{{short description|English footballer}} {{Orphan|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Harry Bestwick | image = | fullname = Thomas Henry Bestwick | birth_date = 30 May 1864 | birth_place = Long Eaton, England | death_date = {{death year and age|1946|1864}} | position = Goalkeeper | years1 = 1886| clubs1 = Long Eaton Rangers| caps1 = |goals1 = | years2 = 1886–1889| clubs2 = Derby County| caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1889 | clubs3 = Long Eaton Rangers| caps3 = |goals3 = }} '''Thomas Henry Bestwick''' (1864 – 1946) was an English footballer who played for Derby County.<ref>{{cite book|last=Joyce|first=Michael|title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|year=2004|publisher=SoccerData|isbn=1-899468-67-6|page=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= English National Football Archive| first=| last=| url=http://www.enfa.co.uk//| accessdate=2018-01-17}} (registration & fee required)</ref>
Harry Bestwick joined Derby County sometime in 1886 and he was signed from local club Long Eaton Rangers. He played in some of Derby County' FA Cup ties before League started in September 1888.<ref>{{cite book|last=Metcalf|first=Mark|title=The Origins of the Football League|year=2013|publisher=Amberley|isbn=978-1-4456-1881-4|page=195}}</ref>
Harry Bestwick made his League debut, in goal, on 20 October 1888 at County Ground, the then home of Derby County. The visitors were Everton who won 4–2. That was Bestwick' only appearance in the first–team in season 1888–1889.<ref>{{cite web | title= English National Football Archive| first=| last=| url=http://www.enfa.co.uk//| accessdate=2018-01-17}} (registration & fee required)</ref>
Harry Bestwick was not retained for the 1889–1890 season and returned to Long Eaton Rangers.<ref>{{cite web | title= English National Football Archive| first=| last=| url=http://www.enfa.co.uk//| accessdate=2018-01-17}} (registration & fee required)</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bestwick, Harry}} Category:1864 births Category:1946 deaths Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Derby County F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Sportspeople from Long Eaton Category:Footballers from Derbyshire