This great image, from the greatest cup run in the club’s history, is going on sale tomorrow in a limited edition to support the 12th Man Fund.
The photo of Jeremy Charles and Les Phillips celebrating reaching the 1986 Milk Cup final, after beating Aston Villa in the semi-finals, conjures up so many memories for fans who were there.
It is being made available from the Daily Mirror Picture Archive, courtesy of Mirror news reporter and OxVox member Greig Box Turnbull.
A limited edition of 100 prints, framed for £45 or unframed for £20, will be going on sale, with half the profits going to the 12th Man.
Charles and Phillips will both sign the 100 prints, and are putting their signatures to the first ten of them on the pitch before the Altrincham game to make fans aware of the venture.
Phillips, whose goal against Villa in the semi-final second leg at the Manor took United to Wembley, will have been busy already, joining chairman Kelvin Thomas and fans as they make a ten-mile sponsored walk from Kidlington to the match.
The walk is to raise money for the 12th Man Fund, which has seen fans join together with a series of activities which have already helped to bring striker Jamie Cook into the squad.
Charles, of course, went on to score the opening goal at Wembley. He and Phillips are being joined at the stadium tomorrow by two more former United legends.
Record appearance holder John Shuker and former teammate and 70s goalscoring hero Hugh Curran will be in the restaurant before the match for Lunch with the Legends.
Phillips said: “I have such great memories of my time as a player at the club and it is great to be able to help out and give a little back.”
Box Turnbull says the limited edition print of Charles and Phillips will be the first in a series of photos to be released. He hopes between £1,000 and £1,500 can be raised from this first venture.
“I think it’s fantastic that some of the former players are agreeing to help the club out in this way,” he said.
There are other great images he has, including ones of a young Jim Smith, of David Langan, Ray Houghton plus many iconic images from the 19856 final itself.
“We want to see how this goes but it will be hopefully the first in a series of photos that we can release like this.”
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