New York Stadium capacity 12, This followed over a century spent playing at Millmoor. The stadium is all-seater and totally enclosed, with a design that makes it look larger from the outside than the 12, capacity would suggest. The largest stand is the West Stand, which has an unusual feature of the middle section of seats being sunk beneath those that surround it on either side.
Away fans visiting the New York Stadium are normally located in the Mears South Stand behind the goal, with a typical allocation of around 2, For smaller followings, a small section of the Ben Bennett Stand is allocated instead. Founded: Web: www. Car parking at the stadium is for permit holders only. Otherwise there is some street parking available around the old Millmoor stadium, around a 15 minute walk away from the away fans turnstiles. Rotherham Central is just a 5 minute walk from the New York Stadium, which is very conveniently located for away fans.
When you exit the station, turn right on to Central Road. Continue on this road, by the river edge, all the way past the Magistrates Court until you reach the Main Street T-Junction. Rotherham itself is a lovely Yorkshire town, with nearby Sheffield offering increased options on the pub front. Here are some of the ones you might want to consider:.
The fact that the stadium was only completed in means the facilities are amongst the best in the league. There are a number of hospitality lounges at the New York Stadium, though the packages they offer differ more in what they offer rather than where they are.
The Platinum Package, for example, will see you enjoy a three-course meal, refreshments at half-time and padded seats in The Eric Twigg Pukka Pies Stand. A Gold Package sees you get the same seats but with a two-course meal, a match programme and team sheet. A tour of the stadium takes in the tunnel, the dressing rooms, the pitch side and press areas. There are no set times or days for tours so make sure you get in touch with the club first.
There is no museum at the ground, though local Rotherham museums may occasionally display club memorabilia. Rotherham Town was the foremost team in the area at the time, though by the turn of the century they were close to going out of business and Thornhill had become Rotherham County and had surpassed them in the league.
It was never going to be sustainable to have two professional teams in such a small town as Rotherham, however, so they combined in the mids. Rotherham have never won the top two tiers of English football, but they have won the third and fourth tier during their history. As well as losing out in the inaugural final of the League Cup in , they have also won the Football League Trophy once, in The stadium has the ability to be expanded to allow a larger capacity if needed, though this is unlikely to happen unless Rotherham United establish themselves as a Premier League club in the future.
Located just over two miles from the stadium is this budget hotel from the ibis chain. They offer breakfast, self-parking and free Wi-Fi. More details. Less than a mile from the ground is this hotel with a health club, indoor pool, garden and conference centre.
Cheap food, cheaper booze and sport on TVs. Rotherham United's home for years until , Millmoor. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian. Topics Rotherham news. Reuse this content.
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