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Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid-1950s, playing 177 matches for the club.
Feb 11, 2023 · 'Duncan Edwards: Eternal' by Wayne Barton will be released on February 16, 2023, in hardback. RRP £18.99. It can be pre-ordered with a 25 per cent discount here.
Feb 6, 2008 · The Munich air crash of February 1958 destroyed one of the greatest teams in the history of sport. But no member of that tragic Manchester United side was as talented as Duncan Edwards. James...
Feb 6, 2018 · Edwards, Manchester United's star player, was fatally injured in the Munich air disaster. His mum, speaking the day before she died at the age of 93, recalled some of his...
Apr 6, 2022 · 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.
Aug 16, 2021 · No-one knows what Duncan Edwards might have achieved had his life not been so cruelly taken away from him. Would he, rather than Bobby Moore, had led England to World Cup victory in 1966?
Edwards played his last game on February 5, 1958, and had fewer than five full seasons in League football. Yet he left behind such an impression that even the long passage of time is unable to erase it. Of all the names in the International Hall of Fame, his is the most poignant.
