The Sheffield Foot Ball Club…
1889… The world’s oldest club find themselves cordially invited to join the inaugural Midland & District League - Win the thing & they’ll be in with a great shot of competing in the actual Football League…
They will however finish rock bottom, fail miserably to get themselves re-elected & those cheeky New Kids on their particular Block, that…
United
…lot are invited to take their place!
…Now that’s gonna hurt!
1893… After the legalisation of professionalism in the game back in 1885, the “staunchly amateur” Sheffielders suggest to the Football Association the institution of a national cup competition exclusively for amateur outfits & in ‘93 the Football Association’s…
Amateur Cup
…is born !
1904… Fittingly reach the Final of their Amateur Cup &, even more fittingly, actually go & win the bloody thing, up at Bradford’s Valley Parade, valiently vanquishing…
Ealing Association
3-1
“ The Glory of the old Sheffield Club has been revived by the capture of the Amateur Cup…”
“…Bravo, boys ! -You make us feel young again! ”
…Those Brothers Clegg*
…surely the original Footballing institution’s shining-ist achievement, thus far…
*…Those Clegg brothers, Charles & Willy, had been the early doyens of the early Sheffield Footballing scene, with strong influences in all’f the Sheffield teams one would’ve ever’ve heard of - & a fair few one wouldn’t’ve…
Wills, Charlie & the World’s first Footer Match under ‘the lights’, coming soon…
