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06 Feb
1958: United players killed in air disaster

20 Mar
1966: Football's World Cup stolen

30 Jul
1966: Football glory for England

25 May
1967: Celtic win European Cup

29 May
1968: Manchester Utd win European Cup

14 Jan
1969: Matt Busby retires from Man United

02 Jan
1971: Sixty-six die in Scottish football disaster

12 Jul
1974: Shankly quits Liverpool

04 Jul
1977: Manchester United sack manager

09 Feb
1979: Forest break football transfer record

16 Nov
1983: England fans rampage in Luxembourg

11 May
1985: Fans killed in Bradford stadium fire

29 May
1985: Fans die in Heysel rioting

31 May
1985: English teams banned after Heysel

02 Jun
1985: Uefa bans English clubs from Europe

09 Sep
1987: Liverpool fans to stand trial in Belgium

15 Apr
1989: Football fans crushed at Hillsborough

18 Aug
1989: Man U sold in record takeover deal

27 Jan
1995: Cantona banned over attack on fan

12 Jan
2001: Swedish 'Iceman' starts England job

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