Tag Archives: Matt Busby

Memories Of A Northern Soul

By Iain McCartney, the author of Duncan Edwards: The Full Report The thump of leather against leather produced an echoing wall of sound, vibrating around a packed Stretford End, as the merlinic magic of Best and Law concocted another Manchester United goal and what was to be another victory on the march to glory. Some [...]

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United – DVD review

By Lee Savery OUT 8th August STUDIO Revolver Entertainment DIRECTOR James Strong STARS David Tennant, Jack O’Connell, Sam Claflin, Dougray Scott (Originally Broadcast on BBC Two on 24th April 2011) “The team that defined an era, and a disaster that tore them apart.” We’ve never forgotten and we never will. The events leading up to [...]

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The Journey From 1 to 19 – Part One

By James Johnson. 1907/08 The 1907/08 season saw United win their first league title. Managed by Ernest Mangnall, United won the league by nine points from Aston Villa. Manchester United started the league campaign with a 4-1 win over title rivals Villa, and lost only twice in the first 22 games of the season. The [...]

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