Jeff Whitefoot, the last surviving member of Manchester United’s Busby Babes team of the 1950s, has died aged 90.
The full-back joined United straight from school and was part of the Red Devils’ title-winning teams in 1952 and 1956 under manager Sir Matt Busby.
He left for a short spell at Grimsby in 1957 before moving to Nottingham Forest, where he made over 250 appearances and won the FA Cup in 1959.
“There were few more keen and accurate footballers in England than Jeff in the mid-1950s,” read a Manchester United statement.
“He played with a quiet, seemingly casual grace that masked a strong competitive edge.”
Whitefoot became United’s youngest league debutant against Portsmouth in April 1950, aged 16 years and 105 days.
He made 95 appearances and won one cap for England under-23s before moving to Grimsby at the end of 1957.
A few months later, the Munich air disaster of February 1958 claimed the lives of 23 people, including eight of Whitefoot’s former United team-mates.
He spent just one season at Grimsby before moving to Forest, where he would remain for 11 years before retiring in 1967.
