BOBBY CHARLTON
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This episode of Football Heroes reveals the star footballer Bobby Charlton along with his achievements, milestones, career, and more. Let's look into the real lives of our favorite football players and their accomplishments.
Sir Robert Charlton CBE (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking-midfielder, left-winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, passing abilities from midfield, ferocious long-range shooting from both left and right foot, fitness, and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career; once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. With success at club and international level, he was one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Cup and the Ballon d'Or. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup–winning team, was a former defender for Leeds United and also for ten years was the manager of the Republic of Ireland.
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This episode of Football Heroes reveals the star footballer Bobby Charlton along with his achievements, milestones, career, and more. Let's look into the real lives of our favorite football players and their accomplishments.
Sir Robert Charlton CBE (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking-midfielder, left-winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, passing abilities from midfield, ferocious long-range shooting from both left and right foot, fitness, and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career; once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. With success at club and international level, he was one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Cup and the Ballon d'Or. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup–winning team, was a former defender for Leeds United and also for ten years was the manager of the Republic of Ireland.
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00:30Sir Robert Bobby Charlton is one of the most esteemed and respected footballers of all time.
00:35The star of the England and Manchester United squads in the 1960s, he survived the Munich
00:39air disaster in 1958 and was knighted in 1994, underlining his status as a legend in his home
00:46country. As a midfielder, Bobby was renowned for his attacking instincts and his dangerous
00:52long-range shots. These days, he sits on the board of directors at Manchester United.
01:00Bobby Charlton was born on October 11, 1937 in Ashington, a Northumberland town in the northeast
01:06of England. Ashington has produced no fewer than 10 professional footballers. It has a population
01:13of around 27,000 people and is also the hometown of cricketing brothers Steve and Ben Harbison.
01:20Bobby was not the only talented footballer in his family. His elder brother Jack was a defender for
01:26Leeds United and the English national team. His uncles include Jack Milburn,
01:31Leeds United and Bradford City, George Milburn, Leeds United and Chesterfield,
01:36Jim Milburn, Leeds and Bradford City and Stan Milburn, Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale.
01:43And if he needed any more mentors, he could also call on his mother's cousin,
01:48legendary Newcastle United forward Jackie Milburn. However, Bobby would soon eclipse
01:53all of his relatives to become one of England's favoured sons.
01:57He played for East Northumberland schools in 1953,
02:01where he was spotted by Manchester United chief scout Joe Armstrong at the age of 15.
02:07He went on to be selected for Manchester's youth squad and England schoolboys. Out of respect for
02:13his mother's fears that a footballing career would be less than secure, he took up an apprenticeship
02:18as an electrical engineer before turning professional in October 1954. He quickly
02:23worked his way up through the hierarchy. After scoring regularly in the youth and reserve teams,
02:28he made his first team debut against Charlton Athletic in October 1956,
02:33two years after turning professional. He was doing his national service at Shrewsbury at the time.
02:42Manager Matt Busby had advised him to apply there so he could still play for United at the weekend.
02:49He made 14 appearances during his first season for the club, which went on to win the league's
02:54first division. Unfortunately, however, they were denied the 20th century's first double
03:01after losing the controversial 1957 FA Cup final to Aston Villa. The last came after goalkeeper
03:08Ray Wood was carried off with a broken cheekbone following a clash with Villa centre-forward Peter
03:13McPartland. In the days before goalkeeping substitutes, half-back Jackie Blanchflower
03:20took over but couldn't stop United from losing 2-1. Bobby had done enough in his first season
03:29to become a regular first team member. He had scored 10 goals in his 14 league appearances
03:35and garnered another three seasons in Cup and European football.
03:39His next season at the club was to be a memorable one. Manchester United started the season as
03:44defending champions and would go on to become the first English team to compete in the European Cup.
03:52The Cup, which had previously been scorned by the Football Association,
03:56saw United progressing all the way to the semi-finals,
03:59where they were eventually beaten by title holders Real Madrid.
04:02Over the next year, Bobby would establish himself as a fully-fledged star of the team.
04:08After surviving the Munich plane crash of 1958, which decimated the team, he suddenly found
04:14himself thrust into the spotlight as a veteran of the side at the age of 20. He rose to the
04:20challenge, winning the respect of his manager and the adoration of the fans.
04:32During his club career, Bobby Charlton would become the most famous of the Busby Babes,
04:41a term reportedly coined by Manchester Evening News journalist Tom Jackson.
04:47It was used to refer to the Manchester United players who were recruited and trained by Chief
04:52Scout Joe Armstrong and assistant manager Jimmy Murphy, who had progressed to the first team
04:58under the guidance of manager Matt Busby, who had a long-term plan to rebuild the squad
05:05after the Second World War. They were called Babes because of their youth and talent,
05:11and they became notable as a young team that had been developed with the club
05:15instead of being brought in from other teams.
