Paul Scott (footballer, born 1979)

Paul Scott (born 5 November 1979, in Wakefield) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League with Huddersfield Town, Bury and Morecambe.

Paul Scott
Personal information
Full name Paul Scott
Date of birth (1979-11-05) 5 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Wakefield, England
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2004 Huddersfield Town 32 (2)
2004–2010 Bury 213 (13)
2010–2012 Morecambe 8 (0)
2012–2018 Wakefield City 71 (14)
Total 324 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Scott in a Bury pre-match warm up (March 2008).

Huddersfield Town

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Beginning his career as a trainee at Huddersfield Town, Scott made debut in a 1–0 win at Peterborough United on 17 August 2002.

Scott left Huddersfield in 2004 after making 32 league appearances and scoring two goals.

Bury

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Scott initially joined Bury on non-contract terms after personally applying for a trial at the club.[1][2] He made his debut on 21 August 2004 in a 1–1 draw against Chester City.[3] Scott established himself as a regular in Bury's starting side towards the end of the 2004–05 season after signing a permanent contract.

During his time at the club he featured at right-back, centre-back and even central midfield.[4]

He won Bury's Player of the Season award in both 2007 and 2008.[5]

Morecambe

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Scott signed a two-year contract with Morecambe in June 2010.[6] Unfortunately, Scott spent much of his time with The Shrimps suffering from long term injury problems.[7] As a result, his contract was mutually terminated early in April 2012.[8]

Wakefield City

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Scott subsequently played non-league football with hometown club Wakefield City.[9]

Personal life

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In 2010, Scott was studying part-time for a bachelor's degree in Sports Performance at the University of Salford.[10]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 2002–03 Division Two 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
2003–04 Division Three 19 2 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 23 2
Total 32 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 37 2
Bury 2004–05 League Two 23 0 1 0 1 0 1[b] 1 26 1
2005–06 League Two 41 2 2 1 1 0 1[b] 0 45 3
2006–07 League Two 46 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 52 2
2007–08 League Two 40 6 4 1 1 0 2[b] 0 47 7
2008–09 League Two 33 3 1 0 1 0 2[b] 0 37 3
2009–10 League Two 30 0 1 0 1 0 2[b] 0 34 0
Total 213 13 13 2 7 0 8 1 241 16
Morecambe 2010–11 League Two 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
2011–12 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Wakefield City 2012–13[12] West Riding County League Division One 8 3 0 0 8 3
2013–14[13] West Riding County League Division One 18 5 6[c] 1 24 6
2014–15[14] West Riding County League Division One 21 4 6[d] 3 27 7
2015–16[15] 0 0 0 0
2016–17[16] West Riding County League Division One 18 2 4[e] 1 22 3
2017–18[17] West Riding County League Premier Division 6 0 4[f] 1 10 1
Total 71 14 20 6 91 20
Career total 324 29 14 2 11 0 30 7 379 38
  1. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance in Division Three play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Four appearances one goal in West Riding County League Division One Cup, two appearances in Wakefield & District FA Cup
  4. ^ Four appearances two goals in West Riding County League Division One Cup, two appearances one goal in Wakefield & District FA Cup
  5. ^ One appearance in West Riding County League Division One Cup, three appearances one goal in Wakefield & District FA Cup
  6. ^ One appearance in West Riding County League Premier Division Cup, three appearances one goal in Wakefield & District FA Cup

Honours

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Wakefield City

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Fudge, Simon. "Scott earns proper deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Paul Scott (Defender)". Manchester Evening News. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Paul Scott | Football Stats | Season 2004/2005". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ Iles, Marc (10 May 2007). "Scott takes top player award". Bury Times. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "It's Dawson again". Bury FC. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Morecambe tie up deal for Scott". BBC Sport. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Scott faces lengthy layoff". Sky Sports. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Scott released by Shrimps". Sky Sports. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Paul Scott". Wakefield City FC. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Futcher looks to perform on and off the pitch". Bury Times. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  11. ^ Paul Scott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  12. ^ "2012–13 PAUL SCOTT player stats | West Riding County Amateur Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  13. ^ "2013–14 PAUL SCOTT player stats | West Riding County Amateur Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  14. ^ a b "2014–15 PAUL SCOTT player stats | West Riding County Amateur Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  15. ^ "2015–16 Results | Wakefield City | West Riding County Amateur Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  16. ^ "2016–17 PAUL SCOTT player stats | West Riding County Amateur Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  17. ^ "2017–18 PAUL SCOTT player stats | West Riding County Amateur Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  18. ^ "2014–15 Table | Division One | West Riding County Amateur Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Wakefield City 4 Hunsworth 2 | West Riding County Amateur Football League Division One Cup final". fulltime.thefa.com. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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