Scott Booth

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Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Scott Booth (born 16 December 1971) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is the head coach of Aberdeen Women in the Scottish Women's Premier League 1.

A forward by position, he began his playing career at Aberdeen as a teenager, before moving to Germany in 1997 to play for Borussia Dortmund. After a spell in the Netherlands with FC Twente (as well as loans from Dortmund to FC Utrecht and Vitesse Arnhem), he returned to Aberdeen in 2003, retiring a year later due to injury.

After his retirement as a player Booth became a coach, working with the Scotland youth teams. After a year as manager of Stenhousemuir he moved into women's football, becoming manager of Glasgow City. Booth left this position in June 2021 to become manager of FA WSL club Birmingham City, but was sacked five months later. He was appointed by Lewes in May 2022.

Club career

Aberdeen

Born in Aberdeen, Booth started his career at his hometown club Aberdeen, making his debut in 1990 aged 18 and emerging into the team alongside fellow youth graduate Eoin Jess.[1][2]

Booth was part of the Aberdeen side that came close to winning the League title on the final day of the Scottish Premier League in the 1990–91 season,[3] and achieved further league runners-up finishes in 1993 and 1994, plus losing finals in the 1992–93 League Cup[4] and Scottish Cup.[5] He played in every game of the club's Scottish League Cup campaign in 1995 until an injury ruled him out of the final, in which Aberdeen defeated Dundee 2–0.[6][7][1]

Germany, Netherlands and return

In summer 1997, Booth left Pittodrie for a surprise move to Borussia Dortmund in Germany[8] under the Bosman ruling.[1] The success of fellow Scot Paul Lambert was perhaps one of the reasons behind the move; nevertheless, he never really got an extended run with the then-European champions[9] after the coach who brought him in – Ottmar Hitzfeld – moved to another role at the club,[8] although he got a brief taste of Champions League football alongside the likes of Andreas Möller and Matthias Sammer,[10] scoring against Sparta Prague.[11] He is also notable for being the first Scot to win the Intercontinental Cup (albeit as an unused substitute in the match against Cruzeiro).[10]

Booth moved on loan to Dutch club FC Utrecht in 1998, seeking more playing time to secure his place in the Scotland squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[12][8] A year later he moved to another Eredivisie side, Vitesse Arnhem, again on loan,[8] and contributed to a strong season where the club only missed out on Champions League qualification by a goal difference of two.

He thereafter left Borussia Dortmund permanently, returning to the Netherlands to sign with FC Twente for a fee equivalent to £400,000. He played there for four years and picked up a winner's medal when Twente won the KNVB Cup in 2001 after a penalty shoot-out (in which he scored) in the final.[8] In the following season he had to fight for his place, and was close to returning to Scotland to play under former manager Alex Smith;[13] he also made his last appearances in continental competition in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup.[14]

Booth rejoined Aberdeen in the summer of 2003.[9][1] He was the club's top scorer in the 2003–04 season,[1] but was hit by injury. He retired from playing at the end of his contract in 2004, aged 32.[15] Over his two spells he made 229 appearances in all competitions for Aberdeen, scoring 70 goals.

International career

Booth won 22 caps for Scotland, scoring six goals, and was a member of Scotland's Euro 1996 and 1998 World Cup squads.[12] He had previously played for the Under-21 team, and set a goalscoring record for the team.[16]

Commentator

After retiring from football, Booth began a career in broadcasting. He worked as a match co-commentator and pundit for Setanta Sports until its UK broadcasting operation went into administration. He has also worked for STV, BBC Radio Scotland and ESPN. Booth scaled back these commitments when he was appointed as a national youth team coach by the Scottish Football Association.[17]

Coaching career

Having gained a UEFA Pro Licence, Booth was appointed by the Scottish Football Association as Scotland under-15 and under-16 assistant manager in December 2011, working under Mark Wotte.[12] [18]

He was appointed manager of Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir in February 2014.[19] On 1 February 2015 he was relieved of his duties with the club sitting just above the relegation positions in League One.[20]

Glasgow City

Booth was appointed head coach of Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City in July 2015,[21][22] taking over from Eddie Wolecki Black.

The club won the (summer seasonal) League Championship in 2015,[23] 2016[24] and 2017[25] — taking their run of consecutive titles to 11 — and also lifted the Scottish Women's Cup in November 2015[26] to clinch a fourth treble in a row, although defeats to main challengers Hibernian in the two cup finals of both 2016 and 2017 brought the treble sequences to an end.[27][28][29][30]

Glasgow City won the SWPL again in 2018,[31] but they did not win either domestic cup and were heavily beaten by FC Barcelona Femení in the Champions League; media observers suggested Booth may have reached the limit of what he could achieve at the club, with little hope of making an impact in Europe given the superior resources of the fully professional clubs from the leading nations, and any interruption to dominance in Scotland being viewed as failure.[32]

In the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League Booth led Glasgow City to the quarter-final, their joint-best finish in Europe, before they succumbed to a heavy 9–1 defeat to eventual finalists Wolfsburg.[33]

Booth left Glasgow City in June 2021, having won six consecutive league championships with the club.[34]

England

Booth became the manager of Women's Super League club Birmingham City in June 2021.[34] He was sacked in November 2021 after five months in charge of Birmingham.[35]

In May 2022, he was appointed as head coach of Women's Championship side Lewes.[36][37]

