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	www.manutdzone.com: Sir Matt Busby: A career profile with stats and pictures of United's legendary manager
		Busby was knighted in 1968 and having achieved his goal, retired from Manchester United as manager in 1969.
		Busby was born in a two-roomed pitman's cottage in the mining village of Orbiston.
		The Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award is a prestigious honour in which the fans vote for their favourite United player that season.
	www.manutdzone.com /legends/MattBusby.htm (1967 words)

	Matt Busby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Busby himself was severely injured and was twice given last rites.
		Busby was awarded the CBE in 1958 and knighted following the European Cup victory in 1968.
		Busby was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matt_Busby (492 words)

	Manchester United 1945-1969 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1945, Matt Busby was appointed manager aged only 36, having just finished his playing career which had seen him turn out for Manchester City and Liverpool as well as the Scottish national side.
		Matt Busby himself was in hospital for two months recovering from multiple injuries.
		Matt Busby would later be knighted for his accomplishments, as well as being awarded the Freedom of Manchester.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manchester_United_1945-1969 (1803 words)

	Matt Busby
		Alexander Matthew Busby, the son of a coalminer, was born in Orbiston, Scotland, on 26th May 1909.
		Matt Busby's football career was brought to an end by the outbreak of the Second World War.
		Matt Busby, who was awarded the CBE in 1958 and was knighted in 1968, died of cancer, on 20th January 1994.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /MANCbusby.htm (858 words)

	Manchester United - RedWeb3 - Treble Winners - Managers - Sir Matt Busby
		The son of a miner, Busby was born in the village of Orbiston, near Glasgow.
		Busby was critically injured and on his recovery he was close to quitting football.
		Busby gave up his job at the end of 1968/69, although he took over again briefly when McGuinness was sacked in December 1970.
	homepage.eircom.net /~redweb3/home/club/managers/matt.html (424 words)

	The Architects of Old Trafford
		Sir Matt was, of course, the individual who did more than anyone to build United into arguably the biggest club in Britain and one of the most famous sides in the world.
		Busby, a stylish half-back whose playing career was disrupted by the Second World War, inherited a team with no home, as Old Trafford had been severely damaged in the Blitz.
		Unlike when Busby assumed control, the infrastructure of the club was in tact - indeed United still claimed to be the biggest side in the land.
	richardmanutd.150m.com /architects.htm (745 words)

	busby babes
		Statistics and information on Manchester United FC Matt Busby was keenly aware of the importance of 'scouts', owing his own career to a Manchester City 'stringer', who spotted his potential in the late 1920's.
		Matt Busby was the epitome of the 'canny' Scot when it came to the transfer market, as his purchase of the supposedly 'over-the-hill' Jimmy Delaney had proved.
		The first graduate of Busby's youth training academy, and so the first true Busby Babe, Byrne began his first team career at left-back, but was switched to left-wing for the last six games of the season.
	www.btinternet.com /~c.beirne/public/busby_babes.htm (1496 words)

	Sir Matt Busby â“ FREE Sir Matt Busby Information \| Encyclopedia.com: Find Sir Matt Busby Research
		BUSBY BABE!; Sir Matt's great-grandson makes his debut.
		Busby's Babe Sir Matt's son, Sandy, tells Martin Hannan Manchester's plans for 50th anniversary of Munich air disaster will be a fitting tribute
		Courage to build an empire ; The heir to the thrilling attacking tradition forged by Sir Matt Busby is a man of passionate honesty - and ferocious temper.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O142-BusbySirMatt.html (825 words)

	Matt Busby, Manager, Football (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Matt Busby ran Manchester United for two-and-a-half decades and established the team's legend.
		His first side, which included the so-called `Busby Babes', was destroyed in the 1958 Munich air crash, in which Busby came so close to losing his own life that the last rites were administered.
		Matt Busby was formerly a player with Liverpool, Manchester City and Scotland.
	www.sportz4u.com /isport/football/MANAGER/matt.htm (124 words)

	Matt Busby's philosophy the stuff of legend - Football News - Telegraph
		Busby would have been far happier had it been his beloved Celtic that came courting but with the Great Depression looming, it was no time to stand on the doorstep and prevaricate.
		Like the rest of his football generation, Busby's career was interrupted by the Second World War, during which he appeared as a guest for Hibernian and Chelsea among others in compliance with Winston Churchill's wishes that the game continue as a boost to the nation's morale.
		Busby had one other mission; to build not just a team but a club, a close-knit brotherhood founded upon the warm camaraderie he had shared with his fellow miners down that bleak Lanarkshire pit-face.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/02/sfnmun202.xml (1011 words)

