▁side ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁team ▁together ▁and ▁fit ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months . ▁SW FC ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁Wed nes day ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁Adel phi ▁Hotel ▁in ▁She ff ield . ▁ ▁The ▁formation ▁was ▁announced ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁statement ▁in ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Independent ▁newspaper : ▁ ▁S HE F FI ELD ▁W ED N ES DAY ▁CR IC K ET ▁CL UB ▁AND ▁FO OT B ALL ▁CL UB . ▁– ▁At ▁a ▁general ▁meeting ▁held ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁last , ▁at ▁the ▁Adel phi ▁Hotel , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁football ▁club ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁above ▁influ ential ▁cr icket ▁club , ▁with ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁keeping ▁together ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁season ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁cr icket ▁club . ▁From ▁the ▁great ▁un anim ity ▁which ▁pre va iled ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁des ira b ility ▁of ▁forming ▁the ▁club , ▁there ▁is ▁every ▁reason ▁to ▁expect ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁take ▁first ▁rank . ▁The ▁office ▁bear ers ▁were ▁elected ▁as ▁follows : ▁– ▁President , ▁Mr . ▁B . ▁Ch atter ton ; ▁vice - pres ident ▁and ▁tre as urer , ▁Mr . ▁F . ▁S . ▁Ch amb ers ; ▁hon . ▁Secretary , ▁Mr . ▁J no . ▁Marsh ; ▁assistant , ▁Mr . ▁Cast leton . ▁Committee : ▁Mess rs ▁J no . ▁Rod gers , ▁J