Buying home game Manchester United tickets does not just provide an opportunity to see the Red Devils play live, it also provides the chance to soak in the atmosphere at Old Trafford, sometimes known as the Field of Dreams, and the home of the Red Army.
Manchester United tickets have been sold for home games at Old Trafford since 1910, apart from the 8 years it took to rebuild after it was bombed in WWII.
One of the Club’s most beloved and famous players, Bobby Charlton nicknamed the stadium the Field of Dreams.
In 1966, Sir Robert “Bobby” Charlton, won the World Cup and was also named European Footballer of the year, in part because of his famous midfield attacks and his ferocious long-range shots.
Able to seat over 76,000 Manchester United ticket buying supporters, Old Trafford is the second-largest football stadiums in England and it is one of the two stadia in England to have been given a “UEFA elite stadium” five-star rating by UEFA.
As a neutral venue, Old Trafford has hosted many FA Cup semi-final matches and a number of “English national football team” England international fixtures.
It has also played host during the “1966 FIFA World Cup” and “UEFA Euro 1996″ and the “2003 UEFA Champions League Final”.
Stands, officially known as the North, East, South and West Stand surround the pitch at Old Trafford.
Three out of the four stands have at least two tiers, except the South stand which has just a single tier.
The lower tier of each stand is split into Lower and Upper sections, the Lower sections having been converted from standing room only terraces in the early 1990s.
The best-known stand at Old Trafford is the West Stand, more famously, or infamously known as the Stretford End.
Originally designed to hold 20,000 fans, 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.
Stretford End is where Manchester United’s most die-hard supporters, known as The Red Army are located.
Most of the noise and atmosphere at Old Trafford emanates from Stretford End, and once the roar from the Red Army there was measured as louder than that of a jumbo jet lifting off.
There is practically no chance for anyone new to get a set in the Stretford End as the fans that fill this stand resubscribe to their Manchester United season tickets every year.
Manchester United’s fan club, usually called the Red Army was once the largest and most infamous group of followers British football has ever seen.
When the army of Manchester United fans followed their team to an away game, the town would get turned upside down: Huge numbers of the Red Army would travel en-mass by train, coach, car or even by foot if necessary to get to the game.
In “1974–75 in English football” the mid-seventies when Manchester 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 such mayhem at grounds up and down the country visiting stadiums where they would at times outnumber the home support, it led to the introduction of home and away fan segregation and fencing at football grounds throughout England.
These days, the Red Army is nothing like it was in the 1970’s & 80’s.
This Manchester United supporters club, now has a fan base of over 300 million fans across the world.
The huge number of Manchester United supporters, all of whom would like to visit Old Trafford, both to see a live game and to experience the atmosphere there, result in it almost always being difficult to buy Manchester United Tickets.
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