Back in the 19th century, winter came to the English city of Sheffield and, as would always happen, cricket players began to play football in order not to lose their fitness until the end of the winter season, when football returned to the background.

That was until in October 1857, when Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest formed the Sheffield Football Club in order to compete in a more organised way.

They created a regulation for the sport, known as Sheffield Rules, long before the English Football Association (FA) came into being.

Many of the rules were adopted by the FA, including corner kicks, the throwing of a foul ball, legalised headers and also use of a crossbar in the goal.

The team, a reference point for many in its early years, was falling into oblivion as the professionalisation of football came to the fore, and other teams in the city such as Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United took the lead.

On their 150th anniversary, ten years ago, they held several commemorative events, including a game against Inter at which Pele was present.

The club received the FIFA Order of Merit in 2004 and were included in the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of their historical importance in football development.

Currently, they compete in the Northern Premier League Division One South, the eighth division of the English football system.

But Sheffield Football Club has not finished its work with the sport, as it continues to do important work with its foundation.

For example, 'Boots for Africa,' has taken 38,000 pairs of boots to underprivileged children all over the world.