Historical Football Kits

 

Rotherham County

Formed 1877

Merged with Rotherham Town in 1925 to form Rotherham United.

Elected to Division Two 1919. Re-elected to Division Three (North) as Rotherham United.

Kit History

 

Thornhill United

 

1877

thornhill united 1900-01

1900-1901 a

thornhill united 1901-02

1901-1902 b

 

Rotherham County

 

1905

 

(Formerly Thornhill United)

rotherham county 1906

1906-1907 a

rotherham county 1911-12

1911-1912 c

rotherham county fc 1912

1912-1916 a

rotherham county fc 1920

1920-1923 a

rotherham coounty 1924-25

1924-1925 a c

 

Background

rotherham county 1911-12The club was formed as Thornhill United. For many years the leading team in the area was Rotherham Town, who spent three seasons in the Football League while Thornhill United were still playing in the Sheffield & Hallamshire League. By the turn of the century, however, Rotherham Town had resigned from the Football League and briefly gone out of business before joining the Midland League. Meanwhile, Thornhill's fortunes were on the rise to the extent that in 1905 they laid claim to being the pre-eminent club in the town and changed their name to Rotherham County. For a period both clubs competed in the Midland League, finishing first and second in 1911-12. When the Great War ended, it was decided to extend The Football League by creating four new places in Division Two. Rotherham County, who had been champions of the Midland League in 1915 before the competition was suspended, were elected to one of the vacancies.

The Second Division was rather too tough for the Yorkshire side and in 1923 they were relegated to Division Three (North). In 1925 the club finished bottom and had to apply for re-election. Rotherham Town were themselves struggling and it was clear that to have two professional clubs in the town was not sustainable. Talks had begun in February 1925 and in early May the two clubs merged to form Rotherham United. Days later the reformed club was formally re-elected under its new name.

See also Rotherham Town | Rotherham United

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