Old Trafford (football)
Old Trafford football stadium is the home of Manchester United F.C., one of the most famous football clubs in the world. in the borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester. It has been their home since 1910.
Until the new Wembley Stadium is completed Old Trafford will have the largest ground capacity of any English football stadium, holding just over 68,000 spectators. Plans are afoot to expand this to 75,000 at the close of the 2004-05 season. Currently, the only larger football ground in the United Kingdom is the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Old Trafford is by far the largest club ground in Britain and is, of course, all-seater, which all higher league British club grounds have had to be since the Taylor Report in the early 1990s. It is frequently used to host F.A. Cup semi-final matches (as long as Manchester United are not involved, of course), and is also occasionally used to host England international fixtures whilst Wembley is under reconstruction. It also hosted the Champions League final in 2003.
Since 1998, when rugby league adopted play-offs and a Grand Final to determine the Super League champions, Old Trafford has staged the Grand Final.
The football stadium is next to the Old Trafford cricket ground.
