Bobby Moore vs George Best | Northern Ireland vs England | 03.05.1969 

hah, I am your age..what an era of muddy football and genius

Who knows George will play even better than Roger Milla did for Cameroon eight years later in Italy .

Was he actually sober , and actually turning up to play ?

@@ewantaylor4478 Bingham made an offer through a back channel that if Best got himself into shape he would get into the squad..but he was already a heavy alcoholic by then...

@@anglotim I think you're right. Funny commemt tho.

@@anglotim Definitely is Brian Moore. I think Jimmy Hill makes a few comments towards the end. I can see em both now..lol!

Not

probably the substitute. I think they were only allowed the one back then, and squad numbers were unheard of, so all subs on the bench wore numberless shirts

Wasn’t playing

Because it's 1969?

​@@HarmsFootballlmao

Where does it say that? Or are you referring to the commentary? Yeah, this game took place in Belfast.

I think the captions and the narration of this video do refer to “Northern Ireland”. Bear in mind, however, that while the Ireland side in the British Home Championship did (it seems) begin competing under the name “Northern Ireland” in the 1950s, in the Home Championship tournaments they were the •only• side from that island (in contrast to other FIFA competitions, where it might be necessary to distinguish between the Republic of Ireland team and the Northern Ireland team). So since Northern Ireland was the only side from Ireland that competed in the British Home Championships, in that context it would not be surprising that people continued to refer to that side simply as “Ireland”, out of force of habit, if nothing else. Note: Sources are surprisingly muddled on the point of •when• the national team from Northern Ireland stopped using the name “Ireland”, and started going by “Northern Ireland”. And the answer varies depending on whether we’re talking about the name used in FIFA competitions generally, or in the British Home Championship (or “BHC”), specifically. According to some authorities, in 1953 FIFA ruled that the side organized by the Irish Football Association - the Belfast governing body - was thenceforth to be known as “Northern Ireland”. Other sources state that it was not until 1957 that the team was known as “Northern Ireland” in the Home Championship competition. But then, different sources state that the side’s matches in the Home Championship continued to be played simply as “Ireland” through 1971. Those sources indicate that, for a couple years after that in the Home Championship competition, the side went haphazardly by either name, from match to match. Supposedly, it did not finally switch over to “Northern Ireland” for all BHC matches until 1974. I freely acknowledge that I have no idea which of those conflicting sources are actually more reliable. The historical record on that point seems a mess, and it would be a hell of a research project to get it straightened out!

@@HarmsFootball You put the video up, you mustn't have watched it, it's clear.