Old Trafford is the second largest stadium in England and home to Manchester United FC. It was originally built in the early 1900s with a capacity of 100,000 after their previous stadium became too small. The stadium was heavily damaged in World War 2 but was rebuilt over 8 years. Additional renovations and expansions have occurred over time to improve facilities and increase capacity to its current level of 75,811 seats, making it one of the largest club stadiums in the world.

1. Old Trafford is the second largest
stadium in England and home to
Manchester United FC. The stadium
has a capacity of 75,811 seats.

2. In the first decade of the
20th century Manchester
United played its 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 appointed
to design the stadium.

3. Due to its proximity to Trafford Park
industrial estate, the stadium 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.

4. In 1949 the club moved back to a reconstructed, though
smaller, Old Trafford, and in the following decades incremental
improvements and expansions were made to the stadium,
culminating in the complete renovation of the United Road
(North) Stand in the 60s.

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6. In 2003 the stadium hosted for the first time a
European cup final: the Champions League final
between Milan and Juventus (0-0). A few years
later the most recent changes to the stadium were
made with the closing of the second tier corners
on both sides of the North Stand, leading to the
stadium’s current capacity.