Manchester United: The Evolution Of Old Trafford
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- The evolution of the Manchester United home ground from North Road 1878 to 1893, then Bank Street 1893 to 1910 and then the building of Old Trafford in 1909.
In the first decade of the 20th century, Manchester United played their home matches at a 50,000-stadium at Bank Street, when then president Davies began planning for a new stadium with double that capacity. A site was chosen near Trafford Park industrial estate, and architect Archibald Leitch was appointed to design the stadium.
Old Trafford officially opened on 19 February 1910 with a match between Manchester and Liverpool (3-4). The stadium at that time consisted of one covered seating stand and open terraces on the other three sides. Capacity was slightly over 80,000.
Few changes were made to the stadium until the construction of a roof over the United Road terrace in 1934.
In 1939, Old Trafford recorded its highest attendance of 76,962 during an FA Cup semi-final match between Wolves and Grimsby Town.
Due to its proximity to Trafford Park industrial estate, Old Trafford got heavily damaged by German air raids during World War 2. It took eight years to rebuilt the stadium, the delays being caused by limited post-war resources, and during that time United played at Maine Road, the ground of rivals Manchester City.
In 1949, Man United moved back to a reconstructed, though smaller, Old Trafford. Incremental improvements and expansions were made in the following decades, which culminated in the complete renovation of the United Road (North) Stand in the 1960s. This stand also held the first private boxes to be constructed at a British ground.
Old Trafford was one of the playing venues of the 1966 World Cup, during which it hosted three group matches. In those years, the capacity of the stadium fluctuated around 60,000.
Old Trafford got gradually further improved in the 1970s and 1980s, including new and better cover, increased seating areas, and improved executive facilities. At the same time, however, the rise of hooliganism also resulted in the installation of security fences separating the stands from the pitch.
In the early 1990s, plans were made to convert the stadium into an all-seater. This involved the demolition and replacement of the famous Stretford End terraces and the placement of seats in the lower-tiers of the other stands.
Old Trafford got selected to be one of the playing venues of the 1996 European Championships, and as a result a new North Stand opened in 1995. By the start of Euro 1996 the stadium could hold about 56,000 fans.
During the Euro 1996 tournament, Old Trafford hosted three group matches, a quarter-final, and the semi-final between the Czech Republic and France (0-0).
In the years following, second tiers were added to the East and West Stand, raising capacity to 68,000 seats.
In 2006, the stadium reached its current capacity when stands got built in the upper-tier corners on both sides of the North Stand.
Old Trafford hosted its only European final in 2003, when the Champions League final between Milan and Juventus (0-0) was played at the stadium.
In 2011, the stadium’s North Stand got renamed Sir Alex Ferguson Stand in honour of the club’s long-time manager.
Old Trafford’s South Stand remains the only two-tiered stand of the stadium, but expansion possibilities are limited due to the railway line that runs behind the stand. While Man United has indicated that a further expansion to 95,000 seats remains a possibility, no concrete plans exist at the moment.
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I took my kids to watch their first ever game at Old Trafford last year when we beat Liverpool! That means that five generations of my family have now been to Old Trafford to watch the reds! Ranging from 1920's to the present day!!!
That's pretty awesome
Chris Lee taht is awesome that means your family blood whent to old trafford for over 100 years now I thinkt you should celebrate that.
I wish......cool story!
Wow
No offence but your name just sounds like a united fans name
The greatest and the most historical stadium of all the time. The most beautiful theatre of dreams!!!!💯
One day I will be there for every competition they are in at least once🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Manchester United You will always be inside my heart ❤️⚽️
Liverpool is better
@@thealbacan4392 who?
@@thealbacan4392 What is Liverpool?
@@myozaya1199 5-0 get real
One day i will be there..
Manchester always in my heart..
Being a season ticket holder for 5 years I nearly cried. GGMU football is more then a sport and this is more then a stadium.
Old Trafford is the image of this wonderful club.
Old Trafford is the devil club as displayed on their Chests ....run by demonic Woodward n co
True icon of Manchester...
The Old Trafford of Manchester United.
OT...perfect combination of tradition, athleticism & fan enthusiasm...best in the league & world-class...way to go !!!
