Floodlighting in association football dates as far back as 1878 , when there were floodlit experimental matches at Bramall Lane , Sheffield during the dark winter afternoons .
Bramall Lane was reportedly the first floodlit stadium .
Floodlighting in association football dates as far back as 1878 , when there were floodlit experimental matches at stadium   , Sheffield during the dark winter afternoons .
Bramall Lane was reportedly the first floodlit stadium .