Around the time of Blanchflower 's departure , a young centre-forward called Tommy Taylor broke into the Barnsley team , scoring 26 goals in 44 games for Barnsley . In April 1953 , he became one of the most expensive players in English football at the time when Matt Busby signed him for Manchester United for a fee of £ 29,999 . Taylor went on to be a prolific goalscorer at the highest level over the next five years , winning two league titles and also scoring 16 times in 19 appearances for the England national football team , before losing his life in the Munich air disaster in February 1958
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
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