The Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League is an

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football league that was founded in 1983 by the merger of the former

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and

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. The league has three divisions – the Premier Division (which stands at level 11 of the English football league system), Division One and Division Two.

History

The competition was formed in 1983 as the result of a merger between two long standing competitions - - The

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. It disbanded in 1923 but reformed after the

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, formed in 1897. In 1960 the league was renamed the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League, a name that was retained by the new competition. In 2011 the Football Association awarded the league's top division Step 7 status (level 11 overall) in the English football league system.

Format

For the first nine seasons of its existence the league ran with four divisions, but since 1992 there have been three divisions. Teams play each other twice a season, and there is promotion and relegation between each division at the end of the season. As a Regional Feeder League, one Premier Division club per season can gain promotion to Step 6 (usually the

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), but the applying club must finish inside the top five at the end of the season and achieve the required ground grading standard. There are three feeder leagues sitting below the County Senior League in the pyramid - the Doncaster Saturday League, Huddersfield & District League and Wakefield & District League, although promotion and relegation between the competitions is rare. Reserve teams of clubs higher up the league pyramid play in the league, but only a maximum of three are allowed to play in the Premier Division.

Current member clubs (2022–23)

Premier Division

Division One

Division Two

Champions

Promoted

Since the league's formation in 1983, the following clubs (with their league position in brackets) have won promotion to the

- *2009–10 - Handsworth (3rd) *2011–12 - Athersley Recreation (1st) *2012–13 - Shaw Lane Aquaforce (1st) *2013–14 - Penistone Church (4th) *2016–17 -

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League Cup

The league also runs a

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competition, which is open to all clubs in the league.

Finals

References

External links

Results site
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