Harold Booton

Harold Booton

Personal information
Full name	Harold Booton[1]
Date of birth	(1906-03-02)2 March 1906
Place of birth	Annesley, England
Date of death	22 October 1976(1976-10-22) (aged 70)
Place of death	Denham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Annesley Colliery
	Shirebrook
1929–1936	Birmingham	149	(2)
1936–1938	Luton Town	7	(0)
1938–19??	Atherstone Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Booton (2 March 1906 – 22 October 1976) was an English professional footballer who made 156 appearances as a right back in the Football League.^[1][3]

Booton was born in Annesley, Nottinghamshire. He began his football career with Annesley Colliery and Shirebrook, and joined Birmingham in 1929. He became a first-team regular for Birmingham after George Liddell retired, and made 162 appearances in all competitions, including 149 in the First Division. He was a solid tackler and kicked powerfully, but his distribution of the ball was wayward.^[3] He later played 7 league games for Luton Town, and then moved into non-league football with Atherstone Town.^[1] He died in Denham, Buckinghamshire, in 1976 at the age of 70.^[3]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. "Bright outlooks at Villa Park and St. Andrew's. Birmingham". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 17 August 1933. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.