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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 land, which was owned by Thomas de Trafford, was leased to the society at a price of the society's choosing. [5] [6] The gardens featured a complex of plant houses and a conservatory that was built by Clarke and Jones of Birmingham. The building was 321 feet (98 m) in length and the conservatory had a 40 feet (12 m) high dome.
The Den (old) Derby County: FA Cup fifth round: 20 February 1937 [41] 34: Oldham Athletic: 47,671: Boundary Park: Sheffield Wednesday: FA Cup fifth round: 25 January 1930 [42] 35: Notts County: 47,310: Meadow Lane: York City: FA Cup sixth round: 12 March 1955 [43] 36: Leicester City: 47,298: Filbert Street: Tottenham Hotspur: FA Cup fifth round ...
In 1971 the experiment by the GRA to introduce eight dog races went into full swing with trials at Harringay and racing at Belle Vue and White City. [ 7 ] Eddie Moore's Myrtown, a dark brindle dog finished runner up to Jimsun in the 1974 English Greyhound Derby and one year later he made the 1975 English Greyhound Derby final again. [ 4 ]
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 ...
Tourist attractions in Trafford include Old Trafford football ground and Old Trafford Cricket Ground. Chill Factor e is an indoor ski slope in Trafford Park. It features the UK's longest and widest real snow indoor slope, 100 metres (110 yd) wide and 180 metres (200 yd) long. [72] The Imperial War Museum North in Trafford Park
The entrance to Manchester United Football Ground railway station, adjacent to the South Stand at Old Trafford in May 2014. 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.
Before the Taylor Report, which required all Premier League and Division One clubs to have all-seater stadia by the start of the 1994–95 season, the Stretford End was the main standing area at Old Trafford, accommodating around 20,000 fans. The very upper tier of the end did actually have form seating where generally families with younger ...