Dennis Law

[TWGL1]

Passed away , 84 ,
RIP

[A Quiet Monkfish]

RIP leg breaker.

[the other bob wilson]

RIP leg breaker.

I’m over exaggerating here, but Dennis Law was maybe the reason for the closest my mum and dad came to divorcing. He was a real favorite of my mums, more so than George Best and Bobby Charlton, but my dad couldn’t forget that tackle on SrEve Gammon was it (I was too young to have seen it) and he would argue back at her all the time.

I remember Law as a very exciting player even if he never really fully overcame the injury which forced him to miss the 1968 European Cup Final and it was one of the biggest football ironies I’ve seen that he scored the goal that sent Man United down in 1974.

RIP

[splott parker]

RIP but c’mon lads you’re not Dennis Bergkamp’s dad who mistakenly added an ‘n’, it’s Denis. Great player whose reputation was besmirched by that terrible tackle on Steve Gammon. And, even more, it wasn’t his back heel that sent Manchester United down, they were doomed before that.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

More sad news.

Another former footballer with Alzheimer's.

[Cleve van Leef]

RIP
Remember him breaking Steve Gammon’s leg by the Canton stand, you could hear the break across the Bob Bank, virtually ended the career of someone who could have gone onto better things.
I won’t say anymore.

[Elwood Blues]

I’m over exaggerating here, but Dennis Law was maybe the reason for the closest my mum and dad came to divorcing. He was a real favorite of my mums, more so than George Best and Bobby Charlton, but my dad couldn’t forget that tackle on SrEve Gammon was it (I was too young to have seen it) and he would argue back at her all the time.

I remember Law as a very exciting player even if he never really fully overcame the injury which forced him to miss the 1968 European Cup Final and it was one of the biggest football ironies I’ve seen that he scored the goal that sent Man United down in 1974.

RIP

My dad always disliked Dennis Law for that tackle.

Effectively finished Gammon's career I believe.

Anyway RIP Denis. He was still an outstanding player.

Actually ended Gammon's football league career. He went on to play over 300 games for Kettering in the Southern League.

[Hilts]

I’m over exaggerating here, but Dennis Law was maybe the reason for the closest my mum and dad came to divorcing. He was a real favorite of my mums, more so than George Best and Bobby Charlton, but my dad couldn’t forget that tackle on SrEve Gammon was it (I was too young to have seen it) and he would argue back at her all the time.

I remember Law as a very exciting player even if he never really fully overcame the injury which forced him to miss the 1968 European Cup Final and it was one of the biggest football ironies I’ve seen that he scored the goal that sent Man United down in 1974.

RIP

I'm suprised you'd repeat the myth he sent Utd down. That's not true.

[Jordi Culé]

My dad's favourite player. He died of the same disease nearly two years ago.

Obviously, I've been indoctrinated and I never saw him against City, but RIP Denis Law.

A kid from Aberdeen who hit the top.

[Tuerto]

I’m over exaggerating here, but Dennis Law was maybe the reason for the closest my mum and dad came to divorcing. He was a real favorite of my mums, more so than George Best and Bobby Charlton, but my dad couldn’t forget that tackle on SrEve Gammon was it (I was too young to have seen it) and he would argue back at her all the time.

I remember Law as a very exciting player even if he never really fully overcame the injury which forced him to miss the 1968 European Cup Final and it was one of the biggest football ironies I’ve seen that he scored the goal that sent Man United down in 1974.

RIP

Petition for divorce document; Irretrievable Differences-Denis Law.... Brilliant, i can ee where you get it from

[the other bob wilson]

My dad always disliked Dennis Law for that tackle.

Effectively finished Gammon's career I believe.

Anyway RIP Denis. He was still an outstanding player.

Actually ended Gammon's football league career. He went on to play over 300 games for Kettering in the Southern League.

Steve Gammon's son used to post on here.

[splott parker]

Steve Gammon's son used to post on here.

It’s Steve Gammmon

[the other bob wilson]

I'm suprised you'd repeat the myth he sent Utd down. That's not true.

And I'm surprised that in a thread dedicated to the passing of a great footballer that you thought it was worth posting that. Technically you are right, but the derby against City was United's penultimate game of that season and going into it, they were on thirty two points, three points behind Birmingham who were the team who stayed up in nineteenth position. In those days of two points for a win, United needed at least a win and a draw to stand a chance of staying up as they had a game in hand on Birmingham who were playing their final game at home to Norwich at the same time. When Law scored, Birmingham were 2-1 up, so United were relying on them scoring against City and Norwich at least equalising at St. Andrews. Neither event occurred, instead Law back healed the goal that won the derby and Birmingham ended up winning, but no one can say for sure that the Birmingham result would have stayed the same without Law's goal, the crowd and players at St Andrews would have relaxed when they heard Law had scored, whereas those final few minutes would have been very fraught and a Norwich equaliser might then have come. Before Law's goal, United's fans had some hope (albeit, they would have needed a big win in their final game at Stoke), after it there was none.

[Hilts]

And I'm surprised that in a thread dedicated to the passing of a great footballer that you thought it was worth posting that. Technically you are right, but the derby against City was United's penultimate game of that season and going into it, they were on thirty two points, three points behind Birmingham who were the team who stayed up in nineteenth position. In those days of two points for a win, United needed at least a win and a draw to stand a chance of staying up as they had a game in hand on Birmingham who were playing their final game at home to Norwich at the same time. When Law scored, Birmingham were 2-1 up, so United were relying on them scoring against City and Norwich at least equalising at St. Andrews. Neither event occurred, instead Law back healed the goal that won the derby and Birmingham ended up winning, but no one can say for sure that the Birmingham result would have stayed the same without Law's goal, the crowd and players at St Andrews would have relaxed when they heard Law had scored, whereas those final few minutes would have been very fraught and a Norwich equaliser might then have come. Before Law's goal, United's fans had some hope (albeit, they would have needed a big win in their final game at Stoke), after it there was none.

On a thread where breaking leg is acceptable but not pointing out the false he sent Utd down myth.

Anyway RIP Denis.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

I’m over exaggerating here, but Dennis Law was maybe the reason for the closest my mum and dad came to divorcing. He was a real favorite of my mums, more so than George Best and Bobby Charlton, but my dad couldn’t forget that tackle on SrEve Gammon was it (I was too young to have seen it) and he would argue back at her all the time.

I remember Law as a very exciting player even if he never really fully overcame the injury which forced him to miss the 1968 European Cup Final and it was one of the biggest football ironies I’ve seen that he scored the goal that sent Man United down in 1974.

RIP

I was too young by a couple of years also, but like others on here have mentioned, my Dad told me he could hear the leg breaking. I remember almost as soon as I was aware of him my Dad put me straight !