Busby Secures Cup Against Blackpool
A 4-2 result over Blackpool brings Manchester United the trophy under Busby.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Matt Busby Biography and Timeline
Follow Matt Busby through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Matt Busby, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1948–1963Years on this page
1948
1958
Munich Air Disaster
Man Utd chartered an aeroplane to fly them home from their European Cup match against the Yugoslavian team Red Star Belgrade, which ended in a 3-3 draw (United won the tie 5-4 on aggregate)
Munich Air Disaster
Matt Busby is seriously injured and had to stay in hospital for some time after the crash, and is read his last rites twice.
Munich Air Disaster
Seven of Manchester United's players die immediately, and Duncan Edwards dies from his injuries on 21 February, 2 other players had to retire because of their injuries.
Munich Air Disaster
The British European Airways Flight 609 crashes on its 3rd attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport, 23 of the 44 passengers on board die including 8 of the "Busby Babes".
Munich Air Disaster
The take-off from Belgrade was delayed for an hour as the United player Johnny Berry had lost his passport, then the plane made a scheduled stop in Munich to refuel.
Munich Air Disaster
There is speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completes the 1957-1958 season, with United's coach Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager.
1962
Busby Buys Law From Torino
Busby committed a British-record fee to sign Law and rebuild Manchester United's attack around his exceptional finishing.
1963
Busby Secures Cup Against Leicester City
The trophy goes to Manchester United as Busby's side overcome Leicester City by 3-1.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.