Curtis Booth

This article is about the forward. For the defender, see Tommy Booth.

Curtis Booth (12 October 1891 – 29 October 1949), sometimes known as Tommy Booth, was an English football player and 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.^[4] After retiring as a player, Booth managed Accrington Stanley, Wormatia Worms, RC Paris and coached in Germany, Turkey and the Netherlands.^[5][6][2]

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
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s)	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)
Managerial career
1923–1924	Accrington Stanley
1932–1934	Wormatia Worms
1934–1935	RC Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Booth enlisted in the British Army in December 1915 to fight in the First World War.^[2] He served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry and saw action on the Somme and at the Third Ypres.^[7] Booth was wounded in action at Villers-Bretonneux in August 1918 and was demobilized in August 1919.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle United	1914–15[2]	First Division	19	2	0	0	19	2
	1919–20[2]		15	4	0	0	15	4
	Total		34	6	0	0	34	6
Norwich City	1920–21[2]	Third Division	22	4	0	0	22	4
	1921–22[2]	Third Division South	21	5	0	0	21	5
	1922–23[2]		19	2	3	2	22	3
	Total		62	11	3	2	65	13
Accrington Stanley	1923–24[2]	Third Division North	1	0	2	1	3	1
Career total			97	17	5	3	102	20