The Match Programme of the very first match Duncan Edwards played for England.
Duncan Edwards was born in Woodside, Dudley, on the 1st of October 1936. He was maybe the most talented English footballer ever, 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.
Edwards played 177 matches for the United. He had incredible physical strength, toughness, and level of authority on the pitch. He has been ranked amongst the toughest players of all time.
Duncan was one of eight players who died as a result of the Munich air disaster. He fought in the hospital after the crash, but died because of his injuries two weeks later on 21st of September in 1958
He became the youngest player to play in the Football League First Division and at the time the youngest England player since the Second World War. He played 18 times for his country at top level. In a professional career of less than five years he helped United to win two Football League championships and two FA Charity Shields, and reach the semi-finals of the European Cup.
