Matt Busby
 Busby in 1957 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Matthew Busby | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Orbiston, Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 January 1994 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half, inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928 | Denny Hibs | ||
| 1928–1936 | Manchester City | 204 | (11) |
| 1936–1945 | Liverpool | 115 | (3) |
| 1941–1943 | → Hibernian (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 319 | (14) | |
| National team | |||
| 1933 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| 1941 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1942–1945 | Scotland (wartime) | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1945–1969 | Manchester United | ||
| 1948 | Great Britain | ||
| 1958 | Scotland | ||
| 1970–1971 | Manchester United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
[change | change source]Playing career
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Charity Shield | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 1928–29 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929–30 | First Division | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |
| 1930–31 | First Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1931–32 | First Division | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| 1932–33 | First Division | 39 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| 1933–34 | First Division | 39 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
| 1934–35 | First Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 1935–36 | First Division | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 204 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 14 | ||
| Liverpool | 1935–36 | First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1936–37 | First Division | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 1937–38 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1938–39 | First Division | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| Total | 115 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 319 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 351 | 17 | ||
Managerial career
[change | change source]| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Manchester United | 1 October 1945 | 4 June 1969 | 1,120 | 565 | 263 | 292 | 50.41 | [2] |
| Great Britain | July 1948 | August 1948 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| Scotland | 15 January 1958 | December 1958 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | [3] |
| Manchester United | 29 December 1970 | 8 June 1971 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 52.4 | [2] |
| Total | 1,147 | 579 | 267 | 301 | 50.5 | |||
1Does not include matches for which Jimmy Murphy served as acting manager following the Munich air disaster.
Honours
[change | change source]Player
[change | change source]Manchester City
Manager
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]- 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[4]
- France Football 11th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019[5]
- World Soccer 36th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013
Orders and special awards
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Matt Busby (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matt Busby management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Matt Busby | Scotland". Scottish FA. 8 September 2021.
- ↑ "Greatest Managers, No. 7: Matt Busby". ESPN FC. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ "France Football have ranked the 50 greatest managers of all time". GiveMeSport. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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