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25-803: The Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association is a County Football Association in England. It was formed in Sheffield in 1867 as the Sheffield Football Association, and is the second-oldest football governing body after the Football Association (FA). Its teams adopted the Sheffield Rules of football until 1878, when they were merged with the FA's rules. Its members include the two oldest football clubs in

50-506: A historic county of England, teams are affiliated to the S&;HCFA if they are located within a 20-mile radius of Sheffield Cathedral , although this rule is not set in stone. Hundreds of football clubs are affiliated to the association. As of 2024/25, the following S&HCFA-affiliated clubs compete in senior men's and women's football (not including reserve teams) - The Sheffield & Hallamshire FA formerly ran

75-500: A sub-regional level, which are open to affiliated members of the county FA. Typically, county FAs will host cup competitions at the following levels: senior, intermediate, junior, women's, veterans, senior Sunday football, intermediate Sunday football and junior Sunday football. There are an additional five recognised bodies that have representation on the FA Council on the same level as County FAs. William Peirce Dix Dix

100-506: The Anglo-Zulu War , but which later started paying its players. The Sheffield Football Association eventually took action to ban the team, and players associated with it, from their own competitions. When Dix refereed a match between Heeley and Wednesday on 24 January 1881, two teams depleted by the prohibition of ex-Zulu players, he was "grossly assaulted" after the match, and as a result resigned from his position as secretary of

125-619: The International Football Conference of December 1882. From 1890, Dix was an official at West Bromwich Albion club, serving as secretary between 1891 and 1892. Dix officiated at several major football matches. He refereed the 1881 FA Cup Final . He served as umpire in the 1883 and 1885 FA Cup Finals, the Scotland v England match of 1880, and the Ireland v England match of 1882. His control of

150-593: The Lancashire Senior Cup final of 1881, between Accrington F.C. and Blackburn Park Road F.C. , was generally considered extremely poor; his decisions favoured the Oud Reds so much that the Roadsters walked off with five minutes to go, and put in an unsuccessful protest. One reporter stated that the second Accrington goal was seen as handball "by every reporter present" and the sixth Accrington goal

175-784: The Wanderers , the Swifts and the Royal Engineers . The first annual competition, the Sheffield Association Challenge Cup , was introduced in the 1876–77 season . This was joined by the Wharncliffe Charity Cup two years later. Both were won by Wednesday, who had become the dominant force in local football, in their first year. The creep of professionalism began in 1876 when Wednesday brought down James Lang from Glasgow . He

200-551: The FA and the Sheffield Associations. Dix's concerns about professionalism did not prevent him from taking a role with West Bromwich Albion between 1890 and 1892 (see above). Dix served as secretary of that club (at that time one of the leading professional clubs in the country) during its conversion from a private club into a dividend-paying limited company. Dix was trained as an accountant and stockbroker, and practised that profession for most of his life. He

225-748: The FA's rules which had been formulated in February of the same year. Although the Youdan Cup took place between February and March 1867, and was competed for by most of the Association's member clubs, it was organized by a separate committee and was unable to use the Sheffield FA's rules, since they were not issued until the day after the Cup's final. A second cup, the Cromwell Cup , was played

250-473: The Sheffield Association, led by Charles Clegg and William Peirce Dix remained firm opponents of professionalism in football. In 1877, a rival association given the name Sheffield New was established in protest of Sheffield FA's decision not to allow any club under two years old to become a member. It later changed its name to Hallamshire Football Association. This situation persisted until

275-402: The Sheffield Association. When the Football Association debated whether to legalize professionalism in early 1885, Dix was one of the strongest voices opposing the change, proposing to the Football Association that "professionalism in football is an evil, and as such should be suppressed". After professionalism was eventually permitted in the summer of that year, Dix resigned his positions in

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300-582: The Sheffield representative team that was active from the earliest days of the game in the 1860s, playing against select teams from cities such as London and Glasgow , the series against the latter running from 1874 to 1960. Since 1944 an U18 side has represented the Sheffield & Hallamshire FA in the FA County Youth Cup , winning the competition in 1953 and 1964. County Football Association The county football associations are

325-603: The birth of Sheffield Football Club and the creation of Sheffield Rules. By the early 1860s, there were over 15 clubs in the Sheffield area and they were the first to start inter-club games. This was done with no formal body in overall control with Sheffield Rules used by the majority of clubs. The Sheffield Football Association was founded by the end of January 1867, with Harry Chambers , secretary of Sheffield FC, serving as its first President. It claimed membership of 14 clubs, representing over 1,000 members. The Association issued its first set of rules on 6 March 1867, basing them on

