MillersMad Match Thread...Millers v Wigan Athletic

[Heliosphan78]

Add your thoughts on the game here everyone.

UTM.

[UlleyMiller]

Seems fitting to be Wigan who'll be the team to confirm relegation. We must have shared a division with them for half of the last 25, and our ups and downs often involve them.

There will be no Kevin Watson screamers on Tuesday night, just two poor teams battling it out in a tedious 1-0 home win. The most intriguing element is the impact LC's comments will have on the players.

[CAMiller]

Seems fitting to be Wigan who'll be the team to confirm relegation. We must have shared a division with them for half of the last 25, and our ups and downs often involve them.

There will be no Kevin Watson screamers on Tuesday night, just two poor teams battling it out in a tedious 1-0 home win. The most intriguing element is the impact LC's comments will have on the players.

What's worse is we'll be runners up to our S6 neighbours. They were the 1st team this season to have relegation confirmed, we'll be the 2nd.

[Pocket rocket]

Going tonight. Why ? Maybe we need sectioning who knows. Result who knows cares ? Death by a thousand cuts.

[UlleyMiller]

What's worse is we'll be runners up to our S6 neighbours. They were the 1st team this season to have relegation confirmed, we'll be the 2nd.

Yes, a flurry should follow within the next week or two, but a loss puts us in second... or first without a deduction, or some other narrative they'll have to point to how unfair it all is.

[Brin]

What's worse is we'll be runners up to our S6 neighbours. They were the 1st team this season to have relegation confirmed, we'll be the 2nd.

CAM not true. It was Morecambe who have now dropped yet another division in the Football pyramid. That's their third successive drop, that is a club in a lot of trouble. Imagine being in their shoes!

As for tonight, watch us go and win just to prolong our agony as fans.

[UlleyMiller]

CAM not true. It was Morecambe who have now dropped yet another division in the Football pyramid. That's their third successive drop, that is a club in a lot of trouble. Imagine being in their shoes!

As for tonight, watch us go and win just to prolong our agony as fans.

If we're dipping into non-league, surely Truro went before them?

[Brin]

If we're dipping into non-league, surely Truro went before them?

Just something I saw on my phone in the early hours of this morning so assumed it was them to make the drop first? Either way it wasn't us who were second to drop in the football pyramid but may well be in the EFL. Who cares when we drop and what position, we're down anyway.

NB. My bad, Truro, Braintree and Brackley were already down so Morecambe weren't even the second club to be relegated

[UlleyMiller]

Just something I saw on my phone in the early hours of this morning so assumed it was them to make the drop first? Either way it wasn't us who were second to drop in the football pyramid but may well be in the EFL. Who cares when we drop and what position, we're down anyway.

Maybe we'll have more eyes on tier 5 soon....

[Brin]

Maybe we'll have more eyes on tier 5 soon....

What league are Maltby Miners Welfare in?

[ScjR]

Tonights match will be Rotherham's 48th match against Wigan Athletic and the 38th Football League meeting. The two teams first met in the FA Cup first round in 1935, Wigan at that time were playing in the Cheshire League, following the defunct of Wigan Borough in 1931. Rowland Bastow and Billy Dickinson for Rotherham and Teddy Felton for Wigan gave Rotherham a 2-1 win at Springfield Park.

Away Record
In all competitions away at Wigan, Rotherham have won 27% (6), drawing 14% (3), and losing 59% (13), which is surprisingly better than their home record. Rotherham away at Wigan have averaged 0.82 goals per game compared to Wigan’s 1.41.
Tier 2 W2 D1 L3 Tier 3 W2 D2 L8

Attendances
The highest attendance at Wigan came on the final game of the 2022/23 season. 17,788 watched Matt Taylors Rotherham side draw 0-0. The lowest attendance came in the Auto Windscreen Shield in 1998, 1,495 watched a comfortable 3-0 Wigan win, Graeme Jones with 2 goals and Daivid Lowe.
In all fixtures at Springfield Park and The Brick Community Stadium, attendances have averaged 6,743.

