Geoff Scott (footballer) explained

Geoff Scott
Fullname:Geoffrey Samuel Scott
Position:Defender
Birth Date:31 October 1956
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Youthyears1:1973–1975
Youthclubs1:Aston Villa
Years1:
Years2:
Years3:1977–1980
Clubs3:Stoke City
Caps3:78
Goals3:3
Years4:1980–1982
Caps4:39
Goals4:0
Years5:1982
Caps5:19
Goals5:0
Years6:1982–1984
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:1984
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Years8:1984–1985
Caps8:17
Goals8:0
Years9:1985–1986
Caps9:19
Goals9:0
Years10:1986–1987
Years11:1987–1988
Clubs11:Moor Green
Years12:1988–1989
Totalcaps:176
Totalgoals:3
Manageryears1:1988–1989
Managerclubs1:Highgate United (player-manager)

Geoffrey Samuel Scott (31 October 1956 – 17 October 2018) was an English professional footballer who made 176 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Leicester City, Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town and Cambridge United.[1] He played as a defender.[2]

Football career

Scott was born in Birmingham, and played began his career with Aston Villa.[2] He failed to earn a professional contract with Villa and played non-league football for Kings Heath, Solihull Borough and Highgate United before joining Stoke City in 1977.[3] [4] He made his 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 Second Division title in the 1979–80 season. He played 39 league games,[1] before signing for Birmingham City.[3] Scott remained at Birmingham only a few months, then played for Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town and Cambridge United, where his League career ended because of injury.[1] [8] He returned to the Birmingham area and played for Solihull Borough, Moor Green and Highgate United, becoming 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:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City1977–78Second Division242200000262
1978–79Second Division380104000430
1979–80First Division161003000191
Total783307000883
Leicester City1979–80Second Division110000000110
1980–81First Division210200000230
1981–82Second Division70003000100
Total390203000430
Birmingham City1981–82First Division150000000150
1982–83First Division4000000040
Total190000000190
Charlton Athletic1982–83Second Division2000000020
1983–84Second Division0000000000
Middlesbrough1984–85Second Division2000100030
Northampton Town1984–85Fourth Division170300020220
Cambridge United1985–86Fourth Division190100020220
Career Total176390110402003

A.  The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

Honours

Stoke City
Leicester City

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geoff Scott . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 28 March 2009.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 93 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Book: Tony . Williams . Official Football Association Non-League Directory . 1988 . Tony Williams Publications . 516, 519 . 1-869833-09-0.
  5. Web site: Geoff Scott: Stoke City FC . Sporting Heroes . 5 April 2012.
  6. News: Stoke win the hard way . reprint hosted at NewsBank . The Sunday Times . Greg . Struthers . 21 December 2008 . 11 June 2009 . London.
  7. News: The Times . Bruges show interest in Ipswich's Muhren . 19 February 1980 . 10.
  8. News: Geoff Scott is leading the X Factor . David . Cushnan . SportsPro . 16 November 2009 . 5 April 2012 . 23 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111123103629/http://sportspromedia.com/notes_and_insights/geoff_scott_is_leading_the_x_factor/ . dead .
  9. News: Ex-stars join forces to aid club's struggling heroes . Martin . Spinks . The Sentinel . Stoke-on-Trent . 22 April 2009 . 5 April 2012 .
  10. Web site: Stoke City promotion hero Geoff Scott dies aged 61 . Stoke Sentinel . 17 October 2018 . 17 October 2018.