The picture shown at 4:54 saying year 2007 clearly shows the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand. The North Stand was renamed after Sir Alex in 2011.
I thought that to but I just went huh must of been wrong
Intriguing video, love the history of your club! Lifelong Liverpool supporter since 1973.
They Call It Old Trafford, We Call It Home ❤
There’s still a way to lift the east stand to double and increasing the capacity to 85 000 or 90 000
I read something recently that there are new construction methods that could feasibly extend the mnain stand but that it would still be a logistical nightmare to implement.
In the east there os train tracks even if man utd offered to pay for the moving the city would disagree, i can tell they are shity fans
What's the point, kudos? isn't the place big enough at 76k ? The cost not to mention the disruption of re routing the railway or trying to build over it and make a tunnel under the stand is probably not worth the hassle just to get an extra 10 to 15k into an already huge stadium.
If u cant fill your stadium why increase ...ask gmp's figures looool .....always inflating even the players wages at ot looool
@Lewis Allen already been looked at but with debts of over 525m n rising I would of thought of packing more fans in to a stadium that doesnt sell out and pay for more prawn sandwiches wouldn't it be easier to look at the players astronomical wage demands and pending 300m ole needs to spend
Thurs nights loom
Absolutely love images of times gone by, especially B&W from a century ago. Nice work, thanks.
I really love this team man united for life
Oh boy I just love this club
My TEAM!!! Definitely need to take in a game. Loved the history of Old Trafford.
Manchester was , is and will always be red
GGMU
THE ROCKSTAR The reigning Champions are Blue. Stay in your box.
😍 #GGMU United bigger than you we are the old Team of Manchester town take it easy 💪
Edges34 1 lol your club is an embarrassment being used as a front by evil oil rich dictators...
SàMo IsLàMo Salford....
Edges34 1 when was the last time u had a manc in your line up?
One of the most beautiful stadiums from the outside and the inside.
We managed to fill out our stadium back in the day and Man City can’t even fill theirs out to this day 😂😂😂
Looool gmp gives out the real figures and utd lying again over and over ....again
Emptyhad
@@tesco-cs a club built on lies .......
spencersandmark wasn’t it to do with prices of tickets at city ground which fans refused to pay ? Or am I mistaken
@@tesco-cs you tell me your obsession with city is evident ...enjoy thurs nights and your full house looool
If only those people in 1910 could see what the stadium become I wonder what they would think.
Brilliant video!
Keep calme and say Glory Man UniTed 😍👌
The BesT Team i have seen Ever #GGMU
Go marching on on ..💪
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Manchester had and will always be RED
Don't come on this thread paul mate full of blue Nazi mongs
Your city is Blue.... At the minute.
Originally green and yellow
@@stevens5541 Uniteds original kit was actuallt white and blue
@@RYx222 not when they were called Newton heath before they were manchedt unitef
There's only ONE Team in Manchester....with the HISTORY.....the HERITAGE,....and the FANS........MANCHESTER UNITED
@Return of the grapes. doesn't matter, the name is manchester, don't try to be an idiot mate
So whatever happened in the 1900s is superior now? No. We ain’t living in the past, 100 years ago. Manchester is blue now. Man Utd are a laughing stock
Glory glory ManUnited
Absolutely gorgeous stadium!⚽️
one of the greatest Stadium in England
This channel is underrated
Excelente video
Beautiful stadium, just gorgeous.
So amazing
Nice video
just take a moment to think about the %50 of the fans in the early photos that will have fought in the trenches in ww1
Final flash 🤔
Probably would’ve been closer to 90% since they’re all men
Beautiful
Haha, god, look at that keeper, in 1910, in the flat cap! Puts me in mind of an old Harry Enfield sketch.
Amazing footage though. Incredible to see how far we've come.
Great video
I will love to visit old Trafford
Really love this video too much.
Glory Glory Man United
Beautiful 😍😍😍😍
Manchester United is my life i so much love manchester United
0:58 those lads sitting on the roof🤣🤣🤣
I've been lucky enough to take the tour of the stadium
Wow class
By far THE BEST club stadium in the UK if not the world ❤️
Pity you've never been
Remember my studyyears@MMU, rented terrace house@Old Trafford 95-96...within walking distance to the stadium. Watched two Euro96 matches (still got the ticket)...such a memory...❤from🇲🇾
Theatre of Dreams
Dreammmzźzzzzz
Glory hunter
@@Bholmes17 what makes us glory hunters and not you?
@@TheOriginalEwan born and bred on busby way mate. I didnt choose united i was born into it.
@@Bholmes17 people that live outside of the UK and wake up at 3am to watch every match are in no way glory hunters. i can guarantee you would never have that kind of commitment
Class
One of the best stadiums
Mantap infonya jadi leluasa tau
Yeahh but the Glazers never spent a penny on it since they arrived. Now falling behind many stadiums :(
We’re still in the top 3 stadiums in the world what u on about 😂
Thebeanman17 we have no replay screen in the stadium for a start🤷🏻♂️
In fairness, the north-east and north-west quadrants were redeveloped between 2005 and 2006, after they'd bought the club.
interesting photos
What a history for a stadium, bombed to the ground then built to be the country's largest stadium and now the glazers leave it to rot and fall apart! GLAZERS OUT!
MANCHESTER UNITED FOREVER !!!!
Music kills it.
GLORY GLORY
Only plastic Utd fans say that
Deklan T Smith where’s the glory Man Utd?
You are a GLORY GLORY hunter m8! 😂😂. Out of the 75k stadium you got around 68k are plastic fans only supporting Man United 'cause they don't want to be Bullied.
@@oscillanftw9502 The only thing plastic here is your choice of words
Munich scum bastard Liverpool fc YNWA Munich 58 scum justice for the runway
Cool 👍👍👍👍
Nice
The best stadium in England
A beautiful stadium for a beautiful club
Super stadium
THANKS
United forever
I live right next to the grounds crazy to see what it was like back then
my favorite team in the world..
Muito bonito o Old Trafford.
Glory, Glory Man United
Always had a few pints in the Clowes & Salisbury before a 3pm Saturday kick off. The evening would be spent on Cross Lane & Regent Rd. Up Salford!
BEAUTIFUL AND HIETORIC STADIUM,ALONG WITH S.SIRO AND BERNABEU ARE THE HISTORY OF WORLD FOOTBALL
Wow!
I love Manchester United 😈🔴
Great video. OT has really changed so much over the years. One question though - what is the little building beside the railway tracks? It's beside the kiosks selling programs beside Sir Matt Busby way and is clearly visible in the bottom right corner at 4:41.
I remembered watching united game in this stadium in 1892
I AM BIG FAN OF MANCHESTER UNITED, FROM R O M A N I A. FOREVER RED
Legendary stadium
All my love to man United supporters.., ♥️♥️♥️
Great job
The theatre of dreams......the beloved and famous ground of the World's Biggest Club......MANCHESTER UNITED.......The Red Devils👹.....💓 them till I Die....RED FOR LIFE
Red is in my blood
Theatre of dreams😘😘😍😍
GG MU
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It’s crazy that I can see my house from the thumbnail 😃
1:53 looks like Crystal Palace, where the first 1911 final was played (0-0). Replay was at OT four days later.
I'm from stoke and I love man u so much beutiful stadium
Dan akhirnya kita mencintai klub yang sama#ManchesterUnited
Glory United! Forever champions! Forever Red Devils!
Best stadium in the world by far - liverpool fan
Best team
Only the main stand left now ... and finally the players will come to the pitch in the middle near the manager seat .. it will be amazing
Alfaaz Nawoor They did that for 83 years
Glory glory manchester united
I love manchester united
Tank you very much guess
Love Mutd from thailand
A great stadium 🏟 the theatre of the dreams
Manchester united is my favourite club in the world
The Chemical works in the first image was the Clayton Aniline Co Ltd - and opposite on the other side of Ashton New Road was Ciba-Geigy's Labs - which had a NatWest bank alongside it.
It's strange that City's Etihad stadium is only a few hundred yards further away from this location - but as always, City following where United led :)
Manchester United 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️
United live in my ❤️
4everMU....MUFC onto Victory!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖💖💖👍👍👍👍👍
Majority stadium in England under old design like old Trafford, anfeld, Stamford bridge.... I'm so impressed with the ajax stadium, athletico Madrid stadium design.... millennium... modern dan beautiful