Hallam Football Club
(1860-present)
group and association football club
Aged 164
Wikidata WikipediaHallam Football Club is an English football club based in Crosspool, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Founded in 1860, Hallam is the second oldest association football club in the world. Hallam currently play in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, at the ninth level of the English football league system. Hallam have played at their Sandygate Road home in the Sheffield suburb of Crosspool since formation, with the ground being officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as "The Oldest Football Ground in the World". In 1867, the club made history by winning the world's first ever football tournament, the Youdan Cup. The club still possesses the historic trophy. Games against local rivals Sheffield F.C., the oldest club in the world, are known as the Rules derby.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
1867 Bramall Lane stages the worlds 1st football cup final - the Youden Cup won by Hallam F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club, Bramall Lane, Cherry Street, Sheffield, United Kingdom where it played (1867)
1862 Bramall Lane stages its 1st football game between Sheffield F.C. & Hallam
Sheffield United Football Club, Bramall Lane, Cherry Street, Sheffield, United Kingdom where it played (1862)
Sandygate. The oldest football ground in the world. Home of Hall Football Club founded 1860
Sandygate Road, Sheffield, United Kingdom where it played (1860)