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George Best
Northern Ireland · Forward
470Appearances
179Goals
1963-1974Seasons
22 May 1946Born
25 Nov 2005Died
14 Sep 1963Debut v West Bromwich Albion
Goals for the club (180)
| Date | Min | Opponent | Score | Competition | Manager | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 1963 | 38' | Burnley | 5–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 18 Jan 1964 | 49' | West Bromwich Albion | 4–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | The Hawthorns |
| 15 Feb 1964 | 25' | Barnsley | 4–0 | FA cup | Sir Matt Busby | Oakwell |
| 19 Feb 1964 | 3' | Bolton Wanderers | 5–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 19 Feb 1964 | 72' | Bolton Wanderers | 5–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 29 Feb 1964 | 88' | Sunderland | 3–3 | FA cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 2 Sep 1964 | 53' | West Ham United | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 16 Sep 1964 | 12' | Everton | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 30 Sep 1964 | 32' | Chelsea | 2–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Stamford Bridge |
| 27 Oct 1964 | 86' | Djurgardens If | 6–1 | UEFA Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 11 Nov 1964 | 49' | Borussia Dortmund | 6–1 | UEFA Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Westfalenstadion |
| 21 Nov 1964 | 52' | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 26 Dec 1964 | 12' | Sheffield United | 1–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Bramall Lane |
| 9 Jan 1965 | 56' | Chester City | 2–1 | FA cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 13 Feb 1965 | 10' | Burnley | 3–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 10 Mar 1965 | 61' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–3 | FA cup | Sir Matt Busby | Molineux |
| 13 Mar 1965 | 3' | Chelsea | 4–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 19 Apr 1965 | 13' | Birmingham City | 4–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | St Andrews |
| 19 Apr 1965 | 63' | Birmingham City | 4–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | St Andrews |
| 26 Apr 1965 | 7' | Arsenal | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 14 Aug 1965 | 29' | Liverpool | 2–2 | Charity Shiled | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 24 Aug 1965 | 80' | Nottingham Forest | 2–4 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | City Ground | Nottingham |
| 6 Oct 1965 | 44' | Hjk Helsinki | 6–0 | European Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 6 Oct 1965 | 50' | Hjk Helsinki | 6–0 | European Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 9 Oct 1965 | 18' | Liverpool | 2–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 13 Nov 1965 | 73' | Leicester City | 5–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Filbert Street |
| 20 Nov 1965 | 8' | Sheffield United | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 20 Nov 1965 | 38' | Sheffield United | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 11 Dec 1965 | 15' | Sunderland | 3–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Roker Park |
| 11 Dec 1965 | 35' | Sunderland | 3–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Roker Park |
| 15 Dec 1965 | 30' | Everton | 3–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 8 Jan 1966 | 7' | Sunderland | 1–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 22 Jan 1966 | 16' | Derby County | 5–2 | FA cup | Sir Matt Busby | Baseball Ground |
| 5 Mar 1966 | 72' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–2 | FA cup | Sir Matt Busby | Molineux |
| 9 Mar 1966 | 6' | Benfica | 5–1 | European Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Estadio da Luz |
| 9 Mar 1966 | 13' | Benfica | 5–1 | European Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Estadio da Luz |
| 20 Aug 1966 | 1' | West Bromwich Albion | 5–3 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 27 Aug 1966 | 58' | Leeds United | 1–3 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Elland Road |
| 5 Nov 1966 | 63' | Chelsea | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Stamford Bridge |
| 30 Nov 1966 | 55' | Leicester City | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Filbert Street |
| 10 Dec 1966 | 18' | Liverpool | 2–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 10 Dec 1966 | 29' (pen) | Liverpool | 2–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 27 Mar 1967 | 25' | Fulham | 2–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Craven Cottage |
| 1 Apr 1967 | 86' | West Ham United | 3–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 29 Apr 1967 | 80' | Aston Villa | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 6 May 1967 | 25' | West Ham United | 6–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Boleyn Ground |
| 16 Sep 1967 | 75' | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Hillsborough |
| 23 Sep 1967 | 6' | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 23 Sep 1967 | 87' | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 25 Oct 1967 | 33' | Coventry City | 4–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 28 Oct 1967 | 71' | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | City Ground | Nottingham |
| 11 Nov 1967 | 18' | Liverpool | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Anfield |
| 11 Nov 1967 | 40' | Liverpool | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Anfield |
