Rotherham Town F.C. (1899)
| Full name | Rotherham Town Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1899 | |
| Dissolved | 1925 | |
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Rotherham Town F.C. was an English football club from Rotherham, Yorkshire. They merged with rivals Rotherham County in 1925 to form Rotherham United.
History[]
In 1899, Rotherham Casuals and Rotherham Grammar School combined to form Rotherham F.C.[1] On becoming a limited company in 1904 a new name of Rotherham Athletic was adopted, and a year later they changed their name again, to Rotherham Town (which had been the name of a former Football League club from the town).
In 1903 the new club joined the Midland League,[2] where they remained until 1925, when they merged with their Third Division North neighbours Rotherham County to form Rotherham United.
Notable former players[]
- Category:Rotherham Town F.C. (1899) players
League and cup history[]
| Rotherham Town League and Cup history[3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Season | Division | Position | FA Cup |
| 1899–1900 | Sheffield Association League Division 2 | 1st/9 | - |
| 1900–01 | Sheffield Association League | 6th/15 | Preliminary Round |
| 1901–02 | Sheffield Association League | 5th/13 | Preliminary Round |
| 1902–03 | Sheffield Association League | 1st/9 | 4th Qualifying Round |
| 1903–04 | Midland League | 3rd/11 | - |
| 1904–05 | Midland League | 6th/17 | |
| 1905–06 | Midland League | 4th/18 | |
| 1906–07 | Midland League | 4th/20 | |
| 1907–08 | Midland League | 3rd/20 | 1st Round |
| 1908–09 | Midland League | 2nd/20 | |
| 1909–10 | Midland League | 17th/22 | |
| 1910–11 | Midland League | 16th/20 | |
| 1911–12 | Midland League | 2nd/19 | |
| 1912–13 | Midland League | 11th/20 | |
| 1913–14 | Midland League | 8th/18 | |
| 1914–15 | Midland League | 9th/20 | |
| 1919–20 | Midland League | 7th/18 | |
| 1920–21 | Midland League | 5th/20 | 1st Qualifying Round |
| 1921–22 | Midland League | 11th/22 | Extra Preliminary Round |
| 1922–23 | Midland League | 21st/22 | |
| 1923–24 | Midland League | 22nd/22 | |
| 1924–25 | Midland League | 12th/15 | |
Honours[]
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Cup[]
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Records[]
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st Round, 1907–08
References[]
- ^ Rotherham United The Beautiful History
- ^ Midland League history RSSSF
- ^ FA Cup Archive The FA
- ^ Rotherham Town WildStat
- ^ Rotherham Town Football Club History Database
- ^ British Newspaper Archive
- ^ Sheffield Independent, 2 August 1900
- ^ Sheffield Independent, 2 August 1900
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Categories:
- Association football clubs established in 1899
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1925
- Defunct football clubs in England
- Defunct football clubs in South Yorkshire
- Sport in Rotherham
- 1899 establishments in England
- 1925 disestablishments in England
- Sheffield Association League
- Midland Football League (1889)