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This display shows this player's career details. The left hand column shows League appearances and goals scored for each club as well as the League record of the club for each season the player was there. The Appearance figures in brackets are (games started + sub appearances). If the player went into management, a similar display follows for all the clubs they managed. Career totals are shown in the right-hand column along with a card featuring the player. Click the card to see all cards featuring this player.
JACKIE BESTALL
   
PLAYING CAREER
 
   
GRIMSBY TOWN
 
From
To
 
Fee
Appearances
Goals
   
1926/27
1937/38
 
427
76
(League)
 
Season League Position P W D L F A Points
1937/38 1st
20
42 13 12 17 51 68 38
1936/37 1st
12
42 17 7 18 86 81 41
1935/36 1st
17
42 17 5 20 65 73 39
1934/35 1st
5
42 17 11 14 78 60 45
1933/34 2nd
1
42 27 5 10 103 59 59
1932/33 2nd
13
42 14 13 15 79 84 41
1931/32 1st
21
42 13 6 23 67 98 32
1930/31 1st
13
42 17 5 20 82 87 39
1929/30 1st
18
42 15 7 20 73 89 37
1928/29 2nd
2
42 24 5 13 82 61 53
1927/28 2nd
11
42 14 12 16 69 83 40
1926/27 2nd
17
42 11 12 19 74 91 34
ROTHERHAM COUNTY
 
From
To
 
Fee
Appearances
Goals
   
1924/25
1925/26
 
61
16
(League)
 
Season League Position P W D L F A Points
1924/25 3rd N
22
42 7 7 28 42 88 21
   
MANAGERIAL CAREER
 
   
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DONCASTER ROVERS
 
From
1Mar1959
To
1Aug1960
 
 
Season League Position P W D L F A Points
1959/60 4th
17
46 16 10 20 69 76 42
 
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NELSON
 
From
31May1953
To
1Nov1954
 
 
 
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BLACKBURN ROVERS
 
From
1Jun1949
To
31May1953
 
 
Season League Position P W D L F A Points
1952/53 2nd
9
42 18 8 16 68 65 44
1951/52 2nd
14
42 17 6 19 54 63 40
1950/51 2nd
6
42 19 8 15 65 66 46
1949/50 2nd
16
42 14 10 18 55 60 38
 
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DONCASTER ROVERS
 
From
1Mar1946
To
1Apr1949
 
 
Season League Position P W D L F A Points
1948/49 3rd N
3
42 20 10 12 53 40 50
1947/48 2nd
21
42 9 11 22 40 66 29
1946/47 3rd N
1
42 33 6 3 123 40 72
 
 
 
 
John Gilbert Bestall
  IF
  Born June 24th, 1900 in Sheffield
  Died April 11th, 1985 aged 85
  5' 5"
  9st. 6lbs.
 
  Playing Career totals:
 
 
488
League appearances
 
92
League goals
 
 
 











 
 
 
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