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Profile of Wilf McGuinness
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Wilf McGuinness |
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25th October 1937 |
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Manchester, England |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Wilf McGuinness (born October 25, 1937 in Manchester, England) was an English football player and manager, who played twice for England. He is best known for taking over from Sir Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United.
As a player he captained Manchester, Lancashire and England at schoolboy level, and signed for Manchester United in January 1953. He played his first first-team match against Wolves on 8 October 1953, aged seventeen. Competition for places was fierce but he played in enough matches to qualify for a medal when United won the league in 1956.
He was still a United player at the time of the Munich air disaster in 1958, but an injury had prevented him from playing so he was not on the plane that crashed. A broken leg finished his playing career when he was only 22.
He continued to be involved at United and was promoted from reserve team coach to first team coach when Sir Matt Busby retired in 1969. He struggled in this role and was sacked in 1970 when Sir Matt came back to take over the team. The stress caused all of his hair to fall out, but he went on to manage York City, Hull City and Bury.
Preceded by:
Sir Matt Busby |
Manchester United manager
1969-70 |
Succeeded by:
Sir Matt Busby |
Bibliography
- The King - chapter 12 A Gradual Decline. Law, Denis and Harris, Bob. Bantam Press 2003. ISBN 0-593-05140-8
- Biography on Manchester United Official Web Site
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