The events in Munich on 6 February 1958 forever shaped Manchester United’s identity. To commemorate the 67th anniversary of the disaster, this piece recounts memories from Mike Carney, Roy Cavanagh, Derek Manton and James Vance, who were young supporters at the time of the crash, and Tony Street, who was a junior player.
There was no doubt about it. The Busby Babes breathed vibrant life into a sport that desperately needed it.
Football resumed after the war with players who had lost years of their careers to service in the army, and national service was still a thing years into the 1950s.