This plaque is located halfway up the west side of Norfolk Row in central Sheffield. This plaque is to recognise the achievements of early Penistone born Sheffield footballing pioneer John Charles Shaw. Shaw made multiple significant contributions to the development of early association football including being the worlds first football captain, co-founder of the world second oldest football club Hallam FC, the first ever player to lift a football tournament trophy the Youdan cup and president of the Sheffield FA went in 1877.
The Sheffield and the London FA rules were amalgamated into the unified footballing code we have today.
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