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| Club information | |||
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| Full name | Sheffield Eagles Rugby League Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Eagles The Red and Golds | ||
| Colours | Red, white and gold | ||
| Founded | 1984; 41 years ago (1984) | ||
| Website | sheffieldeagles.com | ||
| Current details | |||
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| Chairman | Chris Noble | ||
| Coach | Craig Lingard | ||
| Captain | Joel Farrell | ||
| Competition | Championship | ||
| 2025 season | 11th | ||
 Current season | |||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Records | |||
| Championship | 2 (2012, 2013) | ||
| Challenge Cup | 1 (1998) | ||
| 1895 Cup | 1 (2019) | ||
| Most capped | 389 –Mark Aston | ||
| Highest points scorer | 2142 –Mark Aston | ||
TheSheffield Eagles are a professionalrugby league club based inSheffield,South Yorkshire,England. They play home games at theOlympic Legacy Park and compete in theChampionship, the second tier ofBritish rugby league.[1]
Sheffield's only major honour was winning the 1998Challenge Cup, they have won theSecond Division twice.
The clubs traditional home colours are red, white and gold and they share a rivalry withDoncaster.
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In 1982,Huddersfield captain and chairman of the Players' Union,Gary Hetherington, missed out on a coaching job atYork F.C. He decided to form his own club in Sheffield. The original plan to enter theSecond Division in 1983–84 fell apart whenSheffield United pulled back from their promise to let the new team play its home games atBramall Lane.
The club eventually joined the Second Division in 1984, coached byAlan Rhodes, they played at theOwlerton Stadium. A competition was run in theSheffield Star newspaper to find a name for the new club and "Sheffield Eagles" was the winner. The first Eagles league game was on 2 September 1984 when they beatRochdale Hornets, 29–10. The match took place the day after the club's sponsor went bust. Hetherington was both manager and player in the first season, building the team using experienced players from traditional areas. He also began signing up promising young players, one of whom wasMark Aston, later to be a critical part of the Eagles' survival as a club and current head coach.
By November the club was close to folding because of financial problems. Sheffield beatWakefield Trinity to set up a John Player Special Trophy first round tie againstLeeds Rhinos. This lucrative game generated enough cash to see out the season.
On the field the club progressed steadily, improving their league position until in 1988/89 they finished third in the league table and made it to the Second Division Premiership final atOld Trafford. In the final they outplayedSwinton, beating them by 43–18 and gaining promotion to the top flight ofrugby league. Sheffield's record attendance at Owlerton was set at 3,636 for a third-round Challenge Cup game againstOldham in 1989.
In the wake of theHillsborough disaster, stadium safety became an issue in British sport and Owlerton was declared unfit to stage professional rugby league. Eagles were forced to play their home games at seven different venues includingHillsborough itself,Bramall Lane,Recreation Ground,Oakwell Stadium andBelle Vue. They survived one season in the top flight but were then relegated. This was a temporary decline as they immediately regained their place in the First Division, winning the Second Division title and Premiership. The Eagles slowly established themselves as a top flight club.
Don Valley Stadium became home for the club in September 1990, it had been built for the 1991World Student Games held in Sheffield. In May 1991, Eagles signed their first local recruit, Jason Davidson. In 1992 they reached the Yorkshire Cup final, losing toWakefield Trinity.
Bill Gardner became coach in July 1993 season replacing Gary Hetherington who stood down from his coaching role.[2] In December following a run of five defeats, he was sacked and Hetherington took over as coach again.[3]
Sheffield was included on the schedule for a game against theKangaroos during their1994 Kangaroo Tour and were defeated, 80–2, in the first game following the first test match atWembley. This was the highest score by a Kangaroo touring team in England since they had defeatedBramley, 92–7, on the1921–22 tour.[4] The Kangaroos ran in 14 tries to nil at Don Valley Stadium. However, because of the tie the club benefited from a significant financial gain.
In March 1995, Sheffield pulled out of a proposed merger withDoncaster following a "breach of confidentiality"; Sheffield were then set to take-over 'The Dons' in a deal with administrators, which fell through after theRFL declared Doncaster players to be free agents.
