19 is the magic number!
Alex Ferguson has won 11 championships with Manchester United already, and he wants another one. Don't we all! It will not be long now, dear Stretford Enders. 19 really is the magic number. 19 Championships that is. One more than Liverpool, one more for the mighty Red Devils.
European Capital Of Trophies
Manchester United Fans banner on the Stretford End - 'European Capital of Trophies'.
Lee Sharpe Supports Green & Gold for Charity
Former Manchester United star Lee Sharpe, has joined the green and gold campaign to be part of fans bid to to get rid of the Glazers, and support Prostate Cancer.
"I am absolutely delighted to lend my support to such a worthwhile cause. I am committed to wanting to see every Green and Gold shirt sold, and I will personally be handing the £25,000 cheque over to The Prostate Cancer Charity," he said. "I can't believe the quality of the shirts, they're much better than the ones I used to wear. I'd urge all Manchester United fans to support this superb project and I look forward to presenting the charity with their cheque at some point in the near future."
Support the Green and Gold campaign
View from the New Stretford End
Looking from the new Stretford End down the United Road side at Old Trafford.
United Team Stand in Stretford End Goal
MANCHESTER UNITED 1962-63 TEAM PHOTO
From left to right: Tony Dunne, Nobby Stiles, Johnny Giles, Albert Quixall, Maurice Setters, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Pat Crerand, Shay Brennan, David Gaskell, David Herd, Bill Foulkes, Noel Cantwell, Harry Gregg, Ted Dalton (Man Utd Physio) Jack Crompton (Man Utd Trainer).
Tours of Old Trafford
Come and have a great day out at Manchester United. Enjoy a tour around Manchester United's famous Old Trafford football stadium!
Retrace the steps of United's real heroes, like George Best, Bobby Charlton, Cantona and Ronaldo. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, explore your club's home ground, reliving past victories and photographing the player's tunnel and dug out.
The stadium tour includes a visit to the magnificent trophy room. Sit in the heights of the North Stand for a bird's eye view of the pitch or stand in Fergie's dug out spot and dream you're the new team manager! Pose for a photo by your favourite player's peg in the Reds' changing room, soaking up the atmosphere of Man UTD's 'Theatre of Dreams'.
Ask all those questions you've been dying to know, completing your tour with a trip to the museum and visitor centre. An unforgettable experience for Manchester United fans!!
(Each ticket includes the Museum and ground tour, and a meal in the Red Café. Allow yourself up to 4 hours for the complete Manchester United experience. Voted UK visitor attraction of the year 2013.)
Adult and Child Tour of Old Trafford
Adult Tour of Old Trafford for Two
Manchester United Family Tour Experience
United Review: Once in a lifetime experience!
It's an award-winning tourist destination, a magnificent stadium, an interesting day out and home to the most successful team in English football.
The stadium tour is excellent. It starts in the trophy room (which is obviously very full) and museum, your guide then leads you inside the 'Theatre of Dreams' to take in the awe-inspiring view of the England's second biggest stadium in all its glory. There are plenty of photo ops aside the pitch here. You then head down to pitchside where you can sit in the dugout a-la Sir Alex, before heading back outside to learn a bit more about United's moving and romantic history as you walk beneath the Munich clock and through the tunnel to take the players' entrance. This leads you into the players' lounge and then the changing rooms where you can have your photo taken aside your favourite player's shirt. Then it's time for food in the great Red Cafe, and obviously the tour ends in the megastore where you can fill your boots with Manchester United logo-emblazoned anything.
Flowers of the Stretford End
Manchester United - The Flowers of Manchester - Munich Air Disaster Memorial
The Flowers of Manchester banner on the Stretford End. A tribute to the Munich air disaster (February 6, 1958), in which eight Man Utd players died. The Flowers of Manchester was the title of a tribute song by the group The Spinners.
The Flowers of Manchester banner on the Stretford End. A tribute to the Munich air disaster (February 6, 1958), in which eight Man Utd players died. The Flowers of Manchester was the title of a tribute song by the group The Spinners.
The Busby Era
The Busby Era is a wonderful DVD that chronicles the period which made Manchester United a household name. It includes previously unseen footage, including amateur film in colour from the 1950s and scenes from the Wembley dressing room following the 1968 European Cup triumph. Watch all the great teams that Sir Matt Busby built and admire those amazing games and goals that took Manchester United to the top of world football. In my opinion, this is essential viewing for all true Manchester United supporters, especially those not old enough to remember the period which made the club great.
Close up picture of the Old Stretford End
Police watch a section of the crowd in the old Stretford End, (1969).
Stretty End Clock
Roberto Mancini is determined to go down in history as the man who ended Manchester City's 35-year trophy drought. Last year Mancini famously declared his intention to rip down the taunting clock that hangs from the Stretford End at Old Trafford, ticking round each season that ends without silverware on the blue half of Manchester.
Money may help Roberto Mancini win a trophy, but money will not make Manchester City as famous as Manchester United. Only footballing history, constant success, and longevity will achieve the impossible goal. Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson worked long and hard developing their great football teams, sometimes under immense pressure on and off the playing field. That is why Manchester United and the Stretty End is world famous. So, that clock hanging from the Stretford End will continue to tick for many years to come!
Money may help Roberto Mancini win a trophy, but money will not make Manchester City as famous as Manchester United. Only footballing history, constant success, and longevity will achieve the impossible goal. Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson worked long and hard developing their great football teams, sometimes under immense pressure on and off the playing field. That is why Manchester United and the Stretty End is world famous. So, that clock hanging from the Stretford End will continue to tick for many years to come!
