 Trafford is the home of several major sports teams , including Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club ( <unk> ) . Manchester United began as Newton Heath L & YR F.C. in 1878 . The team plays at Old Trafford football ground , which is sometimes used as a stadium for international matches . Manchester United have won the FA Cup 11 times and been the Premier League champions 13 times ( since the league was formed 20 seasons ago ) and were Football League champions seven times in the years prior to that . The club last won the Premier League in 2013 . <unk> started as the Manchester Cricket Club , and represents the historic county of Lancashire . The club contested the original 1890 County Championship . Old Trafford Cricket Ground – Lancashire 's home ground – stages international matches , including Test matches and One Day Internationals . The team has won the county championship eight times outright ( with one shared ) and were the county champions in 2011 - the county 's first outright triumph since 1934 , but were then relegated to the second division in 2012 . 
