The United Trinity: The Remarkable Story of Best, Law and Charlton

by David Meek

When George Best, a dark-haired skinny teenager from Belfast, made his United debut in the autumn of 1963, he was joining a club still recovering from the horrors of Munich. Among his team-mates were goalscorer supreme Denis Law and England midfielder Bobby Charlton. Together they would combine to help United to win two league titles and a long-awaited European Cup as the Reds came to personify all that was most exciting about the Swinging Sixties. By 1968, all three men would have been honoured as European Footballer of the Year - the only time three winners of that award have lined up in the same side.

In David Meek's compelling portrait of the United Trinity, he not only reveals their different characters and what made them so successful on the pitch, he also speaks to many of their team-mates to find out what it was like playing in the same side and researches contemporary reports to assess how they were viewed at the time. Having reported on their entire careers together, Meek has a unique insight into what made Best, Law and Charlton stand out as the truly special players they were.

288 pages, Paperback

First published November 21, 2013

Reviews

[Pete daPixie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four stars for the memories. As a paperboy delivering the Manchester Evening News during the sixties in Old Trafford, David Meek's reports on United were always read as I did the rounds. I was fortunate to witness the 'trinity' home and away during the seasons after Munich. Denis Law was the 'King' for me, I visited his house in Chorlton to get my hero to sign his book 'Living for Kicks'.
So Meek's book, that I picked up for free in a local supermarket, was an enjoyable journey down memory lane. Great days!