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1964 | George Best Rookie | FA YOUTH CUP FINAL | Manchester United v Swindon Town includes matching original club photograph

1964 | George Best Rookie | FA YOUTH CUP FINAL | Manchester United v Swindon Town includes matching original club photograph

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George Best rookie original photo and matching game programme.

Player record:

Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1974 Manchester United 361 (137)
1974 Dunstable Town 0 (0)
1975 Stockport County 3 (2)
1975–1976 Cork Celtic 3 (0)
1976 Los Angeles Aztecs 23 (15)
1976–1977 Fulham 42 (8)
1977–1978 Los Angeles Aztecs 32 (12)
1978–1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 (6)
1979–1980 Hibernian 17 (3)
1980–1981 San Jose Earthquakes 56 (21)
1982–1983 AFC Bournemouth 5 (0)
1983 Brisbane Lions 4 (0)
1984 Tobermore United 1 (0)
Total 616 (204)
International career
1964–1977 Northern Ireland 37 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

 

Other notable history: 

Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time,along with being considered one of the most talented to play. He debuted age 17, he scored 179 goals in 470 appearances over 11 years and was the club's top goalscorer in the league for five consecutive seasons. He won two League titles, two Charity Shields and the European Cup with the club.

He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. His style of play captured the public's imagination and was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

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