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Old Trafford

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Old Trafford
The Stretford End, Old Trafford
Map
Former namesUnited Football Ground
LocationSir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0RA
Coordinates53°27′28.19″N 2°17′17.40″E / 53.4578306°N 2.2881667°E / 53.4578306; 2.2881667
Public transitwharfside old trafford}
OwnerKevin and Edward Glazer
OperatorManchester United F.C.
Capacity74,140
Record attendance76,962 Wolverhampton Wanderers VS Grimsby Town 25 March 1939
Surfacegrass
Scoreboardyes
Construction
Opened1910
Renovated2022
Expanded2023
Construction cost£600M
Tenants
Manchester United F.C. (formerly Newton Heath) 1910-present
Website
www.manutd.com

Old Trafford is a football stadium in Trafford. Its nickname is "The Theatre of Dreams"[source?]. It is home to the club Manchester United F.C.[source?]. It is a club stadium in Great Britain.

Old Trafford hosted most of England's home matches while Wembley was being built[source?]. It was built in 1910[source?]. It cost about £60,000,000 to build[source?].