Duncan Edwards

Duncan Edwards
Personal information
Full name	Duncan Edwards
Date of birth	1 October 1936
Place of birth	Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Date of death	21 February 1958 (aged 21)
Place of death	Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder (deceased)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1958	Manchester United
International career
1949–1952	England Schoolboys
1954–1957	England U23
1953–1954	England B
1955–1957	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer. He played for Manchester United and the England national team. Edwards was one of the eight "Busby Babes" who died in the Munich air disaster.

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Club	Season	Football League First Division		FA Cup		European Cup		Charity Shield		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United^[1]	1952–53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1953–54	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	1954–55	33	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	36	6
	1955–56	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	3
	1956–57	34	5	6	1	7	0	1	0	48	6
	1957–58	26	6	2	0	5	0	1	0	34	6
Career total		151	20	12	1	12	0	2	0	177	21

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England^[2]	1955	4	0
	1956	7	3
	1957	7	2
Total		18	5

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 May 1956	Olympic Stadium, Berlin, West Germany	West Germany	1–0	3–1	Friendly
2	5 December 1956	Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton, England	Denmark	4–2	5–2	1958 World Cup qualifier
3	5 December 1956	Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton, England	Denmark	5–2	5–2	1958 World Cup qualifier
4	6 April 1957	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Scotland	2–1	2–1	1957 British Home Championship
5	6 November 1957	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Ireland	2–3	2–3	1958 British Home Championship

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