Old Trafford (football)
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Old Trafford football stadium, also known as The Theatre of Dreams, is the home of Manchester United F.C., one of the most famous football clubs in the world. Located in the borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, it has been United's home since 1910.
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- The most handsomest, the most spacious and the most remarkable arena I have ever seen. As a football ground it is unrivalled in the world, it is an honour to Manchester and the home of a team who can do wonders when they are so disposed.
- Sporting Chronicle: Saturday 19th February 1910
- The above words were written on Old Trafford's opening day in 1910. Manchester United had just moved from their old stadium of Bank Street, Clayton, to a new stadium in the Old Trafford area of west Manchester.
- The Theatre of Dreams
- Sir Bobby Charlton, quoted in John Riley, Soccer (World of Sport) [Silver Burdett Press, 1987], p. 34
- The fans come to the cathedral of Old Trafford to worship their red-and-white gods.
- Ben Westwood, "Manchester: The Theatre of Dreams," Telegraph.co.uk (2002-09-04)
