Jackie Scott

Jackie Scott
Personal information
Full name John Scott
Date of birth (1933-12-22)22 December 1933
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death June 1978 (aged 44)
Place of death Manchester, England
Position(s) Outside forward
Youth career
Boyland Youth Club
Ormond Star
1950–1952 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1956 Manchester United 3 (0)
1956–1963 Grimsby Town 241 (51)
1963–1964 York City 21 (3)
1964–1966 Margate 95 (26)
Total 360 (80)
International career
1957 Northern Ireland B 1 (1)
1958 Northern Ireland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John "Jackie" Scott (22 December 1933 – June 1978), also known as Jack Scott or Johnny Scott, was a former Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager who played as an outside forward for Manchester United, Grimsby Town and York City in the 1950s and 1960s.

Club career

Born in Belfast, Scott played football for Boyland Youth Club and Ormond Star in Northern Ireland, before moving to England as an apprentice with Manchester United.[1] He signed his first professional contract with United in October 1951, and made his debut a year later, playing on the left wing in a 6–2 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 4 October 1952. However, due to the competition for places in the Manchester United first team, Scott's appearances were few and far between, having made just three appearances when he left for Grimsby Town in June 1956.[2]

Scott flourished at Grimsby, his performances catching the attention of the Northern Irish selectors, who called him up for a B international in 1957, before naming him in the squad for the 1958 World Cup. However, that was to be the end of his involvement with the Northern Irish national team as he was not selected again.

Scott played for Grimsby for a total of seven seasons, making 250 appearances in all competitions and scoring 54 goals.[3] In 1963, he was allowed to leave the club on a free transfer to York City. He played for York for one season before dropping out of the Football League to play for Margate in the Southern League. In two seasons at Margate, he played in 95 matches and scored 26 goals, before retiring to Manchester.

International career

Scott played in two matches at the 1958 FIFA World Cup; a 2–1 victory over Czechoslovakia and a 4–0 defeat to France in the quarter-finals.[4][5]

Later life

Scott was killed in a building site accident in 1978, aged 44.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[6]

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 1958 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Grimsby Town

References

  1. ^ Wood, Liam (13 June 2018). "Meet the late Grimsby Town great who played at the World Cup for Northern Ireland". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Legends: Jonny Scott". Grimsby Town F.C. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ^ Dave Kelly (2008). The Grimsby Town Story 1878–2008. London: Yore Publications. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-9557889-3-2.
  4. ^ "Northern Ireland 2–1 Czechoslovakia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. ^ "France 4–0 Northern Ireland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Jackie Scott". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Grimsby Town 1961–1962: Table: Final Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016.