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Frank
Booth |
Manchester City FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 1 L 0 F 1:
A 1
50% successful
1905
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Frank Booth |
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Birth |
Saturday, 11 March 1882 at 68 Hyde Lane, Hyde, Cheshire |
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registered in Stockport January-March 1882 |
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According to the 1891 census,
Frank is the fourth of seven children to Zechariah and Catherine (née
Barlow), living at 185 Market Street in Hyde. His father is a tailor. |
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According to the 1901 census,
Frank is the eldest of the five children still living with their parents,
still living at 185 Market Street. He is a finisher in the felt hat trade. |
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Marriage |
to Mary
Elizabeth Dunkerley, on Monday, 10 July 1905 at
Christ Church, Denton, Lancashire.
Father of the groom stated as being Zechariah.
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registered in Ashton-under-Lyme July-September 1905 |
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Children |
Frank and
Mary Booth have two children together. Harold (b.25 April 1907)
and
Hilda Catherine (b.31 January 1911) |
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At the time of Harold's baptism in on 22 May 1907,
the Booth's are living at 23 Princess Avenue in Denton.
Not on the 1911 census. He
was however, playing football with Clyde FC in Glasgow. |
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Frank attested with the army on 11 December 1915, joining The Royal
Garrison Artillery at Gosport. His address listed as the Church Inn in
Denton.
He was transferred to the army reserve on 27 March 1919 |
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Death |
Sunday, 22 June 1919 at the Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire.
From a
tumour that was found on his heart that proved to be inoperable. He was living
at 92 Manchester Road in Denton |
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aged
37 years 103 days |
registered in Chorlton April-June 1919 |
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Obituary |
,%20Frank.jpg) "to come.."
- To come |
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Probate |
"BOOTH
Frank of 92 Manchester-road Denton Lancashire
died 22 June 1919 at The Royal Infirmary Chorlton-upon-Medlock
Manchester Probate Manchester 18 July to Mary Elizabeth Booth. Effects £150."
[2025 equivalent £6564] |
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Funeral |
Denton Cemetery (above left),
Cemetery Road, Denton, Manchester |
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Mary
Booth died in Audenshaw on 20 August 1952 |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his career playing with his local junior side Hyde FC before
being signed by Glossop FC and Stockport County FC. It was from there that
Manchester City FC signed him in April 1902... |
"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
tim. 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 |
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Booth was one of seventeen players
suspended in October 1906 for receiving extra payments, and on 4 December
1906, he was transferred to Bury FC, despite efforts from Woolwich
Arsenal FC, and the transfer would be effective on 1 January 1907, when his
suspension was complete.
He then went north of the border, to Clyde FC in June 1909, but returned to
Manchester on 7 July 1911 to play for City again. He retired in the 1912
close season. |
League honours
162 appearances, 23 goals |
Stockport County FC 1902 six appearances, one goal
debut (division two): 8 February 1902 Glossop FC 2 Stockport
County FC 1.
Manchester City FC 1902-06 94
appearances, eighteen goals
debut (division two): 6 September 1902
Manchester City FC 3 Lincoln City FC 1.
Bury FC 1907-09 58 appearances, four goals
debut: 5 January 1907 Bury FC 1 Derby County FC 0.
Manchester
City FC 1911-12 four appearances
debut: 16 September 1911 Manchester City FC 2 Aston Villa FC 6.
last:
17 February 1912 Bolton Wanderers FC 2 Manchester City FC 1. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Division Two winners 1902-03 (9ᵃ); Division
One runners-up 1903-04 (24ᵃ 3ᵍ), third place 1904-05 (33ᵃ 8ᵍ);
FA Cup winners
1903-04 (6ᵃ 1ᵍ);
Scottish Cup runners-up 1909-10; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 11st.
10lbs [1911]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of six who became the 302nd
player (307) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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Only match |
No. 83, 25 February 1905, England 1 Ireland
1, a British Championship match at Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, aged
22 years
nk days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1904-05; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1904-05; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died twelve days
after Joe Lofthouse |
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Beyond England |
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Frank played the orthodox game,
keeping to his touch-line and sending over centres of commendable
precision. Slimly built and lively. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.39. |
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