Eddie Boot
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edmund Boot | ||
Date of birth | (1915-10-13)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(s) | 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 | |||
1959–1964 | Huddersfield Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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]
References
- ^ "Sheffield United. Likeliest side for promotion in Division II". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 30. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b "Eddie Boot". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Vote for your favourite legend". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
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