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Matt Busby

Scottish football player and manager (1909–1994)
Person human Q206237
Matt Busby
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
May 26, 1909
Date of death
January 20, 1994
Place of birth
Bellshill
Place of death
Manchester
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9][10]
Occupation
association football player, association football coach
Educated at
Our Lady's High School[11]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Knight Bachelor[12][13][14]
Cause of death
cancer[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Coach of sports team
Manchester United F.C., Great Britain olympic football team, Scotland men's national football team, Manchester United F.C.[37][38][39]
Country for sport
Scotland[33]
Family name
Busby[28]
Given name
Matt[29]
Height
+185[36]
Manner of death
natural causes[31]
Member of sports team
Manchester City F.C., Hibernian F.C., Liverpool F.C., Scotland men's national football team, Scottish Football League XI[16][17][18][19][20]
Military branch
British Army[21]
Name in native language
Matt Busby[34]
Participated in conflict
World War II[26]
Place of burial
Manchester, Southern Cemetery[7][8]
Position played on team / speciality
defender, midfielder, forward[22][23][24]
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Relative
Brendan Coyle[30]
Sport
association football[27]
Start of work period
1928[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir Alexander Matthew Busby en Matt Busby ar مات بازبي cs Sir Matthew Busby de Matthew Busby de Busby Babes de Sir Matt Busby el Ματ Μπάσμπι el Ματτ Μπάσμπι es Alexander Matthew Busby fa سر مت باسبی fa سر مت بازبی fa مت بازبی fa مت باسبی fi Alexander Busby fi Matthew Busby fi Sir Matt Busby fr Alexander Matthew Busby he מאט באזבי he מאט בסבי
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000022620623
VIAF cluster ID
23385097
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50033784
GND ID
1156691850
BBC Things ID
9e8e4b63-dd5b-4420-a50f-cd508ac48ebc
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BusbyMatt1909-1994
CiNii Research ID
1140845216776420736
EU-Football.info coach ID (archived)
81
EU-Football.info player ID
2961
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Matthew-Busby
FAST ID
11394
Find a Grave memorial ID
10710263
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FootballDatabase.eu person ID
35206
Freebase ID
/m/02q82b
GTAA ID
87727
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
632
Geni profile ID
6000000184620159891
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Matt_Busby
JRC Names ID
73687
LFChistory.net player ID
557
Munzinger Sport number
01000051213
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12649831
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp103218
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
35501
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
124854974
Olympedia people ID
5000574
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
54785
Playmakerstats.com player ID
172359
Quora topic ID
Sir-Matt-Busby
Scottish Football Association player ID
112838
Scottish Sports Hall of Fame inductee ID
a-f/sir-matt-busby-cbe, sir-matt-busby-cbe
Soccerbase manager ID
935
Trading Card Database name ID
23822
Transfermarkt manager ID
16204
Transfermarkt player ID
172367
Wellcome Collection concept ID
mzg5vuj6
WikiTree person ID
Busby-2844
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtCBrCdWYJcJm47Bwqmh3
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
matt-busby

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🔗 Connections
Coach of sports team 4
Manchester United F.C., Manchester United F.C., Scotland men's national football team, Great Britain olympic football team
Member of sports team 4
Liverpool F.C., Manchester City F.C., Scotland men's national football team, Hibernian F.C.
Position played on team / speciality 3
forward, midfielder, defender
Award received 2
Knight Bachelor, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Named after 2
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year, Sir Matt Busby Way
Occupation 2
association football player, association football coach
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country for sport 1
Scotland
Given name 1
Matt
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
British Army
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Bellshill
Place of burial 1
Manchester
Place of death 1
Manchester
Relative 1
Brendan Coyle
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
← Relative 1
Brendan Coyle
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Summary

Matt Busby was born on May 26, 1909[1], in Bellshill[2]. He died on January 20, 1994[3], in Manchester[4]. He worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Matt Busby include Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year[40], a sports award[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1988[43] and Sir Matt Busby Way[44], a road[45], in United Kingdom[46].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year[40], a sports award[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1988[43] and Sir Matt Busby Way[44], a road[45], in United Kingdom[46].

FAQs

Where was Matt Busby born?

Matt Busby was born in Bellshill[2].

Where did Matt Busby die?

Matt Busby passed away in Manchester[4].

What did Matt Busby do for work?

Matt Busby worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

Where did Matt Busby go to school?

Matt Busby was educated at Our Lady's High School[11].

What awards did Matt Busby receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12], Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[13], and Knight Bachelor[14].

Related Entities

Manchester Manchester United F.C. Scotland United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . EU-Football.info. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 22d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksik"
  2. 4w ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Scottish football player and manager (1909–1994)
    Playmakerstats.com player ID → 172359
    "Created claim: Playmakerstats.com player ID: 172359, batch #289906"
  3. 19w ago · Chalmd · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → association football player, association football coach
    BBC Things ID → 9e8e4b63-dd5b-4420-a50f-cd508ac48ebc
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+185'}
    Cause of death → cancer
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: BBC Things ID: 9e8e4b63-dd5b-4420-a50f-cd508ac48ebc, Adding BBC Things ID"
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