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Rotherham County F.C.
Former association football club in England
Former association football club in England
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| clubname | Rotherham County | |
| image | Rotherham County FC crest.png | |
| fullname | Rotherham County Football Club | |
| founded | 1877 (as Thornhill) | |
| dissolved | 1925 (merged into Rotherham United) | |
| ground | Millmoor | |
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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.
History
The club was founded in 1877, as Thornhill Football Club (later 'Thornhill United'), before, in 1905, changing to Rotherham County. It joined the Midland League in 1903, 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.
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 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.
Ground
The club originally played at Greasbrough Road, moving to the Red House Ground in 1882, and Millmoor in 1907.
Notable former players
Players that played in the English Football League with Rotherham County –
- John Ackroyd
- Arthur Beachill
- George Bertram
- Jackie Bestall
- William Birch
- Thomas Birtles
- John Bramley
- Philip Bratley
- Jimmy Broadhead
- Frank Brown
- Robert George Brown
- Billy Clarkson
- George Cook
- Harry Draper
- Billy Easton
- Charles Elliott
- Reuben Grice
- Tommy Hakin
- John Hammerton
- Howard Humphries
- Richard Jackson
- Jack Lambert
- Joe Lees
- James Lofthouse
- Percy Mackrill
- Jack Manning
- Ernest Milton
- John Murphy
- Billy Palmer
- Albert Pape
- George Reid
- Archie Roe
- Joe Scott
- George Simpson
- George Stacey
- George Thompson
- Joey Williams
League and cup history
| Rotherham County League and Cup history | Season | Division | Position | FA 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 | ||
| 1903–04 | Midland League | 12th/18 | - | Semi Final | |
| 1904–05 | Midland League | 5th/17 | Preliminary Round | 3rd 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
League
- Midland League
- Champions: 1911–12, 1912–13 1913–14, 1914–15
Cup
- Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup
- Winners: 1922–23
- Runners-up: 1924–25
- Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
- Winners: 1912–13, 1913–14
- Runners-up: 1908–09
Records
- Best league performance: 16th, Football League Division 2, 1921–22
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st round, 1922–23
References
References
- (14 May 2011). "Rotherham United".
- Twydell, Dave. (1991). "Football League Grounds for a Change".
- "Rotherham County".
- Somerton, Gerry. (2003). "The Definitive Rotherham United".
- [http://www.thefa.com/competitions/facompetitions/thefacup/archive FA Cup Archive] {{Webarchive. link. (13 April 2012 The FA)
- [http://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Rotherham_County_FC Rotherham County] {{Webarchive. link. (13 October 2014 WildStat)
- [https://www.fchd.info/ROTHERCO.HTM Rotherham County] {{Webarchive. link. (30 May 2008 Football Club History Database)
- "British Newspaper Archive".
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