Sport & Sheffield

Published

on September 3, 2006

. Tags: Sheffield, Sheffield Sport.

Did you know that:

* The first Football rule book was produced in Sheffield in 1857
* Sheffield Football Club is the oldest football club in the world - traditional rivals Hallam FC has the oldest football ground
* Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre has hosted the World Professional Snooker Championships every year since 1977
* The Sheffield Ski Village is Europe’s largest outdoor artificial ski resort
* Opened in 2003, Sheffield is the home of the National Ice Centre, iceSheffield
* That Sheffield United are in the English Premiership

Facts and figures provided by Sheffield City Council [Facts & Figures Section]

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