The 1968 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to George Best on 24 December 1968.[1]

Best was the first Northern Irish national to win the award. He was the third Manchester United player to win the trophy after Denis Law (1964) and Bobby Charlton (1966).[2]

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1George BestManchester United Northern Ireland61
2Bobby CharltonManchester United England53
3Dragan DžajićRed Star Belgrade Yugoslavia46
4Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich West Germany36
5Giacinto FacchettiInternazionale Italy30
6Gigi RivaCagliari Italy22
7AmancioReal Madrid Spain21
8EusébioBenfica Portugal15
9Gianni RiveraMilan Italy13
10Jimmy GreavesTottenham Hotspur England8
PirriReal Madrid Spain8
12Antal DunaiÚjpest Hungary7
Willi SchulzHamburger SV West Germany7
14Georgi AsparuhovLevski Sofia Bulgaria6
Albert ShesternyovCSKA Moscow Soviet Union6
16Ove KindvallFeyenoord Sweden5
17Flórián AlbertFerencváros Hungary4
Sandro MazzolaInternazionale Italy4
Lajos SzűcsFerencváros Hungary4
20Johan CruyffAjax Netherlands3
Gerd MüllerBayern Munich West Germany3
22Jack CharltonLeeds United England2
Bobby MooreWest Ham United England2
24Alan BallEverton England1
Ferenc BeneÚjpest Hungary1
Angelo DomenghiniInternazionale Italy1
Mirsad FazlagićSarajevo Yugoslavia1
Tommy GemmellCeltic Scotland1
Jimmy JohnstoneCeltic Scotland1
Murtaz KhurtsilavaDinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union1
Ivica OsimŽeljezničar Yugoslavia1
Louis PilotStandard Liège Luxembourg1

References

  1. ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1968". RSSSF. 25 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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