• 1883 - The first international match to be held outside of Glasgow and London is held at Bramall Lane.
  • 1852 - Footballer and polititian William Clegg is born. He would become known as 'the uncrowned king of Sheffield'.

1892 - Both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United are elected to the Football League.

  • 1991 - Helen Sharman becomes the first british person and the first woman outside of the United States and the Soviet Union to enter space.
  • 1902 - The first and only test match at Bramall Lane takes place with Australia beating England.
  • 1949 - The first ever cricket match between Yorkshire and Lancashire takes place at Hyde Park.
  • 1843 - Sheffield is granted borough status by parliment.

1899 - The first electric tram on the Sheffield Tramway start operation.

  • 1891 - The first stone of the new town hall is laid by Mayor William Johnson Clegg.