Having survived the Munich air catastrophe and suffered solely minor accidents, Charlton was the primary injured survivor to go away hospital, returning dwelling on February 14, eight days after the crash which killed eight of his team-mates and 23 individuals in all. After spending time at dwelling in Ashington to convalesce, Charlton performed in United's first match because the catastrophe, a 2-2 FA Cup draw with West Brom on March 1. Still solely 20 years previous, Charlton was the participant United would look to probably the most to assist them rebuild.