Manchester City footballer Bernard Manning, comedian Wilf McGuinness, former Manchester United player and manager Joe McIntyre, Former Professional Footballer Malcolm Roberts, Musician, Entertainer and Eurovision contestant. Roger Byrne, captain of Manchester United, and one of eight players who died in the Munich air disaster, of February 1958. Peter Townley, Church of England Archdeacon – current Archdeacon of Pontefract Vini Reilly, Musician: The Durutti Column See also Listed buildings in Manchester-M9 References External links Blackley - Districts & Suburbs of Manchester Friends of Blackley Forest St. Peter's & St. Paul's Churches St. Andrew's Church, Higher Blackley Heaton Park Areas of Manchester