RUFC - On This Day - 16 January

A look back at the last twenty years on this day, 16th January.

16 January 2012
This time last year the Millers were trying to get over a two-one defeat at the hands of Pablo di Canio's Swindon Town at the New York Stadium. Striker Lewis Grabban said that the Millers hadn't been at the races on the day while Sam Wood, a winger on loan from Brentford, urged Grabban to stop with the Millers as it looked like he was thinking of going to a higher club.

16 January 2011
On this day two years ago Millers Manager Ronnie Moore was musing over the two-one loss at Don Valley to Southend saying that some of the decisions his players made were 'shocking'.

16 January 2010
A pitch inspection on this day three years ago at Accrington Stanley saw the Millers sixth consecutive game postponed.

16 January 2009
Five years ago today it was looking like the new home of Rotherham United was to be at Tinsley with Chairman Tony Stewart saying he was hoping identify a new site by the end of the month which is near the M1.

16 January 2008
On this day in 2008 the Millers were selling tickets for the forthcoming game with Wycombe Wanderers at Millmoor with a message to Rotherham fans that tickets were selling fast.

16 January 2007
Six years ago the Millers were getting ready to travel to London to take on Millwall and we discovered that the referee at the New Den was to be Mr Keith Hill from Royston in Hertfordshire.

With it looking like the Millers would be signing Tommy Wright of Barnsley a statement from the club explaining why the striker would not be seen in a red and white Rotherham shirt said, 'Rotherham United have been unable to agree personal terms with striker Tommy Wright and his agent. We are disappointed but are not prepared to jeopardise the clubs financial future for the sake of meeting an agents demands.'

16 January 2002
Eleven years ago League One Rotherham entertained Premiership Southampton at Millmoor in the FA Cup. Richie Barker put the home side in front on thirty-nine minutes with John Mullin doubling the lead ten minutes into the second half. Andy Monkhouse pushed over Kevin Davies on seventy minutes with Marian Parhars scoring from the spot for the visitors to make it a nervy last twenty minutes for the Millers. After the game Millers Manager Ronnie Moore said, 'Those last twenty minutes lasted a lifetime. They aged me and I feel about sixty-four at the moment.' Southampton Boss, Gordon Strachan, said he was disappointed with the result but not with the performance.

16 January 1999
Rotherham 3 Leyton Orient 1

The Millers went one behind in this game on twenty-six minutes when Steve Watts put the ball past Mike Pollitt in the Millers goal. But two goals from Paul Warne either side of one from Steve Thompson, gave the home side all the points. In the last minute of the game referee Paul Danson showed a second yellow card to Jason White.
Millers Team that Day
Pollitt
Warner
Knill
Hurst
Raven
Dillon
Warne
Berry
Thompson
Garner
White
Subs not used - Hudson, Roscoe, Sedgwick

16 January 1993
The Millers went to the seaside on this day twenty years ago to Bloomfield Road where they lost two-nil to Blackpool.

This game was called a 'Buy a Player' League match - a scheme by which money from gate receipts was given to the manager for spending in the transfer market. The crowd of 6,144 there that day paid for the purchase of Andy Watson from Carlisle.


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