Manchester United great and Scotland’s joint record goalscorer Denis Law has died aged 84, his family has announced.
Law, who scored 30 goals for Scotland and helped his country reach the 1974 World Cup finals, won two league titles with United and was a member of the 1968 European Cup-winning squad which became the first English club to lift the trophy.
Here, the PA news agency takes a pictorial look back over his career.
Denis Law began his career at Huddersfield in 1956 where he spent four years (PA)Law (right) signed for Manchester City in 1960 for a British record fee – pictured here being measured with his new shirt by captain Ken Barnes (PA)Law (centre) celebrated his 21st birthday with his hair being pulled by City team-mates (left to right) Ken Barnes, David Wagstaffe, Barry Betts, Alan Oakes, and Colin Barlow at Maine Road in 1961 (PA)After a spell at Torino, Law (front) completed another British transfer-record deal in 1962 as he joined Matt Busby (right) at Manchester United where he enjoyed 11 years (PA)Law (left) and former Manchester United team-mate Bobby Charlton (PA)Law (centre) with United team-mates David Herd (left) and Maurice Setters after beating Leicester 3-1 to win the FA Cup in May 1963 (PA)United team-mates Law (left) and Charlton faced each other in Scotland and England’s 2-2 draw at Wembley in April 1965 (PA)Law (top) and his Manchester United team were crowned First Division champions in 1964-65 (PA)Scotland’s Law wins the ball ahead of England’s Bobby Moore in an international match at Hampden in 1966 (PA)Law (left) and Busby (centre) celebrated after United won the league again in 1966-67 (PA)Law (centre right) lifts his arms in triumph after netting Scotland’s opener in their memorable 1967 triumph over England at Wembley, beating the then world champions 3-2 (PA)Law heads home United’s winner in a 1-0 Division One victory over Liverpool in December 1968 (PA)After scoring 237 goals for United – to currently sit third on their all-time list – Law (middle row, third left) rejoined Manchester City in the summer of 1973 (PA)Law (left to right) with former Manchester United team-mates Charlton and George Best in 1995 (Tim Ockenden/PA)Law received an honorary degree for his services to sport at the University of St Andrews in 2005 (Andrew Milligan/PA)Law (bottom – left to right), Sir Alex Ferguson and Charlton unveiled the ‘United Trinity’ statue of Best, Law and Charlton at Old Trafford in 2008 (Dave Thompson/PA)Law was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) medal in 2016 (John Stillwell/PA)
