Six of the 11 players who took to the field for United in this game lost their lives in the Munich air disaster nine months later ; as did a further two players who did not appear in the game , while two others ( who both appeared in the game ) were injured to such an extent that they never played again . The only United players who appeared in the final a year later were full-back Bill Foulkes and forward Bobby Charlton . The death of Foulkes in November 2013 leaves Charlton as the last surviving player from the United team in the 1957 FA Cup Final , while the death of Nigel Sims in January 2018 left Peter McParland as the only remaining survivor from the winning team
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
1957 FA Cup Final