Manchester United v WBA 1962 – Man Utd 62 Denis Law Debut

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DATE 18/08/62

Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion 1962

1962/63 football programme, and still got the token.

This was Denis Law of Manchester United debut match,

Denis’s first game for Man Utd, also known as The Lawman and THE King.

HE WAS OF COURSE THE KING, DENIS LAW,

WHY WAS LAW ONE OF THE GREATEST ?

KNOWN BY MANY AS THE RECORD BREAKER,

Denis STARTED HIS CAREER AT HUDDERSFIELD TOWN IN 1956 JUST A MONTH AFTER THE LEGENDARY BILL SHANKLY BECAME MANAGER, BEFORE TRANSFERRING OVER TO MANCHESTER CITY IN 1960.

• (RECORD NO 1) – The Transfer FeeTHE FEE OF £55,000 WAS A NEW BRITISH RECORD.JUST A YEAR LATER DENIS MOVED TO TORINO IN ITALY FOR £110,000
• (RECORD NO 2) – The 2nd Transfer FeeTHEN IN THE SUMMER OF 1962 AFTER ONE SEASON IN ITALY HE CAME TO OLD TRAFFORD FOR £115,000
• (RECORD NO 3) – European Footballer of The YearIN THE NEXT 11 YEARS DENIS BECAME KNOWN AS THE KING, PLAYING IN 409 GAMES AND SCORING AN INCREDIBLE 237 GOALS THE RECORDS KEPT TUMBLING,HE WAS THE FIRST SCOTTISH PLAYER TO BECOME EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR,
  HE IS SCOTLANDS HIGHEST GOALSCORER,
  HIS 46 GOALS IS THE HIGHEST IN A SINGLE SEASON FOR UNITED AND HE IS SECOND ONLY TO BOBBY CHARLTON IN THE OVERALL SCORING LISTS.
  HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE FEW PLAYERS THAT CAN CLAIM TO BE ADORED BY BOTH CITY AND UNITED FANS.

  THIS IS THE PROGRAMME FOR THE GAME THAT MARKS NOT ONLY THE HOME DEBUT,BUT THE VERY FIRST ONE OF THE GOALS THAT SET THE RECORDS.

  Condition
  V Good,cfld,lcr,tc,a few age markings,got token, but token sheet removed,

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