Did George Best ever play for the Villa?

[robbo1874]

I might be completely dreaming this, but I'm sure there was a news and record front cover featuring Best in the white stripey Mita copiers Hummel away shirt around '87. I thought he had played in a villa side against Nuneaton. Could be wrong though...

[ez]

I remember reading somewhere, possibly Best's autobiography, that Ron Atkinson tried to re-sign him for Man Utd when he was about 38 years old.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Bestie talked about looking forward to facing Spurs in the `71 League Cup Final.
A poor mans Willie Anderson.

[cdbearsfan]

I might be completely dreaming this, but I'm sure there was a news and record front cover featuring Best in the white stripey Mita copiers Hummel away shirt around '87. I thought he had played in a villa side against Nuneaton. Could be wrong though...

I think it was 1988... Allan Evans' testimonial and the first games that I attended. It was two games on the night, Villa '81 team vs another Villa Old Stars team, followed by newly-promoted Villa vs newly-promoted Walsall.

He may have played in the former game as a guest, not sure.

[cdbearsfan]

Found it!

[ADVILLAFAN]

I remember the great H.D. Ellis playing for us and seeing him invent the bicycle kick before our very eyes.

Did Doug say that he was like a son to himself?

[b23]

His Villa shirt is for sale in a few days.

http://www.fellows.co.uk/index.php?option=com_bidders&keyword=aston+villa+shirts