Transfers 1945-1957

The following table shows all the players that Matt Busby has bought or sold during his career as manager of Manchester United.

Arrivals

Departures

Season

Player

From

Fee

Player

To

Fee

1945/46

J.Delaney

Celtic

£4,000

J.Smith

Blackburn

£3,000

1946/47

J.Dale

Witton

£1,130

T.Breen
N.Tapken

Glentoran
Darlington

£600
£530

1947/48

J.Ball

Wigan

£2,000

J.Walton
J.Dale
H.Worrall

Preston
Port Vale
Swindon

£12,000
£1,000
£1,000

1948/49

J.Downie
B.Stenson

Bradford P.A.
Altrincham

£20,000
£500

J.Hanlon
J.Morris
R.Burke

Bury
Derby
Huddersfield

£5,500
£25,000
15,500

1949/50

T.Bogan
R.Wood
R.Allen
R.Ritchie

Preston
Darlington
QPR
Bangor

£3,500
£6,000
£11,000
£750

J.Anderson
E.Buckle
H.Williams
R.McMorran

Nott'm Forest
Everton
Witton
Walsall

£8,000
£6,500
£500
£1,000

1950/51

E.McIlvenny
H.McShane

Philadelphia
Bolton

£1,700
£5,000+J.Ball

I.Feehan
J.Ball
C.Hughes
J.Delaney
S.Lynn
T.Bogan
T.Lowrie
J.Warner

Northampton
Bolton
Leeds
Aberdeen
Bradford P.A.
Aberdeen
 
Oldham

£525
Exchange
£1,250
£3,100
£3,500
£8,000
 
£150

1951/52

J.Berry
E.Bond

Birmingham
Layland

£25,000
£250

C.Mitten
L.Cassidy
B.Birch

Fulham
Oldham
Wolves

£16,200
£450
6,000

1952/53

T.Taylor

Barnsley

£29,999

W.McGlen
H.Killin
E.Bond
T.Ritchie
F.Clempson
R.Hampson

Lincoln
Lincoln
Carlisle
Reading
Stockport
Reading

£3,000
£1,250
£5,000
£3,250
£2,000
£300

1953/54

 

 

 

J.Downie
S.Pearson
F.Mooney
H.McShane
T.McNulty

Luton
Bury
Blackburn
Oldham
Liverpool

£9,500
£4,000
£600
£750
£6,000

1954/55

 

 

 

H.Cockburn

Bury

£1,250

1955/56

 

 

 

D.Gibson
E.Lewis
J.Scott

Sheffield Wed.
Preston
Grimsby

£8,000
£9,000
£1,500

1956/57

 

 

 

P.Kennedy
W.Whitehurst

Blackburn
Chesterfield

£2,000
£750

1957/58

H.Gregg
T.Heron

Doncaster
Portadown

£23,000
£7,000

T.Barrett
J.Doherty
J.Whitefoot

Plymouth
Leicester
Grimsby

£1,000
£6,500
£8,000

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