Don Valley Stadium around 2,000 seats on the wing to the right of the home fans. The first match Rotherham United played at the Don Valley was a pre-season friendly game against Derby County on 19 July 2008. The game finished 0–0. There were several friendlies held at the stadium before the start of the season. The first official league match was a 1–0 win over Lincoln City on the opening day of the 2008–09 season. Exeter City won promotion from Football League 2 there with a 1–0 victory over Rotherham United in May 2009. Sheffield Wednesday Women played an FA Cup Round
Don Valley Stadium conditions but also offered athletes every opportunity of producing peak performances. This record-breaking philosophy has even had a bearing on the angle at which the track was set and its positioning was relative to the prevailing winds and the rise and fall of the sun. The finishing line was positioned at the east end of the stadium which meant that in the afternoon and evening when most meetings are held the sun would always be at the athletes' backs in the finishing straight, as is the prevailing westerly wind. VIP facilities were on a third level while the top-most of