The City of Sheffield Athletic Club is one of the North of England's premier clubs, with a senior men's team which is in the Premiership of the British Athletics League

British Athletics League

The British Athletics League is a track and field male team's competition, the most important in the United Kingdom for history and number of teams....

. They have a mix of athletes from varied cultural backgrounds from ages 8 year olds to seniors and veterans. The club caters for athletes of all ages, ethnicity, and abilities to develop their potential in the range of disciplines that athletics offers.

The club provides free coaching, in a fun and friendly atmosphere, from UK Athletics qualified coaches in track & field, road, cross country or race walking, to help athletes realise their potential. The club has the use of Sheffield

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

's state of the art facilities at Don Valley Stadium

Don Valley Stadium

The Don Valley Stadium is a stadium in Sheffield, England and is the home of Rotherham United F.C.. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major UK Athletic events and the 1991 World Student Games. Sheffield Eagles RLFC and Parramore Sports FC also use the stadium. It was designed by...

 and the English Institute of Sport

English Institute of Sport

The English Institute of Sport , established in May 2002, is an organisation which provides sport science and medical support services to elite athletes through a nationwide network of expertise and facilities, working with Olympic and Paralympic summer and winter sports, as well as English and a...

. Athletes of any ability are welcome to join the club.

History

The origins of the club go back to 1894 when the Sheffield United Harriers club was formed, a combined cross country and walking club.
In the early 1970s the Sheffield City Athletic Club was formed supported by Olympians Sheila

Sheila Sherwood

Sheila Sherwood is a former international Long jumper whose career highlights included a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, and a gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh...

 and John Sherwood

John Sherwood (athlete)

John Sherwood is a British athlete, who won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 for the 400 m hurdles. His time was 49.03 seconds, and he was third behind fellow British athlete David Hemery, who took gold, and German Gerhard Hennige...

. This was a breakaway club from the Hallamshire Harriers. In 1975 this club amalgamated with Sheffield United Harriers to form Sheffield Athletics Club,In 2000 the athletic club joined forces with the highly successful Sheffield Race Walking Club, and subsequently renamed the club, City of Sheffield Athletic Club competing in blue and green vests, the colours of the city of Sheffield.
The club quickly established itself as the top senior athletics club in Yorkshire, became a member of the British Athletics League

British Athletics League

The British Athletics League is a track and field male team's competition, the most important in the United Kingdom for history and number of teams....

 in 1976 and in 2006 gained promotion to the Premiership of the British Athletics League, making it one of the top eight athletics teams in Britain. In addition to competing in the Northern Mens and Women's Track and Field League, the National Junior league and the National Young Athletes league.
Jessica Ennis

Jessica Ennis

Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles...

, World Heptathon Champion and World Indoor Pentathlon Champion, is a member of City of Sheffield AC.