Matt Busby
| Date of birth | 26 May 1909 |
| Place of birth | Orbiston, Lanarkshire |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Right half |
Scottish international Matt Busby was an Anfield favourite after joining from Manchester City where he had been an FA Cup winner in 1934. He captained the team before his playing career was cut short by World War Two. Famously, he went on to manage Manchester United.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 11 Feb 1928 | 12 Mar 1936 | |
| Liverpool | 12 Mar 1936 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935-36 | Liverpool | League Division One | 11 | 1 |
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| 1936-37 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1936-37 | Liverpool | League Division One | 29 | 1 |
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| 1937-38 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1937-38 | Liverpool | League Division One | 33 | ||||
| 1938-39 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1938-39 | Liverpool | League Division One | 42 | 1 |
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| 1939-40 | Liverpool | League Division One | 3 | ||||
| 1939-40 | Liverpool | League War Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1939-40 | Liverpool | West Region War League | 14 | 1 |
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| 1941-42 | Liverpool | North Region War League (Second Championship) | 1 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Scottish League | Inter League | 1 | ||||
| 1943-44 | Liverpool | North Region War League (Second Championship) | 4 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Combined Services | Representative | 1 | ||||
| 1944-45 | FA Services XI | FA Tour | 1 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Football Association XI | FA Tour | 1 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Liverpool | North Region War League | 2 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Liverpool | North Region War League (Second Championship) | 3 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1936 | Huddersfield Town v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1936 | Liverpool v Leeds United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Mar 1936 | Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Mar 1936 | Derby County v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1936 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1936 | Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1936 | Preston North End v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1936 | Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1936 | Liverpool v Brentford | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Apr 1936 | Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 May 1936 | Stoke City v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1936 | Liverpool v Grimsby Town | W | 7-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1936 | Everton v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1936 | Leeds United v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1936 | Liverpool v Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Oct 1936 | Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Oct 1936 | Brentford v Liverpool | L | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Oct 1936 | Liverpool v Arsenal | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1936 | Preston North End v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1936 | Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Nov 1936 | Manchester United v Liverpool | W | 2-5 | League Division One | |
| 28 Nov 1936 | Liverpool v Derby County | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Dec 1936 | Liverpool v Sunderland | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Jan 1937 | Norwich City v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 23 Jan 1937 | Liverpool v Everton | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1937 | Liverpool v Leeds United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Feb 1937 | Birmingham City v Liverpool | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Feb 1937 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Feb 1937 | Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1937 | Liverpool v Brentford | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1937 | Arsenal v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Mar 1937 | Liverpool v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1937 | Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1937 | Liverpool v Manchester City | L | 0-5 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1937 | Manchester City v Liverpool | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1937 | Derby County v Liverpool | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1937 | Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1937 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1937 | Liverpool v Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 May 1937 | Liverpool v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1937 | Chelsea v Liverpool | L | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1937 | Liverpool v Portsmouth | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1937 | Liverpool v Stoke City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Sep 1937 | Liverpool v Grimsby Town | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1937 | Leeds United v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1937 | Liverpool v Everton | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Oct 1937 | Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1937 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Oct 1937 | Liverpool v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Oct 1937 | Sunderland v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 06 Nov 1937 | Liverpool v Brentford | L | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 13 Nov 1937 | Manchester City v Liverpool | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1937 | Liverpool v Huddersfield Town | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1937 | Blackpool v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1937 | Liverpool v Derby County | L | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1937 | Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1937 | Liverpool v Arsenal | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1937 | Birmingham City v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1938 | Liverpool v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1938 | Crystal Palace v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 1938 | Liverpool v Crystal Palace | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 15 Jan 1938 | Charlton Athletic v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Jan 1938 | Sheffield United v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 26 Feb 1938 | Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1938 | Leicester City v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1938 | Liverpool v Sunderland | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1938 | Brentford v Liverpool | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1938 | Liverpool v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1938 | Huddersfield Town v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1938 | Liverpool v Birmingham City | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1938 | Liverpool v Blackpool | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1938 