Curtis Booth

Curtis Booth (12 October 1891 – 29 October 1949), sometimes known as Tommy Booth, was an English football player and manager. He played in the Football League for Newcastle United, Norwich City and Accrington Stanley, for Leeds City as a wartime guest and for Wallsend Elm Villa. After retiring as a player, Booth managed Accrington Stanley, Wormatia Worms, RC Paris and coached in Germany, Turkey and the Netherlands.

Personal life
Booth enlisted in the British Army in December 1915 to fight in the First World War. He served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry and saw action on the Somme and at the Third Ypres. Booth was wounded in action at Villers-Bretonneux in August 1918 and was demobilized in August 1919.