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Old Trafford is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.

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West Stand

West Stand wasn't the last to be covered, that was East Stand. West Stand wasn't all terraced, it had a small seating area in top right hand when facing it 2A02:C7C:60BF:8C00:785E:23B1:5764:83DF (talk) 10:52, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean the Stretty and Scoreboard? The Stretty had seats all the way across the back. Scherben808 (talk) 19:51, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 July 2023

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Old Trafford is the FOURTEENTH largest stadium by capacity in Europe - (and not the eleventh as stated in the top paragraph of the page) 2A00:23C4:5387:3001:5CE9:5FC6:72D4:9DB4 (talk) 13:31, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 14:13, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Request to remove image of miniature Lego model of stadium

The article features the inclusion of a miniature Lego model of the stadium that needn't be included in the article. It adds nothing, and simply appears to be an image of a hobbyists model of the stadium. The image is also described as a "scale" model, which I would dispute as it is not an accurate, proportional replica of the stadium, it's simply a mini-Lego model. Further, the image description mentions a model-maker who doesn't appear to of particular prominence, and is, at the least, without a Wikipedia page of their own. 92.233.97.202 (talk) 22:26, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pointing out the issue with this image. Someone overwrote the original photo (which was admittedly blurry) with one of an entirely different model. I've restored the original image. The model is definitely not made of Lego, and it was put on display at the Manchester United museum, so there's no reason to remove the image from this article. The notability of the artist is irrelevant to the encyclopaedic value of the image. – Pee Jay 09:21, 25 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see.

Does a featured Wikipedia article really deserve a blurry picture?

I can’t see what the picture adds to the article? 92.233.97.202 (talk) 12:21, 25 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair, Wikipedia relies on volunteers for all of its content. If this is the best picture of the model we can get, it will have to do, especially since I don't think the model is on display any more. That said, at the size the image is displayed at, the blurriness is barely noticeable. I will also add that I do think it's worth including, since the model itself is mentioned in the article. If you read, you'll see it was put on display for the 100th anniversary of Old Trafford's opening, and it's probably the best example of that special exhibition to put in this article. – Pee Jay 00:12, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 22 February 2025

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Change the capacity from 74,310 to 74,197 Premier League Handbook 2024/25 Meatlover123 (talk) 16:00, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: The existing source for 74,310 is still reporting that figure. Your provided source includes the qualifier of "ground capacity", which could potentially explain the discrepancy. I'd like to see something more concrete before changing the article. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 15:39, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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