George Boote
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = George Boote
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 1878
| birth_place = Stoke-upon-Trent, England
| death_place =
| height =
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1901| clubs1 = Stoke| caps1 = 1| goals1 = 0
| years2 = | clubs2 = Halmerend Rovers| caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = | clubs3 = Silverdale Town| caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 1905–1906| clubs4 = Burslem Port Vale| caps4 = 3| goals4 = 0
| years5 = | clubs5 = Knutton Rovers| caps5 = | goals5 =
| totalcaps = 4+| totalgoals = 0+
}}
George Boote (1878 – 1930) was an English football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale and Stoke.{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}
Career
Boote played one match for Stoke; his one appearance came in a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest in October 1901. He then played for local amateur sides Halmerend Rovers and Silverdale Town before joining Burslem Port Vale as Arthur Box's deputy in November 1905.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=35|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} His debut came in a 2–1 defeat to Barnsley at the Athletic Ground on 27 January 1906. He only played a further two games before being released at the end of the season. He then moved on to Knutton Rovers.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Stoke
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Burslem Port Vale
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |