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Ground Name: Bramall
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| What's The Ground
Like? External Shot Of The Global Windows (South) Stand (photo) Future Developments The Capital One Stand & Hallam FM Kop (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Where To Drink? Looking Towards The Halliwells (Bramall Lane) Stand (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train A Closer Look At The Halliwells (Bramall Lane) Stand (photo) Local Rivals Admission Prices Ground Layout Fixtures 2008-2009 Programme Price Disabled Facilities Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Own A Share In Sheffield United Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
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| What's The Ground Like? | |
| Bramall Lane has to me been one of the
most underrated grounds in the country. The construction of three large
modern looking stands, plus the filling in of
the corners (albeit one
corner is filled with administrative offices), makes it
a great ground and one that has character. Both
sides of the ground are large single tiered stands.
Whilst the Valad (South) Stand is a fairly plain looking stand, the Capital
One Stand which sits opposite, is probably the smartest looking stand
at Bramall Lane. This stand has
had the corners to either side of it filled
in, by offices on one side and a family seated area on the other,
called the Evolution Corner, in a corporate sponsorship deal. At the
back of the stand are a row of executive boxes and on its roof is a small
gable, reminiscent of when many older grounds featured them.
At one end is the Kop Stand,
which is slightly disappointing as it has two large supporting pillars. Opposite is the
Halliwells (Bramall Lane) Stand,
which during the Summer of 2006 was extended around one corner of the
stadium to meet the Valad (South) Stand. Also the roof was replaced with a
new cantilever structure, allowing the supporting pillars of the old roof to
be removed, giving fans more cover and an unimpeded view of the playing
action. This stand is two tiered and also has an electric scoreboard, perched
between the two. The
stadium is balanced, with all four stands being of the same
height. 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'. |
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| Future Developments | |
| The Club have announced their intention to further develop the Kop End of the ground. It has been proposed that the stand be extended backwards, adding around another 3,000 seats to the overall capacity of Bramall Lane. The stand would be cantilevered (so no supporting pillars) with a video screen built into the front of the roof (reminiscent of White Hart Lane). The development would also see some executive boxes added to the back of the Evolution corner, whilst in the corner between the Kop and the Valad (South) Stand, a business centre would be built. No firm timescales have been announced as to when work might start. An artists impression of how the stand might look can be found on the Sheffield United website. | |
| The Capital One Stand & Hallam FM Kop | |
 Thanks to Owen Pavey for providing photos for this page. |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
| 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. Chris Bax adds; 'Any tickets still available for
the away end can be purchased from two dedicated away ticket
windows just up from the turnstile entrances'. The
delicious
'Football's Famous Chicken Balti Pie'
(£2.20) is available inside the ground. The United fans are particularly passionate and vocal about their club. This makes for a great atmosphere at games, but also can make it somewhat intimidating for the away supporter. It was one of those grounds that by just listening to the crowd you could tell what was happening on the pitch. I found it quite amusing as having to go for a leak just before half time, I could hear the home crowd shout Goo-on as a Sheffield United attack began. Then this got louder & louder as the United team got closer to the goal, Goo-on, Goo-on, Goo-On! and then the air turned blue as whoever it was missed the chance! |
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| Where To Drink? | |
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The
favoured pub for away fans is the 'Royal Standard' on St Marys Road (A61),
near to McDonalds (although the pub do some good bar snacks themselves).
Nick
Turrell a visiting
Brighton fan adds; 'About
a ten minute walk away on Queens Road is "The 'Earl",
which on our visit was okay for away fans to drink in'. Otherwise
somewhat further along the road from the away end (about 3/4's of a mile
past the B&Q on the left) is the Bridge pub which also has been recommended
to me. Paul Webb a visiting Birmingham City fan adds; 'On a number of occasions we have visited the Norfolk Arms pub in the centre of Sheffield. It is by the Ibis Hotel and not far from the train station. A friendly, traditional pub with regulars that make you welcome. It's walkable to the ground, or the bar staff can order a taxi while you leave your car there'. Also near to the station is the Globe, which as Simon Lorch a visiting Chelsea fan says: 'I found that the Globe pub around a five minute walk from the station and a 15 minute walk from the ground welcomed home and away fans as long as there was no singing. The majority of fans there where Chelsea and the doors where policed 2 hours before the game but it was a nice friendly pub serving good ale'. Simon Cumming a visiting Barnsley fan recommends 'The Howard which is a good pub for away fans. Service was very good and it's well policed.' This pub is located near to the railway station. The pubs near to the ground such as the, 'Sheaf House', 'Railway Hotel', the 'Golden Lion' and on Bramall Lane; 'The Railway' & 'Cricketers' are for home fans only. Otherwise alcohol is available inside the ground. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park | |
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From The North: Leave the M1 at Junction 36 and follow the A61 into Sheffield. Follow the A61 into Sheffield passing Hillsborough Stadium on your right. Continue along the A61, which becomes the ring road around the western side of the city centre. You will eventually reach a roundabout at the junction with the A621. At the roundabout turn right onto the A621 Bramall Lane. The ground is a short way down on the left. From The South: Leave M1 at Junction 33 and take the A630 into Sheffield City Centre. On reaching the inner ring road follow signs for A621 Bakewell, the ground is about a 1/4 of a mile the other side of the city centre. It is located on the A621 (Bramall Lane). Street Parking. Alternatively, if you want to avoid Sheffield City Centre, then you may find it easier to park at Meadowhall Shopping Centre (unless of course it is in the run up to Christmas or the January sales, when the centre is very busy), just by Junction 34, of the M1, where you can park for free. You can then take a yellow tram to the City Centre and then walk to the ground. The tram journey time is around 20 minutes and costs less than £2 return. Mark Needham adds; 'it's worth noting that if you are coming up from the South, that you can leave the M1 at Junction 29 (Chesterfield) and follow signs for Sheffield A61. This is particularly useful if the M1 is slow around J30, as it often is!' For a map showing the location of the ground click here (to take you to the Street Map website). To go to a simplified page, containing the directions and pub info, which you can print out click here. |
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| By Train | |
| The ground is walkable from Sheffield mainline train station, (10-15mins). As you come out of the station, walk left along the main road. Where the road splits take the right fork which is Shoreham Street and continue down this road to the ground. | |
| Local Rivals | |
| Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Rotherham United & Leeds United. | |
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| Admission Prices | |
| The Club operate a
three tiered system (A+, A,
B &
C)
of
matchday ticket prices, whereby the most popular games cost more to watch.
Category A+ prices are shown below with Category
C prices shown in brackets.
Home Fans: Valad (South) Stand: Adults £30 (£10), Concessions £20 (£5) Capital One Stand: Adults £28 (£10), Concessions £18 (£5) Evolution Corner: Adults £28 (£10), Concessions £18 (£5) Fraser Property Kop: Adults £26 (£10), Concessions £18 (£5) Halliwells (Bramall Lane) Stand & Westfield Health Corner: Adults £28 (£10), Concessions £18 (£5) Junior Blades Under 16's & Under 10's All home areas of the stadium: Under 16's £12 (£5), Under 10's £5 (£5) Away Fans: Halliwells (Bramall Lane) Stand: Adults £26 (£10), Concessions £18 (£5) |
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| Fixtures 2008-2009 | |
| For the Sheffield United fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). | |
| Programme Price | |
| Official Programme £3. | |
| Disabled Facilities | |
| For details of disabled facilities at the ground please visit the relevant page on the National Association Of Disabled Supporters (NADS) website. | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
| Record Attendance: 68,287 v Leeds United, FA Cup 5th Round, February 15th, 1936. Modern All Seated Attendance Record: 32,604 v Wigan Athletic Premier League, May 13th, 2007. Average Attendance: 2007-2008: 25,631 (Championship League) 2006-2007: 30,684 (Premier League) 2005-2006: 23,650 (Championship League) |
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| Fans Reviews Of Bramall Lane | |
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Peter Reed (Reading) 14/2/06 Richard Green (Wigan Athletic) 1/1/05 |
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| Hotel Accommodation | |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Sheffield page click here. | |
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| Feedback | |
| If anything is incorrect or you have something to add,
please e-mail me and I'll
update
the guide. * The
ground originally opened as a cricket ground in 1855, but the first football
match was not played there until December 1862, when Sheffield FC (who are the
oldest club in the world, being formed in 1857) played Hallam. This makes
Bramall Lane the oldest football ground in the Football League. |
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