Ian Scott (footballer, born 1967)

Ian Scott
Personal information
Full name Ian Scott[1]
Date of birth (1967-09-20) 20 September 1967 (age 57)[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Manchester City 24 (3)
1989–1992 Stoke City 30 (2)
1990–1991 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 12 (1)
1992–1993 Bury 9 (2)
1992 → Mossley (loam)
Total 75 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Scott (born 20 September 1967) is a former footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Manchester City and Stoke City.[1][2]

Career

Born in Manchester, Scott started his career with his local club Manchester City after progressing through the youth ranks at Maine Road.[1] He spent two years in the Manchester City first team before joining Stoke City in 1989.[1] His first season with Stoke was a poor one as the club were relegated to the Third Division.[1] He spent the 1990–91 season in the club's reserves and also went out on loan to Crewe Alexandra.[1] And after failing to establish himself in the squad in the 1991–92 season, Scott left Stoke in 1992 and joined Bury.[1] He spent the 1992–93 season at Gigg Lane making twelve appearances scoring twice.[1]

He also made two appearances for Mossley in 1992 on loan from Bury.[3]

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1987–88 Second Division 22 3 3 1 3 0 2 0 30 4
1988–89 Second Division 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 24 3 4 1 4 0 2 0 34 4
Stoke City[1] 1989–90 Second Division 19 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 1
1990–91 Third Division 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
1991–92 Third Division 9 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 14 1
Total 30 2 1 0 4 0 3 0 39 2
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 1990–91 Third Division 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Bury 1992–93 Fourth Division 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 2
Career Total 75 8 5 1 11 0 5 0 96 9
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  3. ^ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ Ian Scott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)