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Tom Booth

Blackburn Rovers FC, Everton FC

2 appearances, 0 goals

P 2 W 1 D 0 L 1 F 4: A 2
50% successful

1898-1903

captain: none
minutes played:
180

Timeline

  Thomas Edward Booth
Birth Saturday, 25 April 1874 at 25 Pin Mill Brow, Ardwick, Lancashire
registered in Chorlton April-June 1874
Education Shepley Road school in Hooley Hill
 

According to the 1881 census, Thomas E. is the youngest of seven children to Isaac and Sarah (née Clayton). Living at 13 Print Street in Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw. His father is a clerk.

 

According to the 1891 census, Thomas E. is the youngest of the five children to stay in the family home with their parents. Living at 99 Denton Road in Ashton-under-Lyne. His father is a clerks accountant. Thomas himself, a felt hatter.

 

According to the 1901 census, Thomas E. is the youngest of the three children to stay in the family home with their parents at 99 Denton Road. His father is knitting woollen goods. Thomas is now a felt hat finisher.

Marriage to Mary Elizabeth Brierley (née Morton), on 20 July 1910 at St James' Church, Heywood, Lancashire.
Mary Elizabeth was a widow. They are both stated as living at 48 Towers Street in Heywood.
registered in Bury July-September 1910
Children Tom and Mary Booth had one daughter together. Sally (b.29 January 1918).
 

According to the 1911 census, the retired Thomas Edward is now a licensed victualler, running the Red Lion Hotel with his wife, Mary Elizabeth, at 232 Guide Lane in Audenshaw.

 

According to the 1921 census. Thomas E., now a retailer in drapery and millinery, remains married and now have one daughter, Sally, and along with his mother-in-law, Mary, they all live at 265 Great Cheetham Street in the Cheetham area of Manchester.

Death Thursday, 7 September 1939 at The Oaks, Northgate, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire.
aged 65 years 135 days registered in Blackpool July-September 1939
  According to the 1939 register (taken on 29 September), widow Mary E, lives at The Oaks on Northgate with Sally, and Tom's brother, William, and his wife, Mary Alice,
Probate "BOOTH Thomas Edward of The Oaks Northgate off Devonshire-road Bispham Blackpool died 7 September 1939 Probate London 1 March to Mary Elizabeth Booth widow.
Effects £6351 8s. 3d." [2024 equivalent: £341,628]
  Mary Booth died 16 July 1955 in News South Wales after arriving in Australia 18 December 1950.
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

Club(s) Started his footballing career with Hooley Hill FC and then Ashton North End FC in 1892.  He joined Blackburn Rovers FC on 8 May 1896, and then Everton FC signed him on 9 May 1900, becoming club captain....
"ROUGH WORK AT ARDWICK
"Some disgraceful incidents were witnessed in the Manchester City v. Everton game at Hyde-road, yesterday. The referee allowed the players to get out of hand, and cases of deliberate foul play were frequent. The worst offence, however, occurred when
[Billy] Balmer was in the act of kicking the ball after the whistle had gone for a foul, and [Frank] Booth of the City, charged him. Tom Booth, of Everton, then rushed up and struck his namesake a blow under the jaw which laid him out for a time. The crowd indulged in much hooting when the referee allowed the Evertonian to remain on the field, and it seemed probable that their would be trouble after the match, but the police and officials gathered round the exit from the playing enclosure when Tom Booth left the field, and prevented any disturbance." - The Lancashire Daily Post, Saturday, 22 April 1905
"MANCHESTER CITY v. EVERTON
[21 April 1905].
"The report of the Commission as to misconduct of players in this game and the conduct of spectators after the match and as to the game not having been properly controlled by te referee, Mr. J. T. Howcroft, was adopted. The referee, Mr. J. T. Howcroft, and the linesman, Mr. T. Birtwistle, were suspended from taking part in football or football management from September 1 to October 1, 1905. Tom Booth, of Everton F.C., was suspended from taking part in football or football management from September 1 to October 1, 1905. The players on both sides were cautioned as to their future conduct. In fixing Booth's suspension the Council have had regard for his previous good conduct and the provocation he received."
- Daily News, Saturday, 5 August 1905
  Lancashire Combination club Carlisle United FC won his signature on 20 November 1908 over Southern League clubs, as he wanted to remain in the north. He retired in 1909.

League honours
286 appearances 19 goals
Blackburn Rovers FC 1896-1900 111 appearances, ten goals
debut: 5 September 1896 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 Liverpool FC 0.
Everton FC 1900-08 179 appearances, nine goals.
debut: 1 September 1900 Preston North End FC 1 Everton FC 2.
last: 1 April 1908 Everton FC 0 Chelsea FC 3.
Club honours Football League Division One runners-up 1901-02 (34ᵃ 1ᵍ), 1904-05 (8ᵃ), third place 1903-04 (34ᵃ 4ᵍ), 1906-07 (14ᵃ 1ᵍ)
FA Cup winners 1905-06 (2ᵃ 1ᵍ), runners-up 1906-07 (0ᵃ);
Individual honours Football League (four appearances);
Distinctions 'He is a first class billiard player and cricketer'
Height/Weight 5' 10", 12st. 0lbs [1903].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number One of two who became 240th players (241) to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-half
First match No. 63, 28 March 1898, Wales 0 England 3, a British Championship match at The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged 23 years 337 days.
Last match No. 79, 4 April 1903, England 1 Scotland 2, a British Championship match at Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield, aged 28 years 344 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1897-98, 1902-03;
Team honours British Championship winners 1897-98, shared 1902-03;
Individual honours The North (one appearance, February 1899);
Distinctions None

Beyond England

No additional information, but his census returns showed that he ran the Red Lion pub in Audenshaw after he retired from playing and returned to being a draper. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.39.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes captain
2 2 2 180 0 none
The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 0 1 2 1 50 =0
Both of his matches were played in the British Championship competition

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
Away 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1897-98 1 1 0 0 3 0 +1 0 0 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1902-03 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
BC All 2 1 0 1 4 2 +4 0 1 2.00 1.00 50.0 =0

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 1 0 1 4 2 +4 0 1 2.00 1.00 50.0 =0
2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 0 1 2 1 50 =0

Match History

 Club: Blackburn Rovers F.C. - one full appearance (90 min) F.A. International Select Committee - two full appearances (180 min)x

apps match match details comp res. rundown pos

Age 23
1 63 28 March 1898 - Wales 0 England 3
The Racecourse, Wrexham
BC AW   ch
 

one of two who became the 240th players (241) to appear for England
the eleventh Blackburn Rovers FC player to represent England

Age 24 trial
one appearance - The South vs. The North, 1 February 1899;

 Club: Everton F.C. - one full appearance (90 min)  

Age 28
2 79 4 April 1903 - England 1 Scotland 2
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
BC HL   ch
 

the ninth Everton FC player to represent England

     

 
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