05:18Busby's Babes won the league championship in the 55-56 and 56-57 seasons,
05:24with an average age of 21 and 22 respectively. Bobby Charlton was one of the few who survived
05:32the plane crash relatively unscathed. Tragically, he claimed eight of his teammates. Not surprisingly,
05:38United failed to progress any further in the European Cup that year.
05:43But they still managed to make the FA Cup final, where goodwill and sentiment couldn't get them
05:48over the line against Bolton Wanderers. They lost 2-0. They fell behind in the league,
05:53as Matt Busby set to work on the difficult task of rebuilding the club.
05:59He welcomed in a crop of new players, which included the phenomenal George Best,
06:03but the new-look team had to wait until the 62-63 season for its first taste of success,
06:09winning the FA Cup by beating Leicester City 3-1 in the final.
06:14With his eye-catching performances, Bobby Charlton began to rack up individual honours.
06:19After a dominant 65-66 season, he was awarded the coveted European Player of the Year award,
06:25which provided some consolation for a trophy-less season at the club.
06:30Matt Busby managed to bring Manchester United into yet another successful era
06:34after the Munich crash had stalled the progress of his team.
06:40As well as winning the FA Cup in 1963, despite finishing a lowly 19th in the league,
06:45they went on to win the league title again in 1965 and 1967.
06:52Bobby formed part of a formidable line-up for Manchester United,
06:55along with the likes of George Best and Dennis Law.
07:00The trio became famous for their talent and influence on their team.
07:04By 1964, the rebuilding of the side was complete. Bobby and Bill Foulkes were the only plane crash
07:12survivors left in the team, and the signings of players like the aforementioned Best and Law,
07:17along with Pat Crennard and Noel Cantwell, brought the era of the Busby Babes to an end.
07:24Inspired by English rugby club Salford, who went by the nickname The Red Devils,
07:28Matt Busby decided to adopt the same nickname for United.
07:33It stuck, and soon enough, The Red Devil was incorporated into the merchandise,
07:38and later the team badge.
07:40In 1967, Bobby took over from Dennis Law as captain of the club.
07:46He led the team to victory against Benefica in the 1968 World Cup,
07:50winning 4-1 and becoming the first English club to win.
07:56He finished his career at Manchester in 1973.
08:00His record of 758 appearances has since been broken by Ryan Giggs,
08:05but his goal tally of 249 still stands.
08:10Over the course of his 19 seasons, Manchester won the league three times,
08:15and the FA Cup and European Cup once.
08:23Bobby Charlton's international career is no less impressive than his club career.
08:29He was the nation's most capped player on his retirement in 1970, with 106 appearances.
08:36That record has since been eclipsed, but few players will ever be able to match
08:40Bobby's crowning moment at the historic 1966 World Cup.
08:46In 1966, at the age of 28, and after many international heroics,
08:52he was called upon yet again by his country to take part in the World Cup.
08:59As the Cup's host nation, England didn't need to qualify.
09:06They were put in Group 1, which included Uruguay, Mexico and France.
09:13It was a difficult group, with Uruguay considered the strongest opposition.
09:20But England had come into the World Cup with one of their strongest teams ever.
09:26The team featured some of England's biggest all-time stars,
09:30including Bobby Moore, the team captain, Gordon Banks, Jimmy Greaves and Charlton himself.
09:39Uruguay proved their worth as England's chief opponents in Group 1,
09:46and the two teams drew in their first group match.
09:52Well, we were all very pleased with Monday's performance.
09:54Naturally, we were a little bit disappointed, as much that we didn't win.
09:59But we're all sure that Uruguay will be one of the most difficult teams to beat in the tournament,
10:05so we're all quite happy.
10:07Next up were Mexico, who had drawn with France 1-1 in their first match.
10:13England would go into the match as favourites,
10:15with the team confident they could go all the way.
10:19You've seen some of the other sides play.
10:20You've got any personal favourites for the Cup yourself?
10:22Any personal clips?
10:23England, England.
10:25Jackie's brother Bobby set English fans alight by scoring the opening goal of the match
10:29as the team went on to triumph 2-0.
10:32After another 2-0 win against France,
10:34there was time for the team to relax before plunging headfirst into the quarterfinals.
10:39Their quarterfinal opponent was a strong Argentinian side.
10:44England rolled on into the finals,
10:46defeating Argentina 1-0 to set up a semi-final with Portugal.
10:50Bobby was the hero, scoring both of England's goals in the 2-1 win.
10:57You tend to think of it after such a good result as though we've won it,
11:00you know, and we haven't.
11:00We've one more hurdle to go.
11:02We just hope that we get over that one, you know,
11:05and then we can really start to celebrate.
