Tom Booth (footballer, born 2004)

For the former Blackburn Rovers and Everton player, see Tom Booth.

Thomas Luke Booth (born 2 August 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Tom Booth

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Luke Booth^[1]
Date of birth	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Crewe, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Crewe Alexandra
Number	13
Youth career
2012–2022	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Crewe Alexandra	4	(0)
2022	→ Kidsgrove Athletic (loan)	2	(0)
2022–2023	→ Nantwich Town (loan)	26	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:48, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

Having come through the Crewe Alexandra academy system, Booth signed his first professional contract with Crewe Alexandra in 2022.^[2] In August 2022, he joined Kidsgrove Athletic on loan for a month,^[3] getting sent off in his second appearance against Newcastle Town,^[4] before joining Northern Premier League Premier Division side Nantwich Town on loan in October until January 2023.^[5][6] The Nantwich Town loan was subsequently extended to the end of season,^[7] but Booth was twice recalled to provide first-team cover following loan goalkeeper changes (on 13 January, he was temporarily recalled for seven days following Arthur Okonkwo's return to Arsenal; in early April, he was finally recalled following an injury to loan keeper James Beadle).

Replacing Dave Richards in the starting line-up for Crewe's final four games of the season, Booth made his first team debut, aged 18, in an EFL League Two match at Grimsby Town on 25 April 2023, which Crewe lost 2–0.^[8] He was offered a new contract by the club,^[9] and signed a two-year deal in June 2023.^[10]

Family

Booth's older brother Sam Booth was also a Crewe youth goalkeeper.

Career statistics

As of 23 November 2023.

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2022–23^[11]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2023–24^[12]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	3^[a]	0	3	0
	Crewe Alexandra total		4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
Kidsgrove Athletic (loan)	2022–23^[13]	Northern Premier League Division One West	2	0	0	0	—		1^[b]	0	3	0
Nantwich Town (loan)	2022–23^[14]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	26	0	0	0	—		2^[c]	0	28	0
Total			32	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	35	0

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup

References

1. "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 45. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
2. https://www.crewealex.net/news/2022/may/first-year-pros-player-profile-tom-booth/
3. "Tom Booth joins Kidsgrove on Loan". CreweAlex. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
4. "MATCH REPORT: NEWCASTLE TOWN (A)". Kidsgrove Athletic. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
5. "Tom Booth joins Nantwich on short-term loan". CreweAlex. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
6. "NANTWICH SIGN TOM BOOTH ON LOAN FROM CREWE". Nantwich Town. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
7. "Tom Booth extends stay with the Dabbers". Crewe Alexandra FC. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
8. "Grimsby Town 2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
9. "Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2023". CreweAlex.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
10. "Tom Booth: Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
11. "Games played by Tom Booth in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
12. "Games played by Tom Booth in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
13. "Kidsgrove Athletic | Appearances | Thomas Booth". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
14. "Nantwich Town | Appearances | Thomas Booth". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2023.