Jerry Best (footballer, born 1897)

Jerry Best
Personal information
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hornby was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Best Jerry Coventry City 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2022.