Chris Scott (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Christopher James Scott (born 12 February 1980) is an English
former professional footballer. He played as a defender. Although his footballing career never really took off.
, Lancashire
into a football family with strong links to Burnley F.C.
. His father
, grandfather
and uncle
and younger brother
have all played for the club. He attended St Theodore's RC High School.
. He played 14 matches in the Football League
for the club, all during the 1998–99 season. His debut for the club came on 22 August 1998, when he came on as a substitute for Lee Howey
in the 0–1 defeat to York City
at Turf Moor
. In 2000, he had a loan spell with Football Conference
side Leigh RMI
.
After failing to properly break into the first team at Burnley, he moved to Leigh on a permanent basis in the summer of 2001. He stayed with the Railwaymen for two seasons, playing just 14 times in the league before leaving the club in May 2003.
In November 2004 it was announced that he had returned to Burnley in a non-playing role.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former professional footballer. He played as a defender. Although his footballing career never really took off.
Early life
Scott was born in BurnleyBurnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
into a football family with strong links to Burnley F.C.
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
. His father
Derek Scott (footballer)
Derek Edward Scott is an English former professional footballer. He played as a right-sided full-back.-References:* at the Post-War Players Database...
, grandfather
Brian Miller (footballer)
Brian George Miller was a former professional footballer and England international who played as a wing back....
and uncle
Dave Miller (footballer)
David Brian Miller is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for seven different clubs in the Football League,including Wigan Athletic as well as having two spells in non-league football....
and younger brother
Paul Scott (footballer born 1985)
Paul David Scott is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.-Early life:Scott was born in Burnley, Lancashire into a football family with strong links to Burnley F.C.. His father, grandfather and uncle and older brother have all played for the club...
have all played for the club. He attended St Theodore's RC High School.
Career
He started his career in 1997 when he was promoted from the youth team at BurnleyBurnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
. He played 14 matches in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for the club, all during the 1998–99 season. His debut for the club came on 22 August 1998, when he came on as a substitute for Lee Howey
Lee Howey
Lee Howey is a former English football player, and the older brother of former Newcastle United and England defender Steve Howey....
in the 0–1 defeat to York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
at Turf Moor
Turf Moor
Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of Burnley Football Club, which has played there since moving from its Calder Vale ground in 1883. The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of...
. In 2000, he had a loan spell with Football Conference
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
side Leigh RMI
Leigh RMI F.C.
Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. , was an English semi-professional association football team that folded after relegation from the Northern Premier League in 2011...
.
After failing to properly break into the first team at Burnley, he moved to Leigh on a permanent basis in the summer of 2001. He stayed with the Railwaymen for two seasons, playing just 14 times in the league before leaving the club in May 2003.
In November 2004 it was announced that he had returned to Burnley in a non-playing role.