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.
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).
Rankings RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 George Best Manchester United 61 2 Bobby Charlton Manchester United 53 3 Dragan Džajić Red Star Belgrade 46 4 Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 36 5 Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale 30 6 Gigi Riva Cagliari 22 7 Amancio Real Madrid 21 8 Eusébio Benfica 15 9 Gianni Rivera Milan 13 10 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur 8 Pirri Real Madrid 8 12 Antal Dunai Újpest 7 Willi Schulz Hamburger SV 7 14 Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia 6 Albert Shesternyov CSKA Moscow 6 16 Ove Kindvall Feyenoord 5 17 Flórián Albert Ferencváros 4 Sandro Mazzola Internazionale 4 Lajos Szűcs Ferencváros 4 20 Johan Cruyff Ajax 3 Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 3 22 Jack Charlton Leeds United 2 Bobby Moore West Ham United 2 24 Alan Ball Everton 1 Ferenc Bene Újpest 1 Angelo Domenghini Internazionale 1 Mirsad Fazlagić Sarajevo 1 Tommy Gemmell Celtic 1 Jimmy Johnstone Celtic 1 Murtaz Khurtsilava Dinamo Tbilisi 1 Ivica Osim Željezničar 1 Louis Pilot Standard Liège 1
References
External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page