Denis Law
Scottish footballer (1940-2025) · United Kingdom · On the map · Footballers · Died at 84
Denis Law was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. His career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956. After four years at Huddersfield, he was signed by Manchester City for an estimated transfer fee of £55,000, which set a new British record.
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George Best Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1963-1973
Bobby Charlton Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1962-1973
Nobby Stiles Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1962-1971
Bill Foulkes Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1962-1970
Alex Stepney Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1966-1973
Brian Kidd Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1967-1973
Tony Dunne Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1962-1973- John Aston, Jr. Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1965-1972
- Shay Brennan Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1962-1970
Paddy Crerand Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1963-1971
David Herd Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1962-1968- David Sadler Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1963-1973
- Willie Morgan Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1968-1973
- Jimmy Rimmer Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1965-1973
- Noel Cantwell Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1962-1967
- Ian Ure Teammate at Scotland national team, 1961-1967
- David Gaskell Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1962-1969
- Francis Burns Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1965-1972
- Carlo Sartori Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1965-1973
- John Connaughton Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1966-1972
- Steve James Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1966-1973
- Bobby Noble Teammate at Manchester United F.C., 1962-1970
Billy Bremner Teammate at Scotland national team, 1965-1974- Eddie Gray Teammate at Scotland national team, 1969-1974
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Law spent one year there before Torino bought him for £110,000, this time setting a new record fee for a transfer involving a British player. Although he played well in Italy, he found it difficult to settle there and signed for Manchester United in 1962, setting another British record transfer fee of £115,000.
