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OT 100 #10: Emphatic champs



In April 1952, United needed only to avoid a hammering against Arsenal to end four decades of waiting for the league title...

United's 1951/52 league record

P42 W23 D11 L8 F95 A52 PTS57
Goalscorers: Rowley (30); Pearson (22); Downie (11)
Appearances: Chilton (42); Pearson (41); Rowley (40)
Average attendance: 41,272

The Background: United were virtually assured of a first title in 41 years, but there was still the faintest glimmer of hope for second-placed Arsenal when they arrived at Old Trafford for the final game of the season. The Gunners needed to win by seven goals to pip the Reds to the title on goal difference, and wrest the title from Matt Busby's side in the most heartbreaking circumstances.

The Occasion: A seven-goal swing was nearly achieved, but not by Tom Whittaker's visitors. Instead United obliterated their opponents, ending the drought and taking the first title of Busby's reign in the most emphatic style. Jack 'Gunner' Rowley bagged a hat-trick to take his season's tally to 30, while Stan Pearson helped himself to two and Roger Byrne popped up with a his seventh goal of a prolific personal campaign to seal a thumping 6-1 victory.


The Aftermath: Having finally brought the League Championship back to Old Trafford, Busby set about revamping his champions with an influx of young talents. Finishes of eighth, fourth and fifth followed in the next three seasons, before the Busby Babes stormed to the 1955/56 title to signal the dawn of what looked set to be a glorious new era.
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OT 100 #11: Youth Cup glory



In 1953, United entered the inaugural FA Youth Cup. Finally, the club's fabled youth system had a platform, and Wolves were torn apart in the final at Old Trafford...

"I looked at the youngsters who were thrashing Wolves on that May evening, and I thought how wonderful it would be to play alongside such tremendous footballers. From that moment, joining United became irresistible."
- Wilf McGuinness

The Background: The Football Association introduced the FA Youth Challenge Cup in 1952, opening the competition to amateur and professional clubs affiliated with the FA. United stormed through to the final, en route posting a merciless 23-0 annihilation against Nantwich at The Cliff. A highly-rated young Wolves side awaited in a two-legged final, the first of which took place at Old Trafford in May 1953.

The Occasion: The visitors were brushed aside by a United team featuring future first-teamers Duncan Edwards, Billy Whelan, David Pegg, Eddie Coleman and Albert Scanlon. Watched by 20,934 supporters, Jimmy Murphy led The Reds to a 7-1 victory in which Noel McFarland (2), Eddie Lewis (2), Pegg, Scanlon and Whelan all found the net.

The Aftermath: The second leg ended 2-2, giving United a 9-3 aggregate cakewalk. Soon afterwards, more silverware was swept as the young Reds snared the Blue Stars tournament in Switzerland, and the conveyor belt of talent showed no signs of slowing. As Edwards et al stepped up to the first team, so others took their place in the youth team, and United won the next four FA Youth Cups.
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OT 100 #12: The kids are alright



Matt Busby's faith in young players was validated spectacularly during the 1955/56 season, never more spectacularly than against West Brom at Old Trafford...

27 August 1955, Old Trafford
United 3 West Brom 1
Attendance: 31,996

United: Wood (aged 23), Foulkes (23), Byrne (26), Whitefoot (21), Jones (22), Edwards (18), Webster (23), Blanchflower (22), Lewis (20), Viollet (21), Scanlon (19)

The Background: “If you don’t put them in, you can’t know what you’ve got,” was Matt Busby’s blunt riposte to journalists’ suggestions that he was wrong to populate his United side with untried youngsters. The average age of the players Busby used across the entire season was just 22, and the side chosen to face West Brom in the third game of the campaign - after draws against Birmingham and Tottenham - was the Scot’s freshest-faced line-up, and United’s youngest ever starting XI.

The Occasion: United's young guns swarmed over the Baggies, and won 3-1 to register a first victory of the campaign. Eddie Lewis, Albert Scanlon and Dennis Viollet bagged the goals, but the speed and swagger with which United cut the visitors to ribbons captured the imagination of the home support.

