Clyde Best

🇧🇲 Bermuda

22nd all-time scorer61st for appearances

Born: 24 Feb 1951Somerset, Bermuda
Shirt: #8, #11, #7
Debut: 25 Aug 1969v Arsenal, aged 18
Last game: 17 Jan 1976at Manchester City, aged 24

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

218

Appearances

210 starts, 8 from the bench

Goals

0.27 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1971/72, 23 in 56 appearances.

Playing Time by season, all competitions

	Playing Time	Starts	Subs		Team Success
Season	MP	Starts	Subs	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off
1975/76	9	7	2	0	1.22
1974/75	18	15	3	0	0.67
1973/74	38	38	0	0	0.97
1972/73	46	45	1	0	1.09
1971/72	56	56	0	0	0.96
1970/71	25	23	2	0	0.56
1969/70	26	26	0	0	0.73
Career	218	210	8	0	0.90

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

58 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

–

Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

First Division	47	186 apps
League Cup	8	20 apps
FA Cup	3	12 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 3 Sept 1969, v Halifax Town 4–2

Latest goal: 24 Sept 1975, at Bristol City 1–3

With him, without him

25 Aug 1969 to 17 Jan 1976

When he played

0.9

points per game

65 W 67 D 86 L

218 games · 1.29 scored · 1.38 conceded

30% wins

When he didn't

1.07

points per game

40 W 26 D 33 L

99 games · 1.39 scored · 1.21 conceded

40% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

25 Aug 1969Debutv Arsenal 1–1 1969/70
3 Sept 1969First goalv Halifax Town 4–2 1969/70
5 Dec 197010th goalat Derby County 2–4 1970/71
20 Mar 197150th appearancev Ipswich Town 2–2 1970/71
11 Dec 197125th goalat Southampton 3–3 1971/72
25 Mar 1972100th appearanceat Chelsea 3–1 1971/72
20 Apr 1973150th appearancev Southampton 4–3 1972/73
9 Feb 197450th goalat Leicester City 0–1 1973/74
21 Dec 1974200th appearanceat Chelsea 1–1 1974/75
17 Jan 1976Last appearanceat Manchester City 3–0 1975/76

