Rotherham United F.C.
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Rotherham United Football Club was originally founded in 1925 and is located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK. The club was established following a merger between Rotherham’s two football clubs, Rotherham Town and Rotherham County. The english based football club currently competes in The Football League Championship, which is the second league in the english football pyramid. The club traditionally play in red and white, but started their playing years in the 1920s playing in yellow and black.
Throughout Rotherham United’s history they have played their home league games at three grounds. From their foundation in 1925, they played at Millmoor, before moving to The Don Valley Stadium as a temporary home for a 4 year period. In 2012, they moved into their current ground, The New York Stadium. The New York Stadium gets its name from the area of Rotherham where it is located. The area of New York in Rotherham is a small area located close to Rotherham’s town centre. A number of factories dating back to the 1900s were located in the area.
Rotherham traditionally have a strong rivalry with both Sheffield based clubs, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.
The clubs most notable honor was in 1961, when Rotherham played in the inaugural League Cup final. The first ever League Cup was played over two legs against Aston Villa. Rotherham were runners-up after losing 3-2 on aggregate. The club has won three league titles within the english football pyramid since its foundation.
In more recent times the club won the Auto-Windscreen Shield in 1996, beating Shrewsbury Town 2-1 at Wembley. In 2014 the club was promoted to the Football League Championship after winning their first playoff final victory against Leyton Orient. The match finished 2-2 after extra-time, before Rotherham won the match and promotion on penalties.
