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'''Bramall Lane''' is a [[association football|football]] stadium in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], England, which is the home of [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]].
 
The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramall family of file and graver manufacturers. The Bramalls owned The Old White House, on the corner of Bramall Lane and Cherry Street, and the Sheaf House, now a pub, that still stands at the top of Bramall Lane.
 
It was the largest stadium in Sheffield in the 19th century, and hosted the city's most significant matches, including the final of the world's [[Youdan Cup|first football tournament]], first floodlit match and several matches between the [[Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association|Sheffield]] and [[Football Association|London]] Football Associations that led to the unification of their respective rules. It was also used by [[SheffieldThe Wednesday F.C.|]] (later called Sheffield Wednesday]]) and [[Sheffield F.C.|Sheffield FC]]. 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 hosting professional association football matches.<ref>{{cite news |title=Match report |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23460928 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=2 August 2013 |access-date=2 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="1889.me.uk"><!--{{cite web |url=http://hubpages.com/hub/Bramall_Lane_Oldest_Major_Ground/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210185047/http://hubpages.com/hub/Bramall_Lane_Oldest_Major_Ground |archive-date=10 December 2007}}, with a brief history of Bramall Lane – site on blacklist--></ref>
 
Bramall Lane is one of only two grounds (the other being [[the Oval]]) which has hosted [[England national football team|England]] football internationals (five games before 1930), an [[England cricket team|England]] [[Test cricket]] match (in 1902, against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]]) and an [[FA Cup Final]] (the [[1912 FA Cup Final|1912]] replay, in which [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] beat [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] 1–0). It also regularly hosted FA Cup semi-finals and replays between 1889 and 1938. In 2022, it hosted [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]] matches.
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The ground has also hosted [[rugby league]] games for the [[Sheffield Eagles]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sheffield-rlfc.co.uk/history.htm |title=Sheffield Eagles Club History |publisher=[[Sheffield Eagles]] RLFC |access-date=10 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015082856/http://www.sheffield-rlfc.co.uk/history.htm |archive-date=15 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as for the delayed 2021 [[Rugby League World Cup]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2020/july/rugby-league-world-cup/|title=Lane to host Rugby League World Cup fixture|website=www.sufc.co.uk|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> The ground also hosted a [[Billy Graham]] [[revival meeting]] in 1985, [[rock concert]]s by [[Bruce Springsteen]] in 1988, a friendly match for the 150th anniversary of [[Sheffield F.C.|Sheffield FC]] when they played [[Inter Milan]] in 2007, a [[Travis Pastrana]] Motor cross event in 2016, an IBF Welterweight title boxing match featuring Sheffield United fan [[Kell Brook]] in 2017, the [[FA Women's League Cup|Women's League Cup]] final and a [[Rod Stewart]] concert in 2019, and [[Def Leppard]] and [[Mötley Crüe]] rock concerts in 2023. The stadium has also been used to host England men's and women's senior and youth teams in friendly and competitive matches.
 
The record attendance at the ground is 68,287, set during an [[FA Cup]] fifth round tie between Sheffield United and [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] on 15 February 1936. The ground was extensively renovated in the wake of the [[Taylor Report]] and has an all-seated capacity of 3132,884050.<ref name="cap2021cap2023"/>
 
==History==
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===Cricket===
[[File:Bramall Lane - geograph.org.uk - 993721.jpg|thumb|left|Cricket at Bramall Lane in 1965]]
Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the [[Duke of Norfolk]] at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the city's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket clubs and originally had six clubs playing there, one of whom was [[the Wednesday Cricket Club]], forerunner of [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]which was formed in 1929.
 
Bramall Lane opened on 30 April 1855 as a [[cricket]] ground with a match between "The Eleven" and "The Twenty Two",<ref name=1889.me.uk/> The Eleven, despite being the senior team, lost by an innings and 28 runs.
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[[File:Brammall Lane - Sheffield - mars 1992.JPG|thumb|right|Bramall Lane in 1992. The old John Street terrace is at the left of the picture.]]
 
[[File:FirstFloodlitGame.jpeg|thumb|right|A page from the [[Sheffield FA]] handbook showing the team selection for the first ever floodlit game. The majority of players were members of the [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Wednesday]] club]]
 
The ground hosted its first football match on 29 December 1862,<ref name=1889.me.uk/> between [[Sheffield F.C.|Sheffield]] and [[Hallam F.C.|Hallam]] The game was played to raise money for the Lancashire Distress Fund during the cotton famine and ended 0–0.
 
