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NewYorkshire
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What's with the two dates? - saw a load of retro shirts yesterday with 1883 as the club date and all the new stuff has 1925.

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I thought it was 1884 not 1883

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The clubs that eventually merged to form RUFC had their own histories before 1925 so you take a view on whether or not that counts as 'our club'. I am sure the marketing people will be all over the 1925 date though for centenary celebrations in seven years time.

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There appears to be no remarkable event regarding Rotherham United's history in 1883.

The club's roots go back to 1870, when the club was formed as Thornhill Football Club (later Thornhill United)

Rotherham Town F.C. founded as Lunar Rovers 1878. Dissolved 1896.

The original club was founded in 1878 as Lunar Rovers, becoming Rotherham in 1882, and eventually Rotherham Town. 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.

Founded in 1925 as a merger between Rotherham Town (1899) and Rotherham County (1870), the club's colours were initially yellow and black, but later evolved into the more traditional red and white.


Back to the present, let's give it a real go in the playoffs.



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1925 for the "UNITED" - But Thornhill and playing on Park Street were our first organised teams. I have a lovely picture of that early team having a squad picture in the bottom nets on Park Street. You can see the caretakers house and Clough Road / Street in the background ( where I was born - front room job )

I have a rounded top stone ( at home ) off the wall at the side of that pitch also - it saw those early matches - if it could talk it would have some good tales to tell and re-run many a game I played there - not to mention Rotherham United training on that pitch - with us kids joining in ..lol - I remember Tommy Spencers big thighs and taking pens against Seamus McDonagh ( and scoring 😊 )

They also ran up Fenton Road ( New road then ) - on hard surfaces that knackered their knees later on in life....we didn't know any better at that time....

Happy days....but UNITED - 1925.....



-- Edited by Bornamiller on Sunday 6th of May 2018 11:20:23 AM



-- Edited by Bornamiller on Sunday 6th of May 2018 11:50:27 AM

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Back in the mid / late 80s I used to live next door to a guy in Wickersley who was easy in his 80s known as Dick (Richard?) Sykes, who apparently played for Rotherham, although I've never really done any research as to how long he played and his story.

Also went to school with John Dungworth's daughter.  And on a probably more sombre note Daniel Nardiello's wife looked after my ex wife in intensive care for a couple of days after a brain hemmorhage in Exeter back in 2011.



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Very proud of playing on that pitch - it's a sin and a shame it was dug up for roads and units. Just reminiscences of happy days while others unfurl their flags and show their true colours. Sheffield sarcasm and MM mentality.

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