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Roger William Byrne (8 September 1929 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a full-back and captain of Manchester United. He died at the age of 28 in the Munich air disaster. He was one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the disaster on 6 February 1958.
A profile of Manchester United legend Roger Byrne, one of eight players who lost their lives in the Munich Air Disaster in 1958.
May 2, 2019 · A tribute to the captain of the Busby Babes has gone up at his old primary school. Manchester United 's Roger Byrne was one of eight players killed in the Munich air disaster of February 6,...
Feb 6, 2024 · Byrne, who had 33 England caps, was the oldest player, aged 28, to die in Munich and McCartney had decided something had to be done when he found out the club’s former...
- Geoff Bent
- Mark Jones
- David Pegg
- Eddie Colman
- Liam Whelan
- Tommy Taylor
- Roger Byrne
- Duncan Edwards
The least well known among the tragic fatalities, Geoff Bent was born and raised in nearby Salford. He never played for any other club but, in the age before substitutes, had only made 12 first-team appearances for United when he was killed at Munich at the age of 25. The full-back joined the Old Trafford club as apprentice after leaving school in ...
Mark Jones was originally from Yorkshire but joined United as an apprentice around the time of his 15th birthday in 1948 and made his professional debut a little over two years later. Jones had to wait a little longer for his real chance though, serving as a capable understudy at centre-half to then captain Allenby Chilton as the club won a first l...
Another Yorkshireman, David Pegg was snapped up by Matt Busby and United when he left school in 1950. By that time he had already been called up by England at schoolboy level and was one of the most sought after talents in the country. He made his United debut at the tender age of 17 against Middlesbrough in 1952 and immediately became a regular fo...
One of the great characters in the team, Eddie Colman was one of United's most confident and extroverted individuals despite his relative youth. The plucky wing-half was born in Salford in 1936 and captained the club's junior team to glory in the FA Youth Cup in 1955. Colman made his first-team debut a few months later, whilst still in his teenage...
United spotted a teenage Liam Whelan playing for Home Farm in Dublin in 1953 and quickly signed him up. A clinical forward, he was unusually polished and graceful for such a young player and had managed 52 goals in less than 100 United appearances by the time of his death. Normally a regular in the team, early in the 1957/58 season Whelan's place i...
Still considered one of United's greatest ever strikers, Tommy Taylor was one of the few players in the squad that Matt Busby had bought from another professional club. The manager famously shelled out £29,999 to buy the 21-year-old centre-forward from Barnsley in 1953, a club record fee at the time. Taylor was an immediate hit, though he had endur...
Left sided full-back Roger Byrne was United's great captain and at 28 years of age was at the peak of his powers when he was killed in Munich. A versatile player that demonstrated incredible work ethic and footballing intelligence, Byrne is widely heralded as being the first 'Busby Babe'. He joined United's youth ranks in 1949 at the age of 20 and ...
Often described as English football's greatest ever talent, Duncan Edwards was already a star at the age of just 16 and Bobby Charlton remembered his former team-mate as "the only player that ever made me feel inferior". Matt Busby first became aware of Edwards while he was playing for his school team in Dudley and he arrived at Old Trafford as an ...
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Height: 5' 9" (1.75m) Farewell to Manchester United: Died of injuries sustained in Munich Air Crash, 06/02/1958. Weight: 10st 2lbs (64.41kg) Passed Away: 06/02/1958. Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.
Feb 2, 2008 · Roger Byrne (28) A native of Manchester, Byrne's reputation was that of a strong-willed character who was, at times, brave enough to stand up to Matt Busby.
