Dave Booth

David Booth became manager of Grimsby Town in January 1982 with the club at the bottom of the Second Division, following the dismissal of George Kerr. A late upturn in form enabled Grimsby to escape relegation, and good form continued into the 1982–83 season with Grimsby as high as 4th after two-thirds of the season. However, failure to win their last 14 games meant that Grimsby only narrowly avoided relegation. The 1983–84 season, however, would see Grimsby emerge as serious promotion contenders for the majority of the season. They were third in the table at the end of February 1984, but a late dip in form meant they finished in fifth place and ten points off the top three, but it was and remains their highest finish in the league since relegation from the First Division in 1948. Good form continued the following season with a tenth-place finish, and deposing Everton from the League Cup, but Booth resigned in November 1985 to participate in a property developing venture abroad, and was replaced by Mick Lyons. He later managed Darlington but could not prevent relegation from the Third Division. The initial challenge for promotion was not sustained and the side was facing relegation from the League when Booth was sacked in February 1989. Following this he became Assistant Manager and latterly Caretaker Manager at Peterborough United after the sacking of Mark Lawrenson. He was sacked after a brief spell and some poor performances with Chris Turner becoming manager who earned…

As a manager

Grimsby Town

Football League Group Cup: 1981–82 Lincolnshire Senior Cup: 1983–84 Ashanti Gold

Ghana Premier League:1993–94 Mahindra United

Federation Cup: 2003 The Mumbai League: 2002–03 Mumbai

2008 I-League 2nd Division: 2007–08 Phnom Penh Crown

Cambodian League: 2011 2011 AFC President's Cup runner-up: 2011 Lao Toyota

Lao Premier League: 2015; runner-up 2014 Lao FF Cup runner-up: 2014 Ozone

Bangalore Super Division: 2017–18