In short, its possible but not easy.". In December 1940, the ground was hit by bombs, damaging or destroying several stands. The stadium looks spectacular and is certainly one of the more eye-catching new venues. Notable events: Euro 2020 final, FA Cup finals, 2011 and 2013 Champions League finals. [104], The highest attendance recorded at Old Trafford was 76,962 for an FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town on 25 March 1939. Club: Stadium: Capacity: Man United: Old Trafford: 74,310: Tottenham: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: 62,850: Arsenal: Emirates Stadium: 60,704: West Ham: London Stadium . The stadium also hosted the semi-final between England and Wales at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup; England won 2510 in front of 30,042 fans. [128][129] The stadium is serviced by the Altricham, Eccles, South Manchester and Trafford Park lines of the Manchester Metrolink network, with the nearest stops being Wharfside, Old Trafford (which it shares with the Old Trafford Cricket Ground) and Exchange Quay at nearby Salford Quays. The main planning process began in September 2008,[51] but faced stiff legal opposition. [41] Old Trafford hosted its first major European final three years later, playing host to the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final between Milan and Juventus. Credit: Reuters Manchester . The venue for England's sole World Cup victory in 1966, the rebuilding of English football's home was hit by many delays but it was worth the wait and the stadium has also hosted many other sporting events as well as concerts. [45] The record continued to be pushed upwards before reaching its current peak on 31 March 2007, when 76,098 spectators saw United beat Blackburn Rovers 41, meaning that just 114 seats (0.15% of the total capacity of 76,212) were left unoccupied. [55], Old Trafford was used as a venue for several matches in the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. streams live and on demand exclusively via fuboTV. However, the chairman at the time, Martin Edwards, did not have the funds to take on such a project, and the basketball franchise was eventually sold. [21] Originally opened in 1986 as the first of its kind in the world,[67] the Manchester United museum was in the south-east corner of the ground until it moved to the redeveloped North Stand in 1998. [17], Before the construction of Wembley Stadium in 1923, the FA Cup Final was hosted by a number of different grounds around England including Old Trafford. [30] In 1995, Dominic Cork took a hat-trick for England against the West Indies. Stand A: Cricket Stand. [44], To the north-east of the ground, immediately adjacent to the Pavilion is a 150-bed Hilton Garden hotel which opened in late 2017. [77][78], Perhaps the best-known stand at Old Trafford is the West Stand, also known as the Stretford End. BOOK NOW Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford The Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford is a four star hotel at the home of Lancashire Cricket, offering quality and convenient accommodation for business and leisure in Manchester and surrounding areas. [34], The northern End is the James Anderson End,[35] formerly the Pavilion End. [37] In addition, the club was told in 1992 that they would only receive 1.4million of a possible 2million from the Football Trust to be put towards work related to the Taylor Report. In October 2022,Collette Roche, United's chief operating officer, told the latest fans' forum: "Findings so far show that it is possible to redevelop Old Trafford to take it to the next level, but there are significant challenges in terms of complexity, timing, cost, and disruption, not least because of the inherent constraints around our site, including proximity to the adjacent railway line, canal, public access routes and housing. This article is about the home of Manchester United F.C. Old Trafford has hosted every Rugby League Premiership Final since the 198687 season,[101] in addition to the competition's successor, the Super League Grand Final from 1998. [6] Not one to spend money frivolously, Davies scouted around Manchester for an appropriate site, before settling on a patch of land adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal, just off the north end of the Warwick Road in Old Trafford. [19], During the Second World War, Old Trafford was used as a transit camp for troops returning from Dunkirk, and as a supply depot. The idea of an indoor school was born in 1951, when nets were strung up in the Members' Dining Room in the pavilion. Beneath is a generic image showing how the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground looks by performances. [83], The East Stand has a tinted glass faade, behind which the club's administrative centre is located. With this move came a great expansion and the conversion from a small shop to a "megastore". 