Funding boost for girls’ football in South Yorkshire
Girls’ football is growing in South Yorkshire with the formation of 15 new teams.
Watch football for a Steel
As the 2022/23 football season kicks off, Stocksbridge Park Steels FC are hoping to fortify their position as South Yorkshire’s highest ranking non-league football team. Football is the national sport of our country, but the heart of the beautiful game exists beyond the 92 clubs in the EFL and Premier...
Grassroots to Glory: the history of women’s football in Rotherham
Football fever is set to hit Rotherham this July as the town becomes one of the host venues for this year’s UEFA Women’s EURO tournament. To celebrate the occasion, a new temporary exhibition is on at Clifton Park Museum detailing the history of women’s football through the years. Grassroots to...
His brother’s keeper: remembering George and Ted Robledo
The football league’s history is littered with siblings, from the Charltons to the Nevilles and the Toures. But a footballing family whose careers constantly mirrored each other’s is the Robledos. The Robledo story is that of unity. While not always both in the starting XI, brothers George and Ted played...
Play your way with Sheffield FA Women’s Recreational Football
With more women than ever playing football, the Sheffield and Hallamshire County FA is hoping to double the number of female players to 10,000 by 2024 by through enjoyable recreational football opportunities.
Remembering 125 years of the Montagu Cup
Ahead of the 125th anniversary of the Montagu Cup final on Easter Monday, we spoke to some past finalists to relive their memories of playing in the Mont.
Call for former Montagu Cup finalists for competition’s 125th anniversary
Have you ever played in a Montagu Cup final? Well, you’re needed for the team sheet! But this time you can leave your football boots and shin pads at home. Next year marks the 125th anniversary of the Montagu Cup, thought to be the oldest football competition still to be...
Montagu Cup: A game changer for the Don and Dearne’s infirm
It might be dubbed South Yorkshire’s ‘little FA Cup’, but the significance of the historic Montagu Cup is anything but small.
Missing photos driving them Totty
Here’s a little bit of trivia for you: What do former footballers George Robledo, Mark Jones and Alan Sunderland all have in common? If you’d have said all playing top-flight football at one point in their careers, then you’d have been right. But did you know that all three also...
Teaming up to remember Ben Heap
A wise old monkey once said, ‘the past can hurt, but you can either run from it or learn from it.’ Rotherham couple Melanie and Chris Heap are following the advice of Rafiki from Disney’s Lion King and using their personal experience and courage to raise awareness for Sudden Unexpected...
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