Sheffield

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#285

Global Rank

9.5

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

2.0%


Share

United Kingdom • England • Europe • Language power

Population
859K
GDP
$24B
GDP per capita
$27,589
Land area
621 km² (240 mi²)
Density
1,383/km² (3,581/mi²)
GAWC class
12

Primary city Sheffield

State / province South Yorkshire

Language English

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Sheffield metro area

53.38, -1.47
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Total Teams, Cultural Events, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

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

Sheffield United

Sheffield • Level: 2

Football/Soccer • England

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield • Level: 3

4 titles4 cupsDomestic leagues →

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

Rugby League • Championship

Sheffield Eagles

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

Against expectation how Sheffield’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • 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.

How this is measured →

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.

Sheffield Wednesday
1935· 1935-04-27
Sheffield Wednesday
1930· 1930-05-03
Sheffield Wednesday
1929· 1929-05-04
Sheffield United
1925· 1925-04-25
Sheffield United
1915· 1915-04-24
Sheffield Wednesday
1907· 1907-04-20
Sheffield Wednesday
1904· 1904-04-30
Sheffield Wednesday
1903· 1903-04-18
Sheffield United
1902· 1902-04-26
Sheffield United
1899· 1899-04-15
Sheffield United
1898· 1898-04-11
Sheffield Wednesday
1896· 1896-04-18

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Hillsborough Disaster (1989)

Sheffield • Historical Event

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Landmarks & Civic1 item

Meadowhall Centre

Sheffield • Shopping

Languages of Sheffield

English first in South Yorkshire; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoEnglish
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalEnglish
English reach, South Yorkshire
98%
Tier 3 country

Language power

Sound of Sheffield

#45 by artist origin · combined 118.2 (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

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
#169

University of Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom

#1607

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield, United Kingdom