Munich Air Disaster explained to young supporters

MANCHESTER MOURNS

The catastrophe took the lives of eight gamers: Edwards, Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Liam ‘Billy’ Whelan.

Three employees members additionally perished: Walter Crickmer, Tom Curry and Bert Whalley. Many journalists who coated the group have been additionally onboard, and eight of them have been taken too, together with the well-known former Manchester Metropolis goalkeeper Frank Swift.

It was the darkest day in our membership’s historical past, and the results are nonetheless felt to at the present time. The entire of Manchester mourned for these misplaced, and the crash’s devastating influence traumatised Britain’s soccer neighborhood.

Initially, many thought it could imply United’s demise as a significant power. The injured Matt Busby wouldn’t return to England till April, 71 days after the crash.