Funds raised for Roger Byrne plaque

Manchester United supporters recently clubbed together to raise money for a memorial plaque celebrating legendary former defender Roger Byrne, who was killed in the Munich Air Disaster.

The memorial was unveiled at Manchester Crematorium earlier this month, on the 66th anniversary of the 1958 tragedy.

The idea was first mooted by Iain McCartney and Steve Donoghue, and fans from the Stretford Enders Worldwide group subsequently raised the necessary funds.

Iain McCartney (left) and Steve Donoghue (right) address fellow fans at the plaque's unveiling.“He was the only one of the Busby Babes to be cremated,” McCartney told us.

“Obviously the graves of Duncan Edwards, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor etc,…