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.
| Full name | Rotherham County Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1877 (as Thornhill) | |
| Dissolved | 1925 | |
| Ground | Greasbrough Road (1877–1882)[1] Red House Ground (1882–1907) Millmoor (from 1907) | |
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History
editThe 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
editPlayers 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
edit| Rotherham County League and Cup history[4][5][6][7] | |||
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| 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
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Records
edit- Best league performance: 16th, Football League Division 2, 1921–22
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st round, 1922–23
References
edit- ^ Somerton, Gerry (2003). The Definitive Rotherham United. p. 8. ISBN 0-9541671-1-2.
- ^ "Rotherham United". 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d Twydell, Dave (1991). Football League Grounds for a Change. pp. 290–298. ISBN 0-9513321-4-7.
- ^ FA Cup Archive Archived 13 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine The FA
- ^ Rotherham County Archived 13 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine WildStat
- ^ Rotherham County Archived 30 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Football Club History Database
- ^ "British Newspaper Archive". Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
