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John Berry

John Berry

Clubs played for: Birmingham City, Manchester United (1944-1958)

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Biography: Although relatively short at 5ft 5in, John was a true competitor, fast on the wing and never afraid to take on a defender no matter how tough their reputation. A former Army player from Aldershot, he started his time as a professional by signing for Birmingham City after the war. A target that Matt Busby had long had his eye on, his services were finally secured in 1951 by parting with a transfer fee of £25,000. Winner of four England caps and three championship medals, the diminutive live-wire never recovered sufficiently from injuries sustained at Munich to recommence his already successful career. He opened a sports shop with his brother Peter, who played for Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town, in Farnborough, Hampshire. He died in September 1994, aged just 68. He was the first of the surviving players from the Munich air crash to die.




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