| 29 Nov 1967 | 63' | Sarajevo | 2–1 | European Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 2 Dec 1967 | 21' | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 2 Dec 1967 | 26' | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 26 Dec 1967 | 10' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 26 Dec 1967 | 42' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 6 Jan 1968 | 51' | West Ham United | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 20 Jan 1968 | 16' | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 20 Jan 1968 | 56' | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 27 Jan 1968 | 4' | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | FA cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 3 Feb 1968 | 18' | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | White Hart Lane |
| 17 Feb 1968 | 8' | Burnley | 1–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Turf Moor |
| 24 Feb 1968 | 56' | Arsenal | 2–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Highbury |
| 27 Mar 1968 | 1' | Manchester City | 1–3 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 30 Mar 1968 | 2' | Stoke City | 4–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Victoria Ground |
| 6 Apr 1968 | 2' | Liverpool | 1–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 12 Apr 1968 | 20' | Fulham | 4–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Craven Cottage |
| 12 Apr 1968 | 34' | Fulham | 4–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Craven Cottage |
| 13 Apr 1968 | 44' | Southampton | 2–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | The Dell |
| 15 Apr 1968 | 35' | Fulham | 3–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 24 Apr 1968 | 36' | Real Madrid CF | 1–0 | European Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 4 May 1968 | 23' | Newcastle United | 6–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 4 May 1968 | 27' (pen) | Newcastle United | 6–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 4 May 1968 | 55' (pen) | Newcastle United | 6–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 11 May 1968 | 44' | Sunderland | 1–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 29 May 1968 | 92' | Benfica | 4–1 | European Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Wembley |
| 10 Aug 1968 | 21' | Everton | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 31 Aug 1968 | 10' | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–5 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Hillsborough |
| 21 Sep 1968 | 16' | Newcastle United | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 21 Sep 1968 | 17' | Newcastle United | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 19 Oct 1968 | 27' | Southampton | 1–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 26 Oct 1968 | 26' | Queens Park Rangers | 3–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Loftus Road |
| 26 Oct 1968 | 57' | Queens Park Rangers | 3–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Loftus Road |
| 30 Nov 1968 | 59' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 18 Jan 1969 | 88' | Sunderland | 4–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 8 Feb 1969 | 80' | Birmingham City | 2–2 | FA cup | Sir Matt Busby | St Andrews |
| 15 Feb 1969 | 68' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Molineux |
| 26 Feb 1969 | 44' | Rapid Vienna | 3–0 | European Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 26 Feb 1969 | 70' | Rapid Vienna | 3–0 | European Cup | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 19 Mar 1969 | 47' | Queens Park Rangers | 8–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 19 Mar 1969 | 67' | Queens Park Rangers | 8–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 22 Mar 1969 | 33' | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 31 Mar 1969 | 50' (pen) | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | City Ground | Nottingham |
| 2 Apr 1969 | 66' | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 2 Apr 1969 | 89' | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 5 Apr 1969 | 52' | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 19 Apr 1969 | 56' | Burnley | 2–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 17 May 1969 | 3' | Leicester City | 3–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 30 Aug 1969 | 8' | Sunderland | 3–1 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 6 Sep 1969 | 62' | Leeds United | 2–2 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Elland Road |
| 6 Sep 1969 | 65' | Leeds United | 2–2 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Elland Road |
| 17 Sep 1969 | 82' | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Hillsborough |
| 17 Sep 1969 | 83' | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Hillsborough |
| 20 Sep 1969 | 44' | Arsenal | 2–2 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Highbury |
| 23 Sep 1969 | Wrexham | 2–0 | League Cup | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford | |
| 27 Sep 1969 | 12' | West Ham United | 5–2 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 27 Sep 1969 | 82 | West Ham United | 5–2 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 8 Oct 1969 | 36' | Southampton | 3–0 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | The Dell |
| 11 Oct 1969 | 2' | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 18 Oct 1969 | 47' | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 20 Oct 1969 | 54' (pen) | Burnley | 1–0 | League Cup | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 29 Nov 1969 | 5' | Burnley | 1–1 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Turf Moor |
| 7 Feb 1970 | 27' | Northampton Town | 8–2 | FA cup | Wilf McGuiness | County Ground | Northampton |
| 7 Feb 1970 | 36' | Northampton Town | 8–2 | FA cup | Wilf McGuiness | County Ground | Northampton |
| 7 Feb 1970 | 51' | Northampton Town | 8–2 | FA cup | Wilf McGuiness | County Ground | Northampton |
| 7 Feb 1970 | 62' | Northampton Town | 8–2 | FA cup | Wilf McGuiness | County Ground | Northampton |
| 7 Feb 1970 | 72' | Northampton Town | 8–2 | FA cup | Wilf McGuiness | County Ground | Northampton |
| 7 Feb 1970 | 86' | Northampton Town | 8–2 | FA cup | Wilf McGuiness | County Ground | Northampton |
