Callum Booth (born 30 May 1991) is a Scottish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottis ...

club St Johnstone. Booth, who joined Hibernian aged 10, played for the youth team that won a league and cup double in 2009. After loan spells with Arbroath and

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club ...

in 2010, he broke into the Hibernian first team in 2011. He was selected less frequently during 2012 and was loaned to

Livingston Livingston may refer to: Businesses * Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010) * Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline * Livingston International, a North American custom ...

for the 2012–13 season and then to

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leagu ...

the following season. Booth moved to Partick Thistle in January 2015, initially on loan. After three years at Firhill he signed for

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...

in May 2018, leaving the club in August 2019.

Early life

Booth was born in Stranraer, but he moved to

Haddington, East Lothian The Royal Burgh of Haddington ( sco, Haidintoun, gd, Baile Adainn) is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is ...

, aged three, with his parents and elder brother Tom. He was educated at Haddington Infant School, King's Meadow Primary and

Knox Academy Knox Academy is a co-educational state secondary school located in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Originally founded in 1379 as a medieval grammar school, it is one of the oldest schools in the world. History The modern school can be trac ...

Career

Hibernian

Booth joined the Hibernian youth setup aged 10, and he played for the Hibs under-19s side that won the League and

Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, ...

double in the 2008–09 season. Booth signed professional terms with Hibs after that success, but had to wait to make his first appearance in the first team. He had loan spells at Scottish Football League clubs Arbroath in 2009–10, where he won the Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month for February 2010 and in 2010–11 at

Colin Calderwood Colin Calderwood (born 20 January 1965) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is the assistant manager at Northampton Town. As a player, he was a centre-back who notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hots ...

gave Booth a long-term contract when he returned from the latter club in December 2010. Booth made his debut for Hibernian on 18 January 2011, in a 1–0

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Inverness CT on 26 February at

Easter Road Easter Road is a association football, football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian F.C., Hibernian (Hibs). The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity ...

. Following his good run of form since his debut, he was named as SPL Young Player of the Month for February 2011. Booth was dropped from the team early in the 2011–12 season, after he made a few defensive errors. Booth signed on loan for

in August 2012. In total he made 31 First Division appearances for the West Lothian club. Booth moved on loan to

, for the full duration of the 2013–14 season, in June 2013. On 6 April 2014, he played the full match as Raith Rovers beat Rangers 1–0 after extra time at

to win the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Partick Thistle

On 28 January 2015, Booth joined Partick Thistle for the remainder of the season on loan. On 14 May 2015, it was announced that Booth had signed a one-year contract with Thistle. His contract was extended by another year in February 2016, when he made his 25th league appearance of the 2015/16 season. Booth scored his first goal for Partick Thistle in a 3–1 away defeat to Motherwell. He scored his second goal for Thistle only a few days later in a 2–1 victory away to St. Johnstone. Booth signed a new two-year contract with Thistle, with the option of a further year, on 7 April 2016. He scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season in a 2–0 home win against Dundee on 28 December 2016, with a curling free kick. Thistle were relegated via the playoffs at the end of the 2017–18 season. Following that relegation, Booth was one of many players released by the club.

Dundee United

Booth signed a two-year contract with

Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish Champio ...

club

on 30 May 2018. He left the club on 24 July 2019.

St Johnstone

After leaving Dundee United, Booth agreed a two-year contract with

Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...

that was due to be completed upon the lifting of a transfer embargo. The embargo was never lifted and Bury were subsequently expelled from the

English Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engl ...

, which meant that the transfer never took place. On 16 September 2019, Booth signed for St Johnstone on a contract until January 2020. In December 2019 his contract was extended until the end of the season. Booth was one of three St Johnstone players to sign a short term six-month contract extension in May 2020, as the club formulated plans amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On 28 February 2021, he started for St Johnstone as they won 1–0 against

in the February 2021 Scottish League Cup Final.

Career statistics

Honours

Raith Rovers * Scottish Challenge Cup: 2013–14 St Johnstone *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Callum 1991 births Living people People from Stranraer Scottish footballers Scotland youth international footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Association football fullbacks Hibernian F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players People educated at Knox Academy Livingston F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Footballers from Dumfries and Galloway People from Haddington, East Lothian Footballers from East Lothian Scottish Professional Football League players Partick Thistle F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players