Dennis Booth (born 9 April 1949) is an English former

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who made more than 550 appearances in the

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playing as a

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or defender for

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, Lincoln City,

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and

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Playing career

Charlton Athletic

Booth signed professional forms with Athletic in 1966, after rising through the schoolboy ranks. He remained there until 1971, when he signed for Blackpool for a fee of £7,777. He made 77 appearances and scored 5 goals during this time.

Blackpool

Booth played 12 games for the Tangerines before signing for Southend United in the same year of 1971.

Southend United

Booth played 78 games and scored 1 goal for the

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outfit. In 1973, he signed for Lincoln City.

Lincoln City

Booth spent five years at Lincoln and played 162 league games; he also chipped in with 9 league goals. He left to join Watford in 1977.

Watford

Booth spent three years at Watford and played 100 league games for them, with 2 goals along the way. He left to join Hull in 1980.

Hull City

Booth spent five years as a player and accumulated 123 league games, scoring 2 goals. He retired to join the coaching staff at

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Managerial and coaching career

Booth was assistant manager to

Brian Horton Brian "Nobby" Horton (born 4 February 1949) is an English former footballer and manager. He spent 16 years as a professional player and 22 years as a manager, making 689 appearances and managing 1,098 matches. In addition to this, he spent four ...

at Hull. In 1988, when Horton was sacked, Booth and Tom Wilson took over on a temporary basis. Between 1992 and 1993, Booth managed Stafford Rangers. He left the club to become assistant manager to John Ward at

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. Two years later, he left to join

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as Brian Horton's assistant in 1995. He was sacked in 1997. Appointed as

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s Chief Scout in summer 1999, he left his post after just twelve days to take up a similar position at

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. Booth joined Nuneaton Borough in the early 2000s as assistant manager. Booth left the Nuneaton Borough coaching staff to become a scout for the

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side in July 2002. He was appointed as

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

's assistant manager in October 2003. He stepped down as Carlisle's assistant manager in June 2006 to join

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. He was released from the Preston staff at the end of the 2006–07 season. Booth became Carlisle's temporary assistant manager in August 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Dennis 1949 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Charlton Athletic F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Watford F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Hull City A.F.C. managers Stafford Rangers F.C. managers English Football League managers Aston Villa F.C. non-playing staff Huddersfield Town A.F.C. non-playing staff Carlisle United F.C. non-playing staff People from the Borough of Erewash