Micky Boot
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Colin Boot[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1947[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1966 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Arsenal | 4 | (2) |
| 1967–1968 | Port Elizabeth City | ||
| 1968–1971 | Nuneaton Borough | ||
| 1971–1972 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 1972–197? | AP Leamington | ||
| Townsville | |||
| Mareeba | |||
| Phoenix | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Michael Colin Boot (born 17 December 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career[]
Boot joined Arsenal in 1963, turned professional in December 1964, and made his senior debut in October 1966.[2] Boot made his debut on 5 October 1966 in a league cup defeat to West Ham United.[3] Boot's first goal for Arsenal came only three days later against Newcastle United in a 2-0 league victory at Highbury.[4] Boot's final appearance in an Arsenal shirt occurred on 5 November 1966 when he replaced Jon Sammels during Arsenal's 1-0 defeat against Leeds United at Highbury.[5] Over the course of the season, Boot scored 2 goals in 4 appearances in the Football League.[6]
After a spell in South Africa with Port Elizabeth City, where he helped the club win the National Football League title, Boot played English non-league football with Nuneaton Borough of the Southern Football League Premier Division,[7] Kidderminster Harriers of the West Midlands (Regional) League,[8] and AP Leamington, where he was ever-present as the team were promoted to the Southern League Premier Division in 1975–76.[9] He later moved to Australia, where he played for Townsville, Mareeba and Phoenix before taking up coaching.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Micky Boot". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Micky Boot". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Arsenal v West Ham United, 05 October 1966".
- ^ "Arsenal v Newcastle United, 08 October 1966".
- ^ "Arsenal v Leeds United, 05 November 1966".
- ^ "Micky Boot". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Nuneaton Borough 1958–1970 Part 2 (PDF). From Town to Town: Nuneaton's Footballing Heritage. Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative. 2015. p. 365. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Kidderminster Harriers Results 1971–1972". KidderminsterHarriers.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Southern League Division 1 North 1975–1976". Pride in our past: The history of Leamington Football Club 1891–2007. Leamington F.C. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008.
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- English footballers
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- Arsenal F.C. players
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- Nuneaton Borough F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
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