Matt Busby

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.

Matt Busby

Busby in 1957
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Matthew Busby
Date of birth	(1909-05-26)26 May 1909
Place of birth	Orbiston, Bellshill, Scotland
Date of death	20 January 1994(1994-01-20) (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

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.