Bert Whalley
English footballer and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herbert Whalley (6 August 1913 – 6 February 1958) was a footballer who played as a half-back for Manchester United from 1934 to 1946, later serving on the coaching staff at the club. He died in the Munich air disaster in 1958, at the age of 44.
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Full name | Herbert Whalley | ||
Date of birth | (1913-08-06)6 August 1913[1] | ||
Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England | ||
Date of death | 6 February 1958(1958-02-06) (aged 44) | ||
Place of death | Munich, West Germany | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1933–1934 | Stalybridge Celtic | ? | (?) |
1934–1948 | Manchester United | 32 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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