Autographs of George Best
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a 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 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, the ability to get past defenders, and goalscoring. In 1999 he was on the six-man shortlist for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Century. He was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
Born in Belfast, Best began his club career in England with Manchester United, with the scout who had spotted his talent at the age of 15 sending a telegram to manager Matt Busby which read: "I think I've found you a genius". After making his debut at 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.
In international football, Best was capped 37 times for Northern Ireland between 1964 and 1977. A combination of the team's performance and his lack of fitness in 1982 meant that he never played in the finals of a major tournament. He considered his international career as being "recreational football", with the expectations placed on a smaller nation in Northern Ireland being much less than with his club. He is regarded as one of the greatest players never to have played at a World Cup. The Irish Football Association described him as the "greatest player to ever pull on the green shirt of Northern Ireland".
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Current items with a signature of George Best
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Traded items with a signature of George Best
The most expensive item with a signature of George Best (George Best Apology Note and signed picture) was sold in June 2025 for £9,797.67 while the cheapest item (George Best Original Signed Photograph and Also Programme From 1988) found a new owner for £0.01 in September 2019. The month with the most items sold (94) was November 2020 with an average selling price of £69.49 for an autographed item of George Best. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2016 with £895.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £4.25 was August 2014. In average, an autographed item from George Best is worth £57.66.
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Latest News about George Best
John Fitzpatrick, Manchester United's first EVER substitute in 1965, dies aged 7 (21/12/2020): Born in Aberdeen, Fitzpatrick was an uncompromising player who was equally comfortable in defence or midfield. He came through the club's youth system with friend George Best. 
Collapsing clubs have led to plans for Irish league merger (22/10/2019): IAN HERBERT FROM BELFAST: A few minor blemishes aside - rejecting George Best as 'too small', for example - Glentoran are testament to the power of football in the lands of the working class. George Best's son Calum says he 'never intended' to upset fans or family members (02/04/2015): The model says his autobiography is intended to raise awareness about the 'demon' drink that killed his father VIDEO: George Best match 'was never to be' (31/03/2015): A previously unpublished letter from Sir Matt Busby explains why George Best's Manchester United turned down an invitation to play in Belfast in the early 1970s. George Best match 'was never to be' (31/03/2015): The letter from Sir Matt Busby over an invitation to play in Belfast in 1971.
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VIDEO: George Best match 'was never to be' (03/2015): A previously unpublished letter from Sir Matt Busby explains why George Best's Manchester United turned down an invitation to play in Belfast in the early 1970s. George Best's lost weekend to be turned into a film (01/2015): THE football legend skipped a big match to shack up with a beautiful young actress – now the episode is to be turned into a film.VIDEO: Busy day at George Best airport amid annual rush of homecomings (12/2014): There were warm welcomes aplenty on Tuesday as droves of Ulstermen and women flew home for their Yuletide visits.Aston Villa: When George Best turned out in West Midlands derby (11/2014): Manchester United legend donned the claret and blue for 1985 charity match against West Bromwich Albion George Best is still the bravest player I've seen. Girls screaming at him and bo (10/2014): Lionel Messi reminds me of George Best, the way he would run with the ball tight to his foot. Tap, tap, tap. He would take the ball up to defenders like that, and then swivel and go past them. Eau my! New fragrance launched in the name of United legend George Best (09/2014): A series of fragrances and grooming products are being launched in his name by the foundation set up by his sister in George’s memory George Best's first football boots returned to Northern Ireland after being disc (08/2014): Football legend George Best’s first football boots have been returned to Northern Ireland after being held in a London bank vault for more than a decade. United greats: George Best (06/2014): The MEN kick off a new series looking at the Reds' legendary players with a profile of one of the greatest. Musicians behind George Best tribute track aiming to top charts (05/2014): Manchester pop group The Electric Stars have joined forces with Manchester United Foundation Youth Choir to launch the song Belfast Boy Peter Marinello: I was once the next George Best but lost it all and ended up st (03/2014): JOHN MCGARRY: In a career that embraced, among others, Hibs, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Motherwell, Fulham, Pheonix Inferno, Hearts and Partick Thistle, Marinello didn’t quite knock the original Bestie from his hedonistic throne but he sure had a lot of fun trying. Carlisle Utd's future in hands of man they called 'the next George Best' (02/2014): Alan Moore is not the most outspoken of men but Carlisle United’s academy manager drops his volume even more when recalling how he first set to work at his former club, Bury.Hall of Fame... George Best: The most gifted star to grace British football and (01/2014): JOHN EDWARDS: In his pomp, the surprise element was always George Best’s stock-in-trade, and there’s a case for saying he hasn’t lost his touch even now. Can it really be nearly a decade since he died at the age of 59? George Best, Andy Gray and Tony Adams - Golden Years Christmas football special (12/2013): Our nostalgic series Golden Years has gone all festive this week, with a selection of fine Christmas pictures from the world of football across the decades. Four George Best trustees resign (11/2013): Four of the six trustees of a charity established in memory of football legend George Best resign amid a review into how it is run. Willie Morgan Autobiography: The great George Best left Man United because he pr (10/2013): THE former Red Devils and Scotland ace had no qualms with Best and his new-found Celebrity status, but reveals the Northern Irishman lost interest in becoming a star at Old Trafford. East Lancashire musicians work with family of football legend George Best on cha (09/2013): MUSICIANS who were short-listed for a Grammy award are working with George Best’s family to raise awareness of alcoholism with a charity song. George Best biopic in the works (08/2013): A BBC2 biopic of legendary playboy footballer George Best is currently shooting in Manchester and BelfastGeorge Best, Brian Clough, Sir Alex Ferguson - Football's Golden Years: In train (07/2013): As we head into August and the start of the new football season, Golden Years takes a look at a selection of training images from years gone by. George Best, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Alessandro Del Piero...where do Raheem Sterlin (06/2013): Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling returned to pre-season on Wednesday sporting a fine pair of sideburns. But just where does Sterling rank on our sliding scale of sidies? Lions tour 2013: Stuart Hogg related to George Best (05/2013): Stuart Hogg may be the youngest Lion here but the Scotland full back will start Saturday’s opening match against the Barbarians armed with stellar sporting genes after discovering that he is related to George Best.
