Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Joseph Scanlon | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Hulme, Manchester, England | ||
Date of death | 22 December 2009 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Pendleton, Salford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1960 | Manchester United | 115 | (34) |
1960–1962 | Newcastle United | 22 | (5) |
1962–1963 | Lincoln City | 47 | (11) |
1963–1966 | Mansfield Town | 108 | (21) |
1966 | Belper Town | ||
Total | 292 | (71) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Albert Joseph Scanlon (10 October 1935 – 22 December 2009) was an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and was one of the "Busby Babes" who survived the Munich air disaster of 1958. Although he sustained severe injuries, he recovered and continued to play league football for Newcastle United, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town. He then went on to play non-league football until his retirement.