11:08The excitement in England was palpable.
11:10Their team was one win away from a historic victory in front of a home crowd.
11:14The opponent was West Germany.
11:18Well, we want to win it, you know.
11:19We want to win it.
11:20We'll keep our fingers crossed and try and keep it on the ground until then.
11:23The match lived up to expectations.
11:2698,000 people crammed into Wembley Stadium.
11:31It was the first time an English team had reached the final of the World Cup.
11:35A match on home soil gave the side the perfect opportunity.
11:41With the weight of a nation on their shoulders,
11:43the English squad went 2-1 up in the 78th minute
11:46and looked set for victory until West Germany equaled with one minute on the clock,
11:50sending the match into extra time.
11:56But England would not be denied,
11:58and after scoring two more goals in extra time, the historic win was theirs.
12:064-2 was the final margin,
12:08and the nation celebrated a crowning achievement in their sporting history.
12:16On February 6, 1958,
12:21British European Airways Flight 609
12:23ended in tragedy attempting to take off from Munich Rhein Airport.
12:28On February the 6th in 1959 was a dreadful accident
12:33and the worst accident that possibly has ever happened to any football club.
12:38On the return flight to London after the European Cup clash with the Yugoslavian team,
12:43Manchester United's chartered plane had made a scheduled stop at Munich to refuel.
12:50With slush covering the end of the runway,
12:52the plane had failed to build up enough speed to reach an adequate height.
12:56With nowhere to go, it ploughed into the fence surrounding the airport.
13:02The left side of the cockpit hit a tree,
13:04and the right side of the fuselage collided with a wooden hut,
13:07inside which was a truck filled with tyres and fuel, which exploded.
13:11Miraculously, 21 out of the 44 passengers survived the horrific crash.
13:18Among the dead were eight Manchester United players and three of the club's staff.
13:24It was one of the biggest sporting tragedies that can ever be.
13:32The reverberations of the Munich air disaster were felt so deeply back at Old Trafford,
13:36rumours began circulating that the club was set to fly.
13:41Despite struggling to fuel the team, the Red Devils dug deep and played on.
14:11Almost immediately, plaques and memorials were erected,
14:23with the first unveiled in February 1960.
14:26Bobby was pleased to have somewhere to remember the teammates he lost on the worst day
14:30in Manchester United's history.
14:32And it's right that it should be remembered,
14:36so people will have a place to come where they can pay their respects.
14:39On February 6, 2008, the 50th anniversary of the disaster,
14:43a memorial service was held at Old Trafford.
14:47Sir Bobby was joined by fans, officials and other survivors of the tragedy
14:51to pay their respects at the ceremony.
14:55Great players like Byrne, Coleman, Jones, Pegg, Taylor,
14:59Jeff Bent and Liam Whelan all lost their lives at the scene of the crash.
15:05Young football prodigy Duncan Edwards was also to die of his injuries
15:0815 days later in a German hospital.
15:12Edwards was just 21.
15:15If it had not been for goalkeeper Harry Gregg,
15:17who stayed behind to pull survivors out of the wreckage,
15:20the disaster could have been much worse.
15:24Bobby was one of the lucky ones rescued by Gregg.
15:27A few years earlier, Sir Bobby had fought back tears
15:30as a plaque was unveiled in Germany at the site of the tragedy.
15:34The memorial stone in the Munich district of Kirchtüterring
15:38featured the names of the 23 people who had died.
15:41It's a very nice plaque,
15:47which a lot of our fans would like to come to see to pay their respects.
15:51Despite his brilliant career, Bobby has since admitted
15:55that he has never come to terms with the tragedy.
16:02Just as busy off the pitch as he ever was on,
16:05Sir Bobby Charlton has been involved in a variety of different pursuits
16:08since retiring from football in 1980.
16:12He eventually found his calling in community work.
16:15In 2003, he and Ryan Giggs visited the proposed Ground Zero memorial site
16:20for British workers who died in the September 11 attacks.
16:25It was such a momentous occasion that, you know, nobody in the world,
16:31especially in the sporting world, I don't think could ever not be affected by it.
16:35So we Brits all would like to just leave something to let everybody know
16:40that we do think a lot about what happens,
16:43what happened and of the American people.
16:46We've done it all before and we want as much money to be raised as possible
16:50so that we can get the garden built and it's there for everyone to see.
16:54He commented on the 2003 Champions World Series soccer tournament.
16:58It's been terrific, really, you know,
17:01the biggest crowd that's ever been in Seattle Stadium
17:04and a big crowd in Los Angeles.
17:06Both these games here in New York and Philadelphia sold out.
17:11It's great for us and it's great for the game of football
17:14and certainly great for American football,
17:16especially if we have good games and people see the high quality
17:19that's necessary if the Americans have to come onto the big stage.
