The London Millers (formerly the Rotherham United Supporter Club (London Branch)) are an independent organisation of Rotherham fans, based mainly in London and the South East, but also world wide. We have members from all over the world, including Luxembourg, New York, Chesterfield and Sutton-at-Hone.

We are affiliated to neither Rotherham United nor to the official Supporters Club, but we do have a good rapport with the club. They sell our magazine at the club shop, and we provide an article for each programme.

We were formed in 1981 by the two people who are now our Honorary Vice Presidents, Dave Baister and Jenny Hurst. At the time of formation, the club was going through its best run in the last forty years, winning the Third Division Championship in 1981, and just missing out on promotion to the First Division the following year.

Our membership is over 140, despite being in the bottom division (again!). This season's costs are likely to be:

• £6 full membership
• £10 for family membership
• £1 for junior members. They also get a free badge.
• £2 for unwaged members

We would like to organise travel to all Rotherham matches, but at present we do not get enough interest, although Jenny, our travel secretary, is trying to learn all the strange deals being offered by the myriad train operating companies. We do organise meeting places (or pubs as they are colloquially known), and we always travel together to matches in what used to be the Network South-East area. Jenny is willing to put people in contact with each other if they want to travel by car, or with other members of APFSCIL.

Each season we sponsor the full kit of a player, usually the winner of our season long Man Of The Match competition, unless, of course, they leave to 'bigger' clubs (say hello Matt "Splinters" Clarke). This season we are sponsoring Vance Warner, one of the Milllers' most popular players, he even has his own song. We also sponsor the match ball and mascot for one home game a season, usually against a team from the South-East. This season it will be the Southend game in April. The mascot will be the winner of a competition held among the Junior Members.

Our magazine is called the London Miller. It is produced 2 or 3 times a year, and costs £1 to non-members, by post or from the Club Shop or Sportspages. Ian Clarke, our membership secretary, is also the editor.

We now have our own website. This will be updated regularly with news on our trips and the latest league tables for our predictions competition.

Last updated: March 2000