Colin Booth dead at 90: Wolves legend who won two titles at the club passes away as tributes flood in

Wolves fable Colin Booth has sadly died astatine the property of 90, the nine person confirmed.

Booth, a erstwhile striker, won the Division One rubric doubly with Wolves successful the 1950s.

He began his vocation arsenic an apprentice astatine Molineux successful 1950 earlier making his debut 5 years later. Booth scored 27 goals successful 82 appearances for the Midlands side. 

The guardant went connected to articulation Nottingham Forest successful 1959 aft a nine-year spell.

Booth was besides capped for England astatine Under-21 level portion connected the books astatine Wolves, making 1 substitute quality against France successful 1956.

Wolves released a connection connected Monday announcing his passing. 

The connection read: 'Colin Booth, who doubly won the First Division rubric with Wolves during the 1950s, has sadly passed distant astatine the property of 90.

'The thoughts of each astatine Wolves are with Colin's household and friends astatine this bittersweet time.'

The Wolves Former Players Association paid a touching tribute to Booth. 

The assemblage posted: 'All astatine Wolves FPA nonstop their sincere condolences to the household and friends of erstwhile subordinate Colin Booth, who has passed distant astatine the property of 90.'

Booth scored his archetypal extremity for Wolves successful a 7-2 triumph against Manchester City during the 1955-56 run and cemented his spot successful the side.

He famously scored 4 goals successful conscionable 1 crippled against Arsenal and played 13 games successful full arsenic Wolves became English champions for a 2nd time. 

The pursuing season, Booth remained astatine the nine and scored a hat-trick against Portsmouth - his 2nd for Wolves aft his treble against Sheffield United successful 1956. 

He won the league again erstwhile Wolves retained their rubric successful 1959 and made his last quality against Tottenham that October earlier moving to Forest. 

Booth besides played for Doncaster Rovers and Oxford United earlier ending his vocation successful non-league with Cambridge United and Cheltenham Town.