the Manchester United icon, the last Two is on Monday at the age of 87 passed away. The Northern Irish goalkeeper was one of the survivors of aviation disaster to ” be in Munich in 1958, in which 23 people lost their lives.
Johnson received a heldenstatus after the crash and returned to the plane to go to a team-mate Bobby Charlton and Dennis Viollet, with a child of twenty months, and a pregnant woman out of the phone to pick it up.
in less than two weeks after the accident, in which a total of eight players of Manchester United were killed, he made Two all have been re-entered into the FA Cup game against Sheffield Wednesday.
Johnson played in 1957 for the ‘Red Devils’, which, to him, at that time, and for some 23,000 pounds (approximately 27.600 euros) the acquisition of Doncaster Rovers. He was, at that time the most expensive goalkeeper of all time. Johnson has played total of 247 matches for Manchester United.
on Behalf of the North of Ireland, came to the turn up of 25 international matches. At the world CHAMPIONSHIPS in 1958, he was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Northern Ireland achieved at that world cup, in Sweden in the quarter-finals, it is still the best performance in the country at the global final tournament.
” It is with deepest sadness that we have learned of the passing of former player, the last Two OUT. The thoughts and prayers, or everyone at the club go out to your family and friends.
AvatarAuteurManUtdMoment of plaatsen07:35 – February 17th, 2020
