Eddie Boot
English footballer and manager
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Edmund Boot (13 October 1915 – 1999) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a left half for Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town.[2][3] He went on to become manager of Huddersfield Town.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmund Boot | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Laughton Common, England | ||
| Date of death | 1999 (aged 83–84) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aughton | |||
| Denaby United | |||
| 1934–1937 | Sheffield United | 41 | (0) |
| 1937–1952 | Huddersfield Town | 305 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959–1960 | Huddersfield Town (caretaker) | ||
| 1960–1964 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Boot was born in Laughton Common, near Rotherham. He played non-league football for Aughton and Denaby United[2] before joining Sheffield United in 1934.[4] He played 41 matches for the club in the Second Division,[2] then in 1937 signed for First Division club Huddersfield Town. He appeared in the 1938 FA Cup Final,[4] captained the side in the post-war period, and played 305 games for Huddersfield, all in the First Division, before retiring as a player in 1952. He then joined the coaching staff at the club, and in 1959 was appointed manager, a post which he held for four years. Boot died in 1999.[3]
