Rotherham County F.C.

Rotherham County
Full name	Rotherham County Football Club
Founded	1877 (as Thornhill)
Dissolved	1925
Ground	Greasbrough Road (1877–1882); Red House Ground (1882–1907); Millmoor (from 1907)
	Home colours
	Home colours

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 –

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
1906–07	Midland League	10th/20
1907–08	Midland League	19th/20
1908–09	Midland League	19th/20
1909–10	Midland League	11th/22
1911–12	Midland League	1st/19
1912–13	Midland League	1st/20
1913–14	Midland League	1st/18
1914–15	Midland League	1st/20

1919–20	Football League Division 2	17th/22
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
1924–25	Football League Division 3 North	22nd/22

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[]

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

[thedefinitiverufc-1] Somerton, Gerry (2003). The Definitive Rotherham United. p. 8. ISBN 0-9541671-1-2.

[2] "Rotherham United". 14 May 2011.

[groundsforchange-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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