Keith Scott (footballer)

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Keith Scott

Personal information
Full name	Keith Scott [1]
Date of birth	(1967-06-09) 9 June 1967 (age 57) [1]
Place of birth	City of Westminster, London, England [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1987	Hinckley Athletic
1987–1988	Bedworth United
1988–1989	Hinckley Athletic
1989–1990	Leicester United
1990–1991	Lincoln City	16	(2)
1990	→ Gateshead (loan)	3	(4)
1991	→ Boston United (loan)	2	(2)
1991–1993	Wycombe Wanderers	134	(75)
1993–1994	Swindon Town	51	(12)
1994–1995	Stoke City	25	(11)
1995–1997	Norwich City	25	(6)
1996	→ AFC Bournemouth (loan)	8	(1)
1997	→ Watford (loan)	6	(2)
1997	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	34	(9)
1997–1999	Wycombe Wanderers	25	(6)
1999–2001	Reading	35	(5)
2000	→ Colchester United (loan)	5	(1)
2001	Colchester United	4	(0)
2001–2002	Dover Athletic	40	(14)
2002–2003	Scarborough	28	(9)
2003	Leigh RMI	11	(3)
2003–2004	Dagenham & Redbridge	0	(0)
2003	→ Tamworth (loan)	4	(0)
2003–2005	Windsor & Eton	61	(18)
2005–2006	Northwood	1	(0)
Total		399	(106)
Managerial career
2006–2008	Leighton Town
2007–2010	Windsor & Eton
2011–2012	Windsor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Scott (born 9 June 1967) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He played professional football with Lincoln City, Wycombe Wanderers, Swindon Town, Stoke City, Norwich City, AFC Bournemouth, Watford, Reading and Colchester United. ^[1]

Playing career

Scott was born in the City of Westminster before moving to Leicester. He began playing non-league football with Hinckley Athletic, Bedworth United and Leicester United before turning professional with Lincoln City in 1990. Whilst with Lincoln he spent time out on loan at Gateshead and Boston United before playing for Conference side Wycombe Wanderers and gaining promotion to the football league in 1993. After a flying start to the following season Scott moved to Swindon Town scoring 10 goals in the Premier League. ^[1] After scoring 12 goals for Swindon following their relegation to the Championship, he moved to Stoke City in December 1994 but he endured a torrid spell at the Victoria Ground scoring just four goals and was swapped with Norwich City for their forward Mike Sheron. ^[1]

After several years in the Championship where he achieved modest success, Keith moved back to struggling Wycombe Wanderers in League One, where his powerful performances and goal record earnt him a move to Reading for £250,000. Wycombe, who at the time were in need of the money, accepted the offer. Following a good professional career spanning 15 years, Keith, now 35 went to the Conference. He played for Dover Athletic, Scarborough, Leigh RMI, ^[2] Dagenham & Redbridge, Tamworth, Windsor & Eton and finally Northwood.

Managerial career

A UEFA 'A' and 'B' licence holder, he was appointed Manager of Leighton Town ^[3] in October 2006. A shortage of players forced Scott to take the field against Dunstable Town in January 2007 in the unusual position of goalkeeper, ^[4] a position he had never previously occupied. Scott met with success at Leighton. They were eleven points from safety at the bottom of the Southern League Division One Midlands when he was appointed, ^[5] but he led them to safety and also to victory in the Buckingham Senior Charity Cup Final in May 2007. ^[6] In the 2007–08 season, he steered the club to their most successful campaign in the FA Cup, reaching the Fourth Qualifying Round where they were defeated by Havant & Waterlooville. ^[7] In December 2007, Scott resigned his post ^[8] to take up the managerial reins at Windsor & Eton.

Scott left Windsor & Eton FC the season before their demise having lead them to the League title in Step 3 of the non-league pyramid and winning the Berks and Bucks cup. Eventually, the club was liquidated following an un-paid tax bill from their Chairman.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[9]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other [a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lincoln City	1989–90	Fourth Division	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
	1990–91	Fourth Division	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	9	0
	Total		16	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	19	2
Gateshead (loan)	1990–91	Football Conference	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Boston United (loan)	1990–91	Football Conference	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Wycombe Wanderers	1991–94	Football Conference/Third Division	96	54	1	0	4	2	2	2	22	14
Swindon Town	1993–94	Premier League	27	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	4
	1994–95	First Division	24	8	0	0	5	3	3	1	32	12
	Total		51	12	0	0	5	3	3	1	59	16
Stoke City	1994–95	First Division	18	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	20	4
	1995–96	First Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		25	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	28	4
Norwich City	1995–96	First Division	12	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	2
	1996–97	First Division	13	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	3
	Total		25	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	29	5
AFC Bournemouth (loan)	1995–96	Second Division	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Watford (loan)	1996–97	Second Division	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	2
Wycombe Wanderers	1996–97	Second Division	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3
	1997–98	Second Division	29	11	2	0	1	2	1	0	33	13
	1998–99	Second Division	25	6	3	1	1	0	1	0	30	7
	Total		63	20	5	1	2	2	2	0	72	23
Reading	1998–99	Second Division	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2
	1999–2000	Second Division	25	3	3	0	3	2	3	1	34	6
	2000–01	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		35	5	3	0	3	2	3	1	44	8
Colchester United (loan)	2000–01	Second Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Dover Athletic	2001–02	Football Conference	40	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	14
Scarborough	2002–03	Football Conference	28	9	2	0	0	0	1	1	32	10
Leigh RMI	2002–03	Football Conference	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3
Tamworth	2003–04	Football Conference	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			341	93	15	2	17	9	16	5	389	109

1. Includes Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League Trophy.

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers ^{[10] [11]}

• Football Conference: 1992–93
• FA Trophy: 1990–91, 1992–93

References

Specific

1. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN   1-874287-39-2.
2. "Two in at RMI as Maamria leaves for Stevenage". LeighRMI-Mad.co.uk. Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute Football Club. 21 February 2003. Archived from the original on 29 May 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
3. "But Scott moves in at Leighton". NonLeagueDaily.com. 16 October 2006. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
4. "Boss is forced to play in goal". Leighton Buzzard Observer. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
5. "The Colonel takes charge at Windsor". NonLeagueDaily.com. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
6. "Reds carry off charity trophy". Leighton Buzzard Observer. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
7. "From the dug out". Leighton Buzzard Observer. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
8. "Town boss quits". Leighton Buzzard Observer. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
9. Keith Scott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
10. "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
11. "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

General

• Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. 2001. ISBN   0-7117-2020-7.{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

External links

• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
• Keith Scott at Soccerbase