Denis Law, part of Manchester United’s ‘Holy Trinity’ and Scotland’s joint-record men’s goalscorer, has died at the age of 84
Denis Law celebrates scoring for Manchester United against Crystal Palace in 1971. Scoring was something Law did 237 times in 404 games for the club.Denis Law celebrates scoring for Manchester United against Crystal Palace in 1971. Scoring was something Law did 237 times in 404 games for the club.and Scotland have paid tribute to Denis Law, a legendary figure for both club and country, following his death at the age of 84.
Former United captain Bryan Robson, who worked with Law in an ambassadorial role for the club, called him a “fantastic man”, adding in a column for the Daily Mail: “We have lost one of football’s giants both as a player and a gentleman. It’s incredibly sad. Born in Aberdeen in February 1940, Law never actually played for a Scottish club. Instead he joined Huddersfield straight from school in 1955 before moving to Manchester City five years later for a then British record fee of £55,000. A year after that he was on the move again, joining Torino. Law’s time in Italy was an unhappy one off the pitch and, as such, it was no surprise that he quickly returned to England, moving to the red half of Manchester prior to the start of the 1962-63 season.
Law’s last game for Scotland came against Zaire at that summer’s World Cup in West Germany. His last goal, meanwhile, came in a 2-0 win against Northern Ireland in May 1972, while his most famous was probably his strike against England, then world champions, in a 3-2 win at Wembley in April 1967. An outstanding servant for his country, Law was rightly inducted into Scottish football’s hall of fame in 2004. Sir Alex Ferguson once described him as Scotland’s greatest ever player.
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