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	Cricinfo - A farewell to a cricket ground
		Bramall Lane personified would be rated `a bit of a character', rough-tongued but genuine, shabby but with a native pride, fascinating but not enviable.
		Yorkshire CCC was born in Sheffield and cradled at Bramall Lane and its early life was under Sheffield's influence, though the dominance was not parochial in outlook.
		Bramall Lane will leave tangible mementoes of its cricket in samples of turf and stone and wood, but the true memorial to a ground destroyed will be in the form of recollection; in tributes of thankfulness for wonders devised and seen, for drama and disappointment, for attempt and achievement.
	content-uk.cricinfo.com /england/content/story/140272.html (1214 words)

	Sheffield's Test Match - July 1902
		The Bramall Lane ground was built outside the city in rural surroundings so as to avoid the smoke and pollution of the town and the actual site itself was selected by the then Duke of Norfolk.
		The county club was formed at a meeting in the city in 1863, and Bramall Lane was proposed as a permanent headquarters for the club.
		Bramall Lane became one of the few first class grounds in England that was shared with another sport.
	www.chrishobbs.com /sheffieldtestmatch1902.htm (1518 words)

	Lane
		Bramall Lane is currently the oldest football ground in the football league, with football first being competitively played on the site in 1862.
		It currently has a capacity of 30,936 but the record attendance at Bramall Lane was during an FA Cup tie with Leeds United, when 68,287 packed into Bramall Lane.
		Behind the goals is the Hallam FM Kop which is on Shoreham Street, and the two-tiered Bramall Lane stand.
	www.geocities.com /gallonofmagnetblade/Lane.html (1103 words)

	Bladesmen.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bramall Lane was built in 1855 in order to provide excellent sporting facilities in the centre of Sheffield.
		Cricket remained the main use of Bramall Lane however, until a football team was formed to play there.
		The Lane was the home of Sheffield and Yorkshire cricket, and it was decided that a football team would bring in extra revenue.
	www.boba1.force9.co.uk /blades/lane.htm (258 words)

	Digital Look RNS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This year Bramall Lane celebrates its 150th anniversary, making it the oldest major sporting stadium in the world, and Sheffield is the oldest 'united' football club in the world.
		Bramall Lane for some 150 years, has been the "heart of Sharrow" and thus we have a responsibility to local residents in working with them to their social and economic benefit.
		A montage painting depicting the transformation of the Bramall Lane that existed in 1855 through the ages to present day 2005 has recently been completed and a number of special edition prints are being produced for purchase by shareholders and supporters prior to the year end.
	www.growthcompany.co.uk /companies/articles/rns/573175/final-results.thtml (4771 words)

	Battle of Bramall Lane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Bramall Lane is the informal name given to an English First Division football match between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion at Sheffield's Bramall Lane ground on 16 March 2002.
		If we are called back to Bramall Lane we shall kick-off and then walk off the pitch.
		Amusingly there were several reports in the Sunday papers from reporters several of whom were nowhere near Bramall Lane at the time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Bramall_Lane (526 words)

	BramallLane.co.uk - Bramall Lane Sheffield United Home Ground The Blades
		It is named after Bramall Lane, a road in Sheffield and is the oldest major stadium in the world still to be hosting professional football matches.
		The John Street stand, completed in 1996, is used as a family enclosure for home fans and is situated alongside the pitch, whilst the Kop, seated since 1991, is the area in which the most dedicated and boisterous home fans sit and is situated behind the goal.
		Bramall Lane was first opened on April 30, 1855 as a cricket ground for a match between 'The Eleven' and 'The Twenty Two', having been leased from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70.
	www.bramalllane.co.uk (568 words)

	Bramall Lane (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It has held as many as 68,000 fans in the past, the record attendance being set for a Fifth Round FA Cup tie against Leeds United in 1936, but was extensively renovated in the wake of the Taylor Report, and now has an all-seated capacity of 30,936.
		Bramall Lane was first opened in 1855 as a cricket ground.
		Bramall Lane is one of only two grounds (the other being the Oval) which has hosted an England football international (five games prior to 1930), an England cricket test (in 1902 against Australia), and an FA Cup Final (the replay in 1912, when Barnsley F.C. beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0).
	bramall-lane.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (302 words)

