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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

EFL stadium still standing 15 years after final match now overgrown with wildlife

Rotherham United waved goodbye to home ground Millmoor 15 years ago, yet it remains rooted to its place in South Yorkshire - quite literally.

After the Millers recorded a 1-0 victory over Barnet in League Two on May 3, 2008, now Premier League referee Michael Oliver blew for full-time and marked the end of more than a century of football at the beloved stadium. A crowd of 4,834 witnessed Millmoor's farewell, an outcome brought on by a dispute over ownership between the club and then-owner Ken Booth.

Firstly home to Rotherham County in 1907, a merger with Rotherham Town saw newly-formed United become the ground's tenants in 1925. Over the next 83 years, Millmoor hosted second, third and fourth tier football, as well as the first ever League Cup final between Rotherham and Aston Villa in 1961.

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