Scott Muirhead

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Scott Muirhead
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Muirhead on the left
Personal information
Full name Scott Muirhead
Date of birth (1984-08-05) 5 August 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006 Aberdeen 66 (0)
2006–2010 Dunfermline Athletic 76 (0)
2010–2011 Stirling Lions
2011–2012 Richmond 32 (2)
2013 Green Gully 7 (0)
2013 Hume City 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2012

Scott Muirhead (born 5 August 1984 in Paisley) is a Scottish professional footballer. He is currently retired, residing in Melbourne, Australia.

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Career

Muirhead made his debut for Aberdeen as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Dundee United in November 2002. [1] He went on to make a total of 78 appearances for Aberdeen (66 league appearances), scoring twice. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5-0 League Cup win against Brechin City in October 2003. [2] He was sent off in his final appearance for Aberdeen, a 2–1 win against Hibernian at Easter Road in January 2006. [3]

He joined Dunfermline Athletic in the January transfer window of the 2005-06 season [4] and played in twelve of Dunfermline's remaining matches of the season. The following season he played in 29 matches but was unable to prevent the club being relegated from the SPL. In February 2008, Muirhead signed a two-year contract extension with the Scottish First Division side. [5] Muirhead's time at the Pars was injury plagued and he left the club when his contract expired at the end of the 2009/10 season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Honours even at Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 30 November 2002.
  2. ↑ "Dons dispose of Brechin". BBC Sport website. 28 October 2003.
  3. ↑ "Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport website. 14 January 2006.
  4. ↑ "Four added to Dunfermline squad". BBC Sport. 27 January 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  5. ↑ "Contract News". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2008.[ permanent dead link ]


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