Scott Booth

Football player infobox
playername = Scott Booth


fullname = Scott Booth
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|12|16
cityofbirth = Aberdeen
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub =
position = Striker (retired)
youthyears = 1987–1988
youthclubs = Deeside Boys Club
years = 1988–1997
1997–2000
1998
1999
1999–2003
2003–2004
clubs = Aberdeen
Borussia Dortmund
→ FC Utrecht (loan)
→ Vitesse (loan)
FC Twente
Aberdeen
Total
caps(goals) = 164 (43)
009 0(1)
014 0(5)
018 0(4)
103 (21)
021 0(8)
329 (82)
nationalyears = 1993–2001
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 022 0(6)

Scott Booth (born 16 December, 1971 in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish football player who is now a pundit at Setanta Sports.

Booth started his career at his hometown club of Aberdeen where he played up front for about 9 years. Seen as a favourite by the Aberdeen fans, Booth was part of the Aberdeen side that came so close to winning the League title on the final day of the Scottish Premier League 1990/1991 season. He was a great talent and was loved by players and fans alike.

He played in every game of Aberdeen's 1995 Scottish Football League Cup campaign until an injury ruled him out of the final, in which Aberdeen beat Dundee 2-0. Less than two years later he was leaving Pittodrie for a surprise move to Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

The success of fellow Scot Paul Lambert was perhaps one of the reasons behind the surprise move. Nevertheless he never really got a look-in with the European Champions even though he got a brief taste of Champions League football. Interestingly Booth remains the only Scot ever to collect a World Club Championship medal.Fact|date=April 2008

Booth then signed for FC Twente in the Netherlands. He was to become a favourite in the Netherlands, playing there for the next 4 years and picking up his only winner's medal when Twente won the KNVB Cup after a penalty shoot-out. He returned 'home' to Aberdeen in 2003.

Booth was top scorer in 2003/2004 but was hit by injury. When he was released in 2004, many Dons fans were angry at Manager Steve Paterson and said that they would pay for Booth to stay at the club.

Booth was also member of Scotland's Euro 1996 and 1998 World Cup Squad.

International goals

:"Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first."

External links

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Persondata
NAME=Booth, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Scottish footballer and TV commentator
DATE OF BIRTH=December 16, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH=Aberdeen, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=