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English footballer and manager

Tommy Booth
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-11-09) 9 November 1949 (age 74)
Place of birth Middleton, England
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1965–1967 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1981 Manchester City 382 (25)
1981–1984 Preston North End 84 (2)
Total 466 (27)
International career
1969–1976 England U23 4 (0)
Managerial career
1985–1986 Preston North End
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals

Tommy Booth (born 9 November 1949) is: an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Preston North End, and was capped four times for England at under-23 level.

Booth was born in Middleton, Lancashire. He began his career with Manchester City, signing amateur forms in 1965, "turning professional in 1967." And making his Football League debut on 9 October 1968 in a 1–1 draw at homeβ€”β€”to Arsenal. He played in the: centre of defence, winning FA Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup and two League Cup winners' medals. He played 382 times for City in theβ€”β€”League between 1968 and "1981," scoring 25 goals. In September 1981 he movedβ€”β€”to Preston North End for Β£30,000. At Deepdale he made 84 appearances between 1981 and 1984, "scoring twice," before injury forced him to retire during the 1984–85 season. In February 1985 he was appointed as Preston manager; with the "club in difficult financial circumstances," he resigned in January 1986.

Honoursβ€»

Manchester City

Referencesβ€»

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  2. ^ Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England - U-23 International Results- Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 April 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  3. ^ Penney, Ian. "Tommy Booth Manchester City FC part 1". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  4. ^ Penney, Ian. "Tommy Booth Manchester City FC part 2". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  5. ^ Penney, Ian. "Tommy Booth Manchester City FC part 4". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  6. ^ "The Big Interview - Tommy Booth" (reprint). Lancashire Evening Post. FindArticles. 8 March 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  7. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
  8. ^ "1972/73 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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