MUFC GOLD - The Complete History of Manchester United Football Club

The
Complete History
of
Manchester United

+ The Theatre

» Development Stages

A graphical representation of the development of Old Trafford through the years.

A photographic journal of the stands, from terracing to all-seater.

OT from above.

Views of Old Trafford from around the ground.

Inside OT, from the museum to the control room.

Year	Work	Stadium Plan
1910	Opening of Old Trafford. Stand on railway side, terracing elsewhere.
1934	United Road side covered.
1938	Corner sections beside Main Stand covered.
1941	Stadium damaged due to German bombs.
1949	Return to Old Trafford following exile at Maine Road.
1954	Main Stand returned to full use.
1957	Floodlights installed.
1959	Stretford End covered.
1965	Cantilever Stand on United Road side opened.
1972	K Stand opened.
1974	Fencing erected behind each goal.
1976	Perimeter fencing extended to completely encircle playing areas.
1986	New floodlights installed on stand roof.
1989	Perimeter fencing removed.
1990	United Road Paddock converted to seating.
1991	Paddocks in front of main Stand converted to seating.
1992	Stretford End demolished. Dressing rooms and entrance tunnel moved. New Stand built.
1995	United Road Stand demolished and new three-tier North Stand built.
1999	Building of second tier on East Stand commences.
2000	Second tier at the Stretford End built.

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