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Sheffield

city in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

7 dated entries naming Sheffield, drawn from 7 separate years between 1857 CE and 1913 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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19th century

  • 1857October 24 – Sheffield F.C., the world's first association football team, is founded in Sheffield, United Kingdom by Nathaniel Creswick and William Prestsource
  • 1863January 8 – The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is founded at the Adelphi Hotel, in Sheffield, England.source
  • 1864March 11 – Great Sheffield Flood: A reservoir near Sheffield, England, bursts; 250 die.source
  • 1867September 4 – The Sheffield Wednesday F.C. is founded, at the Adelphi Hotel in Sheffield.source
  • 1878October 14 – The world's first recorded floodlit football fixture is played at Bramall Lane, in Sheffield, England.source
  • 1889March 22 – English Association football team Sheffield United F.C. is formed at the Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield. They play their first match on September 7.source

20th century

  • 1913August 13 – Harry Brearley invents stainless steel in Sheffield.source

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