Scott Linton (born 6 September 1989), is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
He has previously played for Hibernian as a youth player, as well as Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton, Clyde, East Fife and Kelty Hearts.
Career
Cowdenbeath Born in Glasgow, Linton signed for Cowdenbeath in January 2008. He made over 100 appearances for the 'Blue Brazil'.
Dumbarton In June 2013 he signed for Dumbarton. He scored his first goal for Dumbarton in November 2013, against Berwick Rangers. On 20 May 2014 Linton agreed a new one-year deal with the club. He left the club on 5 May 2015 having made a total of 67 appearances for the club, scoring once.
Clyde He signed a pre contract agreement at Clyde FC in April 2015 for the 2015–16 season. Scoring the winner on his league debut away against Stirling Albion He became Clyde's regular penalty taker despite never having taken one at senior level before joining the club. On 12 September 2015, Linton scored in a 4–2 win against Annan Athletic at Broadwood. He the scored the winner at Queen's Park in the play-off final second leg, but Clyde lost 3–2 on aggregate and failed to win promotion from League Two. Linton made 41 appearances in all competitions in 2015–16, finishing the season as top scorer with 13 goals and registering 13 assists, also winning a number of the club's Player of the Year Awards. Linton left Clyde in June 2017, after two seasons with the side.
East Fife After leaving Clyde, Linton signed for Scottish League One club East Fife for the 2017–18 season. He was released in May 2019 having made 44 appearances for the club, scoring four times.
Kelty Hearts Linton signed for Kelty Hearts for the 2019–20 season and was a major contributor to the club being declared Lowland League champions with 18 goals and 18 assists from 32 appearances in all competitions. Linton decided to announce his retirement in July 2020.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoalsCowdenbeath2007–08Scottish Second Division6000002Appearances in the Second Division play-offs0802008–09Scottish Third Division9000004One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the Second Division play-offs01302009–10Scottish Second Division26120104Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the First Division play-offs03312010–11Scottish First Division33210104Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and a goal in the First Division play-offs13932011–12Scottish Second Division33421101Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup03752012–13Scottish First Division253001040303Total13210514019116012Dumbarton2013–14Championship2904110103512014–15280102010320Total570513020671Clyde2015–16League Two35910105One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and three goals in the League One play-offs342122016–17231304000301Total58104050537213East Fife2017–18League One2630010102832018–19League One121300010161Total384301020444Career total2852417213028434330
Honours Kelty Hearts Lowland League: 2019–20
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