Who Invented Football? - Part 1 The Cambridge Influence
Sheffield The Home of Football
Films & Footage
Sheffield's football, on film.
Match footage, broadcasts, blue-plaque unveilings and short films, collected from the charity's archive and partners. Press play.
Volume I
Origins of the game.
Short documentary films tracing how the rules, the passing game, the cup ties and the away day were all forged in Sheffield's clubs in the 19th century.
The Man Who Gave Football To The World
Sheffield The Home of Football
The Origins of Passing & Formations in Modern Football
Sheffield The Home of Football
How Scotland Unified The Rules of Football
Sheffield The Home of Football
The World's First Inter City Football Match
Sheffield The Home of Football
Away Day - The story of the world's first away football match
Sheffield The Home of Football
Tossed Out - A Unique FA Cup Story
Sheffield The Home of Football
Volume II
Sheffield voices.
Players, historians and the people behind the charity, talking about why this city matters to football.
Sheffield T'Home of Football
Nathan Abrahams
John Stocks : “Why Sheffield is the Home Of Football”
Nick Robinson
Sheffield Home of Football present Tony Currie
Nick Robinson
Volume III
Blue plaques unveiled.
The charity's blue-plaque programme marks the people, places and matches that built the modern game. Films from each unveiling.
1966 World Cup England Goalkeeper Gordon Banks Blue Plaque Unveiling Friday 7th November 2025
Andy Kershaw
Unveiling the blue plaque for Nathaniel Creswick
Nick Robinson
All films are hosted on YouTube and embedded from their original publishers. Sheffield Home of Football does not necessarily own the copyright to all footage shown, sources include club channels, broadcasters and historical archives.
