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Curtis Booth
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Curtis Booth (12 October 1891 – 29 October 1949), sometimes known as Tommy Booth, was an English football player and manager. He played in the Football League for Newcastle United, Norwich City and Accrington Stanley,[1] for Leeds City as a wartime guest and for Wallsend Elm Villa.[4] After retiring as a player, Booth managed Accrington Stanley, Wormatia Worms, RC Paris and coached in Germany, Turkey and the Netherlands.[5][6][2]
Key Information
Personal life
[edit]Booth enlisted in the British Army in December 1915 to fight in the First World War.[2] He served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry and saw action on the Somme and at the Third Ypres.[7] Booth was wounded in action at Villers-Bretonneux in August 1918 and was demobilized in August 1919.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1914–15[2] | First Division | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 1919–20[2] | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Norwich City | 1920–21[2] | Third Division | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 1921–22[2] | Third Division South | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| 1922–23[2] | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 62 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 13 | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 1923–24[2] | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Career total | 97 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 102 | 20 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 135. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Curtis Booth – Newcastle United and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Accrington Stanley". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Managers". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Wounded – But became a football coach". Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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