Sport in Rotherham - Rotherham United F.C. (Paperback)

Chapters: Rotherham United F.c.. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Rotherham United Football Club (nicknamed The Millers or The Merry Millers) are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history. Their current home strip is red and white; their away kit is light blue with white trim. The Millers played all their home games at Millmoor in Rotherham from 1907 to 2008, but have temporarily moved to the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, the largest athletics stadium in the UK, whilst a community stadium in Rotherham is built. The club have spent the majority of their history in the Football League's third tier, though their most recent success came in the early 2000s when they found themselves competing in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Since that time, Rotherham has struggled with finances, entering into administration twice in as many years. Rotherham United were therefore one of three teams to start the 2008/09 League Two season on negative points, being deducted 17 points by the Football League. The club traces its roots back to 1870. The club was formed as Thornhill Football Club (later Thornhill United). For many years the leading team in the area was Rotherham Town F.C., who spent three seasons in the Football League while Thornhill United were still playing in the Sheffield