The tributes in pictures as football family remembers Sir Bobby Charlton

Charlton was a key member of England’s victorious 1966 World Cup team and also enjoyed great success at Manchester United.

Published Oct 22, 2023

Tributes have poured in from across the footballing world and beyond this weekend following the death of Sir Bobby Charlton at the age of 86.

Charlton was a key member of England’s victorious 1966 World Cup team and also enjoyed great success at club level with Manchester United, who became the first English side to win the European Cup in 1968.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of those tributes in pictures from members of the football family.

Sir Bobby Charlton tributes outside Old Trafford — Fans laid tributes in memory of Sir Bobby Charlton by the United Trinity statue at Old Trafford (Barrington Coombs/PA)

Sir Bobby Charlton tributes at Old Trafford — Fans flocked to Old Trafford on Sunday to pay tribute to former United and England great Charlton (Barrington Coombs/PA)

Fans observe a tribute to the late Sir Bobby Charlton ahead of the Premier League match at Villa Park — Fans observed a tribute to the late Charlton ahead of Aston Villa’s Premier League match with West Ham (Nick Potts/PA)

Sir Bobby Charlton tribute at Wembley — A tribute to Charlton was displayed on giant screens outside Wembley Stadium (Steve Paston/PA)

Sheffield United fans in the stands with a tribute in memory of Sir Bobby Charlton — Sheffield United fans in the stands for the match against Manchester United paid tribute in memory of Charlton (Danny Lawson/PA)

A tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton is displayed on screen at half-time during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge — A tribute to Charlton was displayed at half-time during Chelsea’s Premier League match with Arsenal (Nigel French/PA)