As Sheffield's primary sporting stadium, it held all the most important local matches. Bramall Lane hosted the semi-final, final and second-place playoff of the 1867 [[Youdan Cup]] (won by [[Hallam F.C.|Hallam]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesy/youdan1867.html|title=Tommy Youdan Cup 1867|last=Pauron|first=Frédéric|access-date=30 November 2006}}</ref> This was followed by the [[Cromwell Cup]] a year later, which was won by a newly formed team called [[SheffieldThe Wednesday FC|The Wednesday]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/sheff/cup/cromwell.htm |title=Cromwell Cup |access-date=30 November 2006 |date=15 February 1868 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120605013746/http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/sheff/cup/cromwell.htm |archive-date=5 June 2012 }}</ref> By 1877, a crowd of 8,000 watched The Wednesday beat Hallam in the [[Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup|Sheffield Challenge Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sheffieldwednesday.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=894&p=2&stid=8361945|title=Sir Charles Clegg|access-date=30 November 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017200653/http://sheffieldwednesday.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=894&p=2&stid=8361945|archive-date=17 October 2006}}</ref> Bramall Lane effectively became The Wednesday's permanent home between 1880 and the opening of their new stadium at [[Olive Grove]] in 1887.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bramall Lane|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/owls/misc/groundframe.htm|access-date=8 January 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630225032/http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/owls/misc/groundframe.htm|archive-date=30 June 2012}}</ref>
 
[[File:Brammall Lane2 - Sheffield - mars 1992.JPG|thumb|left|Bramall Lane in 1992.]]
 
The first inter-association match, between the [[The Football Association|FA]] (often referred to as the London FA) and [[Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association|Sheffield FA]], was also held at Bramall Lane on 2 December 1871.<ref>{{cite book|last=Young|first=Percy A.|title=Football in Sheffield|publisher=S. Paul|year=1962}}</ref><ref>an earlier [[London v Sheffield (1866)|London v Sheffield]] match had been held in 1866.</ref> It was won 3–1 by the home side, who also arranged a number of games with other Associations including regular fixtures against the [[Glasgow FA]] (the first in 1874 and the last in 1957).
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===International matches===
Bramall Lane was regularly used for international matches before the construction of a national stadium in London. The world's first ever [[Floodlights (sport)|floodlit]] football match took place at Bramall Lane on 14 October 1878 in front of an attendance of over 20,000.<ref>{{cite book|last=Farnworth|first=Keith|title=Wednesday!|publisher=Sheffield City Libraries|year=1983|isbn=0-900660-87-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=14 October 1878: the first football match played under floodlights |url=https://moneyweek.com/411443/14-october-1878-the-first-football-match-played-under-floodlights |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=MoneyWeek |date=14 October 2015 |language=en}}</ref> [[England national football team|England's]] match against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] on 10 March 1883 was the first match between these two countries outside London or Glasgow. Bramall Lane is the second-oldest football venue in the world still capable of hosting international matches, after the [[Racecourse Ground]] in [[Wrexham]].
 
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! Date !! !! Result !! !! Competition
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| 4 October 1883 || {{fb|ENG}} || 2–3 || {{fb|SCO}} || Friendly (men)
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| 5 February 1887 || {{fb|ENG}} || 7–0 || {{fb|IRE}} || [[British Home Championship]]
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| 20 October 1930 || {{fb|ENG}} || 5–1 || {{fb|IRE}} || [[British Home Championship]]
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| 7 April 1990 || {{fbw|ENG}} || 1–0 || {{fbw|BEL}} || [[UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying#Group 3|Euro 1991 qualifying group stage]]
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| 9 March 1997 || {{fbw|ENG}} || 6–0 || {{fbw|SCO}} || Friendly (women)
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| 3 December 2024 || {{fbw|ENG}} || – || {{fbw|SWI}} || Friendly (women)
|-
|}
 
===UEFA Women's Euro 2022===
Bramall Lane was one of several venues used for the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]] tournament. It was used to host [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group C|Group C]] matches, alongside [[Leigh Sports Village]], and a semi-final, which involved [[England women's national football team|England]].<ref>{{cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2 August 2022 |title=Event guide: Sheffield {{!}} UEFA Women's EURO 2022 |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/event-guide/sheffield/ |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=UEFA.com }}</ref>
 
