| Scott Phelan | |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Everton |
| Years1: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Bradford City |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2008–2011 |
| Clubs2: | FC Halifax Town |
| Caps2: | 100 |
| Goals2: | 13 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs3: | Kidderminster Harriers |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Vauxhall Motors (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012 |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2012 |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 143 |
| Totalgoals: | 16 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003–2004 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2004–2005 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2006 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Scott Phelan (born 13 March 1988) is an English former professional footballer.
Born in Liverpool, Phelan was a trainee at Everton, captaining the under 18 and reserve sides,[1] until he was released in 2007 without making a senior appearance. He was handed a trial at Bradford City, after which he was handed a one-year contract to become the third young midfielder to join League Two side Bradford City from the Toffees in recent years, following Tom Kearney and Steven Schumacher.[2] [3] He made his league debut when he came on as a late substitute in Bradford's 2–1 victory over Wrexham on 25 August 2007.[4] [5] He played 15 games for Bradford, 12 of which have been in the league, but the last came in December 2007,[4] before he was one of 13 players to be released on 29 April 2008.[6] He played one more game in the club's final game of the season, four days later, as City lost 2–1 to Wycombe Wanderers,[7] [8] bringing his total number of appearances for the club to 16.[4]
After four months without a club, Phelan joined Northern Premier League Division One North-side FC Halifax Town in September 2008.[1] Phelan was handed his Halifax debut a day later in a 7–1 victory over Salford City as a second-half substitute,[9] a role he had for the next three games.[10]
In May 2011 he signed for Kidderminster Harriers after the expiry of his contract with Halifax.[11]
He joined Vauxhall Motors on loan in December 2011.[12] He was released by Kidderminster Harriers in February 2012, joining Vauxhall Motors for two weeks, before joining Altrincham.[13] He quit playing in August 2012 to become a full-time coach at Everton.[14]