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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)
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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.
====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]],
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.
====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.
====John Street Stand====
[[File:John Street Stand.jpg|right|thumb|John Street Stand]]
The John Street stand,
====John Street Corner====
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====Bramall Lane Corner ====
[[File:Westfield Health Stand.jpg|right|thumb|The
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
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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