Old Trafford
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
75,635 Capacity
1910 Opened
hybrid grass Surface
partially covered Roof
Home Teams
From Wikipedia
Old Trafford is a football stadium in the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester, England. It is the home ground of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,244 which was increased from 74,197 in the start of season 25/26, it is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe. It is about half a mile from Old Trafford Cricket Ground and the adjacent tram stop.
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History & Stats
Opened
1910-02-19
Nickname
"The Theatre of Dreams"
Capacity
74,244
Record attendance
76,962 (Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Grimsby Town, 25 March 1939)
Owner
Manchester United
Operator
Manchester United
Architect
Archibald Leitch (1909)
Surface
Desso GrassMaster
Construction cost
£90,000 (1909)
Broke ground
1909
Renovated
1941, 1946–1949, 1951, 1957, 1973, 1995–1996, 2000, 2006
Tenants
Manchester United (1910–present)
Signature Moments
The Theatre of Dreams
Sir Bobby Charlton's famous nickname for the ground. Home of Manchester United since 1910. Largest club football stadium in the UK and the second-largest of any sport in the country after Wembley.
1999 Champions League Treble · 1999
Although the final was at Camp Nou, the 1998–99 treble-winning United side built their aura at Old Trafford — capped when Sheringham and Solskjær scored in injury time against Bayern Munich to complete the only English treble until Manchester City's in 2022–23.