The Zulus were a short lived football team established in Sheffield, England that existed from 1879 to 1882.

They were initially set up to raise funds for the wives and families of soldiers killed in the Zulu war.

The team disbanded after accusations that they were bringing the game into disrepute and receiving payment for playing.

[1] In 1879 a match was played at Bramall Lane against a Sheffield XI to raise money for the widows and orphans of the soldiers killed that year in the Zulu war.

The situation became critical in Sheffield where the 1881 Wharncliffe Charity Cup final was cancelled because of the number of players banned for professionalism.