17:25Three years later in South Africa,
17:27he was one of 13 of the world's most influential sportsmen and sportswomen
17:31who visited children from the Laurier Sport for Good projects.
17:36The non-profit, non-political organisation is a unique association
17:40of the greatest living sporting legend,
17:43who share a belief in the power of sport to break down barriers,
17:46bring people together and improve the lives of young people around the world.
17:50Tennis star Monica Seles was among the sporting legends
17:53who spent the afternoon with the children.
17:55I think, hopefully, we give kids an inspiration.
17:58I mean, they get to see the best of the best
18:00in all the different sports from around the world.
18:02And I think a lot of us started out with very humble beginnings,
18:04that if you have a dream, you work hard, a lot of things can happen.
18:09Fellow tennis star Martina Navratilova was just as excited to be part of the team.
18:14She was one of the first women in the world to be part of the team.
18:18And Martina Navratilova was just as excited to be part of the event.
18:21I mean, everybody's so excited to see us here,
18:23and it's great to be a part of a great group of athletes that are here.
18:27The afternoon was a success,
18:29and it wasn't just the children who enjoyed themselves.
18:31It's a marvellous response, and everyone's so happy and pleased to see us,
18:35which is what we like.
18:37And, of course, it's marvellous what sport can do.
18:41The event was held in Alexandra, South Africa,
18:44one of the poorest and overcrowded areas of the region.
18:49Not only has Bobby been heavily involved in the community,
18:51he has also kept strong ties with the game that made him famous.
18:57Between 1973 and 1975, he was a player manager of Preston North End.
19:04He took on a managing role one more time in 1983,
19:07when he became the caretaker manager for Wigan Athletic.
19:12In 1984, after the great Sir Matt Busby left the board at Old Trafford,
19:16he happily accepted the invitation to take his place,
19:19and is still a board member today.
19:23One of his proudest moments after football came in 1984,
19:27when he received a knighthood for his services to the game.
19:32Although he was only the second footballer to be knighted,
19:35he has since been joined by 13 more who've received the same honour.
19:40He was also instrumental in London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
19:47In early 2005, he was part of a team that took the IOC Commission on a tour of London.
19:55Bobby showed the visitors around the new Wembley Stadium.
19:59They seemed very, very happy and very impressed with everything about Wembley.
20:04That's my feeling.
20:06I don't think they appreciated the scale and the size of the new Wembley Stadium
20:10and how imposing it is.
20:12It's just sensational.
20:14Wembley Stadium, which was the home of England's sole World Cup victory,
20:18holds a special place in the hearts of footballers who have graced its turf.
20:23Every player around the world, and I don't care who it was,
20:26Di Stefano or Pelé or Eusebio or Franz Beckenbauer,
20:30they all speak with great fondness of playing at Wembley.
20:34And it is unique in its atmosphere and the history, the tradition of football in this country.
20:43So Wembley is a very big part of it.
20:44And I think in the future, we're going to be very proud of the new Wembley too.
20:50After a rich history, the old Wembley was closed in 2000 and was demolished three years later.
20:56Although the new stadium was scheduled to be opened in 2006,
21:00after many delays, it finally got off the ground in March 2007.
21:07Considered to be one of the greatest English players of all time,
21:10Sir Bobby Charlton received another great honour in 2002,
21:14as one of the few inaugural players to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.
21:20He followed up the domestic honour in 2008 by being inducted into the European Hall of Fame
21:25for his footballing efforts in European competitions.
21:29Despite these achievements, Bobby remains as humble as ever.
21:33I'm a footballer and just tried my best and hoped that my ability was good enough to
21:42get me some success, which I've been lucky enough to have done.
21:45In May 2009, it was Manchester United's turn to pay tribute to Sir Bobby
21:50by unveiling a statue dubbed the Holy Trinity.
21:53The bronze statue commemorates one of the greatest attacking trios ever seen,
21:57Charlton, Best and Law.
22:00As well as these great honours, Sir Bobby has received a trophy haul
22:04that would rival any of the world's top sporting legends.
22:07With over 40 individual honours to his name, 12 club titles and a FIFA World Cup,
22:13his career still stands as one of the most successful the game has ever seen.
22:18Although he retired from the game close to four decades ago,
22:21he still holds the Manchester United record for Top Goal Scorer, with 249 goals.
22:29His remarkable story, which takes in a brush with death at the beginning of his career,
22:33a glittering record at one of England's most celebrated clubs and a historic World Cup
22:38victory, has inspired millions of young footballers to chase their dreams.
22:44Although he may claim that his unsurpassed success was a matter of luck,
22:48there can be no denying his incredible football talent, heroic bravery,
22:53unwavering dedication and unbelievable mental strength.
22:56Sir Bobby Charlton is truly a football legend.