When aRupert Murdoch-fundedSuper League competition was first proposed, part of the deal was that some traditional clubs would merge. Sheffield were again down to merge withDoncaster to form aSouth Yorkshire club that would compete in Super League. This, along with other proposed mergers, were strongly opposed by supporters and never materialised. AsSheffield Eagles the club became a founder member of Super League in 1996 and took part in the first game of theSuper League era againstParis Saint-Germain.
In November 1996, chief executive Gary Hetherington sold his controlling interest in Sheffield Eagles to take overLeeds.Phil Larder became head coach, Paul Thompson, Chairman of Sheffield-based Sanderson Group Plc, became the majority shareholder, and Eagles plc became the first rugby league club to be floated on the Stock Exchange.
John Kear took over the coaching reins at Sheffield Eagles in 1997, taking them to the Premiership Semi-final in that year. The club's record attendance was set in August 1997 when 10,603 spectators saw them playBradford Bulls.
On 2 May 1998, having beatenLeigh Centurions, Egremont Rangers,Castleford Tigers andSalford Red Devils, the Eagles facedWigan Warriors atWembley Stadium in the final of the Rugby LeagueChallenge Cup. Wigan were overwhelming favourites with a side containing some of the best players of the modern era, includingAndy Farrell,Jason Robinson andHenry Paul. Sheffield coachJohn Kear devised a game plan that was executed perfectly by the team on the day. Star of the show wasscrum halfMark Aston, who won theLance Todd Trophy as man of the match. The Eagles led from start to finish, running out 17–8 winners in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition.
Just as the club seemed to be on the verge of its greatest period, following the win in the cup final, things began to go wrong. The expected increase in attendances did not happen and the team did not perform well, finishing close to therelegation zone only one year after the Wembley triumph. Finances plummeted and with little outside help it became apparent that the Eagles were not viable in their current state. Just a year after performing the greatest upset in Challenge Cup history, the Eagles announced that they were to fold at the end of the season should no investors come on board to save the club.
In late 1999 theRugby Football League wanted to lower the number of clubs in Super League. One of the measures they put in place was the option for two clubs to merge for the sum of £1,000,000. Fearing this was the only way to keep rugby league alive in Sheffield, the club accepted an offer from the RFL to merge with another struggling team, theHuddersfield Giants, making a new team Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants, who were scheduled to play games in bothSheffield andHuddersfield inSuper League V. The Huddersfield-Sheffield side's away strip was in the Sheffield Eagles colours. The merged Huddersfield-Sheffield team did not last the season before reverting to the Huddersfield name. An immediately resurrected Sheffield Eagles would continue in the lower leagues.
The merger with Huddersfield was not accepted by Sheffield supporters[citation needed], and so former playerMark Aston formed a new Eagles phoenix club, earning a place in theNorthern Ford Premiership for the 2000 season, takingBramley's vacated place.
From 1999 to the present the Eagles have played in thesemi-professional leagues, first the Northern Ford Premiership and then the second division of the LHF Healthplan National League.Mark Aston assumed the role of player manager, continuing on the field until 2004, when he officially retired from playing. After the 2004 season Mark replaced his father Brian as chief executive, bringing in a new head coach inGary Wilkinson at the end of the following year. As soon as the new club was reformed, it vowed to never overstretch its finances to achieve success. This made life difficult as the Eagles were denied the money received by other clubs in the NFP for TV rights as part of the deal that allowed them to re-enter the professional leagues.
2003 brought two club records; Sheffield suffered their record defeat on 2 February 2003 0–88 toHull F.C. However, on 3 August 2003,London Skolars were the victims as Sheffield Eagles won 98–4, a record league victory to this day. In 2003 the team finished top of National League Two and reached the Grand Final, agonisingly losing 13–11 to theKeighley Cougars. Victory would have sent the Eagles into National League One, but this was not to be and a second play-off against theBatley Bulldogs ended in failure for the demoralised squad.
