OLD TRAFFORD - The Theatre of Dreams

[dhonni]

CENTENARY OT nih..

dah banyak cerita yg terjadi disana..
moga aja stadion ni makin tua makin angker buat tim lain..

kpn y final UCL di OT lagi..n yg Juara MU..hhe

[catsuke]

Perayaan 100 tahun Old Trafford dari 19 Feb 1910 -19 Feb 2010 ...
kita nikmatin sejenak pictnya brader, semoga bukan hanya saya yang bermimpi bisa kesana suatu saat nanti, dan untuk yang udah pernah kesana,

February 19, 1910 (Saturday)
(klik gambar untuk memperbesar)

Old Trafford, the stadium for Manchester United, was opened. A crowd estimated at 80,000 watched as the Red Devils lost to visiting Liverpool F.C., 4-3. Over 100 years, a roof, lighting and seats have been added and the site now seats 76,212.

Sandy Turnbull scored the first ever goal at this great stadium.

sial pertandingan pertama aja udah lawan PooL, kalah pulak, pantes aja jadi rival abadi!!!!

liat-liat OT jaman dulu yuuk..

gambar tua OT, kira-kira taun 1926

lukisan OT tapi ga tau tahun berapanya, nikmatin ajah,..

gambar asli toko souvenir Man United milik Sir Matt setelah pindah ke the Stretford End area.

The "original" Munich Plaque erected in 1960.

Stretford End 1992

OT 1973


The Stretford End 1975


OT 1964


OT 1911


OT 1922


Manchester United ground record attendance 76,962 packed in for the
F.A.Cup Semi-Final 1939.
Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves score a penalty at the scoreboard end-check out the crowd packed in!


sekarang kebanyakan warna "green n gold"

lukisan lagi .

1935

This picture depicts Old Trafford on the morning of February 7th 1958. Notice the flags at half mast. The little hut type building twoards the bottom right of the picture was Manchester United's Ticket Office! To the left of that little building you will notice a drain pipe. This was where Duncan used to tie his bike up before disappearing inside to the dressing rooms.

penghargaan buat tragedi munich

OT 1910


Stretford End


OT 2006 (thx bro dhonni)

100 tahun club kebanggaan kita bernaung disini..
sudah mencetak banyak pemain kelas dunia dan generasi emas sepakbola,
sudah mencatat banyak prestasi mengagumkan,
sudah meraih banyak gelar, dan
sudah memiliki banyak penggemar diseluruh dunia..

Newton Heath FC - Manchester United FC

Old Trafford,
19 Feb 1910 - 19 Feb 2010

[dhonni]

gambar yg terbaru kayaknya salah bro..
itu sbelum di renov taon 2006 kykny

[catsuke]

Seabad Teater Mimpi
Arya Perdhana
detiksport

Seratus tahun lalu, sebuah stadion baru di kota Manchester untuk pertama kalinya dibuka untuk umum. Setelah satu abad, stadion Old Trafford menegaskan diri sebagai stadion istimewa.

Tahun 1909, Chairman Manchester United John Henry Davies mengeluarkan uang 60 ribu poundsterling (kini Rp 860 juta) untuk membangun kandang baru buat timnya. Davies lantas menunjuk Archibald Leitch, seorang arsitek Skotlandia yang juga arsitek Stadion Hampden Park di kota Glasgow, sebagai desainer.

Berbulan-bulan, konstruksi dikerjakan oleh firma Messrs Brameld and Smith of Manchester. Dan setelah siap, pembukaan pun dilakukan pada 19 Februari 1910, ditandai dengan laga Manchester United vs Liverpool.

Sekitar 45 ribu penonton, yang kebanyakan fans United, dibuat bersorak ketika tim tuan rumah melaju 3-0. Tapi Liverpool terlalu liat untuk dikalahkan. Empat gol balasan dari The Reds membuat tuan rumah kalah 3-4 di laga pembuka stadion kebanggaannya.

Old Trafford tidak cuma berarti penting bagi MU, tapi juga buat sepakbola Inggris. Mengingat saat itu belum ada Stadion Wembley, maka final Piala FA digilir di sejumlah stadion di Inggris.

Old Trafford kebagian menggelar laga final ulangan Piala FA 1911 antara Bradford City vs Newcastle United. Di stadion itu pula, final Piala FA 1915 antara Sheffield United vs Chelsea.

Pada 27 Desember 1920, Old Trafford mencatat rekor penting dengan diisi 70.504 penonton saat MU kalah 1-3 dari Aston Villa. Itulah rekor penonton terbesar untuk pertandingan Liga Inggris sebelum Perang Dunia II.

