Law was 15 when he signed for Huddersfield, and was transferred to Manchester City four years later, in 1960, for £55,000.
A year later, he joined Torino for £110,000, but he found it difficult to settle in Italy and moved to Manchester United for £115,000 in 1962, before ending his career with City in 1974.
Law was part of the United team that became the first from England to lift the European Cup in 1968, although he missed the final – a 4-1 victory over Benfica – through injury, watching it from a hospital bed.
He also won one FA Cup and two English league title medals with United, as well as helping Scotland win the British Home Championship six times.
His 11 goals in seven Scotland appearances during 1963 – as well as scoring for a Rest of the World side against England at Wembley – went some way to helping him receive the Ballon d’Or, which at the time was the prize awarded to the best footballer in Europe.
After retiring from football, Law became a television pundit, patron of UK-based charity Football Aid, and established the Denis Law Legacy Trust, which operates programmes and activities focused around community engagement and widening sporting participation.
He was appointed CBE in 2016 for services to football and charity, received honorary degrees from Aberdeen, St Andrews and Robert Gordon universities, has had statues erected in his honour at Old Trafford and Aberdeen, and received the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen.