Timeline Monday 11 October 1937

Events on Monday 11 October 1937 2

• 1937 – 2023 Bobby Charlton English Footballer English footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. A survivor of the 1958 Munich air disaster, he spent his entire club career at Manchester United, scoring 249 goals in 758 appearances. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1966, the same year he helped England win the World Cup. He was knighted in 1994 and became a director of Manchester United.
• 1937 Bobby Charlton born in Ashington Born in Ashington, Northumberland, into a football family. His mother Cissie was from the Milburn football dynasty and his brother Jack also played for England.