| 17 Mar 1970 | 88' | Burnley | 3–3 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 8 Apr 1970 | 80' | West Bromwich Albion | 7–0 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 15 Apr 1970 | 6' | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 8 Aug 1970 | 32' | Derby County | 1–4 | Watney Cup | Wilf McGuiness | Baseball Ground |
| 2 Sep 1970 | 78' | Everton | 2–0 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 9 Sep 1970 | 45' | Aldershot | 3–1 | League Cup | Wilf McGuiness | Recreation Ground |
| 12 Sep 1970 | 60' | Coventry City | 2–0 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 26 Sep 1970 | 29' | Blackpool | 1–1 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 28 Oct 1970 | 70' | Chelsea | 2–1 | League Cup | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford |
| 28 Nov 1970 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Old Trafford | |
| 5 Dec 1970 | 57' | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | White Hart Lane |
| 26 Dec 1970 | 12' | Derby County | 4–4 | League Division One | Wilf McGuiness | Baseball Ground |
| 5 Jan 1971 | 89' | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | FA cup | Sir Matt Busby | Ayresome Park |
| 6 Feb 1971 | 15' | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 6 Mar 1971 | 18' | West Bromwich Albion | 3–4 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | The Hawthorns |
| 13 Mar 1971 | 43' | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 20 Mar 1971 | 23' | Stoke City | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Victoria Ground |
| 20 Mar 1971 | 34' | Stoke City | 2–1 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Victoria Ground |
| 3 Apr 1971 | 56' | West Ham United | 1–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Boleyn Ground |
| 13 Apr 1971 | 60' | Coventry City | 1–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Highfield Road |
| 17 Apr 1971 | 58' | Crystal Palace | 5–3 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Selhurst Park |
| 17 Apr 1971 | 65' | Crystal Palace | 5–3 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Selhurst Park |
| 24 Apr 1971 | 27' (pen) | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Old Trafford |
| 5 May 1971 | 31' | Manchester City | 4–3 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Maine Road |
| 5 May 1971 | 75' | Manchester City | 4–3 | League Division One | Sir Matt Busby | Maine Road |
| 31 Jul 1971 | Halifax Town | 1–2 | Watney Cup | Frank O'Farell | The Shay | |
| 23 Aug 1971 | 10' | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Victoria Ground |
| 23 Aug 1971 | 57' | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Victoria Ground |
| 28 Aug 1971 | 16' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Molineux |
| 4 Sep 1971 | 43' | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 7 Sep 1971 | 37' | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | League Cup | Frank O'Farell | Portman Road |
| 7 Sep 1971 | 43' | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | League Cup | Frank O'Farell | Portman Road |
| 18 Sep 1971 | West Ham United | 4–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford | |
| 18 Sep 1971 | 43' | West Ham United | 4–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 18 Sep 1971 | West Ham United | 4–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford | |
| 2 Oct 1971 | 83' | Sheffield United | 2–0 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 9 Oct 1971 | 65' | Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Leeds Road |
| 16 Oct 1971 | 52' | Derby County | 1–0 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 23 Oct 1971 | 46' | Newcastle United | 1–0 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | St James Park | Newcastle |
| 15 Nov 1971 | 37' | Stoke City | 1–2 | League Cup | Frank O'Farell | Victoria Ground |
| 27 Nov 1971 | 7' | Southampton | 5–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | The Dell |
| 27 Nov 1971 | 47' | Southampton | 5–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | The Dell |
| 27 Nov 1971 | 58' | Southampton | 5–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | The Dell |
| 19 Jan 1972 | 68' | Southampton | 4–1 | FA cup | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 19 Jan 1972 | 115' | Southampton | 4–1 | FA cup | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 29 Feb 1972 | 50' | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | FA cup | Frank O'Farell | Ayresome Park |
| 11 Mar 1972 | 35' | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 18 Mar 1972 | 85' | Stoke City | 1–1 | FA cup | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 22 Mar 1972 | 70' | Stoke City | 1–2 | FA cup | Frank O'Farell | Victoria Ground |
| 1 Apr 1972 | 13' | Coventry City | 3–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Highfield Road |
| 15 Apr 1972 | 26' (pen) | Southampton | 3–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 29 Apr 1972 | 44' (pen) | Stoke City | 3–0 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 23 Aug 1972 | 41'' (pen) | Leicester City | 1–1 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 2 Sep 1972 | 10' | West Ham United | 2–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Boleyn Ground |
| 12 Sep 1972 | 56' (pen) | Oxford United | 3–1 | League Cup | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 12 Sep 1972 | 80' | Oxford United | 3–1 | League Cup | Frank O'Farell | Old Trafford |
| 7 Oct 1972 | 35' (pen) | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | The Hawthorns |
| 4 Nov 1972 | Leicester City | 2–2 | League Division One | Frank O'Farell | Filbert Street | |
| 10 Nov 1973 | 12' | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | League Division One | Tommy Docherty | White Hart Lane |
| 15 Dec 1973 | 47' | Coventry City | 2–3 | League Division One | Tommy Docherty | Old Trafford |