Matt Busby

Matt Busby

Scottish footballer and manager
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Sir Alexander Matthew Busby, CBE, KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994) was 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 was the first manager of an English team to win the European Cup and is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.

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Matt Busby was born on Wednesday, 26 May 1909 in Orbiston, Bellshill, Scotland. His full name at birth was Alexander Matthew Busby. He was best known as a professional football player. Busby's country of citizenship (nationality) was British. He died on Thursday, 20 January 1994 in Cheadle, Greater Manchester , England at the age of 84. His religion is listed as Roman Catholic. He was 5' 10" (178 cm) tall with an average build. He had dark brown eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Gemini.

You can find people similar to Matt Busby by visiting our lists Footballers from Bellshill and Roman Catholic association football players.

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Alexander Matthew Busby
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26 May 1909
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Orbiston, Bellshill, Scotland
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20 January 1994
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Cheadle, Greater Manchester , England
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Matt Busby is known for his role in the TV series Parkinson (1971) as Self.

He is also known for his role in the documentary The United Way (2021) as Self.

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