| Paul Scott | |
| Fullname: | Paul David Scott |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Burnley, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 2003–2005 |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
Paul David Scott (born 29 January 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Scott was born in Burnley, Lancashire into a football family with strong links to Burnley F.C. His father, grandfather and uncle and older brother have all played for the club.[1] He attended St Theodore's RC High School.[2]
He joined the youth team at Burnley in the summer of 2001, and in 2003 manager Stan Ternent promoted him into the first-team squad. In the 2003–04 season, he made two substitute appearances in the league for Burnley. His debut for the club came in the 4-0 defeat to Coventry City on 13 March 2004. Scott was released by Burnley at the end of the 2004–05 campaign and did not want to carry on a footballing career thereafter.