The Aftermath: The eye-catching victory set the tone for glorious First Division title triumphs in both the 1955/56 and 1956/57 seasons. Naysaying outsiders – unwitting forebears to 1995’s Alan Hansen – were proven wrong, while Busby could bask in a glorious validation of his beliefs.
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OT 100 #13: Babes' first title



In April 1956, the Busby Babes were one win away from ruling England...

League Statistics only

Top three goalscorers

25: Tommy Taylor
20: Dennis Viollet
9: David Pegg

Top five appearance makers
42: Mark Jones
41: Ray Wood
39: Roger Byrne
35: David Pegg
34: Johnny Berry, Dennis Viollet

The Background: With three games remaining in the league season, second-placed Blackpool visited Old Trafford in search of a victory to prolong the title race and haul in Matt Busby's rampant young side. For United, victory would bring a second title in five season, and the Babes' first.

The Occasion: The pumped-up visitors took a shock lead inside 90 seconds, catching United cold. The Reds had only dropped three points at home all season, however, and drew level through a Johnny Berry penalty. When Tommy Taylor bagged a late winner - his 25th of a prolific campaign - the champagne corks could start flying.

The Aftermath: United rounded off the season with a draw at Sunderland and a home win over Portsmouth, ending up 11 points clear of Blackpool. A year later, eight points was the gap as the Babes saw off challenges from Tottenham and Preston. A glorious era of dominance beckoned, only for the tragedy of Munich to strike.
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OT 100 #14: Bobby's bow



The legendary United career of Sir Bobby Charlton began in fittingly impressive style, with a match-winning pair against Charlton Athletic...

"I acknowledged some applause, but I was overwhelmed by my own thoughts - and especially one. 'You've played for Manchester United, you've done what you were there to do, you've scored goals - no-one can ever take that away.'"
- Sir Bobby Charlton

The Background: Aged just 18, Bobby Charlton was told by Matt Busby that he would be making his senior debut against Charlton Athletic at Old Trafford. After a sleepless night, a pre-match meal of steak and eggs and a swig of sherry, the youngster - who was nursing an injured ankle - lined up to make his bow.

The Occasion: The visitors stunned OT by taking the lead inside a minute but, after Johnny Berry had quickly restored parity, Bobby took over. A quickfire brace - one a long-ranger, the other a volley, both with his injured foot - put United into a 3-1 lead. Although Charlton later missed a sitter and the chance of a hat-trick, he had won the game and set the wheels in motion for a United career which would go down in folklore.

The Aftermath: The rest is history. Charlton bagged 12 goals from 17 appearances across all competitions over the course of the 1956/57 season, and went on to enjoy a legendary United career. Although Ryan Giggs overtook Sir Bobby at the top of the Reds' all-time appearance-makers chart, the latter's 249 goals remains a club record to this day.
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OT 100 #15: Lights on



With European nights ahead for United, Old Trafford joined the floodlit family in 1957...

OT's first floodlit match
United 0 Bolton 2

25 March 1957

UNITED: Wood, Foulkes, Byrne, Colman, Blanchflower, McGuinness, Berry, Whelan, Edwards, Charlton, Pegg.

The Background: As soon as the Busby Babes were given the go-ahead to launch England’s first assault on the European Cup in 1956/57, United’s board authorised the installation of a lighting system to allow Old Trafford to host late-night midweek games. After six months of construction, Old Trafford was ready to host its first floodlit match, a First Division game against Bolton on 25 March 1957.

The Occasion: The clamour to witness the game was uncontrollable. The official attendance reached 60,862 and newspapers estimated that 20,000 supporters were turned away, while cars were abandoned in a three-mile radius around the ground as supporters escaped static traffic to race for kick-off on foot. Caught up in the melee was the wife of chairman Harold Hardman, who had been scheduled to turn on the lights before kick-off. In her absence, Hardman himself had to oblige. Unfortunately for United, it was the Trotters who shone in the spotlight, winning through a strike from Ray Parry and a Bill Foulkes own-goal. The Reds rallied late on, but Bolton’s well-marshalled defence held firm.

