MillersMad Match Thread...Millers v Mansfield Town

[Heliosphan78]

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UTM.

[RU66]

I'd have Dawson back in goal. Cann doesn't look ready that's if he ever will be. Made hard work of a routine save 2nd half Saturday showed he isn't. After that starting 11 picks itself that's if Jules is fit. Yearwood Gore Benson midfield 3. Watmore Nombe Gray 3 up front.

[uttis]

Er he kept a clean sheet and deserves his place, nothing merits Dawson returning other than Cann getting injured, Dawson has had numerous chances and arguably should have been dropped a while ago

[Stovicmiller]

How we played on Saturday more of the same .

[Townerslovechild]

In reply to Gru,was the first time I'd seen Cann and he did ok,one small handling error, but far too early to tell if he's any good,judge after 5 or 6 games.
If Dawson was playing I've no doubt you'd be wanting Cann in goal, or maybe some 14 year old who's never played.
Another must win game, if we are to stay up,then an unbeaten run is the only way this will happen.

[RU66]

In reply to Gru,was the first time I'd seen Cann and he did ok,one small handling error, but far too early to tell if he's any good,judge after 5 or 6 games.
If Dawson was playing I've no doubt you'd be wanting Cann in goal, or maybe some 14 year old who's never played.
Another must win game, if we are to stay up,then an unbeaten run is the only way this will happen.

Want us to stay up that means having your best keeper available starting to me that's Dawson.

[UlleyMiller]

The gaffer should know which players are ready to go, and the XI needs to be as many of Saturday's starters as possible. If they're fit and mentally right, none of them should miss out.

This is a very winnable game, and that could have us out of the bottom four tonight. Unthinkable recently, but heading into some tough fixtures we really need to be operating at the top of that pile rather than 23rd.

Be good to see a few more seats filled tonight, both the season ticket part-timers and the occasionals.

[MillerBill]

Yes we could climb above the relegation bottom four.I think he will probably start with same eleven with Jules coming in to replace our latest injury.We have the players to get us out of this mess,it's just using them in the right way.A win tonight and it will increase the confidence factor.Should be a good atmosphere and let's get behind a team that is playing a better brand of football with the creative players we now have.Come on you Millers.

[ScjR]

Rotherham United and Mansfield Town have met 68 times since their first encounter on Boxing Day 1932, a match Rotherham won 3–0 with goals from Frank Wheeler, Albert Pynegar, and Walter Spicer. Although some sources list this fixture as being played on 27 December, the result marked the beginning of a long-running fixture in which Rotherham have traditionally held the upper hand.

Their home record against Mansfield is quiet strong, with Rotherham winning 59% of all home meetings (20 matches), drawing 32% (11), and losing 9% (3). Rotherham have averaged 2.06 goals per game compared to Mansfield’s 1.09.

The highest attendance at home to Mansfield came in 1948 when 20,522 supporters watched a 2–1 Rotherham win in the old Third Division North, with Wally Ardron and Harry Mills scoring for the Millers and Roy Cooling replying for Mansfield. In contrast, the lowest attendance came in the Football League Trophy in December 1986, when just 1,317 spectators saw a 1–1 draw with goals from Gareth Evans after 8 minutes and Mansfield’s Jeff Chandler on 33 minutes.
Across all home fixtures against Mansfield, Rotherham have averaged an attendance of 6,682.

In The Dugouts
Mansfield Town manager Nigel Clough's record opposing Rotherham Utd: Pld 10, won 5, drawn 1, lost 4
Derby County W0 D0 L1
Sheffield United W1 D0 L0
Burton Albion W2 D0 L2
Mansfield Town W2 D1 L1
Matt Hamshaw's record against Mansfield: Pld 2, drawn 1, lost 1
I think that most people old enough on here will know of Nigel Clough's dad Brian Clough. His 13 goals scored for Middlesbrough and Sunderland against Rotherham puts him in joint second place alongside John Charles (Leeds United) and Maurice Wellock (Darlington & Halifax Town) with scoring the most goals against Rotherham United.

Sent Off
Rotherham Utd: Michael Keane 2005/06, Alex MacDonald 2024/25
Mansfield Town: Paul Holland 1991/92, Gus Uhlenbeek 2005/06

Hat-tricks
Rotherham United: Wilf Brown 1936/37

Debut's and last matches:
Debuts: Tom Cahill (2007/08), Wes Cuthbert (1933/34), Eddie Ferguson (1970/71), Zak Jules (2024/25), Gary Martindale (1997/98), Giles Newcombe (1986/87), Ian Vaughan (1978/79), Barry Watling (1975/76), Steve Winn (1978/79)
Last match: Willie Burkinshaw (1933/34), John Fantham (1933/34), George Hicks (1933/34), Grant Leadbitter (2004/05), George Turner (1933/34)

Appearances
Rotherham Utd against Mansfield Town [current team]:
John Breckin 11
Trevor Swift 11
Trevor Phillips 10
Alan Crawford 9
Dennis Leigh 9
John Green 9
David Bentley 9
Trevor Womble 9
[Joe Powell 4]
[Reece James 4]

