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The 'Busby Babes' is the name given to the group of footballers who progressed from Manchester United's youth team into the first team under the management of Matt Busby in the late 1940s and 1950s – eight of the players died as a result of the air crash.
Title
Munich Memorial
Date
1960
Medium
Millstone grit & granite
Accession number
M16_MH_S016
Acquisition method
commissioned by Manchester United Football Club
Work type
Panel
Owner
Manchester United Football Club
Custodian
Manchester United Football Club
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
25th February 1960
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Stadium opening times
Inscription description
IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICALS & PLAYERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE MUNICH AIR DISASTER ON THE 6TH FEBRUARY 1958 / WALTER CRICKMER / TOM CURRY / BERT WHALLEY / ROGER BYRNE / GEOFF BENT / MARK JONES / EDDIE COLMAN / DAVID PEGG / DUNCAN EDWARDS / TOMMY TAYLOR / BILLY WHELAN BEFORE THE / TRAGEDY AT / MUNICH / THE CLUB / BELONGED TO / MANCHESTER / BUT AFTERWARDS / MANCHESTER UNITED / CAPTURED / THE IMAGINATION / OF THE ENTIRE / WORLD
