Tommy Best
Thomas Hubert "Tommy" Best (23 December 1920 – 16 September 2018) was a Welsh professional footballer. He was born in Milford Haven, Wales.
Best played as a centre forward. He was a veteran of the Second World War, serving in the Royal Navy. He made over 70 appearances in the Football League for Chester, Cardiff City and Queens Park Rangers.[1]
Best was the first black professional footballer to play at the top level in Ireland and was also the first black player to appear for Chester in the Football League.[2][3]
Best died on 16 September 2018 in Hereford, Herefordshire from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 97.[4]
References
- ↑ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Tommy Best". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Tommy proved one of the Best". Belfast Telegraph. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Tommy Best". Chester F.C. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Tommy Best, Hereford United striker, dies". Hereford Times. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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