Until 2006 the team struggled to match this effort, with key players retiring or being signed by bigger clubs – young playersMitchell Stringer andAndy Raleigh went on to sign forSuper League clubs. At the start of the 2006 seasonGary Wilkinson was brought in as coach and the team finished in second place, qualifying for the play-offs for the right to join championsDewsbury Rams in National League One. On 22 September 2006 they beat theCrusaders at theDon Valley Stadium to qualify for the Grand Final for a second time. In the Grand Final on 8 October they beatSwinton Lions 35–10 to be promoted to National League One. To the surprise of many Wilkinson resigned as head coach on 15 October 2006, citing personal reasons. National League One was seen as a springboard to a potential return to Super League, although this would be dependent on the RFL's continuation of thefranchising orlicensing system. As Sheffield Eagles' chairman Ian Swire, remarked, after the 2006 Grand Final victory, "We showed on Sunday that we can compete, and that in the near- to not-too-distant future we will get back into Super League".
Mark Aston returned as coach in 2007. The 2007 season started slowly for the promoted team but ended with the Eagles defying the bookmakers, who had them as favourites for relegation, by finishing 6th in the league table and qualifying for the play-offs, where they lost a close game toHalifax.
In 2009 National League 1 was renamed the Co-operative Championship. The 2009 season started unevenly with incoming International players delayed by visa problems. However, the Eagles rallied to progress to the 5th round of the Challenge Cup and produced consistent performances, gaining at least a losing bonus point from all their League games. Despite a number of long-term injuries, the team finished 3rd only narrowly missing out on 2nd place; their highest finish since the re-launch, and they again qualified for the play-offs. In the play-offs they were expected to easily beatFeatherstone Rovers in the first match atDon Valley Stadium. However, Rovers surprised many by winning, ending Sheffield's season at the first play-off hurdle.
On 16 October 2009, the Eagles announced they would be moving their home games from the start of the 2010 season toBramall Lane, home ofSheffield United in a bid to increase attendances and atmosphere at games which now take place on Sunday afternoons. The Eagles moved to Bramall Lane on 11 April 2010, losing by 40–16 to Featherstone Rovers. The attendance of 2,871 was 3 times the average the Eagles achieved at Don Valley Stadium and the club hope to push on from there to achieve aSuper League licence. The 2010 season saw the club finish in 6th place, making the play-offs and surprising bothLeigh Centurions andBarrow Raiders with away victories before falling to eventual championsHalifax.
The 2012 season was the Eagles most successful to date, reaching the semi-finals of theNorthern Rail Cup for the first time and beating Featherstone Rovers 20–16 in the Grand Final to become Championship Champions. The final was a re-match of the 2011 fixture which was the Eagles 1st ever appearance at the final but were beaten soundly on that occasion 40–4. The Eagles defeatedBatley,Halifax andLeigh to reach the Grand Final withScott Turner,Misi Taulapapa,Quentin Laulu-Togagae andDane McDonald all scoring for the Eagles to bring the trophy back to Sheffield.
The Eagles played 3 home games at Bramall Lane in 2012 with the rest taking place at Don Valley including a crowd on 1,895 watching the opening league game againstSwinton Lions at Don Valley, the Eagles' highest crowd there since theSuper League era.
The 2013 season was equally if not more successful that the previous season, reaching the final of the Northern Rail Cup for the first time, losing toLeigh atthe Shay, but more importantly becoming the first side to win back to back Championship Grand Finals by beatingBatley 19–12 atLeigh Sports Village to retain the Championship title.
The Eagles moved back toOwlerton Stadium for the 2014 season as the Don Valley Stadium was scheduled for demolition. The Eagles planned to play at the newSheffield Hallam University facility at Bawtry Road but unfortunately this was not possible and Owlerton Stadium stepped in at the last minute. Sheffield Eagles announced that they would leave Owlerton for the 2015 season due to newRugby Football League ground regulations and played the season in nearbyDoncaster at theKeepmoat Stadium, home ofDoncaster.
In 2016 it was announced the Eagles would play atSheffield Hallam University's Sports Park. The first league game played by the professional team there was againstHalifax and they won 26–6.
In 2017, the club agreed a one-year ground share withWakefield Trinity atBelle Vue. The club also returned to being a semi-professional outfit after an unsuccessful time as professional.
