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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Sheffield United
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, known as the Blades (Bramall Lane, Sheffield). Football club formed in 1889 on the initiative of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, which owned Bramall Lane (the ground continued to be used for cricket, including Test matches, until 1973). The club was professional from the start and was elected to the new Division 2 of the *Football League in 1892. It has been much of the time since then in the top division.
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