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Rotherham Town
Full nameRotherham Town Football Club
Nickname(s)the Town
Founded1899
Dissolved1925
GroundClifton Lane

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

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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 (no relation to the previous Rotherham Town that was a member of the Football League in the 1890s).

In 1903 the new club joined the Midland League,[2] where they remained until 1925. At the end of the 1921–22 season, a merger had been agreed with their Third Division North neighbours Rotherham County, owing to a parlous financial state.[3] The club even went so far to resign from the Midland League, but in late May 1922 the club resolved to carry on, and had to withdraw its resignation.[4] The merger finally took place in March 1925, the clubs forming Rotherham United. [5]

Colours

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As Rotherham, the club wore claret and blue halved shirts. In 1903 they changed to blue and white,[6] which (apart from spending 1905–06 in white jerseys) remained the colours of the club to dissolution, originally as blue with white sleeves, but from 1919 in stripes.[7]

Ground

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The club played at Clifton Lane,[8][9] the ground of the predecessor Rotherham Town.[10]

Notable former players

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League and cup history

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Rotherham Town League and Cup history[11][12][13][14]
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 Extra preliminary round
1905–06 Midland League 4th/18 3rd qualifying round
1906–07 Midland League 4th/20 3rd qualifying round
1907–08 Midland League 3rd/20 1st round
1908–09 Midland League 2nd/20 5th qualifying round
1909–10 Midland League 17th/22 5th qualifying round
1910–11 Midland League 16th/20 5th qualifying round
1911–12 Midland League 2nd/19 3rd qualifying round
1912–13 Midland League 11th/20 3rd qualifying round
1913–14 Midland League 8th/18 Preliminary round
1914–15 Midland League 9th/20 4th qualifying round
1919–20 Midland League 7th/18 5th qualifying round
1920–21 Midland League 5th/20 1st qualifying round
1921–22 Midland League 11th/22 Extra preliminary round
1922–23 Midland League 21st/22 4th qualifying round
1923–24 Midland League 22nd/22 4th qualifying round
1924–25 Midland League 12th/15 2nd qualifying round

Honours

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Records

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References

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  1. ^ Rotherham United The Beautiful History
  2. ^ Midland League history RSSSF
  3. ^ "Rotherham Town's last visit". Grimsby Evening Telegraph: 7. 21 April 1922.
  4. ^ "Sport items". Hull Evening News Mon, May 29, 1922 ·Page 2: 2. 20 May 1922.
  5. ^ ""Rotherham United"". Grimsby Evening Telegraph: 5. 7 March 1925.
  6. ^ "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 1 February 1904.
  7. ^ Moor, Dave. "Rotherham Town". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Midland League". Evening Telegraph: 3. 28 December 1903.
  9. ^ "Nuts qualify". Grimsby Evening Telegraph: 9. 23 November 1923.
  10. ^ Alcock, Charles (1885). Football Annual. London: Cricket Press. p. 249.
  11. ^ FA Cup Archive The FA
  12. ^ Rotherham Town WildStat
  13. ^ Rotherham Town Football Club History Database
  14. ^ British Newspaper Archive
  15. ^ Sheffield Independent, 2 August 1900
  16. ^ Sheffield Independent, 2 August 1900
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