Editing Matt Busby (section)

==In popular culture==
Busby was portrayed by actor [[Dougray Scott]] in the 2011 television drama ''[[United (2011 film)|United]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2011/02/06/pride-and-passion-behind-dougray-scott-s-portrayal-of-sir-matt-busby-86908-22903561/ |title=Pride and passion behind Dougray Scott's portrayal of Sir Matt Busby |work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]]|access-date=25 April 2011 |date=6 February 2011 |last=Dingwall |first=John}}</ref> which was centred on the successes of the Busby Babes and the Munich air crash, as well as the rebuilding of the team by Jimmy Murphy while Busby recovered from his injuries. Busby's son Sandy told [[BBC News]] that he was "disgusted" by the film.<ref name="disgusted"/> He pointed out that the character of Busby, despite being the first "tracksuit manager" in English football, was never seen in a tracksuit throughout the film, instead wearing a camel coat and a fedora.<ref name="disgusted">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-13181651 |title=Sir Matt Busby's son 'disgusted' at United TV film |publisher=BBC |work=BBC News |date=24 April 2011 |access-date=23 May 2011 }}</ref>
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He was mentioned in the [[The Beatles|Beatles]] song "[[Dig It (Beatles song)|Dig It]]" from the band's final album, [[Let It Be (album)|''Let it Be'']], released in 1970.

[[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] portrayed an older Busby (and Charlie Cook a younger Busby in flashbacks to 1958) in the 2013 film ''[[Believe (2013 film)|Believe]]''.<ref name="believe">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/24/believe-review-brian-cox-man-united-matt-busby |title=Believe review – Brian Cox stars as Man United's Matt Busby |first=Mike |last=McCahill |date=24 July 2014 |access-date=8 August 2014 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media }}</ref> Set in 1984, it imagines Busby taking on the management of a boys' team competing in a local cup.<ref name="believe"/>