The Eagles made their long-awaited return totheir home city at theOlympic Legacy Park in 2018.[5] The new stadium has a 4G pitch and a capacity of 1,889, although this is expected to increase to meetRugby Football League (RFL) regulations. The first home game back inSheffield was againstToronto Wolfpack on 11 March, they lost 10–44. Ahead ofthis season playersGreg Burns,Matt James andRyan Millar agreed to sign on for a further two years. They struck a deal withSuper League sideSt. Helens for players onDual registration; this helped bolster the squad throughout the season and was considered to be a huge contribution to keeping them in the division. After a seven-game losing streak to open the season, the Eagles finally won, at home againstRochdale by 38 points to 20. The season, however, ended disappointingly as the Eagles finished eighth in the league with the greatest achievement being staying up.
In 2019, however, things were looking up for the side as they brought in 14 new signings, including ex-EaglesJason Crookes,James Davey andPat Walker, but lost key players inJoshua Toole (Forbes),Matty Fozard (London). They got off to a flying start as they overcame the challenges ofSwinton,Barrow andBradford in the first month of the new season. That year saw the Eagles return toWembley for the first time in more than 2 decades to claim the inaugural1895 Cup by defeatingWidnes 38–16.[6] However, their League season was less of a success as they finished in 7th place.
During the off-season, plans to build the Olympic Legacy Park were put into jeopardy as a court case to claim 100% ownership ofSheffield United F.C. found in favour of HRH Prince Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud overKevin McCabe -one of the main investors to the OLP project for Sheffield.[7] Because of this, there were fears that Mr McCabe would remove plans for his Scarborough Group LTD to head up construction of a new ground on the site at the OLP. However, these fears were quashed when it was revealed construction would go ahead as planned in early 2020.[8]
Sheffield finished the 2021Championship season in 12th place on the table. In the final game of the year, Sheffield were beaten 78–10 byFeatherstone. The following season the club finished 7th on the table and missed out on the playoffs. In the 2023 RFL Championship, Sheffield finished fourth on the table and qualified for the finals, however they were eliminated in the first week of the finals byLondon losing 42–0. In 2024, Sheffield finished 7th on the table but missed out on the playoffs due to an inferior for and against.[9]
Sheffield originally played atDon Valley Stadium. In a bid to increase attendances, the Eagles left Don Valley in 2010 and moved toBramall Lane where attendances rose to three times more than what they were at Don Valley. The Eagles returned to Don Valley midway through 2011 and stayed there until 2013. Don Valley was demolished in 2014.
After being left homeless the club moved to the city's greyhound track,Owlerton Stadium inHillsborough where they had previously played games between 1984 and 1989. The club experienced a dip in form at Owlerton, with there being temporary changing rooms and poor facilities.
The club moved out of Sheffield for the first time in 2015 when they made the temporary switch to theKeepmoat Stadium,Doncaster. Here they ground shared withDoncaster Rovers and local rivalsDoncaster, who were playing in the same division which meant the two clubs playing an extra home game when they faced each other. At the end of theseason, duringThe Qualifiers, the Eagles' were allowed to return toBramall Lane for games againstHull K.R. andWakefield Trinity. They also hostedHull F.C. at the Lane, in aChallenge Cup fifth round tie.
The Eagles moved to Sheffield Hallam University's Sports Park on Bawtry Road,Brinsworth,Rotherham in 2016, where the reserves played their home fixtures. Temporary seating was erected to bring the capacity to 3,000 to meetRugby Football League (RFL) regulations.
After finding themselves homeless again with work on the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium delayed and unable to find a home in Sheffield, the Eagles played their home matches atBelle Vue, the home ofWakefield Trinity, for the duration of the 2017 season.
The club finally permanently returned to Sheffield and theOlympic Legacy Park in 2018. Work is due to start on the construction of a £5million stadium in the spring of 2019.[10]
The club adopted the colours of the original Sheffield Eagles, playing in red, gold and white. The club's shirts have been predominantly red with either a gold or white V across the front. Away shirts vary in colour with some being black or white. The 2020 home shirt is predominantly red, white and gold. The 2020 away kit is a gold and black strip, black shorts and black socks.