The Aftermath: The News Chronicle’s Frank Taylor glumly wrote: “Manchester United’s new £40,000 floodlights lit up Old Trafford for the first time last night in a blaze of glory, but the glittering scene became a dim-out for United’s League title hopes.” Despite the setback, the Babes were soon burning brightly again; winning six and drawing two of eight remaining games to clinch a second successive league title.
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OT 100 #16: First European tie



Old Trafford staged its first European Cup tie on 25 April 1957...

The Background: Such was Matt Busby's haste to enter United into the European Cup, he did so while Old Trafford was still without floodlights and therefore incapable of hosting evening matches - hence the Maine Road ties against Anderlecht, Borussia Dortmund and Athletic Bilbao. But by the semi-finals, OT was ready to stage the Reds' second leg against the mighty Real Madrid. In the first leg, United had been devastated by Alfredo di Stefano and Francisco Gento as the Spaniards built a 3-1 lead at the Bernabeu.

The Occasion: Old Trafford bulged with 65,000 supporters, all eager to see the Reds defeat the white-clad conquistadors. For hours before kick-off, the ground rumbled with intent. “If noise could have served their purpose, United would have won hands down,” reported The Guardian. Unfortunately, wonderful team goals, finished off by Raymond Kopa and Enrique Mateos, had the tie all-but over after little more than half an hour. However, United bounced back after the break, roared on by the home support. “The crowd created a surge of desire to show Real that we could play at their level,” said Bobby Charlton, who followed up Tommy Taylor’s goal to make it 2-2 on the night in the 85th minute. The Reds continued to believe but ultimately tumbled out 5-3 on aggregate.

The Aftermath: A first taste of European football yielded mixed emotions - disappointment as a first-leg deficit proved insurmountable but excitement at entering a brave new world. In the following season, 1957/58, the visitors came from Ireland (Shamrock Rovers), Czechoslovakia (Dukla Prague), Italy (AC Milan) and fatefully Yugoslavia (Red Star Belgrade), from where some of Busby's players never arrived home after the second leg.
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OT 100 #17: Five in a row



[b]The Reds had dominated the FA Youth Cup since its inception; winning the first four competitions. With a talented young West Ham in the way, however, trophy number five looked far from nailed-on...

1956/57 FA Youth Cup Final
United: Gaskell, Smith, Madison, English, Holland, Bratt, Morgans, Lawton, Dawson, Pearson, Hunter

First leg: West Ham 2 United 3 (Lawton, Dawson, Hunter)
Second leg: United 5 West Ham 0 (Pearson 3, Hunter, Morgans)

The Background: A 3-2 first leg win in East London secured by goals from Alex Dawson, Nobby Lawton and Reg Hunter, gave United a slight, but important advantage going into the second leg. A crowd of 23,349 flocked to Old Trafford to witness the potential coronation of Jimmy Murphy's latest batch of gifted youngsters.

The Occasion: Unchanged from the first leg, a rampant United side tore the Hammers apart, romping to a 5-0 victory on the night, and an 8-2 aggregate triumph. Striker Mark Pearson stole the show, bagging an eye-catching hat-trick, while Kenny Morgans and Hunter, with his second of the tie, added further gloss to the scoreline.

The Aftermath: Following the Munich air disaster, many of United's youngsters were drafted into senior duty, severely weakening the 1957/58 Youth Cup campaign. Nevertheless, the Reds reached the semi-finals before losing out to Wolves. The midlanders eventually won the competition, overcoming Chelsea 7-6 on aggregate after a 5-1 first-leg drubbing. United's sixth triumph in the competition eventually came in the 1963/64 campaign.
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OT 100 #18: Munich morgue



As the club came to terms with the full horror of the Munich air disaster, the bodies of the victims were flown back to Manchester...


