Lew Booth

Llewellyn Booth (28 February 1912 – July 1984) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He made over 60 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.

Career Booth played initially for Swansea Town but was unable to secure a regular first team place. Bristol City played in the Football League Division Three South Cup in 1937–38 with Booth scoring in the 2–0 semi final win v Millwall. Booth did not feature in the two legged final, lost 2–6 on aggregate to Reading, that was held over to the following season. In 1938–39 Bristol City finished eighth in the Third Division South and Booth did not play until November when he scored three goals in his first four matches at inside left. He established a regular place at inside left in January 1939 taking the opportunity by scoring nine goals in his first eight matches including three instances of two goals in a game in 2–0 wins v Bournemouth and at Newport County and a double in a 3–1 win versus Clapton Orient. Booth made 23 appearances scoring 15 goals in 1938–39. Booth made a further two appearances in the truncated 1939–40 season. In the war time regional leagues Booth continued to play intermittently with 17 appearances scoring six goals. Booth made a final appearance in the regional league after the war in 1946.

Booth continued to live locally until his death in July 1984.