Robbie Booth (born 30 December 1985) is an English

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Career

Booth was signed by Chester as a youngster from Everton, where he was released in March 2004 along with fellow Chester-bound player

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. He made his first-team debut for Chester in a 2–1

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win at

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on 29 September 2004, with his first league appearance being made two months later at home to

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. He netted his first goal against

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the following April but he was released along with the majority of the remainder of the squad by new manager

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at the end of the season. This remains the last time Booth was contracted to a

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club, as he joined

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. After more than a year playing in the

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, Booth joined

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in September 2006, following manager Liam Watson, to the Sandgrounders' neighbours. However, with Watson returning to Southport in 2008, Booth did not take long to follow, with confirmation of him re-joining the

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side, on 19 July. However, as part of the deal to bring Tony Gray back to Southport, Booth along with Bradley Barnes and Ciaran Kilheeney signed for Droylsden. In September 2010, Booth signed for the recently reformed

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

. He became the second player after Carl Ruffer to make first team appearances for both Chester City and Chester. After being injured, in November 2012 he joined

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on loan to regain match fitness. His club debut came on 3 November in a 2–0 home defeat to Brackley Town. On 26 April 2014 he won promotion to the Conference Premier with Telford after they clinched the Conference North title on the final game of the season.

References

External links

Burscough FC profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Robbie 1985 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Everton F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Southport F.C. players Burscough F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Chester F.C. players Vauxhall Motors F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players AFC Telford United players Warrington Town F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Skelmersdale United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players