The Plough Inn on Sandygate Road is more than 150 years old and is where the laws of the modern game were drawn up.
But the historic site, which sits opposite Hallam FC – the oldest football ground in the world – is now set to be torn down.
Read the full campaign to save the pub here
We should be proud of our Sheffield history and to be the founders of a game played by millions every day all over the world.
Our city has two of the oldest teams across the globe, so relive the glory days, the highs and the lows in this throwback gallery and see who you can spot.
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1. Historic pub
The Plough Inn on Sandygate Road is more than 150 years old and is where the laws of the modern game were drawn up. Photo: Picture Sheffield
2. Writtting the rules
Football as we know it was created in the Plough Inn but now an applciation has been made to turn it into houses Photo: JPI media
4. Behind the bar
William and Elaine Birks at The Plough Inn,Sandygate Road in 1998 Photo: Stuart Hastings