The Background:
With 21 dead after the failed take-off and subsequent explosion of the plane carrying United's players back from a European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade, the club was rocked to its foundations. The victims had to return home, however, and the bodies made their final trip back to Manchester on Friday, 7 February 1958.

The Occasion: Old Trafford was a scene of shocked congregation. Fans flocked to try and make sense of the tragedy, while inside assistant club secretary Les Olive toiled manfully to make the club cope with the events. When the bodies of those who had perished arrived, they were carefully laid in the club's gym - underneath the south stand - where they stayed overnight on perhaps the eeriest evening Old Trafford has known.

The Aftermath: The following morning, families of the deceased filtered in to collect the bodies and make funeral arrangements. When the victims were laid to rest, United supporters lined the streets in silent tribute to each cortege. A two-minute silence was impeccably observed at every football match across the country that weekend. United did not play, naturally, but football did return to Old Trafford just 13 days after Munich, with an FA Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday.
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OT 100 #19: United go on



'United will go on..." opened chairman Harold Hardman's message on the cover of United Review, just 13 days after the hell of Munich. The Reds welcomed Sheffield Wednesday to Old Trafford in the FA Cup fifth round, on an unforgettable evening...

"Although we mourn our dead and grieve for our wounded we believe that great days are not done for us. The road back may be long and hard but Manchester United will rise again."
- Excerpt from chairman Harold Hardman's United Review cover message

The Background: With many first teamers killed or injured in Munich, caretaker manager Jimmy Murphy had to cobble together a side from reserve or youth team players, and he also took advantage of the FA's decision to relax its rule on fielding cup-tied players. Goalkeeper Harry Gregg and right-back Bill Foulkes lined up as the only players who had been aboard the ill-fated aircraft, and they were joined by Ian Greaves, Freddie Goodwin, Ronnie Cope, Colin Webster, Ernie Taylor, Alex Dawson, Mark Pearson and Shay Brennan from within the club's ranks.

The line-up was completed by Stan Crowther, who started the day on Aston Villa's books, made the trip to Old Trafford with his manager Eric Houghton and was told to join United. Upon protesting that he didn't even have boots, Crowther was amazed when Houghton told him: "Don't worry, I've got your boots in my bag." He signed an hour before kick-off.

The Occasion: An attendance of 59,848 swelled Old Trafford on a freezing Wednesday evening. With many spectators openly weeping in a mass outpouring of grief for those conspicuous by their absence, a unique electricity filled the misty air. Galvanised by the atmosphere and the chance to play for the memory of their fallen colleagues, a virtually unrecognisable United team put in the most heroic shift; 11 giants pouring sweat for the cause.

Teenage right-back Brennan started on the left wing, and opened the scoring on 27 minutes when Wednesday goalkeeper Brian Ryalls totally misjudged the Irishman's inswinging corner, allowing the ball to sail in. After the break, Brennan fired home his second after Pearson's shot had been parried, and Alex Dawson scored five minutes from the end to seal progress after a monumental effort from 'Murphy's Marvels'.

Wednesday's Albert Quixall, who would later join United, recalled: "I don't think anyone who played in the game or watched it will ever forget that night. United ran their hearts out, and no matter how well we had played they would have beaten us. They were men inspired. We were playing more than just 11 players; we were playing 60,000 fans as well."

The Aftermath: United couldn't summon the consistency to mount a challenge for a third successive league title, but embarked on the most romantic of journeys through the rounds of the FA Cup. After Wednesday, West Brom were ousted after a replay. Second division Fulham were also overcome in the semi-final, again after a replay, but the final against Bolton at Wembley was a step too far.

Although almost all neutrals were rooting for the Reds, and manager Matt Busby was well enough to leave his Munich hospital bed and watch from the stands, the Trotters played the role of villains perfectly. A pair of Nat Lofthouse goals – the second rendered infamous for the manner in which he barged the ball and goalkeeper Gregg over the line – did the damage in a 2-0 win. United had run out of steam, but had still enraptured a nation.
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