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'''Rotherham Town F.C.''' was a [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Rotherham]], [[England]]. The club were members of [[the Football League]] between 1893 and 1896.
'''Rotherham Town F.C.''' was a [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Rotherham]], [[England]]. The club was a member of [[the Football League]] between 1893 and 1896.


==History==
==History==
The original club was founded in 1878 as '''Lunar Rovers''', becoming '''Rotherham''' in 1882, and eventually '''Rotherham Town'''.<ref>[http://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/rotherham-united/ Rotherham United] The Beautiful History</ref> In 1889 the club became a founder member of the [[Midland Football League|Midland League]]. They were champions in 1892 and 1893, and were subsequently elected to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] of [[the Football League]] in 1893.
The original club was founded in 1878 as '''Lunar Rovers''', becoming '''Rotherham''' in 1882, and eventually '''Rotherham Town'''.<ref>[http://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/rotherham-united/ Rotherham United] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309003558/https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/rotherham-united/ |date=9 March 2020 }} The Beautiful History</ref> In 1889 the club became a founder member of the [[Midland League (1889)|Midland League]]. They were champions in 1892 and 1893, and were subsequently elected to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] of [[the Football League]] in 1893.


The club's League tenure lasted just three seasons, finishing in 14th, 12th and 15th place (out of 16). At the end of the 1895/96 season they failed to apply for re-election and subsequently folded.<ref>[http://gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/gone-but-not-forgotten-rotherham-town.html Gone But Not Forgotten] Gottfried Fuchs</ref>
The club's League tenure lasted just three seasons, finishing in 14th, 12th and 15th place (out of 16). At the end of the 1895/96 season they failed to apply for re-election and subsequently folded.<ref>[http://gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/gone-but-not-forgotten-rotherham-town.html Gone But Not Forgotten] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011225319/http://gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/gone-but-not-forgotten-rotherham-town.html |date=11 October 2014 }} Gottfried Fuchs</ref>


The club played at [[Clifton Lane]] and [[Clifton Grove]].
The club played at [[Clifton Lane]] and [[Clifton Grove]].


The man widely regarded as the first ever black professional footballer, [[Arthur Wharton]] played for the club from 1889–1894.<ref>[http://www.arthurwharton.com/the-footballer.html The Footballer] ArthurWharton.com</ref> [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool Football Club]] played their first ever fixture against Rotherham Town on 1 September 1892 in a friendly fixture.<ref>[http://www.thisisanfield.com/2009/08/no-34-liverpools-first-ever-game/ Liverpool's First Ever Game] This Is Anfield</ref>
[[Arthur Wharton]], the man widely regarded as the first ever black professional footballer, played for the club from 1889 to 1894.<ref>[http://www.arthurwharton.com/the-footballer.html The Footballer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915130146/http://www.arthurwharton.com/the-footballer.html |date=15 September 2016 }} ArthurWharton.com</ref> [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool Football Club]] played their first ever fixture against Rotherham Town on 1 September 1892 in a friendly fixture, Liverpool won 7–1, the first ever opponent to score at Anfield was Rotherham striker Charlie Leatherbarrow.<ref>[http://www.thisisanfield.com/2009/08/no-34-liverpools-first-ever-game/ Liverpool's First Ever Game] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011222118/http://www.thisisanfield.com/2009/08/no-34-liverpools-first-ever-game/ |date=11 October 2014 }} This Is Anfield</ref>


A second [[Rotherham Town F.C. (1899)|Rotherham Town]] formed in 1899, going on to merge with [[Rotherham County]] in 1925 to form [[Rotherham United]].
A second [[Rotherham Town F.C. (1899)|Rotherham Town]] formed in 1899, going on to merge with [[Rotherham County]] in 1925 to form [[Rotherham United]].


