Bert Whalley

Bert Whalley

Personal information
Full name	Herbert Whalley
Date of birth	(1913-08-06)6 August 1913
Place of birth	Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Date of death	6 February 1958(1958-02-06) (aged 44)
Place of death	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Stalybridge Celtic	?	(?)
1934–1946	Manchester United	32	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert "Bert" Whalley (6 August 1913 – 6 February 1958) was a footballer for Manchester United from 1934 to 1946, later serving as coach for the club. He died in the Munich air disaster in 1958 at the age of 44.

Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Whalley first played for Stalybridge Celtic before transferring to Manchester United on 7 May 1934. He made his debut for Manchester United in 1935 as a left-half. The war years prevented him from making more than the 35 appearances he ultimately accrued. Upon Matt Busby's appointment as manager in 1945, Whalley was made first-team coach.

He was played by actor Dean Andrews in the 2011 television drama United, which centred on the successes of the Busby Babes and the decimation of the team in the Munich crash.

External links

• Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
• Profile at MUFCInfo.com
• http://menmedia.co.uk/tamesideadvertiser/news/s/1035544_moving_tributes_to_tragic_united_coach