David Booth (football manager)

{{Short description|English football player and manager (born 1948)}}

{{redirect|Dave Booth|other people|David Booth (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Booth

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|10|02|df=y}}

| birth_place = Darton, England

| death_date =

| height =

| position = Left back

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1968–1972

| clubs1 = Barnsley

| caps1 = 164

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 1972–1978

| clubs2 = Grimsby Town

| caps2 = 200

| goals2 = 7

| totalcaps = 364

| totalgoals = 15

| manageryears1 = 1982–1985

| managerclubs1 = Grimsby Town

| manageryears2 = 1987–1989

| managerclubs2 = Darlington

| manageryears3 = 1989

| managerclubs3 = Peterborough United (caretaker)

| manageryears4 = 1990–1991

| managerclubs4 = Peterborough United

| manageryears5 =1991–1994

| managerclubs5 = Ashanti Gold

| manageryears6 = 1996–1999

| managerclubs6 = Brunei

| manageryears7 = 2000–2003

| managerclubs7 = Myanmar

| manageryears8 = 2003–2004

| managerclubs8 = Mahindra United

| manageryears9 = 2005

| managerclubs9 = Khatoco Khánh Hòa

| manageryears10 = 2006

| managerclubs10 = BEC Tero Sasana

| manageryears11 = 2007

| managerclubs11 = Club Valencia

| manageryears12 = 2007–2009

| managerclubs12 = Mumbai

| manageryears13 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs13 = Mahindra United

| manageryears14 = 2010

| managerclubs14 = Laos

| manageryears15 = 2011

| managerclubs15 = Sisaket

| manageryears16 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs16 = Phnom Penh Crown

| manageryears17 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs17 = Salgaocar

| manageryears18 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs18 = Lao Toyota

| manageryears19= 2016

| managerclubs19 = Khon Kaen United

| manageryears20= 2016

| managerclubs20 = Lanexang United

| manageryears21= 2017–2019

| managerclubs21 = Ozone

}}

David Booth (born 2 October 1948) is an English football manager and former player.{{cite news|title= Ozone FC name Booth as coach|url=http://m.deccanherald.com/?name=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/645112/ozone-fc-name-booth-coach.html|work=deccanherald.com}}

Early years

Booth was brought up in Darton near Barnsley and attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield where he played rugby and cricket. Football was not played at his school. Dave joined Barnsley and made his first team debut at 19 years of age at left back where he played most of his career.{{Cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/grimsby-town-lawrie-mcmenemy-nostalgia-4045427|title=Lawrie McMenemy's exciting spell in charge at Grimsby Town|date=2020-04-15|work=grimsbytelegraph|access-date=2020-04-18|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}} He was later signed by Laurie McMenemy, later of Southampton and the England coaching staff, who was then manager of Grimsby Town.

Managerial career

David Booth became manager of Grimsby Town in January 1982 with the club at the bottom of the Second Division, following the dismissal of George Kerr. A late upturn in form enabled Grimsby to escape relegation, and good form continued into the 1982–83 season with Grimsby as high as 4th after two-thirds of the season. However, failure to win their last 14 games meant that Grimsby only narrowly avoided relegation.

The 1983–84 season, however, would see Grimsby emerge as serious promotion contenders for the majority of the season. They were third in the table at the end of February 1984, but a late dip in form meant they finished in fifth place and ten points off the top three, but it was and remains their highest finish in the league since relegation from the First Division in 1948. Good form continued the following season with a tenth-place finish, and disposing Everton from the League Cup, but Booth resigned in November 1985 to participate in a property developing venture abroad, and was replaced by Mick Lyons.

He later managed Darlington but could not prevent relegation from the Third Division. The initial challenge for promotion was not sustained and the side was facing relegation from the League when Booth was sacked in February 1989. Following this he became Assistant Manager and latterly Caretaker Manager at Peterborough United after the sacking of Mark Lawrenson. He was sacked after a brief spell and some poor performances with Chris Turner becoming manager who earned successive promotions to the second division.{{Cite web|url=http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/david-booth/|title=League Managers Association - DAVID BOOTH|website=www.leaguemanagers.com|access-date=2020-04-18}}

In 1991, Booth moved to Ghana first coached at Obuasi Ashanti Gold and led them to the championship. He was recommended by Bobby Charlton when Charlton's company, BCI, worked as consultants for the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation who funded the football club. 'I had never been to Africa before I took a short-term contract at Obuasi and I treated it like an adventure,' said Booth. He signed up for four weeks and stayed for four years;{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jan/30/newsstory.sport11|title=Ghana is starting to spread the word|date=2000-01-30|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}} moved on to Brunei, then moved back after Ghana after long time Asante Kotoko S.C. as a technical director.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Kotoko-recruit-David-Booth-8919|title=Kotoko recruit David Booth|website=www.ghanaweb.com|access-date=2020-04-18}}

He moved to India in 2003 to manage Mumbai-based club Mahindra United guiding them to win Federation Cup, Super Cup and the Mumbai Football League.{{cite news|first=Sujay|last=Sharma|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/701|title=David Booth officially signs 3-year deal with Mahindra United|date=13 May 2009|publisher=Indian Football|website=indianfootball.com|access-date=6 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517062631/http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/701|archive-date=17 May 2009}} But then there was an apparent falling out with Chairman Alan Durante, and he departed for South-East Asia.

In South East Asia, he was the coach of the Myanmar national football team in 2003 guiding them to the semi-finals of the 2003 SEA Games.

