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Denis Law

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Denis Law
Personal information
Full name Denis Law
Date of birth (1940-02-24)24 February 1940
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 17 January 2025(2025-01-17) (aged 84)
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1960
1960–1961
1961–1962
1962–1973
1973–1974
Huddersfield Town
Manchester City
Torino
Manchester United
Manchester City
International career
1958–1974 Scotland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Denis Law (24 February 1940 – 17 January 2025) was a professional international footballer. During his career he famously played for a number of clubs, including Manchester United and Manchester City.

In August 2021, it was announced that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.[1][2]

Law died on 17 January 2025 in Aberdeen, Scotland at the age of 84.[3][4]

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
EnglandLeague
1956/57Huddersfield TownSecond Division132
1957/58185
1958/59262
1959/60247
1959/60Manchester CityFirst Division72
1960/613619
ItalyLeague
1961/62TorinoSerie A2710
EnglandLeague
1962/63Manchester UnitedFirst Division3823
1963/643030
1964/653628
1965/663315
1966/673623
1967/68237
1968/693014
1969/70102
1970/712815
1971/723213
1972/7391
1973/74Manchester CityFirst Division249
CountryEngland 453217
Italy 2710
Total 480227

International career statistics

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Scotland national team
YearAppsGoals
195821
195940
196042
196132
196235
1963711
196451
196562
196622
196731
196811
196920
197000
197100
197272
197330
197430
Total5530

References

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  1. Hirst, Paul (3 September 2023). "Denis Law diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia". Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021 via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  2. "Man Utd great Law diagnosed with dementia". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. "Man Utd and Scotland legend Law dies aged 84". BBC. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. Nakrani, Sachin (17 January 2025). "Denis Law, Manchester United and Scotland legend, dies aged 84". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  5. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Denis Law". www.national-football-teams.com.
  6. "Denis Law - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.