Sheffield Local Studies Library

Sheffield Local Studies Library holds printed and published sources relating to both Sheffield United Football Club and Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.  These include programmes, fanzines, photographs, tickets, club histories, video recordings, newspaper reports, supplements and cuttings.

Sheffield United Football Club, nicknamed ‘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 Local Studies Library holds printed and published sources relating to a variety of local, amateur sporting organisations. These include hockey, ice hockey, bowls, cricket, football, lawn tennis, swimming, archery, cycling, rugby and basketball clubs and associations.  Typically, such sources include published histories, handbooks, year books, tournament and other programmes, brochures, photographs, certificates of achievement and news cuttings.

Location
Central Library, Sheffield
Website
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/SCC-Home/libraries/archives-and-local-studies
Phone number
0114 2734753
Email address
archives@sheffield.gov.uk
Address
1st Floor, Central Library
Surrey Street
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 1XZ
Sports
archery (8)
basketball (7)
cricket (61)
football (96)
green bowls (8)
ice hockey (1)
lawn tennis (9)
rugby union (20)
swimming (20)
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber (25)
This collection entry was last updated on 26/09/2016. Information incorrect or out-of-date?