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 (which stands at level 11 of the English football league system), Division One and Division Two.

Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League

Founded	1983
Country	England
Number of clubs	45 14 (Premier Division) 15 (Division One) 16 (Division Two)
Level on pyramid	11 to 13
Promotion to	Level 10 Northern Counties East League
Relegation to	Level 14 Doncaster Saturday League Huddersfield & District League Wakefield & District League
Domestic cup(s)	League Cup
Current champions	Premier Division Oughtibridge War Memorial Division One Kiveton Park Division Two Wombwell Town reserves
Website	Results site

Member clubs are usually affiliated with the Sheffield & Hallamshire FA, which covers almost all of South Yorkshire, and outlying areas of West Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

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 (level 11 overall) in the English football league system.^[1]

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 Regional Feeder League, one Premier Division club per season can gain promotion to Step 6 (usually the Northern Counties East League), 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 Saturday 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 Premier Division.

Current member clubs (2025–26)

Premier Division

Club Home ground 2024–25 position AFC Dronfield Gosforth Playing Fields, Dronfield Woodhouse 12th Denaby Main Tickhill Square, Denaby 9th Dodworth Miners Welfare Dodworth Miners Welfare, Dodworth 5th Handsworth reserves Olivers Mount, Handsworth Div One, 2nd Hemsworth Miners Welfare Fitzwilliam Stadium, Fitzwilliam 2nd Hepworth United Far Lane, Hepworth 6th Jubilee Sports Jubilee Sports & Social Club, Hillsborough 10th Kiveton Park Hard Lane, Kiveton Park Div One, 1st Oughtibridge War Memorial War Memorial Ground, Oughtibridge 1st Penistone Church reserves Memorial Ground, Penistone 7th Silkstone United Silkstone Recreation Ground, Silkstone 11th South Elmsall United Services Westfield Lane, South Elmsall 8th Stocksbridge Park Steels reserves Bracken Moor, Stocksbridge 3rd Wombwell Main Wombwell Main, Wombwell 4th

AFC Dronfield Denaby Main Dodworth MW Handsworth res. Hemsworth MW Hepworth United Jubilee Sports Kiveton Park Oughtibridge WM Penistone Church res. Silkstone United South Elmsall US Stocksbridge Park Steels res. Wombwell Main Location of clubs participating in the 2025–26 County Senior League Premier Division

Division One

Club Home ground 2023–24 position Athersley Recreation reserves Sheerien Park, Athersley 10th Barnsley Town Sheerien Park, Athersley 8th Bentley Village Bentley Road, Bentley Div Two, 2nd Dinnington Town reserves Laughton Road, Dinnington 9th Ecclesfield Red Rose Hillsborough College, Owlerton 5th Hepworth United reserves Far Lane, Hepworth 4th Jubilee Sports reserves Jubilee Sports & Social Club, Hillsborough Div Two, 3rd North Gawber Colliery Woolley Miners Welfare, Darton 7th Parkgate reserves Roundwood Sports Club, Rawmarsh 12th Royston Rabbit Ings Country Park, Royston Div Two, 4th Sheffield City Olympic Legacy Park, Attercliffe Prem Div, 14th Sheffield Union Warminster Road, Norton Lees 3rd Swinton Athletic Swinton Miners Welfare, Swinton Prem Div, 13th Thorncliffe Villa St George's Park, High Green 6th Wombwell Town reserves Recreation Ground, Wombwell Div Two, 1st

Athersley Recreation res. and Barnsley Town Bentley Village Dinnington Town res. Ecclesfield RR Hepworth United res. Jubilee Sports res. North Gawber Colliery Parkgate res. Royston Sheffield City Sheffield Union Swinton Athletic Thorncliffe Villa Wombwell Town res. Location of clubs participating in the 2025–26 County Senior League Division One

Division Two

Club Home ground 2024–25 position Barnsley Town reserves Elmhirst Playing Fields, Worsborough 9th Caribbean Sports Caribbean Sports Club, Ecclesfield Div One, 13th Dearne & District reserves Welfare Ground, Goldthorpe New Denaby Main reserves Tickhill Square, Denaby 5th Elsecar Dynamoes Armroyd Lane, Elsecar New Elsecar Main SGP Thorncliffe, Chapeltown 8th Maltby Main reserves Muglet Lane, Maltby New Middlewood Rovers Waverley Lane, Handsworth New North Gawber Colliery reserves Woolley Miners Welfare, Darton 6th Rotherham Town Recreation Ground, Canklow New Sheffield City reserves SGP Westfield, Mosborough 10th Sheffield Medics Warminster Road, Norton Lees 11th Swinton Athletic reserves Swinton Miners Welfare, Swinton Div One, 11th Tusaale United The Soccer Centre, Darnall 7th Wombwell Main reserves Wombwell Main, Wombwell New Youdan Sports Olympic Legacy Park, Attercliffe 12th

