Acquiring Manchester United tickets for a home game not only lets you to see one of the most exciting clubs in Europe play live, but also lets you experience the atmosphere at Old Trafford, also known as the Field of Dreams, home ground of the Red Devils, parade ground for the Red Army.
Fans have been buying Manchester United tickets to their home games at Old Trafford, since 1910 (except for 8 years after it was bombed during World War II). The stadium was named Field of Dreams by one of its most renown players Bobby Charlton. Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton became famous for his attacking instincts from "Midfield" midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. He won the "FIFA World Cup" World Cup and was named the "Ballon d'Or" European Footballer of the Year in 1966.
Seating 76,212Manchester United ticket buying fans, Old Trafford has the second-largest capacity of any English football stadium, the third-largest of any stadium in the "United Kingdom", and the eleventh-largest in Europe. It is one of two stadia in the country to have been given a "UEFA elite stadium" five-star rating by UEFA. Old Trafford has often hosted FA Cup semi-final matches as a neutral venue and a few "English national football team" England international fixtures. It also hosted matches at the "1966 FIFA World Cup" and "UEFA Euro 1996" and the "2003 UEFA Champions League Final".
The Old Trafford pitch is surrounded by four covered stands, officially known as the North, East, South and West Stands. Each stand has at least two tiers, with the exception of the South Stand, which only has one tier due to construction restrictions. The lower tier of each stand is split into Lower and Upper sections, the Lower sections having been converted from terraces where fans stood in the early 1990s.
Perhaps the best-known stand at Old Trafford is the West Stand, also known as the Stretford End. Originally designed to hold 20,000fans, the Stretford End was the last stand to be covered and also the last remaining all-terraced stand at the ground before the forced upgrade to seating in the early 1990s. Traditionally, Stretford End houses Manchester United's most die-hard supporters, known at The Red Army. Most of the noise at atmosphere at Old Trafford comes from this stand, and it was once measured that the roar from the crowd there was louder than that of a jumbo jet taking off. It is almost impossible to get Manchester United tickets to sit in the Stretford End as the Red Army which fill this stand have season tickets.
Manchester United's Red Army was the biggest, most notorious following British football has ever seen. When the Red Army of Manchester visited a town place would be buzzing. Never in small groups, they travelled enmass by train, coach, car and even thumbed lifts to get there. Most notoriously in "1974-75 in English football" 1974-75 when United had been relegated from the top flight of English football and played one season in the "Football League Second Division" Second Division, the Red Army caused mayhem at grounds up and down the country visiting stadiums where they would at times outnumber the home support. This led to the introduction of home and away fan segregation and fencing at football grounds in England.
The modern day Red Army is nothing like it's counterpart from the 1970's ... 80's. No longer solely a Manchester based supporters club, with a fan base of over 300 million fans it has grown to have membership world wide. This huge number of fans, all of whom would like to get to Old Trafford, both to see the game and to experience the atmosphere there, result in it almost always being difficult to buy Manchester United Tickets. - 31493
Fans have been buying Manchester United tickets to their home games at Old Trafford, since 1910 (except for 8 years after it was bombed during World War II). The stadium was named Field of Dreams by one of its most renown players Bobby Charlton. Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton became famous for his attacking instincts from "Midfield" midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. He won the "FIFA World Cup" World Cup and was named the "Ballon d'Or" European Footballer of the Year in 1966.
Seating 76,212Manchester United ticket buying fans, Old Trafford has the second-largest capacity of any English football stadium, the third-largest of any stadium in the "United Kingdom", and the eleventh-largest in Europe. It is one of two stadia in the country to have been given a "UEFA elite stadium" five-star rating by UEFA. Old Trafford has often hosted FA Cup semi-final matches as a neutral venue and a few "English national football team" England international fixtures. It also hosted matches at the "1966 FIFA World Cup" and "UEFA Euro 1996" and the "2003 UEFA Champions League Final".
The Old Trafford pitch is surrounded by four covered stands, officially known as the North, East, South and West Stands. Each stand has at least two tiers, with the exception of the South Stand, which only has one tier due to construction restrictions. The lower tier of each stand is split into Lower and Upper sections, the Lower sections having been converted from terraces where fans stood in the early 1990s.
Perhaps the best-known stand at Old Trafford is the West Stand, also known as the Stretford End. Originally designed to hold 20,000fans, the Stretford End was the last stand to be covered and also the last remaining all-terraced stand at the ground before the forced upgrade to seating in the early 1990s. Traditionally, Stretford End houses Manchester United's most die-hard supporters, known at The Red Army. Most of the noise at atmosphere at Old Trafford comes from this stand, and it was once measured that the roar from the crowd there was louder than that of a jumbo jet taking off. It is almost impossible to get Manchester United tickets to sit in the Stretford End as the Red Army which fill this stand have season tickets.
Manchester United's Red Army was the biggest, most notorious following British football has ever seen. When the Red Army of Manchester visited a town place would be buzzing. Never in small groups, they travelled enmass by train, coach, car and even thumbed lifts to get there. Most notoriously in "1974-75 in English football" 1974-75 when United had been relegated from the top flight of English football and played one season in the "Football League Second Division" Second Division, the Red Army caused mayhem at grounds up and down the country visiting stadiums where they would at times outnumber the home support. This led to the introduction of home and away fan segregation and fencing at football grounds in England.
The modern day Red Army is nothing like it's counterpart from the 1970's ... 80's. No longer solely a Manchester based supporters club, with a fan base of over 300 million fans it has grown to have membership world wide. This huge number of fans, all of whom would like to get to Old Trafford, both to see the game and to experience the atmosphere there, result in it almost always being difficult to buy Manchester United Tickets. - 31493
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