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Old 2nd February 2018, 11.07:35   #1-0 (permalink)
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Some here will recall the match where the Busby babes came to town to play in an FA Cup tie.

The great Duncan Edwards played for Man Utd and England and to mark 60th anniversary of his death Dudley Council have opened an exhibition based on his life.

The Dudley boys life is celebrated in his home town and even 60 yrs on people still visit his grave and then his statue on the main street. They also head to the Priory estate to see where he grew up. Now there is the exhibition of his life in the Dudley Archives centre. Open I believe until March.

Can anyone else recall the match at the Racecourse where Wrexham Keeper Billy Waters tried his best to stem the tide of such a talented group of Manchester boys?
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I was on the Kop that day. A nice sunny day and a fabulous performance by the great 'Busby Babes'. They completely outclassed our Wrexham team ( which was a good side which had been unbeaten for 18 games, not counting the one previous to the Man U game!). A fantastic team including Duncan Edwards, Tommy Taylor etc. who were much too fast and talented for our lads. Great day apart from the result!
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That must be the best club side to have ever played at the Racecourse?
Way before my time but my Dad who as well as supporting Wrexham as with me is a lifelong Liverpool fan always has maintained Edwards was the best British player he's ever seen in the flesh and could have been absolutely anything.
If you look at that United team line up wow.
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Qued up for hours to get tickets in the boys pen,we had to go to a reserve game to be able to get the tickets for the game.
The little pink programme I treasured was thrown away by mother when she cleared my bedroom after l got married along with all my other programmes.
But the memory's will never leave me of Tommy Taylor,Duncan Edwards and the rest of the Busby Babes,or the 34,000 something at the racecourse that day.
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My dad always said that Duncan Edwards had the potential to be best in the world. He never shelled compliments liberally. He was probably at that game.
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In the Mold Road paddock that day - doubt we'll ever see the like again.
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Record club attendance 35000 +, also the reserve game for the vouchers was a record for the Cheshire league in which the reserves played at 19000, how many stayed to watch the match who knows.
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In the Mold Road paddock that day - doubt we'll ever see the like again.
I was there.Right on the corner flag on the tech end..Remarkable one sided
football game I was so impressed that I became a Man U fan(For one night
only and duly returned my allegiance to my home town)I've hated them ever
since.
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I can sympathise with Farndon red. My mum also threw out my programmes when l went to college including the Man United one. Even worse l had the autographs of all their players including Duncan Edwards
My mum was Mrs D who some of the older scribes on here will remember
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