[127], In March 2006, the airline Flybe named a Dash 8 (Q400) plane The George Best. George Best was the first child of Richard "Dickie" Best (1919–2008) and Anne Withers (1922–1978). Liverpool on best Anfield run for 34 years following thrilling Salzburg win. Reproduced under licence from Football DataCo Limited. [82] Best scored twice, one goal from outside the box, the other from the penalty spot. After disposing of Maltese Hibernians, United advanced past Yugoslavian Sarajevo with a 2–1 home win – Best assisted John Aston for the first and scored the second himself, and was described by Geoffrey Green of The Times as "the centrepiece of the chessboard ... a player full of fantasy; a player who lent magic to what might have been whimsy". Not the last free-kick we’ll see in this series, but maybe the hardest-hit one. [103] In the early 1970s, Best also advertised eggs, under the campaign "E for B and Georgie Best," both in print and on TV, where "E for B" was short for "Eggs for Breakfast. Best … [18] He grew up supporting Glentoran and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sadly, Northampton’s reconnaissance man failed to mention that a 23-year-old by the name of George Best would probably be lining up against them, as the Ballon d’Or and European Cup winner had been serving a month-long ban when the scouting mission was carried out. "[86], A highly skilful winger, considered by several pundits to be one of the greatest dribblers in the history of the sport, Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. The Four Seasons famously sang about late December back in ’63 being a special time, and it certainly gave us the best Boxing Day football in living memory. [58] Frustrated with the club's decline, Best went missing in December to party at the London nightclubs.

After this, his steady decline began. Two we could have picked for Eden Hazard in truth, but we’ll opt for his League Cup winner from 18 months ago. He made his League of Ireland debut against Drogheda United at Flower Lodge on 28 December.

[109] In 1981, while playing in the United States, Best stole money from the handbag of a woman he did not know in order to fund a drinking session. He was just too good for me. Joining his muddied colleagues, the substitute cut a decidedly incongruous figure in his pristine red and white kit as, with his first touch, he sent Best haring through the middle past two defenders before slotting his fifth and United’s sixth past the increasingly forlorn Book. Exhausted, he leaned against the adjacent upright for support as the home crowd acknowledged his genius. [65] United went on to suffer relegation into the Second Division in 1973–74. It has happened again and again—and at the other end of the pitch, the same holds true. Wednesday: The best away team performances at Anfield Achieving the feat in just 26 games, only Didier Drogba managed to score that many goals in fewer matches. Anfield has in fact seen 47 goals scored in the Champions League since the start of the 2017-18 season - more than any other venue.

[85] Maradona commented: "George inspired me when I was young. On the field you couldn't ask for a better football role-model. A fierce, left—footed drive inside the near post sent Anfield wild and left Kevin Keegan slumped over the boards, another iconic moment in this particular goal. [71] Best and Marsh were drawn to the club by the presence of England World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore, and they were involved in exuberant goal celebrations.[72]. In August 1982, he played 20 minutes for Scone Thistle against Scone Amateurs; the appearance fee he received helped to pay off an income tax bill. [56] With 27 goals in 54 appearances, Best finished as the club's top-scorer for the sixth – and final – consecutive season.

Indie rock band The Wedding Present named their first album George Best, and featured Best on the cover wearing his red Manchester United kit. These issues affected him on and off the field, often causing controversy. [153] In 2016, the documentary George Best: All By Himself was released. [28] In the 1964–65 season, his first full season as a first team regular, Best helped Manchester United to claim the league title. The George Best Hotel will help fans honour and remember the great man and his astonishing contributions to football. "They never give up and push and they caused us problems, but finally we scored more goals.". [103] In 2007 a memorial plaque was placed outside the pork factory in the County Tyrone town. ", "In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol—it was the worst 20 minutes of my life. [130] The notes sold out in five days. The most indepth accumulation of statistics for Manchester United football player George Best, showing career record with Stats, Appearances made, Goals scored & much much more. All rights reserved. He scored ten league goals in English football in nearly eight years. George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United.A highly skillfull dribbler, Best is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. At the peak of his career in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Best advertised Cookstown sausages on television with the phrase "the Best family sausages". French winger Robert was a total maverick, a class act on his day who could also be a petulant, problematic dressing room wrecking ball, but if you let him wind one up from range, the chances were either the net was getting torn off or someone in the stands was getting a concussion. [82], — 1974 World Cup winning West Germany captain Franz Beckenbauer on Best not playing at a World Cup.



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