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Matt Busby

1909 - 1994

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Sir Alexander Matthew Busby (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager, who managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–71 season. He was the first manager of an English team to win the European Cup and is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. Before going into management, Busby was a player for two of Manchester United's greatest rivals, Manchester City and Liverpool. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matt Busby has received more than 2,647,046 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Matt Busby is the 48th most popular coach, the 721st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 791st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Coach.

Matt Busby was a Scottish football player and manager. He is most famous for his time as manager of Manchester United, where he led the team to three European Cups, four league titles, two FA Cups, and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COACHES

Among coaches, Matt Busby ranks 48 out of 471. Before him are Manuel Pellegrini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Bernd Schuster, Hugo Sánchez, Roy Hodgson, and Tomislav Ivić. After him are Dragan Stojković, Óscar Tabárez, Rafael Benítez, Siniša Mihajlović, Enzo Bearzot, and Jorge Valdano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Matt Busby ranks 37. Before him are John Fante, Oldřich Nejedlý, Jessica Tandy, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Edward Tatum, and Miep Gies. After him are Ernst vom Rath, Leo Fender, Alain Poher, Hélder Câmara, Vicente Feola, and László Rajk. Among people deceased in 1994, Matt Busby ranks 51. Before him are Roger Wolcott Sperry, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Raul Julia, Jessica Tandy, Roland Ratzenberger, and Jack Kirby. After him are Roberto Eduardo Viola, Julian Schwinger, György Cziffra, Vladimir Ivashko, Chung Il-kwon, and Peter Cushing.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matt Busby ranks 721 out of 8,785. Before him are John Paul Jones (1946), George Darwin (1845), William Byrd (1543), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), and Charles Vane (1680). After him are William Tyndale (1494), John Cockcroft (1897), Robert Grosseteste (1175), Catherine of Lancaster (1373), Mary Quant (1930), and David Hockney (1937).

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Among COACHES In United Kingdom

Among coaches born in United Kingdom, Matt Busby ranks 3. Before him are Alex Ferguson (1941), and Roy Hodgson (1947). After him are Bill Shankly (1913), David Moyes (1963), Harry Redknapp (1947), Gareth Southgate (1970), George Raynor (1907), Brendan Rodgers (1973), Stuart Baxter (1953), Bob Houghton (1947), and Steve McClaren (1961).

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