Football, taught.
Resources, teaching aids and short reads for schools, parents, and anyone who wants to know how a city in South Yorkshire ended up shaping the world's game.
Football Clubs 1857–1875
A list of the known clubs in the Sheffield area in the early years of the game.
The Rules of Football
The basic rules, and how Sheffield's clubs helped write them.
Footigami
Where football meets the ancient art of origami. Have a go.
Resources
Useful PDFs and downloads for teachers, parents and the curious.
Schools Work
Promoting the history and culture of football inside education.
Sheffield's Firsts
Why Sheffield is known as the Home of Football, the firsts that started it all.
Women's Football
1881: 1,000 fans paid to watch a women's match in Sheffield. The story.
Strange Stories
Football tales you may not have heard before.
Wider History
Sheffield's active clubs and the threads connecting them.
The Youdan Cup
The 1867 Sheffield Rules competition, the world's first football cup.
Physical Education
Supporting schools, celebrating heritage across Sheffield
We come to your classroom.
SHOF runs free assemblies, workshops and resource packs for primary and secondary schools across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, bringing local football history into the curriculum.
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