Duncan Edwards England's greatest ever player who died aged 21


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Duncan Edwards on the ball during his England debut in 1955, a 7-2 victory over Scotland at Wembley. Photograph: PA Photos/PA Archive/Press Association Images. Sportblog Manchester United.


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Duncan Edwards' England B Team shirt, c.1956. After six months, Edwards made his first team debut and from then on, the sixteen-year-old became a first team favourite, claiming the number 5 shirt.


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Letters and photos sent by Manchester United's Duncan Edwards to his fiancee before he was killed in the Munich air disaster are to be sold at auction. Edwards and 22 others were fatally injured.


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Duncan Edwards - 18 Caps (5 Goals) Full Name: Duncan Edwards Born: 1st October 1936, Dudley, Worcestershire Died: 21st February 1958, Munich, Germany aged 21 England Career: 1955 - 1957 Positions whilst with England: Left Half & Inside Left Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Manchester United (18) FA Legacy Number: 745 Edwards was one of the starlets of Manchester United's Busby Babes.


Duncan Edwards England's greatest ever player who died aged 21

By the time he died at 21, Edwards had already played for United 177 times, winning two league championships, three FA Youth Cups, an FA Cup runners-up medal and 18 England caps.


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It wasn't long before Edwards had caught the eye of a number of First Division scouts, one of which was Manchester United's Jack O'Brien who reported back to manager Matt Busby in 1948 that he had "Seen a 12-year-old schoolboy who merits special watching. His name is Duncan Edwards."


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Duncan Edwards' England record. At the same time, Edwards was making a name for himself at international level. He was called up by England in 1955 and made his debut aged 18 years and 153 days.


July 1956. Manchester United and England wing half Duncan Edwards, at Old Trafford. Duncan

Duncan Edwards made his Man Utd debut on 4 April 1953 aged 16 but tragically died from injuries suffered in the 1958 Munich air disaster.. Duncan Edwards: England's greatest ever player who.


Young Manchester United and England footballer Duncan Edwards pictured before an international

Duncan Edwards: Manchester United FC 18 appearances, 5 goals. P 18 W 10 D 5 L 3 F 50: A 21 69% successful 1954-57 captain: none minutes. [not registered in England & Wales]. Edwards succumbed to the injuries that he had sustained in the plane crash fifteen days earlier. One of 23 fatalities of the Munich Air Disaster, one of four.


Manchester United footballer Duncan Edwards pictured before his side's 42 defeat to

Duncan Edwards International Stats. Two years after becoming the youngest player to appear in a First Division game (when it was the top division), Duncan Edwards became the youngest England debutant of the 20th Century at 18 years and 183 days old, a record that stood until Michael Owen came along. He settled in well, playing at left half, in.


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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


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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. He was noted for his physical strength, toughness, and level of authority on the pitch, and has been.


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Central Midfield. Defensive Midfield. Date of birth/Age: Oct 1, 1936 Place of birth: Dudley Date of death: 21.02.1958 (21) Height: 1,80 m Citizenship: England Position: midfield - Left Midfield Current club: ---. Further information. survived the plane crash in Munich, but died after 15 days in hospital. Duncan Edwards is the cousin of Dennis.


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Born: 1 October, 1936. Dudley, England. In the parish church of St Francis, in the Midlands town of Dudley, stands a stained glass window, a unique memorial to the life of a remarkable young man. Few are the footballers who could have been commemorated in this way, but Duncan Edwards was not an ordinary footballer.


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Some highlights of Duncan Edwards in the 2nd half of his England Debut vs Scotland at Wembley in April 1955, where England beat Scotland 7-2."Duncan was just.


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Duncan Edwards Born: Dudley. Age: 21. Appearances/goals: 177/21. England: 18/5. When I used to hear Muhammad Ali proclaim to the world that he was the greatest, I would always smile.