The original club's badge was an Eagles head inside a crest withThe Eagles across the top and Sheffield Eagles in italics across the bottom. The inside of the crest was yellow with a red border. The new club chose to use a different more updated crest to replace the old dated one. The new more modern crest features an eagle with Sheffield Eagles written below it.
| Year | Kit Manufacturer | Main Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1982–1985 | O'Neills | Trophy |
| 1993–1995 | matchmakers | |
| 2007–2008 | Kukri | Roof Shop |
| 2009–2010 | Dave Lamb | |
| 2011–2014 | Macron | GBI Group |
| 2015 | Black Eye Project | |
| 2016 | BLK | DBL Logistics |
| 2017 | O'Neills | OSI Office & School Furniture |
| 2018 | SteelPhalt | |
| 2019 | GRI Group | |
| 2020 | Oxen | |
| 2021 | ||
| 2022 | ||
| 2023 | O'Neills | Evogo |
| 2024 |
| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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| Head coach Assistant coaches
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| Player | From | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Walkley |  Keighley Cougars | 2.5 years | 1 July 2025 |
 Harry Bowes | 2 years | 10 October 2025 | |
| Joe Brown |  York Knights | 2 years | 11 October 2025 |
| Connor Fitzsimmons | 14 October 2025 | ||
| Josh Hodson |  Castleford Tigers | 2 years | 14 October 2025 |
| George Griffin | 15 October 2025 | ||
| Marcus Green |  Midlands Hurricanes | 2 years | 17 October 2025 |
| Kieran Gill |  Bradford Bulls | 2 years | 20 October 2025 |
| Jordan Lilley | 22 October 2025 | ||
| Lennie Ellis |  Hull KR | 1 year | 26 October 2025 |
| Kai Morgan |  Salford Red Devils | 1 year | 11 November 2025 |
| Player | To | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Titus Gwaze | 16 September 2025 | ||
| Danny Craven | Midlands Hurricanes | 2 years | 24 September 2025 |
 Oliver Roberts | 1 October 2025 | ||
| Tyler Dickinson | 1 year | 15 October 2025 | |
| Eddie Battye |  Hunslet | 1 year | 9 October 2025 |
| Matty Dawson-Jones | 17 November 2025 | ||
| Cory Aston |  Doncaster | 2 years | 29 October 2025 |
| Jack Mallison | 1 November 2025 | ||
| Evan Hodgson |  Batley Bulldogs | 1 year | 9 November 2025 |
| Player | Date |
|---|---|
| Kris Welham | 12 September 2025 |
These players are either "Hall of Fame"[17] inductees, or were international representatives before, or after, their time at Sheffield Eagles.
Sheffield Hallam Eagles were formed in 2013 to compete in the newConference League South. They are a joint venture between the Eagles andSheffield Hallam University to help young local rugby players progress and serve as a reserve team for the Eagles. They have played matches at theDon Valley Stadium before it was demolished, but their regular home is at Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park. In 2013 under coachAndrew Henderson they lifted the title, beatingNottingham Outlaws, having lost just once all season. In 2014 they also lost just one game, the Grand Final againstValley Cougars. Between these two defeats they registered 32 straight wins. In 2015, they finished 5th. The Hallam Eagles also finished 5th in 2016 with 17 points from 16 games.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Voach | Craig Lingard |
| Assistant Coach | Craig Huby |
| Assistant Coach | Paul Broadbent |
| Assistant Coach | Mick Piper |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Paul Royston |
| Therapist | Kay Holmes |
| Operations Director | Mark Hannigan |
| Equipment & Apparel Manager | Brian Moore |
| Name | Years | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Hetherington | 1984–1993 | |
| Gary Hetherington | 1993–1996 | |
| Phil Larder | 1997 | |
| John Kear | 1997–1999 | Challenge Cup 1998 |
| Mark Aston | 1999–2005 | |
| Gary Wilkinson | 2006 | National League 2 Playoffs 2006 |
| Mark Aston | 2007–2024 | Championship 2012, 2013 |1895 Cup 2019 |
| Craig Lingard | 2025– |
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| Season | League | Play-offs | Challenge Cup | Other competitions | Name | Tries | Name | Points | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Top try scorer | Top point scorer | |||||||
| 1996 | Super League | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 599 | 730 | 20 | 7th | R5 | |||||||
| 1997 | Super League | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 415 | 574 | 18 | 8th | R5 | |||||||
| 1998 | Super League | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 495 | 541 | 18 | 8th | W | |||||||
