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 Football League before merging with rivals Rotherham Town in 1925 to form Rotherham United.

Rotherham County

Full name	Rotherham County Football Club
Founded	1877 (as Thornhill)
Dissolved	1925
Ground	Greasbrough Road (1877–1882)[1] Red House Ground (1882–1907) Millmoor (from 1907)
Home colours

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 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[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	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

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

1. Somerton, Gerry (2003). The Definitive Rotherham United. p. 8. ISBN 0-9541671-1-2.
2. https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/rotherham-united/
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