David Peace’s gripping account of the Munich air disaster, 67 years ago today, has much to say about the way media has changed.
Busby’s entire coaching staff was killed, and the man himself was badly injured enough that he was given last rites twice before he recovered. United put together a makeshift team of reserve players ...
Duncan Edwards was famously described by Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton as the only player that ever made him feel ‘inferior’ on a football pitch.
Jackie Blanchflower and Dennis Viollet – to safety. Gregg plays in the first game after the disaster and is the rock on which the United of the 1960s will be built. Peace takes us into the heart ...
The third novel in David Peace’s football trilogy, Munichs is a story of the aftermath of the plane crash that killed eight.
Before the horrors of the Munich Air Disaster, Matt Busby’s boys were gearing up for an historic campaign across all three ...
37) His 31 Premier League goals in the 2007-08 season is the most anyone has scored in a league campaign for Manchester United since 1959-60 when Dennis Viollet netted 32 times. 38) Ronaldo has ...
Sir Matt Busby was appointed manager of United in 1945, taking over a team and an Old Trafford that had been decimated by the second world war. As a player Busby had won the FA Cup with Manchester ...
The plane crash that killed Manchester United players and staff in 1958 - 23 people lost their lives as a result of the crash, including eight Manchester United footballers ...