Ahead of their Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup tie, Hallam chairman Richard Pillinger said the club had been contacted by fans "from ... tier Sheffield FC formed in 1857 - three years before ...

Sheffield Foot-Ball Club was established in 1857, six years before the Football Association was founded. Still going today, Sheffield FC bills itself as the world's first football club.

Stephen Wood, a football historian and trustee for SHOF, said: "We take away games for granted as football fans but the ... George Hotel. Sheffield Football Club founded in 1857, and considered ...

Sheffield Football Club, which was founded in 1857, won the game 1-0. The blue plaque has been fixed to an archway on Walker Street in the Wicker area of Sheffield.