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1975/76	League Cup	2	2	–	1	–
1975/76	First Division	7	5	–	1	–
1974/75	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1974/75	League Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1974/75	First Division	15	12	–	0	–
1973/74	FA Cup	2	2	–	1	–
1973/74	League Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1973/74	First Division	34	34	–	12	–
1972/73	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1972/73	League Cup	2	2	–	2	–
1972/73	First Division	42	41	–	7	–
1971/72	FA Cup	4	4	–	2	–
1971/72	League Cup	10	10	–	4	–
1971/72	First Division	42	42	–	17	–
1970/71	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1970/71	League Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1970/71	First Division	22	20	–	5	–
1969/70	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1969/70	League Cup	1	1	–	1	–
1969/70	First Division	24	24	–	5	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	Min	G
17 Jan 1976	D1	at Manchester City	0–3	L	(sub)
10 Jan 1976	D1	Leicester City	1–1	D
18 Oct 1975	D1	at Middlesbrough	0–3	L
11 Oct 1975	D1	Newcastle United	2–1	W
8 Oct 1975	LC	Darlington	3–0	W
4 Oct 1975	D1	Everton	0–1	L
27 Sept 1975	D1	at Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	W
24 Sept 1975	LC	at Bristol City	3–1	W		1
20 Sept 1975	D1	Sheffield United	2–0	W	(sub)	1
26 Apr 1975	D1	at Ipswich Town	1–4	L
1 Apr 1975	D1	at Leicester City	0–3	L
8 Feb 1975	D1	at Middlesbrough	0–0	D
1 Feb 1975	D1	Carlisle United	2–0	W	(sub)
28 Jan 1975	FAC	at Swindon Town	2–1	W
25 Jan 1975	FAC	Swindon Town	1–1	D
18 Jan 1975	D1	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	D	(sub)
11 Jan 1975	D1	at Leeds United	1–2	L
28 Dec 1974	D1	at Stoke City	1–2	L
21 Dec 1974	D1	at Chelsea	1–1	D	(sub)
14 Sept 1974	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	L
11 Sept 1974	LC	at Tranmere Rovers	0–0	D
7 Sept 1974	D1	Sheffield United	1–2	L
31 Aug 1974	D1	at Newcastle United	0–2	L
28 Aug 1974	D1	at Luton Town	0–0	D
24 Aug 1974	D1	Everton	2–3	L
19 Aug 1974	D1	Luton Town	2–0	W
17 Aug 1974	D1	at Manchester City	0–4	L
27 Apr 1974	D1	Liverpool	2–2	D
20 Apr 1974	D1	at Manchester City	1–2	L
15 Apr 1974	D1	at Southampton	1–1	D		1
13 Apr 1974	D1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	D
12 Apr 1974	D1	Southampton	4–1	W		2
6 Apr 1974	D1	at Arsenal	0–0	D
30 Mar 1974	D1	Leeds United	3–1	W		1
23 Mar 1974	D1	at Sheffield United	0–1	L
16 Mar 1974	D1	Coventry City	2–3	L
9 Mar 1974	D1	at Derby County	1–1	D
2 Mar 1974	D1	Chelsea	3–0	W
23 Feb 1974	D1	at Burnley	1–1	D
16 Feb 1974	D1	Everton	4–3	W		2
9 Feb 1974	D1	at Leicester City	1–0	W		1
5 Feb 1974	D1	at Ipswich Town	3–1	W		1
2 Feb 1974	D1	Birmingham City	0–0	D
19 Jan 1974	D1	at Newcastle United	1–1	D
12 Jan 1974	D1	Manchester United	2–1	W
9 Jan 1974	FAC	at Hereford United	1–2	L		1
5 Jan 1974	FAC	Hereford United	1–1	D
1 Jan 1974	D1	Norwich City	4–2	W
29 Dec 1973	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	L
26 Dec 1973	D1	at Chelsea	4–2	W		2
22 Dec 1973	D1	Stoke City	0–2	L
15 Dec 1973	D1	at Birmingham City	1–3	L
8 Dec 1973	D1	Manchester City	2–1	W
17 Nov 1973	D1	at Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	D
3 Nov 1973	D1	at Leeds United	1–4	L
29 Oct 1973	LC	at Liverpool	0–1	L
