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Edmund Boot (13 October 1915 – 1999) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a left half for Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town.[1][2] He went on to become manager of Huddersfield Town.[3]

Eddie Boot

Personal information
Full name	Edmund Boot
Date of birth	(1915-10-13)13 October 1915
Place of birth	Laughton Common, England
Date of death	1999 (aged 83–84)
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Aughton
	Denaby United
1934–1937	Sheffield United	41	(0)
1937–1952	Huddersfield Town	305	(5)
Teams managed
1959–1964	Huddersfield Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Boot was born in Laughton Common, near Rotherham. He played non-league football for Aughton and Denaby United[1] before joining Sheffield United in 1934.[3] He played 41 matches for the club in the Second Division,[1] then in 1937 signed for First Division club Huddersfield Town. He appeared in the 1938 FA Cup Final,[3] 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 coaching staff at the club, and in 1959 was appointed manager, a post which he held for four years. Boot died in 1999.[2]

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