Bobby Charlton and his unmatchable Manchester United brilliance remembered
dailyrecord.co.ukWithout the brilliance of Bobby Charlton, England wouldn’t have that single Word Cup to its name.Without the brilliance of Bobby Charlton, Manchester United would not be the grand, fabled institution that it is today.
He is, arguably, the most influential and important footballer in the history of the game in England. For the many years when he sat in the Old Trafford stands as a director, he was an unmistakable reminder of what the place should always be all about.
Dignity, distinction, honour, service.After surviving the Munich air disaster as a 20-year-old, most of Charlton’s career was dedicated to United, making a total of 758 appearances for the club and then representing them for decades to follow.
And there has been no finer servant to the England cause than Charlton, whose mark of 49 goals stood as a record for some 45 years until Wayne Rooney finally broke it.
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