MATT BUSBY: 1945 and having already signed to be Manchester Utd manager (though still assigned to the Army, therefore he was unable to officially accept the post of manager), still only 35 years old he was selected as Manager/Captain of the FA Touring Army team to Greece/Italy to play matches against local Army teams and provide much needed entertainment to the allied forces following VE Day 8 May 1945. British Army Touring Team autographs 9 May 1945, signed by the squad after the match v 3rd District East and Gibraltar in Naples; signatures include Cliff Britton, Matt Busby, Maurice Edelston, Frank Swift, Cyril Sidlow, Joe Bacuzzi, Tommy Lawton, E Smith, Dan Winter, Joe Mercer, Jim Mullen, Doug Hunt, J Martin, Bill Elliot, Willie Watson, Archie Macauley, Arthur Rowe; good.