George A. Best
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George A. Best was an English football goalkeeper. He played professionally for Blackpool
in the early 20th century, either side of spells with his hometown club, Worksop Town
.
Best made his debut for Blackpool just over halfway through the 1925–26 season, as deputy for Len Crompton
, in a 5–2 defeat at Derby County. He appeared in the two successive games — a 3–0 home victory over Bradford City and a 5–0 reversal at Port Vale — before Crompton returned to the line-up.
The following 1926–27 campaign saw Best make 24 League appearances. He played his final game for the club on 18 April, in a 2–2 draw at South Shields.
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
in the early 20th century, either side of spells with his hometown club, Worksop Town
Worksop Town F.C.
Worksop Town Football Club are a semi-professional English football club from Worksop, Nottinghamshire who play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division...
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Best made his debut for Blackpool just over halfway through the 1925–26 season, as deputy for Len Crompton
Len Crompton
Leonard "Len" Compton was an English professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played in the Football League for Blackpool, Rochdale, Barnsley and Norwich City.-External links:*...
, in a 5–2 defeat at Derby County. He appeared in the two successive games — a 3–0 home victory over Bradford City and a 5–0 reversal at Port Vale — before Crompton returned to the line-up.
The following 1926–27 campaign saw Best make 24 League appearances. He played his final game for the club on 18 April, in a 2–2 draw at South Shields.