38 - 85 capacity. The leading wicket takers are Alec Bedser (51 wickets), James Anderson (28 wickets) and Jim Laker (27 wickets). It was not until the Roses match of 1875 that significant numbers attended a game. Clubs that want to have safe standing at their stadiums must meet strict criteria before being allowed to do so. [40] Further success over the next few years guaranteed yet more development. [21] The hotel had 68 rooms, 36 having unobstructed views of the playing surface. Immediately abutting the ground to the south-east is the Old Trafford tram stop. [68][69], The North Stand was renamed as the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand on 5 November 2011, in honour of Alex Ferguson's 25 years as manager of the club. Old Trafford has hosted an FA Cup Final, two final replays and was regularly used as a neutral venue for the competition's semi-finals. In order to avoid obtrusive shadows being cast on the pitch, two sections of the Main Stand roof were cut away. The Red Devils' stadium has undergone some serious work over the past century with an expansion in 2006 adding 8,000 seats. As the Premier League's bigger sides try to juggle well over 50,000 fans each weekend, others struggle to cram in just over one fifth of that. [121] The first wedding at the ground was held in the Premier Suite in February 1996. [26][27] England went on to win the Ashes after being lampooned in the national media for such poor performances. Following Lancashire's reign as One Day champions in the 1970s, a programme of renovation and replacement was initiated in 1981. [42], From 2001 to 2007, following the demolition of the old Wembley Stadium, the England national football team was forced to play its games elsewhere. [16] On 29 May 2008, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Manchester United's first European Cup title, a statue of the club's "holy trinity" of George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton, entitled "The United Trinity", was unveiled across Sir Matt Busby Way from the East Stand, directly opposite the statue of Busby. It opened in the summer of 2015. [60] Exactly one year on, Manchester United's women's team face Everton at Old Trafford in front of a crowd for the first time (the 2021 game was behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic). [100], Old Trafford has played host to both codes of rugby football, although league is played there with greater regularity than union. [95], In March 2016 (ten years after the previous redevelopment), talk of the redevelopment of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand re-emerged. [103] On 17 September 1981, the North Section of cricket's Lambert & Butler Floodlit Competition was played there; in the semi-finals, Nottinghamshire defeated Derbyshire and Lancashire beat Yorkshire, before Lancashire beat Nottinghamshire by 8 runs in the final to reach the national final, played between the other regional winners at Stamford Bridge the next day. [99] The club is considering tearing down the current stadium and building an entirely new one on the same site, but this is believed to be the "least likely choice". In 1995, the 30-year-old North Stand was demolished and work quickly began on a new stand,[39] to be ready in time for Old Trafford to host three group games, a quarter-final and a semi-final at Euro 96. Before being taken over by City the stadium was used for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. FAQS Click here to see the packages we have on offer. [20] After 1964, however, the situation was reversed, and 1969 saw the first Indoor Cricket Centre opened. It . [26] The club also invested 40,000 in the installation of proper floodlighting, so that they would be able to use the stadium for the European games that were played in the late evening of weekdays, instead of having to play at Maine Road. The centre of the pitch is about nine inches higher than the edges, allowing surface water to run off more easily. [10][11], The site was first used as a cricket ground in 1857, when the Manchester Cricket Club moved onto the meadows of the de Trafford estate. The historic ground has a current capacity of 74,310. [28] In 1993, Shane Warne bowled the "Ball of the Century" to Mike Gatting at the ground. Arsenal's home in N5. Old Trafford was unusual in that there were two media stands at opposite ends of the ground prior to the new Media Centre which opened in September 2012. What's who capacity of Emirates Old Trafford? As the ground's main stand, it houses many of the ground's more popular facilities, including the Red Caf (a Manchester United theme restaurant/bar) and the Manchester United museum and trophy room. [43] It is positioned immediately west of the Pavilion, and hence, is northwest of the cricket pitch. The television gantry is also in the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, so the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand is the one that gets shown on television least often. Music Emirates Old Trafford is also a major concert venue hosting world-renowned acts such as Take That, Foo Fighters, Rihanna and Beyonc. [36] Before Cardiff hosted its first Test match in July 2009, Old Trafford was reputedly the wettest Test ground in the country;[37] Manchester is situated to the west of the Pennines and faces prevailing winds and weather fronts from the Atlantic Ocean. The Old Trafford Lodge, The Point, and other corporate facilities are open all year round, as are the ground's car parks, situated to the north and west of the ground.[70]. The leading wicket takers are Bob Willis (15 wickets), James Anderson (14 wickets) and Darren Gough (13 wickets). 1st TEST. Lancashire Cricket's full planning application to replace the existing Red Rose Suite with a new 100-room hotel extension building and 1,025-capacity grandstand at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester has been given the go-ahead by Trafford Council's planning committee. However, both grounds were blighted by wretched conditions, the pitches ranging from gravel to marsh, while Bank Street suffered from clouds of fumes from its neighbouring factories. [58][59] A new 'Players and Media' facility, mimicking to some degree the design of The Point, has been built on the site of the demolished Washbrook-Statham stand, with a two-tiered cantilever stand being erected on either side. [50] At Old Trafford itself, an art competition was run for pupils from three local schools to create their own depictions of the stadium in the past, present and future. [98], In 2021 United co-chairman Joel Glazer said at a Fans Forum meeting that "early-stage planning work" for the redevelopment of Old Trafford and the club's Carrington training ground was underway. [25] During the reconstruction of the stadium, Manchester United played their "home" games at Maine Road, the home of their cross-town rivals, Manchester City, at a cost of 5,000 a year plus a percentage of the gate receipts. .