RichardB Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 In 1877 the following clubs made up the Sheffield FA (year in brackets is the year they were formed) Albion (1872) White Artillery and Hallamshire Rifles (1870) White and Blue Attercliffe (1870) Blue and White Brightside (1872) Yellow, Red cap Brincliffe (1868) Amber and Black Broomhall (1868) Black and White Crookes (1870) White XXXXX (1863) Scarlet and White Exchange Brewery (1871) Amber and Black Fir Vale (1862) White and Scarlet trimmings Gleadless (1870)White Hallam (1857) Blue and White Heeley (1862) Grey and White stripes Kimberworth (1871) Blue and White (at Rotherham) Millhouses (1871) Scarlet and Black Norfolk (1861) Scarlet and White Norfolk Works (1872) Blue and White hoops Owlerton (1873) Scarlet and Black hoops Oxford (1869) Blue and Yellow XXXXX (1870) White with Amber and Black caps Philadelphia (1873) Blue caps (don't know what colour the shirts were) Rotherham (1870) Scarlet and White Sheffield (1857) Scarlet Surrey (1870) Scarlet and White Thursday Wanderers (1870) Colours unknown Wednesday (1867) Blue and White hoops Just to make it interesting I've hidden the names of two clubs with XXXXX; Good Luck hunting ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 In 1877 the following clubs made up the Sheffield FA (year in brackets is the year they were formed) Albion (1872) White Artillery and Hallamshire Rifles (1870) White and Blue Attercliffe (1870) Blue and White Brightside (1872) Yellow, Red cap Brincliffe (1868) Amber and Black Broomhall (1868) Black and White Crookes (1870) White XXXXX (1863) Scarlet and White Exchange Brewery (1871) Amber and Black Fir Vale (1862) White and Scarlet trimmings Gleadless (1870)White Hallam (1857) Blue and White Heeley (1862) Grey and White stripes Kimberworth (1871) Blue and White (at Rotherham) Millhouses (1871) Scarlet and Black Norfolk (1861) Scarlet and White Norfolk Works (1872) Blue and White hoops Owlerton (1873) Scarlet and Black hoops Oxford (1869) Blue and Yellow XXXXX (1870) White with Amber and Black caps Philadelphia (1873) Blue caps (don't know what colour the shirts were) Rotherham (1870) Scarlet and White Sheffield (1857) Scarlet Surrey (1870) Scarlet and White Thursday Wanderers (1870) Colours unknown Wednesday (1867) Blue and White hoops Just to make it interesting I've hidden the names of two clubs with XXXXX; Good Luck hunting ! I think the two missing clubs are Exchange and Parkwood Springs. This could be fantastic detective work, or inspired guesswork, or possession of Football in Sheffield by Percy M Young There is more on some of the early clubs on Andrew Drake's site The Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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