Bill Foulkes
Former Manchester United and England defender Bill Foulkes, one of the survivors of the Munich air disaster who went on to win the European Cup, has died aged 81.
United said Foulkes passed away in the early hours of Monday morning.
Foulkes made his debut for United in 1952 and went on to play 688 times for the club - a figure only surpassed by Ryan Giggs, Sir Bobby Charlton and Paul Scholes.
United said Foulkes passed away in the early hours of Monday morning.
Foulkes made his debut for United in 1952 and went on to play 688 times for the club - a figure only surpassed by Ryan Giggs, Sir Bobby Charlton and Paul Scholes.
Bill Foulkes
Born St Helens,5 Jan 1932 Manchester United debut
v Liverpool Dec 1952 Appearances
688
England debut
v Northern Ireland 1954
Caps
1
Foulkes played once for England against Northern Ireland in 1954 after winning a handful of caps at Under-23 level.
"He was a very gentle man, who I was privileged to meet on several occasions, including most memorably with his team-mates at the Champions League final in Moscow, 50 years after his heroics in the Munich air crash.
