   rotherham united football club, nicknamed the millers,rotherham history at talkfootball. talkfootball.co.uk. is an english professional football club based in rotherham, south yorkshire, that competes in the football league championship, the second tier in the english football league system. founded in 1925 as a merger between rotherham town and rotherham county, the club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history. rotherham united play their home games at new york stadium, having played since its foundation at millmoor. == history ==   the club's roots go back to 1870, 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 o
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