	Red and White Kop - Sir Matt Busby - 10 years ago today - Liverpool FC
		As ever Busby was inexocrably linked to his Scottish peers; Stein and Celtic had become the first British side to lift the trophy the year before and Shankly's best chance infamously blunted by Inter Milan and a corrupt referee in 1965.
		Busby was knighted for his achievements in 1968 and just a year later had retired from management.
		While Sir Matt Busby will always be remembered for re-building Manchester United and surviving the Munich air disaster, he should also be remembered as a man of integrity and honour, a Red player of note, and a great captain.
	www.redandwhitekop.com /article.php?id=354892&PHPSESSID=1c0be190917a66e798e6ba3181032201 (1364 words)

	Sir Matt Busby
		Busby, the son of a Scottish miner, was a stylish half-back with Manchester City and Liverpool before World War Two and althogh he won only one full cap for Scotland, he skippered his country in several wartime internationals.
		Busby took United to consecutive League titles, in 1956 and 1957, and in the second of those years he came close to winning for the Reds the first modern 'double' of League and Cup.
		Sir Matt Busby - he was knighted in the wake of United's European triumph - maintained close links with the club and the city.
	www.geocities.com /bbmusc/sirmatt.htm (611 words)

	1941 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Busby as always was on the cutting edge of the game, he believed his young side were a match for the best in Europe, and was determined to prove his point.
		Busby was critical and at one stage had the last rites administered, only his immense strength and courage coupled with the skill and dedication of the German Doctors pulled Busby through.
		Matt Busby was not told of the death of his beloved Babes until he was safely away from death's door.
	freespace.virgin.net /stelig.6/1941.html (4518 words)

	Soccer Saints \| Featuring the greatest futbol, futebol, and soccer stars and players, past and present; World Cup ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Busby felt United needed new impetus after a disappointing showing in and replaced the body of the team with a host of exciting young players who came to be known as Busby’s Babes.
		Busby boldly faced the opposition from the football league and remained steadfast in his goal to involve English Clubs in such competitions.
		Busby saw the culmination of his dream a decade after the Munich tragedy in 1968, when United were crowned European Champions, beating Benfica 4-1 in the final.
	www.soccersaints.com /coach12.htm (867 words)

	Manchester United History - Information - Profile - Biography
		Matt Busby helped end Manchester United's 37-year wait for a major trophy when his side defeated Blackpool (then a big club containing world class players like Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen) 4-2 in the 1948 FA Cup final.
		Busby had unearthed new stars in the shape of captain Johnny Carey and the forward-line of John Downie, John Aston, Jack Rowley and Stan Pearson.
		Matt Busby spent heavily on new players in the five years that followed the Munich Air Disaster, as well as retaining some players from the pre-Munich era.
	www.socceraddicts.com /PremiershipClubs/Manutd.html (4239 words)

	History - Sir Matt Busby Era
		On the 15th February 1945, the board of Manchester United appoint Matt Busby as the Club's new Manager.Busby's playing career was a splendid one playing with Liverpool and Manchester City.He was like Ernest Magnall as he revitalised the team into a success one winning honours both in Domestic and European Competition.
		Busby was originally offered a 3 year contract but insisted on a 5 year contract so as to be given enough time to build an effective squad.He was given his wish and his first decision was to bring Jimmy Murphy in as Chief Coach.
		Busby's first signing was the winger Jimmy Delaney from Celtic for £5,000 which turned out to be a very shrewd move.
	www.csn.ul.ie /~markk/mufc/history/history6.html (261 words)

	Matt Busby (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The connections and friends that Busby and his family had made in Manchester during his time as a City player probably swung the decision United's way.
		Busby, on the other hand, was the sort who preferred to wear a track-suit, and to coach his players on the training pitch.
		Recently the Scottish F.A. has recognised Busby's achievements by appointing him as the Scottish national team for this summer's World Cup Finals in Sweden.
	www.mainprize.demon.co.uk /utdfront/busby.htm (325 words)