Full Manager History [1925-2026]
Wigan Athletic
Charlie Spencer W0 D0 L1 Harry McNally W1 D1 L1 Bryan Hamilton W6 D3 L2 Ray Mathias W4 D1 L0 Kenny Swain W0 D0 L2 Graham Barrow W1 D0 L0 John Deehan W1 D1 L0 Bruce Rioch W0 D1 L0 Steve Bruce W0 D0 L1 Paul Jewell W3 D0 L1 Malky Mackay W1 D0 L1 Warren Joyce W0 D0 L1 Graham Barrow W1 D0 L0 Paul Cook W2 D2 L1 Leam Richardson W2 D1 L0 Shaun Maloney W1 D1 L0 Ryan Lowe W1 D1 L0
Rotherham United
Reg Freeman W1 D0 L0 George Kerr W1 D1 L2 Norman Hunter W0 D1 L5 Dave Cusack W0 D1 L0 Billy McEwan W2 D0 L1 Phil Henson W2 D2 L2 Archie Gemmill, John McGovern W0 D1 L1 Ronnie Moore W2 D1 L5 Steve Evans W1 D0 L2 Paul Warne W2 D3 L4 Richard Wood, Lee Peltier W0 D0 L1 Matt Taylor W0 D1 L0 Matt Hamshaw W0 D1 L1

Sent Off
Rotherham Utd: Kevin Kilmore (1984/85)

Debut's & Last Match:
Debuts: Joel Holvey (2023)
Last Match: Barry Cowdrill (1985), Wes Harding (2023), Leo Hjelde (2023), Joel Holvey (2023), Kevin Kilmore (1985), Bobby Mitchell (1985), Domingos Quina (2023), Barry Shuttleworth (1998), John Stone (1983), Paul Taylor (2014), Simon Thompson(1991), Richard Wood (2023)

Appearances (Top 5)
Rotherham Utd against Wigan Athletic [current team]
Nigel Johnson 11
Richard Wood 10
Shaun Goodwin 9
Kelham O'Hanlon 9
John Dungworth 9
Mick Gooding 9
[Reece James 4]

Wigan Athletic against Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Kevin Langley 13
John Butler 10
Alan Johnson 9
Alex Cribley 9
David Lowe 8
[Sam Tickle 4]
[Jensen Weir 4]
[Callum McManaman 4]
[Jason Kerr 4]

Goalscorers (Top 3)
Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Tony Simmons 3
Shaun Goodwin 3
Des Hazel 3
John Dungworth 3
[Shaun McWilliams 1]

Wigan Athletic [current team]:
Graham Barrow 5
David Lowe 4
Alex Bruce 3
Gary Powell 3
[James Carragher 1]
[Babajide Adeeko 1]

Results from on this day:
Pld 19, Won 6, Drawn 5, Lost 8
14-Apr-28 Halifax Town 0 Rotherham United 0 The Shay 3,171
14-Apr-33 Hartlepool United 2 Rotherham United 0 Victoria Park 3,682
14-Apr-34 Southport 4 Rotherham United 0 Haig Avenue 1,721
14-Apr-45 Rotherham United 1 Sheffield United 0 Millmoor 8,800
14-Apr-51 Chester 1 Rotherham United 2 Sealand Road 7,760
14-Apr-52 Rotherham United 0 Leicester City 2 Millmoor 16,171
14-Apr-56 Plymouth Argyle 3 Rotherham United 1 Home Park 7,856
14-Apr-62 Southampton 2 Rotherham United 1 The Dell 8,107
14-Apr-70 Rotherham United 3 Rochdale 1 Millmoor 6,382
14-Apr-73 Rotherham United 1 Southend United 0 Millmoor 3,389
14-Apr-79 Rotherham United 2 Bury 1 Millmoor 3,026 W
14-Apr-84 Burnley 2 Rotherham United 2 Turf Moor 4,676
14-Apr-90 Bristol Rovers 2 Rotherham United 0 Twerton Park 6,794
14-Apr-96 Rotherham United 2 Shrewsbury Town 1 Wembley Stadium 32,235
14-Apr-01 Swansea City 0 Rotherham United 0 Vetch Field 4,327
14-Apr-07 Rotherham United 0 Carlisle United 1 Millmoor 4,428
14-Apr-12 Shrewsbury Town 3 Rotherham United 1 New Meadow 5,873
14-Apr-17 Rotherham United 1 Birmingham City 1 New York Stadium 10,160
14-Apr-18 Wigan Athletic 0 Rotherham United 0 DW Stadium 9,630
Former players born on this day
Alex MacDonald 14-Apr-90, Matt Derbyshire 14-Apr-86

