Geoffrey Samuel Scott (31 October 1956 – 17 October 2018) was an English professional footballer who made 176 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Leicester City, Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town and Cambridge United. He played as a defender.
Football career Scott was born in Birmingham, and played began his career with Aston Villa. He failed to earn a professional contract with Villa and played non-league football for Kings Heath, Solihull Borough and Highgate United before joining Stoke City in 1977. He made his Football League debut on 22 October 1977 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat away at Blackburn Rovers. He played regularly for Stoke, making 78 league appearances in two and a half years, and was part of the side that gained promotion to the First Division in the 1978–79 season. He played 16 First Division games before signing for Leicester City as the replacement for Dennis Rofe who had recently joined Chelsea.
Scott spent two years at Leicester, and was part of the side that won the Second Division title in the 1979–80 season. He played 39 league games, before signing for Birmingham City. Scott remained at Birmingham only a few months, then played for Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town and Cambridge United, where his League career ended because of injury. He returned to the Birmingham area and played for Solihull Borough, Moor Green and Highgate United, becoming player-manager of the latter club in the 1988–89 season.
After football After retiring from the game, Scott took a degree in business studies and worked in the telecommunications industry. He returned to football when appointed secretary of the Stoke City Old Boys Association, and became chief executive of Xpro, an organisation supporting the health and welfare of former professional footballers.
Scott suffered from cancer in his later years and died on 17 October 2018 at the age of 61.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStoke City1977–78Second Division2422000002621978–79Second Division3801040004301979–80First Division161003000191Total783307000883Leicester City1979–80Second Division1100000001101980–81First Division2102000002301981–82Second Division70003000100Total390203000430Birmingham City1981–82First Division1500000001501982–83First Division4000000040Total190000000190Charlton Athletic1982–83Second Division20000000201983–84Second Division0000000000Middlesbrough1984–85Second Division2000100030Northampton Town1984–85Fourth Division170300020220Cambridge United1985–86Fourth Division190100020220Career total176390110402003
A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.
Honours Stoke City Football League Second Division third-place promotion: 1978–79
Leicester City Football League Second Division champions: 1979–80
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