===League and cup history===
===League and cup history===
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!colspan="4"|'''Rotherham Town League and Cup history<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/competitions/facompetitions/thefacup/archive FA Cup Archive] The FA</ref><ref>[http://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Rotherham_Town_FC Rotherham Town] WildStat</ref><ref>[http://www.fchd.info/ROTHERHT.HTM Rotherham Town] Football Club History Database</ref><ref>[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk British Newspaper Archive]</ref>'''
!colspan="4"|'''Rotherham Town League and Cup history<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/competitions/facompetitions/thefacup/archive FA Cup Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413132204/http://thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/Archive |date=13 April 2012 }} The FA</ref><ref>[http://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Rotherham_Town_FC Rotherham Town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318195837/http://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Rotherham_Town_FC |date=18 March 2019 }} WildStat</ref><ref>[https://www.fchd.info/ROTHERHT.HTM Rotherham Town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705190040/http://www.fchd.info/ROTHERHT.HTM |date=5 July 2007 }} Football Club History Database</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |title=British Newspaper Archive |access-date=2 November 2014 |archive-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922212722/https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>'''
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!Season !! Division !! Position !! [[FA Cup]]
!Season !! Division !! Position !! [[FA Cup]]
|-
|-
| <center>1883–84</center> || || || <center>[[1883–84 FA Cup#Second round|2nd Round]]</center>
| 1883–84 || || || [[1883–84 FA Cup#Second round|2nd Round]]
|-
|-
| <center>1884–85</center> || || || <center>[[1884–85 FA Cup#First round|1st Round]]</center>
| 1884–85 || || || [[1884–85 FA Cup#First round|1st Round]]
|-
|-
| <center>1885–86</center> || || || <center>[[1885–86 FA Cup#First round|1st Round]]</center>
| 1885–86 || || || [[1885–86 FA Cup#First round|1st Round]]
|-
|-
| <center>1886–87</center> || || || <center>[[1886–87 FA Cup#Second round|2nd Round]]</center>
| 1886–87 || || || [[1886–87 FA Cup#Second round|2nd Round]]
|-
|-
| <center>1887–88</center> || || || <center>[[1887–88 FA Cup#Second round|2nd Round]]</center>
| 1887–88 || || || [[1887–88 FA Cup#Second round|2nd Round]]
|-
|-
| <center>1888–89</center> || || || <center>[[1888–89 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds#Second Qualifying Round|2nd Qualifying Round]]</center>
| 1888–89 || || || [[1888–89 FA Cup qualifying rounds#Second Qualifying Round|2nd qualifying round]]
|-
|-
| <center>1889–90</center> || <center>[[Midland Football League#Midland League 1889–1960|Midland League]]</center> || <center>3rd/11</center> || <center>[[1889–90 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds#Fourth Qualifying Round|4th Qualifying Round]]</center>
| 1889–90 || [[Midland League (1889)|Midland League]] || 3rd/11 || [[1889–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds#Fourth qualifying round|4th qualifying round]]
|-
|-
| <center>1890–91</center> || <center>[[Midland Football League#Midland League 1889–1960|Midland League]]</center> || <center>7th/10</center> || <center>[[1890–91 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds#Fourth Qualifying Round|4th Qualifying Round]]</center>
| 1890–91 || [[Midland League (1889)|Midland League]] || 7th/10 || [[1890–91 FA Cup qualifying rounds#Fourth qualifying round|4th qualifying round]]
|-
|-
| <center>1891–92</center> || <center>[[Midland Football League#Midland League 1889–1960|Midland League]]</center> || <center>1st/11</center> || <center>[[1891–92 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds#Third Qualifying Round|3rd Qualifying Round]]</center>
| 1891–92 || [[Midland League (1889)|Midland League]] || 1st/11 || [[1891–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds#Third qualifying round|3rd qualifying round]]
|-
|-
| <center>1892–93</center> || <center>[[Midland Football League#Midland League 1889–1960|Midland League]]</center> || <center>1st/13</center> || <center>[[1892–93 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds#Third Qualifying Round|3rd Qualifying Round]]</center>
| 1892–93 || [[Midland League (1889)|Midland League]] || 1st/13 || [[1892–93 FA Cup qualifying rounds#Third qualifying round|3rd qualifying round]]
|-
|-
| <center>[[1893-94 in English football|1893–94]]</center> || <center>[[Football League]] Division 2</center> || <center>14th/15</center> || <center>[[1893–94 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds#First Qualifying Round|1st Qualifying Round]]</center>
| [[1893–94 in English football|1893–94]] || [[Football League]] Division 2 || 14th/15 || [[1893–94 FA Cup qualifying rounds#First Qualifying Round|1st qualifying round]]
|-
|-
| <center>[[1894-95 in English football|1893–94]]</center> || <center>[[Football League]] Division 2</center> || <center>12th/16</center> || <center>[[1894–95 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds#First Qualifying Round|1st Qualifying Round]]</center>
| [[1894–95 in English football|1894–95]] || [[Football League]] Division 2 || 12th/16 || [[1894–95 FA Cup qualifying rounds#First Qualifying Round|1st qualifying round]]
|-
|-
| <center>[[1895-96 in English football|1893–94]]</center> || <center>[[Football League]] Division 2</center> || <center>15th/16</center> || <center>[[1895–96 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds#Fourth Qualifying Round|4th Qualifying Round]]</center>
| [[1895–96 in English football|1895–96]] || [[Football League]] Division 2 || 15th/16 || [[1895–96 FA Cup qualifying rounds#Fourth qualifying round|4th qualifying round]]
|}
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
*'''[[Midland Football League#Midland League 1889–1960|Midland League]]'''
*'''[[Midland League (1889)|Midland League]]'''
**Champions: 1891–92, 1892–93
**Champions 1891–92, 1892–93


