Duncan Edwards

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Duncan Edwards was a highly talented English footballer for Manchester United and the national team, regarded as one of the greatest prospects of his generation before his life was tragically cut short.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player
human
burialPlace Dudley Cemetery
causeOfDeath injuries from aviation accident
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1936-10-01
dateOfDeath 1958-02-21
describedBySource one of the greatest footballing talents of his generation
familyName Edwards
fullName Duncan Edwards self-link
givenName Duncan
hasMemorial Duncan Edwards plaque at Old Trafford
hasMonument Duncan Edwards statue in Dudley
league Football League First Division
surface form: English Football League First Division
madeClubDebutDate 1953-04-04
madeClubDebutFor Manchester United F.C.
madeInternationalDebutDate 1955-04-02
madeInternationalDebutFor England national football team
memberOfSportsTeam England national football team
England under-23 national football team
Manchester United F.C.
nationality English
numberOfGoalsScored 21
numberOfGoalsScoredForNationalTeam 5
numberOfMatchesPlayed 177
numberOfMatchesPlayedForNationalTeam 18
participatedIn Munich air disaster
surface form: 1958 Munich air disaster

English First Division 1955–56
surface form: English Football League First Division 1955–56

English First Division 1956–57
surface form: English Football League First Division 1956–57

European Cup 1956–57
European Cup 1957–58
FA Cup 1956–57
partOf Busby Babes
placeOfBirth Dudley
England
Worcestershire, England
surface form: Worcestershire
placeOfDeath Munich
West Germany
positionPlayedOnTeam half-back
midfielder
religion Methodism
runnerUpIn FA Cup 1956–57
sexOrGender male
signedBy Manchester United F.C.
signedByManager Sir Matt Busby
surface form: Matt Busby
sport association football
victimOf Munich air disaster
surface form: 1958 Munich air disaster
winnerOf English First Division 1955–56
surface form: English Football League First Division 1955–56

English First Division 1956–57
surface form: English Football League First Division 1956–57

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Munich air disaster killedPerson Duncan Edwards
BEA Flight 609 notableFatality Duncan Edwards
Busby Babes notablePlayer Duncan Edwards
Duncan Edwards fullName Duncan Edwards self-link