Sheffield
United Kingdom • England • Europe
- Population
- 859K
- GDP
- $24B
- GDP per capita
- $27,589
- Land area
- 621 km²
- Density
- 1,383/km²
- GAWC class
- 12
Sheffield metro area
53.38, -1.47Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Total Teams, Cultural Events, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.
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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
10 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Notable Venues1 venue
Football/Soccer
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
Historic Venues1 venue
Test Cricket
Bramall Lane
Sheffield
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams4 teams
Football/Soccer • England
Rotherham United
Rotherham • Level: 4
W Football/Soccer • Women's Super League 2
Sheffield United Women
Sheffield
Other Men’s Teams4 teams
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield
Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey
Sheffield Steelers
Sheffield
Speedway • Other Sports
Sheffield Tigers
Sheffield
Major Sporting Events
Annual Sporting Events1 event
World Snooker Championship
Snooker Championship
• Sheffield
Golf Majors1 event
Ryder Cup
Golf International
1957 • Lindrick Golf Club
Complete Event Timeline1 event
Ryder Cup
Golf Majors
1957 • Lindrick Golf Club
- English top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 0.4 match points across 5,052 club-matches since 1888.
Championship History
12 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Sheffield, across all sports, newest first. 12 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 1935-04-27 | Sheffield Wednesday | FA Cup |
| 1930 | 1930-05-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | First Division |
| 1929 | 1929-05-04 | Sheffield Wednesday | First Division |
| 1925 | 1925-04-25 | Sheffield United | FA Cup |
| 1915 | 1915-04-24 | Sheffield United | FA Cup |
| 1907 | 1907-04-20 | Sheffield Wednesday | FA Cup |
| 1904 | 1904-04-30 | Sheffield Wednesday | First Division |
| 1903 | 1903-04-18 | Sheffield Wednesday | First Division |
| 1902 | 1902-04-26 | Sheffield United | FA Cup |
| 1899 | 1899-04-15 | Sheffield United | FA Cup |
| 1898 | 1898-04-11 | Sheffield United | First Division |
| 1896 | 1896-04-18 | Sheffield Wednesday | FA Cup |
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Notable One-off Events
Hillsborough Disaster (1989)
Sheffield • Historical Event
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Landmarks & Civic1 item
Meadowhall Centre
Sheffield • Shopping
Sound of Sheffield
#43 by artist origin · combined 117.5 (US 6 / UK 15.6) · signature decade 1980s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Def Leppard, Arctic Monkeys, The Human League, Pulp, Thompson Twins, Joe Cocker, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, ABC
Number-one singles by Sheffield artists11
When the Sun Goes Down
Arctic Monkeys
(Is This the Way to) Amarillo
Tony Christie
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Arctic Monkeys
Let's Party
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
Swing the Mood
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
That's What I Like
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
Love Bites
Def Leppard
Human
The Human League
Up Where We Belong
Joe Cocker
Don't You Want Me
The Human League
With a Little Help from My Friends
Joe Cocker
| Single | Artist | Chart | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| When the Sun Goes Down | Arctic Monkeys | UK | 2006 |
| (Is This the Way to) Amarillo | Tony Christie | UK | 2005 |
| I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor | Arctic Monkeys | UK | 2005 |
| Let's Party | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | UK | 1989 |
| Swing the Mood | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | UK | 1989 |
| That's What I Like | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | UK | 1989 |
| Love Bites | Def Leppard | US | 1988 |
| Human | The Human League | US | 1986 |
| Up Where We Belong | Joe Cocker | US | 1982 |
| Don't You Want Me | The Human League | UK / US | 1981 |
| With a Little Help from My Friends | Joe Cocker | UK | 1968 |
Screen of Sheffield
#209 by film pedigree · score 16.9 · 7 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Michael Palin, Sean Bean, Jason Statham, John Wood, Dominic West
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities2 entries
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield, United Kingdom