Played for both
Goalkeepers
David Felgate, Mike Pollitt, Richard O'Donnell, Kevin Pilkington
Defenders
Luke Ashworth, Ian Breckin, Jack Hunt, Reece James, Craig Morgan, James Tavernier, Brian Tiler, Curtis Tilt, Neil Whitworth, Scott Wootton
Midfielders
David Campbell, Gareth Farrelly, Joseph Hungbo, Leigh Jenkinson, Andy Liddell, Paul Lodge, Shaun MacDonald, Matt Palmer, Keith Pring, Christ Tiehi, Bob Todd, Paul Warne, Haris Vuckic
Forwards
Andy Ainscow, Stuart Barlow, Les Bradd, Drewe Broughton, Mark Burchill, Nouha Dicko, Will Grigg, Adam Le Fondre, Kieffer Moore, Don Page, Jamie Proctor, Alex Revell, Conor Sammon, Charlie Wyke
No Appearances
Gene Wilson

[great_fire]

What league are Maltby Miners Welfare in?

NCEL Division One (called Maltby Main since 1996).

[Brin]

NCEL Division One (called Maltby Main since 1996).

Thanks for that info although it was a piss tek between Ulley and myself on our current plight

[Brin]

Tonights match will be Rotherham's 48th match against Wigan Athletic and the 38th Football League meeting. The two teams first met in the FA Cup first round in 1935, Wigan at that time were playing in the Cheshire League, following the defunct of Wigan Borough in 1931. Rowland Bastow and Billy Dickinson for Rotherham and Teddy Felton for Wigan gave Rotherham a 2-1 win at Springfield Park.

Away Record
In all competitions away at Wigan, Rotherham have won 27% (6), drawing 14% (3), and losing 59% (13), which is surprisingly better than their home record. Rotherham away at Wigan have averaged 0.82 goals per game compared to Wigan?’s 1.41.
Tier 2 W2 D1 L3 Tier 3 W2 D2 L8

Attendances
The highest attendance at Wigan came on the final game of the 2022/23 season. 17,788 watched Matt Taylors Rotherham side draw 0-0. The lowest attendance came in the Auto Windscreen Shield in 1998, 1,495 watched a comfortable 3-0 Wigan win, Graeme Jones with 2 goals and Daivid Lowe.
In all fixtures at Springfield Park and The Brick Community Stadium, attendances have averaged 6,743.

Full Manager History [1925-2026]
Wigan Athletic
Charlie Spencer W0 D0 L1 Harry McNally W1 D1 L1 Bryan Hamilton W6 D3 L2 Ray Mathias W4 D1 L0 Kenny Swain W0 D0 L2 Graham Barrow W1 D0 L0 John Deehan W1 D1 L0 Bruce Rioch W0 D1 L0 Steve Bruce W0 D0 L1 Paul Jewell W3 D0 L1 Malky Mackay W1 D0 L1 Warren Joyce W0 D0 L1 Graham Barrow W1 D0 L0 Paul Cook W2 D2 L1 Leam Richardson W2 D1 L0 Shaun Maloney W1 D1 L0 Ryan Lowe W1 D1 L0
Rotherham United
Reg Freeman W1 D0 L0 George Kerr W1 D1 L2 Norman Hunter W0 D1 L5 Dave Cusack W0 D1 L0 Billy McEwan W2 D0 L1 Phil Henson W2 D2 L2 Archie Gemmill, John McGovern W0 D1 L1 Ronnie Moore W2 D1 L5 Steve Evans W1 D0 L2 Paul Warne W2 D3 L4 Richard Wood, Lee Peltier W0 D0 L1 Matt Taylor W0 D1 L0 Matt Hamshaw W0 D1 L1

Sent Off
Rotherham Utd: Kevin Kilmore (1984/85)

Debut's & Last Match:
Debuts: Joel Holvey (2023)
Last Match: Barry Cowdrill (1985), Wes Harding (2023), Leo Hjelde (2023), Joel Holvey (2023), Kevin Kilmore (1985), Bobby Mitchell (1985), Domingos Quina (2023), Barry Shuttleworth (1998), John Stone (1983), Paul Taylor (2014), Simon Thompson(1991), Richard Wood (2023)

