Chris Scott (English footballer)

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Chris Scott
Personal information
Full name Christopher James Scott [1]
Date of birth (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980 (age 43) [1]
Place of birth Burnley, England [1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Right-back [1]
Centre-back [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2001 Burnley 14 (0)
2000 → Leigh RMI (loan) 7 (0)
2001–2003 Leigh RMI 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher James Scott (born 12 February 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Burnley.

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Early life

Scott was born in Burnley, Lancashire into a footballing family with strong links to Burnley. His father, grandfather, uncle and younger brother have all played for the club. [2] [3] He attended St Theodore's RC High School. [4]

Career

Scott started his career in 1996 when he was promoted from the youth team at Burnley. He played 14 matches in the Football League for the club, all during the 1998–99 season. His debut for the club came on 22 August 1998, when he came on as a substitute for Lee Howey in the 0–1 defeat to York City at Turf Moor. In September 2000, he joined Football Conference side Leigh RMI on a one-month loan deal and made eight appearances for the club. [5] [6]

After failing to properly break into the first team at Burnley, he had a trial in the United States in a bid to kickstart his career. Unfortunately his time was cut short after 4 weeks after a training ground incident which saw him assault 3 of his teammates. Upon his return to England he moved to Leigh RMI on a permanent basis in the summer of 2001. [7] He stayed with the Railwaymen for two seasons, playing just 14 times in the league before leaving the club in May 2003.

In November 2004. it was announced that he had returned to Burnley in a non-playing role. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chris Scott". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chris Scott". BurnleyFootballClub.com. Burnley Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 February 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Miller memorabilia to go on display Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Burnley FC Accessed 2011
  4. 1 2 Great Scott! Archived 30 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Burnley FC Accessed 2011
  5. ↑ O`Rourke, Peter (22 September 2000). "Four Turfed Out At Burnley". SkySports.com. Sky UK. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Chris Scott in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Waywell strengthens squad". LeighRMI-Mad.co.uk. Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute Football Club. 15 August 2001. Archived from the original on 1 May 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2020.


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