| 1999 | Super League | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 518 | 818 | 21 | 10th | R4 | |||||||
| 2000 | Northern Ford Premiership | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 479 | 585 | 19 | 14th | R3 | |||||||
| 2001 | Northern Ford Premiership | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 637 | 543 | 28 | 11th | R4 | |||||||
| 2002 | Northern Ford Premiership | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 597 | 648 | 26 | 12th | R4 | |||||||
| 2003 | National League Two | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 644 | 326 | 26 | 1st | Lost in final | R5 | ||||||
| 2004 | National League Two | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 569 | 340 | 24 | 3rd | R4 | |||||||
| 2005 | National League Two | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 414 | 529 | 16 | 7th | R4 | |||||||
| 2006 | National League Two | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 808 | 390 | 36 | 2nd | Won in final | R3 | ||||||
| 2007 | National League One | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 414 | 527 | 24 | 6th | Lost in elimination playoffs | R5 | ||||||
| 2008 | National League One | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 425 | 530 | 29 | 7th | R3 | |||||||
| 2009 | Championship | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 635 | 447 | 42 | 3rd | Lost in elimination playoffs | R5 | ||||||
| 2010 | Championship | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 503 | 555 | 35 | 6th | Lost in preliminary final | R4 | ||||||
| 2011 | Championship | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 577 | 488 | 39 | 4th | Lost in final | R4 | ||||||
| 2012 | Championship | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 565 | 437 | 41 | 4th | Won in final | R5 | ||||||
| 2013 | Championship | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 806 | 474 | 67 | 2nd | Won in final | QF | Championship Cup | RU | ||||
| 2014 | Championship | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 790 | 605 | 54 | 5th | R5 | |||||||
| 2015 | Championship | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 586 | 451 | 34 | 3rd | R5 | |||||||
| The Qualifiers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 267 | 4 | 7th | |||||||||
| 2016 | Championship | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 583 | 617 | 16 | 7th | Lost in Shield Final | R5 | ||||||
| Championship Shield | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 855 | 763 | 24 | 3rd | |||||||||
| 2017 | Championship | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 568 | 785 | 20 | 7th | Lost in Shield Final | R4 | ||||||
| Championship Shield | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 762 | 986 | 26 | 3rd | |||||||||
| 2018 | Championship | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 437 | 843 | 14 | 8th | R4 | |||||||
| Championship Shield | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 549 | 1091 | 16 | 6th | |||||||||
| 2019 | Championship | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 748 | 694 | 30 | 7th | R4 | 1895 Cup | W | |||||
| 2020[a] | Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 148 | 2 | 11th | R6 | |||||||
| 2021 | Championship | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 420 | 665 | 13 | 12th | R3[b] | 1895 Cup | R1 | |||||
| 2022 | Championship | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 701 | 660 | 24 | 7th | R6 | 1895 Cup | SF | |||||
| 2023 | Championship | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 780 | 560 | 32 | 4th | Lost in Elimination Playoffs | R4 | ||||||
| 2024 | Championship | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 780 | 560 | 32 | 7th | R6 | 1895 Cup | RU | |||||
| 2025 | Championship | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 381 | 689 | 12 | 11th | R3 | 1895 Cup | QF | |||||
In November 2021, Sheffield Eagles announced plans to establish a women's team in January 2022.[23] The team competed in League 1 winning the Grand Final 26–6 over Illingworth and earning promotion to theChampionship for 2023.[24] In December 2023, it was revealed that Sheffield would make theirChallenge Cup debut in 2024.[25] In January 2024, following the restructuring of the women's league pyramid, it was announced that Sheffield would be in the2024 Northern Women's Championship.[26] They finished second in the league and lost to the league leaders,Leigh Leopards, in the Grand Final.[27][28]
