Sheffield and the Rugby code: How Alfred Cattell (Lord Mayor & S.U.F.C. chairman) eventually introduced rugby to the town in 1884, following a long resistance to the ball-carrying code.
By Graham Williams and Martin Westby Graham Williams is the author of ‘The Code War: English Football Under the Historical Spotlight’. Martin Westby is the author of‘‘A History of Sheffield Football 1857-1889: Speed, Science and Bottom’ and ‘England’s Oldest Football Clubs 1815-1889: A new chronological classification of early football (Folk, School, Military, County, Rugby, & […]