City of Sheffield & Dearne Athletic Club is an

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club based in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

, England. It is based at the Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium. The club competes in the

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Premiership and Northern Athletics League Division 1. The Young Athletes compete in the National Youth Development League. The Upper and Lower Age Group teams compete in the Northern East Premier Division.

History

The origins of the club derived from the

Sheffield United Harriers City of Sheffield & Dearne Athletic Club is an athletics club based in Sheffield, England. It is based at the Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium. The club competes in the British Athletics League Premiership and Northern Athlet ...

who were formed in 1894. The first meeting of the club was reported in the ''

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'' 22 May 1894. "The first evening meeting of this newly formed club took place yesterday evening at

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in fine weather before 1,000 spectators." There were only 3 events on the timetable; the 100 yards, the 2 mile running race and the 1 mile bicycle race. In 1975, Sheffield United Harriers amalgamated with Sheffield City Athletic Club to form Sheffield Athletic Club. At the turn of the century the club assumed the name City of Sheffield Athletic Club. The club competed at the Don Valley Stadium until it closed in September 2013, moving to Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium after refurbishments. In 2015 the club completed the merger with Dearne Athletic Club, founded by Trevor Fox and competes under the name of City of Sheffield & Dearne Athletic Club. From 2017 the club have joined the UK Women's League.

Honours

Senior Men: *

** Second Place: 2015 ** Third Place: 2013, 2014 Young Athletes: * Youth Development League ** Fifth Place: 2015

Notable athletes

Olympians

Other

* Luke Cutts, Commonwealth Games medallist * David Johnson, 1978 Commonwealth Games *

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, Olympian who trained with the club

Kit

The club's vest consists of a thick blue stripe on the front and back in the centre, with dark green sides.

References

External links

Official club website

Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium
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