Who owns Old Trafford?
Old Trafford is owned by Manchester United plc (the United Kingdom, NYSE: MANU).[1]
Evidence: Manchester United plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-09-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 September 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Manchester United plc verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Manchester
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Manchester
- Founded
- 1910
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Live & sport › Live events & ticketing
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MANU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Old Trafford
Old Trafford is Manchester United's stadium, which the club has played at since 1910 and which its annual report says it fully owns. With a capacity of 74,500 it is the largest football club stadium in the United Kingdom, and it has about 10,000 executive club seats, more than 120 luxury boxes and 14 suites. The Manchester United Museum sits inside it, and the ground is also hired out for other events.
What Manchester United plc's annual report says about Old Trafford
Sentences about Old Trafford from Manchester United plc's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
A significant amount of our revenue derives from ticket sales and other Matchday revenue for our men's first team matches at Old Trafford and our share of gate receipts from domestic cup matches.
In particular, the revenue generated from ticket sales and other Matchday revenue at Old Trafford will be highly dependent on the continued attendance at matches of our individual and corporate supporters as well as the number of home matches we play each season.
How often Manchester United plc names Old Trafford in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Old Trafford
- Current owner Manchester United plc [1] verified
Where Old Trafford sits in Manchester United plc
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Manchester United plc
Manchester United plc controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Manchester United (1878)
- Manchester United Women (2018)
- MUTV
Other brands in live events & ticketing, and who owns them
The 35 brands in live events & ticketing on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is CTS Eventim, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Eventim Apollo | CTS Eventim | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Beacon Theatre | MSG Entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Casino de Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Playdium | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| KCON | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Live Nation Concerts | Live Nation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AMF | Lucky Strike Entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States |
| The Battery Atlanta | Atlanta Braves Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Manchester United plc
Manchester United plc is a publicly listed company headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: MANU.
Manchester United plc is the listed holding company of the English football club, incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 2012 with its principal executive office at Old Trafford in Manchester. Its Class A shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Its 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2026 reports total revenue of £677.6 million from commercial, broadcasting and matchday income, and says trusts controlled by descendants of Malcolm Glazer hold 67.91% of the voting power while INEOS holds 28.96%. The club, the women's team, the stadium and the MUTV channel are all held through wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Manchester United plc: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Old Trafford and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Old Trafford is not one of them.
- Anime Limited — TOHO 🇯🇵
- BelfastLive — Reach 🇬🇧
- Celtic FC Women — Celtic plc 🇬🇧
- Chrysalis Records — Reservoir 🇺🇸
- Country Life — Future 🇬🇧
- Eventim Apollo — CTS Eventim 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Old Trafford?
The parent company of Old Trafford is Manchester United plc, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Old Trafford British?
Yes. Old Trafford originated in the United Kingdom in 1910 and its owner, Manchester United plc, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Old Trafford still owned by Manchester United plc?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Old Trafford is still owned by Manchester United plc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Manchester United plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-09-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 24 September 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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