Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland legendary striker, nicknamed ‘the King’, has died at the age of 84.
A former winner of the Ballon d’Or, Law was one of the greatest football players in United’s history.
While at at United Law scored 237 goals in 404 appearances between 1962 and 1973.
Law was widely regarded as one of the world’s best strikers, but he also had a wonderful football brain.
He holds the record for the most goals scored – 46 – in a single season by a United player.
Law was the last surviving member of the ‘Holy Trinity’ with Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best. A statue of the famous trio stands outside Old Trafford, United’s home.
Law remains the only Scottish footballer to have won the Ballon d’Or, in 1964. He won two league titles and the FA Cup.
His former team-mate and former United assistant manager Brian Kidd said: “He was slight, with the heart of a lion. An unbelievable finisher, he scored every type of goal.”
Law holds Scotland’s joint goalscorer record with 30 goals in 55 international games.
When Law played in a second spell at Manchester City, Law refused to celebrate after he scored a back-heel goal in the derby game on the final day of the season in 1974. City’s victory meant United were relegated to the old Second Division. Law was visibly upset when results confirmed his old club’s fate.