1. Scott Booth was born on 16 December 1971 and is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is the head coach of Aberdeen Women in the Scottish Women's Premier League 1.
18 Facts About Scott Booth
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Scott Booth left this position in June 2021 to become manager of FA WSL club Birmingham City, but was sacked five months later.
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In summer 1997, Scott Booth left Pittodrie for a surprise move to Borussia Dortmund in Germany under the Bosman ruling.
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Scott Booth is notable for being the first Scot to win the Intercontinental Cup.
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Scott 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.
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Scott Booth 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 the final.
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Scott Booth retired from playing at the end of his contract in 2004, aged 32.
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Scott Booth won 22 caps for Scotland, scoring six goals, and was a member of Scotland's Euro 1996 and 1998 World Cup squads.
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Scott Booth had previously played for the Under-21 team, and set a goalscoring record for the team.
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Scott Booth worked as a match co-commentator and pundit for Setanta Sports until its UK broadcasting operation went into administration.
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Scott Booth has worked for STV, BBC Radio Scotland and ESPN.
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Scott Booth was appointed manager of Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir in February 2014.
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Glasgow City won the SWPL again in 2018, but they did not win either domestic cup and were heavily beaten by FC Barcelona Femeni in the Champions League; media observers suggested Scott 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.
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Scott Booth left Glasgow City in June 2021, having won six consecutive league championships with the club.
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Scott Booth became the manager of Women's Super League club Birmingham City in June 2021.
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Scott Booth was sacked in November 2021 after five months in charge of Birmingham.
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On 24 October 2024, Scott 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.
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Scott Booth replaced Colin Bell at Aberdeen, while Leanne Crichton was appointed to the Glasgow City role a week later.