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Name: George Best
Born: 22 May 1946, Belfast
Died: 25 November 2005, London (England)
Height: 5.09 ft
Weight: 10.03 st
Position: Forward
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 37 Full Caps/9 Goals (1964-1977), Youth Caps.
Club Honours: (with Manchester United) Football League Champion 1964/65, 1966/67; European Cup Winner 1967/68, Watney Cup Runner-Up 1970; FA Youth Cup Winner 1963/64.
Awards: Football Writers' Association Player of the Year 1968; European Footballer of the Year 1968, Texaco Award Winner (Annual Contribution to Irish Football) 1967; NASL All-Star Team 1976, 1977; NASL Second Team 1981; NASL Honourable Mention Team 1978; International Hall of Champions Inductee 1997; International Hall of Fame Inductee 2000; PFA Special Merit Award 2006; PFA Division Two Team of the Year 1977.
Club Career:
Teams
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA Cup
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FL Cup
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Europe
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Other*
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Cregagh
B.C.
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-
|
-
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Youth
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Manchester
Utd
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63/64-73/74
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May-63
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Youth
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361(0)/137
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46(0)/21
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25(0)/ 9
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34(0)/11
|
8(0)/ 3
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Jewish
Guild
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1974
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May-74
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Guest
|
5(0)/ ?
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-
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(South
Africa)
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Stockport
Co.
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75/76
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Nov-75
|
Loan
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3(0)/ 2
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-
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-
|
-
|
-
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Cork
Celtic
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75/76
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Dec-75
|
-
|
3(0)/ 0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
L.A.
Aztecs
|
1976 - 1978
|
Apr-76
|
-
|
55(-)/ 27
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6(-)/ 2
|
Fulham
|
76/77-77/78
|
Sep-76
|
-
|
42(0)/ 8
|
2(0)/ 0
|
3(0)/ 2
|
-
|
-
|
Ft Lauderdale St.
|
1978 - 1979
|
Jun-78
|
-
|
28(-)/ 6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5(-)/ 1
|
Hibernian
|
79/80-80/81
|
Nov-79
|
£50k
|
17(0)/ 3
|
3(0)/ 0
|
2(0)/ 0
|
-
|
-
|
San.Jose Earthquakes
|
1980 - 1981
|
Apr-80
|
-
|
56(-)/ 21
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
21(-)/33
|
Bournemouth
|
82/83
|
Mar-83
|
-
|
5(0)/ 0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Brisbane
Lions
|
1983
|
-
|
-
|
4(0)/ 0
|
-
|
(Australia)
|
||
Tobermore
Utd
|
83/84
|
Feb-84
|
Guest
|
-
|
1(0)/ 0
|
(Irish League B Division)
|
||
TOTALS
|
-
|
£0
|
579(0)/204
|
51(0)/21
|
30(0)/11
|
34(0)/11
|
40(0)/39
|
|
Best also guested for a number of clubs in friendlies and testimonials including Dunstable Town, Nuneaton Borough, Glentoran, Reading and many others.
Biography:
What is there to say about George Best? Too many articles have been written already to do him justice, so please check out the links below:
Irish FA Official Site Biography
Manchester United Official Site Biography
George Best Foundation
BEST Page
State of the Game Article - Where Did It All Go Wrong?
International Hall of Champions
International Hall of Fame
SoccerHistory Biography
George Best Books
FIFA: The Things They Say
"Pelé called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life." George Best
George Best statue at Windsor Park
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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
Summary: 37/9. Won 13, Drew 8, Lost 16.
1
|
15/4/64
|
Wales
|
a
|
W
|
3-2
|
BC
|
 |
|
2
|
29/4/64
|
Uruguay
|
h
|
W
|
3-0
|
FR
|
||
3
|
3/10/64
|
England
|
h
|
L
|
3-4
|
BC
|
||
4
|
14/10/64
|
Switzerland
|
h
|
W
|
1-0
|
WCq
|
||
5
|
14/11/64
|
Switzerland
|
a
|
L
|
1-2
|
WCq
|
1 gl
|
|
6
|
25/11/64
|
Scotland
|
a
|
L
|
2-3
|
BC
|
1 gl
|
|
7
|
17/3/65
|
Netherlands
|
h
|
W
|
2-1
|
WCq
|
||
8
|
7/4/65
|
Netherlands
|
a
|
D
|
0-0
|
WCq
|
||
9
|
7/5/65
|
Albania
|
h
|
W
|
4-1
|
WCq
|
1 gl
|
|
10
|
2/10/65
|
Scotland
|
h
|
W
|
3-2
|
BC
|
||
11
|
10/11/65
|
England
|
a
|
L
|
1-2
|
BC
|
||
12
|
24/11/65
|
Albania
|
a
|
D
|
1-1
|
WCq
|
||
13
|
22/10/66
|
England
|
h
|
L
|
0-2
|
ECq
|
||
14
|
21/10/67
|
Scotland
|
h
|
W
|
1-0
|
ECq
|
||
15
|
23/10/68
|
Turkey
|
h
|
W
|
4-1
|
WCq
|
1 gl
|
|
16
|
3/5/69
|
England
|
h
|
L
|
1-3
|
BC
|
||
17
|
6/5/69
|
Scotland
|
a
|
D
|
1-1
|
BC
|
||
18
|
10/5/69
|
Wales
|
h
|
D
|
0-0
|
BC
|
||
19
|
10/9/69
|
USSR
|
h
|
D
|
0-0
|
WCq
|
||
20
|
18/4/70
|
Scotland
|
h
|
L
|
0-1
|
BC
|
■
|
|
21
|
21/4/70
|
England
|
a
|
L
|
1-3
|
BC
|
1 gl
|
|
22
|
25/4/70
|
Wales
|
a
|
L
|
0-1
|
BC
|
||
23
|
11/11/70
|
Spain
|
a
|
L
|
0-3
|
ECq
|
||
24
|
3/2/71
|
Cyprus
|
a
|
W
|
3-0
|
ECq
|
1 gl
|
|
25
|
21/4/71
|
Cyprus
|
h
|
W
|
5-0
|
ECq
|
3 gls
|
|
26
|
15/5/71
|
England
|
h
|
L
|
0-1
|
BC
|
||
27
|
18/5/71
|
Scotland
|
a
|
W
|
1-0
|
BC
|
||
28
|
22/5/71
|
Wales
|
h
|
W
|
1-0
|
BC
|
||
29
|
22/9/71
|
USSR
|
a
|
L
|
0-1
|
ECq
|
||
30
|
16/2/72
|
Spain
|
h
|
D
|
1-1
|
ECq
|
||
31
|
18/10/72
|
Bulgaria
|
a
|
L
|
0-3
|
WCq
|
■
|
|
32
|
14/11/73
|
Portugal
|
a
|
D
|
1-1
|
WCq
|
||
33
|
13/10/76
|
Netherlands
|
a
|
D
|
2-2
|
WCq
|
||
34
|
10/11/76
|
Belgium
|
a
|
L
|
0-2
|
WCq
|
||
35
|
27/4/77
|
W..Germany
|
a
|
L
|
0-5
|
FR
|
||
36
|
21/9/77
|
Iceland
|
h
|
W
|
2-0
|
WCq
|
||
37
|
12/10/77
|
Netherlands
|
h
|
L
|
0-1
|
WCq
|
Summary: 37/9. Won 13, Drew 8, Lost 16.
𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁'𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 💚 He appeared for a number of Irish League clubs: Portadown...
Posted by Irish Football Memories on Wednesday, 25 November 2020
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