In time, Law would go on to become one of the all-time greats of the British game – the scorer of 237 goals for Manchester United – placing him third on the club's all-time list, behind Bobby ...

With his eye for goal and effervescent personality, Denis Law was the darling of a generation as the Scotland striker played a key role in Manchester United's rise from tragedy to triumph. It was ...

IAN HERBERT: A shining star ornament placed at Denis Law's right boot on Manchester United's Holy Trinity statue gave out a frail light and people arrived with bouquets to provide some colour ...

The story of Law's rise from poor beginnings, born in 1940 as the youngest of seven to trawlerman father George and mother Robina at 6 Printfield Terrace, has formed the basis of the rich eulogies.

The recent passing of Manchester United legend Denis Law has stirred a wave of nostalgia among football fans. The former player, who scored a remarkable 237 goals in 404 appearances for Manchester ...

Law was of course a well-known figure and the members of the golf club who were inside watching the game signalled to him that England had won by holding up four fingers from the window.

Humble beginnings The son of a fisherman, and one of seven children, Law grew up in a house without central heating and often slept "three to a bed", said The Telegraph.

The recent passing of Manchester United legend Denis Law has stirred a wave of nostalgia among football fans. The former player, who scored a remarkable 237 goals in 404 appearances for Manchester ...