Leigh Sports Village, and a semi-final, which involved England. Milestones 1855: The ground at Bramall Lane built for cricket. 1878: First floodlit game played between "Reds" and "Blues" (the first competitive floodlit game was held at Mansfield Town's Field Mill ground). 1896: A new John Street Stand built with room for 6,000 both seated and standing. 1897: A new Shoreham Street Stand built. 1900: A new cricket pavilion built. 1901: Cycle track removed. 1911: Roof added to the Bramall Lane End. 1935: Roof added to the Kop. Running track built in front of John Street Stand. 1940: The ground damaged in Sheffield Blitz. John Street was badly affected and the Kop roof damaged. 1953: Floodlights installed. 1962: One floodlight collapsed and the Shoreham Street stand was damaged during the Great Sheffield Gale. 1966: Bramall Lane Stand opened. 1975: South Stand opened. 1981: Cricket pavilion demolished. 1991: Seats installed in Kop. 1994: John Street demolished. Seats added to lower tier of Bramall Lane End. 1995: New pylon-less floodlights installed. 1996: New John Street Stand opened. 2001: New corner stand holding 1,000 fans opened between Shoreham Street and John Street. 2002: Blades Enterprise Centre is built between John Street and Bramall Lane. 2005: Wooden seats removed from South Stand. 2006: New corner opens between Cherry Street and Bramall Lane. Bramall Lane end cantilevered. 2008: New hotel built on the corner of the south stand and Bramall Lane end. The ground today The stands and layout The ground has been an all-seater stadium since 1994 and comprises four stands and two corner infill sections in the north-east and south-west corners. The north-west corner (as well as a lot of the land under the John Street Stand) contains the Blades Enterprise Centre. The south-west corner behind the Bramall Lane corner stand is a four-star hotel built in 2008. Bramall Lane Stand 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 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