Jerry Best (footballer, born 1897)

Jeremiah Best (22 August 1897 – 1955) was an English professional football goalkeeper who made over 220 appearances in the Football League for Coventry City.[1] He also played league football for Rotherham United and Halifax Town.[1]

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]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Best served in the British Army during the First World War.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coventry City	1920–21[3]	Second Division	23	0	2	0	25	0
	1921–22[3]		40	0	3	0	43	0
	1922–23[3]		42	0	1	0	43	0
	1923–24[3]		42	0	2	0	44	0
	1924–25[3]		42	0	2	0	44	0
	1925–26[3]	Third Division North	35	0	1	0	36	0
Career total			224	0	11	0	335	0

References

1. 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. "Coventry City remembers the former players who served during the First World War – News – Coventry City". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
3. "Jeremiah Best". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.