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

ClubHome ground
Dodworth Miners WelfareDodworth Miners Welfare, Dodworth
Ecclesfield Red RoseChaucer School, Parson Cross
Frecheville DavysDavy Sports Club, Darnall
Grimethorpe LLUKGrimethorpe Sports Ground, Grimethorpe
Hepworth UnitedFar Lane, Hepworth
High Green VillaThorncliffe FA Hub, High Green
Houghton MainMiddlecliffe Lane, Middlecliffe
Jubilee SportsJubilee Sports & Social Club, Hillsborough
North Gawber CollieryWoolley Miners Welfare, Darton
Oughtibridge War MemorialWar Memorial Ground, Oughtibridge
Penistone Church reservesMemorial Ground, Penistone
Sheffield TownFir Vale Academy, Fir Vale
Stocksbridge Park Steels reservesBracken Moor, Stocksbridge
Swinton AthleticMexborough Athletic Ground, Mexborough
WakefieldDorothy Hyman Stadium, Cudworth
Wombwell MainWombwell Main Club, Wombwell

Division One

ClubHome ground
Athersley Recreation reservesSheerien Park, Athersley
Denaby MainTickhill Square, Denaby
AFC DronfieldGosforth Playing Fields, Dronfield Woodhouse
Handsworth reservesOlivers Mount, Handsworth
Kinsley BoysWakefield Road, Kinsley
Kiveton ParkWales High School, Kiveton Park
New BohemiansHillsborough Arena, Hillsborough
Sheffield MedicsWarminster Road, Norton Lees
Sheffield UnionWarminster Road, Norton Lees
South Elmsall United ServicesFrickley Athletic Ground, South Elmsall
South Kirkby CollieryMillars Walk, South Kirkby
Wombwell Main reservesWombwell Main Club, Wombwell
Wombwell TownWombwell Recreation Ground, Wombwell

Division Two

ClubHome ground
Anvil
Bank EndBarnsley Academy, Kendray
Caribbean Sports
Euroglaze
Houghton Main reservesMiddlecliffe Lane, Middlecliffe
Kiveton Park reservesWales High School, Kiveton Park
Millmoor Juniors
Parkgate reserves
Sheffield Lane Top
Silkstone UnitedSilkstone Recreation Ground, Silkstone
Stocksbridge Park Steels development
Swinton Athletic reservesSwinton Miners Welfare, Swinton
Thurcroft Miners InstituteThurcroft Hub, Thurcroft

Champions

Promoted

Since the league's formation in 1983, the following clubs have won promotion to the Northern Counties East League -
The league also runs a League Cup competition, which is open to all clubs in the league.

Finals