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This is the oldest existing stand at Bramall Lane, this two-tiered structure was opened in 1966 behind the goal at the Bramall Lane end, opposite the Kop. The bottom tier is generally occupied by away fans whilst the upper tier, which links into the south-west [[Bramall Lane#Westfield Health Stand|corner infill stand]], is given to home fans (although part of the upper tier may be offered to away fans for cup fixtures if demand is sufficient). During the 2005–06 season, the outside of the Bramall Lane Stand was reclad in red-and-white, with the stand sponsors and the club crest on the outside of the stand, while the wooden seats of the upper tier were replaced with newer plastic seats with the words "BLADES" written into them. When the corner infill stand was built during the close season, the roof over the Bramall Lane Stand was extended toward the pitch to provide better cover for the lower tier and to remove the supporting pillars from the upper tier. There are approximately 2,700 seats in the upper tier, and 2,990 in the lower, giving a total capacity of 5,680. This stand had for many years housed a basic LCD scoreboard and clock between the upper and lower tiers, however at the start of the 2006–07 season both were replaced by a modern colour video scoreboard.
 
The stand was temporarily known as the "[[Jessica Ennis-Hill|Jessica Ennis]] Stand" following the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]] but was renamed after sponsors in 2015. Ennis-Hill had threatened to remove her name from the stand following controversy over the club's decision to re-sign [[Ched Evans]] after his release from prison.<ref>{{cite news|title= Sheffield United to drop Jessica Ennis-Hill's name from Bramall Lane stand|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/16/sheffield-united-jessica-ennis-hill-stand-estate-agent|work=The Guardian|date=16 June 2015|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref>
 
====The Tony Currie Stand====
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Located off Cherry Street, The Tony Currie Stand opened in August 1975. In 2018, the stand was named after Sheffield United legend [[Tony Currie (footballer)|Tony Currie]]. The Stand is also known as the "South Stand", although some fans still refer to it as the "[[Arnold Laver|Laver]] Stand" (after the stand's long-term sponsors in the 1990s) or even the "New Stand" by many older fans since there was no stand on the South end of the pitch until 1975, where previously it was used as the [[cricket pitch]]'s outfield.
 
During the 2005–06 season, this stand was renovated, with a re-clad of the outside of the stand and the old wooden seats replaced by newer red plastic seats and white plastic seats forming an emblem of two swords. The box-seats were also upgraded. This stand holds approximately 7,500 fans, and most of the ground's amenities, including the [[box office]], newly expanded and renovated for the [[2006-07 in English football|2006–07]] season Blades Superstore, Platinum Suite, "Legends of the Lane" museum, "1889" award-winning restaurant (formerly known as Bosworth's of Bramall Lane), the former police control centre (now relocated to the Blades Enterprise Centre between the Bramall Lane and John Street Stands), newly refurbished reception, [[press box]], players entrance, administrative offices and television gantry attached to the roof of the stand.
 
The bottom of the stand, facing into the club car park, has been made into a fans "Wall of Fame". Built of the ground's signature mark red bricks, each one is etched with an individual supporters' name or nickname. The wall was launched as a commercial venture by the club in the 1990s and is still offered today for other sections of the ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebustocrookes/1008138656/|title=The brick wall at Bramall Lane (home to Sheffield United FC)|work=Flickr|date=4 August 2007 |accessdate=19 October 2012}}</ref> Within the car park situated adjacent to the stand on Cherry Street, statutes were erected in 2010 commemorating [[Joe Shaw (footballer, born 1928)|Joe Shaw]],<ref>{{cite web |title=From Portal to Plinth: The Sporting Statues Project |page=Joe Shaw |publisher=Sheffield Hallam University |url=http://www.offbeat.group.shef.ac.uk/statues/STUK_Shaw_Joe.htm |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref> holder of United's attendance record with 714 appearances, and [[Derek Dooley (footballer)|Derek Dooley]],<ref>{{cite web |title=From Portal to Plinth: The Sporting Statues Project |page=Derek Dooley |publisher=Sheffield Hallam University |url=http://www.offbeat.group.shef.ac.uk/statues/STUK_Dooley_Derek.htm |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref> former club chairman.
 
