SuS Schalke

Spiel-und-Sport Schalke 96 was founded in 1896 and was one of the leading football clubs in Westphalia before the

In 1911, local clubs Ballspielverein Gelchenkirchen and Turner-Club 1874 Gelsenkirchen merged to form a single side.[2] BV made its only playoff appearance in the regional championship the previous year and lost a quarter final match to BV Solingen. SuS in turn joined TCG to create TuS Gelsenkirchen 74/96. In 1924, these two clubs went their separate ways again under their old names.

At the end of the 1930s, SuS club abandoned football to pursue athletics. In 2009, a handball department was formed in co-operation with FC Schalke 04 and played as HSG Schalke 04/96 until 2014.