The Hatchard Football League was an English association football league based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
History Founded in 1892, it was originally called the Sheffield & District Alliance, only changing name to the Hatchard Cup League halfway through the 1893–94 season when a local politician called Frank Hatchard donated a trophy to the Sheffield & Hallamshire FA.
For many years there were numerous divisions, with the top sides from each section proceeding to end of season play-offs that would determine the overall winner. The league was suspended for the duration of the First World War, then disbanded altogether in 1923, but was re-introduced after the Second World War.
In 1983 the league merged with the Sheffield Association League to form the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League, which (as of 2015) forms a part of the English football league system.
Champions Season 1892–93 Elsecar 1893–94 Kiveton Park 1894–95 Heeley 1895–96 Kiveton Park 1896–97 Kimberworth 1897–98 Montrose Works 1898–99 Doncaster Rovers reserves & Treeton (shared) 1899–1900 Roundel 1900–01 Doncaster Rovers reserves 1901–02 Roundel reserves 1902–03 Hallam 1903–04 Rotherham Main 1904–05 Doncaster St James 1905–06 Parkgate Athletic 1906–07 Worksop Town reserves 1907–08 Thorpe Hesley 1908–09 Thorpe Hesley 1909–10 Dinnington Main 1910–11 Dinnington Main 1911–12 Cammells Sports 1912–13 Retford Town 1913–14 Bird In Hand 1914–15 Bird In Hand 1919–20 Treeton Reading Room & Beighton Recreation (shared) 1920–21 Beighton Recreation1921–22 Treeton Reading Room1922–23 Treeton Reading Room1948–49 Hallam1949–50 Thorncliffe Recreation1950–51 Penistone Church1951–52 Thorncliffe Recreation1952–53 Thorncliffe Recreation reserves1953–54 Wickersley Institute1954–55 Atlas & Norfolk Works1955–56 Atlas & Norfolk Works1956–57 English Steel Corporation1957–58 Dearne Community & Miners Welfare1958–59 Dearne Community & Miners Welfare1959–60 YMCA1960–61 Penistone Church1961–62 YMCA1962–63Sheffield United 'A'1963–64 Davy United1964–65 Sheffield United 'A'1965–66 Frecheville Community1966–67 Sheffield Waterworks1967–68 Sheffield United 'A'1968–69 City Surveyors1969–70 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare reserves SeasonDivision 1Division 21970–71 Charlton United East Dene1971–72 BSC Parkgate Old Edwardians1972–73 Old Edwardians Ecclesfield Red Rose1973–74 Old Edwardians Firth Brown1974–75 Ecclesfield Red Rose Sheffield Waterworks1975–76 Sheffield Waterworks reserves TWIL1976–77 Old Edwardians Woodhouse Ashberry1977–78 Woodhouse Ashberry Crosspool Sports1978–79 Ecclesfield ES Windsor1979–80 Oughtibridge War Memorial Middlewood Hospital1980–81 Stannington Village Dormer Sports1981–82 Windsor James Fairley Steels1982–83 Crookes Working Mens Club Woodsetts Welfare
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