Matt Busby

Sir Alexander Matthew Busby was a Scottish footballer and football manager. He played for Scotland national team. Busby managed Manchester United and led them to great success. Many people believe that Busby is one of the greatest football managers of all time.

As a player, Busby played for Manchester City and Liverpool. After his playing career, he went to manage Manchester United and built a great team called the Busby Babes. Eight of those players died in an airplane accident in Munich. This accident was called the Munich air disaster. But Busby again built a winning team after the disaster. He spent 25 years with Manchester United and won 13 trophies.

Career statistics

Playing career
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupCharity ShieldTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsManchester City1928–29First Division000000001929–30First Division11312001251930–31First Division20010002101931–32First Division41150004611932–33First Division39171004621933–34First Division39480004741934–35First Division35110103711935–36First Division1911000201Total204112431022914Liverpool1935–36First Division11100001111936–37First Division29110003011937–38First Division33030003601938–39First Division4213000451Total115370001223Career total319143131035117

Managerial career
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordManchester United1 October 19454 June 1969
1Great BritainJuly 1948August 1948Scotland15 January 1958December 1958Manchester United29 December 19708 June 1971Total

1Does not include matches for which Jimmy Murphy served as acting manager following the Munich air disaster.

Honours

Player
Manchester City
 FA Cup: 1933–34

Manager
Manchester United
 First Division: 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67
 FA Cup: 1947–48, 1962–63
 FA Charity Shield: 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965 (shared), 1967 (shared)
 European Cup: 1967–68

Individual
PFA Merit Award: 1980
English Football Hall of Fame (Manager): 2002
European Hall of Fame (Manager): 2008
ESPN 7th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013
France Football 11th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019
World Soccer 36th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013

Orders and special awards
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE): 1958
Knight Bachelor: 1968
Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (KCSG): 1972

References

Category:1909 births
Category:1994 deaths
Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:Scottish football managers
Category:Manchester United F.C.
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Knights Bachelor