Mansfield Town against Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Sandy Pate 16
Barry Foster 12
George Foster 10
Rod Arnold 10
Dudley Roberts 9
Phil Waller 9
Kevin Bird 9
[Stephen McLaughlin 4]
[Adedeji Oshilaja 4]
[Aaron Lewis 4]

Goalscorers
Rotherham Utd against Mansfield Town [current team]:
Jack Grainger 4
Richard Finney 4
Alan Crawford 4
[Jordan Hugill 3]
[Sam Nombe 1]

Mansfield Town against Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Terry Austin 4
Steve Whitehall 4
[Tyler Roberts 1]
[Dominic Dwyer 1]
[Jordan Bowery 1]
[George Maris 1]
[Odedeji Oshilaja 1]

[ScjR]

Results fom on this day:
Pld 19, Won 7, Drawn 4, Lost 8
03-Mar-28 Hartlepools United 1 Rotherham United 3 Victoria Park 4,190
03-Mar-34 Tranmere Rovers 1 Rotherham United 2 Prenton Park 2,701
03-Mar-51 Bradford City 3 Rotherham United 4 Valley Parade 19,229
03-Mar-56 Nottingham Forest 1 Rotherham United 0 City Ground 14,817
03-Mar-62 Derby County 1 Rotherham United 1 Baseball Ground 12,619
03-Mar-70 Halifax Town 4 Rotherham United 2 The Shay 4,429
03-Mar-73 Rotherham United 1 Chesterfield 0 Millmoor 4,312
03-Mar-74 Barnsley 1 Rotherham United 0 Oakwell 6,490
03-Mar-79 Rotherham United 1 Carlisle United 3 Millmoor 3,908
03-Mar-84 Millwall 2 Rotherham United 0 The Den, New Cross 2,985
03-Mar-87 Mansfield Town 0 Rotherham United 0 Field Mill 2,457
03-Mar-90 Rotherham United 2 Brentford 1 Millmoor 5,603
03-Mar-92 Mansfield Town 1 Rotherham United 0 Field Mill 5,719
03-Mar-98 Rotherham United 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Millmoor 3,724
03-Mar-01 Reading 2 Rotherham United 0 Madejski Stadium 13,103
03-Mar-07 Rotherham United 4 Bradford City 1 Millmoor 4,568
03-Mar-12 Barnet 1 Rotherham United 1 Underhill Stadium 1,765
03-Mar-15 Rotherham United 1 Cardiff City 3 New York Stadium 8,534
03-Mar-21 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Rotherham United 2 Hillsborough BCD
Mark Druce 03-Mar-74, Neil Richardson 03-Mar-68, Colin Smith 03-Mar-36, John Stone 03-Mar-53, Barry Webster 03-Mar-35

Played for both
Goalkeepers
Jamie Annerson, Daniel Black, Graham Brown, Steve Cherry, Jack Clough, Phil Kite, Conrad Logan, Bobby Mimms, Carl Muggleton, Kevin Pilkington, Lewis Price, Scott Shearer
Defenders
Dave Artell, Jack Bramley, Tony Brien, Ted Dransfield, Luke Foster, Exodus Geohaghon, John Haselden, Emlyn Hughes, Nicky Hunt, Martin McIntosh, Neil Moore, Johnny Mullins, Andy Nicholas, Michael Raynes, Neil Richardson, Laurie Wilson, Farrend Rawson
Midfield
Will Atkinson, David Bentley, Bernard Chambers, John Clayton, Sam Clucas, Alan Crawford, Edgar Hardy, Ian Hathaway, Alex MacDonald, Paul Matthews, Billy McEwan, Gordon Owen, Stephen Quinn, George Raynor, Gary Roberts, Andy Roscoe, Mitch Rose, Adam Rundle, Steve Spooner, Andy Todd, Bobby Todd, Paul Warne, Lee Williamson, Albert Wilson, Curtis Woodhouse
Forwards
Richie Barker, Barry Conlon, George Darwin, John Dungworth, Lee Glover, Alec Gray, John Hammerton, Ian Helliwell, Glyn Jones, Gary Martindale, John Pearson, Nathan Peel, Steve Slawson, Imre Varadi, Jason White, Bobby Williams, Jordan Bowery
Without an appearance
Wilfred Barks, Michael Boulding, Rory Boulding, Herbert Cartwright, Phil Cartwright, Billy Frith, Harold Hargreaves, Jim Harkin, Chris Holloway, Colin King, Dick Lee, Alec Lennon, Jacob Parsons, Frank Rayner, Mickey Walker, Ernest Wheatley
County / Town
Len Carr (County), Arthur Dallison (County), Ernest Miller (Town & County), Cyril Rhodes (County)

Anyone interested in knowing the highest goalscorer against Rotherham, that record belongs to Halifax Town's all-time record goalscorer Ernie Dixon with 14 goals.