Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League
The Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League is an English football league that was founded in 1983 by the merger of the former Sheffield Association League and Hatchard League. The league has three divisions – the Premier Division, Division One and Division Two.
History
The competition was formed in 1983 as the result of a merger between two long standing competitions -- The Hatchard League, formed in 1894 and named after a local politician who donated the trophy to the Sheffield & Hallamshire FA. It disbanded in 1923 but reformed after the Second World War.
- The Sheffield Association League, formed in 1897. In 1960 the league was renamed the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League, a name that was retained by the new competition.
In 2011 the Football Association awarded the league's top division Step 7 status in the English football league system.
Format
For the first nine seasons of its existence the league ran with four divisions, but since 1992 there have been three divisions.Teams play each other twice a season, and there is promotion and relegation between each division at the end of the season. As a Step 7 league, one Premier Division club per season can gain promotion to Step 6, but the applying club must finish inside the top five at the end of the season and achieve the required ground grading standard.
There are three feeder leagues sitting below the County Senior League in the pyramid - the Doncaster & District Senior League, Huddersfield & District League and Wakefield & District League, although promotion and relegation between the competitions is rare.
Reserve teams of clubs higher up the league pyramid play in the league, but only a maximum of three are allowed to play in the step 7 Premier Division.
Current member clubs (2020–21)
Premier Division
Club | Home ground |
Dodworth Miners Welfare | Dodworth Miners Welfare, Dodworth |
Ecclesfield Red Rose | Chaucer School, Parson Cross |
Frecheville Davys | Davy Sports Club, Darnall |
Grimethorpe LLUK | Grimethorpe Sports Ground, Grimethorpe |
Hepworth United | Far Lane, Hepworth |
High Green Villa | Thorncliffe FA Hub, High Green |
Houghton Main | Middlecliffe Lane, Middlecliffe |
Jubilee Sports | Jubilee Sports & Social Club, Hillsborough |
North Gawber Colliery | Woolley Miners Welfare, Darton |
Oughtibridge War Memorial | War Memorial Ground, Oughtibridge |
Penistone Church reserves | Memorial Ground, Penistone |
Sheffield Town | Fir Vale Academy, Fir Vale |
Stocksbridge Park Steels reserves | Bracken Moor, Stocksbridge |
Swinton Athletic | Mexborough Athletic Ground, Mexborough |
Wakefield | Dorothy Hyman Stadium, Cudworth |
Wombwell Main | Wombwell Main Club, Wombwell |
Division One
Club | Home ground |
Athersley Recreation reserves | Sheerien Park, Athersley |
Denaby Main | Tickhill Square, Denaby |
AFC Dronfield | Gosforth Playing Fields, Dronfield Woodhouse |
Handsworth reserves | Olivers Mount, Handsworth |
Kinsley Boys | Wakefield Road, Kinsley |
Kiveton Park | Wales High School, Kiveton Park |
New Bohemians | Hillsborough Arena, Hillsborough |
Sheffield Medics | Warminster Road, Norton Lees |
Sheffield Union | Warminster Road, Norton Lees |
South Elmsall United Services | Frickley Athletic Ground, South Elmsall |
South Kirkby Colliery | Millars Walk, South Kirkby |
Wombwell Main reserves | Wombwell Main Club, Wombwell |
Wombwell Town | Wombwell Recreation Ground, Wombwell |
Division Two
Club | Home ground |
Anvil | |
Bank End | Barnsley Academy, Kendray |
Caribbean Sports | |
Euroglaze | |
Houghton Main reserves | Middlecliffe Lane, Middlecliffe |
Kiveton Park reserves | Wales High School, Kiveton Park |
Millmoor Juniors | |
Parkgate reserves | |
Sheffield Lane Top | |
Silkstone United | Silkstone Recreation Ground, Silkstone |
Stocksbridge Park Steels development | |
Swinton Athletic reserves | Swinton Miners Welfare, Swinton |
Thurcroft Miners Institute | Thurcroft Hub, Thurcroft |
Champions
Promoted
Since the league's formation in 1983, the following clubs have won promotion to the Northern Counties East League -- 2009–10 - Handsworth
- 2011–12 - Athersley Recreation
- 2012–13 - Shaw Lane Aquaforce
- 2013–14 - Penistone Church
- 2016–17 - Swallownest
League Cup