Duncan Edwards
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder (deceased) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1952-1957 | Manchester United | ||
| National team | |||
| 1955-1958 | England | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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.
Club career statistics[change | change source]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1952/53 | Manchester United | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 1953/54 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | |||
| 1954/55 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 36 | 6 | |||
| 1955/56 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 33 | 3 | |||
| 1956/57 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 1957/58 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 6 | ||
| Country | England | 151 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 175 | 21 | |
| Total | 151 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 175 | 21 | ||
International career statistics[change | change source]
| England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1955 | 4 | 0 |
| 1956 | 6 | 3 |
| 1957 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 5 |
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