Rotherham County
Full nameRotherham County Football Club
Founded1877 (as Thornhill)
Dissolved1925
GroundGreasbrough Road (1877–1882)[1]
Red House Ground (1882–1907)
Millmoor (from 1907)

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.

History

The club was founded in 1877,[2] as Thornhill Football Club (later 'Thornhill United'), before, in 1905, changing to Rotherham County.[3] It joined the Midland League in 1903,[3] 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.[3]

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[3] who are still members of the Football League.

Notable former players

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

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League and cup history

Rotherham County League and Cup history[4][5][6][7]
Season Division Position FA Cup
1903–04 Midland League 12th/18 -
1904–05 Midland League 5th/17 -
1905–06 Midland League 10th/18 2nd qualifying 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. ^ Somerton, Gerry (2003). The Definitive Rotherham United. p. 8. ISBN 0-9541671-1-2.
  2. ^ "Rotherham United". 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Twydell, Dave (1991). Football League Grounds for a Change. pp. 290–298. ISBN 0-9513321-4-7.
  4. ^ FA Cup Archive Archived 13 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine The FA
  5. ^ Rotherham County Archived 13 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine WildStat
  6. ^ Rotherham County Archived 30 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Football Club History Database
  7. ^ "British Newspaper Archive". Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
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