Appearances (Top 5)
Rotherham Utd against Wigan Athletic [current team]
Nigel Johnson 11
Richard Wood 10
Shaun Goodwin 9
Kelham O'Hanlon 9
John Dungworth 9
Mick Gooding 9
[Reece James 4]

Wigan Athletic against Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Kevin Langley 13
John Butler 10
Alan Johnson 9
Alex Cribley 9
David Lowe 8
[Sam Tickle 4]
[Jensen Weir 4]
[Callum McManaman 4]
[Jason Kerr 4]

Goalscorers (Top 3)
Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Tony Simmons 3
Shaun Goodwin 3
Des Hazel 3
John Dungworth 3
[Shaun McWilliams 1]

Wigan Athletic [current team]:
Graham Barrow 5
David Lowe 4
Alex Bruce 3
Gary Powell 3
[James Carragher 1]
[Babajide Adeeko 1]

Results from on this day:
Pld 19, Won 6, Drawn 5, Lost 8
14-Apr-28 Halifax Town 0 Rotherham United 0 The Shay 3,171
14-Apr-33 Hartlepool United 2 Rotherham United 0 Victoria Park 3,682
14-Apr-34 Southport 4 Rotherham United 0 Haig Avenue 1,721
14-Apr-45 Rotherham United 1 Sheffield United 0 Millmoor 8,800
14-Apr-51 Chester 1 Rotherham United 2 Sealand Road 7,760
14-Apr-52 Rotherham United 0 Leicester City 2 Millmoor 16,171
14-Apr-56 Plymouth Argyle 3 Rotherham United 1 Home Park 7,856
14-Apr-62 Southampton 2 Rotherham United 1 The Dell 8,107
14-Apr-70 Rotherham United 3 Rochdale 1 Millmoor 6,382
14-Apr-73 Rotherham United 1 Southend United 0 Millmoor 3,389
14-Apr-79 Rotherham United 2 Bury 1 Millmoor 3,026 W
14-Apr-84 Burnley 2 Rotherham United 2 Turf Moor 4,676
14-Apr-90 Bristol Rovers 2 Rotherham United 0 Twerton Park 6,794
14-Apr-96 Rotherham United 2 Shrewsbury Town 1 Wembley Stadium 32,235
14-Apr-01 Swansea City 0 Rotherham United 0 Vetch Field 4,327
14-Apr-07 Rotherham United 0 Carlisle United 1 Millmoor 4,428
14-Apr-12 Shrewsbury Town 3 Rotherham United 1 New Meadow 5,873
14-Apr-17 Rotherham United 1 Birmingham City 1 New York Stadium 10,160
14-Apr-18 Wigan Athletic 0 Rotherham United 0 DW Stadium 9,630
Former players born on this day
Alex MacDonald 14-Apr-90, Matt Derbyshire 14-Apr-86

Played for both
Goalkeepers
David Felgate, Mike Pollitt, Richard O'Donnell, Kevin Pilkington
Defenders
Luke Ashworth, Ian Breckin, Jack Hunt, Reece James, Craig Morgan, James Tavernier, Brian Tiler, Curtis Tilt, Neil Whitworth, Scott Wootton
Midfielders
David Campbell, Gareth Farrelly, Joseph Hungbo, Leigh Jenkinson, Andy Liddell, Paul Lodge, Shaun MacDonald, Matt Palmer, Keith Pring, Christ Tiehi, Bob Todd, Paul Warne, Haris Vuckic
Forwards
Andy Ainscow, Stuart Barlow, Les Bradd, Drewe Broughton, Mark Burchill, Nouha Dicko, Will Grigg, Adam Le Fondre, Kieffer Moore, Don Page, Jamie Proctor, Alex Revell, Conor Sammon, Charlie Wyke
No Appearances
Gene Wilson

Great stats, keep up the good and interesting work.

[Tigerish]

A mass boycott would be a good way of telling the "players" what we think of them, if they don't know already. Waste money and time on that shower? I don't think so.
I think 171 will be mad enough to turn up. Your loyalty is admirable... but misplaced