350-614: The end of the 1886–87 season when a merger of the two associations was negotiated by Clegg who took charge of the new association with Dix employed as secretary. The clubs of the Sheffield F.A. of 1877 were Albion, Artillery and Hallamshire Rifles , Attercliffe, Brightside , Brincliffe , Broomhall , Crookes , Exchange , Exchange Brewery , Fir Vale , Gleadless , Hallam , Heeley, Kimberworth , Millhouses , Norfolk, Norfolk Works, Owlerton , Oxford, Parkwood Springs , Philadelphia, Rotherham , Sheffield , Surrey, Thursday Wanderers, Wednesday . Unlike most County FA's, which cover

375-558: The local governing bodies of association football in England and the Crown dependencies . County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England. They are responsible for administering club and player registration as well as promoting development amongst those bodies and referees . There are currently 50 county FAs. Most county FAs align roughly along historic county boundaries , although some cover more than one county, and some of

400-629: The major cities, particularly those with a strong football tradition, have their own FAs. The Sheffield FA was the first to be created, in 1867. Additionally, the three branches of the British Armed Forces , as well as the Amateur Football Alliance , which has a strong presence in the south-east of England , are listed as having their own County FAs not corresponding to geography. County football associations host 'county cups' – knockout cup competitions held at

425-531: The national adoption of the London rules. However, the Sheffield Association continued to have some influence and on 17 February 1872 proposed Rule VII introducing the corner-kick to the Association Rules. Over the next few years, matches against the associations of Birmingham, Glasgow, North Wales, Manchester and Staffordshire were arranged. Other non-association friendlies were played notably against

450-479: The next year under the auspices of the Sheffield Association. It was only open to teams under two years old, and was won by The Wednesday . On 2 December 1871, the Sheffield Association played the first inter-association game with the London Association, beating them 3–1 at Bramall Lane . Despite losing the game, the London Association (now known as the F.A.) became the primary association which led to

475-447: The steamship City of Chicago , arriving on the 21st of August, 1885. By late 1886, however, he had returned to England. He moved to West Bromwich , where he worked as an agent for the local Conservative association. He subsequently moved back to the Sheffield area and resumed his accountancy work. On 13 June 1878, Dix married Mary Ellen Clegg, the sister of noted footballers Charles and William Clegg . Dix died in 1924, and

500-597: The world, Sheffield and Hallam . Today, the County FA is responsible for the administration, control, promotion and development of grass-roots football within a 20-mile radius of Sheffield Cathedral. This covers almost all of South Yorkshire (excluding only the area around Askern , Hatfield and Thorne ) as well as parts of North Derbyshire (e.g. Dronfield ), North Nottinghamshire (e.g. Worksop ), and southern parts of West Yorkshire (e.g. Emley , Hemsworth ). Organised football started in Sheffield in 1857 with

525-564: Was also a Sheffield city councillor, representing the Conservative party. In 1885, when he resigned his sporting positions following the legalization of professionalism, he also dissolved the partnership in which he worked as an accountant and stockbroker, resigned his seat on Sheffield City Council, and left the city. Dix appears to have intended to start a new career in the United States. He travelled alone to New York aboard

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550-780: Was born in Ecclesall in late 1853, the son of publisher William Henry Dix and his wife Harriet. He was baptized on 1 January 1854 Dix served as secretary of the Sheffield Football Association from 1876 to 1881, and as treasurer until 1885. He also served as vice-president of the Sheffield Association from 1882 until 1885. Dix also served on the committee of the Football Association from 1877 to 1883; he served as one of two vice-presidents of that body from 1883 until 1885. Along with FA President Francis Marindin , he represented England at

575-495: Was buried in the Southern Cemetery, Manchester . He was survived by his wife and five daughters. The spellings Peirce Dix , Pierce Dix , and Pearce Dix are all found in contemporary sources; in addition the name is often hyphenated (for example, to W. Pierce-Dix ). "Peirce" is the spelling used by Dix in handwritten sources. Although "Peirce" was originally his middle name and "Dix" his surname (his father's name

600-408: Was officially hired by the club but received a job with no formal duties from one of the members of the club board. The association subsequently had to deal with open professionalism when members of The Zulus received payment for matches. A number of players were banned, so many in fact that it led to the abandonment of the 1882 Sheffield Challenge Cup final. In 1885, professionalism was made legal but

625-637: Was so far offside that "the referee was obviously bribed or neglecting his duty as a final judge", and another wrote that "the greatest wrongdoer in this last piece of business connected with the already ugly career of the Lancashire Association Challenge Cup is the referee of Saturday last". A fierce opponent of professionalism, Dix led criticism of the Sheffield Zulus , an itinerant team, originally founded to provide support for families of British soldiers killed in

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