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. He went on to become manager of Huddersfield Town.

Boot was born in Laughton Common, near Rotherham. He played non-league football for Aughton and Denaby United before joining Sheffield United in 1934. He played 41 matches for the club in the Second Division, then in 1937 signed for First Division club Huddersfield Town. He appeared in the 1938 FA Cup Final, 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.

Eddie Boot

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1915 births

1999 deaths

English men's footballers

Denaby United F.C. players

Men's association football defenders

Sheffield United F.C. players

Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players

English Football League players

English football managers

Huddersfield Town A.F.C. managers

Huddersfield Town A.F.C. non-playing staff

Date of death missing

Place of death missing

People from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

Eddie Boot