Charlie Booth (rugby league)
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| Full name | Charles Booth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Booth (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England and British Empire, and at club level for Hull FC,[3] and Oldham RLFC as a WW2 guest player, as a hooker or second-row,[1] and was captain of Hull during the 1945–46 season.[4]
Playing career
International honours
Charlie Booth represented British Empire while at Hull in 1937 against France, and won caps for England while at Hull in 1938 against Wales (2 matches), and in 1939 against Wales.
County Cup Final appearances
Charlie Booth played at second-row in Hull's 10-18 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1938–39 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.
Personal life
Charlie Booth had two sons, Charlie and Roger, who both played rugby league for Hull in the 1960s.[5] Roger died in a plane crash in Canada in 1993, aged 48.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Charlie Booth". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Statistics at hullfc.com". hullfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Hull Sign Another Booth". Hull Daily Mail. 22 June 1962. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ex-Hull FC player is killed in plane crash". Hull Daily Mail. 29 July 1993. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → PastPlayers → B at hullfc.com