Jerry Best
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| Jerry Best | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeremiah Best | |
| Date of birth | January 23, 1901 | |
| Place of birth | Mickley, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1919-1920 1920-1921 1924-1925 1925-1929 1930 1930 1930-1931 1931-1933 1933-1937 1937 |
Newcastle United Leeds United Providence Clamdiggers New Bedford Whalers Fall River Marksmen Pawtucket Rangers New Bedford Whalers Clapton Orient Darlington Hull City |
2 (0) 11 (1) 29 (20) 162 (66) 2 (1) 17 (15) 31 (35) 60 (?) 109 (68) 31 (11) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jeremiah “Jerry” Best (born January 23, 1901 in Mickley, England) was an English soccer player who began his career in England before moving to the American Soccer League. He led the league in scoring in 1930. In 1931, he returned to England where he finished his career.
Best began his professional career in December 1919 with Newcastle United. He played only two games before being transferred Leeds United in July 1920 for L100. While he began the season as the starting left inside forward, he lost his position to Basil Wood.[1] He left the team in 1921 and spent several years playing non-league football before moving to the United States in 1924 to sign with the Providence Clamdiggers of the American Soccer League. In his first season in the league, he scored twenty-goals in twenty-nine games. In 1925, he moved to the New Bedford Whalers where he remained for the next four seasons. In 1929, moved to the Fall River Marksmen for two games. He then jumped to the Pawtucket Rangers for the remainder of the season. In the summer of 1930, Best rejoined the Whalers, leading the league in scoring with thirty-five goals in twenty-seven games in the fall 1930 season. [2] In 1931, he moved back to England, signing with Clapton Orient for two seasons. In 1933, he transferred to Darlington F.C. where he became one of the club’s all time leading scorere.[3] He finished his career with Hull City in the 1936-1937 season.
[edit] References
- ^ Leedsfans.org
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback), The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
- ^ Darlington F.C. team records
