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Mud, Sweat and Cheers Trouble at the Bottom: Sheffield FC

The world's oldest football club starts a season that could define its future. Sheffield FC battles relegation fallout, uncertainty and hopes of promotion.

The world's oldest football club starts a season that could define its future.

Sheffield FC invented modern football, helped create many of the game's rules and holds a unique place in sporting history.

The club where it all began is now fighting for survival in the ninth tier of English football.

Join Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) alongside Radio Sheffield's Adam Oxley and Simon Thake as they go behind the scenes at Sheffield FC for a season that could change everything.

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Sun 4 Oct 2026 00:00
BBC Radio 5 Live

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