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Another expansion in 1927 included more units for Mill No. 3 and 500 houses and apartments south of the mill. The expansion brought the operation to its highest capacity of 120,000 spindles, 1,200 looms, and 2,000 employees. In 1928, a mill store and community center were built, followed the next year by a larger school. [2]
Old Trafford (/ ˈ t r æ f ər d /) is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310, [ 1 ] it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wembley Stadium ) in the United Kingdom, and the twelfth-largest in Europe . [ 3 ]
The name Old Trafford possibly derives from the time when there were two Trafford Halls, Old Trafford Hall and New Trafford Hall. The old hall was close to what is now the White City Retail Park , and was said to have been the home of the de Trafford family since 1017, until the family moved to the new hall in what is now Trafford Park , some ...
Manchester United Football Ground railway station, often known as the Old Trafford Halt or Manchester United FC Halt, [2] is sited adjacent to Old Trafford football stadium in the area of Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the southern Liverpool-Manchester line between Deansgate and Trafford Park. Services to the station are ...
White City Stadium held its first motorcycle speedway race on 16 July 1928. After the stadium was completed, greyhound racing starting in 1930. [9] In July 1953, a 6-lane cinder track for athletics was added. The stadium was a greyhound track from 1927 until 1982, speedway from 1928 to 1932 and stock cars from 1972 to 1982.
Old Trafford has hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, 2012 Summer Olympics Football Tournament, and UEFA Women's Euro 2022. It has also infrequently hosted home matches of the England national football team however it became a regular home stadium during the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium between 2000 and 2007.
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Old Trafford, Manchester: 833 12 October 2005 2–1 Poland: Old Trafford, Manchester: 835 1 March 2006 2–1 Uruguay: Anfield, Liverpool: International match 836 30 May 2006 3–1 Hungary: Old Trafford, Manchester: 837 3 June 2006 6–0 Jamaica: Old Trafford, Manchester: 843 16 August 2006 4–0 Greece: Old Trafford, Manchester: 844 2 September ...