Huddersfield Town Booth was born in
Huddersfield, England. At the age of 11 he attended Salendine Nook High School. Andy began his career playing for his home town club as a
trainee, making his first team debut as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat at
Fulham in March 1992, but had to wait until November that year to score his first goal (in a 2–2 draw at
Blackpool) for the club. A few more goals followed in the
1992–93 season, but it was the season after, the last at
Huddersfield Town's
Leeds Road ground, that he really forced his way into the first team. The next season was probably the best of Booth's career. Partnered with
Ronnie Jepson, Booth netted 29 goals, of which six came in two
hat-tricks, and finished the season by scoring one more in the
play-offs, guiding the Terriers to promotion into Division One. His efforts got him international recognition and earned him an England debut for the
England Under-21s. Then-manager
Neil Warnock described him as "the best header of a ball outside the Premier League". The next season, in which Huddersfield finished just outside the playoff spots in the division above proved to be the last Booth would play for Huddersfield after four seasons, during which he had scored 53 league goals for the club.
Sheffield Wednesday In the summer of 1996,
Sheffield Wednesday bought Booth for
£2.7 million, and his goal-scoring form continued into the
Premiership, scoring 13 goals for the Owls as they finished seventh in his first season making him the club's highest goal scorer for that season. In his second season with Wednesday, he scored only seven goals and Booth was never to reach double figures in the Premiership again. Despite this, Booth had many highlights at Sheffield Wednesday including a
hat-trick on his return to the team following an operation, against
Bolton Wanderers. In a game against
Liverpool in May 1997 Booth was required to go in goal after
Kevin Pressman had gone off injured and his replacement,
Matt Clarke, was sent off. Booth made a number of saves to help Wednesday secure a 1–1 draw. On 1 February 2007, he signed a one-year extension to his contract till the summer of 2008. On 15 February 2008, Huddersfield Town fans gave a petition to
Parliament that would allow a statue of him to be erected in
Huddersfield. On 26 April 2008, he became the first player to sign a contract extension under new manager
Stan Ternent, which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2009. On 22 April 2009, Booth announced his intention to retire from playing and become an ambassador for the club. His playing registration will be kept by the club, in case he is required in the future. On 25 April 2009, in his final appearance at the
Galpharm Stadium, Booth was made captain of the Huddersfield team. He opened the scoring in a 2–2 draw against
Brighton & Hove Albion to score his 149th goal for the club. After being substituted in the last few minutes of the match, Booth earned a standing ovation from both Huddersfield and Brighton fans. The following week, in his final match for the Terriers, he scored his 150th goal for the club in the 1–1 draw against
Leyton Orient at
Brisbane Road his goal was final goal greeted with delirious celebration in the away fans section and Orient supporters applauding too. That puts him in 3rd place on the all-time list behind
Jimmy Glazzard and
George Brown. His 452 appearances put him in 4th place on the appearances list. ==International career==