Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane is the oldest stadium in the world still hosting professional football matches. It is home to Sheffield United FC, and has a capacity of 32,609 seats.
Bramall Lane opened on the 30th of April 1855 as a cricket ground. For the first seven years it was only used for cricket purposes until on the 29th of December 1862 a first football match was played between Sheffield FC and Hallam FC (0-0).
In the following years the stadium was regularly used for football matches of the local Sheffield teams. It got a permanent occupant in 1889 when Sheffield United was formed and moved into the stadium.
The stadium also hosted the first ever floodlit football match in 1878. The stadium underwent a series of expansions in the late 1890s when two new stands were built.
Smaller improvements were made in the decades following, for example roofs were added, and a record attendance was set in 1936 when 68,287 spectators visited an FA Cup match between Sheffield and Leeds.
In 1966 a new Bramall Lane Stand was opened, and almost ten years later, in 1975, a new South Stand was built.
From the early 1990s Sheffield United started a redevelopment program that would slowly convert Bramall Lane into an all-seater. It also involved the construction of a new Kop Stand, a new John Street Stand, and stands in two of the four corners.
Getting there
Bramall Lane lies just south of Sheffield city centre. The walk from either Sheffield Rail station or the city centre takes 10 minutes at most.
By car, from the M1 motorway (which runs east of the city), exit at junction 31 or 33, and take the A57 toward the city. Follow until you reach the Park Square roundabout, just before the city centre, and take the third exit. From there follow the signs to the stadium.
From the M1 south one can also take junction 29, and drive via Chesterfield and the A61 to Sheffield. Following the signs for Sheffield city centre will make you pass by the stadium.
Address: Bramall Lane, Sheffield S2 4SU
Tickets
Tickets for Sheffield United matches can be bought online, by phone +44 (0) 871 995 1889, or at the Box Office at the stadium.
Tickets can also be bought at the turnstiles of the stadium on the day of the match. Sheffield United only sells out an occasional very high-profile match.
Ticket prices fall into three pricing categories. Tickets for category A matches cost between £26.00 and £31.00, whereas tickets for category C matches go for between £13.00 and £15.00.
For more information call +44 (0) 871 995 1889 or email boxoffice@sufc.co.uk.
Relevant Internet links:
Sufc.co.uk – Official website of Sheffield United FC.
Sheffield.gov.uk – Sheffield tourist information.
Nationalrail.co.uk – Check train times and fares.
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