George Best

George Best was a Northern Irish footballer (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005). Best played as a right winger for Manchester United and San Jose Earthquakes. Best scored 260 goals in 742 games for club and country and won 7 trophies, including the Ballon d'Or, the Champions League and 2 league titles.

Best's career stats

	Games	Goals
Clubs, all competitions	705	251
Northern Ireland	37	9
Total	742	260

Goals per game: 0.35.

Best's trophies and awards

Trophies with club and country: 7
League titles: 2
Domestic cups: 3
Champions League: 1
Trophies with Northern Ireland: 1
Ballon d'Or: 1
Individual awards: 27

Manchester United

Football League First Division: 2 (1964–65, 1966–67)
Charity Shield: 2 (1965, 1967)
European Cup: 1 (1968)

Hibernian

East of Scotland Shield: 1 (1979–80)

Northern Ireland

British Home Championship: 1 (1964)

Individual

Football League First Division top scorer: 1 (1967–68)
FWA Footballer of the Year: 1 (1967–68)
Ballon d'Or: 1 (1968)
FA Cup top scorer: 1 (1971–72)
FUWO European Team of the Season: 2 (1968, 1969)
Rothmans Golden Boots Awards: 2 (1970, 1971)
Sport Ideal European XI: 1 (1971)
PFA Team of the Year Second Division: 1 (1977)
Football League 100 Legends: 1 (1998)
Honorary doctorate from Queen's University Belfast: 1 (2001)
Freeman of Castlereagh: 1 (2002)
Inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2002)
and 13 more

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1963–1974: Manchester United, 361 games, 137 goals
1974: Jewish Guild, 5 games, 1 goal
1974: Dunstable Town, 2 games, 0 goals
1975: Stockport County, 3 games, 2 goals
1975–1976: Cork Celtic, 3 games, 0 goals
1976: Los Angeles Aztecs, 23 games, 15 goals
1976–1977: Fulham, 42 games, 8 goals
1977–1978: Los Angeles Aztecs, 32 games, 12 goals
1978–1979: Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 28 games, 6 goals
1979–1980: Hibernian, 17 games, 3 goals
1980–1981: San Jose Earthquakes, 56 games, 21 goals
1982: Sea Bee
1982: Hong Kong Rangers
1982–1983: AFC Bournemouth, 5 games, 0 goals
1983: Brisbane Lions, 4 games, 0 goals
1984: Tobermore United, 0 games, 0 goals

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