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 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 who were formed in 1894. The first meeting of the club was reported in the Sporting Chronicle 22 May 1894. "The first evening meeting of this newly formed club took place yesterday evening at Bramall Lane 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: British Athletics League Second Place: 2015 Third Place: 2013, 2014
Young Athletes: Youth Development League Fifth Place: 2015
Notable athletes Olympians Athlete Events Olympics Medals notes/refAlan Patterson 400 metres, 800 metres 1908, 1912 Sheffield United HarriersLawrence Allen 10km walk 1952 Sheffield United HarriersRoland Hardy 10km walk, 20km walk 1952, 1956 Sheffield United HarriersKen Wood 1500 metres 1956 Sheffield United HarriersAlbert Johnson 50km walk 1956, 1960 Sheffield United HarriersSheila Sherwood long jump 1964, 1968, 1972 Sheffield City ACJohn Sherwood 400m hurdles, 4x400 relay 1968, 1972 Sheffield City AC Keith Angus marathon 1976 Sheffield AC Brad McStravick Decathlon 1980, 1984 Sheffield ACJane Furniss-Shields 3,000m, 10,000m 1984, 1988 Sheffield ACJonathan Brown 10000 metres, marathon 1996, 2000, 2004 City of Sheffield ACJessica Ennis-Hillheptathlon 2012, 2016 City of Sheffield AC
Other Luke Cutts, Commonwealth Games medallist David Johnson, 1978 Commonwealth Games Gerald Phiri, 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