Football thumb|right|Bramall Lane, the home of Sheffield United, is close to the city centre. thumb|left|Hillsborough, the home of Sheffield Wednesday, is the city's largest stadium with a capacity of just under 40,000. Sheffield has a long sporting heritage, and the city claims to be the birthplace of professional association football. In 1857 a collective of cricketers formed the world's first-ever official football club, Sheffield F.C., and the world's second-ever, Hallam F.C., who also play at the world's oldest football ground in the suburb of Crosspool. Sheffield and Hallam are today Sheffield's two major non-league sides, although Sheffield now play just outside the city in nearby Dronfield, Derbyshire. Sheffield and Hallam contest what has become known as the Sheffield derby. By 1860 there were 15 football clubs in Sheffield, with the first ever amateur league and cup competitions taking place in the city.
Football thumb|right|Bramall Lane, the home of Sheffield United is close to the city centre. thumb|left|Hillsborough, the home of Sheffield Wednesday, is the city's largest stadium with a capacity of just under 40,000. Sheffield has a long sporting heritage, and the city claims to be the birthplace of professional association football. In 1857 a collective of cricketers formed the world's first-ever official football club, Sheffield F.C., and the world's second-ever, Hallam F.C., who also play at the world's oldest football ground in the suburb of Crosspool. Sheffield and Hallam are today Sheffield's two major non-league sides, although Sheffield now play just outside the city in nearby Dronfield, Derbyshire. Sheffield and Hallam contest what has become known as the Sheffield derby. ,By 1860 there were 15 football clubs in Sheffield, with the first ever amateur league and cup competitions taking place in the city.