Iain Scott is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

man best known as an association football manager and coach.

Coaching and Management Career

John Connolly

John Connolly (Scottish footballer)

John Connolly is a Scottish former internationalist association footballer who later worked as a football manager.Connolly played for St. Johnstone of Perth, Everton, Birmingham City, Newcastle United, Hibernian, Gateshead and Blyth Spartans during an 18-year playing career. He earned one full...

 was appointed manager of Dumfries

Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...

 club Queen of the South

Queen of the South F.C.

Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...

 in July 2000 and appointed Scott as his assistant manager. Under the captaincy of Jim Thomson and Andy Aitken

Andy Aitken (footballer born 1978)

Andrew "Andy" Robert Aitken is a Scottish professional footballer who made over 300 appearances for Queen of the South. A left sided central defender, he also played for Gretna and Ayr United...

, another defensive mainstay, Connolly and Scott led the club to the Scottish Second Division Championship in the 2001-02

2001-02 in Scottish football

The 2001–02 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Key events:Celtic, domestic treble winners a year earlier, retain their Premier League title....

 season. They clinched the title on 20 April 2002 with a 3–0 away win versus Forfar Athletic

Forfar Athletic F.C.

Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division...

. This was Queens first league championship since Jimmy McKinnell Junior led the club to the Division B Championship in the 1950-51

1950-51 in Scottish football

The 1950–51 season was the 54th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish League Division A:Champions: HibernianRelegated: Clyde, Falkirk-Scottish League Division B:Promoted: Queen of the South, Stirling Albion...

 season.

The following season Queens won the 2002-03 Scottish Challenge Cup, defeating Brechin City

Brechin City F.C.

Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season...

 2–0 in the final at Clyde

Clyde F.C.

Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...

's Broadwood Stadium. Robbie Neilson

Robbie Neilson

Robbie Neilson is a Scottish internationalist professional association footballer who plays as a right back or centre back. He is currently contracted to Dundee United until the end of the 2010-11 season. Neilson started his league career with Heart of Midlothian, for whom he made 200 Scottish...

 and Andy Goram

Andy Goram

Andrew Lewis Goram is a former Scotland international association football goalkeeper. He started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Rangers during the 1990s, when he earned the moniker "The Goalie"...

 were in the starting line-up for Queens that particular day, beside captain Thomson.

When Connolly left Dumfries

Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...

 in 2004, Scott was appointed Queens manager in his place. As an Englishman, he became the first non-Scot to manage Queens. He guided them to fifth in the league table, at the end of his first full season in charge.

He has since been involved in coaching with Gretna

Gretna F.C.

Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...

 alongside Mick Wadsworth and Andy Smith, following which he joined the SFA coaching team, responsible for development and coaching in the Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

 region.

Late in 2010 Scott was head-hunted by soccer club Seacoast United

Seacoast United

Seacoast United is an American soccer team based in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 2010, the team will make its debut in the Southwest Division of the National Premier Soccer League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in 2011.The team's home stadium, colors, and...

, based in Hampton, New Hampshire

Hampton, New Hampshire

Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination....

. He is currently employed as their Director of Football Operations.