Bramall Lane

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Bramall Lane
Location Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Opened April 30, 1855
Other Names
Tenants Sheffield United (1889-present)

Bramall Lane is a football stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Premier League club Sheffield United. As the largest stadium in Sheffield during the 19th century, it hosted most of the city's most significant matches including the final of the world's first football tournament, the first floodlit match, and several matches between the Sheffield and London Football Associations that led to the unification of their respective rules. It was also used by Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield F.C. for major matches. It has been the home of Sheffield United since the club's establishment in 1889. It is the oldest major stadium in the world still to be hosting professional association football matches.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
English football 1946-47 Sheffield United Program
English football October 30, 1954 Sheffield United vs. Tottenham Hotspur Program
English football March 31, 1959 Sheffield United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion Program
English football January 14, 1961 Sheffield United vs. Leyton Orient Program
English football April 16, 1966 Sheffield United vs. Manchester United Program
English football January 21, 1967 Sheffield United vs. Stoke City Program
English football April 4, 1972 Sheffield United vs. Manchester United Program
English football August 16, 1975 Sheffield United vs. Derby County Program
English football September 13, 1975 Sheffield United vs. Coventry City Program
English football November 15, 1975 Sheffield United vs. Leicester City Program
English football February 14, 1976 Sheffield United vs. Aston Villa Program
English football April 19, 1976 Sheffield United vs. Newcastle United Program
English football April 2, 1979 Sheffield United vs. West Ham United Program
English football November 17, 1982 Sheffield United vs. Manchester United Program
English football November 18, 2006 Sheffield United vs. Manchester United Program
English football April 25, 2009 Sheffield United vs. Swansea City Program