Rotherham United F.C.

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The club was formed as a merger between [[Rotherham County F.C.|Rotherham County]] and [[Rotherham Town F.C. (1899)|Rotherham Town]] in 1925 and were immediately placed in the [[English Football League|Football League]]. They won promotion as champions of the [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] in 1950–51 and were beaten finalists in the inaugural [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] final in [[1961 Football League Cup final|1961]], losing to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] 3–2 on aggregate. After seventeen seasons in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], relegations followed in 1968 and 1973. Promotion from the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] was secured in 1974–75 and the club went on to win the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] title in 1980–81. Relegations in 1983 and 1988 gave Rotherham the opportunity to win the Fourth Division title in 1988–89, though they had to win another promotion in 1991–92 following relegation the previous season. They beat [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] 2–1 in the [[1996 Football League Trophy final|1996]] final of the [[Football League Trophy]].	The club was formed as a merger between [[Rotherham County F.C.|Rotherham County]] and [[Rotherham Town F.C. (1899)|Rotherham Town]] in 1925 and were immediately placed in the [[English Football League|Football League]]. They won promotion as champions of the [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] in 1950–51 and were beaten finalists in the inaugural [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] final in [[1961 Football League Cup final|1961]], losing to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] 3–2 on aggregate. After seventeen seasons in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], relegations followed in 1968 and 1973. Promotion from the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] was secured in 1974–75 and the club went on to win the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] title in 1980–81. Relegations in 1983 and 1988 gave Rotherham the opportunity to win the Fourth Division title in 1988–89, though they had to win another promotion in 1991–92 following relegation the previous season. They beat [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] 2–1 in the [[1996 Football League Trophy final|1996]] final of the [[Football League Trophy]].
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Under the stewardship of [[Ronnie Moore]], Rotherham secured back-to-back promotions in 1999–2000 and 2000–01. They stayed in the second tier for four seasons, though were relegated twice in three years by 2007. The club again secured back-to-back promotions, this time under [[Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)|Steve Evans]], securing automatic promotion from [[EFL League Two|League Two]] in 2012–13 and promotion from [[EFL League One|League One]] via the play-offs in [[2014 Football League One play-off final|2013–14]]. The club have moved between the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] and League One for six successive seasons between 2016–17 and 2021–22, winning the play-offs in [[2018 EFL League One play-off final|2018]] as well as the [[2022 EFL Trophy final]].	Under the stewardship of [[Ronnie Moore]], Rotherham secured back-to-back promotions in 1999–2000 and 2000–01. They stayed in the second tier for four seasons, though were relegated twice in three years by 2007. The club again secured back-to-back promotions, this time under [[Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)|Steve Evans]], securing automatic promotion from [[EFL League Two|League Two]] in 2012–13 and promotion from [[EFL League One|League One]] via the play-offs in [[2014 Football League One play-off final|2013–14]]. The club have moved between the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] and League One for six successive seasons between 2016–17 and 2021–22, winning the play-offs in [[2018 EFL League One play-off final|2018]] as well as the [[2022 EFL Trophy final]].

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