Old Trafford
football stadium in Manchester, England
Old Trafford is a football stadium in Manchester in North West England. Its nickname is "The Theatre of Dreams"[source?]. It is home to the club Manchester United F.C.[source?]. It is the biggest club stadium in Great Britain and second biggest stadium in Great Britain, with Wembley Stadium being the biggest[source?]. Old Trafford hosted most of England's home matches while Wembley was being built[source?]. It was built in 1910[source?]. It cost about £60,000,000 to build[source?].
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Former names | United Football Ground |
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Location | Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0RA |
Coordinates | 53°27'28.19" N -2°17'17.40" W |
Public transit | wharfside old trafford |
Owner | Kevin and Edward Glazer |
Operator | Manchester United F.C. |
Capacity | 74,140 |
Record attendance | 76,962 Wolverhampton Wanderers VS Grimsby Town 25 March 1939 |
Surface | grass |
Scoreboard | yes |
Construction | |
Opened | 1910 |
Renovated | 2022 |
Expanded | 2023 |
Construction cost | £600M |
Tenants | |
Manchester United F.C. (formerly Newton Heath) 1910-present | |
Website | |
www.manutd.com |