Return to Aberdeen

On 24 October 2024, Booth was appointed head coach of Aberdeen Women in the SWPL, leaving a post as assistant to Leanne Ross at Glasgow City he had taken up three months earlier.[38] He replaced Colin Bell at Aberdeen, while Leanne Crichton was appointed to the Glasgow City role a week later.[39]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[40][41][42]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990–91 19 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 22 6
1991–92 33 5 1 0 2 1 2 0 38 6
1992–93 29 13 6 6 1 0 0 0 36 19
1993–94 25 4 5 1 3 2 1 0 34 7
1994–95 12 6 0 0 4 3 2 0 18 9
1995–96 24 9 2 0 4 3 0 0 30 12
1996–97 19 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 23 1
Total 163 43 17 8 15 9 8 0 203 60
Borussia Dortmund 1997–98 Bundesliga 10 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 13 2
1998–99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 13 2
FC Utrecht (loan) 1997–98 Eredivisie 14 5 - - - - - - 14+ 5+
Vitesse Arnhem (loan) 1998–99 18 4 - - - - - - 18+ 4+
FC Twente 1999–2000 31 8 - - - - - - 31+ 8+
2000–01 23 7 - - - - - - 23+ 7+
2001–02 27 4 - - - - - - 27+ 4+
2002–03 22 2 - - - - - - 22+ 2+
Total 103 21 - - - - - - 103+ 21+
Aberdeen 2003–04 SPL 21 8 3 1 2 1 0 0 26 10
Career total 329 82 20+ 9+ 17+ 10+ 11+ 1+ 377+ 102+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[43]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1993 5 1
1994 2 2
1995 2 2
1996 4 0
1997 —
1998 5 0
1999 —
2000 —
2001 4 1
Total 22 6
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Booth goal.
List of international goals scored by Scott Booth
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 May 1993 Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Estonia flag alias = Flag of Estonia.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Estonia.svg link alias-naval = Estonian Navy flag alias-army=Flag of Estonian Land Forces.svg link alias-army=Estonian Land Forces flag alias-air force =Flag of the Estonia Air Force.png link alias-air force = Estonian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg link alias-navy = Estonian Navy border-naval = size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

2 12 October 1994 Hampden Park, Glasgow {{ Template:Yesno alias = Faroe Islands flag alias = Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg size = name = altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–1 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

3 16 November 1994 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Russia flag alias = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1668 = Flag of Russia (1668).svg flag alias-1696 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1858 = Romanov Flag.svg flag alias-1918a=Flag of Russia (1918).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Russia (1918–1920).svg flag alias-1925 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1920-1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1937-1954).svg flag alias-1954 = Flag of the Russian SFSR.svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg flag alias-military = Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg link alias-military = Russian Armed Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Russian ground forces.svg link alias-army = Russian Ground Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Russia.svg link alias-naval = Russian Navy flag alias-VV MVD naval-1992 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 1992.svg flag alias-VV MVD naval = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval-2016 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval = Russia, Flag of ships and vessels of the National Guard.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Russia.svg link alias-navy = Russian Navy flag alias-navy-1992 = Naval ensign of Russia (1992).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.svg link alias-air force = Russian Air Force flag alias-marines = Флаг Морской пехоты ВМФ России (2021).jpg link alias-marines = Russian Naval Infantry flag alias-space force = Russian military space troops flag.svg link alias-space force = Russian Space Forces flag alias-coast guard = Russia, Flag of border service 2008.svg link alias-coast guard = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-coast guard-1993 = Russia. Flag of ships of Border Guard Force 1993.svg link alias-coast guard-1993 = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-roc-olympics = Russian Olympic Committee flag.png flag alias-nbfr-badminton = Nbfr logo.png flag alias-rwf-wrestling = RWF logo.svg flag alias-tennis = Rtf tennis flag vector.svg flag alias-aerospace forces = Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || Euro 1996 qualifying

4 6 September 1995 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Finland flag alias = Flag of Finland.svg flag alias-grand duchy = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1809 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1917 = Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg flag alias-1920 = Flag of Finland.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Finland (state).svg flag alias-state-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg flag alias-state-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg flag alias-naval = Military Flag of Finland.svg border-naval = flag alias-naval-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg border-naval-1918 = flag alias-naval-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg border-naval-1920 = link alias-naval = Finnish Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Finland.svg link alias-navy = Finnish Navy link alias-air force = Finnish Air Force flag alias-military = Military flag of Finland.svg link alias-military = Finnish Defence Forces flag alias-army = Military flag of Finland.svg link alias-army = Finnish Army size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Euro 1996 qualifying

5 15 November 1995 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland {{ Template:Yesno alias = San Marino flag alias = Flag of San Marino.svg flag alias-1465 = Old Flag of San Marino.svg flag alias-1862 = Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg flag alias-civil = Flag of San Marino (civil).svg link alias-army = Sammarinese Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–0 || Euro 1996 qualifying

6 25 April 2001 Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Poland flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg border-naval = flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg border-naval-1919 = flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg border-naval-1946 = flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg link alias-naval = Polish Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg border-navy = link alias-navy = Polish Navy flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg border-marines = link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg border-air force = link alias-air force = Polish Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg border-army = link alias-army = Polish Land Forces size = size flag alias-naval = 25px size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px size flag alias-air force = 25px name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly

Managerial record

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Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Stenhousemuir Template:Flagicon February 2014 February 2015

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Glasgow City Template:Flagicon July 2015 June 2021

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Total

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Honours

Player

Aberdeen

Borussia Dortmund

FC Twente

Scotland U21

Coach

Scotland Youth

Glasgow City

References

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