Bramall Lane Football Ground (Sheffield)

United Kingdom / England / Sheffield
 place with historical importance, football / soccer stadium, football second league

Home of Sheffield United Football Club - Sheffield Eagles Rugby Football Club.

Bramall Lane is the host of some football and rugby matches in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Built on a Sheffield road named after the Bramall family (who were file and graver manufacturers) who owned "The Old White House" on the corner of Bramall Lane and Cherry Street, and who subsequently built the Sheaf House now a public house that still stands at the top of Bramall Lane. It was originally opened as a cricket ground. It was also used for football games in the 19th century by Sheffield F.C. and Sheffield Wednesday but since 1889 it has been the home of Sheffield United.

The ground has also hosts rugby league games for the Sheffield Eagles, a Billy Graham Evangelist meeting in 1985 and even a rock concert for Bruce Springsteen in 1988.

The ground has now been extensively renovated in the wake of the Taylor Report, and has an all-seated capacity of 32,702.
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Coordinates:   53°22'13"N   1°28'14"W
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