27 Oct 1973	D1	Derby County	0–0	D
20 Oct 1973	D1	at Coventry City	1–0	W
13 Oct 1973	D1	at Everton	0–1	L
8 Oct 1973	LC	Liverpool	2–2	D
8 Sept 1973	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	L
4 Sept 1973	D1	at Queens Park Rangers	0–0	D
1 Sept 1973	D1	at Norwich City	2–2	D		1
27 Aug 1973	D1	Ipswich Town	3–3	D		1
25 Aug 1973	D1	Newcastle United	1–2	L
28 Apr 1973	D1	Arsenal	1–2	L
23 Apr 1973	D1	at Birmingham City	0–0	D
21 Apr 1973	D1	at Derby County	1–1	D
20 Apr 1973	D1	Southampton	4–3	W
14 Apr 1973	D1	Leeds United	1–1	D
7 Apr 1973	D1	at Newcastle United	2–1	W
31 Mar 1973	D1	Everton	2–0	W
24 Mar 1973	D1	at Crystal Palace	3–1	W
17 Mar 1973	D1	Manchester City	2–1	W
10 Mar 1973	D1	at Sheffield United	0–0	D
2 Mar 1973	D1	Ipswich Town	0–1	L
24 Feb 1973	D1	at Stoke City	0–2	L
17 Feb 1973	D1	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	W
10 Feb 1973	D1	at Norwich City	1–0	W
3 Feb 1973	FAC	at Hull City	0–1	L
27 Jan 1973	D1	Chelsea	3–1	W
20 Jan 1973	D1	at Manchester United	2–2	D		1
13 Jan 1973	FAC	at Port Vale	1–0	W
6 Jan 1973	D1	Liverpool	0–1	L
30 Dec 1972	D1	at Leicester City	1–2	L
26 Dec 1972	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	D
23 Dec 1972	D1	at Southampton	0–0	D
16 Dec 1972	D1	Stoke City	3–2	W		1
9 Dec 1972	D1	at Leeds United	0–1	L
2 Dec 1972	D1	Newcastle United	1–1	D
25 Nov 1972	D1	at Everton	2–1	W		1
18 Nov 1972	D1	Derby County	1–2	L	(sub)
11 Nov 1972	D1	at Coventry City	1–3	L
4 Nov 1972	D1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	D
28 Oct 1972	D1	Crystal Palace	4–0	W
21 Oct 1972	D1	at Manchester City	3–4	L		1
14 Oct 1972	D1	Sheffield United	3–1	W
7 Oct 1972	D1	at Ipswich Town	1–1	D		1
4 Oct 1972	LC	at Stockport County	1–2	L		1
30 Sept 1972	D1	Birmingham City	2–0	W		1
23 Sept 1972	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	L
16 Sept 1972	D1	Norwich City	4–0	W
9 Sept 1972	D1	at Chelsea	3–1	W
6 Sept 1972	LC	Bristol City	2–1	W		1
2 Sept 1972	D1	Manchester United	2–2	D
29 Aug 1972	D1	at Arsenal	0–1	L
26 Aug 1972	D1	at Liverpool	2–3	L
22 Aug 1972	D1	at Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–3	L
19 Aug 1972	D1	Leicester City	5–2	W
14 Aug 1972	D1	Coventry City	1–0	W		1
12 Aug 1972	D1	at West Bromwich Albion	0–0	D
1 May 1972	D1	Southampton	1–0	W
22 Apr 1972	D1	at Arsenal	1–2	L
15 Apr 1972	D1	Liverpool	0–2	L
8 Apr 1972	D1	at Manchester City	1–3	L
4 Apr 1972	D1	at Stoke City	0–0	D
1 Apr 1972	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	W
31 Mar 1972	D1	Leeds United	2–2	D
25 Mar 1972	D1	at Chelsea	1–3	L		1
21 Mar 1972	D1	at Coventry City	1–1	D		1
18 Mar 1972	D1	Nottingham Forest	4–2	W
11 Mar 1972	D1	at Leicester City	0–2	L
4 Mar 1972	D1	Huddersfield Town	3–0	W		2
29 Feb 1972	D1	at Sheffield United	0–3	L
26 Feb 1972	FAC	at Huddersfield Town	2–4	L		1
19 Feb 1972	D1	Crystal Palace	1–1	D		1
14 Feb 1972	FAC	Hereford United	3–1	W
12 Feb 1972	D1	at Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	L
9 Feb 1972	FAC	at Hereford United	0–0	D
29 Jan 1972	D1	at Ipswich Town	0–1	L
26 Jan 1972	LC	at Stoke City	2–3	L
22 Jan 1972	D1	Derby County	3–3	D
15 Jan 1972	FAC	Luton Town	2–1	W		1
8 Jan 1972	D1	at Everton	1–2	L
5 Jan 1972	LC	at Stoke City	0–0	D
1 Jan 1972	D1	Manchester United	3–0	W		1
