Jerry Best (footballer, born 1897)

Jerry Best
Personal information
Full name	Jeremiah Best
Date of birth	22 August 1897
Place of birth	High Spen, England
Date of death	1955 (aged 57–58)
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1919–1920	Mickley Colliery Welfare
1920–1926	Coventry City
1926–1927	Halifax Town
1927–1928	Rotherham United
	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

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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

^ ^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.