Curtis Booth
English footballer and manager
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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Curtis Booth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 1949 (aged 58)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wallsend Elm Villa | |||
| 1913–1920 | Newcastle United | 34 | (6) |
| → Leeds City (guest) | |||
| 1920–1923 | Norwich City | 62 | (11) |
| 1923–1924 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1923–1924 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1932–1934 | Wormatia Worms | ||
| 1934–1935 | RC Paris | ||
| Al Ahly | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
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
| 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 | ||
