| Bill Booth | |
| Fullname: | William Samuel Booth |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Hove, England |
| Death Place: | Eastbourne, England |
| Position: | Centre-half |
| Youthclubs1: | Hove Penguins |
| Youthclubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1939 |
| Clubs2: | Port Vale |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1939 |
| Clubs3: | Cardiff City |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1947–1949 |
| Clubs4: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Clubs5: | Hastings United |
| Manageryears1: | 1966–1968 |
| Managerclubs1: | Eastbourne |
| Manageryears2: | 1971–1972 |
| Managerclubs2: | Eastbourne Town |
William Samuel Booth (7 July 1920 – 18 February 1990) was an English football player and manager who played in the English Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Port Vale.
Booth played for Hove Penguins and Brighton & Hove Albion, before joining First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was unable to break into their first-team at Molineux and moved to Port Vale in the Third Division South in February 1939.[1]
After ten consecutive games for the "Valiants" in 1938–39, he was given a free transfer to league rivals Cardiff City.[1] He later guested for Birmingham City and Leeds United during the war, before moving permanently back to Brighton & Hove Albion after the war.[1] Don Welsh's "Seagulls" finished bottom of the Third Division South in 1947–48 and had to apply for re-election before rising to sixth place in 1948–49. He then moved into non-League football with the newly founded Southern League club Hastings United.
Booth managed Eastbourne from 1966 to 1968 and again in the Athenian League between 1971 and 1972.
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1938–39 | Third Division South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cardiff City | 1939–40 | Third Division South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1947–48 | Third Division South | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| 1948–49 | Third Division South | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | ||