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[Bladebri]

oldest club, floodlight first used at Bramall lane. And so on the 14th October Bramall Lane staged a what turned out to be unique football match - the first in the World to be played under floodlights. , Brian Deane scores the first premier league goal.

I will let you fill in the rest.

 

[Borbokisfreekick]

Oldest professional football stadium still in use

 

[wizadry]

We will have another playoff final defeat in May just to make the record even more untouchable

 

[HillmortonBlade]

Brian Deane score first Premier League penalty

 

[Escafeld]

First professional British club to tour Bolivia.

 

[HillmortonBlade]

And my sisters partner used to live next to the pitch where the penalty kick was invented. Not at the same time though.

 

[Blade for Sale]

First match broadcast on radio v Arsenal.

 

[lepton blade]

The worlds first cross-dressing, trans-gender Iranian Chairman.

 

[wizadry]

Most wankers and bastards as fans, nobody will ever beat it

 

[Bert]

World's tallest club shop employee.

 

[Silent Blade]

World's tallest club shop employee.

You called him Lurch!

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

oldest club, floodlight first used at Bramall lane. And so on the 14th October Bramall Lane staged a what turned out to be unique football match - the first in the World to be played under floodlights. , Brian Deane scores the first premier league goal.

I will let you fill in the rest.

Oldest club?

 

[Mustela Putorius Furo]

Oldest club?

Well we did exist before football.

 

[alpine blade]

I think we were on the first floodlit match to be televised. It was away at Millwall in the early fifties. Would be convenient for the BBC I suppose. I remember they televised the second half and we had recently bought a tele. All the neighbours came round to watch and the first news was that Jimmy Hagan had been carried off in the first half with a knee injury. Can't remember the final result though.

 

[Chezzy Blades]

Aren't we the first club in England to receive Saudi investment? Hardly a record I know, but I remember an article in the Daily Mail when it first happened who were clearly devastated a club such as ours had received Saudi investment before media darlings like West Ham etc.

 

[Cyprus Blade]

I think we were on the first floodlit match to be televised. It was away at Millwall in the early fifties.

Found this on line - "The official Sheffield United website claims that the 2nd half of a floodlit fixture played between the Blades & Milllwall at The Den in March 1954 was the first instance of televised floodlit football. However there is a reference online to the 2nd half of the first floodlit fixture at White Hart Lane between Spurs and Racing Club de Paris in September 1953 being televised."

I never realised floodlights were so controversial though - given we had first played under them in 1878. Apparently the FA banned floodlit football in August 1930. The FA ban remained in place until December 1950 although a month later they added a qualifying clause which stated that no competitive match could be played under lights without permission of the FA or the County FA and organisers of the competition.

It wasn't until June 1955 that the Football League changed its rules to allow League matches to be played under lights, the first match being at Fratton Park on Wednesday 22nd February 1956 when Portsmouth entertained Newcastle in a First Division fixture.The Football League Cup - started in 1960 - was conceived as the Football League Floodlight Cup. The last club to play in the Football League without floodlights were Chesterfield - 18th October 1967.

good article on history of floodlights at http://twohundredpercent.net/?p=2409

 

[grafikhaus]

Some 'landmarks' on the Cherry Street plaques.

 

[Revolution]

It would take time to check, but I suspect that our current run of seven straight domestic cup semi final defeats is a record.

 

[Silent Blade]

I think we were on the first floodlit match to be televised. It was away at Millwall in the early fifties. Would be convenient for the BBC I suppose. I remember they televised the second half and we had recently bought a tele. All the neighbours came round to watch and the first news was that Jimmy Hagan had been carried off in the first half with a knee injury. Can't remember the final result though.

Interesting, I never knew about this. Will it be in Complete Records book?

 

[Grecian2000]

Weren't we the first club ever to be promoted through a play-off (or TEST Match as it was then)?

The football Gods have taken careful note of that ever since!

 

[Silent Blade]

Weren't we the first club ever to be promoted through a play-off (or TEST Match as it was then)?

The football Gods have taken careful note of that ever since!

Yes we beat Accrington (not the same club as Stanley) in 1893

 

[FleaPitBlade]

Bramall Lane is dripping in history. I was recently sent a list for an arty project I'm about to embark on and its pretty impressive. BDTBL has hosted cricket, bowls, basketball, baseball, boxing, rugby, lacrosse and tennis, all at the highest levels.

The record for the most tears to be shed in one place wasnt there, suprisingly!

 

[bladesfan]

First Team that have Been forked twice by the Premier league Southhamton player gets money Payed into his Swiss Bank after they conceed 3 goals in last game and the Wet sham affaire. Wait and See what toy town get bonked for playing an unregistered player for just one game.