In December 2017 the club announced plans to extend the Tony Currie Stand. Proposals included adding more than 5,400 extra seats, new executive boxes and a media centre. The plans would extend the stand building into part of the existing Cherry Street car park area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blades to submit planning for extended South Stand |url=https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2017/december/south-stand-plans/ |website=www.sufc.co.uk |publisher=Sheffield United Football Club |access-date=22 August 2020|date=7 December 2017}}</ref>
 
====The Kop Stand====
[[File:BramallLaneKop.jpg|left|thumb|The Kop]]
Located on Shoreham Street, The Kop has been seated since 1991, this is the area in which the most boisterous home fans sit,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swintonblades.com/bramalllane.htm|title=Bramall Lane|publisher=Swinton Blades|last=Aitken|first=Sean|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070215033314/http://www.swintonblades.com/bramalllane.htm|archive-date=15 February 2007}}</ref> such that former assistant manager (1999–2003) and manager (2008–10) [[Kevin Blackwell]] named the noise coming from this stand as the "Bramall Roar" after the 2003 play-off semi-final second-leg against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], which the Blades won 4–3, coming from 0–2 down.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/gallonofmagnetblade/Lane.html|title=A Guide to Bramall Lane|access-date=2 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040203002915/http://www.geocities.com/gallonofmagnetblade/Lane.html|archive-date=3 February 2004}}see "The Kop sponsored by Hallam FM"</ref> The stand is currently sponsored by Kennedy's Law and, was formerly sponsored by [[Hallam FM]]. The stand itself is built into a hillside situated behind the goal, at the east end of the stadium. This places the stand along Shoreham Street, hence the often-heard chant of "Shoreham boys we are here oh oh oh oh, Shoreham boys we are here oh oh oh oh etc" coming from this stand on matchdays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/sheffutd.htm#What_Do_The_Sheffield_United_Fans_Sing?|title=Football Grounds Guide|last=Adams|first=Duncan|access-date=2 December 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202050421/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/sheffutd.htm#What_Do_The_Sheffield_United_Fans_Sing?|archive-date=2 December 2006}} See "What do the Sheffield United fans sing?"</ref> It has the club's initials "SUFC" written into the seats, and holds 10,221 fans, making this the largest stand at Bramall Lane. The facilities are of lower quality in the Kop because there is no indoor concourse, although an outdoor bar was completed in September 2007 to complement the fast-food takeaway, but in spite of this it is still a firm favourite amongst the fans, and usually full on matchday. At a Shareholders' meeting in November 2007 the club announced that it intended to expand the Kop by 3,500 (making it the largest "[[Spion Kop (stadiums)|Kop]]" in the country) and to upgrade all the facilities and cover the concourse areas.<ref name="Kop+">{{cite web|url=http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1180162,00.html|title=Blades stadium designs|access-date=4 December 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213085554/http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10418~1180162%2C00.html|archive-date=13 December 2007}}see "The Kop Stand"</ref> However, since then, former chief executive [[Trevor Birch]] announced that the extension would not be taken into consideration until the club can gain and maintain Premier League status.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/yorkshire/126858-|title=Blades seek more time for South Stand extension|last=Ltd|first=Insider Media|work=Insider Media Ltd|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> United submitted a revised application for the redevelopment of the stand in 2015, which would see 3,215 seats added to its current capacity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/blades-to-kickstart-bramall-lane-redevelopment|title=Blades to kickstart Bramall Lane redevelopment|website=Insider Media Ltd|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref>
 
====John Street Stand====
[[File:John Street Stand.jpg|right|thumb|John Street Stand]]
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====Bramall Lane Corner ====
[[File:Westfield Health Stand.jpg|right|thumb|The new Bramall Lane corner, with South Stand (left) and Bramall Lane End (right)]]
Also known as the "new" corner infill, this stand is in the south-west corner of the stadium, between the Bramall Lane Stand and the South Stand and was sponsored by [[Westfield Health]]. It is linked to the Bramall Lane Stand (upper tier), sharing its facilities, turnstiles and exits. It is always used by home fans, and reputedly has the best views of the ground. The stand holds approximately 2,000 fans. Built just behind the stand is a four-star hotel.
 
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The north-west corner is filled in by rentable offices, known as the '''Blades Enterprise Centre''', one of many examples of United diversifying their off-the-field activities to maximise income streams. Completed in 2002, the Enterprise Centre provides office space for smaller and new companies in the block between the John Street and Bramall Lane Stands, and also underneath the John Street Stand itself.
 
