These photos show how much has changed in the city during the nearly three decades since Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough Stadium hosted matches during Euro 96.
The Ski Village was enjoying its heyday, Fargate looked very different and Castle Market was buzzing, as this retro photo gallery shows.
A young Naseem Hamed is pictured in the gym with a similarly fresh-faced Stephen Hendry, Sean Bean can be seen making a special appearance at Bramall Lane, and Tina Turner fans are shown packing out Don Valley Stadium to watch her perform.
Tram gates protesters forming a blockade, revellers turning out for the opening of two nightclubs, and a lottery winner spending her millions are among the other memorable images from the year in which England reached the semi-finals of the Euros and Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced.
What are your abiding memories of 1996 in Sheffield, and what do you miss most about the mid-90s?
A young Naseem Hamed is pictured in the gym with a similarly fresh-faced Stephen Hendry, Sean Bean can be seen making a special appearance at Bramall Lane, and Tina Turner fans are shown packing out Don Valley Stadium to watch her perform.
25. Hillsborough Park run
Hillsborough Park running track, where the Sheffield Boxing Centre organised a sponsored run for Children in Need in November 1996. Bomber Graham can be seen getting set for the run, along with other participants. Photo: Waistell staff
26. Headteacher
Birley Spa Primary School headteacher Geoff Mawson in January 1996 Photo: Paul License
27. Bobby Knutt
Bobby Knutt and Brian Glover appear in Babes in the Wood at the Lyceum in 1996 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
28. Def Leppard
Def Leppard on stage at Sheffield Arena in November 1996 Photo: Roger Nadal