==Records==
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Latest revision as of 12:13, 26 May 2024

Rotherham Town
Full nameRotherham Town Football Club
Founded1878 (as Lunar Rovers)
Dissolved1896

Rotherham Town F.C. was a football club based in Rotherham, England. The club was a member of the Football League between 1893 and 1896.

History

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The original club was founded in 1878 as Lunar Rovers, becoming Rotherham in 1882, and eventually Rotherham Town.[1] In 1889 the club became a founder member of the Midland League. They were champions in 1892 and 1893, and were subsequently elected to the Second Division of the Football League in 1893.

The club's League tenure lasted just three seasons, finishing in 14th, 12th and 15th place (out of 16). At the end of the 1895/96 season they failed to apply for re-election and subsequently folded.[2]

The club played at Clifton Lane and Clifton Grove.

Arthur Wharton, the man widely regarded as the first ever black professional footballer, played for the club from 1889 to 1894.[3] Liverpool Football Club played their first ever fixture against Rotherham Town on 1 September 1892 in a friendly fixture, Liverpool won 7–1, the first ever opponent to score at Anfield was Rotherham striker Charlie Leatherbarrow.[4]

A second Rotherham Town formed in 1899, going on to merge with Rotherham County in 1925 to form Rotherham United.

League and cup history

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Rotherham Town League and Cup history[5][6][7][8]
Season Division Position FA Cup
1883–84 2nd Round
1884–85 1st Round
1885–86 1st Round
1886–87 2nd Round
1887–88 2nd Round
1888–89 2nd qualifying round
1889–90 Midland League 3rd/11 4th qualifying round
1890–91 Midland League 7th/10 4th qualifying round
1891–92 Midland League 1st/11 3rd qualifying round
1892–93 Midland League 1st/13 3rd qualifying round
1893–94 Football League Division 2 14th/15 1st qualifying round
1894–95 Football League Division 2 12th/16 1st qualifying round
1895–96 Football League Division 2 15th/16 4th qualifying round

Honours

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Records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rotherham United Archived 9 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine The Beautiful History
  2. ^ Gone But Not Forgotten Archived 11 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Gottfried Fuchs
  3. ^ The Footballer Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine ArthurWharton.com
  4. ^ Liverpool's First Ever Game Archived 11 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine This Is Anfield
  5. ^ FA Cup Archive Archived 13 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine The FA
  6. ^ Rotherham Town Archived 18 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine WildStat
  7. ^ Rotherham Town Archived 5 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine Football Club History Database
  8. ^ "British Newspaper Archive". Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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