Billy Booth (footballer)

William Booth (9 May 1886 – 1963) was an English professional football centre half who played in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1] He made 369 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion and was a member of the team that won the 1909–10 Southern League First Division title and the 1910 FA Charity Shield.[2] Booth was a non-playing reserve for England in February 1913.[3]

Billy Booth

Personal information
Full name	William Booth[1]
Date of birth	9 May 1886
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	1963 (aged 76)[2]
Place of death	Brighton, England
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1907	Thorpe Hesley Parish Church
1907–1908	Sheffield United	1	(0)
1908–1920	Brighton & Hove Albion	303	(8)
1920–1921	Castleford Town
	Worthing
National team
	Southern League XI	7
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Booth served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[4] He died in Brighton in 1963 at the age of 76.[2]

Honours

Brighton & Hove Albion

• Southern League First Division: 1909–10[2]
• FA Charity Shield: 1910[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 32. ISBN 190589161X.
2. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
3. "England Players – Billy Booth". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
4. "William Booth | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 August 2020.