John Best
born July 11, 1940 (age 86), Liverpool, England
- games
- 91
- starts
- 1
- minutes
- 90
- goals
- 1
first recorded game April 5, 1970 · last recorded game Aug. 25, 1973
Career totals and dates are as recorded here.
Honors
Career totals by team
| team | gp | gs | min | g | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Tornado | 78 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Spartans | 12 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | — |
| Cleveland Stokers | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Career totals by competition
| competition | gp | gs | min | g | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASL | 78 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| NPSL | 12 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| IF | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | — |
Goals by season
Season by season, clubs
| team | competition | season | gp | g | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Spartans | NPSL | 1967 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Stokers | NASL | 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Tornado | NASL | 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Tornado | NASL | 1970 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Tornado | NASL | 1971 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Tornado | NASL | 1972 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Tornado | NASL | 1973 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Season by season, international
| team | competition | season | gp | gs | min | g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | IF | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 |
Most recent games
| cmp | date | team | r | score | vs | g | a | minutes | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASL | Aug. 25, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 0 - 2 | Philadelphia Atoms | 0 | — | 90 | Texas Stadium | |
| NASL | Aug. 15, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 1 - 0 | New York Cosmos | 0 | — | 90 | Texas Stadium | |
| NASL | July 28, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 5 - 2 | Montreal Olympique | 0 | — | 90 | Texas Stadium | |
| NASL | July 21, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 3 - 1 | Rochester Lancers | 0 | — | 90 | Texas Stadium | |
| NASL | July 17, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 0 - 2 | Rochester Lancers | 0 | — | 90 | Holleder Memorial Stadium | |
| NASL | July 14, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 1 - 0 | St. Louis Stars | 0 | — | 90 | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
| NASL | July 11, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 3 - 1 | Veracruz | 0 | — | 90 | Texas Stadium | |
| NASL | July 6, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 1 - 2 | Atlanta Apollos | 0 | — | 90 | Grant Field | |
| NASL | June 30, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 2 - 0 | St. Louis Stars | 0 | — | 90 | Texas Stadium | |
| NASL | June 24, 1973 | Dallas Tornado | 1 - 1 | Miami Toros | 0 | — | 90 | Texas Stadium |
Most often alongside
| player | together | share |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Renshaw | 86 | 97% |
| Roy Turner | 84 | 94% |
| Bobby Moffat | 69 | 78% |
| Dick Hall | 63 | 71% |
| Ken Cooper | 63 | 71% |
| Phil Tinney | 63 | 71% |
| Luiz Juracy | 56 | 63% |
| Jim Benedek | 48 | 54% |
| Oreco | 44 | 49% |
| Kirk Apostolidis | 33 | 37% |
| Ray Bloomfield | 33 | 37% |
| Momcilo Gavrić | 29 | 33% |
The 12 most frequent, of the 89 games John Best has an appearance on record for. Two players count as teammates in a game when both have an appearance in it for the same club, so this is drawn from lineups rather than from rosters — and it is only as complete as the lineups are. Whole leagues here recorded none.