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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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