===Hotel===
==Current and ongoing work==
The stadium has an enviable central location close to the city centre. In order to maximise the earnings potential of the land around the stadium in June 2007 work began to build a 158 bedroomed 4-star Millennium and Copthorne Hotel behind the new Westfield stand. The new hotel opened its doors in November 2008, but subsequently closed in June 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hemmingham |first1=Nathan |title=Sheffield United hotel delay explained, expected opening date and where it stands as a priority |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/sheffield-united-hotel-delay-explained-24101298 |website=Yorkshire Live |date=30 May 2022 |publisher=Reach PLC |access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> [[Hilton Worldwide|Hilton]] were chosen as the new operator of the hotel in 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=Bramall Lane Set To Welcome Doubletree By Hilton |url=https://www.leafhospitality.com/news/bramall-lane-set-welcome-doubletree-hilton |website=Leaf Hospitality |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> with a [[DoubleTree]] branded hotel due to open in August 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cumber |first1=Robert |title=DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield: New Bramall Lane hotel applies for late licence as bookings open |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/doubletree-by-hilton-sheffield-new-bramall-lane-hotel-applies-for-late-licence-as-bookings-open-4607009 |website=The Star |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref>
 
==Current and ongoing work==
At the Shareholders' meeting in November 2007 the club announced that it intended to extend the back of the Kop stand with an additional 3,200 seats and remove the pillars holding up the roof. The revised stand capacity is likely to be about 13,400, slightly less than the Holte End at [[Villa Park]].
 
The club also planned a major upgrade to the Kop facilities and covering of the concourse areas, in tandem with a plan to build student accommodation at the back of the Kop and a large business centre (office block) between the Kop and South stand.
 
In the same meeting, the club announced that its long-term ambitions are to add an additional 6,000 seats to the main South (Valad) Stand with the intentions of taking the overall stadium capacity to just over 44,000, however this expansion would depend on demand in the Premiership and any potential 2018 [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] venue bid. United [[Public limited company|PLC]] Former Chairman [[Kevin McCabe (businessman)|Kevin McCabe]] stated that he would build Bramall Lane's extensions to any specifications laid down by the [[the Football Association|FA]] with a view to the ground hosting matches should England be successful in winning their World Cup bid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheffield-united/Blades39-World-Cup-bid.3690609.jp|title=Blades' World Cup bid|first=James|last=Shield|publisher=Sheffield Star (Johnston Press Group PLC)}}</ref> However, on 16 December 2009, the FA announced that [[Hillsborough Stadium]] (home of rivals [[Sheffield Wednesday]]) would be Sheffield's venue in the event that a World Cup is awarded to England and Sheffield is named a host city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.england2018bid.com/news/158/candidate-host-cities-revealed.aspx|title=The website for the English football association, The FA Cup and The England football team – England – The FA|author=The Football Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830193632/http://www.england2018bid.com/news/158/candidate-host-cities-revealed.aspx|archive-date=30 August 2010}}</ref>
Following this announcement Sheffield United's Chief Executive, [[Trevor Birch]], made it known that all planned redevelopment work had been put on hold until the club was able to regain and maintain Premiership status. The plans were later revived in 2017,<ref>{{cite web |title=Blades to submit planning for extended South Stand |url=https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2017/december/south-stand-plans/ |website=www.sufc.co.uk |publisher=Sheffield United Football Club |access-date=22 August 2020|date=7 December 2017}}</ref> with a planning application for the expansion of the South Stand submitted in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheffield United submit plans to expand Bramall Lane stadium, which could take capacity beyond 40,000 |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-united-submit-plans-to-expand-bramall-lane-stadium-which-could-take-capacity-beyond-40000-438943 |website=The Star |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> As of 2024, work is yet to begin.
 
In May 2015 work began on the installation of a state-of-the-art Desso pitch, bringing to an end around 153 years of football being played on a traditional surface at the oldest professional football stadium in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2015/may/pitch-work-begins/|title=Pitch work begins|website=www.sufc.co.uk|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> New proposals for the currently open corner between the Kop and South Stand were revealed in 2017, with the plans including the construction of a block of residential flats and a new, larger club shop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/want-to-live-at-bramall-lane-sheffield-united-unveil-residential-plans-for-kop-south-stand-corner-1-8389190|title=Want to live at Bramall Lane? Sheffield United unveil residential plans for Kop/South Stand corner|website=www.thestar.co.uk|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref>
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The record attendance since the 1994 introduction of all spectators being seated is 32,604 at the Sheffield United v. [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] game in the [[Premier League]], on 13 May 2007.<ref name="ref">{{cite web|url=http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10418,00.html|title=League Attendances from sufc.co.uk|access-date=2 December 2006|year=2006|work=www.sufc.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205083834/http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0%2C%2C10418%2C00.html|archive-date=5 December 2006}}</ref>
 