	Bramall Lane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bramall Lane Stadium is the home of Sheffield United Football Club in Sheffield, England.
		Bramall Lane is one of only two grounds (the other being the Oval) which has hosted England football internationals (five games prior to 1930), an England cricket test match in 1902 against Australia and a FA Cup Final Replay in 1912, when Barnsley beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0.
		The corner infills are the Kop Corner or Northeast Corner, between the Kop and the John Street stand (sponsored by Streetwise Sports, and the Southwest corner, between the Bramall Lane Stand and the South Stand (sponsored by Westfield Health).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bramall_Lane (971 words)

	Sheffield United Football Club Bramall Lane from Football.co.uk
		Bramall Lane has to me been one of the most underated grounds in the country.
		Opposite is the Bramall Lane Stand, the oldest present and where the away fans are housed.
		The stadium is balanced, with all four stands being of the same height.
	stadiums.football.co.uk /Championship/Bramall-Lane.htm (200 words)

	Bramall Lane \|\| Bladesfc.co.uk - Unofficial Sheffield Utd News and Views
		Bramall Lane has to me been one of the under-rated grounds in the country.
		Dave Croft adds; 'a lot of Blades fans sentimentally call the ground "beautiful down town Bramall Lane", as a match day announcer use to welcome the away fans with this description'. Interestingly Bramall Lane is the oldest ground of the 92 Clubs, with football first being competitively played on the site in 1862.
		The Bramall Lane stand housing the away supporters did not match the other sides of the ground (ed - Unfortunately that is because there is not much room between side of the pitch to the main road, where as behind the kop there is loads of spare land to build on).
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s41/st580.htm (2381 words)

	Match Report (Sheffield Utd v Chelsea) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		They also took a bundle of problems home to Stamford Bridge, with Didier Drogba hobbling away from Bramall Lane to join Andrei Shevchenko in the treatment room, which could mean facing Barcelona in the Champions League at the Nou Camp on Tuesday without the two main strikers — and with goals required.
		The crowd, one of the biggest for years at Bramall Lane, roared them on and were furious when Ricardo Carvalho went down as though mortally wounded under a challenge from Webber.
		Bramall Lane belongs to a different world to the Nou Camp, but with Terry and Carvalho, along with Michael Essien, Ballack and Lampard, there is the backbone of a fine team.
	solo11.abac.com /mikechurch/cfc/2006_07/prem10.html (926 words)

	We Are Bladesmen · Super Bladesmen From The Lane
		The final Cricket match to be played at Bramall Lane was between Yorkshire and Lancashire.
		Sheffield Wednesday use to play at Bramall Lane before Sheffield United were founded but only for major games.
		Bramall Lane hosted it's first football match in 1862.
	www.freewebs.com /bakersblades/historyofbramalllane.htm (619 words)

	The Internet Football Grounds Guide - Bramall Lane, Sheffield United Football Club
		Bramall Lane has to me been one of the most underrated grounds in the country.
		Opposite is the Halliwells (Bramall Lane) Stand, which during the Summer of 2006 was extended around one corner of the stadium to meet the Global Windows Stand.
		Away fans are housed in the lower tier of the Halliwells (aka the Bramall Lane) Stand at one end of the ground, where around 3,000 supporters can be accommodated.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/park/yfh45/sheffutd.htm (1570 words)

	Whats on at Bramall - event/venue guide, box office & ticket info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Blades and Manchester City go head to head at Bramall Lane in Sheffield for another exciting game of football between these two big sides....
		Sheffield United meets Arsenal at Bramall Lane, Sheffield for what should proved to be a thrilling match....
		Bramall Hall is a superb example of a ´Cheshire Black and White´ timber framed manor house, with origins dating back to Medieval England.
	www.britevents.com /events.asp?venue=Bramall (205 words)

