Keith Scott (footballer)

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Keith Scott
Personal information
Full nameKeith James Scott[1]
Date of birth9 June 1967[1]
Place of birthCity of Westminster, London, England[1]
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1987Hinckley Athletic
1987–1988Bedworth United
1988–1989Hinckley Athletic
1989–1990Leicester United
1990–1991Lincoln City16(2)
1990Gateshead (loan)3(4)
1991Boston United (loan)2(2)
1991–1993Wycombe Wanderers15(10)
1993–1994Swindon Town51(12)
1994–1995Stoke City25(3)
1995–1997Norwich City24(5)
1996Bournemouth (loan)8(1)
1997Watford (loan)6(2)
1997Wycombe Wanderers (loan)34(9)
1997–1999Wycombe Wanderers25(6)
1999–2001Reading35(5)
2000Colchester United (loan)5(1)
2001Colchester United4(0)
2001–2002Dover Athletic40(14)
2002–2003Scarborough28(9)
2003Leigh RMI11(3)
2003–2004Dagenham & Redbridge0(0)
2003Tamworth (loan)4(0)
2003–2005Windsor & Eton61(18)
2005–2006Northwood1(0)
Teams managed
2005–2006Chesham United (Coach)
2006–2008Leighton Town
2007–2010Windsor & Eton
2011–2012Windsor
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Keith James Scott (born 9 June 1967) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Scott had a nomadic career playing for no less than 21 different teams. He played professional football with Lincoln City, Wycombe Wanderers, Swindon Town, Stoke City, Norwich City, Bournemouth, Watford, Reading and Colchester United.[1]

Career

Scott was born in the City of Westminster before moving to Leicester. He began playing non-league football with Hinckley Athletic, Bedworth United and Leicester United before turning professional with Lincoln City in 1990. Whilst with Lincoln he spent time out on loan at Gateshead and Boston United before playing for Conference side Wycombe Wanderers. He returned to League football with Swindon Town scoring four goals in the Premier League.[1] After scoring 12 goals for Swindon he moved to Stoke City in December 1994 but he endured a torrid spell at the Victoria Ground scoring just four goals and was swapped with Norwich City for their forward Mike Sheron.[1]

He struggled to find any kind of consistency and went on to play for Bournemouth, Watford, Wycombe Wanderers, Reading and Colchester United before dropping back into non-league football. He played for Dover Athletic, Scarborough, Leigh RMI, Dagenham & Redbridge, Tamworth, Windsor & Eton and finally Northwood.

Managerial career

A UEFA 'A' and 'B' license holder, he was appointed Manager of Leighton Town[2] in October 2006. A shortage of players forced Scott to take the field against Dunstable Town in January 2007 in the unusual position of goalkeeper,[3] a position he had never previously occupied. Scott met with success at Leighton. They were eleven points from safety at the bottom of the Southern League Division One Midlands when he was appointed,[4] but he led them to safety and also to victory in the Buckingham Senior Charity Cup Final in May 2007.[5] In the 2007–08 season, he steered the club to their most successful campaign in the FA Cup, reaching the Fourth Qualifying Round where they were defeated by Havant & Waterlooville.[6] In December 2007, Scott resigned his post[7] to take up the managerial reins at Windsor & Eton.

Scott left Windsor & Eton FC the season before their demise.[8][9]

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers[10][11]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City 1989–90 Fourth Division 102000000102
1990–91 Fourth Division 6000102090
Wycombe Wanderers 1993–94 Third Division 15101042222214
Swindon Town 1993–94 Premier League 274000000274
1994–95 First Division 2480053313212
Stoke City 1994–95 First Division 183210000204
1995–96 First Division 7000001080
Norwich City 1995–96 First Division 122002000142
1996–97 First Division 133200000153
Bournemouth (loan) 1995–96 Second Division 8100000081
Watford (loan) 1996–97 Second Division 6200002082
Wycombe Wanderers 1996–97 Second Division 9300000093
1997–98 Second Division 29112012103313
1998–99 Second Division 256311010307
Reading 1998–99 Second Division 9200000092
1999–2000 Second Division 253303231346
2000–01 Second Division 1000000010
Colchester United (loan) 2000–01 Second Division 9100000091
Career Total 2536113217915429876
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League Trophy.

References

Specific
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. "But Scott moves in at Leighton". NonLeagueDaily.com. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  3. "Boss is forced to play in goal". Leighton Buzzard Observer. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  4. "The Colonel takes charge at Windsor". NonLeagueDaily.com. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  5. "Reds carry off charity trophy". Leighton Buzzard Observer. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  6. "From the dug out". Leighton Buzzard Observer. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  7. "Town boss quits". Leighton Buzzard Observer. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  8. "Scott joins Woods as player-coach". NonLeagueDaily.com. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  9. "Greene takes Chesham helm". NonLeagueDaily.com. 6 November 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  10. "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  11. "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
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