Edmund Boot (13 October 1915 – 1999) was an English professional

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who played in

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as a

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for

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and

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. He went on to become

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of Huddersfield Town. Boot was born in Laughton Common, near

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. He played

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for Aughton and Denaby United before joining Sheffield United in 1934. He played 41 matches for the club in the Second Division, then in 1937 signed for

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club Huddersfield Town. He appeared in the 1938 FA Cup Final, captained the side in the post-war period, and played 305 games for Huddersfield, all in the First Division, before retiring as a player in 1952. He then joined the

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at the club, and in 1959 was appointed manager, a post which he held for four years. Boot died in 1999.

References

1915 births 1999 deaths English men's footballers Denaby United F.C. players Men's association football defenders Sheffield United F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Huddersfield Town A.F.C. managers Huddersfield Town A.F.C. non-playing staff Date of death missing Place of death missing Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Footballers from South Yorkshire 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1910s-stub