Star drops in for coaching session

Huddersfield Town legend Andy Booth joined pupils for a training session in Dewsbury Moor yesterday.

He made a surprise visit to a free multi-sports session being run at Westmoor School during the half term holidays.

The football star attended the afternoon session yesterday to do some coaching and to talk to the young people about Huddersfield Town where he was a long-serving striker after joining the club from school and is now an ambassador.

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The sessions, which are run by Kirklees Council, are for boys and girls aged seven to 13 years and are being held until today from 1pm-3.30pm.

Young people will be having a go at sports including football, golf, tennis, rugby, cricket and netball.

A session for girls aged 10 to 16 years will be held at Westmoor Junior School in Church Lane, which will include dance, and cheerleading. The free session is tomorrow 1pm to 3.30pm. All the sessions are being run by Kirklees Sports Development.

Andy Booth joined Huddersfield Town as a schoolboy and also played for Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur.

Picture: Tony Johnson