Rotherham County F.C.

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)
Dissolved1925
GroundGreasbrough Road (1877–1882)[1]
Red House Ground (1882–1907)
Millmoor (from 1907)

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 –

League and cup history
Rotherham County League and Cup history[4][5][6][7]
SeasonDivisionPositionFA Cup
1903–04Midland League12th/18-
1904–05Midland League5th/17-
1905–06Midland League10th/182nd qualifying 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

Records

References
  1. Somerton, Gerry (2003). The Definitive Rotherham United. p. 8. ISBN 0-9541671-1-2.
  2. "Rotherham United". 14 May 2011.
  3. Twydell, Dave (1991). Football League Grounds for a Change. pp. 290–298. ISBN 0-9513321-4-7.
  4. FA Cup Archive The FA
  5. Rotherham County WildStat
  6. Rotherham County Football Club History Database
  7. British Newspaper Archive
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