Rotherham County F.C.

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Rotherham County
Rotherham County FC crest.png
Full nameRotherham County Football Club
Founded1877 (as Thornhill)
Dissolved1925 (merged into Rotherham United)
Ground Millmoor

Rotherham County F.C. was an English football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. They spent a number of years in the English Football League before merging with rivals Rotherham Town in 1925 to form Rotherham United.

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History

The club was founded in 1877, [1] as Thornhill Football Club (later 'Thornhill United'), before, in 1905, changing to Rotherham County. [2] It joined the Midland League in 1903, [2] and stayed in that competition until it was abandoned for World War I. They won the Midland League title for four consecutive seasons, from 1911–12 to 1914–15 inclusive. [2]

After the War, they were elected to the Football League when the league expanded from 40 clubs to 44 in 1919. In 1925 they merged with local rivals Rotherham Town to form Rotherham United [2] who are still members of the Football League.

Colours

The club's colours were white and black, worn in various combinations; from 1906 to 1923, as white shirts with black shorts and socks, other than in 1911–12, when it wore black and white stripes. The club returned to the stripes in 1924. [3]

Ground

The club originally played at Greasbrough Road, moving to the Red House Ground in 1882, and Millmoor in 1907. [4]

Notable former players

Players that played in the English Football League with Rotherham County –

League and cup history

Rotherham County League and Cup history [5] [6] [7] [8]
SeasonDivisionPosition FA Cup Rotherham Charity Cup
1900-01 Sheffield Association League 3/15-Winners
1901-02 Sheffield Association League 4/13Preliminary RoundSemi Final
1902-03 Sheffield Association League 2nd qualifying roundRunners up
1903–04 Midland League 12th/18-Semi Final
1904–05 Midland League 5th/17Preliminary Round3rd Round
1905–06 Midland League 10th/18 2nd qualifying round 1st Round
1906–07 Midland League 10th/20 5th qualifying round
1907–08 Midland League 19th/20 Preliminary round
1908–09 Midland League 19th/20 4th qualifying round
1909–10 Midland League 11th/22 2nd qualifying round
1911–12 Midland League 1st/19 4th qualifying round
1912–13 Midland League 1st/20 4th qualifying round
1913–14 Midland League 1st/18 4th qualifying round
1914–15 Midland League 1st/20 6th qualifying round
1919–20 Football League Division 2 17th/22 6th qualifying round
1920–21 Football League Division 2 19th/22 6th qualifying round
1921–22 Football League Division 2 16th/22 5th qualifying round
1922–23 Football League Division 2 21st/22 1st round
1923–24 Football League Division 3 North 4th/22 6th qualifying round
1924–25 Football League Division 3 North 22nd/22 5th qualifying round

Honours

Records

References

  1. ↑ "Rotherham United". 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Twydell, Dave (1991). Football League Grounds for a Change. pp. 290–298. ISBN   0-9513321-4-7.
  3. ↑ Moor, Dave. "Rotherham County". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Somerton, Gerry (2003). The Definitive Rotherham United. p. 8. ISBN   0-9541671-1-2.
  5. ↑ FA Cup Archive Archived 13 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine The FA
  6. ↑ Rotherham County Archived 13 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine WildStat
  7. ↑ Rotherham County Archived 30 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Football Club History Database
  8. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive". Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
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