A shekara ta 1857 ƙungiyar 'yan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ta kafa kulob din ƙwallon ƙafa na farko a duniya, Sheffield FC, da na biyu a duniya, Hallam FC, waɗanda kuma ke wasa a filin wasan ƙwallon ƙafa mafi tsufa a duniya a ƙauyen Crosspool. Sheffield da Hallam a yau sune manyan ƙungiyoyi biyu na Sheffield da ba na gasar ba, kodayake Sheffield yanzu suna wasa a waje da birni a kusa da Dronfield, Derbyshire. Sheffield da Hallam suna fafatawa da abin da aka sani da Sheffield derby. A shekara ta 1860 akwai kungiyoyin kwallon kafa 15 a Sheffield, tare da gasar zakarun farko da gasar cin kofin da ke gudana a cikin birni. Tambaya: Menene Sheffield FC?
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