Andy Scott (English footballer)

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Andy Scott
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Scott
Date of birth	August 2, 1972 (1972-08-02) (age 35)
Place of birth	Epsom, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Brentford (Manager)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991–1992 1992–1997 1996 1997 1997–2001 2001–2004 2004–2005	Sutton United Sheffield United → Chesterfield (loan) → Bury (loan) Brentford Oxford Leyton Orient Total	075 00(6) 005 00(3) 008 00(0) 125 0(30) 095 0(24) 047 0(10) 355 0(73)
Teams managed
2007–	Brentford
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Andrew "Andy" Scott (born August 2, 1972) is a former professional footballer whose clubs included Sheffield United, Brentford and Leyton Orient, England. He is currently manager of Football League Two side Brentford. During his playing career, Scott was primarily a striker but also played on the left wing at times. He was forced to retire in 2005 due to heart problems.

[edit] Playing career

Scott started his career at non-league Sutton United before being signed by Sheffield United for £50,000 in 1992. After loan spells at Bury and Chesterfield he signed for Brentford for £75,000 in November 1997. He played over 100 games for The Bees in a five year spell at Griffin Park. Scott moved on to Oxford, again for £75,000, in January. 2001. He finished his career at Leyton Orient before moving into coaching.

[edit] Coaching career

After his retirement, Scott landed a coaching role at Leyton Orient. He went on to become youth team manager. On May 9, 2007, Scott was appointed assistant manager at Brentford. On the 11th December it was announced that Scott would be the caretaker manager of Brentford. His caretaker spell was a successful one, and he landed the role permanently on January 4, 2008.

[edit] External links

• Andy Scott career stats at Soccerbase

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