Rotherham United will put their FA Cup game at The Etihad behind them when they travel to Portman Road in their next league encounter to take on Ipswich Town.
The Millers last visited Portman Road in October 2016. Freddie Sears gave the host the lead on three minutes but a goal from Danny Ward four minutes later made it one-all. Ward made it two-one to the Millers three minutes into the second half but a late goal from David McGoldrick made it two-two.
March 2016 saw a Leon Best goal a minute before half-time gave the Millers a one-nil win at Portman Road. Yellow cards on the day were for Greg Halford of the Millers and Jonas Knudsen of Ipswich.
The season before that game at Portman Road saw two goals in the opening six minutes win the game for the hosts. Daryl Murphy scored in three minutes and three minutes later David McGoldrick made it two-nil. Kari Arnason and Lee Frecklington saw yellow that afternoon.
Before that the Millers were last the visitors at Ipswich in April 2005 when Ian Westlake and Darren Bent put the hosts two up in the opening twenty-five minutes. Tony Thorpe made it two-one a minute later but in the second half Jim Magilton and Bent gave Ipswich their two goal advantage back. On the sixty-seventh minute Jamal Campbell-Ryce put in a sweet ball for Martin Butler to score and twelve minutes later a free-kick from Martin McIntosh made it interesting when it was deflected past Kelvin Davis in the home goal to make it four-three and, as much as they tried, the Millers couldn’t score another to get anything from the game. Unfortunately this saw the Millers become the first team relegated that season from the Championship with Ipswich moving into second place.
Teams That Day
Ipswich
Davis
De Vos
Wilnis
Naylor
Unsworth
Westlake
Magilton
Miller (Richards)
Kuqi
Bent
Currie (Horlock)
Subs not used – Price, Scowcroft, Counago
Millers
Pollitt
Hurst
Swailes
Scott
McIntosh
McLaren (Barker)
Campbell-Ryce (Vernazza)
Mullin
Keane
Thorpe
Butler
Subs not used – Montgomery, Warne, Hoskins
In October 1964 a Division Two game between the sides at Ipswich ended four-four with the Millers goals being scored by Brian Tiler (2), Albert Bennett and Barry Lyons. At the end of the game Rotherham were third in the table with Ipswich next to bottom.
The game at the New York Stadium in August saw a last gasp Michael Smith goal give the Millers all three points.
League Games – Rotherham v Ipswich
Championship
11.08.2018 Rotherham 1-0 Ipswich
22.04.2017 Rotherham 1-0 Ipswich
29.10.2016 Ipswich 2-2 Rotherham
19.03.2016 Ipswich 0-1 Rotherham
07.11.2015 Rotherham 2-5 Ipswich
07.02.2015 Rotherham 2-0 Ipswich
27.09.2014 Ipswich 2-0 Rotherham
05.05.2005 Ipswich 4-3 Rotherham
28.08.2004 Rotherham 0-2 Ipswich
League One
10.04.2004 Rotherham 1-3 Ipswich
04.10.2003 Ipswich 2-1 Rotherham
21.04.2003 Rotherham 2-1 Ipswich
07.12.2002 Ipswich 1-2 Rotherham
Division Two (Old)
13.04.1968 Ipswich 2-0 Rotherham
18.11.1967 Rotherham 1-3 Ipswich
15.04.1967 Rotherham 0-2 Ipswich
19.11.1966 Ipswich 3-2 Rotherham
30.04.1966 Rotherham 0-0 Ipswich
04.12.1965 Ipswich 0-0 Rotherham
20.02.1964 Rotherham 2-2 Ipswich
10.10.1964 Ipswich 4-4 Rotherham
04.02.1961 Ipswich 1-1 Rotherham
17.09.1960 Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich
05.03.1960 Rotherham 1-4 Ipswich
17.10.1959 Ipswich 2-3 Rotherham
23.04.1959 Rotherham 1-2 Ipswich
13.12.1958 Ipswich 1-0 Rotherham
28.12.1957 Rotherham 1-4 Ipswich
31.08.1957 Ipswich 1-2 Rotherham
18.12.1954 Ipswich 2-2 Rotherham
21.08.1954 Rotherham 3-2 Ipswich