In the 2007–2008 season, Sheffield United had the best average attendance in the [[EFL Championship|Championship]]. The following season Sheffield United had the second-best average attendance in the league of 26,023.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
 
===Average league attendances===
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{{further|List of Sheffield United F.C. seasons}}
:''This is the average league attendances stretching back overto tenthe years2009–10 season for Sheffield United home matches at Bramall Lane. Sheffield United away games and any home cup matches are excluded.''
* 2009–2010: 25,120<ref name="ref1">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2009-2010/1/|title= 2009–2010 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|accessdate=11 February 2024|year=2010|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2009–2010: 25,120
* 2010–2011: 20,632<ref name="ref2">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2010-2011/1/|title= 2010–2011 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|accessdate=11 February 2024|year=2011|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2010–2011: 20,632
* 2011–2012: 18,702<ref name="ref1ref3">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-league-one-2011-2012/1/|title= 2011–2012 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|access-date=27 July 2015|year=20152012|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2012–2013: 18,612<ref name="ref2ref4">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-league-one-2012-2013/1/|title= 2012–2013 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|access-date=27 July 2015|year=20152013|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2013–2014: 17,507<ref name="ref3ref5">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-league-one-2013-2014/1/|title= 2013–2014 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|access-date=27 July 2015|year=20152014|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2014–2015: 19,805<ref name="ref4ref6">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-league-one-2014-2015/1/|title= 2014–2015 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|access-date=27 July 2015|year=2015|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2015–2016: 19,803<ref name="ref7">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-league-one-2015-2016/1/|title= 2015–2016 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|access-date=11 February 2024|year=2016|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2015–2016: 19,803
* 2016–2017: 21,892<ref name="ref8">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-league-one-2016-2017/1/|title= 2016–2017 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|access-date=11 February 2024|year=2017|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2016–2017: 21,892
* 2017–2018: 26,854<ref name="ref9">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2017-2018/1/|title= 2017–2018 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|accessdate=11 February 2024|year=2018|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2017–2018: 26,854
* 2018–2019: 26,175<ref name="ref5ref10">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2018-2019/1/|title= 2018–2019 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|access-date=1 January 2020|year=20202019|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2019–2020: 24,370<ref name="ref11">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-2019-2020/1/|title= 2019–2020 Average League Attendance from worldfootball.net|accessdate=11 February 2024|year=2020|work=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* 2019–2020: 24,398
 
==Location and transport==
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[[Sheffield station]] (Train and Tram) and [[Sheffield Interchange]] (Bus and Coach) are under a mile from the ground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.trains.to/bramall-lane-sheffield-united-fc |title=Trains to Bramall Lane, Sheffield United FC |access-date=2 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105043427/http://uk.trains.to/bramall-lane-sheffield-united-fc |archive-date=5 November 2010 }}</ref>
 
Sheffield's [[light rail]] [[tram]] network, called the [[Sheffield Supertram|Supertram]], runs to the east of the ground. [[Granville Road tram stop|Granville Road/Sheffield College]] is the nearest tram stop on a tram ''from'' the city centre (South bound). [[Park Grange Croft tram stop|Park Grange Croft]] is the nearest tram stop on a tram ''towards'' the city centre (North bound). Both stops are 0.5 miles from the ground and either stop can be used in both directions.
 
'''Granville Road/Sheffield College''' is the nearest tram stop on a tram ''from'' the city centre (South bound).
 
'''Park Grange Croft''' is the nearest tram stop on a tram ''towards'' the city centre (North bound).
 
Both stops are 0.5 miles from the ground and either stop can be used in both directions.
 
The ground is also visible from the viaduct which connects the two stops. The Blue route and the Purple route serve these stops. Both routes go to/from the city centre.
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==See also==
* [[ListLists of Test cricket groundsstadiums]]
 
==Further reading==
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* [http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/sheffield-united-bramall-lane-visitors-guide-2913935.aspx Visitors' Guide to Bramall Lane] from Sheffield United official website
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57296.html when Bramall Lane was a first-class Cricket Ground] from CricInfo
* [https://todaysfootballresults.co.uk/stadium/bramall-lane/ Bramall Lane Capacity, Pitch Type & additional Info] from Todays Football Results
 
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