Manchester United v Nottingham Forest 1958 – Munich Air Disaster

An authentic piece of football history: a football programme issued for Manchester United v Nottingham Forest (Saturday 22 February 1958). Honours were even in this First Division match, which finished 1-1.

This is a Manchester United football programme from the Jimmy Murphy era. Man Utd's goals came from Dawson in front of a crowd of 66,124 at Old Trafford.

Competition	First Division (1957/58)
Result	Manchester United 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Man Utd scorers	Dawson
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance	66,124
Man Utd manager	Jimmy Murphy

The famous UNITED WILL GO ON issue.

Played just after the Munich air disaster.

This match was only a few weeks after the Munich Air Disaster and.

This was also to be the first Man Utd league match after the Munich tragedy.

The programme also includes a memorial tribute for the Busby Babes + Others who died.

This one still has the match token voucher inside.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, number on the rear, a few tiny cover marks

Did you know?

This was league meeting number 26 between the sides – the previous 25 had produced 9 Manchester United wins, 10 for Nottingham Forest and 6 draws.
Earlier that season the sides had met at Nottingham Forest, where the score was Nottingham Forest 1-2 Manchester United.
Manchester United's 1957/58 campaign ended in 9th place in the First Division (16 wins, 11 draws, 15 defeats).
The crowd of 66,124 was Manchester United's biggest home attendance of the 1957/58 season.

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