Barnsley Town res. Caribbean Sports Dearne & District res. Denaby Main res. Elsecar Dynamoes Elsecar Main Maltby Main res. Middlewood Rovers North Gawber Colliery res. Rotherham Town Sheffield City res. Sheffield Medics Swinton Athletic res. Tusaale United Wombwell Main res. Youdan Location of clubs participating in the 2025–26 County Senior League Division Two

Champions

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1983–84	Windsor	Crookes	Woodsetts	Stella
1984–85	Ecclesfield Red Rose	Firparnians	Brunsmeer Athletic	Staveley Works reserves
1985–86	BSC Parkgate Reserves	Oxley Park	Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare reserves	Bradley
1986–87	Mexborough Main Street	Maltby Miners Welfare reserves	Parramore Sports	Denaby & Cadeby Miners Welfare
1987–88	Ash House	Ecclesfield Red Rose	Denaby & Cadeby Miners Welfare	Caribbean Sports
1988–89	Ash House	Denaby & Cadeby Miners Welfare	Goldthorpe Colliery	Wath St. James
1989–90	Ash House	Caribbean Sports	Wath St. James	Treble
1990–91	Ash House	Wath Saracens Athletic	Thurcroft Ivanhoe	High Green Villa
1991–92	Phoenix	Frecheville Community Association	High Green Villa	Staveley Miners Welfare
1992–93	Frecheville Community Association	High Green Villa	Staveley Miners Welfare
1993–94	Mexborough Main Street	Penistone Church	Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
1994–95	Frecheville Community Association	Grimethorpe Miners Welfare	Davy
1995–96	High Green Villa	Ecclesfield Red Rose	Wickersley Old Boys
1996–97	Denaby & Cadeby Miners Welfare	Swinton Athletic	Wombwell Main
1997–98	Phoenix	The Wetherby	Athersley Recreation
1998–99	Wombwell Main	Hare & Hounds	Norton Woodseats
1999–00	Athersley Recreation	Wickersley Old Boys	Grapes Roy Hancock
2000–01	The Wetherby	Penistone Church	South Kirkby Colliery
2001–02	Wombwell Main	Wickersley Old Boys	Elm Tree
2002–03	Wombwell Main	Elm Tree	Edlington Working Mens Club
2003–04	Athersley Recreation	Hollinsend Amateur	AFC Barnsley
2004–05	Athersley Recreation	Edlington Working Mens Club	Dodworth Miners Welfare
2005–06	Mexborough Main Street	Sheffield Lane Top	Parkgate reserves
2006–07	Athersley Recreation	Davy	Worsbrough Bridge Athletic reserves
2007–08	Wombwell Main	Handsworth	Millmoor Juniors
2008–09	Athersley Recreation	Sheffield reserves	Aston
2009–10	Sheffield reserves	Ecclesfield Red Rose	Frecheville Community Association
2010–11	Swallownest Miners Welfare	Handsworth reserves	Houghton Main
2011–12	Athersley Recreation	Houghton Main	Athersley Recreation reserves
2012–13	Shaw Lane Aquaforce	Oughtibridge War Memorial	Jubilee Sports
2013–14	Handsworth	Jubilee Sports	North Gawber Colliery
2014–15	Swinton Athletic	North Gawber Colliery	Denaby Main
2015–16	Frecheville Community Association	Denaby United	Hemsworth Miners Welfare reserves
2016–17	Swallownest	Grimethorpe Sports	North Dodworth Miners Welfare South Sheffield Medics
2017–18	Swinton Athletic	Dodworth Miners Welfare	Burngreave
2018–19	North Gawber Colliery	Burngreave	Wombwell Town
2019–20	Season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Wakefield	Wombwell Town	Silkstone United
2022–23	Swinton Athletic	South Elmsall United Services	Doncaster City
2023–24	Penistone Church reserves	AFC Dronfield	Barnsley Town
2024–25	Oughtibridge War Memorial	Kiveton Park	Wombwell Town reserves

