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The Sheffield Eagles played a number of games before the first game on 2nd September 1984 when they beat Rochdale 29-10. Before that were a series of tournaments and friendlies to prepare for the game. 

Castleford Tigers - 10th August 1984 It seems that Sheffield played their first ever friendly against Castleford on Friday 10th August 1984. We're currently in the process of finding a programme from that game which we'll upload when we have it. 
The Eagles lost the game 44-20 but try scorers were Mark Campbell, Richard Davies, Mark Q Campbell and Paul McDermott with two goals from Dave Alred.

The Sterling Sevens - Sunday 12th August 1984 On the same weekend that the Eagles played Castleford Tigers the  Eagles took part in the Sterling Sevens tournament in Wakefield. 
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Listed in the programme as playing that day for the Eagles were: Neil Cooper, John Magyar, Andy Tyers, Paul McDermott, Quinten Campbell, Gary Hetherington. Ian Jowitt, Steve Robinson and Mark Campbell. In an annotated version of the programme from the Wakefield Trinity Heritage site the team is actually shown as being Neil Cooper, John Magyar, Steve Robinson, Paul McDermott, Quinten Campbell, Gary Hetherington, Steve Cooper, Richard Davies and Ian Jowitt. 
The Eagles drew Warrington in the first round and lost 16-6 so didn't progress any further with Castleford beating St Helens 16-12 in the final.
The programme we have includes signatures of all the Sheffield players. Not much more is known about the Sterling Sevens so if you have any further information then please share it with us. 

Keighley - 22nd August 1984 The final friendly before the Eagles first competitive game was away to Keighley on a Wednesday night. 
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There were a number of A N Others playing for the Eagles team that day but the team listed included: Ray Smith, Mark Campbell, E Powell (which is presumably Daryl Powell), Dave Alred, Steve Robinson, P Hayden (who doesn't seem to feature again), Billy Harris, Gary Hetherington, Steve Cooper, Ian Jowitt, Paul McDermott, Richard Davies and Steve Harvey. The Eagles went on to win the game 24-15, so this looks like the first ever win for a team playing under the banner of the Sheffield Eagles. 
[Image: Sheffield Eagles v Keighley Pre-Game Team Photo 22/08/1984. Copyright holder unknown.]

Further Information If you've got any further information about any of the pre-season friendlies and games before the 2nd September 1984 then please let us know. You can contact us ,HERE,.

Author Richard King

Sunday 2nd September 1984 is recognised as the first ever competitive  Sheffield Eagles game but there were some friendly games before that to prepare.

Before the first competitive game



So far we have scanned and uploaded nearly 600 Sheffield Eagles programmes (home and away) from the last 40 years, we're now trying to fill the gaps in the collection. Can you help? See the list below for the programmes we're missing. 

Can you help? Sheffield Eagles fan Ian Swain has scanned in 600 programmes from the last 40 years which we've uploaded to the Heritage Project website. You can find them in the Collections section of the site. 
He is in the process of digitising a further 400 which we'll upload over the next few months. It's ambitious but we're aiming to try and bring together a full collection of every programmes, home and away, before the Club's 40th anniversary in September 2024.
Below you can read the list that Ian has pulled together of all the missing programmes. Do you have any of the missing programmes? If so please get in touch ,HERE, and we'll arrange to borrow any programmes from you, scan them and then let you have them back.
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Author Richard King

Can you help complete the online collection of Sheffield Eagles' programmes?

Completing the Programme Collection



Progress with the Heritage Project As we're just over 18 months into the Heritage Project it's worth looking back at progress to date with the infographic below. The project is only possible because of the support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and we've been able to extend the project by a further 6 months, using the existing funding, to the end of September 2024. A lot has been achieved to date, with more to come over the next year which is particularly special as this will be the Club's 40th anniversary.
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An overview of progress after the first 18 months of the Sheffield Eagles Heritage Project.

