Geoff Scott (footballer)

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.[2] He played as a defender.[1]

Geoff Scott
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Samuel Scott[1]
Date of birth (1956-10-31)31 October 1956[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[1]
Date of death 17 October 2018(2018-10-17) (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)
Teams managed
1988–1989 Highgate United (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Scott was born in Birmingham, and played began his career with Aston Villa.[1] 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,[2] in the last of which he scored an own goal to the benefit of opponents Birmingham City for whom he signed directly afterwards.[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.[2][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:[11]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1977–78 Second Division 242200000262
1978–79 Second Division 380104000430
1979–80 First Division 161003000191
Total 783307000883
Leicester City 1979–80 Second Division 110000000110
1980–81 First Division 210200000230
1981–82 Second Division 70003000100
Total 390203000430
Birmingham City 1981–82 First Division 150000000150
1982–83 First Division 4000000040
Total 190000000190
Charlton Athletic 1982–83 Second Division 2000000020
1983–84 Second Division 0000000000
Middlesbrough 1984–85 Second Division 2000100030
Northampton Town 1984–85 Fourth Division 170300020220
Cambridge United 1985–86 Fourth Division 190100020220
Career Total 176390110402003
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

Honours
Stoke City
Leicester City
  • Football League Second Division champions: 1979–80

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