Beautiful Getty Image of the Stretford End
In this rare beautiful black and white photograph, the real beauty of the Stretford End comes alive. It shows a small, close up section of the crowd standing on the 13th December 1980 at the Old Trafford match, when Manchester United played Stoke City.
Look at another fantastic Stretford End 'Getty' picture here!
The Green & Gold campaign
The Green & Gold campaign symbolises Manchester United supporters desire to rid the club of the Glazer family. Instead of the traditional red, fans can don the colours of Newton Heath, from whom United was formed. Under the umbrella of the Manchester United Supporters and Independent Manchester United Supporters Association, Green & Gold is a clear statement to the Glazer family, we don't want you, or your £700 million debt that threatens the very existence of our club.
Support Green and Gold here
Stretford End Sympathy?
This picture shows how Old Trafford looked like from above in 1984. Still not completely covered, the old Stretford End stands alone in the left of the image (west). The west side of the ground for many fans, will always be the legendary Stretford End. Crammed behind the goal was a heaving mass of almost 20,000 standing United fans who were amongst the loudest in Britain.
As Alex Ferguson prepares to pass Sir Matt Busby as the club's longest-serving manager, many people do not remember that he has survived chants of "Fergie out" from the Stretford End, taken himself to the brink of retirement and been re-energised by the youth within his squad, yet even Ferguson admits his looming milestone is not one he expected to pass.
'I could never have imagined that I would surpass Sir Matt's longevity. When I came here, my main thought was to win the league and that was my driving force. I couldn't visualise that I would end up with 24 years behind me, going into my 25th year. When I came to United, I had Sir Matt at the club and Bobby Charlton also. They were a comforting part for me. I knew they could understand what I was looking to achieve.'
However, the Stretford End congregation still has little sympathy for their prodigal son Wayne Rooney.
Stretford End Protest
Witness to the growth in the green and gold anti-Glazer protest scarves in and around Old Trafford, as Manchester United fans turn against the red and white with an old-fashioned green and gold protest against the American Glazer family. The Stretford End sing anti-Glazer protest songs and unfurl banners at Old Trafford.
This video was filmed by a United fan in the Stretford End.
This video was filmed by a United fan in the Stretford End.
Fans remembering the Old Stretford End
A few loyal United fans share their memories about the Old Stretford End at Old Trafford, and what went wrong.
"Yes I remember the 70s at OT, Docs red army. We used to have a fantastic time in the stretford end and sometimes the scoreboard end in the absence of any visiting fans, singing to each other. I went to every Saturday game home and away. I would never think about going now it's far to sterile. I also remember Jimmy Hill saying we will have no fans in the 2nd div and over 60,000 turned up to the first game against Sunderland. Oh they were the days."
"I hope one day the powers at Old Trafford realise that unless they create some standing terrace in the Stretford and East stand we will never create the atmosphere at home games that the club really deserves. The fans deserve it."
"You can be outside nowadays and not hear a thing; I grew up in Whalley Range and on big games you could hear the crowd at our house (and from Maine Rd. - this isn't just a Utd problem). The atmosphere grew from 1pm on SATURDAYS!! Now it's all manufactured - screaming tannoys, too many women, too many foreigners (love Utd being globally popular but THEY don't add to the atmosphere), too high an ave age, too expensive and ALL SEATED! I followed MUFC not MU plc."
"I was a wee Stretford Ender back in the late 70's and all that magic at OT has now gone forever, you start shouting a song out now and so called utd fans look at you as tho you are fookin stupid. Corparate shite and marketing has totaly f**ked our vibe for the club at OT its only European games when ya do get to hear that magic roar....its very sad indeed!!"
"Yes I remember the 70s at OT, Docs red army. We used to have a fantastic time in the stretford end and sometimes the scoreboard end in the absence of any visiting fans, singing to each other. I went to every Saturday game home and away. I would never think about going now it's far to sterile. I also remember Jimmy Hill saying we will have no fans in the 2nd div and over 60,000 turned up to the first game against Sunderland. Oh they were the days."
"I hope one day the powers at Old Trafford realise that unless they create some standing terrace in the Stretford and East stand we will never create the atmosphere at home games that the club really deserves. The fans deserve it."
"You can be outside nowadays and not hear a thing; I grew up in Whalley Range and on big games you could hear the crowd at our house (and from Maine Rd. - this isn't just a Utd problem). The atmosphere grew from 1pm on SATURDAYS!! Now it's all manufactured - screaming tannoys, too many women, too many foreigners (love Utd being globally popular but THEY don't add to the atmosphere), too high an ave age, too expensive and ALL SEATED! I followed MUFC not MU plc."
"I was a wee Stretford Ender back in the late 70's and all that magic at OT has now gone forever, you start shouting a song out now and so called utd fans look at you as tho you are fookin stupid. Corparate shite and marketing has totaly f**ked our vibe for the club at OT its only European games when ya do get to hear that magic roar....its very sad indeed!!"
Manchester United Stretford End Jigsaw
Check out all the great Manchester United Jigsaws
Why not rebuild the famous old Stretford End at Old Trafford and relive those wonderful memories everyday. This unique 300 piece Old Stretford End Jigsaw Puzzle, makes the stunning picture shown below, which was taken in 1988, prior to the introduction of the all-seater stadium.
Why not rebuild the famous old Stretford End at Old Trafford and relive those wonderful memories everyday. This unique 300 piece Old Stretford End Jigsaw Puzzle, makes the stunning picture shown below, which was taken in 1988, prior to the introduction of the all-seater stadium.
Those Were The Days - Singing on the Old Stretford End
What a beautiful picture this is. Taken on the 26th April 1980, it shows thousands of Manchester United fans on the Stretford End at Old Trafford with their flags proudly held high during United's home game against Coventry City.
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