George Best (English Wikipedia)

"Complete game list 1978-84". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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barryhugmansfootballers.com

"George Best". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

bbc.co.uk

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"Was Georgie the Best?". BBC Sport. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
"Best: Decline of the golden boy". BBC News. 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
"Best in quotes". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
"Tribute to Best's sausage adverts". BBC. 8 February 2007. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
"Football legend George Best dies". BBC News. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
"Obituary: George Best". BBC News. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
"George Best very close to death". BBC News. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.
"Old Trafford stages Best tribute". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
"Final farewell to football legend". BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
"Best family proud of airport name". BBC News. 22 May 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008.
"Bank note honour for George Best". BBC Online. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
"Last of Bestie fivers sells out". BBC Online. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
"Best note prompts auction fever". BBC Online. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
"Best receives honorary degree". BBC. 13 December 2001. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
"Stormont funeral for George Best". BBC. 28 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
"Fifa names greatest list". BBC. 4 March 2004. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

bbc.co.uk

"Your Place And Mine - George Best 1946 - 2005". BBC Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
"George Best". The New Elizabethans. 20 July 2012. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

belfast-airport.info

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belfastcityairport.com

"Belfast City Airport to be renamed in honour of George Best". Belfast City Airport. 21 March 2006. Archived from the original on 12 February 2007.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk

"George Best drama: an intrusive film that failed to tell the whole story". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"We have just unearthed a gem from your neck of the woods..." Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
Stoddart, Russell (30 December 2022). "George Best would have hit even greater heights had Pele joined him at Manchester United, says former Northern Ireland star Sammy McIlroy". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
Rutherford, Adrian (24 April 2018). "Play turns spotlight on George Best's 'lost weekend' with Sinead Cusack". Belfast Telegraph.

bigsoccer.com

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bleacherreport.com

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books.google.com

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breakingnews.ie

"Best in hospital with pneumonia". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

channel4.com

"100 Greatest Sporting Moments – Results". London: Channel 4. 2002. Archived from the original on 4 February 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

dyfc.com.au

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espn.co.uk

"'El Beatle' arrives". ESPN. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021. His dark Beatle mop of hair and film star looks were gaining him as much attention off the pitch as his skills on it.

fcc-supporters.org

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fieldsintrust.org

"ACTIVE SPACES: Belfast's Cregagh Green first to benefit from London Marathon Charitable Trust funding". Fields in Trust. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

fifa.com

"Football's tragic playboy prince". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

findmypast.com

"findmypast.com - The place to start tracing your family history". 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006.

flybe.com

"Flybe pays tribute to George Best!". Flybe. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006.

georgebest.com

"Aims & Objectives". The George Best Foundation. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.

ghostarchive.org

"Your View: Best a true legend of football". The Telegraph. 24 November 2005. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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goal.com

"Top 10 Eric Cantona Quotes - Seagulls, Water Carrier, Terminator And Many More". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

goli.org.uk

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Albert Barham Match report “The Guardian” 15 May 1968

ihibs.co.uk

"Hibernian stats". Ihibs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

independent.co.uk

"Family, friends and team-mates: they were there with George until the very end". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"The birth of El Beatle". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
"John Roberts: 'George Best was reliable only when there was a football". The Independent. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

irishfa.com

"George Best". 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.
NI Hall of Fame: George Best - football genius Irish Football Association. Monday 20 April 2020

irishtimes.com

"Best's run with Cork among many regrets". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

"Ramsbottom author tells George Best inside story in book". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.

lfchistory.net

"Manchester United 2 – 2 Liverpool". lfchistory.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

manchestereveningnews.co.uk

"It was the Best of times, it was the worst of times - town pays tribute". Manchester Evening News. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
"George Best and me". Manchester Evening News. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.

manutd.com

Bill Foulkes winning goal

marca.com

"The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas". MARCA. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

metro.co.uk

"The Farm are all together now but for how long?". Metro. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

mirror.co.uk

"George Best's dad dies of a broken heart grieving for son". Mirror.co.uk. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
"George Best anniversary: What his fellow football legends say about him". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

mirrorfootball.co.uk

"George Best: Goals, girls ... where did it all go wrong?". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009.

mistral.co.uk

soccer.mistral.co.uk

"PLAYERS MATCH BY MATCH". www.soccer.mistral.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
"Complete game list 1978-84". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
"Complete game list 1973-76". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
"Complete game list 1976-78". Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

msn.com

"MSN | Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos". MSN. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.

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"Best North American Soccer League stats". NASLJerseys.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

national-football-teams.com

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nationalfootballmuseum.com

"George Best 2002 Hall of Fame". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

newcastlefans.com

neilbrown.newcastlefans.com

"George Best league stats". Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

"How NI and Man United icon George Best is rated in FIFA 19". Newsletter. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

pkc.gov.uk

"George Best at Burrelton". pkc.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

planetfootball.com

Football, Planet (22 May 2023). "13 of the best quotes on George Best: 'It was paradise watching him play'". Planet Football. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

psychologytoday.com

"Do Alcoholics Deserve Liver Transplants? | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

readingfc.co.uk

"When George Best Was A Royal". Reading FC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

rsssf.org

"Northern Ireland – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
"League Leading Goalscorers". Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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rte.ie

"Maradona hails 'inspirational' Best". RTE Sport. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

scotsman.com

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McGinty, Stephen (25 November 2005). "Best coming to the end of his life". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007.
Baker, Thomas (25 November 2005). "Best's time at Hibs a heady cocktail of scandal and skill". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.

