Penistone Church FC
One Club. One Community
1906–2026 | 120 Years of Football. Community. Pride.
In 2026, Penistone Church Football Club marks a proud milestone—120 years at the heart of the local community. Founded in 1906, the club has grown from modest beginnings into one of South Yorkshire’s most established non-league sides, built on commitment, resilience, and a deep love for the game.
For over a century, generations of players, volunteers, supporters, and families have shaped the club’s identity. Through every era, Penistone Church FC has remained true to its values: hard work, togetherness, and representing the town with pride on and off the pitch.
Church View has been the setting for countless memories—competitive football, shared moments, and lifelong connections. More than just a ground, it is a place where community and club come together, season after season.
As we celebrate this historic anniversary, we honour our past while looking forward with ambition, determination, and belief in what lies ahead.
Penistone Church FC came into being during a remarkable year in world history. It was the year Rolls-Royce was established, the London Underground entered the electric age, and international sport continued to grow with the 1906 Intercalated Games.
The same year also proved pivotal in global football, with clubs such as Boca Juniors in Argentina, Atlético Madrid, Sporting CP, Torino FC, and England’s Charlton Athletic all founded in 1906—clubs that, like Penistone Church FC, were built on strong local identity and have stood the test of time.
🌍 Natural Disasters
San Francisco Earthquake & Fire (April 18, 1906)
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One of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history. The quake and subsequent fires destroyed much of the city, killing over 3,000 people and reshaping building codes worldwide.
Mount Vesuvius eruption (Italy)
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A major eruption caused widespread damage around Naples and forced the abandonment of the 1906 Olympic plans originally intended for Rome.
🏛 Politics & Society
Pure Food and Drug Act (United States)
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Landmark legislation that began federal regulation of food and medicines, laying foundations for what would later become the FDA.
Algeciras Conference (Spain)
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Major European powers met to resolve tensions over Morocco, temporarily easing rivalries between France and Germany — a key pre-WWI diplomatic moment.
Finland grants women full voting rights
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Finland became the first country in Europe (and one of the first in the world) to give women the right to vote and stand for election.
⚓ Technology & Military
HMS Dreadnought launched (UK)
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This battleship revolutionised naval warfare overnight, making existing fleets obsolete and triggering a global naval arms race.
🏅 Sport & Culture
1906 Intercalated Games (Athens)
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An early Olympic-style event that helped stabilise the modern Olympic movement after the poorly organised 1900 and 1904 Games.
🌐 Culture & Ideas
Peak of the Progressive Era (US & Europe)
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Growing movements focused on public health, workers’ rights, urban reform, and anti-corruption — many sparked by industrialisation and disasters like San Francisco.