| Eddie Boot | |
| Fullname: | Edmund Boot |
| Birth Date: | 13 October 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Laughton Common, England |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in[1] |
| Position: | Left half |
| Clubs1: | Aughton |
| Clubs2: | Denaby United |
| Years3: | 1934–1937 |
| Clubs3: | Sheffield United |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1937–1952 |
| Clubs4: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps4: | 305 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Manageryears1: | 1959–1964 |
| Managerclubs1: | Huddersfield Town |
Edmund Boot (13 October 1915 – 1999) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a left half for Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town.[2] [3] He went on to become manager of Huddersfield Town.[4]
Boot was born in Laughton Common, near Rotherham. He played non-league football for Aughton and Denaby United[2] before joining Sheffield United in 1934.[4] He played 41 matches for the club in the Second Division,[2] then in 1937 signed for First Division club Huddersfield Town. He appeared in the 1938 FA Cup Final,[4] captained the side in the post-war period, and played 305 games for Huddersfield, all in the First Division, before retiring as a player in 1952. He then joined the coaching staff at the club, and in 1959 was appointed manager, a post which he held for four years. Boot died in 1999.[3]