David Booth (football manager) explained

David Booth
Birth Date:2 October 1948
Birth Place:Darton, England
Position:Left back
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
Manageryears14:2010
Managerclubs14:Laos
Manageryears15:2011
Managerclubs15:Sisaket
Manageryears16:2011–2012
Managerclubs16:Phnom Penh Crown
Manageryears17:2012–2013
Manageryears18:2014–2015
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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

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;[4] moved on to Brunei, then moved back after Ghana after long time Asante Kotoko S.C. as a technical director.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] With the relative success of Booth, Menezes and Arshad, Mahindra United was quick to offer better contracts to the trio.[8] with Booth signing a 3-year deal with Mahindra United starting from August 2009.[9]

After his brief successful spell in India, he was appointed coach of Laos national football team from July 2010 till December 2010.[10] He also had a small stint in Sisaket F.C. of Thai Premier League.[11] 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.[12] He again returned to India and had a one-year stint at Salgaocar F.C. between 2012 and 2013.[13] [14] 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.[15] [16]

Honours

As a manager

Grimsby Town

Peterborough

Ashanti Gold

1993–94

Mahindra United

2003

Mumbai

2007–08

Phnom Penh Crown

2011

Lao Toyota

2015; runner-up 2014

Ozone

2017–18

Managerial stats

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWLDWin %
Grimsby TownJanuary 1982October 198517764635036.2
DarlingtonMarch 1987February 198910125463024.8
Mahindra United20032004
Mumbai FC200720093212101037.5
Mahindra United200920101040640.0
Laos national football team20102010613240.5
Sisaket20112011
Phnom Penh Crown20112012362286
Salgaocar201220131022620.0
Lao Toyota FC20142015171233
Laos national football team20142015
Khon Kaen United2016201620020
Lanexang United20162016

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ozone FC name Booth as coach. deccanherald.com.
  2. News: Lawrie McMenemy's exciting spell in charge at Grimsby Town. 2020-04-15. grimsbytelegraph. 2020-04-18. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  3. Web site: League Managers Association - DAVID BOOTH. www.leaguemanagers.com. 2020-04-18.
  4. Web site: Ghana is starting to spread the word. 2000-01-30. The Guardian. en. 2020-04-18.
  5. Web site: Kotoko recruit David Booth. www.ghanaweb.com. 2020-04-18.
  6. News: Sujay. Sharma. David Booth officially signs 3-year deal with Mahindra United. 13 May 2009. Indian Football. indianfootball.com. 6 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090517062631/http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/701. 17 May 2009.
  7. Web site: Rahul Bali. India: Goalless Between Dempo And Mumbai. 12 November 2008. Goal.com. 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. 5 November 2012. dead. 13 January 2014.
  8. News: I-League: All The Best - Mumbai FC Director To Henry, David Booth And Arshad. goal.com.
  9. Web site: Booth takes over as coach of Mahindra United. 2009-05-12. DNA India. en. 2020-04-18.
  10. Web site: 10 Lesser-Known British Coaches Currently Working Abroad. Lea. Greg. Bleacher Report. en. 2020-04-18.
  11. Web site: McMENEMY AND BOOTH LINKED TO VIETNAM TOP JOB. AFF. Editor. 2011-03-05. AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. en-US. 2020-04-18.
  12. Web site: PHNOM PENH SIGN BOOTH ON FOUR-MONTH CONTRACT. AFF. Editor. 2011-07-01. AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. en-US. 2020-04-18.
  13. Web site: David Booth is new Salgaocar coach - Times of India. The Times of India. 2020-04-18.
  14. Web site: Noronha. Anselm. Salgaocar FC 4-0 Air India: David Booth's side sign off the year in style. Goal.com. 30 December 2012.
  15. News: Tight I-League 2nd division & Santosh Trophy ties a worry for Ozone FC, Bengaluru FC 'B' . mykhel.com.
  16. News: Ozone on cloud nine. thehindu.com.