17 Facts About Old Trafford

Old Trafford is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United.

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.

The first match to be played under floodlights at Old Trafford was a First Division match between Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers on 25 March 1957.

Old Trafford hosted its first major European final three years later, playing host to the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final between Milan and Juventus.

Old Trafford celebrated its 100th anniversary on 19 February 2010.

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Old Trafford was used as a venue for several matches in the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Since 2006, Old Trafford has been used as the venue for Soccer Aid, a biennial charity match initially organised by singer Robbie Williams and actor Jonathan Wilkes; however, in 2008, the match was played at Wembley Stadium.

On 27 March 2021, Old Trafford hosted its first game of the Manchester United women's team, with West Ham United as the opposition in the Women's Super League.

Old Trafford pitch is surrounded by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as the Sir Alex Ferguson, East, Sir Bobby Charlton and West Stands.

Opposite the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand is the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, formerly Old Trafford's main stand and previously known as the South Stand.

East Stand at Old Trafford was the second to be converted to a cantilever roof, following the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand.

Old Trafford was formerly divided into sections, with each section sequentially assigned a letter of the alphabet.

Old Trafford has played host to both codes of rugby football, although league is played there with greater regularity than union.

Old Trafford hosted the second Great Britain vs Australia Ashes tests on both the 1990 and 1994 Kangaroo Tours.

Old Trafford was chosen to host the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final.

In January 2019, Old Trafford was selected to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup finals, with the men's and women's matches being played as a double header.

Old Trafford is regularly used for private functions, particularly weddings, Christmas parties and business conferences.