Sport
The town's local football club is Stocksbridge Park Steels, founded in 1986 following the merger of Stocksbridge Works FC and Oxley Park FC. The home ground of Stocksbridge Park Steels is Bracken Moor, located near the top of the valley. They play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Stocksbridge's chairman is Allen Bethel. The club also organises many youth teams, from the age of 8 to 18.
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