Rotherham United welcome Oxford United for their second league visit to the New York Stadium the first being in n February 2018 when Anthony Forde and Richie Towell put the hosts two-up. James Henry made it two-one just before the half-time break but Michael Smith scored seven minutes into the second half to give the Millers all three points.
The pair met in September 2012 when the Millers were playing their ‘home’ games at Don Valley. Sean Rigg put the U ‘s ahead on eight minutes but a spot-kick from Michael O’Connor on the half-hour mark made it one-one. In the second half another goal from O’Connor and one two minutes from time by Jason Taylor gave the Millers all three points.
Adam Le Fondre scored twice in the Millers two-one win at Don Valley in November 2010 with a goal on the stroke of half-time from Simon Clist giving the visitors a consolation goal.
The last time the two met at Millmoor was in October 2000 in Division Two in a game that saw four goals in the last fifteen minutes of the game. Paul Warne put the Millers in the lead on seventy-six minutes followed six minutes later by one from Kevin Watson. Derek Lilley pulled one back for the visitors on eighty-four minutes but Warney made sure in the last minute of the game which made it three-one to the Millers.
The last time Oxford got a point at Millmoor was in Division Two in 1995 when the game ended one-all. Shaun Goater scored for the host and Matt Murphy for the U’s while the last time Oxford beat the Millers at Millmoor was in Division Three in December 1983 when they won two-one.
The two have met in the FA Cup at the New York Stadium in January 2017. Former Miller Ryan Taylor scored four minutes before half-time for the visitors with Danny Ward replying six minutes into the second half. Phil Edwards and Kane Hemmings scored for Oxford with Tom Adeyemi making it three-two on the ninetieth minute.
League Stats – Millers v Oxford
2017/18
13 Feb 2018 – Rotherham 3-1 Oxford – League One
21 Oct 2017 – Oxford 3-3 Rotherham U – League One
2012/2013
05 March 2013 Oxford 0-4 Rotherham U – League Two
29 Sept 2012 Rotherham U 3-1 Oxford – League Two
2011/2012
17 March 2012 Oxford 2-1 Rotherham U – League Two
06 Aug 2011 Rotherham U 1-0 Oxford – League Two
2010/2011
12 Feb Oxford 2-1 Rotherham U League Division Two
13 Nov Rotherham U 2-1 Oxford. League Division Two
2000/2001
24 Mar Oxford 4 – 3 Rotherham U League Division Two
21 Oct Rotherham U 3 – 1 Oxford League Division Two
1995/1996
03 Feb Rotherham U 1 – 0 Oxford. League Division Two
26 Aug Oxford 1 – 1 Rotherham U League Division Two
1994/1995
21 Feb Rotherham U 1 – 1 Oxford League Division Two
19 Nov Oxford 2 – 1 Rotherham U League Division Two
1983/1984
12 May Oxford 3 – 2 Rotherham U Third Division
17 Dec Rotherham U 1 – 2 Oxford Third Division
1980/1981
10 Jan Rotherham U 0 – 0 Oxford Third Division
29 Oct Oxford 1 – 1 Rotherham U. Third Division
1979/1980
03 Nov Rotherham U 0 – 2 Oxford Third Division
18 Aug Oxford 5 – 1 Rotherham U Third Division
1978/1979
07 Apr Rotherham U 0 – 0 Oxford Third Division
02 Dec Oxford 1 – 0 Rotherham U Third Division
1977/1978
14 Jan Rotherham U 2 – 0 Oxford Third Division
20 Aug Oxford 2 – 3 Rotherham U Third Division
1976/1977
19 Feb Oxford 1 – 2 Rotherham U Third Division
11 Sep Rotherham U 1 – 1 Oxford Third Division