27 Dec 1971	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	W		1
18 Dec 1971	D1	Newcastle United	0–1	L
15 Dec 1971	LC	Stoke City	0–1	L
11 Dec 1971	D1	at Southampton	3–3	D		1
8 Dec 1971	LC	at Stoke City	2–1	W		1
4 Dec 1971	D1	Arsenal	0–0	D
27 Nov 1971	D1	at Liverpool	0–1	L
20 Nov 1971	D1	Manchester City	0–2	L
17 Nov 1971	LC	Sheffield United	5–0	W		2
13 Nov 1971	D1	at Huddersfield Town	0–1	L
6 Nov 1971	D1	Sheffield United	1–2	L
30 Oct 1971	D1	at Crystal Palace	3–0	W		1
27 Oct 1971	LC	Liverpool	2–1	W
23 Oct 1971	D1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	W		1
20 Oct 1971	LC	at Leeds United	1–0	W		1
16 Oct 1971	D1	at West Bromwich Albion	0–0	D
9 Oct 1971	D1	Leicester City	1–1	D
6 Oct 1971	LC	Leeds United	0–0	D
2 Oct 1971	D1	at Leeds United	0–0	D
25 Sept 1971	D1	Stoke City	2–1	W		1
22 Sept 1971	LC	at Cardiff City	2–1	W
18 Sept 1971	D1	at Manchester United	2–4	L		1
11 Sept 1971	D1	Chelsea	2–1	W		2
8 Sept 1971	LC	Cardiff City	1–1	D
4 Sept 1971	D1	at Newcastle United	2–2	D
30 Aug 1971	D1	Coventry City	4–0	W		2
28 Aug 1971	D1	Everton	1–0	W		1
23 Aug 1971	D1	Ipswich Town	0–0	D
21 Aug 1971	D1	at Nottingham Forest	0–1	L
18 Aug 1971	D1	at Derby County	0–2	L
14 Aug 1971	D1	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	L
13 Apr 1971	D1	at Burnley	0–1	L
20 Mar 1971	D1	Ipswich Town	2–2	D	(sub)
9 Jan 1971	D1	at Arsenal	0–2	L
2 Jan 1971	FAC	at Blackpool	0–4	L
19 Dec 1970	D1	at Chelsea	1–2	L	(sub)
12 Dec 1970	D1	Liverpool	1–2	L
5 Dec 1970	D1	at Derby County	4–2	W		2
28 Nov 1970	D1	Coventry City	1–2	L		1
21 Nov 1970	D1	at Manchester City	0–2	L
14 Nov 1970	D1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–3	D		2
7 Nov 1970	D1	at Ipswich Town	1–2	L
10 Oct 1970	D1	at Stoke City	1–2	L
6 Oct 1970	LC	at Coventry City	1–3	L
3 Oct 1970	D1	Burnley	3–1	W
26 Sept 1970	D1	at Huddersfield Town	1–1	D
19 Sept 1970	D1	Newcastle United	0–2	L
12 Sept 1970	D1	at West Bromwich Albion	1–2	L
9 Sept 1970	LC	Hull City	1–0	W
5 Sept 1970	D1	Everton	1–2	L
31 Aug 1970	D1	Southampton	1–1	D
29 Aug 1970	D1	at Manchester United	1–1	D
26 Aug 1970	D1	at Leeds United	0–3	L
22 Aug 1970	D1	Chelsea	2–2	D
17 Aug 1970	D1	Arsenal	0–0	D
15 Aug 1970	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	D
2 Apr 1970	D1	Leeds United	2–2	D		1
14 Mar 1970	D1	Ipswich Town	0–0	D
7 Mar 1970	D1	at Derby County	0–3	L
11 Feb 1970	D1	Coventry City	1–2	L
31 Jan 1970	D1	at Burnley	2–3	L
17 Jan 1970	D1	Manchester United	0–0	D
10 Jan 1970	D1	at Sheffield Wednesday	3–2	W
3 Jan 1970	FAC	at Middlesbrough	1–2	L
27 Dec 1969	D1	Nottingham Forest	1–1	D
13 Dec 1969	D1	Everton	0–1	L
6 Dec 1969	D1	Manchester City	0–4	L
29 Nov 1969	D1	at Ipswich Town	0–1	L
22 Nov 1969	D1	Derby County	3–0	W
15 Nov 1969	D1	at Liverpool	0–2	L
8 Nov 1969	D1	Crystal Palace	2–1	W		1
1 Nov 1969	D1	at Southampton	1–1	D
25 Oct 1969	D1	Sunderland	1–1	D
18 Oct 1969	D1	at Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	L
11 Oct 1969	D1	at Coventry City	2–2	D
6 Oct 1969	D1	Stoke City	3–3	D		1
4 Oct 1969	D1	Burnley	3–1	W		2
27 Sept 1969	D1	at Manchester United	2–5	L
6 Sept 1969	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	L
3 Sept 1969	LC	Halifax Town	4–2	W		1
30 Aug 1969	D1	at Nottingham Forest	0–1	L
25 Aug 1969	D1	Arsenal	1–1	D

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