Sheffield F.C.
World's oldest existing association football club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sheffield Football Club is an English football club from Dronfield, North Derbyshire. They currently compete in the Northern Premier League Division One East. Founded in October 1857,[3] the club is recognised by FIFA as the oldest existing club still playing football in the world.[4] Sheffield F.C. initially played games under the Sheffield Rules and did not officially adopt the new FA rules until 1878.
Full name | Sheffield Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Club | |||
Founded | 24 October 1857; 166 years ago (24 October 1857) | |||
Ground | Home of Football Ground, Dronfield, Derbyshire | |||
Capacity | 2,089 (250 seats)[1] | |||
Chairman | Richard Tims | |||
Manager | Ryan Cresswell[2] | |||
League | Northern Premier League Division One East | |||
2022–23 | Northern Premier League Division One East, 9th of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The club competes in the Rules derby with near neighbours Hallam. In 2004 they were given the FIFA Order of Merit, an award given to only one other club; Real Madrid. In 2007 they were inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, to commemorate their 150th anniversary.[5]
On the pitch, the club's finest hour came in 1904 when they won the FA Amateur Cup, a competition conceived after a suggestion by Sheffield. They also finished as runners up of the FA Vase in 1977.