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Sir Alexander Matthew Busby
was a
Scottish
footballer
and football manager. He played for
Scotland national team
. Busby managed Manchester United and led them to great success. Many people believe that Busby is one of the greatest football managers of all time.
As a player, Busby played for Manchester City and Liverpool. After his playing career, he went to manage Manchester United and built a great team called the Busby Babes. Eight of those players died in an airplane accident in Munich. This accident was called the Munich air disaster. But Busby again built a winning team after the disaster. He spent 25 years with Manchester United and won 13 trophies.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
| Club
|
Season
|
League
|
FA Cup
|
Charity Shield
|
Total
|
| Division
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
| Manchester City
|
1928?29
|
First Division
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 1929?30
|
First Division
|
11
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
5
|
| 1930?31
|
First Division
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
| 1931?32
|
First Division
|
41
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
46
|
1
|
| 1932?33
|
First Division
|
39
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
46
|
2
|
| 1933?34
|
First Division
|
39
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
47
|
4
|
| 1934?35
|
First Division
|
35
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
37
|
1
|
| 1935?36
|
First Division
|
19
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
1
|
| Total
|
204
|
11
|
24
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
229
|
14
|
| Liverpool
|
1935?36
|
First Division
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
| 1936?37
|
First Division
|
29
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
1
|
| 1937?38
|
First Division
|
33
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
0
|
| 1938?39
|
First Division
|
42
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
45
|
1
|
| Total
|
115
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
122
|
3
|
| Career total
|
319
|
14
|
31
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
351
|
17
|
Managerial record by team and tenure
| Team
|
From
|
To
|
Record
|
Ref.
|
| P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Win %
|
| Manchester United
|
1 October 1945
|
4 June 1969
|
1,120
|
565
|
263
|
292
|
0
50.4
1
|
[2]
|
| Great Britain
|
July 1948
|
August 1948
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
50.0
|
|
| Scotland
|
15 January 1958
|
December 1958
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
50.0
|
[3]
|
| Manchester United
|
29 December 1970
|
8 June 1971
|
21
|
11
|
3
|
7
|
0
52.4
|
[2]
|
| Total
|
1,147
|
579
|
267
|
301
|
0
50.5
|
|
1
Does not include matches for which Jimmy Murphy served as acting manager following the Munich air disaster.
Manchester City
Manchester United
