Our 'Huddersfield Town greats' mini-series comes to an end today as we focus on the last of five of the most iconic, legendary players to have adorned the blue and white stripes during the club's 106-year history.

After yesterday's profile of club-record appearance maker William 'Billy' Smith, we conclude our profiles with a player whose inclusion on this list will resonate with just about every Huddersfield Town fan - the legend that is Andy Booth.

Born in Huddersfield, Booth was a homegrown talent who went on to fulfil his talent of playing for a club so close to his heart after signing initially as an apprentice with Town.

The man supporters call 'The Legend' went on to make his first-team debut in March of 1992 but would sign his first professional terms that summer to place him firmly amongst the first team.

He did not squander his opportunity when it arrived. In November, Boothy scored his first goal for the club in a 2-2 draw at Blackpool but he would go on to score only once more in his maiden term, ironically the game following the trip to Bloomfield Road as Town beat Mansfield 2-1 four days later.

The following season - the club's last at Leeds Road - was Booth's stage as he showcased what he was truly about by reaching double figures in just his second campaign at the top, with only Iain Dunn and Phil Starbuck netting more.

If 1993/1994 was his true breakthrough year, then what happened next was to be Booth's explosion onto the scene. He struck two braces and two hat-tricks on his way to 30 goals across all competitions, representing a rapid progression year on year.

He helped Town reach Division One with goals in the play-off semi-finals against Brentford before finding the net in the final against Bristol Rovers in a 2-1 success.

A call-up to the England under-21 side - and two goals to go alongside it - soon followed and Booth was the main man at Town, evidenced by confirming his 30-goal haul was no fluke by scoring a further 21 the next season.

It would prove the final year of his first spell with the club, but it was a profitable one nonetheless having helped the club to promotion, a play-off spot in the second tier and establishing himself as a highly-prolific marksman with over 60 goals in four years prior to his switch to Sheffield Wednesday.

The fee received for him amounted to a reported £2.7m, a record for Town at the time and the goalscoring momentum Booth had built with Town transferred itself into the Premiership, where he thrived under the tutelage of David Pleat as the Owls finished a commendable seventh.

Booth hit double figures with 10 in the league and a further three goals in the FA Cup to underline his status as one of the most promising young English strikers of that era by finishing as his side's top scorer for the season.

His stock fell thereafter at Hillsborough, however, and he was never able to scale the heights of his debut term with the Owls, netting just seven in 1997/1998 and his career threatened to fizzle out, with a loan spell at Tottenham Hotspur failing to yield any tangible improvement in performances either.

Booth is the third highest scorer and the fourth highest appearance maker in Town history
Booth is the third highest scorer and the fourth highest appearance maker in Town history

In stepped Town to rescue their prodigal son and bring him home.

In the latter stages of 2000/2001, Town called on Booth to rid them of their struggles at the bottom of Division One by forking out £200,000 on their former player.

Naturally, he scored on his debut as Town fans dared to dream of a great escape after a convincing 4-1 win over Portsmouth, but it proved little more than a false dawn as a final-day defeat at home to Birmingham City, in which Booth scored his third and final goal of the season, coincided with results going the way for each of Stockport County, Portsmouth and Crystal Palace and the Terriers were duly relegated.

In his first full season back with the club, he helped them into the Division Two play-offs. Booth found the back of the net in the semi-finals but his efforts proved futile as Brentford advanced to the final at Town's expense.

Worse was to follow in 2002/2003 next season as Booth failed to find his shooting boots and notched just six goals, offering little to a struggling side which tumbled into the fourth tier for the first time since 1980.

Despite this setback, Booth opted to remain with Town and his experience was paramount in guiding a team of youngsters through a difficult season, but it came to the most stunning of climaxes as Town won 4-1 on penalties against Mansfield Town in the play-off final to win promotion.

His reputation for being excellent in the air allowed him to score a hat-trick made up entirely of headed goals against Rotherham United in 2006 as Booth plundered his 100th goal for the club, with a celebratory DVD released to recognise the feat.

Having received a testimonial for his longevity at the club, Booth penned a one-year contract extension in 2007 which kept him at the club until the summer of 2008 - a year where he would be the subject of a fans petition for a statue of him to be erected in Huddersfield town centre.

Like all good things, Booth brought the curtain down on a glittering 17-year career, 12 of which were spent with Town, in April 2009, when he announced his retirement from the game.

On 25 April 2009, in his final home league outing, Booth was made Town captain for the day. He opened the scoring in a 2-2 draw against Brighton and Hove Albion, scoring his 149th goal for the club in the process and was then afforded a standing ovation from both sets of fans.

The following week, in his final match for the Terriers, he scored his 150th goal for the club in a 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient in the most fitting of farewells to his adoring fans.

That final swansong put him in third place on the club's list of highest goalscorers behind only behind Jimmy Glazzard (154) and the legendary George Brown (159).

He also ranks highly in terms of appearances, with his tally of 452 - the fourth highest in Town history - acting as confirmation of his status as a club great and one that is unlikely to be surpassed.

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