Promoted

Since the league's formation in 1983, the following clubs (with their league position in brackets) have won promotion to the Northern Counties East League -

• 2009–10 - Handsworth (3rd)
• 2011–12 - Athersley Recreation (1st)
• 2012–13 - Shaw Lane Aquaforce (1st)
• 2013–14 - Penistone Church (4th)
• 2016–17 - Swallownest (1st)
• 2021–22 - Wakefield (1st)
• 2022–23 - Wombwell Town (5th)

League Cup

The league also runs a League Cup competition, which is open to all clubs in the league.^[2]

Finals

Season	Winner	Result	Runner-up	Venue
1983–84	Swinton Athletic	3 – 1	Rotherham Club	Parkgate
1984–85	Arthur Lee	3 – 2	BSC Parkgate reserves	Hallam
1985–86	BSC Parkgate reserves	2 – 1	Crookes	Frecheville
1986–87	Maltby Miners Welfare reserves	1 – 1p	Mexborough Main Street	Davys
1987–88	Sheffield reserves	1 – 0	Mexborough Main Street	Frecheville
1988–89	Aurora United	2 – 1	Woodsetts Welfare	Frecheville
1989–90	Mexborough Northgate	3 – 2	Wath Saracens Athletic	Parkgate
1990–91	Woodsetts Welfare	3 – 1	Ecclesfield Red Rose	Parkgate
1991–92	Ash House	1 – 0	Phoenix	Stocksbridge
1992–93	Frecheville Community Association	5 – 4	Goldthorpe Colliery	Stocksbridge
1993–94	Mexborough Main Street	3 – 2	Frecheville Community Association	Worsbrough
1994–95	Ash House	Awarded to Ash House - semi-finalists disqualified
1995–96	Worsbridge Bridge Athletic reserves	3 – 2	Grimethorpe Miners Welfare	Stocksbridge
1996–97	Swinton Athletic	2 – 1	Wath Saracens	Stocksbridge
1997–98	Athersley Recreation	2 – 0	Ecclesfield Red Rose	Stocksbridge
1998–99	Frecheville Community Association	1 – 0	Phoenix	Stocksbridge
1999–00	Frecheville Community Association	2 – 0	Athersley Recreation	Stocksbridge
2000–01	Worksop Town reserves	3 – 2	The Wetherby	Stocksbridge
2001–02	Wombwell Main	1 – 0	Hallam reserves	Stocksbridge
2002–03	Edlington Working Mens Club	1 – 0	Penistone Church	Stocksbridge
2003–04	AFC Barnsley	4 – 0	Elm Tree	Stocksbridge
2004–05	Sportsman Roy Hancock	5 – 0	Handsworth	Stocksbridge
2005–06	Athersley Recreation	2 – 0	Thorpe Hesley	Stocksbridge
2006–07	Stocksbridge Park Steels reserves	1 – 0	Wombwell Main	Stocksbridge
2007–08	Wombwell Main	4 – 0	Caribbean Sports	Stocksbridge
2008–09	Athersley Recreation	3 – 1	Thorpe Hesley	Stocksbridge
2009–10	Stocksbridge Park Steels reserves	1 – 0	Dinnington Town reserves	Stocksbridge
2010–11	Athersley Recreation	1 – 0	Sheffield reserves	Stocksbridge
2011–12	Penistone Church	2 – 0	Thorpe Hesley	Worksop
2012–13	Wombwell Main	3 – 0	High Green Villa	Worksop
2013–14	Penistone Church	3 – 1	Houghton Main	Worksop
2014–15	Oughtibridge War Memorial	3 – 0	Joker	Worksop
2015–16	Jubilee Sports	5 – 4	Grimethorpe Sports	Worksop
2016–17	Swallownest	5 – 1	Brinsworth Whitehill	Penistone
2017–18	Swinton Athletic	3 – 2	Sheffield Medics	Penistone
2018–19	North Gawber Colliery	2 – 1	Grimethorpe Sports	Stocksbridge
2019–20	Season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Swinton Athletic	3 – 1	Handsworth reserves	Wombwell Main
2021–22	Not played
2022–23	Hepworth United	1 – 0	Penistone Church reserves	Athersley
2023–24	Hemsworth Miners Welfare	2 – 2p	Dodworth Miners Welfare	Rotherham
2023–24	Wombwell Main	2 – 1	Handsworth reserves	Doncaster