Sheffield Futsal Club

Sheffield Futsal Club, also known as Sheffield FC Futsal, is a futsal team based in Sheffield, England, that competes in the National Futsal League Premiership North. The club is affiliated with the world's first football club, Sheffield FC. The club was formed in 2005, originally named Sheffield Stormers until 2008 when they affiliated with Sheffield FC to become founding members in the FA National Futsal League.

Sheffield Futsal Club
Full nameSheffield Futsal Club
Founded2005
GroundEnglish Institute of Sport, Sheffield
ChairmanRichard Tims
Head coachAdam Oldham
LeagueNational Futsal League, Premiership North
2019–20Premiership North, 6th

Sheffield is one of the oldest and most successful futsal clubs in England. Winning the National Futsal League North on three occasions. In 2012 they finished runners up in the FA Futsal Grand Finals, losing out to London based side Helvécia Futsal Club.

Over the years they have played their home games in many arenas throughout Sheffield, including Ponds Forge, Concord Sports Centre and Hillsborough Leisure Centre. They currently play their home games at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.

History

Early years

Formed as Sheffield Stormers, founded by Mark England-Woodcock and Richard Moore. The club set up to compete in the local futsal league held at the Sheffield United Academy in Shirecliffe, Sheffield.

Competing in the National Futsal League (2008-2009)

Becoming one of the founding members in 2008, Sheffield entered into the FA's new national league system, the FA National Futsal League after affiliating with Sheffield FC. They played their first ever national futsal league match on 2 March 2008, ending in a 5-2 victory over Sheffield & Hallamshire Futsal Club.[1] Sheffield would be the only club to beat eventual league winners Tranmere Victoria, running out as impressive 10-2 winners with Liam Morris and Frazer Thomas each claiming a hat-trick.[2] Thomas would go on to lead Sheffield's scoring charts with 15 goals throughout the course of the campaign, helping Sheffield to a third-place finish, 3 points behind second placed Manchester Futsal Club.

The 2009 season saw the club finish in 5th. After notching 7 points from a possible 9 in their first 3 games of the season with wins against Manchester and Leeds, Sheffield went on to lose 4 games on the bounce. They would only win one more game that season, finishing with a heavy 19-3 defeat at the hands of Loughborough University.[3] After the 2009 season had come to a close, Sheffield Futsal Club merged with Sheffield & Hallamshire Futsal Club, in a bid to create a team capable of qualifying for the UEFA Futsal Cup.

Champions of the north (2010-2011)

Sheffield didn't get off to the best of starts for the 2010 campaign, Frazer Thomas continued his scoring form, bagging a brace against Liverpool Futsal Club. But it wouldn't be enough as Sheffield would lose the first game of the season 4-2.[4] This would spur Sheffield to go unbeaten for the rest of the season, picking up a number of impressive wins along the way, 4-2 against 2008 league winners Tranmere Victoria, and dominant performances away from home at Liverpool, Oldham Athletic and FC Grimsby with 8-2, 11-1 and 8-1 respective scorelines. The penultimate game would see the visit of Manchester, this fixture would prove to be an important bout as both teams looked to win the title for the first time in their clubs history. Sheffield clinched a 6-1 victory, goals from Richard Moore and Frazer Thomas with Joel Rocha and Ben Mortlock each notching two goals.[5] The triumph meant that they had all but claimed the league trophy going into the final game, with Sheffield 3 points and 9 goals ahead of Manchester. FC Grimsby travelled to Sheffield for the last game of the season, it was never in doubt with a convincing 17-2 win to claim the title in style.[6]

Season to season
Season Division Place Notes
2008 FA National Futsal League North 3rd —
2009 FA National Futsal League North 5th —
2010 FA National Futsal League North 1st FA Futsal Cup, 3rd place
2010/11 FA National Futsal League North 1st —
2011/12 FA National Futsal League North 3rd FA Futsal Grand Finals, runners up
2012/13 FA National Futsal League North 1st FA Futsal Grand Finals, 3rd place[7]
2013/14 FA National Futsal League North 2nd —
2014/15 FA National Futsal League North 2nd —
2015/16 FA National Futsal League, Super League North 3rd —
2016/17 FA National Futsal League, Super League North 7th Relegated from the Super League
2017/18 FA National Futsal League, Division One North 4th —
2018/19 FA National Futsal League, Division One North 8th —
2019/20 National Futsal League, Premiership North 6th —

Current squad
As of 12 December 2019[8]
Club Captain, Jordan Wildey
Former Sheffield Futsal Club player Ben Mortlock representing England
Position Name Nationality
Goalkeeper Jordan Wildey (club captain)
Goalkeeper Sam Mattocks
Backman Gerson Costa Neto
Backman Geovany Simoes
Backman Thomas Msadala
Backman Mark Chisholm
Backman Goncalo Andrade
Winger Adam Derradji
Winger Alex Rovira-Wilde
Winger James Peech
Winger Silas Valladolid-Collins
Winger Ollie Wheatly-O'Neill
Winger Shimon Peers
Winger Adam Hollingsworth
Winger Danny Neath (vice-captain)
Pivot Dan Mellor
Pivot Roel Tusha
Pivot Adam Oldham

Notable former players
  • Curtis Holmes
  • Ben Mortlock[9]
  • Richard Ward[10]
  • Toluwanimi Sotonye
  • Ryon Leyshon

Managerial history
As of 11 May 2020
Current Head Coach, Adam Oldham
Dates Name
2008-2009 Mark England-Woodcock & Richard Moore
2010 Janio Cruz
2010-2011 Michel Liverani [11]
2011 Mark England-Woodcock
2011-2012 Junior Roberti
2012-2014 Daniel Berdejo-del-Fresno
2014-2015 Mark England-Woodcock
2015-2016 Ernest Cardona Plantada
2016-2017 Sergi Saldana
2017 Giuseppe Brullo
2017-2018 David Atkinson
2018–Present Adam Oldham

Honours

League
  • FA National Futsal League North
    • Champions (3): 2010, 2010/11, 2012/13
    • Runners-up (2): 2013/14, 2014/15
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References
  1. Sheffield Futsal Club first NFL match March 2008. 02 March 2008. thefa.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. Sheffield Futsal Club vs Tranmere Victoria June 2008. 01 June 2008. thefa.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. Sheffield Futsal Club vs Loughborough Uni September 2009. 13 September 2009. thefa.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. Sheffield Futsal Club vs Liverpool Futsal Club January 2010. 10 January 2010. thefa.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  5. Sheffield Futsal Club vs Manchester Futsal Club June 2010. 06 June 2010. thefa.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. Sheffield Futsal Club vs FC Grimsby June 2010. 13 June 2010. thefa.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. Grand Finals 2013 10 June 2013. youtube.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019
  8. Sheffield Futsal Club players thefa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. Ben Mortlock England Call-up. 12 January 2015. thefa.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  10. Futsal squad named for world cup qualifier. 9 December 2015. thefa.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  11. Sheffield appoint new Head Coach 31 October 2010. grimsbyfutsal.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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