6th February 2026:
Barnsley Council today marked the completion of major improvements to Wombwell High Street by paying tribute to one of the town’s sporting heroes, Mark Jones. A memorial stone was unveiled today in memory of the late Manchester United footballer, one of the “Busby Babes” who died in the Munich air disaster.
Mark was born in Wombwell and signed for United as an apprentice, making 103 league appearances in defence and winning two league titles. He and seven teammates were among 23 people killed when their plane crashed during take-off at Munich on 6 February 1958.
Mark’s daughter Lynn Hargreaves, who was born just months after he died, was invited by Barnsley Council to unveil the memorial stone as we marked the conclusion of improvement works to the high street under our Principal Towns and Local Centres Programme.
Read the full press release here
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