Faces In The Crowd: Manchester United Fans 1948-1980

A selection of the great crowd at the Empire Stadium, Wembley for the FA Cup Final between bolton Wanderers and Manchester United.
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Date: 03/05/1958

Supporters of Manchester United gather around the Old Trafford offices to hear news of the plane crash in Munich which killed 21. Seven members of the Manchester United football team were among those dead when the plane crashed after takeoff here. The team were flying home from the match against Belgrave Red Star
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Date: 07/02/1958

Soccer – Football League Division One – Arsenal v Manchester United – Highbury
Fans outside Arsenal tube station after the match
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Date: 23/04/1955

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Manchester United v Aston Villa – Wembley Stadium
Manchester United fans in London before the Cup Final. L-R; Brian Dawson, Peter Eckersley and Peter Faulkner all travelled from Manchester with their huge rosettes, scarves and rattles.
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Date: 04/05/1957

A section of the crowd at the FA Cup final match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Wembley. Approximately 100,000 people attended. *Low res scan – Hi res scan on request
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Date: 04/05/1957

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United – Wembley Stadium
A selection of the great crowd at the Empire Stadium, Wembley for the FA Cup Final between bolton Wanderers and Manchester United.
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Date: 03/05/1958

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United – Wembley Stadium
Bolton Wanderers fans cheer in Trafalgar Square, London before going to Wembley Stadium to see their team play against Manchester United in the FA Cup Final.
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Date: 03/05/1958

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United – Wembley Stadium
Manchester United fans in Trafalgar Square before the match
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Date: 03/05/1958

Manchester United fans queueing for tickets for tickets for the games against Wolves in the First Division, and the following weeks FA Cup tie with Sheffield Wednesday. News that Manchester United’s plane had crashed at Munich had been announced but it was not known how many players had been killed.
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Date: 06/02/1958

Soccer – FA Cup – Sixth Round Replay – Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion – Old Trafford
Manchester United fans cheer delightedly after Colin Webster scored in the last minute of injury time to beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0
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Date: 05/03/1958

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Blackpool v Manchester United – Wembley Stadium
Some of the 99,000 football fans at Wembley Stadium to watch the FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Blackpool.
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Date: 24/04/1948

Soccer – FA Cup Semi-Final – Manchester United v Derby County – Hillsborough – 1948
Spectators watching the FA Cup semi final between Manchester United and Derby.
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Date: 13/03/1948

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Blackpool v Manchester United – Wembley Stadium
Manchester United fans in Trafalgar Square on the morning of the match.
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Date: 24/04/1948

Clarion Call For United
The much decorated Bill Marsten is up for the cup Final and he’s got a bias in favour of Manchester United and wants everybody to know about it as he blows his trumpet in Trafalgar Square, London.
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Date: 04/05/1957

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Aston Villa v Manchester United
J Irons, Manchester United’s number one supporter, in London for the Cup Final
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Date: 01/05/1957

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Manchester United v Aston Villa – Wembley Stadium
A section of the 100,000 crowd at Wembley for the Cup Final.
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Date: 04/05/1957

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United – Wembley Stadium
16 Year old Barbara Moseley of Salford, a Manchester United supporter, cheers in Trafalgar Square before the game.
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Date: 03/05/1958

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Blackpool v Manchester United
Blackpool supporters outside Buckingham Palace before the FA Cup final against Manchester United.
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Date: 24/04/1948

Soccer – FA Cup – Final – Manchester United v Leicester City – Wembley Stadium
Manchester United supporter Ronnie Williams gives vent to the FA Cup final spirit in Trafalgar Square.
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Date: 25/05/1963

Manchester United fan Eddie Dorward
An enthusiastic Manchester United fan Eddie Dorward in a Trafalgar Square fountain toasts his team before their FA Cup final meeting with Arsenal at Wembley in London. Little did he know then that Arsenal were to go on to clinch an 89th minute winner, a goal by Alan Sunderland and win the final with a 3-2 victory.
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Date: 12/05/1979

Soccer – Football League Division One – Manchester United
Manchester United fans
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Date: 01/03/1977

Soccer – FA Cup Final – Liverpool v Manchester United – Wembley Stadium
Manchester United fans at Wembley
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Date: 21/05/1977

Soccer – FA Cup – Semi Final – Manchester United v Derby County
Manchester United fans
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Date: 03/04/1976

Soccer – Football League Division Two – Cardiff City v Manchester United – Ninian Park
Police officers make a corridor for Manchester United fans to walk through as they make their way to the ground from the station before the match
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Date: 31/08/1974

Soccer – Football League Division Two – Blackpool v Manchester United
Manchester United’s Red Army cheer on their side
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Date: 19/10/1974

Soccer – League Division One – Manchester United v Arsenal – Anfield, Liverpool
A policeman applies a headlock as he struggles with a youth in the crowd at Anfield, after hundreds of youngsters had run wild on the pitch just before the start of the First Division match between Manchester United and Arsenal. Manchester United were banned from playing at home for the first two games of the season following hooliganism at Old Trafford the previous season.
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Date: 20/08/1971

Soccer – Football League Division One – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
Manchester United’s Bobby Charlton is the centre of attention as he waits to take a corner
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Date: 28/08/1971

Soccer – FA Cup – Semi Final – Leeds United v Manchester United
A fan climbs the scoreboard
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Date: 14/03/1970

Soccer – FA Cup – Semi Final – Leeds United v Manchester United
Fans
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Date: 14/03/1970

Soccer – European Cup – Final – Manchester United v Benfica – Wembley Stadium
Manchester United fans
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Date: 29/05/1968

Soccer – European Cup – Final – Manchester United v Benfica
Thousands of Manchester United fans pack the city’s Albert Square to welcome home their team, the new European champions
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Date: 30/05/1968

Soccer – European Cup – Final – Manchester United v Benfica
Manchester United players show off the European Cup to the thousands of fans who had packed the streets of Manchester to see the United team take an open-topped tour of Manchester with the trophy
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Date: 30/05/1968

Soccer – European Cup – Final – Manchester United v Benfica
Manchester United fans, anticipating Matt Busby’s knighthood, demand a more taxing role for their great manager
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Date: 29/05/1968

Soccer – European Cup – Final – Manchester United v Benfica
Manchester United fans, anticipating Matt Busby’s knighthood, demand a more taxing role for their great manager
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Date: 29/05/1968

Soccer – Football League Division One – Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
Manchester United fans watch the game
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Date: 10/09/1966

Soccer – Football League Division One – Manchester United v Arsenal
Ecstatic Manchester United fans surge towards the dressing rooms after invading the pitch in celebration of United’s League Championship triumph
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Date: 26/04/1965

A policeman hands to a sergeant the broken glass and other debris which the constable had collected after fights in the crowd had been broken up during the First Division match between West Ham United and Manchester United at Upton Park. It was officially reported that 15 spectators had been taken to hospital with cuts from broken bottles.
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Date: 06/05/1967

Soccer – Football League Division One – Manchester United v Stoke City
Jubilant Manchester United fans celebrate their team winning the League Championship
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Date: 13/05/1967

Soccer – Football League Division One – West Ham United v Manchester United
Young Manchester United fans are helped to safety as the rest celebrate the team winning the league title
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Date: 06/05/1967