Perang Dunia II adalah masa menyedihkan bagi Old Trafford. Akibat bom yang dijatuhkan tentara Jerman, Old Trafford rusak parah dan MU pun dipaksa mengungsi di Stadion Maine Road milik Manchester City.

Setelah dibuka lagi pada tahun 1949, Old Trafford terus berbenah. Pemasangan atap, penghilangan tribun berdiri dan diganti dengan kursi, dan perbaikan-perbaikan lain terus dilakukan selama berpuluh-puluh tahun sesudahnya.

Kini, Old Trafford berkapasitas 75.957 kursi, terbesar di antara stadion milik klub dan cuma kalah besar dari Stadion New Wembley. Dengan seluruh kursinya selalu nyaris penuh tiap kali MU tampil di kandang, rataan penonton The Red Devils adalah yang tertinggi di Eropa.

Di lapangan berukuran 105x68 m yang terbentang di stadion yang dijuluki sebagai Theater of Dreams oleh Sir Bobby Charlton itu, telah tampil para pemain terhebat di dunia, dari generasi ke generasi. Mulai dari Sandy Turnbull, George Best, Eric Cantona, hingga Cristiano Ronaldo.

Entah akan sampai kapan Old Trafford bakal terus berdiri dan menjadi markas kebanggaan MU dan pendukungnya, yang jelas, kini 'Teater Mimpi' telah berusia seabad.

[nu_reccayasha]

oiya hari ini OT ULtah nih

Happy Birthday Buat OT tercinta, tidak terasa umurmu sudah seabad.........
tetep jadi teater of dream y........
n pastinya kandang yg mengerikan buat semua tim lawan........

[hendiplast]

Manchester United's Old Trafford development plan hits the buffers on 100th birthday

Manchester United are unlikely to continue the redevelopment of Old Trafford in the coming years, largely because of a railway line situated behind the main stand.

The 76,000-seater stadium is the largest club ground in the country and has undergone progressive restructuring over the last 20 years. However, the main stand has remained untouched since the 1970s.

But now in its centenary year, Old Trafford seems to be staying as it is.
Old Trafford's main stand backs onto a railway line



Troublesome track: Old Trafford's main stand backs onto a railway line
Old Trafford has undergone major works in the last 20 years



Under construction: Old Trafford has undergone major works in the last 20 years

'There are two limiting factors to any possible expansion of the main stand,' said United's Group Property Manager George Johnstone.

'Primarily the railway line, but there are also several privately owned properties beyond that which could be an issue if a new stand was to span the railway and have footings in that area.

'It would be very costly and technically difficult. We haven't really looked at the figures, but an expanded stand may only give us an extra 12-16,000 seats.



Theatre of Dreams: The Old Trafford faithful whip up an electric atmosphere

'The numbers need to stack up. Demand is an issue, so perhaps the current capacity of just over 76,000 is appropriate at this stage.'

At the time of Taylor Report, which came in the wake of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and called for stadiums to be all-seater, the capacity of the 'Threatre of Dreams' was just 44,000.



World leader: The monumental Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea holds a staggering 150,000 people.

Manchester United's continued success on the field, though, has neccessitated the growth and

Old Trafford's most recent expansion, which took place between July 2005 and May 2006, saw an increase of around 8,000 seats with the addition of second tiers to both the north-west and north-east quadrants of the ground.

However, it lags someway behind the world leaders. The monumental Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea is the largest stadium in the world. It was built in 1989 and seats a staggering 150,000 people.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/

[hendiplast]

Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium designed to be a theatre of dreams from 1910
For the workers hurrying from their factories a century ago today, crossing the Canal Bridge and streaming towards the gleaming turnstiles, Manchester United’s new abode appeared more than a home fit for footballing heroes.



Old Trafford was a mission statement, a declaration of ambition, a trait the club has never lost even during the dark moments which have punctuated the ensuing, eventful 100 years.

For the young apprentices leading the charge as their Saturday shift ended, Old Trafford truly dominated their horizon. Unlike United’s former residence, the Bank Street ground hemmed in by terraced housing, a place so dilapidated it had blown over in a gale two days before, this sporting palace was set in 16 acres. Anticipation rose and rose as supporters flocked towards it like pilgrims.

Old Trafford is not a ground chanced upon; like the club at times, it brashly proclaims its presence from some distance. It is built to impress.

Archibald Leitch’s original design has been updated, in keeping with the demands of the Taylor Report and the corporate classes, but it has always been a stadium with stature. Results reflect that: of the 1,550 games United have played at Old Trafford in the Premier League and old First Division, they have won 916 and drawn 368, scoring 3,009 goals.

