GP Books

Duncan Edwards, who hailed from Dudley in the Black Country, played for Manchester United and England. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young, brilliant United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid-1950s. Even in such esteemed company Duncan stood out, noted for his skill, physical strength and toughness. Tragically he was one of the eight players who died as a result of the Munich air disaster in February 1958. Many of Duncan’s contemporaries have described him as the best player they had played with, played against, or had seen play. David Barratt who, like Duncan, is from the Black Country, has spent a lifetime researching Duncan’s history. He brings together, in this book – with the help of his lifelong friends David Harrison and Alan Hughes – the outstanding, but sadly brief, life of the great footballer.
The all-too-brief life, and sad premature death, of Duncan Edwards is now available in book form with some unique pictures and stories about the football giant.
The authors are three Tipton-born friends. David Barratt has spent a lifetime researching Duncan’s history. He brings together in this book – with the help of his lifelong friends David Harrison and Alan Hughes – the early life and development of the player whose stories still resonate around the Black Country, Manchester and beyond.