business.scotsman.com

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thescotsman.scotsman.com

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sky.com

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"George Best Gets Drink-Drive Ban". Sky News (BSkyB). 2 February 2004. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

sover.net

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"Top international stars in the NASL, 1967-1984; George Best". ASHA. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

spikedhumor.com

"The Rolling Stones – The Last Time (video clip)". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007.

standard.co.uk

"Matches of the Day: How footballing marriages of yesterday compare to Coleen and Wayne's lavish nuptials". London Evening Standard. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

stretfordend.co.uk

"George Best". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

style.com

men.style.com

"GQ: The 50 Most Stylish Men: GQ Features on men.style.com". 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.

talkfootball.co.uk

"George Best". Talk Football. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.

telegraph.co.uk

"Book looks back with no anger". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
"Book still winces at six of the Best". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
"Best calls for 'united' Ireland". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
"Your View: Best a true legend of football". The Telegraph. 24 November 2005. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
Booth, Thair Shaikh and Jenny (12 July 2003). "Back on the drink: George Best arrested by police in pub brawl". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
"Minute's silence for Best". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

theage.com.au

"Flawed Best had it all". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

theguardian.com

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"Been there, drunk that". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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thesefootballtimes.co

Townsend, Jon (7 February 2015). "The fleeting career but eternal brilliance of George Best". TheseFootballTimes. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

timesonline.co.uk

Wilson, Mike (9 March 2003). "Caught in Time: George Best joins Hibs, 1979". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2010.

tiscali.co.uk

Cadwallader, Anne (25 November 2005). "Best too small and light for local club as teen". Tiscali News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007.

uefa.com

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uk-airport-news.info

"Ex-Mayor in Belfast City Airport Best tribute call". uk-airport-news.info. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006.

web.archive.org

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"Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland | Fraternal Organisation | Belfast". GOLI. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010.
"Family, friends and team-mates: they were there with George until the very end". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"George Best drama: an intrusive film that failed to tell the whole story". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"George Best's dad dies of a broken heart grieving for son". Mirror.co.uk. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
"Your Place And Mine - George Best 1946 - 2005". BBC Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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"George Best". Talk Football. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
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"George Best Interview from 1972". Barnjournalen. 1972. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
"Manchester United 2 – 2 Liverpool". lfchistory.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
"The birth of El Beatle". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
"'El Beatle' arrives". ESPN. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021. His dark Beatle mop of hair and film star looks were gaining him as much attention off the pitch as his skills on it.
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"George Best 2002 Hall of Fame". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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"Best's run with Cork among many regrets". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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"George Best at Burrelton". pkc.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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"George Best: Goals, girls ... where did it all go wrong?". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009.
"Maradona hails 'inspirational' Best". RTE Sport. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
"Best calls for 'united' Ireland". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
"John Roberts: 'George Best was reliable only when there was a football". The Independent. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
"We have just unearthed a gem from your neck of the woods..." Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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"29th May 1968 Manchester United European Cup 50th Anniversary with Alex Stepney". Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022 – via www.youtube.com.
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"George Best and me". Manchester Evening News. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
"Ramsbottom author tells George Best inside story in book". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
"Best in quotes". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
"Matches of the Day: How footballing marriages of yesterday compare to Coleen and Wayne's lavish nuptials". London Evening Standard. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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"Been there, drunk that". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"Tribute to Best's sausage adverts". BBC. 8 February 2007. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
"The Farm are all together now but for how long?". Metro. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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"GQ: The 50 Most Stylish Men: GQ Features on men.style.com". 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
"MSN | Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos". MSN. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.
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"Obituary: George Best". BBC News. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
"Best in hospital with pneumonia". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
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"George Best Gets Drink-Drive Ban". Sky News (BSkyB). 2 February 2004. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
"Flawed Best had it all". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
"George Best very close to death". BBC News. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.
"Top 10 Eric Cantona Quotes - Seagulls, Water Carrier, Terminator And Many More". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
"Minute's silence for Best". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
"Old Trafford stages Best tribute". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
"Final farewell to football legend". BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
"Belfast City Airport to be renamed in honour of George Best". Belfast City Airport. 21 March 2006. Archived from the original on 12 February 2007.
"Best family proud of airport name". BBC News. 22 May 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008.
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"Flybe pays tribute to George Best!". Flybe. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006.
"Aims & Objectives". The George Best Foundation. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
"Bank note honour for George Best". BBC Online. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
"Last of Bestie fivers sells out". BBC Online. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
"Best note prompts auction fever". BBC Online. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
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"Hibernian stats". Ihibs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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Stoddart, Russell (30 December 2022). "George Best would have hit even greater heights had Pele joined him at Manchester United, says former Northern Ireland star Sammy McIlroy". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
Morris, Steven (17 July 2000). "Don't serve Best, pleads doctor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
Booth, Thair Shaikh and Jenny (12 July 2003). "Back on the drink: George Best arrested by police in pub brawl". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

youtube.com

"George Best Interview from 1972". Barnjournalen. 1972. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
"George Best in Hong Kong" on YouTube (video clip)
"29th May 1968 Manchester United European Cup 50th Anniversary with Alex Stepney". Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022 – via www.youtube.com.
E for B ad. OgilvyMuseum. 1970. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
Video clip on YouTube; Stephen McGinty, "Parky was a 'nut', says Meg Ryan", The Scotsman, 5 April 2006 Archived 11 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine