The new Duncan Edwards Leisure Centre, named after the borough’s most famous sporting hero who found fame with Manchester United, is the first to be built in a generation.

The Duncan Edwards Leisure Centre in Dudley is named in his honour, while a street near where he is buried in Dudley Cemetery was renamed ‘Duncan Edwards Close’ in 1993.

Duncan Edwards displays his athleticism in a training session at Old Trafford in 1954. His full debut came when he was 16 in April 1953, barely eight months after signing schoolboy forms.

Image caption, Duncan Edwards was just 21 when he died in the Munich air disaster in 1958 Article Information. ... Dudley, forcing the congregation to attend services at the church's parish centre.

Duncan Edwards will always be a colossal figure in Manchester United history and, since his tragic passing in 1958, tales of the late great Busby Babe have become legendary. Dudley’s favourite ...

Edwards was moved to centre-forward, and Charlton to inside-forward, with Murphy hoping some blunt force would do the trick. Within 10 minutes, his team were ahead.

Edwards, who was born in Dudley, won 18 caps for England and was tipped as a future captain when he died at the age of 21. Mr Treasure described St Francis' as a special place, not only for the ...