George Best Fifty Defining Fixtures
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George Best Fifty Defining Fixtures

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Few, if any, who have pulled on the red jersey of Manchester United can have made a greater impact to the club's glorious history than the boy from the Cregagh estate in East Belfast. Best brought joy and tears – often in equal measures during the final days of his Old Trafford career – to those who sang his praises from the sprawling terraces, or who worshipped from afar. His talents were numerous, blessed with a brilliance that left defenders a quivering wreck and the crowds who flocked to see him singing his name in unison. He was the epitome of the 'swinging sixties' both on and off the pitch. A player who could do things with a ball that most could only dream of. A player whose moments of individual brilliance helped Manchester United to glory time and time again. There have been many books on the 'Belfast Boy' – too many some might say – but while telling the story of the player who many believe to have been the 'best ever', they have merely skirted round many of the games when he laced up his boots, pulled on the jersey, and went out and caused havoc in opposition defences. He brought delight to the thousands who stood in awe. Here, however, within the pages of this volume, those games come to life; his bewitching skills come under the microscope as Iain McCartney selects fifty defining fixtures from the career of the footballing legend that was George Best.

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Information

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781445640334
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Introduction
  3. 1 - United ‘B’ vs Bury ‘B’: 30 September 1961
  4. 2 - Manchester City ‘B’ vs United ‘B’: 9 March 1963
  5. 3 - United Youth vs Newcastle United Youth: 24 April 1963
  6. 4 - England Youth vs Northern Ireland Youth: 11 May 1963
  7. 5 - Wales Youth vs Northern Ireland Youth: 19 May 1963
  8. 6 - United Reserves vs Sheffield Wednesday Reserves: 24 August 1963
  9. 7 - United vs West Bromwich Albion: 14 September 1963
  10. 8 - United Youth vs Barrow Youth: 18 December 1963
  11. 9 - Manchester United vs Burnley: 28 December 1963
  12. 10 - Barnsley vs United: 15 February 1964
  13. 11 - United vs Sunderland: 29 February 1964
  14. 12 - Wales vs Northern Ireland: 15 April 1964
  15. 13 - Swindon Town Youth vs United Youth: 27 April 1964/30 April 1965
  16. 14 - Chelsea vs United: 30 September 1964
  17. 15 - Borussia Dortmund vs United: 11 November 1964
  18. 16 - United vs Burnley: 20 February 1965
  19. 17 - Sunderland vs United: 11 December 1965
  20. 18 - Benfica vs United: 9 March 1966
  21. 19 - Chelsea vs United: 5 November 1966
  22. 20 - West Ham United: 6 May 1967
  23. 21 - Arsenal vs United: 24 February 1968
  24. 22 - United vs Real Madrid: 24 April and 15 May 1968
  25. 23 - United vs Newcastle United: 4 May 1968
  26. 24 - Benfica vs Wembley: 29 May 1968
  27. 25 - United vs Estudiantes: 16 October 1968
  28. 26 - Birmingham City vs United: 8 February 1969
  29. 27 - United vs Rapid Vienna: 28 February 1969
  30. 28 - United vs Queens Park Rangers: 19 March 1969
  31. 29 - Sheffield Wednesday vs United: 17 September 1969
  32. 30 - Northhampton Town vs United: 7 February 1970
  33. 31 - Northern Ireland vs Scotland: 18 April 1970
  34. 32 - United vs Chelsea: 28 October 1970
  35. 33 - United vs Tottenham Hotspur: 6 February 1971
  36. 34 - Northern Ireland vs Cyprus: 21 April 1971
  37. 35 - Chelsea vs United: 8 August 1971
  38. 36 - United vs West Ham United: 18 September 1971
  39. 37 - United vs Sheffield United: 2 October 1971
  40. 38 - Newcastle United vs United: 23 October 1971
  41. 39 - United vs Southampton: 27 November 1971
  42. 40 - Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland: 18 October 1972
  43. 41 - United vs Ajax: 3 October 1973
  44. 42 - United vs Birmingham City: 20 October 1973
  45. 43 - United vs Coventry City: 15 December 1973
  46. 44 - United vs Ipswich Town: 29 December 1973 and Queens Park Rangers vs United: 1 January 1974
  47. 45 - Stockport County vs Stoke City: 10 November 1975 and Stockport County vs Swansea City: 28 November 1975
  48. 46 - Manchester United 1968 vs Manchester United 1975: 26 November 1975
  49. 47 - George at Fulham: 1976–1977
  50. 48 - George at Hibernian: 1979–1980
  51. 49 - George Best XI vs International XI: 8 August 1988
  52. 50 - United vs West Bromwich Albion: 30 November 2005
  53. Picture Section