& In the Beginning…
Part Four
The Rise of the Rivals (2/2)…
William Chesterman
Original Sheffield Foot Ball Club member…
…takes up the Story…
“…Later clubs which appeared were…
Norton F.C
…a club of gentlemen & yeoman farmers, retained a strong Derbyshire identity alongside the many Sheffield Association sides…
( 1861-1885 )
Key-Player…
Edwin Buttery
…the early ‘Kings’ of Yorkshire Football…
Pitsmoor F.C
…arguably the strongest of all of Sheffield’s many teams of the early Sixties…
(1862-1876)
Key-Player…
William Waterfall
&
Broomhall F.C
(1862-1885)
…a privileged club who represented the city’s…
…powerful elites!
Charlie Clegg
Key-Player…
Not only was Charlie Clegg an awesome Footballer & administrator ( he’ll go on to become Chairman & eventually President of the F.A…) he also, as did many early footballers, excel on the Athletics Track, too - See here, soon…
…bringing a new & more general appreciation of the growing game…”
William Chesterman, 1902
Chesterman Remembers - Coming soon…
Next, Part Five - Meanwhile, somewhere down South…
