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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

Timeline
  Frank Booth
Birth Saturday, 11 March 1882 at 68 Hyde Lane, Hyde, Cheshire
  registered in Stockport January-March 1882
  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.
  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.
Marriage to Mary Elizabeth Dunkerley, on Monday, 10 July 1905 at Christ Church, Denton, Lancashire. Father of the groom stated as being Zechariah. 
  registered in Ashton-under-Lyme July-September 1905
Children Frank and Mary Booth have two children together. Harold (b.25 April 1907) and Hilda Catherine (b.31 January 1911)
  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.
156185 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
Death Sunday night, 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
aged 37 years 103 days registered in Chorlton April-June 1919

Obituary
"A FAMOUS FOOTBALLER—Death of Frank Booth.
"The death took place at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, last night, of Frank Booth, who, some years ago, played at outside left for Manchester City. He was about 38 years of age, and lived with his wife and two children in Hyde Road, Denton. Booth was one of the best outside lefts of his day, and secured international honours about the time Manchester City won the English Cup in 1904. After the wholesale suspension of City players took place he went to Bury, and later to Scotland, but returned to this city. On the outbreak of war he joined the R.G.A., and as comrade 'Lol' Cook, Tom Chorlton, and others well known in the football world. He was demobilised in February, but had not been in good health since, and his end came last night, when there were present at his bedside four of his old colleagues in Billy Meredith, Johnny M'Mahon, Herbert Burgess, and Jimmy Broad. Booth was very popular as a player, and to all was known as 'Tabby.'" - The Manchester Evening News, Monday, 23 June 1919.

 "Old Footballer Dead.
 "Football followers of a decade and a half ago would read with regret of the death of Frank booth, a useful member of the Manchester City Club. 'Tabby' Booth, as he was familiarly known, served during the war with the R.F.A, along with Lol Crook and Tom Chorlton. He returned home in February in poor health, and gradually got worse, the cause of death being tumour on the heart, for which an operation was found to be impossible. As a junior Booth played for the Hyde and Glossop clubs, and later for Stockport County in the Second Division, and he followed another Hyde man, Fred Threlfall, as outside left for Manchester City. He played consistently well, and secured his international cap against Ireland in 1905. Possessing good speed, he could make a very accurate centre, while he was a great shot on the run with either foot." - The Evening Telegraph, Tuesday, 1 July 1919
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]
Funeral between 24th and 27th June 1919 at Denton Cemetery (above left), Cemetery Road, Denton, Manchester
"...and I was pleased to see that [Manchester City] was represented by its secretary and manager, as well as two of the directors, and that they forwarded a wreath with the club colours attached to it. The bearers were all old football comrades." - The Manchester Evening News, Saturday, 28 June 1919.
Mary Booth died in Audenshaw on 20 August 1952
Source

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

Playing Career
Club(s) "His early days were spent in Hyde, where he learned to football. Hyde Albion Star was the first club he played with, and were in a League that has since broken up. Leaving there he joined the Hyde St. George's team and soon established himself as a coming outside left wing player. This led to his introduction to the famous Hyde team, and for three seasons fought under their flag, except for a few weeks that he was at Stockport. Manchester City had heard of this coming player and were much in need of an outside left, so that Frank arrived at the scene at the right moment" [in April 1902]...He had also turned out for Glossop FC.
"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
  Booth was one of seventeen players suspended in October 1906 for receiving extra payments, and on 3 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 on 3 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.
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;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 10", 11st 2lbs [1905], 11st 0lbs [1909], 11st. 10lbs [1911].

Source

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

England Career
Player number One of six who became the 302nd player (307) to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-left
Only match No. 83, 25 February 1905, England 1 Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, aged 22 years 351 days. 'meeting with an injury, was carried off the field. The end came directly afterwards'
Major tournaments British Championship 1904-05;
Team honours British Championship winners 1904-05;
Individual honours The North (one appearance, February 1905);
Distinctions Died twelve days after Joe Lofthouse

Beyond England
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.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes captain
1 1 1 90 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
1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1 1 50 =0
His only match was played at a home venue and in the British Championship competition

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1904-05 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

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

Match History

 Club: Manchester City F.C. - one full appearance (90 min) F.A. International Select Committee - one full appearance (90 min)x

apps match match details comp res. rundown pos

Age 22 trial  
one appearance - The South vs. The North, 13 February 1905;

1 83 25 February 1905 - England 1 Ireland 1
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough		 BC HD ▼(1-1) inj. 90 ol
 

one of six who became the 302nd player (307) to appear for England
the second Manchester City FC player to represent England

  

 
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