Hatchard League


The Hatchard Football League was an English association football league based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

History

Founded in 1892, it was originally called the Sheffield & District Alliance, only changing name to the Hatchard Cup League halfway through the 1893-94 season when a local politician called Frank Hatchard donated a trophy to the Sheffield & Hallamshire FA.
For many years there were numerous divisions, with the top sides from each section proceeding to end of season play-offs that would determine the overall winner. The league was suspended for the duration of the First World War, then disbanded altogether in 1923, but was re-introduced after the Second World War.
In 1983 the league merged with the Sheffield Association League to form the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League, which forms a part of the English football league system.

Champions

SeasonDivision 1Division 2
1970–71Charlton UnitedEast Dene
1971–72BSC ParkgateOld Edwardians
1972–73Old EdwardiansEcclesfield Red Rose
1973–74Old EdwardiansFirth Brown
1974–75Ecclesfield Red RoseSheffield Waterworks
1975–76Sheffield Waterworks reservesTWIL
1976–77Old EdwardiansWoodhouse Ashberry
1977–78Woodhouse AshberryCrosspool Sports
1978–79Ecclesfield ESWindsor
1979–80Oughtibridge War MemorialMiddlewood Hospital
1980–81Stannington VillageDormer Sports
1981–82WindsorJames Fairley Steels
1982–83Crookes Working Mens ClubWoodsetts Welfare