Sheffield FC, the world’s oldest soccer club, will auction off one of the sport’s earliest known rulebooks, handwritten in 1858, the Financial Times reported today.
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EARLIEST RECORDSThere are records of earlier forms of football being played in China that date back almost 2000 years; and a form of the game was enjoyed in ancient Greece and Rome. However it was in England that this sport was to take shape and become the game the world now recognizes as football.
BRINGING ORDER TO CHAOSBy the mid 19th century the game had evolved somewhat with various Public Schools and Universities who introduced their own idiosyncratic laws that co-existed. What was needed though was a strong set of individuals to impose a standard set of laws and that is precisely what happened in Sheffield.
Sheffield Football Club’s influence on the modern game cannot be overstated. They have pioneered the writing of a commonly accepted set of rules, played a key role in the formation of the FA and were involved in a host of innovations such as the first crossbar, the first corner kick, the first free kick and the first floodlit match.
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| 1857 | Sheffield FC is founded. The club’s committee study the various rules and codes of Mob Football, and lay down their own set of standardised laws which become the foundation of the modern game. |       |
| 1863 | Sheffield Club members are instrumental in the formation of the English Football Association. | |
| 1866 | Sheffield play the first inter-city match with London City at Battersea Park. The sight of the Sheffield players butting the ball reduce the London players and fans to fits of laughter. Heading is born. | |
| 1872 | Sir Charles Clegg, a regular feature on the Sheffield FC teamsheet, plays in the first international match between England and Scotland. | |
| 1904 | Sheffield FC celebrate their finest hour by lifting the FA Amateur cup. The final, against Ealing, draws 6,000 supporters and sees Sheffield run out as 3-1 victors. | |
| 1957 | The Club celebrate their centenary at the Cutlers Hall, which is attended by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and Sir Stanley Rous. | |
| 2001 | The club proudly move into their current home, progress to the fourth qualifying round of the FA cup, and clinch the NCEFL Cup. | |
| 2004 | Sheffield FC is recognised by FIFA alongside Real Madrid for their services to football with a Centennial Order of Merit. | |
| 2007 | The club celebrates 150th anniversary with a ‘service to football’ attended by Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA and other key dignatories. |
Sheffield FC | Honours
Sheffield FC join Real Madrid at football’s top table
FIFA Order of MeritSheffield Chairman Richard Tims stood alongside Madrid legends Alfredo di Stefano and Emilio Butragueno to receive the award at a glittering ceremony in Paris in 2004.
FIFA’s Executive Committee bestowed the highly prestigious honour on Sheffield FC for the club’s historic importance and contribution to the world’s most popular sport. Madrid were decorated for being the most successful club in Europe over the last 100 years.
Following the awards ceremony, Sheffield FC officials were whisked to FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, where they presented FIFA President Sepp Blatter with a framed photograph of the Sheffield side from 1857.
Sheffield FC Roll Of Honour
| FA Amateur Cup Winners | 1904 |
| FA Vase Runners Up | 1976/77 |
| Northern Counties East League Div 1 Champions | 1988/99 & 1990/91 |
| NCEFL Cup Winners | 2000/01 2004/05 |
| NCEFL Runners Up | 2002/03 |
| Yorkshire League Division Two Champions | 1976/77 |
| Yorkshire League Cup Winners | 1977/78 |
| Whitbread Trophy Winners | 1987/88 |
| Sheffield & Hallamshire FA Senior Cup Winners I am aware money is tight all round...I wish some RICH ENGLISHMAN/MEN will purchase this TAONGA (TREASURE).  | 1993/94 2004/05 2005/06 |
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