	Matt Busby - TheBestLinks.com - Beatles, Bobby Charlton, Football (soccer), FA Cup, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Matt Busby, Beatles, Bobby Charlton, Football (soccer), FA Cup, January 20...
		As a player, Busby enjoyed spells at Manchester City F.C and Liverpool F.C. and played at international level for Scotland before his career was cut short by the World War II.
		In 1958, tradgedy struck the Busby Babes as the Munich air disaster took the lives of eight members of the team.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Matt_Busby.html (316 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Groening Matt
		Groening, Matt (1954- ), American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip “Life in Hell” and the cartoon family “The Simpsons”.
		Busby, Sir Matt (1909-1994), Scottish footballer and celebrated manager of Manchester United from 1945 to 1969, perhaps the best British manager...
		Biondi, Matt (1965- ), three-times American Olympic gold medallist (in 1984, 1988, and 1992) and one of only two American swimmers to win gold medals...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Groening_Matt.html (105 words)

	Scotland’s 50 Greatest Managers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Stories of Matt Busby and his humility, friendliness and charisma are well known in Manchester.
		Busby was genial and dignified but not soft, the classic example of the steel hand in the velvet glove.
		Ferguson’s treble-winning side of 1999 had that Busby magic, and in the European Cup final at the Nou Camp on what would have been Busby’s 90th birthday, in the 90th minute, United equalised and a minute later scored the winner.
	www.sundayherald.com /np/managerprofilebusby.shtml (1397 words)

	Matt Busby
		The connections and friends that Busby and his family had made in Manchester during his time as a City player probably swung the decision United's way.
		Busby, on the other hand, was the sort who preferred to wear a track-suit, and to coach his players on the training pitch.
		Busby's first trophy came in 1948, with a 4-2 F.A. Cup Final win over Blackpool at Wembley.
	www.united-front.org /busby.htm (325 words)

	managers2
		Busby, the son of a Scottish miner, was a stylish half-back with Manchester City and Liverpool before World War Two, and although he won only one full cap for Scotland, he skippered his country in several wartime internationals.
		Sir Matt Busby, he was knighted in the wake of United’s European triumph, maintained close links with the club and the city.
		He served in Italy, where he met Matt Busby, and when Busby was offered the United Manager’s job in 1945, Murphy was his first ‘signing’.
	www.btinternet.com /~c.beirne/public/managers2.htm (1523 words)

	Football news, live scores, fixtures and results from 4thegame.com
		It is 10 years tomorrow that Busby passed away, eight months after Ferguson became the first United boss to lead the team to a league championship since his countryman retired over two decades earlier.
		It was to Busby that Ferguson turned for advice as he struggled to adapt to the demands of leading one of the world's most famous clubs and though there were no instant solutions, the warm words gave him confidence and belief to go on and become the most successful British manager of all time.
		Busby was at Old Trafford the day Ferguson's side ended United's 26-year wait and lifted the championship trophy again in 1993.
	www.4thegame.com /news/story/145914 (787 words)

	Matt Busby - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sir Matthew William Busby, CBE (May 26, 1909 – January 20, 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for his management of Manchester United during the 1950s and 1960s.
		Born in a two-roomed pitman’s cottage in the mining village of Orbiston (now part of Bellshill), North Lanarkshire; he was a practising Roman Catholic.
		As a player, Busby enjoyed spells at Manchester City F.C. (where he won an FA Cup Winner's medal in 1934) and Liverpool F.C. He also played at the international level for the Scotland national football team once, but like so many of his contemporaries, Busby's playing career was cut short by World War II.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Sir_Matt_Busby (524 words)

	Liverpoolfc.tv: Past Player Profile
		While Sir Matt Busby will always be remembered for re-building Manchester United and surviving the Munich air disaster he made his name as a player with Liverpool and enjoyed a life-long friendship with Bob Paisley, whose deeds in charge of Liverpool make him the most successful manager ever in English football.
		Busby's wing half play contained outstanding elegance and grace and his use of the ball was brilliant.
		Liverpool decided to make Busby club coach but before he could take up the appointment at the end of the war, United offered him their vacant manager's job and Liverpool chairman Billy McConnell persuaded the board to release him.
	www.liverpoolfc.tv /team/past_players/players/busby (195 words)

	Sir Matt Busby @ ManchesterUnited.y2u.co.uk
		Born in 1909 in a two-roomed pitman’s cottage in the Lanarkshire mining village of Orbiston, the young Matthew Busby was no stranger to loss.
		As a player, Busby enjoyed spells at Manchester City 1929-1936 (where he won an FA Cup Winner's medal in 1934) and Liverpool 1936-1940.
		His team were runners up in the league in 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1952 before winning the championship in 1952.
	manchesterunited.y2u.co.uk /MU03.htm (483 words)

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