Matt Roney
5.8K posts
@Roondog7
Record appearance holder for the worlds first football club Sheffield FC, work in property renovation specialising in kitchens, bathrooms, tiling & decorating.
The FA wrote the rules of football in 1863. The rules you actually play by? A greenhouse. In Sheffield. 1858. Two mates from the cricket club went for a walk one autumn afternoon. They wanted something to do when the cricket season ended. So they started a football club. The first one on earth. Their headquarters was a greenhouse. Their pitch was the field next to it. There was nobody else to play. So they split into married against singles. Then they wrote rules. No hacking. No tripping. No holding. Free kicks. Throw-ins. Corner kicks. The crossbar. Heading. Eleven players. Ninety minutes. Referees. All Sheffield. When they played London in 1866 and headed the ball, London laughed at them. Nobody's laughing now. In 1867 Sheffield hosted the world's first football competition. Four years before the FA Cup. The trophy went missing for 130 years. A Scottish antiques dealer found it. Worth over £100,000 today. When football turned professional, Sheffield refused. They chose the game over the money. And the game left them behind. William Prest died at fifty-two. His gravestone was removed from the cemetery. Nathaniel Creswick died in October 1917. Exactly sixty years after founding the club. In 2004, FIFA gave Sheffield FC the Order of Merit. The only other club to receive it? Real Madrid. Eighty thousand seats. One of the greatest clubs on earth. Sheffield FC play in the ninth tier of English football. Two thousand seats. Every corner kick. Every header. Every ninety minutes. Two friends. One autumn walk. A greenhouse. Sheffield started it all. The beautiful game had humble beginnings. So do we. Your support keeps us on the pitch. Be part of us. proudofus.co.uk/support Be Proud Of Us. 🇬🇧
We’re back at The @mepssteelprices Home of Football Stadium this Saturday against @EccleshillUtdFC in the @NCEL Bring along ANY @EFL or @premierleague League SEASON TICKET for this season and get entry for just £5!! #worldsfirst #football #fixture #gameday #seasonticket
After last nights emphatic win, we have a local derby for you this Friday down at the Home of Football Stadium as we face Handsworth! If you’re an @swfcofficial or @sheffieldunited season ticket holder you can get in for just a fiver! Just bring your season ticket with you!
Sheffield Football Club are thrilled to announce the appointment of Vill Powell as Manager 🤝 Louis Axcell will be joining Vill as Assistant Manager and Matt Roney and Shaun Fairfax will be staying in their coaching roles. #TheWorldsFirst
Jake Eastwood has suffered a potentially serious injury following a collision with the goal post. We will provide more news when we can. We’re all with you Easty! #GTFC
