Bill Booth (footballer)

Bill Booth
Personal information
Full name	William Samuel Booth[1]
Date of birth	7 July 1920
Place of birth	Hove, England[1]
Date of death	18 February 1990 (aged 69)[1]
Place of death	Eastbourne, England[1]
Position(s)	Centre-half
Youth career
	Hove Penguins
	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Teams managed
1966–1968	Eastbourne
1971–1972	Eastbourne Town
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Samuel Booth (7 July 1920 – 18 February 1990) was an English football player and manager who played in the English Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Port Vale.

Playing career

Booth played for his local side Hove Penguins and Brighton & Hove Albion, before joining First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1] He was unable to break into their first team at Molineux and moved to Port Vale in the Third Division South in February 1939.[1]

After ten consecutive games for the "Valiants" in 1938–39, he was given a free transfer to league rivals Cardiff City.[1] He later guested for Birmingham City and Leeds United during the war, before moving permanently back to Brighton & Hove Albion after the war.[1] Don Welsh's "Seagulls" finished bottom of the Third Division South in 1947–48 and had to apply for re-election, before rising to sixth place in 1948–49. He then moved into non-league football with newly founded Southern League club Hastings United.

Management career

Booth manageed for Eastbourne from 1966 to 1968, and again in the Athenian League between 1971 and 1972.

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1938–39	Third Division South	9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
Cardiff City	1939–40	Third Division South	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Brighton & Hove Albion	1947–48	Third Division South	20	5	1	1	0	0	21	6
	1948–49	Third Division South	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
	Total		28	6	1	1	0	0	29	7

References

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 35. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
Bill Booth at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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[kent-1] Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 35. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.

[2] Bill Booth at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)