The Busby Era

The Busby Era
1918 1958 1968

"I didn't say anything to the old man. I didn't need to. I knew what he was thinking and how he was feeling. It was a big thing for the club, but it was a bigger thing for him personally. The lads who were killed in Munich had been his babies" Bobby Charlton on winning the 1968 European Cup.

During Matt Busby's 25 year reign at Old Trafford he built three great teams. They won five league championships, two FA Cups and were the first English side to win the European Cup. This unique DVD features rare archive material, including behind the scenes footage which has never been seen before. We follow Busby's appointment as manager in 1945 when habuilt his first great side, captained by the legendary Johnny Carey. They would win the FA Cup in 1948 and the league title in 1952.

In the early 1950's Busby took the bold step of placing his faith in youth. The'Busby Babes* were born. Winning back to back titles in 1956 and 1957, Manchester United looked forward to a decade of dominating English football. Then came Munich. On the 6th of February 1958 seven of the team died, followed 15 days later by their talisman, Duncan Edwards.

Recovered from his own injuries and driven on by the memory of his lost 'Babes', Matt Busby built a third team; sonic of them survivors of Munich like Bobby Charlton, others were young lads in the image of the 'Babes' like George Best and Denis Law.
Winning the 1968 European Cup Final would be the culmination of all the dreams, as Manchester United and Matt Busby finely fulfilled their destiny.







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