United 3 Sheffield Wednesday 0 Pre-match context: United’s next fixture after the Munich Air Disaster took place less than a fortnight after the crash. The club was in absolute disarray, bereft of players and staff either killed or injured in Germany. Assistant manager Jimmy Murphy worked around the clock, later admitting: “I went through hell and back and I had no-one to talk to, really. I had to find a team of 11 to play. We didn't know what the team would be.” Youngsters were promoted from within to join crash survivors Bill Foulkes and Harry Gregg, while Murphy’s recruitment drive ended with Stan Crowther signing from Aston Villa 75 minutes before kick-off.
Date: 19 February 1958
Competition: FA Cup fifth round
Old Trafford's best games: Sheff Wed (1958)
