| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott John High [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Dewsbury, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnet | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Huddersfield Town | 47 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Concord Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Concord Rangers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ross County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Dundalk (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Barnet | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:39, 20 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:02, 16 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Scott John High (born 15 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barnet. Born in England, High has represented Scotland at under-21 level.
Born in Dewsbury, [3] High began his career with Huddersfield Town. He moved on loan to Concord Rangers in November 2019 until January 2020, [4] but was recalled by Huddersfield a month later. [5] He returned to Concord Rangers in February 2020 for a second loan spell. [5] [6]
High made his senior debut for Huddersfield on 22 July 2020, the last day of the 2019–20 season. [3] On 3 August 2020, he joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2020–21 season. [7] He scored his first senior career goal on 4 September 2020, netting for Shrewsbury in a 4–3 away defeat to Middlesbrough in an EFL Cup match. [8] On 29 December 2020 it was announced that his loan deal had ended. [9] He joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan on 29 July 2022. [10] However, his loan was terminated on 11 January 2023. [11]
In September 2023 he signed on loan for Scottish club Ross County. [12] On 8 January 2024, High returned to Huddersfield following a lack of playing time. [13]
On 4 February 2024, High was loaned to League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk until the summer. [14]
On 7 September 2024, High joined National League club FC Halifax Town on loan, initially until 3 November 2024. [15] Halifax wanted to extend the loan, [16] but due to injury it was not, although High returned to Halifax on loan in December 2024. [17]
On 5 May 2025, Huddersfield announced the player would be released in June when his contract expired. [18]
On 25 June 2025, Barnet confirmed they had signed High for the 2025-26 season. [19]
High was first named in the Scotland under-21 squad in August 2021. [20] He made seven appearances without scoring. [21] [22]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2019–20 [23] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 [24] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 [25] | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 [26] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [27] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [28] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Concord Rangers (loan) | 2019–20 [2] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2020–21 [24] | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 [b] | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2022–23 [26] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Ross County (loan) | 2023–24 [27] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Dundalk (loan) | 2024 [2] | LOI Premier Division | 14 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| FC Halifax Town (loan) | 2024–25 [2] | National League | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Career total | 113 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 128 | 6 | ||