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| 1946 | Birth |  |
| 22nd May Birth of George Best |
| 1961 | Discovery of Best | |
| Belfast Best is discovered in Belfast by Manchester United scout Bob Bishop, whose telegram to United manager Matt Busby read: "I think I've found you a genius" |
| 1963 | Debut of Best | |
| 14th Sep Manchester Best makes his Manchester United debut, aged 17against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford in a 1-0 victory |
| 1965 | League Title | |
| Manchester In his second season, 1964-65, Best and Manchester United claim the league title. |
| 1966 | El Beatle | |
| Best hits the headlines at the age of twenty when he scored two goals in a European Cup quarter-final match against Benfica, dubbed "El Beatle" in the press |
| 1967 | League Title | |
| Manchester The 1966-67 season is again successful as Manchester United claim the league title by four points |
| 1968 | European Cup | |
| Best becomes a European Cup winner after scoring in the final against Benfica, United won 4-1 and Best is later crowned European Footballer of the Year and Football Writers' Association Player of the Year |
| 1968 | European Footballer of the Year | |
| Best becomes a European Cup winner after scoring in the final against Benfica, United won 4-1 and Best is later crowned European Footballer of the Year and Football Writers' Association Player of the Year |
| 1968 | Football Writers' Association Player of the Year | |
| Best becomes a European Cup winner after scoring in the final against Benfica, United won 4-1 and Best is later crowned European Footballer of the Year and Football Writers' Association Player of the Year |
| 1974 | Retirement | |
| 1st Jan Best's last competitive igame for Manchester United against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road |
| 1st Jan In total Best had made 466 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions from 1963 to 1974, and scored 178 goals (including six in one game against fourth division Northampton Town) |
| 1984 | Arrest | |
| Best receives a three-month prison sentence for drunk driving, assaulting a police officer and failing to answer bail, he spent Chris tmas of 1984 behind bars and turned out as a player for Ford Open Prison |
| 1999 | European Player of the Century | |
| Voted 11th, behind Marco van Basten, at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election and 16th, behind Lothar Matth„us, in the World Player of the Century election |
| 1999 | World Player of the Century | |
| Voted 11th, behind Marco van Basten, at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election and 16th, behind Lothar Matth„us, in the World Player of the Century election |
| 2002 | Health | |
| London Best has a liver transplant at King's College Hospital in London |
| 2005 | Death | |
| 25th Nov Death of George Best |
| 2006 | Belfast City Airport | |
| 22nd May Belfast Belfast City Airport is renamed George Best Belfast City Airport as a tribute to Best, the official new name and signage is unveiled to a gathering of the Best family and friends at the airport on 22 May 2006 which would have been his 60th birth |
