Jerry Best (footballer, born 1897)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jeremiah Best[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 August 1897 | ||
Place of birth | High Spen, England | ||
Date of death | 1955 (aged 57–58)[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919–1920 | Mickley Colliery Welfare | ||
1920–1926 | Coventry City | 224 | (0) |
1926–1927 | Halifax Town | 9 | (0) |
1927–1928 | Rotherham United | 25 | (0) |
Worksop Town | |||
Newark Town | |||
Worksop Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jeremiah Best (22 August 1897 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who made over 220 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Coventry City.[1] He also played League football for Rotherham United and Halifax Town.[1][3]
Personal life
[edit]Best served in the British Army during the First World War.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 1920–21[4] | Second Division | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
1921–22[4] | Second Division | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
1922–23[4] | Second Division | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
1923–24[4] | Second Division | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
1924–25[4] | Second Division | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
1925–26[4] | Third Division North | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
Career total | 224 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 335 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 26. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
- ^ a b Hornby, Mark. "Coventry City remembers the former players who served during the First World War". Coventry City. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Best Jerry Coventry City 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jeremiah Best". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Jerry Best at fchalifaxtown.com
Categories:
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 1897 births
- 1955 deaths
- People from County Durham (before 1974)
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Worksop Town F.C. players
- Newark Town F.C. players
- Footballers from Tyne and Wear
- Military personnel from Tyne and Wear
- British Army soldiers