	Sheffield United Football Club (Unofficial site)
		The club was founded in 1889 and began at the then cricket ground of Bramall Lane.
		The blades won 1-0 at Bramall Lane and 2-1 at Hillsborough with centre forward Derek Pace scoring all three of United's goals.
		In addition Bramall Lane ceased to be a cricket ground and a new stand was built, ending the football ground's three sided appearance.
	www.sheffieldontheinternet.co.uk /utd.html (2036 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The prime mover in the proceedings was Michael Ellison (who would later be a player for Sheffield FC in its early years.) but he was backed by several prominent supporters of other clubs, including W.O. Stratford of the Wednesday Club.
		Bramall Lane was essentially Wednesday's home from 1880 until the building of Olive Grove in 1887.
		Wednesday first appeared at the Lane in the final of the Cromwell Cup on 15th February 1868 and played most of their out of town and cup matches through the 70's, including the classic 4-3 Sheffield Challenge Cup victory against Heeley in 1877.
	www.btinternet.com /~a.drake/owls/misc/bramall1.htm (302 words)

	BRAMALL LANE - 150 NOT OUT : News : The Yorkshire County Cricket Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		To mark the 150th anniversary of Bramall Lane as a sports venue a special Twenty/20 game of cricket will be played at the ground.
		The sport, enjoying a boom thanks to the Ashes-winning achievements of the England test team under the captaincy of Sheffield's Michael Vaughan and the introduction of the Twenty/20 format, will be returning to Bramall Lane in a high profile capacity for the first time in more than 30 years.
		He said: "Bramall Lane holds special memories for me both as a youngster and now as manager of the Blades.
	www.yorkshireccc.com /news/news755235002 (389 words)

	Southampton Football Club - SaintsAwayDays.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bramall Lane is a 30,588 all-seater stadium which can be very intimidating when it's fans are on top form.
		Saints fans will be housed in the Gordon Lamb (Bramall Lane) which is a two tiered stand and is the oldest of the whole stadium.
		Saints fans will be housed in the lower tier of the Bramall Lane stand.
	www.saintsawaydays.com /guide_sheffieldunited.htm (521 words)

	espnstar.com - powered by ESPN STAR Sports: Football: English Premier League: News Details
		After all, Manchester United have some painful memories of trips to Bramall Lane, going way back past their shock 2-1 defeat against the Blades on the opening day of the inaugural Premiership season in August 1992.
		Although Ferguson's team went on to win their first league title in 26 years later that season, Bramall Lane has proven to be an awkward venue for his United team, who also crashed out of the FA Cup at the same stadium that season.
		Thirteen years after their last visit to the Yorkshire side, United return to face Neil Warnock's team this weekend knowing that improving on their Bramall Lane record is vital if they are to maintain their solid grip on top spot in the Premiership.
	www.espnstar.com /epl/epl_newsdetail_2381516.html (588 words)

	worldstadia.com:: Bramall Lane, Sheffield> View Stadium
		Built in 1862, Brammall lane is one of the oldest grounds in the English Football league.
		I remember that for a while there were only three stands at Bramall lane because the club ran out of money after demoloshing the HFS loans (North) stand.
		Bramall lane is a quality stadium shame about the manager
	worldstadia.com /stadium/england/bramall_lane/95.php?... (221 words)

	SheffFooty
		A local press report describes the match as ‘The Battle of Bramall Lane’ after a free-for-all involving every player on the pitch!!!
		There is a continuous history of football at Bramall Lane since 1867 making it “The World's Oldest Major Football Ground.”
		It breaks the record amount ever paid for a player, which was last broken in 1996.
	www.geocities.com /gallonofmagnetblade/SheffFooty.html (523 words)

	Ready To Go : Independent Sunderland AFC
		THE GROUND — Bramall Lane, Sheffield— click here and here for maps of the area - the arrow in the middle points to where the ground is.
		Bramall Lane Stadium is in south central Sheffield, close to the Highfield area.
		Visiting supporters are accommodated in the Bramall Lane stand (upper and lower), with around 7,000 seats allocated to away supporters.
	www.readytogo.net /archives/2003_09_26.html (1449 words)

	Bramall Lane, Sheffield United Football Club \|\| Terrace Culture - Unofficial English Football Ground Archive News and ...
		The Bramall Lane stand is the one that is allocated for away fans.
		Overall I feel that Bramall Lane is one of the better grounds in Division One, it still has character that is rarely seen in the newer stadia.
		This is at the top end of Bramall Lane, on a side street on the right, more or less opposite the Sheaf House.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s82/st6261.htm (836 words)

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