Charlie Booth (rugby league)

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 (Heritage № 405) as a WW2 guest player, as a hooker, or second-row, i.e. number 9, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums,[1] and was captain of Hull during the 1945–46 season.[4]

For other people with the same name, see Charles Booth.

Charlie Booth
Personal information
Full nameCharles Booth
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionHooker, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935–50 Hull F.C.
1942–43 →Oldham RLFC (guest) 6 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937 British Empire 1 0 0 0 0
1938–39 England 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

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.[2]

County Cup Final appearances

Charlie Booth played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Hull FC's 10-18 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1938–39 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at hullfc.com". hullfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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