Rotherham
meet Fulham for the first time in over 20 years on Tuesday.
Both
clubs have had differing fortunes over the last two decades, with the Millers -
two dalliances with second-tier football and a brand-spanking new stadium aside
- struggling in the lower reaches of the Football League and close to going out
of business on two occasions.
It
has been a contrasting story for the Cottagers who flourished under Mohammed
Al-Fayed's ownership, residing in the top-flight for 10 years and also reaching
the Europa League final in 2010.
Many
things have changed since that last meeting in Division Two on 30 April 1994.
The
Millers travelled down to Craven Cottage under the joint managership of Archie
Gemmill and John McGovern for their final away game of the season and went down
to a 1-0 defeat in west London, Sean Farrell's goal settling the match for
Ian Branfoot's men.
However,
that win was not enough to save the Cottagers from relegation as they slipped
into the bottom tier of the Football League, while the Millers finished 15th.
Plenty
of other things have changed since then, here's a look at how life was different back on
30 April 1994.
- The
average price of petrol was 57p a litre
- The
average house price in the UK was £68,032
- A
first class stamp cost 25p
- Paul
Gascoigne was the British transfer record holder with his move to Lazio for
£5.5million two years earlier
- The
latest car registration prefix was M
- Des Lynam hosted Match Of The Day
- Kurt Cobain had committed suicide just weeks
before
- Steve Evans was about to become manager of AFC Stamford
- Four Weddings And A Funeral was dominating the
box office
- Prince was number one in the music charts with
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
- Formula One driver Roland Ratzenburger died that
day at the San Marino grand prix, with Ayrton Senna also losing his life the
following day
- The Channel Tunnel was still being built and was
several months away from opening
- Eric Cantona was soon to be named PFA Player Of The Year
- Bet and Alec Gilroy were landlords of the Rovers
Return
- Mr Blobby, Cilla Black and Jet were the prime-time TV stars that night
- Terry Venables was the England manager
- The first 'Smartphone' was released. The IBM Simon Communicator could send faxes and emails along with regular phone calls
- Steve Wright hosted BBC Radio One breakfast show
- Detestable pop star Harry Styles was three months old
- Jonson Clarke-Harris, scorer of the winner against Leeds on Friday, was
not born
- Sheffield Wednesday were in the Premier League
- Kids used to wake up on a Saturday morning to Andi Peters and Emma Forbes on Live and Kicking
