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Rotherham County F.C.

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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.

Rotherham County
Full nameRotherham County Football Club
Founded1877 (as Thornhill FC)
Dissolved1925 (merged into Rotherham United)
GroundMillmoor

History

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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

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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

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

Notable former players

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League and cup history

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Rotherham County League and Cup history[5][6][7][8]
SeasonDivisionPositionFA Cup Rotherham Charity Cup
1900-01 Sheffield Association League 3/15 - Winners
1901-02 Sheffield Association League 4/13 Preliminary Round Semi Final
1902-03 Sheffield Association League 2nd qualifying round Runners up
1903–04Midland League12th/18- Semi Final
1904–05Midland League5th/17Preliminary Round 3rd Round
1905–06Midland League10th/182nd qualifying round 1st Round
1906–07Midland League10th/205th qualifying round
1907–08Midland League19th/20Preliminary round
1908–09Midland League19th/204th qualifying round
1909–10Midland League11th/222nd qualifying round
1911–12Midland League1st/194th qualifying round
1912–13Midland League1st/204th qualifying round
1913–14Midland League1st/184th qualifying round
1914–15Midland League1st/206th qualifying round
1919–20Football League Division 217th/226th qualifying round
1920–21Football League Division 219th/226th qualifying round
1921–22Football League Division 216th/225th qualifying round
1922–23Football League Division 221st/221st round
1923–24Football League Division 3 North4th/226th qualifying round
1924–25Football League Division 3 North22nd/225th qualifying round

Honours

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Records

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References

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  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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