# Harry Bestwick

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{{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](/source/Long_Eaton), England
| death_date    = {{death year and age|1946|1864}}
| position       = [Goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football))
| years1         = 1886| clubs1 = Long Eaton Rangers| caps1 =   |goals1 =
| years2         = 1886–1889| clubs2 = [Derby County](/source/Derby_County_F.C.)| caps2 = 1  |goals2 = 0
| years3         = 1889 | clubs3 = Long Eaton Rangers| caps3 =   |goals3 =
}}
'''Thomas Henry Bestwick''' (1864 – 1946) was an [English](/source/English_people) [footballer](/source/association_football) who played for [Derby County](/source/Derby_County_F.C.).<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](/source/the_Football_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](/source/County_Cricket_Ground%2C_Derby), the then home of Derby County. The visitors were [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.) 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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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

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