R.I.P. Bill Foulkes....

[Seagull on the wing]

Survived the Munich air crash..just passed away.

 

[Boys 9d]

Class one club professional. I was privileged to see him play in the post Munich season when I was working and living in Manchester.

 

[Questions]

Class one club professional. I was privileged to see him play in the post Munich season when I was working and living in Manchester.

Any historians out there who would know if he ever played against Brighton. I seem to remember him dropping down and playing for someone like Preston or whoever - like Charlton did - against us. Mind you the memory is fading now so I could be wrong.

 

[fosters headband]

Any historians out there who would know if he ever played against Brighton. I seem to remember him dropping down and playing for someone like Preston or whoever - like Charlton did - against us. Mind you the memory is fading now so I could be wrong.

As Boys 9d has said he only ever played for Man U and retired from playing in 1970. The first ever game we played Man U was in 1979

 

[Fungus]

Wooo, that brings back memories. RIP BF.

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

I recall Bill being a stalwart of their '68 European Cup winning side. Was made Captain after the Munich crash.

Just read a fine obituary of him in The Times that mentions he once played in a European Cup game for Man U after doing a whole day shift as a miner. From an era when centre halves were double hard. A proper footballer - not like the pampered millionaires of today.

RIP.

 

[Uncle C]

Bloody typical, if one thing doesn't get you something else will. RIP