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.
Apart from 8 years after it was bombed out during WWII, Manchester United tickets for home games at Old Trafford have been bought by fans since 1910.
The stadium was named Field of Dreams by one of its most renown players Bobby Charlton.
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.
Seating 76,212 Manchester United ticket buying fans Old Trafford is one of the largest of any English football stadiums, and it is one of only 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 West Stand at Old Trafford is the most famous, and is known as the Stretford End.
Originally designed to hold 20,000 fans, the Stretford End was the last remaining where fans watched the game on their feet 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.
It is practically impossible to get a seat in the Stretford End as the fans that fill this stand resubscribe to their Manchester United season tickets every year.
Manchester United’s fan’s, better known as the Red Army was once the biggest and most notorious group of followers British football has ever seen.
When the Red Army followed their team to an away game, the town would be in a uproar: the fans would travel en-mass by train, coach, car or even by foot if necessary to get to the game.
During the mid-seventies when Manchester United had been relegated from the top flight of English football and played in the “Football League Second Division” Second Division for one season, the Red Army caused such chaos at games around the country when visiting stadiums where they would often outnumber the home fans, that it led to the introduction of segregation and fencing between of home and away fans at football grounds throughout England.
These days, the Red Army is quite different to what 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 sheer number of Manchester United 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.
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