This Day in History: 2022-11-09

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BUSBY MAKES EMOTIONAL RETURN (1958)

While Manchester United’s form in the League Championship inevitably slumped, they were carried to the FA Cup final on a wave of emotion after the Munich disaster. Two weeks befare the final Matt Busby travelled home overland and went down to Wembley with his side. Still on crutches, he didn’t lead the team out, believing the honour should be his assistant Jimmy Murphy’s, but Busby did speak to the players in the dressing room befare the game, although he broke down in tears and had to be led away. Sadly United lost for the second successive season as Nat Lofthouse scored twice to lead Bolton to a 2-0 victory.

Manchester United’s Matt Busby watches his Babes take on Bolton Wanderers in the emotional 1958 FA Cup final at Wembley.