MillersMad Match Thread...Millers v Lincoln City

[Heliosphan78]

Welcome to the match thread and another home game. This time we welcome the Imps to the New York Stadium.

Let's meet our guests.

The Boss
Michael Skubala was appointed on 13/11/2023. Born in Nottingham, the 43 year old is in his first role as head coach. He had a spell coaching at Leeds before joining Lincoln.

Player(s) to watch
James Collins is Lincoln's top scorer with 5 goals. The veteran striker (he's 34) will be well known to MH as he played for Derby under Paul Warne. He was Derby's leading scorer when they won promotion from this league.

Adam Reach. The former Owl will be well known to most Millers fans. He made over 200 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday. The 32 year old left back is a regular for Lincoln this season.

Played for both clubs
Dexter Lembikisa (currently on loan at Lincoln), Cohen Bramall, Josh Vickers, Lee Frecklington, Tony Cunningham, Drewe Broughton, Leo Fortune-West, Paul Pettinger and Jamie Clarke. Andy Warrington coached at Lincoln for a period of time.

Recent Form
On the road, Lincoln have beaten Peterborough, Burton and Northampton. Drawn at Bradford and Bolton and lost at Leyton Orient and Wimbledon.

They've only won one of their last 5 games (in all competitions) and aren't scoring many at the moment, 2 goals in their last 5 games.

Latest Odds
Millers 12/5 Draw 11/5 Lincoln 11/10

Recent Meetings
(01/01/2025)
Lincoln 0 v 1 Rotherham
(Powell)

(03/12/2024)
Rotherham 2 v 1 Lincoln
(Nombe, Raggett)

Summary
Lincoln appear to be going through a mini goal drought at the moment, scoring only twice in their last 5 games. James Collins (above) hasn't scored since the beginning of September. However, don't read too much into that. He's a wily old striker who is good in the air and holds the ball up well. He'll be a test for our young central defenders.

Defensively their record is a pretty solid one, particularly away from home. They've only conceded 4 goals away from home in 7 league games.

It's hard to know what to expect on Saturday. Lincoln's form is patchy right now and statistics suggest that this will be a tight game. If we turn up for this, I think we win it by the odd goal.

Enjoy the game, UTM.

[UlleyMiller]

Millers 2:1, at 10/1.

[Heliosphan78]

Millers 2:1, at 10/1.

I sometimes throw a couple of quid on a correct score 3-game acca. I might include that.

[MillerBill]

Let's get behind the lads,a young bunch who have the potential to improve and confidence is a big factor.Nobody really stands out in this division and we could make a push for the playoffs.

[caytonmiller]

We're a bit of a bogey team for Lincoln. Last 18 games we have won 15 drawing 2

[caytonmiller]

Btw Lincoln have played at nys. 9 x
1 win 8 losses

[Heliosphan78]

The Imps have a few injury concerns themselves...

https://staceywest.net/2025/11/06/at...herham-united/

[Lolmorgan]

Lincoln are the team the Millers have played the most times.

[ScjR]

Pre 1950 Lincoln was a bogey team. Here is some other stats on Saturdays visitors.

Rotherham have an impressive 67% win rate in all competitions at home to Lincoln City, that includes Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy and Third Division North Cup. They have drawn 19% and lost 17%.
The head coach Michael Skubala has faced Rotherham twice as manager, both times with Lincoln and has yet to record a win or draw. It’s the first time Matt Hamshaw has faced The Imps.
The highest home attendance against Lincoln was at Millmoor on the 24th April 1948, Lincoln 2-0 winners in front of 20,177. The lowest attendance was at Don Valley Stadium on the 31st August 2010 in the Leasing.com Trophy, 1,677 saw Rotherham beat Lincoln by 1-0 (Adam Le Fondre). The average attendance for a home match against Lincoln is 6,886, and a total of 358,068.
At home to Lincoln, Rotherham have an average goal per game of 1.88, whilst Lincoln’s average goal per game at Millmoor, DVS and NYS stands at 1.02
The highest goalscorers for Rotherham Utd against Lincoln City:
Gladstone Guest: 8
Adam Le Fondre: 6
Wally Ardron: 4
Fred Lievesley: 4
Arnold Bramham: 4
The highest goalscorers for Lincoln City against Rotherham Utd:
Harold Andrews: 5
Johnny Campbell: 5
Charlie Bosbury: 5
John Ward: 4
Roy Finch: 4
Ernie Whittle: 4
Billy Dinsdale : 4
Frank Pegg: 4
Most appearances for Rotherham Utd against Lincoln City
Danny Williams: 23
Jack Selkirk: 18
James Turner: 13
Richard Jackson: 13
Gladstone Guest: 13
Most Appearances for Lincoln City against Rotherham Utd
Tony Emery: 17
Fred Middleton: 12
Terry Cooper: 12
George Whyte: 12
Roy Finch: 12

A-Z of players that have played for both clubs (some may not have made an appearance)
A
Hakeeb Adelakun, Mitch Austin
B
Gijsbert Bos, Cohen Bramall, Guy Branston, Albert Broadbent, Drewe Broughton
C
David Campbell, Darren Carr, Phil Cartwright, Bob Chambers, Jamie Clarke, Sam Clucas, Conor Coventry, Tony Cunningham
E
Kevin Ellison
F
Delroy Facey, David Felgate, Mark Foran, Leo Fortune-West, Luke Foster, Lee Frecklington
G
Allan Gilliver, Jack Grainger
H
Harold Hargreaves, Akeem Hinds, Peter Holmes, Phil Horner, Geoff Hudson
K
Kevin Kilmore
L
Ray Lancaster, Joe Lees (Rotherham County), Dennis Leigh, Dexter Lembikisa, James Lewis, Scott Loach
M
Chris Maguire, Jack Manning (Rotherham County), Jimmy Marshall (Rotherham County), Marcus Marshall, Jimmy McCormick, John McGinley, Ian McInnes, Bobby Mitchell
N
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
O
Michael O’Connor
P
Graham Parker, Paul Pettinger, Mike Pollitt
R
Sean Raggett, Archie Roe (Rotherham County)
S
Billy Sellars, Gordon Simmonite, Tony Simmons, Dave Smith, Tommy Spencer, Gary Strodder
T
Harry Toffolo, Tommy Tynan
V
Josh Vickers
W
Graham Watson, Julian Watts, Chris Wilder

[ScjR]

Should be 64%, not 67