Trevor Phillips 4
Jack Grainger 4
Richard Finney 4
[Kian Spence 1]
[Ar'Jany Martha 1]

Barnsley [current team]:
Johnny Steele 8
Gavin Smith 7
Jack Thorogood 4
[Adam Phillips 2]

Played for both
Goalkeepers
Alan Hill, Roy Ironside, Paul Pettinger, Mike Pollitt,
Defenders
Miles Addison, Charles Bembridge, Zeki Fryers, Billy Houghton, Jack Hunt, Nicky Law, Dexter Lembikisa, Angus MacDonald, Eric Markham, Jamie McCart, Richard Naylor, Mike Pickering, Roy Silman, Dale Tonge, Harry Tordoff, Aidy White, Ernie Whitworth, Neil Whitworth, Scott Wiseman
Midfield
Ian Banks, Josh Benson, John Bettany, Alan Birch, Ian Butler, Winston Campbell, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Jim Dobbin, Phil Gridelet, George Hackford, Adam Hammill, Brian Jackson, Andy Kiwomya, Rot Lambert, Andy Liddell, John Marshall, Eddie O'Hara, Gordon Owen, Ralph Pedwell, Domingos Quina, Joe Scott, Glynn Snodin, Brian Taylor, Neil Warnock, Barry Webster, Ryan Williams, Martin Woods
Forwards
Carl Airey, Bobby Brown, Deon Burton, Barry Conlon, Tony Cunningham, David Currie, Stan Davies, John Dungworth, Bruce Dyer, Lee Glover, John Hammerton, Jack Johnson, Kieffer Moore, Carlton Morris, Danny Nardiello, Chris O'Grady, Kayode Odejayi, John Pearson, Michael Smith, Gordon Swann, Ron Wigg, Rodger Wylde
No Appearances
Michael Boulding, Eddie Hamilton, George Hamstead, Roy Ledger, Tony Wilcox
Town/County
Rowland Bailey (County), Phil Bratley (Town&County), Len Carr (County), George Dobson (County), Joe Lees (County), Harry Millership (County)

[ScjR]

Results from on this day:
Pld 17, Won 9, Drawn 5, Lost 3
11-Apr-31 Rotherham United 1 Hartlepool United 1 Millmoor 4,182
11-Apr-36 Stockport County 1 Rotherham United 2 Edgeley Park 5,231
11-Apr-53 Rotherham United 4 Doncaster Rovers 2 Millmoor 14,574
11-Apr-55 Rotherham United 3 Nottingham Forest 2 Millmoor 14,995
11-Apr-59 Sunderland 1 Rotherham United 1 Roker Park 19,920
11-Apr-64 Leyton Orient 0 Rotherham United 2 Brisbane Road 7,455
11-Apr-66 Norwich City 1 Rotherham United 2 Carrow Road 14,707
11-Apr-77 Rotherham United 2 Northampton Town 0 Millmoor 7,286
11-Apr-78 Plymouth Argyle 1 Rotherham United 1 Home Park 5,018
11-Apr-81 Rotherham United 3 Charlton Athletic 0 Millmoor 13,515
11-Apr-87 Chester City 1 Rotherham United 0 Sealand Road 2,188
11-Apr-92 Rotherham United 2 Rochdale 0 Millmoor 5,112
11-Apr-97 Rotherham United 0 Brentford 1 Millmoor 1,797
11-Apr-98 Rotherham United 1 Swansea City 1 Millmoor 2,942
11-Apr-09 Rotherham United 2 Notts County 1 Don Valley Stadium 2,945
11-Apr-14 Rotherham United 0 Bradford City 0 New York Stadium 9,228
11-Apr-15 Middlesbrough 2 Rotherham United 0 Riverside Stadium 19,537
Former players born on this day
Patrick Kearney 11-Apr-20, Peter Perry 11-Apr-36

[MillerBill]

There's a serious lack of fight and character in this current Barnsley team and the HC is of questionable ability who never seems to learn from his many mistakes .

There's more than a hint of disarray surrounding the club right now , to say the least .

An Exeter victory at Plymouth in the early game puts them only 2 points behind us and the last relegation spot very much in play .

Throw the poor form in to the mix at this stage of the season and the disarray and we could be in massive trouble should we lose this afternoons game .

It goes without saying that we roll our sleeves up and at least come away with a point this afternoon .

Animal,if that's right there's no fight in the Barnsley ranks,we might have a chance.We are still classed by the deluded media that we are physical and aggressive.We are the total opposite to that,so that might give us the edge.IF WE TURN UP .

[Townerslovechild]

Barnsley aren't very good, much like the rest of the league really.
So a win today followed by 3 more,1 draw and a defeat would give us the magic 50 points.
There are currently 3 teams above us who haven't reached milestone yet,and they all have less games left,so if one of these goes on a dire run.......well.
It's the hope that kills ya.

[RU66]

Barnsley aren't very good, much like the rest of the league really.
So a win today followed by 3 more,1 draw and a defeat would give us the magic 50 points.
There are currently 3 teams above us who haven't reached milestone yet,and they all have less games left,so if one of these goes on a dire run.......well.
It's the hope that kills ya.

Going to need 5 wins, 1draw minimum then hope 2 of the sides above us falter enough.

[Jocksgloves1]

We have beaten them in as few friendlies over the years, and today is virtually a non-event. Clutching at straws here.

[Heliosphan78]

An Exeter victory at Plymouth in the early game puts them only 2 points behind us and the last relegation spot very much in play .

Throw the poor form in to the mix at this stage of the season and the disarray and we could be in massive trouble should we lose this afternoons game .

It goes without saying that we roll our sleeves up and at least come away with a point this afternoon .

Massive trouble? FFS. I suggest you look at our predicament and I don't just mean the league table.

There are 7 teams below you who are trying to avoid the final relegation spot and you have either 2 or 3 games in hand on every single one of them. Exeter won't win at Plymouth. And I've just noticed that you have to play all of the bottom 3, starting with us today.

Bet 365 are offering Odds of 100-1 for Barnsley to be relegated if you genuinely think you might end up in massive trouble.