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 Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town. He went on to become

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of Huddersfield Town. Boot was born in

Laughton Common Laughton en le Morthen is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham lying to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, and its main attraction is the All Saints Church with its tower and spire of 185 feet. The ...

, 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

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, then in 1937 signed for First Division club Huddersfield Town. He appeared in the

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, 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 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 People from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham {{England-footy-defender-1910s-stub