Heritage Project Progress to Date



A short film showing 40 Sheffield Eagles programmes from the the 1984-85 to the 2023 seasons. 

40 Years of Programmes As part of the Sheffield Eagles Kit Launch event on 15th November 2023 the Sheffield Eagles Heritage Project put together a presentation ahead of  the 40th anniversary of the Club in 2024. The presentation showed one programme for each of the seasons to date. It has been converted to a short film so you can now see 40 programme covers in just over 2 minutes.
You can search over 600 Sheffield Eagles programmes dating back to 1995 (with more being added) on the Heritage Project's website. More details ,HERE,. 

[Video: 40 Years of Programmes]

Author Richard King

40 Programmes in 2 minutes



Details of all the players who have ever played for the Sheffield Eagles on a season by season basis. 

1980s Below you can find details of players from the 1980s on a season by season basis. For each season there are details of top 5 point scorers, top 5 appearances and the list of the full squad.
Click the picture below to enlarge it and scroll through to see each season.
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1990s Below you can find details of players from the 1990s on a season by season basis. For each season there are details of top 5 point scorers, top 5 appearances and the list of the full squad.
Click the picture below to enlarge it and scroll through to see each season. 
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2000s Below you can find details of players from the 2000s on a season by season basis. For each season there are details of top 5 point scorers, top 5 appearances and the list of the full squad.
Click the picture below to enlarge it and scroll through to see each season.
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2010s Below you can find details of players from the 2010s on a season by season basis. For each season there are details of top 5 point scorers, top 5 appearances and the list of the full squad.
Click the picture below to enlarge it and scroll through to see each season.
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2020s Below you can find details of players from the 2020s on a season by season basis. For each season there are details of top 5 point scorers, top 5 appearances and the list of the full squad.
Click the picture below to enlarge it and scroll through to see each season.
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Author Richard King

All the players that have ever played for the Eagles.

40 Years of Players



At the launch event for the Sheffield Eagles 2024 kit on 15th November 2023 the Sheffield Eagles Heritage Project asked fans who were there on the night what their favourite shirts were. Read more below. 

The 2024 home and away kit The Eagles kit for the 2024 is a mix of the traditional and contemporary. The home shirt is the now traditional red and gold (first introduced in the 1987-88 season) with a return to the deep v. The away kit is a break from tradition in a dark navy blue with flecks of grey and silver. 
[Image: 2024 Home Kit]
[Image: 2024 Away Kit]

Fans' Favourite Shirts 
[Quote: "The first shirt in the 1990s with the Eagle down the front" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "All the shirts are the best as it shows how the Eagles have grown over the years" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "Full Monty original - there been no better before or after" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "1990s - Wembley victory shirt
2020s - red and gold club colours" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "Wembley 1998 shirt" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "2013 home shirt. This was the shirt that was worn during the first season I attended games regularly. I associate it with memorable matches such as beating Fev at home, Challenge Cup quarter final and of course the Grand Final win." Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "2012 Away purple shirt" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "2010s 2nd shirt. The design feels historically compelling, with how much the Eagles have flown." Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "Think it's the 1993/94 away kit, the first away one with the eagle across it, purple and gold" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "The original Full Monty one, because I remember getting it to go to Paris St. Germain. " Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "The Full Monty kit as it was the first I ever saw" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "Full Monty is my fave, wish we had a red and gold version for this year" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "I like this kit (2023) because it's the newest one and I really like the colours but my mum is not so keen that it has a lot of white and it gets dirty really easily" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "Green and white with tribal sleeve" Author: Eagles Fan]
[Quote: "The Heineken kit - it brings back memories of when I played for the Eagles Academy" Author: Eagles Fan]



Author Richard King

Stories

Before the first competitive game

Completing the Programme Collection

Heritage Project Progress to Date

40 Programmes in 2 minutes

40 Years of Players

Favourite Sheffield Eagles Shirts