Sportsman Hackenthorpe

04/06/2026

Here's the link to the Sportsman, which is opening back up at 5pm today under new management.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BVGPkd8XC/

A warm, welcoming local in the heart of Hackenthorpe.

29/05/2026

Our understanding is The Sportsman will be opening under new management next Thursday 4th June. Contact details for enquiries will be on the door.

28/05/2026

Epic few years at the pub.
Some shout outs 🫡🤩
Nathan Burrows - epic dj and awesome friend. Thank you.
Kidzone inflatables - fantastic people, great family local business. Thank you. 🏰
Any occasion kreation - incredible talent, gorgeous lady. Thank you.🎈
Sandwich Shack - scrummy food, successful local business. Thank you. 🥪
S12 Community Pantry - amazing cause.💎🏥 Dedicated, strong & passionate people. Friends. Leaders, pillars of the community. Thank you.
Happy Hoppers - beautiful set up. Thank you
Sheffield Sling Library - brilliant advice wonderful people. Thank you.
The Thorpe Practice - May The Hub continue. Thank you.🩺
Rainbow Forge Academy - Good working partnership, Thank you.🏫

Star Pubs - Thanks for nothing. ☠️💩🗑

To our loyal customers & friends. You made us your local and we loved you for it. Thank you.🤍👫

To the pool teams, thank you.🎱

To everyone who booked an event with us. Thank you.🪅🎉

To everyone who came to gigs, shows, charity events and random nights , thank you.💃🕺

To all the bands and artists who've played here, Thank you. Especially Bigg Taystee love you gurlll 😘👑
And our faves Reload Sheffield 🎶🎤

Richard Johnson for all your help.🫡

Thank you to DJ & Michelle for organising the fundraising for a defib in Antony Molinari memory.
& to all who donated. Thanks to Con for getting it on the wall before we left! This is our legacy. 💔💝🖤

Lastly. Thank you to our current staff. You'll never know what you've meant to us, especially this last year. Family for life.
The laughs, tears, tantrums, grit, poise and individual personalities saved us and did us proud. Even though the one or two people who were absolutely vile and petty towards you. You shone on. Legends all of you.
💥👐🤗👪🧡

Love always.

27/05/2026

REMINDER!!!!!
Please contact us ASAP if you have an event booked with us.
We need to arrange your booking security fee return.
We are closing our doors TONIGHT!
Bank transfer refunds available for a short time.
fans

14/05/2026

Last Jam nights tonight, before we leave.
All welcome 🙏

13/05/2026

Statement ***
After 3 years, on Wednesday 27th May we'll close for the last time under this tenancy.
It’s time for me to say goodbye to the pub that became so much more than just a workplace.
These walls have seen laughter so loud it hurt, nights none of us will ever forget, friendships that felt like family, and moments of heartbreak that somehow became easier because we carried them together.
There has been love here. Real love. The kind found in friendships, in late-night chats after lock-up, in people showing up for each other when life was cruel. There has also been loss — the kind that changes you forever. And through all of it, this pub held us.
I leave with a full heart, endless memories, and so much gratitude for every person who walked through the doors and became part of my story.
Thank you for the laughs, the chaos, the comfort, and the community.
I’ll miss it more than words can ever say. 🍻