no . ▁White , ▁C . ▁Sto kes , ▁and ▁H . ▁B ock ing . ▁About ▁si xty ▁were ▁en rolled ▁without ▁any ▁canvas , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁the ▁best ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Even ▁at ▁this ▁first ▁meeting ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁football ▁would ▁soon ▁come ▁to ▁eclipse ▁the ▁cr icket ing ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁club . ▁The ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁football ▁club ▁came ▁within ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁football ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁She ff ield ▁F . C ., ▁being ▁formed . ▁Hall am ▁F . C . ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Association ▁football ▁was ▁becoming ▁very ▁popular . ▁The ▁Wed nes day ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁football ▁match ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁against ▁the ▁Mechan ics ▁Club ▁at ▁Nor folk ▁Park , ▁a ▁game ▁which ▁they ▁won ▁by ▁three ▁goals ▁and ▁four ▁r oug es ▁to ▁nil . ▁ ▁C rom well ▁Cup ▁victory ▁Wed nes day ▁entered ▁their ▁first ▁significant ▁tournament ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁when ▁they ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁C rom well ▁Cup , ▁a ▁knock ▁out ▁competition ▁for ▁four ▁clubs . ▁All ▁the ▁clubs ▁invited ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁by ▁Oliver ▁C rom well , ▁stage - manager ▁of ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Royal ▁in ▁She ff ield , ▁had ▁been ▁formed ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁years . ▁Wed nes day ▁defeated ▁Exchange ▁ 4 – 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Mack en zie ▁Gr ound ▁on ▁ 1