How Real Madrid Helped United Following Munich
Real Madrid were incredibly generous to Manchester United in the aftermath of the Munich Air Disaster and I think the reason for that basically came do…
Busby Babes
Remembering John Denis Downie
John Denis Downie joined Manchester United from Bradford Park Avenue in 1949 for £18,000, making him our most expensive player, when he was 23-years-ol…
Red Matters
After several months of planning and editing, we are today proud to launch "Red Matters". This book compiles the writing of Giles Oakley who has been s…
PICTURE: Sir Matt Busby’s Programme Notes vs Real Madrid 1968
On April 24th 1968, the season that marked the 10 year anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster, Manchester United faced Real Madrid in the semi-fina…
Manchester’s Finest
55 years ago today. Gone but never forgotten. Manchester's Finest, an excellent book on the Munich Air Disaster from the perspective of fans, reflec…
Tribute to Kenny Morgans
Kenny Morgans, a survivor from the Munich Air Disaster, sadly passed away this evening, aged 73. He was taken ill on Saturday night and later passed aw…
Duncan Edwards – The Greatest Thing That Has Happened In British Football
Former Deputy Editor of the Official United Magazine, Sam Pilger, has written an excellent book on United's best ever XI. The eleven players are named …
Olympic Spirit: the amateurs who played for Manchester United
These days it would normally be a term of abuse to call a Manchester United footballer 'an amateur', but it wasn't always so. Sometimes it's simply bee…
COMPETITION: “United” Busby Babes DVD
In April, the BBC showed a drama called "United" which was based on the Busby Babes leading up to the Munich Air Disaster. This will be released on …
Eddie Lewis – Farewell to a Busby Babe
Eddie Lewis, one of the original Busby Babes, has sadly lost his battle with cancer today. He was born in Manchester in 1935 and played for Goslings be…
VIDEO: Sir Matt Interview On His Best Side
This is an interview with Sir Matt Busby taken form 1973, two years after he had stopped being our manager after filling in after Wilf McGuinness w…
Nat Lofthouse, United and the Bolton 1958 FA Cup Final
Nat Lofthouse, United and the 1958 FA Cup Final My oldest friend is a life-long Bolton Wanderers supporter. That's why for more than fifty of the…
Blackpool, Stanley Matthews and United’s ‘dwarf of football magic’
In some ways the enjoyment of football is like seeking a perpetual return to the freedoms of childhood, with all its agonies and ecstasies. Perhaps tha…
Harry Gregg’s ‘punch-up’ at Luton in April 1960: New witnesses, 50 years on
Fifty years ago this week, some two years after the Munich Air Disaster, Harry Gregg, hero of the crash and Manchester United goalkeeper, knocked out a…