{"id":60511,"date":"2024-05-09T10:27:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=60511"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T15:00:41","slug":"watch-world-oldest-football-club-plans-new-stadium-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/watch-world-oldest-football-club-plans-new-stadium-in-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: World&#8217;s oldest football club plans new stadium in Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The world&#8217;s first football team, the seventh-tier Sheffield FC, are planning to build a new stadium in Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plans have been submitted for a purpose-built facility, to be shared between Sheffield FC and Sheffield Eagles Rugby Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new stadium, to be built at a site in Meadowhead, will feature professional football and rugby league facilities as well as a cricket pavilion, a football museum and an indoor community sports hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Tims, who has been chairman of Sheffield FC for 24 years, said: \u201cThis development will not be just another shared rugby and football ground. It will be a new destination for Sheffield Eagles and \u2018The World\u2019s First Football Club\u2019 Sheffield FC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team, who currently play at a site in Dronfield and have never had a permanent home in their 165-year history, will be moving to a purpose-built 5,000-seat stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"60717\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PhotoGallery1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PhotoGallery1-1-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PhotoGallery1-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"60719\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photogallery2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photogallery2-1-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photogallery2-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"60718\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photogallery3-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photogallery3-1-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photogallery3-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"60720\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photogallery4-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photogallery4-1-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photogallery4-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The team have never had a permanent home, and are currently based in Dronfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Tims said: \u201c[When I became chairman] We played in a rented stadium at Don Valley in front of a man and his dog, and I decided that the world\u2019s first football club should be better looked after than it had been in the past, so I got involved. 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