Floodlights at Bramall Lane, 1985

This photograph, taken in 1985, shows the now dismantled floodlights above the old John Street stand. I think that there were five floodlights in all at Bramall Lane. They were removed in the mid-1990s as lights on the roof of the stands gave a more even coverage of the pitch. The John Street stand itself was also replaced some years ago.

It is a shame that tall floodlights are now a thing of the past. The lights were always a useful guide to the ground when was travelling to an away game in an unfamiliar town.

Bramall Lane is a much more modern ground today but I still miss standing on the old Kop. However, the football is generally better today than a lot of what we endured in the mid-80s.