Claim: The Hatchard League, originally called the Sheffield & District Alliance, was suspended for the duration of the First World War, a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 1914 to 1918, then disbanded altogether in 1923, but was re-introduced after the Second World War.
Evidence: The league was founded in 1897 to fill the void left by the disbandment of the Sheffield & District Football League, which had run from 1889 to 1895. The league was suspended for the duration of the First World War but continued throughout the Second World War. In 1983 the league merged with the Hatchard League to form a new competition, albeit one which kept the County Senior League name. World War I (or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1) was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. 1923–24 Eckington Works 1924–25 Attercliffe