George Best (Manchester United & Northern Ireland) 1970's match-worn Adidas black and green football boots, the boots are accompanied by a signed Lett
£15,000 - £20,000
George Best (Manchester United & Northern Ireland) 1970's match-worn Adidas black and green football boots, the boots are accompanied by a signed Letter of Provenance; the boots are sold together with a pair of George Best 1970s Manchester United blue training shorts with supporting photos (from the same collection); the lot also including a selection of George Best memorabilia comprising: an official match programme for Manchester United v Ipswich Town 29th December 1973 (Best's last Manchester United home match); an England v Northern Ireland official match programme 10th November with original ticket; an official match programme of Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion 30th November, 2005, also with original match ticket, special edition titled ''Farewell George 1946-2005''; a George Best signed Northampton Town v Manchester United programme FAC5 7th February 1970, the famous game in which Best scored 6 goals; Northern Ireland v Netherlands programme 12th October 1977, Best's last international appearance; a scanned copy of a George Best and Pele dual signed NASL colour photo; and an original George Best Manchester United A&BC 1968 collector's card The letter of provenance for the George Best football boots comes from Mr Joel Bertrand of Frankfurt in Germany and is dated 17th October 2014. He was given the boots (and shorts) from his uncle in Belfast. The uncle acquired the boots and other items of football memorabilia from the estate of a Belfast football collector who was a personal friend of the George Best and his family.