For the first time in Sheffield history a Sheffield team reached the final of the F.A. Cup when Wednesday met Blackburn Rovers in 1890, unfortunately the match finished as a 6-1 victory to Blackburn Rovers, the second widest winning margin in Cup final history. This very rare monochrome photogravure of the match is for sale from Grosvenor […]
John Charles Shaw (23rd January 1834- 23rd November 1918) initially worked as a Law Stationer and was heavily involved in the aftermath of the Sheffield flood tragedy of 1864. He is most famous as the main founder of Hallam FC in 1860. In my research, I have never been able to corroborate John Shaw as […]
French TV programme to celebrate Sheffield FC’s 160th birthday in October 2017, to which I contributed background historical information. I was asked by a French TV channel to contribute to a piece they had commissioned for the 160th birthday celebration. Obviously, the video is in the French language but the contributions from myself and SFC […]
Like much else in Association football the original concept originated in Sheffield as some kind of punishment for fouls that had caused a goal to be missed . The Sheffield solution was not to award a penalty kick but to award a penalty goal. The concept of a penalty goal for fouls within 2 yards […]
160 years ago today Sheffield FC the world’s oldest football club was founded. There is of course no mention of the momentous events happening at Eastbank as organised by Creswick and Prest in the newspaper of the day. The biggest news of the day in the Sheffield Independent (when Sheffield FC) started was all about […]
Nathaniel Creswick 31st July 1831- 20th October 1917 Age 86. Died 100 years ago today Co-founder of Sheffield FC, the world’s first and oldest Football Club was a solicitor and son of a silver plate manufacturer. Later in life he became Chairman of Joseph Rodgers the Cutlery manufacturer and saved a man’s life when he […]
I am giving a talk as part of the Off the Shelf Book Festival on my new book called “A History of Sheffield Football 1857-1889: Speed, Science and Bottom” at the Creative Lounge at the Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row on Wednesday 25 October 7.30pm. You can book here: http://bit.ly/2g3vkNi The exciting news is that […]
The year 2017 represents the 150th anniversary of the Sheffield Football Association. It was formed in 1867 when Sheffield had 14 football clubs and in excess of 1,000 members and bolstered the struggling London Football Association at a crucial time, who in the same year, were discussing their dissolution because of the lack of interest […]
There are 38 entries in the 2017/18 Senior Challenge Cup . The 140th anniversary of the tournament that began in 1877. AFC Bentley First (bye) AFC Brodsworth Welfare First AFC Emley First (bye) Athersley Recreation F.C.(Sat) First (bye) Denaby Main JFC (Adult) First Denaby United First (bye) Dinnington Town F.C. (2014) First (bye) Frecheville C.A. […]
The vast majority of Sheffield football fans would immediately recognise the name of Charles Clegg (http://bit.ly/2rCsGTb) But what about Charles Stokes? -who died 104 years ago today. A football administrator par excellence who was around at the birth of most of Sheffield’s football institutions and is single-handedly responsible for the creation of Sheffield United. Until […]
