![]() ![]() #Flood light bulbs portableThis match was illuminated by 14 Wells Lights which was a portable illumation system powered by paraffin Nottingham Forest played a floodlit match against Notts Rangers at the Gregory Ground, Lenton, Nottingham on 25 March 1889. Subsequent tests over the next month using three Siemens dynamos at the first Hampden Park, Rugby Park in Kilmarnock and at Powderhall Stadium in Edinburgh produced mixed results, in part due to technical issues and weather conditions. Blackburn and Darwen also hosted floodlit matches in 1878, and in October of the same year 3rd Lanark RV played an exhibition match against Scottish Cup holders Vale of Leven at the first Cathkin Park, with press reports suggesting the lighting from a Gramme machine was not successful in illuminating the whole field. With no national grid, lights were powered by batteries and dynamoes, and were unreliable. (Note the two gantries near the light for servicing)īramall Lane was the first stadium to host floodlit association football matches, dating as far back as 1878, when there were experimental matches at the Sheffield stadium during the dark winter afternoons. This is a common style of floodlights at older football and rugby grounds in England and Scotland. ![]() Floodlights on a Rugby league field at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds, UK. ![]()
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