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  • George Best scored one hat-trick in international matches

Football player George Best

George Best
Born on 22 May 1946
Died on 25 November 2005 (aged 59)

National team appearances of George Best

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Northern Ireland
1964 - 197737910.243
Total:37910.243

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Manchester United FC, Stretford15 Apr 1964 - 14 Nov 197332910.281
Fulham FC, London13 Oct 1976 - 12 Oct 19775
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Goals
Pen.
Goals/ Caps
British Championship (BC)
16
2
0.125
European Championship qualifiers (QE)
7
4
1
0.571
World Cup qualifiers (QW)
14
3
0.214
Friendly matches and other tournaments
2
(-) matches counted in two competitions at once:
2
Total:
37
9
1
0.243
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
15 Apr 1964
Wales
debut17 years 10 months 24 days
14 Nov 1964
Switzerland
first goal18 years 5 months 23 days
21 Apr 1971
Cyprus
first hat-trick24 years 10 months 30 days
12 Oct 1977
Netherlands
last appearance31 years 4 months 20 days
Record of George Best's goals by opponent team
Opponent teamGoalsPen.Matches
with goals
Matches by goals in a matchGoals/Matches
with goals
CapsGoals/Caps
123>3
Cyprus
412112.00022.000
Turkey
1111.00011.000
Switzerland
1111.00020.500
Albania
1111.00020.500
England
1111.00060.167
Scotland
1111.00060.167
(+) other teams18
Total:91760101.286370.243
Record of national team matches played by George Best
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
Northern Ireland football team3713816485046.0

George Best's international caps

as player of Manchester United FC, Stretford:
debut age - 17 years 10 months 24 days
1
15 Apr 1964 19:15 (+1:00)

Swansea, Vetch Field

British Championship 1963-1964
2
29 Apr 1964 19:45 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

Friendly International
3
03 Oct 1964 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1964-1965
4
14 Oct 1964 19:45 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
age when scoring first goal - 18 years 5 months 23 days
5
14 Nov 1964 14:45 (+1:00)

Lausanne, Stade Olympique de La Pontaise

1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
goal
6
25 Nov 1964 19:30 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

British Championship 1964-1965
goal
7
17 Mar 1965 19:45

Belfast, Windsor Park

1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
8
07 Apr 1965 20:15 (+1:00)

Rotterdam, Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord)

1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
9
07 May 1965 19:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
goal
10
02 Oct 1965 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1965-1966
11
10 Nov 1965 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

British Championship 1965-1966
12
24 Nov 1965

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5
13
22 Oct 1966 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, British Championship 1966-1967, Group 8
14
21 Oct 1967 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, British Championship 1967-1968, Group 8
15
23 Oct 1968 19:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
goal
16
03 May 1969 19:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1969
17
06 May 1969 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

British Championship 1969
18
10 May 1969 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1969
19
10 Sep 1969 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
20
18 Apr 1970 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1970
21
21 Apr 1970 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

British Championship 1970
goal
22
25 Apr 1970 15:00 (+1:00)

Swansea, Vetch Field

British Championship 1970
23
11 Nov 1970 20:30 (+1:00)

Seville, Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 4
24
03 Feb 1971 14:45 (+2:00)

Nicosia, G.S.P. [Sport Club Pancyprian

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 4
1(1p.)хgoal
25
21 Apr 1971 19:45 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 4
goal
26
15 May 1971 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1971
27
18 May 1971 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

British Championship 1971
28
22 May 1971 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1971
29
22 Sep 1971 19:30 (+3:00)

Moscow, Lenin Central Stadium

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 4
30
16 Feb 1972 15:00

Kingston upon Hull, Boothferry Park

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 4
31
18 Oct 1972

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6
32
14 Nov 1973 21:45 (+1:00)

Lisbon, Estádio José Alvalade

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6
as player of Fulham FC, London:
33
13 Oct 1976 20:00 (+1:00)

Rotterdam, Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord)

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
34
10 Nov 1976 20:00 (+1:00)

Ougrée, Stade de Sclessin

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
35
27 Apr 1977 20:00 (+1:00)

Cologne, Müngersdorfer Stadion (Kampfbahn)

Friendly International
36
21 Sep 1977 16:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
37
12 Oct 1977 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
Comments

Northern Ireland upcoming fixtures

Friendly International
Spain vs Northern Ireland
Palma de Mallorca, Saturday 8 June 2024
Northern Ireland vs Luxembourg
Belfast, Thursday 5 September 2024
Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland
Sunday 8 September 2024
Belarus vs Northern Ireland
Saturday 12 October 2024
George Best's most often teammates
Pat Jennings (1964 - 1977) - 33 games
Terry Neill (1964 - 1972) - 25 games
Jimmy Nicholson (1965 - 1971) - 21 games
Derek Dougan (1965 - 1972) - 20 games
Dave Clements (1965 - 1973) - 18 games
Northern Ireland players born on 25 April
Jack Davison (1860) - 8 caps
Jack Kirwan (1872) - 17 caps, 2 goals
Peter McParland (1934) - 34 caps, 10 goals
Alex Elder (1941) - 40 caps, 1 goal
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