Hallam & Stumperlowe
The Sheffield Foot Ball Club
Brrrrr!!!
vs
December the 26th…
…1860
The world’s first ever Football Match finds itself getting underway over at the ‘Stumps’ snowy Sandygate Lane ground around about half-past Two o’ the Clock…
“…The day was beautiful, the uniform of the men contrasting with each other & the pure snow, had the most picturesque of appearances - The Sheffielders turned out in their usual Scarlet &White…
…whilst most of the ‘Stumps’ wore the Pale Blue of the Hallam Cricket Club…”
“…A large number* of spectators lined every square inch of the playing area…”
Not long after Football’s Big Bang, it falls, somewhat fittingly, to…
natty…
Um, what now..?
…one of the Sheffield Club’s foremost Founding Fathers & drawer up of the games original rules, to become the First Gentleman among, oh, so many to secure for his-self (…Oh & his side, of course…) a so-called…
‘GOAAAL !!! ’
“…so, what do we do when we ‘score’ one of these ‘GOAALS!!’ exactly ?”
“…Maybe chuck thy hat in the air like thee just don’t care…!!”
