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Despite the European Cup success, United finished second in the First Division, two points behind local rival Manchester City after losing the last game of the season against Sunderland. The 1967–68 season was a breakout year for winger George Best , who led the team with 28 goals in the First Division and 32 goals overall, being voted ...
The 1968–69 season was Manchester United's 67th season in the Football League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1] After the end of the season, on 4 June 1969, United manager Matt Busby stepped down as manager after 24 years as manager; he had announced his intention to retire on 14 January.
The 1968 European Cup final was the final match of the 1967–68 European Cup, the premier club football competition in Europe. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 29 May 1968 between Benfica of Portugal and Manchester United of England in front of a crowd of 92,225.
The competition was won by Manchester United, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. The European Cup title marked the tenth year since the Munich air disaster , in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby , was left close to death, the day after earning a place in the semi-finals of the 1957 ...
16 March 1968 – Manchester United's defeat at Coventry allows Manchester City to move to the top of the table on goal average by beating bottom-of-the-table Fulham 5–1. They lead Leeds United by one point, with Liverpool a further point behind. [3] 27 March 1968 – Manchester City win the League derby at Old Trafford, leaving both teams ...
Other than Charlton, Giggs and Rooney, only eight players have made more than 500 appearances for the club, including three members of the 1968 European Cup–winning team (Tony Dunne, Alex Stepney and Bill Foulkes as well as Charlton) and three members of the 1999 Treble-winning team (Denis Irwin, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes as well as Giggs ...
Cardiff City famously reached the semi-finals of the 1967-68 European Cup Winners' Cup, eventually exiting the competition at the hands of Hamburg. But the squad were welcomed home as heroes on ...
In 1968, Manchester United became the first English club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica 4–1 in the final, [10] with a team that contained three European Footballers of the Year: Charlton, Law and Best. [11] Busby resigned as manager in 1969 and was replaced by the reserve team coach, former Manchester United player Wilf McGuinness. [12]