Duncan Edwards

Duncan Edwards
Personal information
Full name Duncan Edwards
Date of birth (1936-10-01)1 October 1936
Place of birth Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Date of death 21 February 1958(1958-02-21) (aged 21)
Place of death Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder (deceased)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1958 Manchester United 151 (20)
National team
1949–1952 England Schoolboys 9 (0)
1954–1957 England U23 6 (5)
1953–1954 England B 4 (0)
1955–1957 England 18 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer. He played for Manchester United and the England national team. Edwards was one of the eight "Busby Babes" who died in the Munich air disaster.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Football League
First Division 		FA Cup European Cup Charity Shield Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United[1] 1952–53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1953–54 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
1954–55 33 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 6
1955–56 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 3
1956–57 34 5 6 1 7 0 1 0 48 6
1957–58 26 6 2 0 5 0 1 0 34 6
Career total 151 20 12 1 12 0 2 0 177 21

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England[2] 1955 4 0
1956 7 3
1957 7 2
Total 18 5
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Edwards goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Duncan Edwards
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 May 1956 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, West Germany  West Germany 1–0 3–1 Friendly
2 5 December 1956 Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton, England  Denmark 4–2 5–2 1958 World Cup qualifier
3 5–2
4 6 April 1957 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Scotland 2–1 2–1 1957 British Home Championship
5 6 November 1957 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Ireland 2–3 2–3 1958 British Home Championship

Honours

Manchester United[3][4]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Duncan Edwards". stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Courtney, Barry (8 June 2005). "England – International Results 1950–1959 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Goal.com's Top 50 English Players: Duncan Edwards (8)". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Duncan Edwards". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sport: Football Legends list in full". BBC. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "ABOUT THE HALL OF FAME". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "England Boys of '66 dominate your Team of the Century: 1907–1976". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.