Martin Scott (Scottish footballer)

Martin "Jimmy" Scott[1] (born 15 February 1986) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Forfar Athletic. Scott has previously played for Livingston, Ross County, Hibernian, Raith Rovers, Arbroath, Stenhousemuir, Cowdenbeath, Cove Rangers and Brechin City, as well as Indian side Salgaocar.

Martin Scott
Personal information
Full name Martin Scott
Date of birth (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986
Place of birth Livingston, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Forfar Athletic
Youth career
2003–2005 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Livingston 19 (0)
2006–2011 Ross County 127 (7)
2011–2013 Hibernian 26 (0)
2012–2013 → Ross County (loan) 15 (0)
2013–2014 Livingston 32 (4)
2014–2015 Raith Rovers 26 (2)
2015–2016 Salgaocar 6 (0)
2016–2017 Arbroath 26 (9)
2017–2018 Stenhousemuir 24 (3)
2018–2019 Cowdenbeath 13 (1)
2019–2020 Cove Rangers 17 (4)
2020–2021 Brechin City 8 (4)
2021– Forfar Athletic
National team
2006 Scotland U21 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:27, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Livingston

Scott came through the youth system at his hometown club Livingston,[2] before making his Scottish Premier League debut on 31 July 2005 in a 3–0 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox.[3] In all he made 22 appearances in all competitions for Livingston[4] before being released in the summer of 2006 after the club's relegation to the Scottish First Division.[5]

Ross County

Scott then signed for Ross County.[5] He scored the second goal for Ross County in their Scottish Cup semi final victory against Celtic at Hampden Park on 10 April 2010.[2][5]

Hibernian

It was reported on 24 January 2011 that Hibernian had agreed a transfer fee of approximately £80,000 with Ross County to sign Scott.[1] The deal was confirmed the next day.[5] Scott was fined by Hibs in July 2011 for punching team-mate Sean Welsh during a training session, which resulted in Welsh needing an operation to repair a fractured cheekbone.[6] He scored his first goals for the club in a 5–0 victory in the League Cup against Berwick Rangers in August 2011.[7] Scott played infrequently under the management of Pat Fenlon, and was made available for loan in March 2012.[8] Scott was loaned back to Ross County for the 2012–13 season.[9][10]

Return to Livingston

On 26 July 2013, Scott re-signed for his former club Livingston on a one-year contract.[11] He made his second debut for Livingston the following day in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Berwick Rangers,[12] before scoring his first goal on 3 August 2013 in a 3–1 win over Elgin City in the Scottish League Cup.[13] On 15 February 2014, Scott scored the second goal in a 3–0 win over Alloa Athletic.[14] The goal, a half volley from over 40 yards out, has had over 250,000 views on YouTube.[15] He left the club in May 2014.[16]

Raith Rovers

On 2 June 2014, Scott joined Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers[17] On 29 May 2015, it was confirmed that Scott had left the club.[18]

Salgaocar

Scott joined I-League side Salgaocar.

Return to Scotland

Scott returned to Scotland in July 2016, signing for Scottish League Two side Arbroath.[19] Scott was released by the Red Lichties at the end of the season, having made thirty-two appearances and scoring ten goals.[20] He subsequently signed for Stenhousemuir in June 2017.[21]

Scott was released by Cowdenbeath and joined Cove Rangers in March 2019. [22] After a spell with Brechin City, Scott joined Forfar Athletic in January 2021.[23]

Honours
Arbroath
Cove Rangers

Career statistics
As of match played 28 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Livingston 2005–06[24] Premier League 190002000210
Total 190002000210
Ross County 2006–07[25] First Division 28200102[lower-alpha 1]0312
2007–08[26] Second Division 29331202[lower-alpha 1]0364
2008–09[27] First Division 24020003[lower-alpha 1]0290
2009–10[28] 30261302[lower-alpha 1]0413
2010–11[29] 160202000200
Total 127714280901589
Hibernian 2010–11[29] Premier League 110000000110
2011–12[30] 150102200182
Total 260102200292
Ross County (loan) 2012–13[31] Premier League 150001000160
Livingston 2013–14[32] Championship 33410311[lower-alpha 1]0385
Raith Rovers 2014–15[33] Championship 26230201[lower-alpha 1]0322
Salgaocar 2015–16[34] I-League 9000000090
Arbroath 2016–17[35] League Two 26920202[lower-alpha 1]13210
Stenhousemuir 2017–18[36] League Two 7000201[lower-alpha 1]0100
Career Total 2621319220312031318
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. McLeod, Liam (24 January 2011). "Hibs close to signing Ross County's Martin Scott". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. Leslie, Colin (15 May 2010). "Ross County: Just who are the men behind the fairytale?". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. "Rangers 3–0 Livingston". BBC Sport. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. "Scott completes move to Hibernian". STV. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  6. Collin, Iain (27 July 2011). "Club fine Martin Scott over pre-season punch-up". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  7. "Scott Eager To Move On". sportinglife.com. 365 Media Group Ltd. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  8. "Hibs make midfielder Martin Scott available for loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  9. "Scott to join Ross County on loan". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  10. "Hibs' Martin Scott joins former club Ross County on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  11. "A homecoming for 'Jimmy' Scott". Livingston F.C. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  12. "Berwick Rangers 3–2 Livingston (AET)". BBC Sport. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  13. "Elgin City 1–3 Livingston". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  14. "Alloa 0 Livingston 3". BBC Sport. 15 February 2014.
  15. "Alloa 0–3 Livi – Sat 15th Feb '14 – Jimmy Scott scores from 40 yards". YouTube. 16 February 2014.
  16. "Squad Ins & Outs". Livingston F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  17. "Another New Face for 2014/15". Raith Rovers F.C. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. "Raith boss Ray McKinnon snaps up former Dundee United midfielder". The Courier. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  19. "Triple Signing Boost". Arbroath FC. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  20. "Arbroath Squad 2017 / 2018". Arbroath FC. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  21. McClean, Ian (23 June 2017). "Pre-season training under way for new-look Stenhousemuir". Falkirk Herald. Johnston Publishing Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  22. http://www.coverangersfc.com/news/experienced-midfielder-scott-signs-on-as-cove-rangers-target-strong-finish/
  23. https://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/item/4401-martin-scott-joins-the-loons
  24. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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  27. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  28. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  29. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  30. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  31. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  32. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  33. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  34. Martin Scott at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  35. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  36. "Games played by Martin Scott in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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