English footballer
Paul Scott
Full name
Paul Scott Date of birth
(1979-11-05 ) 5 November 1979 (age 45) Place of birth
Wakefield , England Position(s)
Right back 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
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 .
Playing career
Scott in a Bury pre-match warm up (March 2008).
Huddersfield Town
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
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
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
Scott subsequently played non-league football with hometown club Wakefield City.[ 9]
Personal life
In 2010, Scott was studying part-time for a bachelor's degree in Sports Performance at the University of Salford .[ 10]
Career statistics
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
^ One appearance in Football League Trophy , one appearance in Division Three play-offs
^ a b c d e Appearances in Football League Trophy
^ Four appearances one goal in West Riding County League Division One Cup, two appearances in Wakefield & District FA Cup
^ Four appearances two goals in West Riding County League Division One Cup, two appearances one goal in Wakefield & District FA Cup
^ One appearance in West Riding County League Division One Cup, three appearances one goal in Wakefield & District FA Cup
^ One appearance in West Riding County League Premier Division Cup, three appearances one goal in Wakefield & District FA Cup
Honours
Wakefield City
Individual
References
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