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Pretty much every football ground has a history to speak of in its own way, but Bramall Lane\u2019s history knocks them all out of the water. The home of Sheffield United is actually the oldest professional football ground in the world, having hosted its first match as far back as 1862. The ground has its own claim to fame in a more modern sense, too, as it was the first to host a floodlit football match, which it did on the 14th of October 1878.<\/p>\n

The uniqueness of Bramall Lane doesn\u2019t stop there. It is one of only two stadiums in the world that has hosted an England football international match, an England cricket test match and an FA Cup Final. England\u2019s national side played five internationals at the Sheffield ground before 1930, whilst the cricket test match came in 1902 when England played Australia. The FA Cup final was actually a replay between Barnsley and West Brom, a match that Barnsley won 1-0.<\/p>\n

Stats<\/h2>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Bramall Lane Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Opened<\/td>\r\n 1855<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Capacity<\/td>\r\n 31884<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Average Attendance<\/td>\r\n 28654<\/td> \r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Attendance<\/td>\r\n 68287 (Sheffield United v Leeds (1936))<\/td>\r\n <\/tr> \r\n \r\n \r\n
Pitch Size<\/td>\r\n 100 x 66 (6600)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Owner<\/td>\r\n Sheffield United<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Clubs Hosted<\/td>\r\n Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Sheffield United F.C.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
First Fixture<\/td>\r\n Sheffield FC v Hallam FC (29\/12\/1862)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Sheffield United Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Founded<\/td>\r\n 1889<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Nickname<\/td>\r\n The Blades, Red and White Wizards<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Club Mascot<\/td>\r\n Captain Blade<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Rivals<\/td>\r\n Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United, West Ham United, Nottingham Forest<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Kit<\/td>\r\n Red & White Stripes (Home) \/ Black (Away)\r\n \r\n \/ White & Red (Third)\r\n \r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Training Ground<\/td>\r\n Hallam FM Academy<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Shirt Sponsor<\/td>\r\n Randox Health<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Team Owner<\/td>\r\n Abdullah bin Musa'ed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Kevin McCabe<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Goalscorer<\/td>\r\n Harry Johnson (252)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Appearances<\/td>\r\n Joe Shaw (713)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n <\/table>\r\n\r\n\n

Bramall Lane Photos<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"The\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n The former player's entrance 1980\r\n \r\n
\r\n Steve Daniels [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"John\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n John Street Stand\r\n \r\n
\r\n By en:User:Hawksworthm (English Wikipedia) [GFDL<\/a> or CC-BY-SA-3.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Bramall\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Bramall Lane Entrance\r\n \r\n
\r\n By Richard Barrett-Small [CC BY 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"View\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n View of the stands\r\n \r\n
\r\n By The original uploader was Lewisskinner at English Wikipedia (Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.) [CC BY-SA 2.5<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Bramall\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Bramall Lane 1983\r\n \r\n
\r\n Steve Daniels [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Joe\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Joe Shaw statue\r\n \r\n
\r\n By Nick from Bristol<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\r\n

Bramall Lane Seating Plan and Where to Sit<\/h2>\r\n \r\n
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Bramall Lane is, as is the case with most old stadia, built in the \u2018English Style\u2019 of having a separate stand on each side of the pitch. It does have two corner \u2018infill\u2019 stands in the South-West and North-East corners that are a concession to the more modern \u2018Bowl Style\u2019 of stadium, however. Here is some information on each of the main stands:<\/p>\n