Bramall Lane: Difference between revisions

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 [[The Wednesday F.C.|]] (later called Sheffield Wednesday in 1929)]] 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>