English Football Legends Johnny Haynes, Sir Bobby Charlton, Nat Lofthouse & More on Duncan Edwards

English Football Legends Johnny Haynes, Sir Bobby Charlton, Nat Lofthouse, Sir Matt Busby, Jimmy Murphy, Alan Mullery, Alan Ball, Wilf McGuinness & Jimmy Murphy on the ability of Duncan Edwards, plus articles from Jimmy Murphy & Don Revie


“He was the best player I ever saw, or am likely to see in my life. If I was asked to name a team of the players I played with, his name would be the first one I would put in, no question about it.” — Sir Bobby Charlton


“I never thought I could be as good as him. Never. He had every talent, he was the best short passer, he was the best long passer. He had terrific vision. His 60-70 yard passes with a heavy ball were pinpoint accurate.
He had an enthusiasm for the game, he never stopped talking about it. He’d pick you up if you were losing. He was absolutely sensational, fantastic. He was a great loss to England, and he would probably have played in the 1966 World Cup final because he was young enough. Probably also the United team that won the European Cup in 1968.” — Sir Bobby Charlton

“He was Roy Keane and Bryan Robson combined, but in a bigger body. He could play as an attacker, creator or defender and be the best player on the pitch… He was world class when United had the ball, and when the opposition has the ball he was our best defender.” — Wilf McGuinness

“I am convinced that Duncan would have been a fixture in the England team well into the 1970s. Whatever was needed in a player, he had it.” — Sir Matt Busby

“You don’t hear many professionals talk lightly of greatness because it is so rare, but that is what I saw in Duncan Edwards the first time I set eyes on him. He reached the same fabulous standard at left-half, centre-half, inside-left and centre-forward. He is the kind of player managers dream about.” — Don Revie

“When you took Duncan out of the England team, you took half the side away.” Nat Lofthouse