Geoff Scott (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Geoffrey Samuel Scott[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 31 October 1956||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 17 October 2018 | (aged 61)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1973–1975 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Solihull Borough | ||
– | Highgate United | ||
1977–1980 | Stoke City | 78 | (3) |
1980–1982 | Leicester City | 39 | (0) |
1982 | Birmingham City | 19 | (0) |
1982–1984 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | (0) |
1984 | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
1984–1985 | Northampton Town | 17 | (0) |
1985–1986 | Cambridge United | 19 | (0) |
1986–1987 | Solihull Borough | ||
1987–1988 | Moor Green | ||
1988–1989 | Highgate United | ||
Total | 176 | (3) | |
Managerial career | |||
1988–1989 |
player-manager ) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Geoffrey Samuel Scott (31 October 1956 – 17 October 2018) was an English professional
the Football League playing for Stoke City, Leicester City, Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town and Cambridge United.[2] He played as a defender.[1]
Football career
Scott was born in
Football League debut on 22 October 1977 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat away at Blackburn Rovers. He played regularly for Stoke, making 78 league appearances in two-and-a-half years,[5] and was part of the side that gained promotion to the First Division in the 1978–79 season.[6] He played 16 First Division games[5] before signing for Leicester City as the replacement for Dennis Rofe who had recently joined Chelsea.[7]
Scott spent two years at Leicester, and was part of the side that won the
player-manager of the latter club in the 1988–89 season.[4]
After football
After retiring from the game, Scott took a degree in business studies and worked in the telecommunications industry. He returned to football when appointed secretary of the Stoke City Old Boys Association, and became chief executive of Xpro, an organisation supporting the health and welfare of former professional footballers.[8][9]
Scott suffered from cancer in his later years and died on 17 October 2018 at the age of 61.[10]
Career statistics
Source:[11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1977–78 | Second Division | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
1978–79 | Second Division | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
1979–80 | First Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Total | 78 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 3 | ||
Leicester City | 1979–80 | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
1980–81 | First Division | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
1981–82 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
Birmingham City | 1981–82 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
1982–83 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Charlton Athletic | 1982–83 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1983–84 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Middlesbrough | 1984–85 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Northampton Town | 1984–85 | Fourth Division | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Cambridge United | 1985–86 | Fourth Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Career Total | 176 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 3 |
- A. Football League Trophy.
Honours
- Stoke City
- Football League Second Division third-place promotion: 1978–79
- Leicester City
- Football League Second Division champions: 1979–80
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ a b c "Geoff Scott". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ ISBN 1-869833-09-0.
- ^ a b "Geoff Scott: Stoke City FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ Struthers, Greg (21 December 2008). "Stoke win the hard way" (reprint hosted at NewsBank). The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Bruges show interest in Ipswich's Muhren". The Times. 19 February 1980. p. 10.
- ^ a b Cushnan, David (16 November 2009). "Geoff Scott is leading the X Factor". SportsPro. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ Spinks, Martin (22 April 2009). "Ex-stars join forces to aid club's struggling heroes". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. Retrieved 5 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Stoke City promotion hero Geoff Scott dies aged 61". Stoke Sentinel. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Geoff Scott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)