Spanish Fruit Syndicate - George Best

1970s
George Best
Spanish Fruit Syndicate
1 card

George Best advertising Spanish Oranges!

George Best

D.C. Thomson / Jackie - The Jackie Pop Panel No. 1

1967

The Jackie Pop Panel No. 1
D.C. Thomson / Jackie
1 poster

The poster includes a photo of George Best and measures 46½" x 8¼". There is also a second Pop Panel but it doesn't include any footballers.

Gary (Walker Brothers)
Phil May (The Pretty Things)
Steve Marriott (Small Faces)
Tommy Moeller (Unit 4 + 2)
Cliff (Richard)
The Beatles
Mick (Jagger)
Steve Winwood (The Spencer Davis Group)
Scott (Walker Brothers)
Dave Dee
George Best
Peter Quaife (The Kinks)
Ray Davies (The Kinks)
Dave Davies (The Kinks)
Mick Avory (The Kinks)
John (Walker Brothers)
Robert Vaughn and David McCallum (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)
Tom Jones
Peter Brown (Lawman - Laredo)

Anglo Confectionery / Match Gum - George Best (2)

1969
George Best
Anglo Confectionery / Match Gum
8 wrappers

A full page advert from an issue of The Rover comic, dated 20 September, 1969.

George Best in Yellow sweater - - Match Gum - my favourite
George Best in Red Shirt, Looking Left - - Match Gum specially made for sports
George Best in Red Shirt, Looking Left - - Score with Match Gum it's a winner
George Best in Red Shirt, Looking Straight Ahead - - Chew Match Gum it's a winner
George Best in Casual Jacket - - Win your game with Match Gum
George Best  ?????
George Best  ?????
George Best  ?????

Stylo Matchmakers International Ltd. - George Best Strikers Poster

1970s
George Best Strikers Poster
Stylo Matchmakers International Ltd.
1 Poster

A George Best poster free with each new pair of George Best Strikers shoes!

George Best Strikers (Poster)

Anglo Confectionery / Match Gum - George Best

1969
George Best
Anglo Confectionery / Match Gum
8

These first came to my attention when Nigel Mercer referenced them in one of his bimonthly newsletters available through his website - Galleries of English Football Cards. It seems that these gum wrappers are part of the reason why George Best never featured on A&BC or Topps football card after 1968 - he'd signed an exclusive deal with Anglo Confectionery. If true, he was probably the first player to protect his image rights in this way.
I am lead to believe that there are eight different wrappers, four different designs, each with two different slogans at the bottom.

George Best in Yellow sweater - - Match Gum - my favourite
George Best in Red Shirt, Looking Left - - Match Gum specially made for sports
George Best in Red Shirt, Looking Left - - Score with Match Gum it's a winner
George Best in Red Shirt, Looking Straight Ahead - - Chew Match Gum it's a winner
George Best in Casual Jacket - - Win your game with Match Gum
George Best  ?????
George Best  ?????
George Best  ?????