There are similarities with the arms of Lincoln College, Oxford, where one of the elements consists of three golden stags statant ( standing still ); this was derived from the coat of arms of Lincoln's so-called " second founder ", Thomas Rotherham.

It is more probable then that the arms of the College really are those of Archbishop Rotherham and were assumed to be those of the College by John Speed who saw them on one of its buildings in 1605 when preparing his map.

Hull City, Barnsley, Leeds United, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United, Chesterfield and Doncaster Rovers are also local rivals.

The villages of North Anston and South Anston are the principal constituents of the civil parish of North and South Anston, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England.

The River Rother is a river in the northern midlands of England, after which the town of Rotherham and the Rother Valley parliamentary constituency are named.

A short section of the river in Chesterfield was once navigable, and may become so again as part of a development project, while there are plans to use the course from Rother Valley Country Park to Rotherham for the Rother Link, which would connect the Chesterfield Canal to the River Don Navigation.

Rotherham United are in contention for promotion after an impressive season so far.

Ipswich Town's resurgence has seen them creep to the fringe of the top six, but Rotherham United's playoff hopes are evaporating.

There are often references made to Rotherham United F. C., whom the brothers support in real life.

* 22 April 2006 — Walsall are relegated to League Two after losing 3 – 1 at home to Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United draw with Scunthorpe United.

Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans are a professional rugby union team from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the English RFU Championship.

Rotherham are one of the most successful clubs in English rugby history, having achieved multiple promotions up the league structure during a " phenomenal " " golden decade " in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Rotherham are perhaps best known for the Rugby Football Union blocking their entry into the Premiership, their subsequent legal challenges, and a partially successful appeal to the Office of fair trading to break an alleged Premiership cartel.

Rotherham currently have a winning record and are aiming for a top four finish leading to the promotion playoffs.

There are currently three lines, and future plans include schemes to Rotherham, Dore, Fulwood and Maltby.

Rotherham United are relegated to League Two.

Rotherham United are included amongst the English clubs despite never playing in the top tier of English football, this is due to the developer, Krisalis Software, being based in Rotherham.

Finds from both excavations are now housed in Clifton Park Museum in Rotherham.

The first briefly played in the Football League, while the second became part of another Football League club, Rotherham United, who are still members of the League today.

Catcliffe is a civil parish and local issues are governed by a Parish Council, one of 29 such councils in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, whose Chairman is Councillor Darren J L Hughes.

By the time Wolves were crushed 6 – 0 by Rotherham United in the FA Cup first round on 16 November 1985, a third of the league season had already gone and Wolves had still yet to put together a run of good results, so a third successive relegation – a humiliation which only Bristol City four seasons earlier had so far suffered – was now looking a real possibility.

This route includes the Roman road running from Bourton-on-the-Water to Templeborough near Rotherham, which is now called Icknield Street ( or Ryknild Street ) to distinguish it from the Icknield Way.

It is now possible to continue the walk along the Don, under the Tinsley Viaduct, to Rotherham.

The rest of the land where the Cathedral now stands became a cemetery ( Bodies from the cemetery were moved to the new Catholic cemetery at St. Bede ’ s in Rotherham and work on St Marie ’ s began ).

His first appearance, as a straight singer, was at the Grafton pub ( now demolished ) on St. Ann's Road, Rotherham.

Pickering worked at the British Steel Corporation ( BSC ) in Rotherham and Sheffield, becoming a key member of the BSC Swinden Laboratories staff and, later, a professor at the Sheffield City Polytechnic ( now Sheffield Hallam University ).

Originally a small rural village between Sheffield and Rotherham, within the Saxon " Shire of Hallun " ( Hallamshire ), Whiston is now a suburb of Rotherham, close to its border with Sheffield.

The Rotherham transmitter was turned off in the 1990s as part of Hallam's licence agreement and is now used by Rother FM.

* Troy Brown, now at Rotherham.

He passed the eleven plus and attended the Oakwood Technical High School ( now the Oakwood Technology College ) in Rotherham and Bournemouth Boys ' School ( a grammar school ).

At the 2001 census the civil parish — which also includes the Sheffield suburbs of Chapeltown, Grenoside, High Green, and formerly Thorpe Hesley ( now a suburb of Rotherham ) — had a population of 31, 609.

Originally managed by a joint board of Sheffield MBC, Rotherham MBC, South Yorkshire MCC and Derbyshire CC, the park is now wholly managed by Rotherham.

All passenger services north from Chesterfield now serve Sheffield, and the section north from Tapton Junction to Rotherham Masborough ( the " Old Road ") has been freight only since July 1954, although it is occasionally used as a diversionary route.

) Although Rotherham Masborough is now closed, Rotherham Central has retained its suffix.

The new Rotherham Central station was opened to passengers on 11 May 1987, is situated by the College Road bridge, near the town centre, the Doncaster-bound platform on the site of the 1871 platform but the Sheffield-bound platform is now opposite.

The first saw Rotherham consistently in the automatic promotion places until a late dip in form, and the second almost brought promotion despite a 17 point deduction imposed by the Football League.

In this era, the Yorkshire Cup, still a prestigious competition in which all the top Yorkshire sides competed, became a symbolic quest for the Rotherham players and management.

The first leg saw Rotherham score four tries winning 40 – 20 at home, while the second leg was one of Rotherham's most dramatic ; conceding two penalty tries losing 14 – 0 to win on aggregate 40 – 34 gaining promotion to the top tier.

For 2000 – 01 Rotherham won promotion to become Yorkshire's first ever representative in the top tier of English rugby.

At the time Wakefield had a number of the most experienced players outside the top flight including Dave Scully, Terry Garnett and Rod Latham all of whom eventually moved to play for Rotherham as Roth superseded Wakefield as the senior side in Yorkshire.

Macdonald left Newcastle for Arsenal in 1976, for the unusual fee of £ 333, 333. 33, and played two full seasons ( being the club's top scorer in both ), but suffered a knee injury in a League Cup match against Rotherham at the start of the 1978 – 79 season, from which he was unable to completely recover.