Permanent exhibitions, blue-plaque unveilings, guided football walks and evening talks across Sheffield. Book a walk online, £10 per person.
Below are the forthcoming events from Sheffield Home of Football.
These events include our guided football history walks (which run March through to November); our Blue Plaque unveilings; SHOF presentations and talks; and SHOF attendance at various public events, e.g. Sheffield Fayre, Kelham Island Victorian Market.
Is Sheffield really the world’s home of modern football? Join Sheffield Home of Football’s Steve Ingall as he delves into the stories and the facts that prove just that!
Hear about the hidden history of Sheffield's football heritage as we visit places where people engaged and events evolved that ignited the modern game of football right in the centre of Sheffield.
An amazing walk that explores the locations, people and events in and around the Sheffield S2 area covering 17 'lost grounds' and 30 'clubs' who played on these grounds between 1857 and 1875.
A guided walk following the Porter Brook through Sheffield General Cemetery and on to Ecclesall Road. We visit the graves of the people who shaped the modern game and the grounds where clubs played and history was made.
A walk around the picturesque town of Penistone visiting places and hearing the stories about the remarkable role played by this town in the early game is often overlooked.
Sheffield Home of Football will hold its 16th Blue Plaque unveiling for one of Sheffield's very early & significant football clubs, NORTON FC. A Norton led Sheffield team played away in Leeds and are credited with our earliest account of using formational tactics during a modern football match (June 1865). The unveiling will be at 11:00 a.m. outside The Cross Scythes public house, Derbyshire Lane, Sheffield, S8 9EQ. We encourage our guests to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the ceremony starting. A Light buffet provided by the Cross Scythes so please let SHOF know if you would like to attend this special unveiling by email to info@sheffieldhomeoffootball.org
Gift vouchers: treat someone to any SHOF guided walk. Buy a gift voucher on Eventbrite.
Questions or group bookings? Email the walks team direct at SHOF.WALKSandTALKS@gmail.com.
“Discover why Sheffield shaped the world's favourite game, from the first rules, to the first club, to the first football culture.”
Guided walks are £10 per person, booked online via Eventbrite.