For the club’s ardent followers arriving for that historic first match, appropriately against their great rivals Liverpool, the inside inspired as much awe as Leitch’s imposing exterior. Confirming that overspending is not a new phenomenon, Leitch went wildly over budget, doubling the £30,000 initial estimate. Fortunately for United, they had a generous patron in John H Davies.

Never mind the cost, thought the fans, feel the quality of what one newspaper hailed as “a tip-top home’’. The supporters were too busy scampering along Leitch’s tunnels, discovering what would soon become familiar trails to favoured vantage points.

Weaving through the crush barriers, all patented by the resourceful Leitch, some fans raced to the front, standing as close as they could to the action. Those on the lowest step were eye-level with the pitch. Their idols, men such as Sandy Turnbull and Billy Meredith, must have looked immense, almost God-like figures, stretching up to the heavens.

“My dad attended the game as a teenage apprentice millwright, having walked through from Trafford Park in his working clothes – complete with hobnailed boots and the obligatory flat cap –and paying his tanner at the turnstile,’’ recalls the football statistician John Russell, who inherited his father’s passion for United. “He told me the pitch looked good enough to play cricket on, even in February. To see his heroes, Billy Meredith, Charlie Roberts, Sandy Turnbull et al, running out in their red shirts was a great thrill.’’

With players of that calibre, United needed a good playing surface. Bank Street, by all contemporary accounts, was home to a quagmire. In constructing a new habitat for Ernest Mangnall’s team, Leitch understood the importance of drainage, sunlight and airflow in maintaining the grass. (Modern architects, please take note).

Old Trafford was immediately lauded by commentators. In the Feb 20, 1910 edition of The Umpire, their correspondent “Forerunner’’ breathlessly saluted “a beautiful green plush carpet’’. In a concluding flourish, “Forerunner’’ declared: “I know groundsmen who would weep at the thought of using such a perfect pitch for so reckless a game but football knows no sentiment.’’ Quite right.

The Sporting Chronicle acclaimed “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’’.

Having moved into their new home, United finished fifth, first, 13th, fourth, 14th and 18th before the Kaiser stopped play in the League for four years.

In its century of existence, Old Trafford has staged 2,224 United first-team games, comprising those 1,550 top-flight League games and 210 old Second Division matches, 133 European games, 141 FA Cup matches, 85 League Cup ties, 98 wartime fixtures (72 WW1, 26 WW2), four Charity Shields, two Screen Sports Super Cup ties and one Fifa World Club Championship match.

United’s frequent investment in the ground is reflected in the record attendances. While many stadiums have shrunk in capacity as all-seat requirements consumed the broad expanses of the old terraces, Old Trafford’s record has stayed constant: 76,962 under the old Leitch design (Wolves-Grimsby Town in an FA Cup semi-final of 1939) and the current modernised stadium of 76,098 (versus Blackburn Rovers in 2007).

The joy of Old Trafford is that the best numerical figures are associated with the best flesh-and-blood figures. Ryan Giggs has made the most appearances (398). Bobby Charlton has the most starts (370) and also the most goals (141). Denis Law has scored the most hat-tricks (12).

With such great stars providing such grand statistics, millions have fallen in love with Old Trafford over the past century. Players and supporters make stadiums special but in Old Trafford, Leitch designed a setting to inspire everybody. No wonder those workers rushed from the factory.

Telegraph

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Stadium set for centenary match

Sunday 14 March will be a very special matchday at Old Trafford as United officially celebrate 100 years since the stadium opened.



Fulham is the first weekend home fixture since the anniversary and as such, various plans are in place to mark the milestone - including the presence of some specially-invited guests.

Relatives of the 1910 United team - and of then chairman J H Davies and stadium architect Archibald Leitch - will be entertained at Sunday's game.

A time capsule containing United memorabilia will be sealed by the relatives and buried close to the centre tunnel – the only remaining part of the original stadium.

A replica of the programme from the inaugural match - against Liverpool on 19 February 1910 - will be distributed to every fan passing through the turnstiles.

One hundred free tickets have been issued to local residents through the Gorse Hill Partnership, a link-up between United and Trafford Borough Council.

Banners in the North Stand tunnel tell the story of OT's development, while the artwork of local school children is on display in the Family Stand concourse.

A special 100 Years of Old Trafford magazine will be on sale around the ground.

Club secretary Ken Ramsden says, "The club is immensely proud to have been at Old Trafford for 100 years. To celebrate the centenary with our supporters is very important."

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[myname-is-cant]

pengalaman ke sana seminggu lalu, old trafford gak tinggi banget kok.. masih jauh lebih tinggi senayan.. tapi jauh lebih bersih, dan rapi..
Staff OT sangat menyakralkan lapangannya, tidak sembarangan orang dapat berdiri di lapangan nya..

[Poizzjogja]

Cita cita jadi pengen ke sana