Upon returning to India with newly formed Mumbai FC to join his friends Henry Menezes and Arshad, he promoted the club from second division and ensured Mumbai FC as a mid-table I-League club.{{cite web|author=Rahul Bali|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1263/india-south-central-asia/2008/11/12/959995/india-goalless-between-dempo-and-mumbai|title=India: Goalless Between Dempo And Mumbai|date=12 November 2008|website=Goal.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105190559/https://www.goal.com/en/news/1263/india-south-central-asia/2008/11/12/959995/india-goalless-between-dempo-and-mumbai|archive-date=5 November 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=13 January 2014}} With the relative success of Booth, Menezes and Arshad, Mahindra United was quick to offer better contracts to the trio.{{cite news|title= I-League: All The Best - Mumbai FC Director To Henry, David Booth And Arshad|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/04/25/1228399/i-league-all-the-best-mumbai-fc-director-to-henry-david|work=goal.com}} with Booth signing a 3-year deal with Mahindra United starting from August 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-booth-takes-over-as-coach-of-mahindra-united-1255479|title=Booth takes over as coach of Mahindra United|date=2009-05-12|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}

After his brief successful spell in India, he was appointed coach of Laos national football team from July 2010 till December 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2272832-10-lesser-known-british-coaches-currently-working-abroad|title=10 Lesser-Known British Coaches Currently Working Abroad|last=Lea|first=Greg|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}} He also had a small stint in Sisaket F.C. of Thai Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/mcmenemy-and-booth-link-to-vietnam-top-job/|title=McMENEMY AND BOOTH LINKED TO VIETNAM TOP JOB|last=AFF|first=Editor|date=2011-03-05|website=AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}} He then moved to Phnom Penh Crown FC in the Cambodian League from 2011 to 2012 winning Cambodian League, also becoming runner's up in 2011 AFC President's Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/phnom-penh-sign-booth-on-four-month-contract/|title=PHNOM PENH SIGN BOOTH ON FOUR-MONTH CONTRACT|last=AFF|first=Editor|date=2011-07-01|website=AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}} He again returned to India and had a one-year stint at Salgaocar F.C. between 2012 and 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/David-Booth-is-new-Salgaocar-coach/articleshow/16933485.cms|title=David Booth is new Salgaocar coach - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2020-04-18}}{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Salgaocar FC 4-0 Air India: David Booth's side sign off the year in style|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96211/salgaocar-football-club-vs-air-india/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=30 December 2012}} After his unsuccessful return to India, he was again appointed as Laos national football team from August 2014.

On 1 November 2017, he was appointed as the head coach of I-League 2nd Division side Ozone. The club won 2017–18 Bangalore Super Division under his coaching.{{cite news|title=Tight I-League 2nd division & Santosh Trophy ties a worry for Ozone FC, Bengaluru FC 'B' |url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/packed-i-league-2nd-division-ties-worry-ozone-fc-bengaluru-fc-082737.html|work=mykhel.com}}{{cite news|title= Ozone on cloud nine|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/ozone-on-cloud-nine/article22830348.ece|work=thehindu.com}}

Honours

= As a manager=

Grimsby Town

Peterborough

Football League Third Division (Play-off Winners): 1991–92

Ashanti Gold

Ghana Premier League:1993–94

Mahindra United

Federation Cup: 2003
The Mumbai League: 2002–03

Mumbai

2008 I-League 2nd Division: 2007–08

Phnom Penh Crown

Cambodian League: 2011
2011 AFC President's Cup runner-up: 2011

Lao Toyota

Lao Premier League: 2015; runner-up 2014
Lao FF Cup runner-up: 2014

Ozone

Bangalore Super Division: 2017–18

Managerial stats

rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
G	W	L	D	Win %
align=left\|Grimsby Town \|{{flagicon\|England}} \| align=left\|January 1982 \| align=left\|October 1985	177	64	63	50	36.2
align=left\|Darlington \|{{flagicon\|England}} \| align=left\|March 1987 \| align=left\|February 1989	101	25	46	30	24.8
align=left\|Mahindra United \|{{flagicon\|India}} \| align=left\|2003 \| align=left\|2004				\|
align=left\|Mumbai FC \|{{flagicon\|India}} \| align=left\|2007 \| align=left\|2009	32	12	10	10	37.5
align=left\|Mahindra United \|{{flagicon\|India}} \| align=left\|2009 \| align=left\|2010	10	4	0	6	40.0
align=left\|Laos national football team \|{{flagicon\|Laos}} \| align=left\|2010 \| align=left\|2010	6	1	3	2	40.5
align=left\|Sisaket \|{{flagicon\|Thailand}} \| align=left\|2011 \| align=left\|2011
align=left\|Phnom Penh Crown \|{{flagicon\|Cambodia}} \| align=left\|2011 \| align=left\|2012	36	22	8	6
align=left\|Salgaocar \|{{flagicon\|India}} \| align=left\|2012 \| align=left\|2013	10	2	2	6	20.0
align=left\|Lao Toyota FC \|{{flagicon\|Laos}} \| align=left\|2014 \| align=left\|2015	17	12	3	3
align=left\|Laos national football team \|{{flagicon\|Laos}} \| align=left\|2014 \| align=left\|2015
align=left\|Khon Kaen United \|{{flagicon\|Thailand}} \| align=left\|2016 \| align=left\|2016	2	0	0	2	0
align=left\|Lanexang United \|{{flagicon\|Laos}} \| align=left\|2016 \| align=left\|2016

References

External links

{{soccerbase (manager)|337|David Booth}}
[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/davebooth.html Dave Booth - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database]

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