Rotherham United F.C.

The club's roots go back to 1877, when the club was formed as Thornhill Football Club (later Thornhill United). George Cook was the trainer around this time. 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, Town had resigned from the Football League and gone out of business; a new club of the same name later joined 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. Rotherham County became members of the second division of the Football league in 1919 whilst Rotherham Town failed to become elected to the third division northern section the following year. By 1925 County's fortunes had declined and they had to seek re-election to the third division. By this time it had become 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 to the Football League under its new name. The red and white kit was adopted around 1930 after playing in amber and black, but there was no improvement in the club's…

League

Third Division North / Third Division / Second Division / League One (level 3) Champions: 1950–51, 1980–81 2nd place promotion: 2000–01, 2019–20, 2021–22 Play-off winners: 2014, 2018 Fourth Division / Third Division / League Two (level 4) Champions: 1988–89 2nd place promotion: 1991–92, 1999–2000, 2012–13 3rd place promotion: 1974–75 Cup

Football League Cup Runners-up: 1960–61 Football League Trophy / EFL Trophy Winners: 1995–96, 2021–22 Football League Third Division North Cup Winners: 1945–46