Players lose the match - and their wallets and phones

Players from Gleadless Football Club had their wallets and mobile phones stolen on Saturday as they played football.

The theft took place between 13.30 and 15.30 at The Boundary Social Club, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield, where teams from all over Sheffield play matches every weekend.

Players usually leave their belongings in a changing room, which is kept locked while the teams are on the field.

However, on Saturday the changing room key was left in the door, which is how the thief got hold of them. The players assumed one of them had the key so went to play football unaware the keys had been stolen.

They returned to the changing room at the end of the game, which ended in a 5-3 victory on penalties to their opponents, Furnace pub, to find their belongings had been taken. The match had finished 1-1 after extra time. One of the players, who asked not to be named, said: "Nothing like this has ever happened before."

Police are analysing CCTV footage to try and identify the thief.

Louise Jade Gill, The Steel Bugle