Sheffield City Archives

Sheffield City Archives holds records relating to both Sheffield United Football Club and Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.

Sheffield United Football Club, also known as ‘The Blades’ (owing to Sheffield’s worldwide reputation for cutlery and steel production) was formed in 1889 . The club’s ground is at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, also known as ‘The Owls’ (so-called because the team played at Owlerton from 1899) was formed in 1867. The Club’s ground is at the Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield.

In addition, Sheffield City Archives holds original archive records relating to a variety of local, amateur sporting organisations. These include hockey, bowls, cricket, football, lawn tennis, swimming, archery and cycling clubs and associations. Typically, such records include minutes, accounts, reports, rules, correspondence, newsletters and scrapbooks.

Location
52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield
Website
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/SCC-Home/libraries/archives-and-local-studies
Phone number
0114 2039395
Email address
archives@sheffield.gov.uk
Address
52 Shoreham Street
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 4SP
Sports
archery (8)
cricket (61)
cycling (20)
football (96)
green bowls (8)
hockey (18)
lawn tennis (9)
swimming (20)
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber (25)
This collection entry was last updated on 12/09/2016. Information incorrect or out-of-date?