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}532722.85N 21712.34W / 53.4563472N 2.2867611W / 53.4563472; -2.2867611. [43] During the 2010/11 winter the wickets were turned from their previous eastwest axis to a more typical northsouth alignment,[50] which prevents the low evening sun from interfering with matches, and increased the number of available wickets by five, to sixteen. The grass at Old Trafford is watered regularly, though less on wet days, and mowed three times a week between April and November, and once a week from November to March. Football What are the biggest football stadiums in England? The media facilities and corporate boxes on the western side of the ground have been demolished, leaving an empty space, which will be used for temporary seating or a stage when required. . [14] Expansion of the ground followed over the next decade, with the decision being taken to construct a new pavilion in 1894. Old Trafford is a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. [7] The CLC later constructed a modest station with one timber-built platform immediately adjacent to the stadium and this opened on 21 August 1935. Trafford Council's planning committee voted unanimously to approve the building of a new 1,025-seat stand to be built at Lancashire County Cricket Club's Emirates Old Trafford ground. The stadium hosted its inaugural game on 19 February 1910, with United playing host to Liverpool. There is also a plaque dedicated to the victims of the Munich air disaster on the south end of the East Stand, while the Munich Clock is at the junction of the East and South Stands. Trafford council's planning officers have . The latest international to be held at Old Trafford was England's 10 loss to Spain on 7 February 2007. [29] United's first game back at Old Trafford was played on 24 August 1949, as 41,748spectators witnessed a 30 victory over Bolton Wanderers. However, despite guarantees for the loan coming from the club itself and two local breweries, both chaired by club chairman John Henry Davies, the Cheshire Lines Committee turned the proposal down. A journalist at the game reported the stadium as "the most handsomest [sic], the most spacious and the most remarkable arena I have ever seen. When W. G. Grace brought Gloucestershire in 1878, Old Trafford saw 28,000 spectators over three days, and this provoked improvements to access and facilities. 720 - 1300 capacity. [51][60], The Old Trafford Lodge opened in 1999; however, it has been since demolished and replaced by the Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford. It took a major redevelopment to bring in back to first-class status. [76], On 3 April 2016, the South Stand was renamed the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand before kick-off of the Premier League home match against Everton, in honour of former Manchester United player Sir Bobby Charlton, who made his Manchester United debut 60 years earlier. A section of Warwick Road to the east is also called Brian Statham Way. Television and radio commentators previously operated in temporary television studios and commentary boxes at the Stretford End which were perched on hospitality boxes. [44], Old Trafford's most recent expansion, which took place between July 2005 and May 2006, saw an increase of around 8,000 seats with the addition of second tiers to both the north-west and north-east quadrants of the ground. [117] In October 1993, a WBCWBO Super-Middleweight unification fight was held at the ground, with around 42,000 people paying to watch WBO champion Chris Eubank fight WBC champion Nigel Benn. [39], In the second Test of 1938 in a desperate effort to ensure play after heavy rain the groundstaff moved the turf from the practice pitch to the squarea unique attempt. They began life at Moss Lane until 1847, then moved to Chester Road before being evicted in 1856. The stadium has hosted various international fixtures and there can be a fantastic atmosphere when Newcastle are doing well. [96] Increasing capacity for disabled supporters is estimated to reduce overall capacity by around 3,000. Notable Events:2002 Commonwealth Games, concerts including Take That, 2008 UEFA Cup final, Manchester City vs QPR 2012. Book Emirates Old Trafford for your next corporate or private function of up to 1,200 guests. In recognition of the occasion, Manchester United's official website ran a feature in which a memorable moment from the stadium's history was highlighted on each of the 100 days leading up to the anniversary. [52] The exhibition highlighted the history of the stadium and features memorabilia from its past, including a programme from the inaugural match and a 1:220 scale model hand-built by model artist Peter Oldfield-Edwards. The stadium has been called Emirates Old Trafford since 2013 after tieing sponsorship deal with airline company Emirates. In 2020 the ground was used as one of two biosecure venues, alongside the Ageas Bowl, for the tours involving West Indies and Pakistan which were regulated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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