Wrexham v Man Utd FA Cup 4th round 1957
Anyone able to tell me the Wrexham team that day? Thanks in advance.
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Re: Wrexham v Man Utd FA Cup 4th round 1957
Subject to confirmation I believe these were the players that made the Wrexham team.
Billy Waters Fred Davis Alan Fox Bill Green Aly McGowan Gren Jones Ron Hewitt Peter Thompson John Anderson Dave Jones Albert Parker Not sure about subs or positions but that should be the starting eleven. Any other suggestions ? |
Re: Wrexham v Man Utd FA Cup 4th round 1957
Manchester United team for that match.
Ray Wood Bill Foulkes Roger Byrne (1) - Munich fatality Eddie Coleman - Munich fatality Mark Jones - Munich fatality Duncan Edwards - Munich fatality Johnny Berry Billy Whelan ( x 2) - Munich fatality Tommy Taylor (x 2) - Munich fatality Dennis Violett David Pegg - Munich fatality Goalscorers shown in brackets. 7 of that team as indicated were later to die in the Munich air disaster. |
Re: Wrexham v Man Utd FA Cup 4th round 1957
[QUOTE=Red Light;2346473]Subject to confirmation I believe these were the players that made the Wrexham team.
Billy Waters Fred Davis Alan Fox Bill Green Aly McGowan Gren Jones Ron Hewitt Peter Thompson John Anderson Dave Jones Albert Parker Not sure about subs or positions but that should be the starting eleven. Any other suggestions ?[/QUOTE] Many thanks .That's the line-up I thought. 1-11 would be :- Waters Parker McGowan Davis Fox Green Gren Jones Hewitt Thompson Anderson David Jones. No substitutes in those days. |
Re: Wrexham v Man Utd FA Cup 4th round 1957
Would Jack Jones be the trainer. ?
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Re: Wrexham v Man Utd FA Cup 4th round 1957
[QUOTE=Inside Left;2346481]Would Jack Jones be the trainer. ?[/QUOTE]
Jack Jones certainly was the Trainer ! :) |
Re: Wrexham v Man Utd FA Cup 4th round 1957
[QUOTE=Red Light;2346474]Manchester United team for that match.
Ray Wood Bill Foulkes Roger Byrne (1) - Munich fatality Eddie Coleman - Munich fatality Mark Jones - Munich fatality Duncan Edwards - Munich fatality Johnny Berry Billy Whelan ( x 2) - Munich fatality Tommy Taylor (x 2) - Munich fatality Dennis Violett David Pegg - Munich fatality Goalscorers shown in brackets. 7 of that team as indicated were later to die in the Munich air disaster.[/QUOTE] Johnny Berry survived the 1958 Munich air disaster, but his career as a footballer did not. The injuries he received in the crash, four months before his 32nd birthday, consigned to memory his nimble play on Manchester United's right flank as a seasoned professional in a team of prodigious fledglings. (Extract from his obituary in The Guardian 23 Sept 1994. Died16 Sept) |
Re: Wrexham v Man Utd FA Cup 4th round 1957
[QUOTE=wafc1926;2346483]Jack Jones certainly was the Trainer ! :)[/QUOTE]
complete with bucket and wash leather which didn't come from R and J's :) |
Re: Wrexham v Man Utd FA Cup 4th round 1957
[QUOTE=Hamilton Pathetic;2346498]Johnny Berry survived the 1958 Munich air disaster, but his career as a footballer did not. The injuries he received in the crash, four months before his 32nd birthday, consigned to memory his nimble play on Manchester United's right flank as a seasoned professional in a team of prodigious fledglings. (Extract from his obituary in The Guardian 23 Sept 1994. Died16 Sept)[/QUOTE]
Really worthy of a watch is a documentary about the disaster including a prolonged interview with one of the survivors Sir Bobby Charlton - a broken man who showed extreme dignity and humility repeatedly questioning why he survived and so many others perished - I think it must haunt him to this day. Sir Matt Busby survived but was in hospital for some time afterwards on the touch and go list. Haunting to think those players were playing against Wrexham infront of such a big crowd for us and didn't know what was soon to follow. Duncan Edwards was extremely highly rated - a future superstar of the game, if only ? |
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