Hillsborough Stadium, often referred to as Hillsborough, is a 39,732-capacity association football stadium located in Owlerton, a north-western suburb of Sheffield, England. It has been the home ground of Sheffield Wednesday since its opening in 1899.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Formed as an offshoot of The Wednesday Cricket Club in 1867, they went by the name of The Wednesday Football Club until changing to their current name in 1929.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Championship, the second tier of English football, and have gained promotion to the Premier League for the 2019–20 season. The football club was formed in 1889 as an offshoot of Sheffield United Cricket Club, and are nicknamed The Blades due to Sheffield's history of steel production. The club have played their home games at Bramall Lane since their formation in 1889. Bramall Lane is an all-seater ground with a capacity of 32,609.
Sheffield Football Club is an English football club from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, although now based in Dronfield, Derbyshire. They play in the Northern Premier League Division One East, at tier 8 of the English football league system. Founded in 1857, the club is officially recognised as the oldest existing club now playing football in the world. Sheffield F.C. initially played games under the Sheffield Rules and did not officially adopt the FA rules until 1878.
The Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association is a County Football Association in England. It was formed in Sheffield in 1867 as the Sheffield Football Association and is the second oldest football governing body behind The Football Association. Its teams adopted the Sheffield Rules of football up until 1878 when they were merged with The FA's rules. Its members include the two oldest football clubs in the world. Today, the County FA is responsible for the administration, control, promotion and development of grass-roots football within Sheffield, Rotherham, most of Doncaster and Barnsley, and parts of Bassetlaw and Kirklees.
The following the major events in association football during the 1860s. All events occurred in England unless specified otherwise.
The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace. Sheffield United won 4–1, with four second-half goals scored by Jack Almond, Walter Bennett, Billy Beer and Fred Priest after John Boag had scored a first-half opener for County. This was Derby's second successive losing final and worse was to come in that regard in 1903 against Bury. The contest was photographed by Henry Jasper Redfern.
Henry Thickitt was a professional footballer and Manager. Born in Hexthorpe, Doncaster he played as a defender primarily for Sheffield United with whom he won the First Division once, the FA Cup twice and gained two caps for England. He then went on to achieve relative success as the manager of Bristol City.
Walter Bennett was a professional footballer who is best known for his time with Sheffield United, where he played as a forward. He also made two appearances for England in 1901.
Denaby United F.C. was an English football club based in Denaby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
The 1898–1899 FA Cup was the 28th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup. The cup was won by Sheffield United, who defeated Derby County 4–1 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London.
John Nicholson was club secretary for Sheffield United for over 30 years. During this period the club did not employ a 'manager' but Nicholson undertook many of the duties currently associated with a modern-day football manager.
The 1898–99 Football League season was Small Heath's seventh in the Football League and their fifth in the Second Division. With four games of the seasons remaining, they were in fourth place, two points below the promotion positions, but a draw and three defeats in those last four games left them with an eight-place finish in the 18-team league. They also took part in the 1898–99 FA Cup, entering at the third qualifying round and progressing to the second round proper, at which stage they were eliminated by Stoke after a replay. In local cup competitions, Small Heath reached the second round of the Birmingham Cup and Staffordshire Cup, and lost to West Bromwich Albion in the first round of the Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup.
Wath Athletic F.C. was an English football club based in Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire.
Sheffield Football Club Ladies is an English women's football club affiliated with Sheffield F.C.. The club won the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division in 2014–15 and the following promotion play-off and is the first club to earn promotion to the FA WSL 2.
Mexborough F.C. was an English association football club based in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Rotherham Town F.C. was an English football club from Rotherham, Yorkshire. They merged with rivals Rotherham County in 1925 to form Rotherham United.
Wombwell Town F.C. was an English football club located in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
