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A Sheffield Football Club is Oldest in the World ?

Football clubs come in all sorts of shapes and sizes but our two Football league teams in Sheffield have a combined 242 years experience behind them. The grounds at Bramall Lane (Sheffield United) and Hillsborough (Sheffield Wednesday) have a combined … Continue reading

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Anita Lonsbrough MBE

Anita Lonsbrough was born in Huddersfield in 1941 (sorry about that Anita but I will send you a birthday card next year saying ’69 – last year’.) Arguably Yorkshire’s best swimmer Adrian Moorhouse not withstanding. Anita Lonsbrough Firsts First in … Continue reading

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