Remembering the Heroes
Sir Matt Busby was appointed as manager of Manchester United after the Second World War, and his then-unheard-of policy of producing most of the players through the club's youth team brought great success, with the club winning the Football League in 1956 and 1957.
Th club's success was halted by the Munich air disaster of 1958. On February 6 1958, the plane carrying the Machester United team home from a European Cup match crashed on take off at a refuelling stop in Munich, claiming the lives of eight players and another fifteen passengers. It was thought that the club might fold, and while Busby was recovering from his injuries, the club continued playing with a makeshift side. They somehow reached the FA Cup final again, where they lost to Bolton.
Busby rebuilt the team throughout the early 1960s, signing players such as Denis Law and Pat Crerand. The team won the FA Cup in 1963, then won the league in 1965 and 1967 and the European Cup in 1968, the first English Club to do so. This team was notable for containing three European Footballers of the Year: Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best.
On the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the Munich air disaster, it is the time to remember those unfortunate heroes who lost their lives and celebrate the heroics of sir Matt Busby and the renowned team he built from scratch. Here's to those heroes and their club that embodies the spirit of the beautiful game - Manchester United!
Th club's success was halted by the Munich air disaster of 1958. On February 6 1958, the plane carrying the Machester United team home from a European Cup match crashed on take off at a refuelling stop in Munich, claiming the lives of eight players and another fifteen passengers. It was thought that the club might fold, and while Busby was recovering from his injuries, the club continued playing with a makeshift side. They somehow reached the FA Cup final again, where they lost to Bolton.
Busby rebuilt the team throughout the early 1960s, signing players such as Denis Law and Pat Crerand. The team won the FA Cup in 1963, then won the league in 1965 and 1967 and the European Cup in 1968, the first English Club to do so. This team was notable for containing three European Footballers of the Year: Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best.
On the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the Munich air disaster, it is the time to remember those unfortunate heroes who lost their lives and celebrate the heroics of sir Matt Busby and the renowned team he built from scratch. Here's to those heroes and their club that embodies the spirit of the beautiful game - Manchester United!
Sir Matt Busby
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