The Battle of

Old

Bramall Lane

1862

Part Three

…& it’s all about to

Kick-Off!

FOOT BALL MATCH

at

Bramall Lane

On Monday, the Sheffield & Hallam Football Clubs played a match at the Bramall Lane Cricket Ground, the proceeds being devoted to that year’s Lancashire Distress Fund *

With the exception of a few light showers the weather was all that could be wished & there was a very fair number of spectators

The Hallam party having won the toss, played with the wind in their favour, but, atHalf-Time’ & having failed to score, theends’ were changed…”