Harold Booton

Harold Booton

Personal information
Full name	Harold Booton
Date of birth	2 March 1906
Place of birth	Annesley, England
Date of death	22 October 1976 (aged 70)
Place of death	Denham, England
Playing position	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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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][2]

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.^[1] He later played for Luton Town, for whom he played seven league games, and Atherstone Town.^[2] He died in Denham, Buckinghamshire, in 1976 at the age of 70.^[1]

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 30. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.