Matt Busby
Matt Busby
Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby, CBE, KCSGwas a Scottish football player and manager, who managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–71 season. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. His managerial records and longevity at the helm of Manchester United are surpassed only by Sir Alex Ferguson...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth26 May 1909
approach bunch people personally skilled
People get the impression that we approach football without method: that we're a bunch of skilled individualists. This just isn't so. I'm all for individuality. But I personally go through every tactical plan before every match.
days good park remember
Sometimes it does me good to look back at the days when the living wasn't so good. I remember in 1945 the dressing-rooms were gone, the park was in ruins, no stand, nothing.
country clubs modesty
In all modesty, my summing up of 1955-6 and 1956-7 must be that no club in the country could live with Manchester United.
football clubs wells
Football hooligans? Well, there are 92 club chairmen for a start.
football fans
Football is nothing without fans.
demands human longer united
United is no longer just a football club; it is an institution. I feel the demands are beyond one human being.