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1938 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1938 | Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1938 | Arsenal v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 May 1938 | Stoke City v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1938 | Liverpool v Chelsea | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1938 | Preston North End v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1938 | Liverpool v Manchester United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1938 | Liverpool v Charlton Athletic | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1938 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1938 | Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1938 | Liverpool v Leeds United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1938 | Everton v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1938 | Leicester City v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1938 | Liverpool v Aston Villa | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1938 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1938 | Liverpool v Huddersfield Town | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 05 Nov 1938 | Portsmouth v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Nov 1938 | Liverpool v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Nov 1938 | Brentford v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1938 | Liverpool v Blackpool | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1938 | Derby County v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1938 | Liverpool v Grimsby Town | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1938 | Sunderland v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 24 Dec 1938 | Chelsea v Liverpool | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1938 | Stoke City v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1938 | Liverpool v Stoke City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1938 | Liverpool v Preston North End | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1939 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Jan 1939 | Liverpool v Luton Town | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 14 Jan 1939 | Charlton Athletic v Liverpool | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1939 | Liverpool v Stockport County | W | 5-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 25 Jan 1939 | Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1939 | Leeds United v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1939 | Liverpool v Everton | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 Feb 1939 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 4-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 18 Feb 1939 | Aston Villa v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Feb 1939 | Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1939 | Liverpool v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1939 | Liverpool v Portsmouth | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 15 Mar 1939 | Huddersfield Town v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1939 | Arsenal v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1939 | Liverpool v Brentford | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1939 | Blackpool v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1939 | Liverpool v Birmingham City | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1939 | Liverpool v Derby County | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1939 | Birmingham City v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1939 | Grimsby Town v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Apr 1939 | Liverpool v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 May 1939 | Manchester United v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1939 | Sheffield United v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Aug 1939 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1939 | Liverpool v Chelsea | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1939 | Liverpool v Manchester United | W | 1-0 | West Region War League | |
| 25 Nov 1939 | Wrexham v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | West Region War League | |
| 02 Dec 1939 | Liverpool v Everton | D | 2-2 | West Region War League | |
| 09 Dec 1939 | Stoke City v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | West Region War League | |
| 23 Dec 1939 | Liverpool v New Brighton | W | 6-2 | West Region War League | |
| 01 Jan 1940 | Liverpool v Crewe Alexandra | W | 7-3 | West Region War League | |
| 06 Jan 1940 | Manchester City v Liverpool | W | 3-7 | West Region War League | |
| 20 Jan 1940 | Liverpool v Chester | D | 1-1 | West Region War League | |
| 24 Feb 1940 | Port Vale v Liverpool | W | 3-8 | West Region War League | |
| 16 Mar 1940 | Manchester United v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | West Region War League | |
| 22 Mar 1940 | Crewe Alexandra v Liverpool | W | 3-6 | West Region War League | |
| 23 Mar 1940 | Liverpool v Wrexham | D | 0-0 | West Region War League | |
| 30 Mar 1940 | Everton v Liverpool | W | 1-3 | West Region War League | |
| 20 Apr 1940 | Barrow v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | League War Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 27 Apr 1940 | Liverpool v Barrow | L |
1-2 Agg: 1-4 |
League War Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 11 May 1940 | Liverpool v Stockport County | W | 4-3 | West Region War League | |
| 25 Apr 1942 | Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | North Region War League (Second Championship) | |
| 29 Jan 1944 | Everton v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | North Region War League (Second Championship) | |
| 04 Mar 1944 | Liverpool v Oldham Athletic | W | 8-1 | North Region War League (Second Championship) | |
| 18 Mar 1944 | Manchester City v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | North Region War League (Second Championship) | |
| 06 May 1944 | Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | North Region War League (Second Championship) | |
| 21 Oct 1944 | Everton v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | North Region War League | |
| 11 Nov 1944 | Manchester United v Liverpool | W | 2-5 | North Region War League | |
| 31 Mar 1945 | Everton v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | North Region War League (Second Championship) | |
| 07 Apr 1945 | Liverpool v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | North Region War League (Second Championship) | |
| 28 Apr 1945 | Chesterfield v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | North Region War League (Second Championship) | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933-34 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Scotland | War Time | 2 | ||||
| 1942-43 | Scotland | War Time | 1 | ||||
| 1943-44 | Scotland | War Time | 2 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Scotland | War Time | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 1933 | Wales v Scotland | L | 3-2 | British Home Championship | |
| 17 Jan 1942 | England v Scotland | L | 3-0 | War Time | |
| 18 Apr 1942 | Scotland v England | W | 5-4 | War Time | |
| 10 Oct 1942 | England v Scotland | D | 0-0 | War Time | |
| 19 Feb 1944 | England v Scotland | L | 6-2 | War Time | |
| 22 Apr 1944 | Scotland v England | L | 2-3 | War Time | |
| 03 Feb 1945 | England v Scotland | L | 3-2 | War Time | |
| 14 Apr 1945 | Scotland v England | L | 1-6 | War Time | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.