Exercise and sport were considered to be a solution to the poor living standards of Sheffield and one of the major steps that would have a long-term impact on sport (for both cricket and football) in Sheffield was the building of Bramall Lane Cricket ground on January 30th 1854:“A public meeting was held at the […]
John Charles Shaw was born on the 23rd January 1830 and died on the 23rd November 1918 aged eighty eight. His wife Louise had purchased the burial plot at Brandwood End Cemetery, Kings Heath Birmingham. The grave is now designated as number 1326, in section B2CE and both Jane and Alice are buried with him. […]
This article has been written to commemorate the centenary of the death of John Charles Shaw in November 2018. There have been numerous papers and books published containing details of his involvement in the development of the modern game of football within Sheffield and details of matches he played in have been well documented. However, […]
The 27th of October 2018 marks the 160th anniversary of the writing of the 1858 Sheffield Rules. These rules were the crown jewels in the Sheffield FC Archive that was sold at Sotheby’s in July 2011 for £881,250. The video of the actual sale is here: http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/sothebys-book-auction-england-london-sothebys-int-various-news-footage/688325982 This places the Sheffield Football Archive as the […]
The free event will feature all the best football treasures that Sheffield FC, Hallam FC, Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United can offer. This is the first time many of their precious items have ever been displayed and it is certainly the first time in 160 years that they have all […]
The 27th of October 2018 marks the 160th anniversary of the writing of the 1858 Sheffield Rules. Thanks to the amazing hard work of Sheffield Libraries, copies of this incredibly important piece of football heritage will be displayed at the FREE Sheffield Football Treasures Day which is being held at Sheffield Central Library on October […]
The 27th of October 2018 marks the 160th anniversary of the writing of the 1858 Sheffield Rules and we are celebrating this important historical moment with the Sheffield Football Treasures Day on 25th October. This day represents the growing momentum surrounding our campaign to raise awareness that Sheffield is indeed the Home of Football.The free […]
An important new information point will be unveiled on Wednesday 24th October at 12-noon at Heeley Parish Church. The tomb of Sir Nathaniel Creswick, the co-founder of the world’s oldest football club, has lain uncelebrated for many years. That will now change with the installation of this new information point, that details his life as […]
The 27th of October 2018 marks the 160th anniversary of the writing of the 1858 Sheffield Rules. These were the crown jewels in the Sheffield FC Archive that was sold at Sotheby’s in July 2011 for £881,250. This places the Sheffield Football Archive as the world’s second most expensive piece of football memorabilia in history. Ahead […]
The year 1878 marked another yet another landmark for Sheffield Football, with the first football match ever to be staged under electric floodlighting at Bramall Lane as instigated by the Sheffield Football Association. There is much more information about this event in the newly revised edition of my book ‘A History of Sheffield Football 1857-1889: […]
