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Denis Law murals painted on high-rise city block

BBC High-rise building with murals of late footballer Denis Law with his arm aloft, one in a red shirt, one in a blue Scotland shirt.BBC
The high-rise murals are in Aberdeen

Two giant murals honouring football legend Denis Law have been painted on a high-rise block in his home city of Aberdeen.

He was born and raised in the Granite City and played most of his career for Manchester United.

Law - whose 30 goals for Scotland made him his country's joint top scorer - died on 17 January at the age of 84.

The murals in the Printfield area of Aberdeen show Law playing for Scotland on one side of the block, the other while he was with United.

PA Media Denis Law, with a blonde mullet, in his early 1970s Manchester United red shirt with extended white V-necked collarPA Media
Law spent 11 years with Manchester United
High-rise building with mural of late footballer Denis Law with his arm aloft, in a blue Scotland shirt.
Denis Law is shown in a Scotland top

Artist Jerome Davenport - founder of street art creators Blank Walls - worked on the tribute project.

He hopes the new high-rise mural artwork is a fitting tribute to the football great.

He described it as "such an honour to be chosen to bring this project to life".

Nicknamed "The Lawman", the footballer spent 11 years at Old Trafford with Manchester United.

Law's 237 goals in 404 appearances placed him third in United's history behind Wayne Rooney and Bobby Charlton.

Man - artist Jerome Davenport - with beard, smiling at camera, with high-rise in background showing mural of footballer Denis Law.
Jerome Davenport worked on the project

He was capped 55 times for his country.

His 30 goals made him Scotland's joint top scorer of all time alongside Kenny Dalglish.

In 2021, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.

After his death, his family said he fought a "tough battle" but was finally now at peace.

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