Grounds

1882 Wednesday Wednesday are playing lesser matches at Hunters Bar
1885 Wednesday v. Aston Villa Oct 26

pp - due to bad state of ground

 

1877 Wednesday Move from Myrtle Grove

Having lost Myrtle Grove Wednesday negociated use of Sheaf House with Mr Garret(propietor)
Mr Garret had enlarged the playing area by removing several vineries and some buildings.

 

1871 grounds Derby St Andrews

Osmaston Park, Derby
seat of Sir C Wilmott, Bart
cricket ground of Derby club
level and well drained
adjourn to Clarendon Hotel
1874 grounds Brightside

Blackburn Meadows nr Wincobank Station
1879 grounds Discussion over the suitability of Sheaf House and Bramall Lane - it is pointed out that Sheaf House can hold crowds on 4 sides while Bramall Lane usually just uses three.
1879 grounds Sheffield v. Glasgow at Sheaf House
crowd was 5 or 6 deep all around
1882 grounds Newhall

Sheffield FA v. Cleveland

played at the ground of Sheffield Racing Co.

Pitch even and big but stands are too far from the action and the soil to clay
Also too dar from town(only 500 turned up)
1882 grounds Wednesday in the minor cup
v. Walkley at Hunters Bar
1882 grounds Sheffield v. Cleveland played at Newhall (the enclosure of the Sheffield Racing Company) since Bramall Lane being prepared for the international

Newhall stand is too far from the pitch with too clayey soil
1886 grounds Melville played Cavendish at Park Farm Cricket Inn Road - was this Quibell's Field ?
1886 Sheaf House Sheaf House being upgraded - additional ground