Alex Stepney

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Alex Stepney is a former English football player who was Manchester United's goalkeeper when they became the first English club to win the European Cup. Stepney had unsuccessful trials with Fulham and joined Tooting & Mitcham United. From there, he was spotted by Millwall, who signed him as an amateur in 1963, but quickly realised his potential and made him a professional within two months of his arrival. Stepney was ever-present for almost three seasons, making 158 appearances, only missing the last game of the 1965–66 season. During this period, he achieved three England under-23 caps. In May 1966, Stepney joined Chelsea for £50,000, but just three months later Stepney was sold to Manchester United for a record fee of £55,000, having made just one appearance for the club. With Harry Gregg's career virtually ended by injury, the Manchester United manager, Matt Busby, opted for Stepney and he made his debut for United later the same year against Manchester City at Old Trafford which United won 1–0 with a first half goal from Denis Law.