Curtis Booth

Curtis Booth
Personal information
Full name Curtis Booth[1]
Date of birth (1891-10-12)12 October 1891
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death 29 October 1949(1949-10-29) (aged 58)[2]
Place of death Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing 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)
Teams managed
1923–1924 Accrington Stanley
1932–1934 Wormatia Worms
1934–1935 RC Paris
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Curtis Booth (12 October 1891 – 29 October 1949), sometimes known as Tommy Booth, was an English footballer and football 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.[3] He served as a corporal in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War and saw action on the Somme and at Ypres.[4] He was wounded in action at Villers-Bretonneux in August 1918.[2]

He coached Accrington Stanley and RC Paris.[5][6] He also coached in Germany, Turkey and the Netherlands.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 135. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "Curtis Booth – Newcastle United and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wounded – But became a football coach". Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Managers". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.


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